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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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 8.0

S3E3 Clouds Across the Moon

A social media influencer Rose Boleyn elects to have plastic surgery at a clinic run by soon to be divorced couple Al and Mariel. After tragedy strikes, McDonald and Dodds are brought in to investigate the clinic and its staff.

#2
S3E1 7.9

Belvedere

When a young woman dies in a busy park in broad daylight, McDonald and Dodds are called in to untangle the mysterious circumstances of her death.

#3
S4E1 7.8

The Rule of Three

McDonald and Dodds have spent their weekend tying up a case after a local scandal-breaking journalist dies of anaphylaxis at a party in her own home. They swiftly deduce that there’s foul play afoot, expose the murderer and call it a day, satisfied with another job well done. But their work isn’t over yet…

  1. 4. S4E3 "Wedding Fever" 7.7
  2. 5. S1E1 "The Fall of the House of Crockett" 7.5
  3. 6. S1E2 "A Wilderness of Mirrors" 7.5
  4. 7. S2E1 "The Man Who Wasn't There" 7.5
  5. 8. S3E2 "A Billion Beats" 7.5
  6. 9. S4E2 "Jinxy Sings The Blues" 7.5
  7. 10. S2E2 "We Need to Talk About Doreen" 7.3

📉 Bottom Episodes

#11
S2E3 7.3

The War of Rose

  1. 10. S2E2 "We Need to Talk About Doreen" 7.3
  2. 9. S4E2 "Jinxy Sings The Blues" 7.5
  3. 8. S3E2 "A Billion Beats" 7.5
  4. 7. S2E1 "The Man Who Wasn't There" 7.5
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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 6.56.97.37.78.18.5 Rating 2 4 6 8 10 12 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:
4 Standouts
2 Infamous
5 Hidden Gems
0 Forgettable
Standouts Infamous Hidden Gems Forgettable Global: 7.5 7.27.47.57.77.88.0 Rating 478 569 678 808 963 Votes (log scale)
Top Standout: S1E1 The Fall of the House of Crockett
Most Infamous: S2E2 We Need to Talk About Doreen
Best Hidden Gem: S3E3 Clouds Across the Moon

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.

6.56.97.37.78.18.5 Rating S1 S2 S3 S4 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 7.5 7.5 0.0 S2 7.5 7.3 -0.2 S3 7.9 8.0 +0.1 S4 7.8 7.7 -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.

6789 Rating S1 Rock Solid avg 7.5 S2 Rock Solid avg 7.4 S3 Steady avg 7.8 S4 Rock Solid avg 7.7 Episode Premiere/Finale

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

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