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
E1
7.8
7.7
7.7
7.2
8.0
7.9
6.6
7.5
8.5
7.9
7.9
7.8
7.8
8.5
?
E2
7.8
7.1
7.9
8.1
7.4
7.8
7.4
8.0
8.3
8.5
8.2
4.6
8.3
7.6
6.0
E3
7.7
8.1
7.5
7.7
6.9
7.5
8.0
7.9
6.9
8.1
7.8
8.6
8.1
7.6
7.3
E4
8.0
7.4
7.3
7.3
7.7
6.4
7.8
6.5
7.0
7.9
7.9
8.6
9.2
?
E5
7.0
6.6
7.5
8.2
6.5
7.0
8.2
7.8
7.3
8.5
8.2
8.7
7.0
7.7
8.1
E6
7.4
7.9
7.5
7.2
7.4
7.2
7.6
8.7
7.8
7.7
8.5
8.6
?
9.0
E7
7.2
7.9
6.4
6.6
7.3
7.5
7.9
8.3
7.6
8.1
?
E8
7.4
7.5
7.9
7.1
8.7
7.6
6.9
8.0
7.4
7.6
7.4
E9
7.7
7.8
7.3
7.9
3.5
8.3
8.5
?
8.5
E10
7.9
7.6
8.5
8.0
6.6
8.0
8.5
?
8.0
E11
8.5
9.2
E12
7.0
E13
7.8
Avg
7.5
7.4
7.7
7.6
7.3
7.3
7.7
7.6
7.2
8.1
8.0
7.9
8.1
7.9
7.9
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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 9.2

S13E4 Undercover Arms Dealer

When legitimate arms dealer Peter Bleach is asked to supply weapons for a suspected Indian terrorist cell, he agrees to go undercover for British Intelligence to capture the ringleader.

#2
S15E10 9.2

Dame of Cocaine

This is the true story of Andrea Mohr from Germany. She was involved in international drug smuggling and other criminal activities such as organized crime. She organized numerous drug trades around the world. She served a prison sentence from 1999 to 2004 in the high-security prison for women in Australia, in the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre near Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

#3
S15E5 9.0

Big Trouble in Tokyo

Steven Beattie's Thai party lifestyle isn't cheap. He smuggles hash to fund it, but pays the ultimate price when he's locked up in Japan.

  1. 4. S7E8 "Colombian Kidnap" 8.7
  2. 5. S9E6 "Mexican Prison Escape" 8.7
  3. 6. S12E5 "Narco Wine Bust" 8.7
  4. 7. S12E3 "Caribbean Coke King" 8.6
  5. 8. S12E4 "Mexican Cartel Hell" 8.6
  6. 9. S13E6 "Drug Runner Mom" 8.6
  7. 10. S4E11 "Sierra Leone/Jungle Siege" 8.5

📉 Bottom Episodes

#126
S9E9 3.5

Fast, Furious & Busted

Locked Up Abroad comes home to the United States to visit 19-year-old street racer Rick Cedar in Spokane, Washington.

  1. 125. S12E2 "Greek Border Bust" 4.6
  2. 124. S15E1 "Trauma Express" 6.0
  3. 123. S6E4 "Mexico Money Machine" 6.4
  4. 122. S4E7 "Cuba/Hooked In Havana" 6.4
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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 34.45.87.28.610 Rating 14 28 42 56 70 84 98 112 126 140 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:
44 Standouts
23 Infamous
43 Hidden Gems
16 Forgettable
Standouts Infamous Hidden Gems Forgettable Global: 7.5 3.54.65.86.98.19.2 Rating 7 15 30 63 130 Votes (log scale)
Top Standout: S7E10 Son of Saddam
Most Infamous: S9E9 Fast, Furious & Busted
Best Hidden Gem: S13E4 Undercover Arms Dealer

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.

6.577.588.59 Rating S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 S11 S12 S13 S14 S15 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.

45678910 Rating S1 7.8 7.3 -0.5 S2 7.7 6.6 -1.1 S3 7.8 7.7 -0.1 S4 7.7 7.8 +0.1 S5 7.7 6.8 -0.9 S6 7.8 7.7 -0.2 S7 7.0 7.9 +0.9 S8 7.8 8.0 +0.2 S9 8.4 5.0 -3.4 S10 8.2 8.2 -0.0 S11 8.1 7.9 -0.1 S12 6.2 8.2 +2.0 S13 8.1 8.5 +0.4 S14 8.1 7.8 -0.2 S15 6.7 8.6 +1.9
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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.

3467910 Rating S1 Typical avg 7.5 S2 Uneven avg 7.4 S3 Steady avg 7.7 S4 Uneven avg 7.6 S5 Uneven avg 7.3 S6 Uneven avg 7.3 S7 Uneven avg 7.7 S8 Typical avg 7.6 S9 Erratic avg 7.2 S10 Typical avg 8.1 S11 Steady avg 8.0 S12 Erratic avg 7.9 S13 Uneven avg 8.1 S14 Typical avg 7.9 S15 Erratic avg 7.9 Episode Premiere/Finale

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

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