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
E1
8.3
8.1
8.1
7.9
6.8
7.9
6.8
7.5
E2
7.9
7.8
7.5
8.1
7.6
8.0
8.1
6.8
E3
7.6
7.4
7.8
7.8
6.9
6.8
8.3
6.9
E4
7.6
8.4
7.4
7.5
7.4
7.0
7.5
6.8
E5
6.6
8.0
8.1
7.3
7.7
7.2
8.3
7.6
E6
7.8
8.3
7.5
6.9
7.4
7.4
8.0
7.0
E7
8.4
7.3
7.5
7.7
7.1
7.5
6.4
7.3
E8
8.3
7.6
7.2
7.5
7.4
7.5
6.9
6.5
E9
7.9
7.7
7.3
7.0
7.7
6.8
7.0
6.8
E10
7.8
8.2
7.4
7.8
7.3
6.1
7.7
8.0
E11
7.8
7.8
7.3
E12
7.9
7.3
7.9
E13
6.9
7.5
7.3
Avg
7.8
7.8
7.6
7.5
7.3
7.2
7.5
7.1
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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 8.4

S1E7 Feng Shui/Bottled Water

Penn & Teller put three Feng Shui home consultants to the test and feature a visit to a Feng Shui hairstylist. Also, the craze of bottled water is a national obsession but tap water is usually safer for you, and often better tasting too. Using a hidden camera, we'll take a look at the obsession.

#2
S2E4 8.4

War on Drugs

America is waging a massive war on its home soil, a war it is losing. Our country spends $20 billion a year in drug enforcement, but the illegal drug industry is thriving. Should we even be waging this war, when alcohol is legal and pushed every night on network TV? By criminalizing drugs, we just turn non-violent citizens into criminals. And medicinal uses of marijuana are being blocked by crusading moralists yelling "family values."

#3
S1E1 8.3

Talking to the Dead

A look into the practices of popular psychics of today reveals how those who claim to be in contact with the dead are actually performing an age-old trick called "cold reading."

  1. 4. S1E8 "Creationism" 8.3
  2. 5. S2E6 "The Bible: Fact or Fiction?" 8.3
  3. 6. S7E3 "Video Games" 8.3
  4. 7. S7E5 "Lie Detectors" 8.3
  5. 8. S2E10 "Profanity" 8.2
  6. 9. S2E1 "P.E.T.A." 8.1
  7. 10. S3E1 "Circumcision" 8.1

📉 Bottom Episodes

#89
S6E10 6.1

The Good Ol' Days

In episode 610, the sixth season finale, the merry myth-shatterers puncture the nostalgic but unrealistic tendency of humans to long for an idyllic past - one that, in truth, never really existed.

  1. 88. S7E7 "Taxes" 6.4
  2. 87. S8E8 "Old People" 6.5
  3. 86. S1E5 "Second Hand Smoke/Baby Bullshit" 6.6
  4. 85. S8E9 "Self-Esteem" 6.8
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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 5.56.26.97.68.39 Rating 9 18 27 36 45 54 63 72 81 90 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:
37 Standouts
8 Infamous
14 Hidden Gems
30 Forgettable
Standouts Infamous Hidden Gems Forgettable Global: 7.5 6.16.67.07.57.98.4 Rating 83 115 158 219 302 Votes (log scale)
Top Standout: S1E1 Talking to the Dead
Most Infamous: S1E5 Second Hand Smoke/Baby Bullshit
Best Hidden Gem: S7E5 Lie Detectors

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 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 7.9 7.8 -0.1 S2 7.8 7.5 -0.3 S3 7.8 7.3 -0.5 S4 8.0 7.4 -0.6 S5 7.2 7.5 +0.3 S6 8.0 6.4 -1.5 S7 7.4 7.3 -0.1 S8 7.2 7.4 +0.3
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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 Uneven avg 7.8 S2 Typical avg 7.8 S3 Typical avg 7.6 S4 Typical avg 7.5 S5 Typical avg 7.3 S6 Uneven avg 7.2 S7 Uneven avg 7.5 S8 Uneven avg 7.1 Episode Premiere/Finale

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

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