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 1-30
S7 31-47
S8
S9 1-30
S9 31-35
S10 1-30
S10 31-35
S11 1-30
S11 31-35
S12 1-30
S12 31-35
S13 1-30
S13 31-35
S14 1-30
S14 31-38
S15 1-30
S15 31-35
S16 1-30
S16 31-36
S17 1-30
S17 31-35
S18 1-30
S18 31-35
S19 1-30
S19 31-35
S20 1-30
S20 31-35
S21
S22 1-30
S22 31-36
S23 1-30
S23 31-35
E1
6.6
4.6
5.5
5.7
5.0
6.4
7.5
7.5
7.5
7.3
7.1
6.9
6.8
7.0
6.4
6.9
6.9
6.5
7.0
7.2
6.5
6.3
6.9
7.4
7.2
7.1
7.0
7.4
7.0
7.3
7.1
6.5
6.9
7.0
6.8
6.4
6.4
6.7
E2
6.6
3.2
4.5
5.2
6.0
6.4
6.7
?
6.1
7.6
7.1
7.4
6.9
7.4
6.5
7.0
6.9
5.4
6.6
6.7
6.0
6.9
7.0
6.0
7.2
6.7
6.9
7.4
6.9
6.8
7.3
7.0
7.3
6.4
6.6
5.8
6.4
6.5
E3
6.1
3.9
5.0
4.9
4.9
5.9
6.9
?
6.8
7.2
7.2
6.5
6.9
7.3
7.1
6.6
6.7
6.5
6.4
6.4
6.7
6.1
6.9
6.7
7.3
7.3
5.9
7.6
7.2
7.1
7.5
7.0
6.6
6.2
6.3
6.9
6.2
6.2
E4
5.9
3.6
4.9
4.4
5.1
5.9
7.3
?
7.0
7.2
7.1
6.8
6.9
7.0
7.1
7.2
7.1
6.6
6.6
6.6
6.5
6.2
7.0
6.7
7.3
7.5
6.4
6.6
7.3
6.7
7.0
7.2
6.8
6.8
6.6
6.7
6.1
6.9
E5
5.4
5.0
5.4
4.3
4.9
6.0
7.1
?
6.9
7.2
7.0
7.1
6.8
7.3
6.9
6.5
6.9
6.0
6.7
7.2
6.9
7.1
6.3
6.9
6.7
7.0
6.6
7.1
7.6
6.8
7.5
6.4
7.6
6.7
6.3
6.7
5.4
6.4
E6
5.2
4.1
3.9
6.1
4.9
5.8
7.3
?
7.0
7.4
6.7
7.5
7.0
6.3
6.9
6.3
6.2
6.9
?
7.1
7.1
6.9
7.5
7.0
6.2
6.3
6.6
E7
5.5
6.4
4.4
4.6
5.2
5.7
7.0
?
6.9
7.0
7.5
7.1
6.4
6.4
7.0
6.9
6.4
6.9
6.8
7.4
7.1
7.4
7.3
6.6
6.7
E8
4.9
4.0
4.9
4.9
4.8
5.9
7.5
?
6.8
6.7
7.6
6.9
6.9
6.3
6.8
5.6
6.3
7.1
7.0
7.3
7.7
7.0
6.8
6.1
6.2
E9
4.9
7.2
4.4
5.0
5.5
6.0
7.2
?
6.1
6.5
7.1
6.7
7.1
6.2
6.8
6.7
7.1
7.0
7.0
6.8
7.1
6.7
6.1
7.0
E10
5.8
4.1
4.0
5.8
5.0
6.0
6.6
?
6.0
6.4
6.5
7.2
5.9
6.1
6.1
7.4
6.8
7.2
7.1
6.9
7.7
7.0
6.3
6.6
E11
5.9
4.3
4.0
4.4
6.4
6.0
7.4
?
6.9
6.8
7.4
6.9
6.5
6.2
6.7
6.3
6.6
7.1
7.1
6.5
7.4
6.8
6.7
4.7
E12
5.2
4.0
4.1
5.0
4.7
6.0
6.0
?
6.1
7.4
6.5
7.2
6.5
6.9
6.1
6.3
7.1
7.2
7.2
7.0
7.1
7.1
6.6
5.3
E13
5.5
4.1
5.0
5.6
4.8
6.6
6.6
?
6.1
7.3
6.6
7.1
7.1
7.0
6.6
6.0
6.7
7.3
7.3
6.3
7.2
5.6
6.2
6.4
E14
5.6
4.0
3.7
5.2
3.4
6.3
6.7
?
6.8
7.4
7.3
6.9
6.8
6.5
6.5
6.6
6.8
7.4
7.2
6.4
7.5
6.1
5.3
6.0
E15
5.6
5.0
4.0
5.5
4.6
6.4
7.5
?
6.1
7.2
6.4
7.2
6.7
6.3
6.0
6.4
7.1
7.3
7.0
7.0
7.0
6.6
6.2
6.2
E16
5.9
4.2
7.6
5.3
5.6
5.8
7.1
?
6.2
7.2
6.7
7.4
6.5
6.9
6.3
6.9
6.9
6.9
7.0
6.4
6.9
6.4
6.0
6.1
E17
5.5
4.7
4.1
5.8
5.1
6.1
7.3
?
7.3
6.6
7.0
6.7
6.8
6.6
7.0
6.3
7.2
7.4
6.8
6.7
7.1
6.8
6.6
6.5
E18
5.8
7.5
4.7
5.7
5.0
6.8
7.1
6.7
7.5
6.8
7.5
7.2
6.8
6.6
6.6
6.9
7.3
7.2
5.9
6.2
6.9
6.7
6.5
E19
4.7
4.4
4.2
4.9
5.2
6.0
6.5
6.8
7.1
6.8
7.2
7.1
6.6
6.0
7.5
7.1
6.9
7.4
7.6
6.9
6.9
6.4
6.0
E20
5.1
4.0
4.0
7.5
5.3
5.6
6.6
7.5
7.0
6.5
6.4
7.0
6.7
6.2
7.1
6.7
7.6
7.3
7.6
7.3
6.5
7.5
6.1
E21
4.0
4.4
5.2
5.6
5.8
6.3
6.0
6.5
6.9
7.3
7.0
7.0
6.6
7.3
7.1
7.3
6.9
6.9
7.2
7.0
6.4
6.6
E22
4.8
4.0
4.8
4.8
6.5
6.6
7.1
7.1
7.2
6.7
7.0
6.6
6.2
7.0
7.2
7.1
7.4
6.7
7.1
6.7
6.7
6.2
E23
5.5
4.7
5.7
6.0
6.2
6.9
6.0
6.5
7.0
6.4
6.2
7.1
6.2
7.1
6.5
7.3
7.2
7.8
7.1
6.7
6.4
6.2
E24
4.9
5.3
5.6
7.2
5.8
7.3
7.0
7.0
7.3
7.0
6.3
7.2
7.0
7.2
6.9
7.3
7.1
6.9
5.6
6.4
E25
5.4
6.0
7.1
6.2
6.8
7.2
7.0
6.3
6.9
6.9
7.2
7.3
7.1
7.1
6.8
6.2
E26
5.8
7.1
7.7
7.4
7.5
6.6
6.8
6.2
7.0
7.2
7.3
7.1
7.5
6.6
6.2
6.3
E27
5.1
6.5
7.3
6.9
7.2
6.9
6.9
6.2
7.4
6.9
7.1
7.1
7.1
6.5
6.5
6.3
E28
6.3
7.4
6.6
6.1
6.5
7.1
6.3
7.4
7.3
6.7
7.3
7.0
7.1
6.1
6.4
E29
7.1
6.8
6.9
7.0
7.0
7.4
7.3
7.2
5.8
7.0
7.4
6.5
7.4
6.5
6.3
E30
7.4
6.9
7.0
7.3
6.3
6.7
6.6
7.0
7.2
7.5
7.1
6.9
7.5
5.7
6.7
Avg
5.6
4.6
4.6
5.3
5.1
6.0
6.9
6.6
7.1
6.9
7.0
6.8
6.6
6.5
6.8
6.9
7.1
7.2
7.0
7.1
6.7
6.4
6.3
Good
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Bad
Awful
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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 7.8

S19E23 Martin Short/Steve Martin/Donna Brazile/Michael Moynihan

Screen legends Martin Short and Steve Martin join Bill for the opening interview, while journalist Michael Moynihan and former DNC chair Donna Brazile join him for the panel discussion.

#2
S9E26 7.7

Episode #9.26

Guests: Ex-Obama economy adviser Christina Romer, Astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Salon editor-at-large Joan Walsh, Palin biography filmmaker Stephen K Bannon and chef Anthony Bourdain.

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S19E8 7.7

Annabelle Gurwitch/Scott Galloway/Larry Wilmore

This week, Bill sits down with New York Times bestselling-author Annabelle Gurwitch. For the panel, he is joined by Scott Galloway, Professor of Marketing at NYU Stern, and comedian Larry Wilmore.

  1. 4. S20E10 "Nicole Perlroth/Laura Coates/Andrew Yang" 7.7
  2. 5. S3E16 "Episode #3.16" 7.6
  3. 6. S9E2 "Episode #9.2" 7.6
  4. 7. S10E8 "Episode #10.8" 7.6
  5. 8. S17E20 "Episode #17.20" 7.6
  6. 9. S18E3 "Pete Buttigieg; Michael Eric Dyson; Mitch Landrieu; Mikie Sherrill; Rick Wilson" 7.6
  7. 10. S18E35 "Michael Eric Dyson, Alex Wagner and Jon Meacham" 7.6

📉 Bottom Episodes

#714
S2E2 3.2

Episode #2.2

Guests: Actor Richard Belzer, novelist Farai Chideya, senator John Edwards, David Frum, Ralph Nader

  1. 713. S5E14 "Episode #5.14" 3.4
  2. 712. S2E4 "Episode #2.4" 3.6
  3. 711. S3E14 "Episode #3.14" 3.7
  4. 710. S3E6 "Episode #3.6" 3.9
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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 S9 S10 S11 S12 S13 S14 S15 S16 S17 S18 S19 S20 S21 S22 S23 2.53.74.96.17.38.5 Rating 74 148 222 296 370 444 518 592 666 740 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:
20 Standouts
346 Infamous
16 Hidden Gems
332 Forgettable
Standouts Infamous Hidden Gems Forgettable Global: 7.5 3.24.15.06.06.97.8 Rating 11 19 32 55 95 Votes (log scale)
Top Standout: S19E8 Annabelle Gurwitch/Scott Galloway/Larry Wilmore
Most Infamous: S23E11 Steve Bannon/Piers Morgan/Josh Rogin
Best Hidden Gem: S9E26 Episode #9.26

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.

44.85.66.47.28 Rating S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 S11 S12 S13 S14 S15 S16 S17 S18 S19 S20 S21 S22 S23 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.

345678910 Rating S1 6.3 5.3 -1.0 S2 3.9 4.4 +0.5 S3 5.0 4.2 -0.8 S4 4.9 5.2 +0.3 S5 5.0 5.3 +0.3 S6 6.0 5.7 -0.3 S7 7.1 7.1 0.0 S8 6.9 6.0 -0.9 S9 7.2 7.1 -0.1 S10 6.9 6.9 0.0 S11 7.3 7.0 -0.3 S12 6.9 6.9 0.0 S13 6.4 6.7 +0.3 S14 6.8 6.5 -0.3 S15 6.3 7.0 +0.7 S16 6.9 7.2 +0.3 S17 7.1 6.9 -0.2 S18 7.4 7.2 -0.2 S19 6.9 7.1 +0.2 S20 7.0 7.3 +0.3 S21 6.7 6.7 0.0 S22 6.4 6.5 +0.0 S23 6.4 6.5 +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.

235689 Rating S1 Uneven avg 5.6 S2 Erratic avg 4.6 S3 Erratic avg 4.6 S4 Uneven avg 5.3 S5 Uneven avg 5.1 S6 Typical avg 6.0 S7 Uneven avg 6.9 S8 Uneven avg 6.6 S9 Typical avg 7.1 S10 Typical avg 6.9 S11 Typical avg 7.0 S12 Typical avg 6.8 S13 Typical avg 6.6 S14 Typical avg 6.5 S15 Typical avg 6.8 S16 Typical avg 6.9 S17 Typical avg 7.1 S18 Steady avg 7.2 S19 Typical avg 7.0 S20 Typical avg 7.1 S21 Typical avg 6.7 S22 Typical avg 6.4 S23 Uneven avg 6.3 Episode Premiere/Finale

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