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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S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
S8
S9
S10
S11
S12
S13
S14
S15
S16
S17
S18
E1
7.6
7.7
7.8
7.8
8.0
7.9
8.4
7.8
7.7
8.0
7.9
7.8
7.7
7.9
8.2
7.9
8.1
7.8
E2
8.0
8.1
8.4
7.4
8.3
7.9
8.3
7.9
7.9
7.6
7.7
8.1
7.5
8.0
7.7
7.6
7.8
8.2
E3
8.0
8.1
7.8
7.9
8.6
7.9
8.2
7.7
7.7
7.9
7.9
7.8
8.0
7.8
7.9
7.9
8.0
7.6
E4
7.6
8.9
7.9
7.7
8.1
7.9
8.4
8.1
7.5
7.9
7.5
8.0
8.1
7.8
7.9
8.1
7.9
7.9
E5
8.0
7.9
7.3
7.7
7.9
7.7
7.7
7.7
7.6
8.0
7.9
8.0
7.9
8.2
7.9
7.5
7.7
8.2
E6
8.1
8.0
8.1
8.1
8.2
8.1
7.8
7.8
8.0
7.8
8.0
7.9
7.8
7.9
8.2
7.2
8.3
7.7
E7
7.8
8.2
8.1
7.4
7.8
7.7
8.1
7.8
7.4
8.4
7.4
7.8
7.7
8.1
7.7
8.3
8.1
7.6
E8
8.3
7.7
8.1
7.9
7.5
7.8
7.8
7.7
8.0
8.1
7.1
7.9
8.1
7.7
7.7
8.0
8.0
7.7
E9
7.7
8.1
7.5
7.0
8.4
7.8
8.0
8.3
7.2
8.1
7.8
8.4
7.9
7.7
7.6
7.9
7.6
7.9
E10
8.1
8.0
7.7
7.8
8.2
8.0
8.1
7.9
7.6
8.5
7.9
7.9
7.9
7.7
7.8
7.9
7.6
7.7
E11
7.9
8.0
7.9
8.3
7.8
7.7
7.5
7.9
7.7
7.3
7.8
8.2
7.6
7.9
7.7
E12
7.9
8.5
8.0
8.8
8.1
7.6
7.8
7.9
7.9
7.4
8.1
8.0
8.0
7.5
7.0
E13
7.9
8.6
8.1
8.8
8.0
7.9
7.2
7.7
8.0
7.9
8.2
8.1
8.2
7.5
7.6
E14
8.3
8.0
8.4
8.1
8.1
8.2
7.5
7.8
8.0
7.7
7.8
7.7
7.8
7.8
7.7
E15
7.7
7.9
8.0
8.3
7.9
7.9
7.8
7.4
7.9
9.0
7.3
8.2
8.0
7.7
8.1
E16
8.3
8.5
8.2
7.9
7.8
8.0
7.2
7.9
8.2
7.9
7.7
7.5
7.7
8.1
E17
8.1
8.0
8.0
7.6
7.8
7.8
7.7
7.7
7.9
7.6
7.6
7.8
8.0
E18
8.3
7.4
7.8
7.8
8.1
7.6
7.6
8.2
7.8
8.1
7.7
8.1
E19
8.3
8.4
7.6
7.6
7.9
8.1
7.8
7.7
7.8
7.5
8.1
7.0
E20
8.0
7.8
7.5
7.2
7.6
8.1
8.0
7.5
7.6
6.7
7.8
7.8
E21
8.2
8.2
6.9
7.7
7.7
7.9
8.0
7.4
7.4
7.6
7.8
8.0
E22
8.0
7.4
7.7
7.4
7.6
7.8
7.8
7.4
7.8
7.8
7.6
7.9
E23
8.0
7.8
7.6
7.7
8.3
8.0
7.7
7.1
7.6
7.3
7.7
7.7
E24
8.1
7.8
8.3
7.9
8.0
7.8
7.5
7.2
7.7
7.9
8.0
8.5
E25
7.8
8.1
7.4
7.8
E26
7.4
8.4
Avg
7.9
8.1
7.9
7.8
8.1
8.0
8.2
7.9
7.7
7.8
7.8
7.9
7.9
7.7
7.8
7.7
7.8
7.8
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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 9.0

S13E15 Daniel

Gina gives birth to a beautiful baby boy. The baby is two months premature and there are complications. The nurse asks Gina and Phil to give their son a name just in case and they decide to call him Daniel. Before she goes to the ...

#2
S2E4 8.9

Bitter Harvest

When foot-and-mouth disease breaks out at Reg Manston's farm the whole area is put on the alert, and it is hard for the old farmer to see his life's work destroyed. Good news on the other hand for the customer's of the Aidensfield...

#3
S7E12 8.8

Affairs of the Heart

The day of Nick's and Jo's wedding has arrived. To calm his nerves Nick takes a ride in his car when he is flagged down by a woman because of an accident. Suddenly the woman drives away in his car and Nick is stuck miles away from...

  1. 4. S7E13 "Peace and Quiet" 8.8
  2. 5. S5E3 "Thief in the Night" 8.6
  3. 6. S5E13 "Saint Columba's Treasure" 8.6
  4. 7. S5E12 "Unfinished Business" 8.5
  5. 8. S6E16 "Old Friends" 8.5
  6. 9. S10E10 "Cold Turkey" 8.5
  7. 10. S18E24 "Sweet Sorrow" 8.5

📉 Bottom Episodes

#372
S16E20 6.7

The Medium Is the Message

When rev. Jacob Thwaite returns to his vicarage he finds that the place has been broken into and his wife Louise stabbed to death. The organist Terry Thorne remembers seeing a tramp watching the vicarage, but DC Dawson suspects th...

  1. 371. S9E21 "Desperate Measures" 6.9
  2. 370. S18E19 "Deadlier Than the Male" 7.0
  3. 369. S18E12 "The Middle of Somewhere" 7.0
  4. 368. S4E9 "Red Herring" 7.0
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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 S8 S9 S10 S11 S12 S13 S14 S15 S16 S17 S18 66.77.48.18.89.5 Rating 38 76 114 152 190 228 266 304 342 380 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:
180 Standouts
9 Infamous
161 Hidden Gems
22 Forgettable
Standouts Infamous Hidden Gems Forgettable Global: 7.5 6.77.27.68.18.59.0 Rating 22 33 50 75 112 Votes (log scale)
Top Standout: S2E4 Bitter Harvest
Most Infamous: S3E5 A Chilly Reception
Best Hidden Gem: S7E19 Appearances

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.

77.47.88.28.69 Rating S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 S11 S12 S13 S14 S15 S16 S17 S18 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 7.8 7.9 +0.1 S2 7.9 8.1 +0.2 S3 8.1 7.6 -0.5 S4 7.8 8.1 +0.4 S5 8.3 8.0 -0.3 S6 7.9 8.3 +0.3 S7 8.3 8.0 -0.3 S8 7.8 7.8 0.0 S9 7.7 7.6 -0.1 S10 7.9 7.7 -0.2 S11 7.9 7.7 -0.2 S12 8.0 7.8 -0.2 S13 7.9 7.8 -0.1 S14 7.9 7.4 -0.5 S15 7.9 7.8 -0.2 S16 7.9 7.6 -0.3 S17 7.9 7.8 -0.1 S18 7.9 7.9 0.0
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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.

678910 Rating S1 Steady avg 7.9 S2 Typical avg 8.1 S3 Typical avg 7.9 S4 Typical avg 7.8 S5 Typical avg 8.1 S6 Steady avg 8.0 S7 Steady avg 8.2 S8 Steady avg 7.9 S9 Typical avg 7.7 S10 Typical avg 7.8 S11 Steady avg 7.8 S12 Steady avg 7.9 S13 Typical avg 7.9 S14 Typical avg 7.7 S15 Steady avg 7.8 S16 Typical avg 7.7 S17 Steady avg 7.8 S18 Typical avg 7.8 Episode Premiere/Finale

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

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