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 1-30
S2 31-32
S3
S4
S5 1-30
S5 31-31
S6
S7
S8
E1
7.5
7.3
7.9
8.2
8.2
8.2
8.4
8.1
8.4
7.5
E2
7.7
7.5
7.6
7.9
8.5
8.1
8.4
7.9
7.5
E3
8.2
7.9
8.4
8.2
8.4
7.8
7.7
7.9
E4
7.7
7.6
8.0
8.1
8.1
7.5
8.8
7.2
E5
7.3
7.7
8.0
8.1
7.7
8.1
7.3
7.3
E6
8.1
7.8
8.5
8.1
7.7
7.7
7.6
6.9
E7
7.6
8.3
7.7
8.1
7.7
8.2
5.9
6.2
E8
7.8
7.7
7.8
7.4
8.3
7.8
5.6
6.7
E9
8.1
7.6
8.3
7.5
7.8
7.9
8.3
7.2
E10
7.3
7.7
8.3
7.8
8.2
8.0
7.7
8.0
E11
7.9
7.8
8.0
8.1
8.3
7.5
7.3
7.6
E12
7.5
7.2
8.0
7.6
7.4
7.4
8.4
7.8
E13
7.2
7.5
8.1
8.3
7.9
7.9
8.0
7.4
E14
7.7
8.1
8.3
8.0
7.9
7.4
7.3
E15
7.6
8.0
8.4
8.5
7.5
7.6
7.9
E16
7.3
7.6
8.0
8.3
8.0
7.5
7.4
E17
7.5
8.1
8.3
8.1
8.2
7.4
7.5
E18
7.8
7.8
8.2
8.0
7.7
8.2
7.9
E19
8.0
8.0
7.9
7.8
7.6
7.7
7.8
E20
7.4
8.5
8.2
8.0
8.1
8.2
7.8
E21
7.5
7.4
7.6
7.7
8.2
7.9
7.5
E22
7.8
7.7
8.3
8.2
8.3
8.1
7.8
E23
7.3
8.2
7.3
8.0
8.2
8.1
E24
7.3
8.0
7.6
7.2
8.0
7.8
E25
7.8
8.0
8.2
7.8
7.8
8.0
E26
8.2
8.3
7.8
7.4
8.2
7.8
E27
7.3
7.7
7.8
8.3
8.2
8.4
E28
7.8
8.1
7.7
7.7
7.5
7.7
E29
8.1
7.9
8.1
8.1
8.3
7.4
E30
8.3
7.6
7.8
7.1
7.3
Avg
7.7
7.8
8.1
8.0
7.9
7.9
7.7
7.3
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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 8.8

S7E4 The Lost Herd

Gil Favor loses most of his herd when he takes a calculated risk in driving his cattle over a perilous short cut to get them to market ahead of a rival. He and the owners then have to decide if he's capable of leading another catt...

#2
S2E20 8.5

Incident of the Dust Flower

The drovers rescue an injured traveler and his grown daughter, who is sensitive about her unmarried status. The woman flees, but scout Pete Nolan locates her. Upon learning that she can't face patronizing relatives in the town she...

#3
S3E6 8.5

Incident on the Road to Yesterday

Reformed thief Ralph Bartlett is determined to repay all his victims. Gil Favor is the second last name on the list. The last victim lives in a nearby town where unknown to Bartlett, he is wanted for murder.

  1. 4. S4E2 "The Sendoff" 8.5
  2. 5. S4E15 "The Peddler" 8.5
  3. 6. S3E3 "Incident at Dragoon Crossing" 8.4
  4. 7. S3E15 "Incident of the Fish Out of Water" 8.4
  5. 8. S5E3 "Incident of the Portrait" 8.4
  6. 9. S5E31 "Abilene" 8.4
  7. 10. S6E2 "Incident of Iron Bull" 8.4

📉 Bottom Episodes

#217
S7E8 5.6

Damon's Road: Part II

  1. 216. S7E7 "Damon's Road: Part I" 5.9
  2. 215. S8E7 "The Vasquez Woman" 6.2
  3. 214. S8E8 "Clash at Broken Bluff" 6.7
  4. 213. S8E6 "Hostage for Hanging" 6.9
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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 55.96.87.78.69.5 Rating 22 44 66 88 110 132 154 176 198 220 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:
101 Standouts
12 Infamous
81 Hidden Gems
23 Forgettable
Standouts Infamous Hidden Gems Forgettable Global: 7.5 5.66.26.97.58.28.8 Rating 69 102 151 223 329 Votes (log scale)
Top Standout: S1E3 Incident with an Executioner
Most Infamous: S1E5 Incident on the Edge of Madness
Best Hidden Gem: S3E6 Incident on the Road to Yesterday

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 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 7.7 7.8 +0.1 S2 7.7 7.9 +0.2 S3 8.1 8.0 -0.1 S4 8.1 7.8 -0.3 S5 8.1 7.8 -0.3 S6 7.9 8.0 +0.1 S7 7.8 7.8 -0.1 S8 7.5 7.6 +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.

5678910 Rating S1 Steady avg 7.7 S2 Typical avg 7.8 S3 Steady avg 8.1 S4 Typical avg 8.0 S5 Typical avg 7.9 S6 Typical avg 7.9 S7 Uneven avg 7.7 S8 Uneven avg 7.3 Episode Premiere/Finale

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

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