Episode Ratings Grid

Every episode at a glance, color-coded by rating. Rows are episode numbers within each season, columns are seasons.

M
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
E1
7.9
7.8
7.5
8.0
7.3
7.7
E2
7.3
7.4
7.3
7.4
7.0
7.2
E3
7.5
7.3
7.2
8.2
7.2
6.7
E4
7.3
7.6
7.4
7.6
8.5
6.9
E5
7.8
7.7
7.2
7.2
7.0
6.7
E6
7.5
7.7
7.3
7.5
7.2
6.9
E7
8.3
8.0
7.6
8.1
7.0
6.9
E8
7.2
7.3
7.6
8.0
7.5
7.0
E9
7.3
7.5
7.9
7.7
6.7
6.8
E10
7.4
7.6
7.4
7.4
7.7
7.3
E11
8.2
7.9
7.2
7.3
7.2
6.8
E12
8.1
7.2
8.2
7.8
7.2
6.7
E13
8.4
7.4
7.3
7.0
7.0
6.6
E14
8.3
7.5
8.2
7.2
7.4
E15
8.5
7.9
7.7
7.1
8.8
E16
7.9
8.2
7.3
6.9
7.2
E17
7.1
7.8
7.4
7.2
7.0
E18
7.7
7.8
7.4
7.1
7.0
E19
7.8
8.4
7.2
7.1
6.3
E20
7.9
8.8
7.7
6.6
6.8
E21
7.8
7.5
7.5
6.8
7.6
E22
8.1
8.3
8.0
7.0
8.0
E23
8.8
8.1
7.6
8.7
E24
9.1
Avg
7.7
7.7
7.7
7.6
7.2
7.3
Excellent
Great
Good
Mid
SeriesScores.com

Episode Power Rankings

The best and worst episodes at a glance. Use this to find must-watch episodes or ones you might want to skip.

🏆 Top Episodes

#1 9.1

S6E24 ...Must Come to an End

With Jen in the hospital, the gang tries not to be too sad about it. Dawson helps Jen make a video for her infant daughter, asking her to never stop loving and dreaming. Jen also asks Joey as her last wish to end the chasing and r...

#2
S3E20 8.8

The Longest Day

In this unusual episode that replays the same day's activities from three different perspectives: after Pacey unveils his new sailboat, named 'True Love', he and Joey vacillate on the ways to tell Dawson about their feelings for e...

#3
S3E23 8.8

True Love

Pressured by two parties, Joey ultimately must choose between her love for Dawson and her new feelings for Pacey who's planning a summer getaway by sailing down the coast on his new boat, 'True Love.' Meanwhile, Grams talks about ...

  1. 4. S6E15 "Castaways" 8.8
  2. 5. S6E23 "All Good Things..." 8.7
  3. 6. S2E15 "...That Is the Question" 8.5
  4. 7. S5E4 "The Long Goodbye" 8.5
  5. 8. S1E13 "Decisions" 8.4
  6. 9. S3E19 "Stolen Kisses" 8.4
  7. 10. S1E7 "Detention" 8.3

📉 Bottom Episodes

#128
S6E19 6.3

Lovelines

Audrey returns to Boston from rehab in L.A. and tries to make peace with everyone while the gang see their relationship problems exposed to a large audience when they all become patients of Dr. Drew Pinsky and Adam Carola's counse...

  1. 127. S6E13 "Rock Bottom" 6.6
  2. 126. S5E20 "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" 6.6
  3. 125. S6E12 "All the Right Moves" 6.7
  4. 124. S6E5 "The Impostors" 6.7
SeriesScores.com

The Quality Arc

Each point is an episode, plotted chronologically. The colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for upward or downward trends to see if quality improved or declined over time.

S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 5.56.47.38.29.110 Rating 13 26 39 52 65 78 91 104 117 130 Episode 10 9 8 7 6 5
SeriesScores.com

Episode Engagement

Vote count shows how many people cared enough to rate. High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

Rating threshold:
48 Standouts
17 Infamous
15 Hidden Gems
48 Forgettable
Standouts Infamous Hidden Gems Forgettable Global: 7.5 6.36.97.48.08.59.1 Rating 230 319 442 614 851 Votes (log scale)
Top Standout: S6E24 ...Must Come to an End
Most Infamous: S1E2 Dance
Best Hidden Gem: S4E23 Coda

Episodes plotted by rating vs. vote count. The vertical line marks the rating threshold (7.5). More votes = more engagement. Toggle above to compare against global or show-specific median.

SeriesScores.com

Series Trajectory

A simplified view: one point per season. This smooths out episode-to-episode noise to show the overall arc of the series.

6.56.97.37.78.18.5 Rating S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 Season 10 9 8 7 6 5
SeriesScores.com

Season Momentum

Did each season build momentum or fizzle out? Green arrows mean the finale rated higher than the premiere. Red means the opposite. Longer arrows = bigger swings.

5678910 Rating S1 7.5 8.2 +0.7 S2 7.6 7.8 +0.2 S3 7.3 8.4 +1.1 S4 7.6 7.7 +0.1 S5 7.2 7.0 -0.2 S6 6.9 8.0 +1.1
SeriesScores.com

Season Consistency

Some seasons are reliable bangers. Others are hit-or-miss. Each dot is an episode. Tightly clustered dots mean consistent quality. Scattered dots mean a mixed bag.

5678910 Rating S1 Typical avg 7.7 S2 Typical avg 7.7 S3 Uneven avg 7.7 S4 Typical avg 7.6 S5 Typical avg 7.2 S6 Uneven avg 7.3 Episode Premiere/Finale

Each dot is an episode. Clustered dots = consistent quality. Scattered dots = variable season. Hover for episode details.

SeriesScores.com