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Ripper Street

2012-2016 5 seasons

8.1 Top 24%

(24,018 votes)

37 episodes

IMDb
This show averages 8.2, which is 0.8 points above the global average of 7.4 Top 21%
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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 6.57.27.98.69.310 Rating 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 Episode 10 9 8 7 6 5

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:
18 Standouts
0 Infamous
17 Hidden Gems
1 Forgettable
Standouts Infamous Hidden Gems Forgettable Global: 7.5 7.27.68.08.38.79.1 Rating 261 363 505 703 979 Votes (log scale)
Top Standout: S1E8 What Use Our Work?
Best Hidden Gem: S4E7 Edmund Reid Did This

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.

Season Trajectory

A simplified view: one point per season. This smooths out episode-to-episode noise to show the overall arc of the series.

7.57.88.18.48.79 Rating S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 Season 8.0 8.1 8.3 8.4 8.2 10 9 8 7 6 5

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 8.6 +0.9 S2 7.8 8.7 +0.9 S3 8.2 8.9 +0.7 S4 8.3 9.1 +0.8 S5 8.1 7.4 -0.7

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.

678910 Rating S1 Typical avg 8.0 S2 Typical avg 8.1 S3 Typical avg 8.3 S4 Steady avg 8.4 S5 Typical avg 8.2 Episode Premiere/Finale

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

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 10 Episodes Season 3 dominates (3/10)

  1. 1 S4E7 Edmund Reid Did This 9.1
  2. 2 S3E8 The Peace of Edmund Reid 8.9
  3. 3 S5E5 A Last Good Act 8.8
  4. 4 S2E8 Our Betrayal: Part 2 8.7
  5. 5 S3E2 The Beating of Her Wings 8.7
  6. 6 S3E4 Your Father. My Friend 8.7
  7. 7 S1E8 What Use Our Work? 8.6
  8. 8 S1E7 A Man of My Company 8.5
  9. 9 S4E6 No Wolves in Whitechapel 8.5
  10. 10 S5E4 The Dreaming Dead 8.5

📉 Bottom 5 Episodes Season 1 dominates (2/5)

  1. 36 S5E6 Occurrence Reports 7.4
  2. 35 S1E2 In My Protection 7.7
  3. 34 S1E1 I Need Light 7.7
  4. 33 S2E4 Dynamite and a Woman 7.8
  5. 32 S2E1 Pure as the Driven 7.8
36 Total Episodes
9.1 Highest Rating
7.4 Lowest Rating
1.7 Range