Moonlighting
1985-1989 · 5 seasons · 66 episodes
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S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
E1
7.6
7.5
7.2
6.7
6.3
E2
7.3
7.7
7.3
6.7
6.7
E3
7.0
7.3
7.4
6.9
6.9
E4
7.6
8.4
7.2
6.6
7.2
E5
7.4
7.4
7.3
6.8
7.0
E6
7.5
7.6
7.8
6.8
6.9
E7
7.2
8.3
7.0
6.6
E8
7.2
7.6
6.6
7.0
E9
7.3
6.3
6.9
6.8
E10
7.7
6.6
6.5
7.2
E11
7.4
7.6
6.9
6.7
E12
7.3
7.3
6.9
6.9
E13
7.3
7.6
6.5
7.3
E14
7.7
7.8
7.1
E15
7.5
7.2
E16
7.4
E17
7.4
E18
6.8
Avg
7.4
7.5
7.4
6.8
6.9
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Mid
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The Quality Arc
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Episode Engagement
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15 Standouts
18 Infamous
1 Hidden Gems
32 Forgettable
Top Standout: S1E1 Moonlighting (Pilot)
Most Infamous: S1E3 Read the Mind... See the Movie
Best Hidden Gem: S3E13 Maddie's Turn to Cry
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🏆 Top 10 Episodes Season 2 dominates (5/10)
- 1 S2E4 The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice
- 2 S3E7 Atomic Shakespeare
- 3 S3E6 Big Man on Mulberry Street
- 4 S3E14 I Am Curious... Maddie
- 5 S2E2 The Lady in the Iron Mask
- 6 S2E10 Twas the Episode Before Christmas
- 7 S2E14 Every Daughter's Father Is a Virgin
- 8 S1E1 Moonlighting (Pilot)
- 9 S1E4 The Next Murder You Hear
- 10 S2E6 Knowing Her
📉 Bottom 5 Episodes Season 4 dominates (2/5)
- 66 S5E1 A Womb with a View
- 65 S3E9 The Straight Poop
- 64 S4E13 Here's Living with You, Kid
- 63 S4E10 Tracks of My Tears
- 62 S5E7 I See England, I See France, I See Maddie's Netherworld
66 Total Episodes
8.4 Highest Rating
6.3 Lowest Rating
2.1 Range