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

#1 9.6

S19E14 Dangerous Straits

#2
S21E3 9.1

Failure to Protect: The Taking of Logan Marr

When the Twin Towers fell on September 11, 2001, among the thousands killed was the one man who may have known more about Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda than any other person in America: John O'Neill.

#3
S14E15 9.0

The Navy Blues

  1. 4. S17E10 "Pop" 9.0
  2. 5. S17E17 "Justice for Sale" 9.0
  3. 6. S21E7 "The Long Road to War" 9.0
  4. 7. S29E15 "Educating Sergeant Pantzke" 9.0
  5. 8. S7E5 "Children of the Night" 8.9
  6. 9. S12E10 "Romeo and Juliet in Sarajevo" 8.9
  7. 10. S15E16 "Behind the Mask: The IRA and Sinn Fein" 8.9

📉 Bottom Episodes

#488
S16E3 4.6

The Two Nations of Black America

  1. 487. S29E21 "The Man Behind the Mosque" 5.2
  2. 486. S29E11 "Fighting for Bin Laden" 5.6
  3. 485. S25E6 "Hot Politics" 5.7
  4. 484. S44E4 "Drug War in Ecuador" 5.9
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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 S7 S9 S10 S11 S12 S13 S14 S15 S16 S17 S18 S19 S20 S21 S22 S23 S24 S25 S26 S27 S28 S29 S30 S31 S32 S33 S34 S35 S36 S37 S38 S39 S40 S41 S42 S43 S44 45.26.47.68.810 Rating 83 166 249 332 415 498 581 664 747 830 Episode 10 9 8 7 6 5
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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:
159 Standouts
87 Infamous
152 Hidden Gems
90 Forgettable
Standouts Infamous Hidden Gems Forgettable Global: 7.5 4.65.66.67.68.69.6 Rating 5 16 49 154 481 Votes (log scale)
Top Standout: S14E13 The Gate of Heavenly Peace
Most Infamous: S38E21 The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
Best Hidden Gem: S19E14 Dangerous Straits

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.

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Series Trajectory

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

6.57.17.78.38.99.5 Rating S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S9 S10 S11 S12 S13 S14 S15 S16 S17 S18 S19 S20 S21 S22 S23 S24 S25 S26 S27 S28 S29 S30 S31 S32 S33 S34 S35 S36 S37 S38 S39 S40 S41 S42 S43 S44 Season 10 9 8 7 6 5
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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 7.4 8.6 +1.2 S2 8.4 8.4 0.0 S3 8.5 8.2 -0.3 S4 8.4 8.4 0.0 S5 7.6 8.2 +0.6 S6 7.1 8.0 +0.9 S7 8.9 8.7 -0.2 S9 8.7 8.8 +0.1 S10 7.6 7.6 0.0 S11 7.3 7.8 +0.5 S12 8.2 7.4 -0.8 S13 8.3 7.5 -0.8 S14 7.7 8.8 +1.1 S15 7.1 7.6 +0.5 S16 6.5 8.4 +1.9 S17 8.6 8.1 -0.5 S18 8.0 8.5 +0.5 S19 7.8 8.0 +0.2 S20 8.4 8.2 -0.2 S21 8.7 7.8 -0.9 S22 8.4 8.0 -0.4 S23 8.2 8.4 +0.2 S24 7.2 8.0 +0.8 S25 8.3 8.0 -0.3 S26 7.6 7.5 -0.1 S27 7.8 7.8 0.0 S28 7.5 7.7 +0.2 S29 7.5 7.9 +0.4 S30 7.7 7.9 +0.2 S31 7.3 7.5 +0.2 S32 7.5 8.0 +0.5 S33 7.7 7.4 -0.3 S34 7.0 7.6 +0.6 S35 7.4 7.2 -0.2 S36 7.8 7.4 -0.4 S37 7.1 7.4 +0.4 S38 7.7 7.1 -0.6 S39 7.5 7.7 +0.2 S40 7.3 7.8 +0.5 S41 7.8 7.6 -0.3 S42 7.9 7.7 -0.3 S43 6.7 7.8 +1.1 S44 7.7 6.6 -1.1
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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.

4568910 Rating S1 Erratic avg 7.2 S2 Rock Solid avg 8.4 S3 Rock Solid avg 8.4 S4 Rock Solid avg 8.4 S5 Typical avg 7.9 S6 Uneven avg 7.5 S7 Erratic avg 8.1 S9 Rock Solid avg 8.8 S10 Rock Solid avg 7.6 S11 Uneven avg 7.9 S12 Uneven avg 8.0 S13 Uneven avg 7.5 S14 Uneven avg 8.1 S15 Erratic avg 7.6 S16 Erratic avg 7.4 S17 Uneven avg 8.4 S18 Steady avg 8.4 S19 Uneven avg 7.9 S20 Erratic avg 7.8 S21 Erratic avg 8.1 S22 Uneven avg 8.1 S23 Uneven avg 8.0 S24 Uneven avg 8.1 S25 Erratic avg 7.9 S26 Uneven avg 7.8 S27 Typical avg 7.7 S28 Uneven avg 7.8 S29 Erratic avg 7.2 S30 Uneven avg 7.7 S31 Uneven avg 7.7 S32 Typical avg 7.8 S33 Uneven avg 7.5 S34 Uneven avg 7.6 S35 Uneven avg 7.3 S36 Uneven avg 7.4 S37 Uneven avg 7.3 S38 Uneven avg 7.4 S39 Uneven avg 7.2 S40 Uneven avg 7.5 S41 Uneven avg 7.4 S42 Uneven avg 7.5 S43 Uneven avg 7.5 S44 Erratic avg 7.1 Episode Premiere/Finale

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

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