Episode Ratings Grid
Every episode at a glance, color-coded by rating. Rows are episode numbers within each season, columns are seasons.
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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
#2
S13E2
Alexander's Lost Tomb
Josh dives deep into the Navy's heroic Pearl Harbor counterattack, uncovering an eyewitness who shares vivid details of American soldiers' executions. New intel leads to a discovery that changes history -- the first US plane ever found from this battle.
#3
S13E1
Hunt for Alexander the Great
Josh investigates America's daring response to Pearl Harbor, which destroyed a vital Japanese base in the South Pacific. Using brand-new intel, Josh dives in with Project Recover to find 40 planes and 200 American heroes lost in Operation Hailstone.
- 4. S13E5 "Lost Bomber of World War II"
- 5. S14E2 "Petra's Secrets Revealed"
- 6. S10E7 "Escaping the Rock"
- 7. S10E9 "Egypt's City of the Dead"
- 8. S14E1 "Hunt for Petra's Lost Tombs"
- 9. S4E4 "The Secret"
- 10. S11E8 "Cambodia's Stolen Monuments"
📉 Bottom Episodes
#202
S4E9
Global Game Show: Out of This World
Josh Gates' Global Game Show goes all over the planet but this time he's going out of this world by giving his contestants the opportunity to win big on the topic of extraterrestrials. Players at home can win a big prize too, plus a bonus look at footage that never aired in the original Expedition Unknown episodes.
- 201. S3E29 "Global Game Show: Heroes and Villains"
- 200. S7E7 "Hunt for the Chupacabra"
- 199. S3E31 "Global Game Show: Hidden Treasures"
- 198. S3E28 "Global Game Show: American Legends"
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.
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:
66 Standouts
35 Infamous
48 Hidden Gems
53 Forgettable
Top Standout: S7E13 The Secret Solved
Most Infamous: S1E4 The Legend of Jesse James
Best Hidden Gem: S13E2 Alexander's Lost Tomb
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.
Series Trajectory
A simplified view: one point per season. This smooths out episode-to-episode noise to show the overall arc of the series.
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.
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.
Each dot is an episode. Clustered dots = consistent quality. Scattered dots = variable season. Hover for episode details.