Little House on the Prairie
1974-1983 · 9 seasons · 204 episodes
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S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
S8
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E1
8.2
8.8
8.6
7.9
8.1
8.5
8.2
7.8
7.4
E2
8.6
8.2
8.4
7.9
8.3
8.5
8.3
7.7
7.3
E3
8.7
8.5
8.2
7.7
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E4
8.3
7.4
8.4
7.8
8.0
7.7
6.6
8.1
7.1
E5
8.3
8.1
7.6
7.8
8.1
7.9
7.9
7.8
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E6
7.1
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7.8
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7.5
7.5
6.8
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E7
7.8
8.6
8.0
7.8
7.8
5.2
7.7
6.7
8.0
E8
8.6
8.7
7.5
7.6
8.0
7.9
7.3
7.6
7.9
E9
8.1
8.3
8.4
7.3
7.7
7.4
7.7
7.6
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E10
8.4
7.6
8.2
7.6
8.0
7.6
7.8
8.1
7.4
E11
8.2
7.8
8.7
7.1
7.9
7.7
7.7
8.2
7.4
E12
8.3
7.8
7.9
8.3
8.1
8.1
6.8
7.8
7.4
E13
8.2
8.2
7.9
7.6
8.3
7.6
7.3
8.0
7.2
E14
8.4
7.9
7.9
7.6
5.1
7.4
5.9
8.3
6.2
E15
8.5
8.2
8.0
8.3
7.9
7.2
7.4
7.7
7.7
E16
8.5
7.6
8.4
8.0
7.0
7.7
7.6
7.4
8.2
E17
7.9
8.3
8.2
7.8
7.2
7.5
8.4
7.9
8.4
E18
7.9
8.4
8.3
8.2
7.5
7.9
8.4
8.1
8.0
E19
8.5
8.0
7.9
8.3
7.6
7.9
7.4
7.8
8.0
E20
7.3
7.8
8.3
7.4
8.0
7.7
7.6
7.3
7.2
E21
8.3
7.8
8.0
8.7
7.5
8.1
8.0
7.8
8.3
E22
7.9
8.3
8.9
7.5
8.8
8.1
7.0
7.9
E23
8.4
8.0
8.7
E24
6.9
7.6
8.8
E25
8.1
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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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93 Standouts
10 Infamous
73 Hidden Gems
28 Forgettable
Top Standout: S1E0 Little House on the Prairie
Most Infamous: S5E14 The Godsister
Best Hidden Gem: S5E13 Blind Journey (Part II)
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Series Trajectory
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Season Momentum
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Season Consistency
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🏆 Top 10 Episodes Season 6 dominates (3/10)
- 1 S4E22 I'll Be Waving as You Drive Away: Part II
- 2 S2E1 The Richest Man in Walnut Grove
- 3 S6E22 Sweet Sixteen
- 4 S6E24 He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (Part II)
- 5 S1E2 Country Girls
- 6 S2E8 Remember Me: Part 2
- 7 S3E11 Blizzard
- 8 S4E21 I'll Be Waving as You Drive Away: Part I
- 9 S6E23 He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (Part I)
- 10 S1E1 A Harvest of Friends
📉 Bottom 5 Episodes Season 7 dominates (2/5)
- 204 S5E14 The Godsister
- 203 S6E7 The Halloween Dream
- 202 S7E14 The Nephews
- 201 S9E14 The Older Brothers
- 200 S7E4 Fight Team Fight!
204 Total Episodes
8.9 Highest Rating
5.1 Lowest Rating
3.8 Range