Episode Ratings Grid

Every episode at a glance, color-coded by rating. Rows are episode numbers within each season, columns are seasons.

M
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
S8
E1
7.4
7.9
7.4
7.7
7.5
7.2
7.1
7.4
E2
7.4
7.8
7.3
7.5
7.6
7.0
7.0
7.4
E3
7.1
7.6
7.2
6.8
7.2
7.0
6.7
7.3
E4
7.2
7.5
7.6
7.6
5.9
7.5
6.9
7.6
E5
7.3
7.0
7.4
7.5
7.4
7.7
7.2
7.5
E6
7.2
7.1
7.6
7.4
7.7
6.9
6.9
7.6
E7
7.1
7.8
7.5
7.2
7.6
7.2
7.3
7.2
E8
7.7
7.7
8.3
7.3
7.4
6.8
6.9
7.5
E9
7.1
7.6
7.4
7.5
7.4
7.9
6.3
7.5
E10
7.6
7.1
7.3
7.5
7.3
6.9
6.7
7.6
E11
8.2
7.1
8.0
7.6
6.8
7.4
6.9
7.2
E12
7.1
8.0
7.5
7.4
7.3
6.9
6.9
7.5
E13
7.2
7.5
7.5
7.4
7.2
7.3
6.3
E14
7.2
7.7
7.6
7.5
7.9
6.9
7.2
E15
7.3
7.5
7.3
7.5
7.8
6.3
6.5
E16
7.9
7.8
7.5
7.3
7.7
6.7
6.5
E17
6.8
7.5
7.7
7.2
6.5
6.9
6.7
E18
7.1
7.7
7.8
7.6
7.1
6.5
6.9
E19
6.9
7.9
7.9
7.3
6.8
6.6
7.7
E20
7.2
7.3
7.2
7.0
7.1
6.6
6.7
E21
7.4
8.1
7.4
7.6
7.4
6.2
8.2
E22
7.5
7.2
7.6
7.3
7.3
7.1
E23
7.7
8.2
7.5
7.6
6.6
E24
7.4
7.7
8.0
Avg
7.3
7.6
7.6
7.4
7.3
7.0
6.9
7.4
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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 8.3

S3E8 Giblets for Murray

Jamie's perfect Thanksgiving feast involves a buffet for ten and five turkeys, thanks to Murray and the extremely friendly neighborhood grocer Kim.

#2
S1E11 8.2

Met Someone

The story of how Paul and Jamie met is told, beginning with a chance encounter on a Sunday evening by the newstand, followed by Paul's hard work to locate Jamie. Jamie breaks up with her boyfriend and is feeling strange. Paul appears in her office bringing her clothes and as time passes, they go on a dinner date...

#3
S3E23 8.2

Up in Smoke

Unable to buy her an anniversary present, with or without everyone else's help, Paul hands Jamie a slip of paper entitling her to a magical night. Things take a decidedly unusual turn after that.

  1. 4. S7E21 "The Final Frontier" 8.2
  2. 5. S2E21 "Disorientation" 8.1
  3. 6. S2E12 "Paul Is Dead" 8.0
  4. 7. S3E11 "Our Fifteen Minutes" 8.0
  5. 8. S5E24 "The Birth: Part 2" 8.0
  6. 9. S1E16 "Love Among the Tiles" 7.9
  7. 10. S2E1 "Murray's Tale" 7.9

📉 Bottom Episodes

#173
S5E4 5.9

Clip Show

Having chosen the residents of Apartment 11-D as its parents, the baby in the making deals with musical interludes and parental cooing, and with lots and lots of choice moments from their years together. In other words, a clip show.

  1. 172. S6E21 "Paul Slips in the Shower" 6.2
  2. 171. S7E13 "Virtual Reality II" 6.3
  3. 170. S7E9 "Farmer Buchman" 6.3
  4. 169. S6E15 "The 2nd Mrs. Buchman" 6.3
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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 55.86.67.48.29 Rating 18 36 54 72 90 108 126 144 162 180 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:
49 Standouts
42 Infamous
21 Hidden Gems
61 Forgettable
Standouts Infamous Hidden Gems Forgettable Global: 7.5 5.96.46.97.37.88.3 Rating 98 134 182 248 338 Votes (log scale)
Top Standout: S1E11 Met Someone
Most Infamous: S1E17 The Billionaire
Best Hidden Gem: S5E15 Citizen Buchman

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.

66.577.588.5 Rating S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 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 7.3 7.2 -0.1 S2 7.6 7.4 -0.2 S3 7.4 7.6 +0.2 S4 7.5 7.5 0.0 S5 7.4 7.4 0.0 S6 7.2 6.6 -0.6 S7 7.0 6.9 -0.1 S8 7.4 7.5 +0.1
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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.

56789 Rating S1 Typical avg 7.3 S2 Typical avg 7.6 S3 Typical avg 7.6 S4 Steady avg 7.4 S5 Uneven avg 7.3 S6 Typical avg 7.0 S7 Uneven avg 6.9 S8 Rock Solid avg 7.4 Episode Premiere/Finale

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

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