Hercules: The Legendary Journeys — 1995-1999 · 6 seasons · 111 eps

★ 6.5

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Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

1995-1999 6 seasons 111 episodes

★ 6.5 (33,429 votes) Bottom 17%

The legendary son of Zeus journeys across the earth fighting monsters and helping people.

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

E1

6.9

7.6

8.0

6.7

7.8

7.5

E2

6.9

6.5

6.9

6.7

7.7

6.9

E3

6.8

6.9

7.4

6.7

7.3

6.6

E4

6.7

7.0

6.3

7.5

6.2

7.3

E5

7.0

6.8

6.9

7.1

7.3

6.5

E6

6.9

6.3

6.4

6.8

6.5

6.7

E7

7.0

7.1

7.2

6.6

6.3

6.5

E8

6.8

7.4

6.8

6.7

7.6

7.3

E9

7.4

7.3

6.8

6.8

6.7

E10

7.2

7.0

6.5

7.2

7.3

E11

6.7

6.7

6.9

6.2

7.3

E12

7.4

6.8

7.5

6.7

6.5

E13

7.5

7.0

7.3

7.7

6.3

E14

7.1

7.3

7.4

6.4

E15

6.5

7.4

6.9

6.0

E16

6.9

6.9

6.4

6.7

E17

7.1

5.5

6.6

6.5

E18

6.6

6.4

6.6

6.7

E19

7.3

7.3

6.8

6.9

E20

7.2

7.0

6.9

6.9

E21

7.4

7.0

7.0

6.9

E22

6.3

7.0

7.3

7.6

E23

6.9

E24

5.8

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7.0

6.9

6.9

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6.9

6.9

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Episode Power Rankings

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🏆 Top Episodes

#1 8.0

S3E1 Mercenary

Hercules is shipwrecked on a deserted island and must fight a mercenary, a band of pirates and battle giant sand monsters.

#2

S5E1 7.8

Faith

Hercules and Iolaus sail to the land of Sumeria with Nebula to help King Gilgamesh, who claims he is under attack by gods. But nothing is as it seems.

#3

S4E13 7.7

Armageddon Now: Part 1

Hope frees Callisto from her prison and sends her back through time to prevent Hercules from being born. Iolaus convinces Ares to send him back to stop her.

4. S5E2 "Descent" 7.7
5. S2E1 "The King of Thieves" 7.6
6. S5E8 "Darkness Rising" 7.6
7. S5E22 "Revelations" 7.6
8. S1E13 "Unchained Heart" 7.5
9. S3E12 "Surprise" 7.5
10. S4E4 "Web of Desire" 7.5

📉 Bottom Episodes

#111

S3E17 5.5

Les Contemptibles

Troyes, France: 1789 - Marie de Valle makes a deal with a man claiming to be the infamous Revolutionary Chartreuse Fox to try a turn two highwaymen into fellow Revolutionary fighters. But no-one is as they seem.

110. S2E24 "The Cave of Echoes" 5.8
109. S5E15 "Greece Is Burning" 6.0
108. S5E4 "Genies and Grecians and Geeks, Oh My!" 6.2
107. S4E11 "Medea Culpa" 6.2

The Quality Arc

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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.

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8 Standouts

48 Infamous

3 Hidden Gems

52 Forgettable

Top Standout: S3E1 Mercenary

Most Infamous: S3E17 Les Contemptibles

Best Hidden Gem: S5E8 Darkness Rising

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Series Trajectory

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Season Momentum

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Season Consistency

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