SCTV — 1976-1981 · 3 seasons · 78 eps

★ 8.5

SCTV

1976-1981 3 seasons 78 episodes

★ 8.5 (3,180 votes) Top 13%

Second City Television is a Canadian television sketch comedy show offshoot from Toronto's Second City troupe that ran between 1976 and 1984.

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

E1

7.6

7.9

8.4

E2

7.5

8.7

8.2

E3

7.5

7.6

8.0

E4

8.0

8.0

8.2

E5

8.0

7.7

8.1

E6

7.6

8.0

8.2

E7

8.2

7.6

8.3

E8

7.9

7.7

8.2

E9

7.8

7.9

8.1

E10

7.7

8.1

8.4

E11

7.5

8.0

8.2

E12

7.8

7.8

8.1

E13

7.9

8.0

8.0

E14

7.8

7.9

8.0

E15

8.2

7.6

8.2

E16

7.7

8.0

8.3

E17

7.7

8.0

8.2

E18

7.8

8.2

8.5

E19

7.8

8.1

8.1

E20

8.0

7.9

8.1

E21

7.7

7.8

8.2

E22

7.8

8.1

8.2

E23

7.9

7.7

8.4

E24

7.8

7.8

8.2

E25

7.9

8.0

7.7

E26

7.8

8.0

8.2

Avg

7.8

7.9

8.2

Great

Good

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 8.7

S2E2 Bob Hope Desert Classic

#2

S3E18 8.5

Alpha Channel

#3

S3E1 8.4

Lee A. Iacocca's Rock Concert

4. S3E10 "Mel's Rock Pile" 8.4
5. S3E23 "Mel's Rock Pile: Richard Harris" 8.4
6. S3E7 "Play It Again, Bob" 8.3
7. S3E16 "1984: Big Brother" 8.3
8. S1E7 "Dialing for Dollars" 8.2
9. S1E15 "Leave It to Beaver" 8.2
10. S2E18 "Fantasy Island" 8.2

📉 Bottom Episodes

#78

S1E11 7.5

Broads Behind Bars

77. S1E3 "Ethnic Humour" 7.5
76. S1E2 "Murder at SCTV" 7.5
75. S2E15 "Fighting Air Dogs" 7.6
74. S2E7 "Farm Film Report/Arabs" 7.6

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.

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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.

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47 Standouts

0 Infamous

31 Hidden Gems

0 Forgettable

Top Standout: S2E2 Bob Hope Desert Classic

Best Hidden Gem: S3E6 The Lone Ranger Show

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Series Trajectory

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Season Momentum

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Season Consistency

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