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
S9
S10
S11
S12
S13
S14
S15
S16
S17
S18
E1
7.4
6.6
7.3
7.4
7.8
8.6
8.3
7.7
6.8
7.5
7.7
6.7
5.8
8.3
7.8
7.6
5.4
5.6
E2
7.3
6.9
6.8
7.3
7.3
6.8
8.3
8.1
7.4
8.1
7.9
7.2
6.7
8.7
8.1
7.4
4.8
5.2
E3
7.4
7.3
6.6
7.0
7.2
7.4
7.2
7.7
7.4
7.7
8.0
7.5
6.9
8.2
8.2
8.1
5.5
5.0
E4
7.4
6.5
6.9
7.5
7.6
8.1
7.3
8.1
7.5
8.1
8.0
6.9
7.9
8.5
8.3
7.6
5.6
5.9
E5
7.9
6.6
7.7
6.7
8.2
7.8
7.1
7.7
7.4
8.0
8.0
5.9
7.9
8.4
7.5
7.5
5.5
4.4
E6
7.4
7.8
7.3
7.9
8.6
7.8
7.7
7.5
8.3
8.3
8.1
7.2
8.4
7.9
7.2
7.4
5.5
4.6
E7
7.6
6.9
7.1
7.4
7.6
7.8
6.3
6.0
7.5
8.2
8.3
6.7
7.7
8.0
7.8
7.3
5.2
5.8
E8
7.4
6.8
7.4
8.2
7.6
7.6
7.6
7.6
7.8
8.1
7.9
6.4
7.9
9.1
8.1
7.4
6.1
6.4
E9
7.6
7.1
6.7
7.4
7.3
8.2
7.8
7.1
7.7
7.9
8.1
6.7
7.6
8.8
8.3
7.6
5.8
6.7
E10
7.4
7.3
6.9
7.2
8.0
8.0
7.4
7.4
7.9
7.5
8.4
6.3
7.6
8.7
8.2
7.5
6.3
5.9
E11
7.5
7.7
6.6
6.8
8.2
6.9
7.8
7.2
7.9
7.6
8.3
6.7
8.0
8.7
7.6
8.5
6.2
E12
7.6
7.7
6.7
6.7
7.7
8.5
7.3
7.7
7.9
8.0
7.9
6.7
8.1
8.6
7.6
7.5
6.3
E13
6.8
7.5
7.4
8.2
8.0
7.7
7.4
7.2
8.2
8.3
6.6
7.6
8.5
7.5
7.8
E14
7.7
6.9
7.4
8.7
7.3
7.5
6.8
7.1
8.2
8.6
6.7
9.1
7.3
7.6
E15
7.3
7.1
6.6
7.8
6.9
7.1
7.2
7.9
8.4
8.1
7.1
8.8
7.2
E16
8.1
7.3
7.0
8.3
7.7
7.6
8.0
7.8
6.8
E17
6.3
7.4
7.4
7.7
7.2
7.2
7.0
7.9
E18
7.5
7.6
7.6
6.9
7.8
6.3
7.7
8.3
E19
7.1
6.9
7.4
6.9
5.1
7.4
8.0
E20
7.0
7.8
7.7
8.0
7.5
7.6
7.5
E21
7.1
7.4
8.5
7.9
7.5
7.3
7.1
E22
7.9
7.1
7.2
7.6
8.1
8.3
7.6
E23
7.1
7.5
8.2
8.4
7.3
8.5
8.3
E24
8.1
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E25
7.5
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Avg
7.5
7.2
7.2
7.4
7.8
7.6
7.5
7.5
7.6
8.0
8.1
6.8
7.5
8.6
7.8
7.6
5.7
5.5
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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 9.1

S14E8 Top 10 Perform: Pt. 1

The Top 10 are revealed and perform for the first time on the SYTYCD stage.

#2
S14E14 9.1

Top 4 Perform

With only the best of the best remaining in the competition, the dancers show America why they belong in the Final Four.

#3
S14E9 8.8

Top 10 Perform: Pt. 2

After the Top 10 competed for the nation's vote, one dancer must head home.

  1. 4. S14E15 "The Finale" 8.8
  2. 5. S5E14 "Top 12 Perform" 8.7
  3. 6. S14E2 "Los Angeles Auditions: No. 2" 8.7
  4. 7. S14E10 "Top 9 Perform" 8.7
  5. 8. S14E11 "Top 8 Perform" 8.7
  6. 9. S5E6 "Top 20 Perform" 8.6
  7. 10. S6E0 "The Fifteen Best Routines Ever" 8.6

📉 Bottom Episodes

#318
S18E5 4.4

Challenge #1: Music Videos

  1. 317. S18E6 "Challenge #2: Broadway" 4.6
  2. 316. S17E2 "Episode #17.2" 4.8
  3. 315. S18E3 "Auditions: Day Three" 5.0
  4. 314. S6E18 "Two of 12 Voted Off" 5.1
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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 3.54.86.17.48.710 Rating 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 256 288 320 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:
102 Standouts
83 Infamous
73 Hidden Gems
60 Forgettable
Standouts Infamous Hidden Gems Forgettable Global: 7.5 4.45.36.37.28.29.1 Rating 7 12 20 33 56 Votes (log scale)
Top Standout: S5E14 Top 12 Perform
Most Infamous: S18E5 Challenge #1: Music Videos
Best Hidden Gem: S14E9 Top 10 Perform: Pt. 2

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.

55.96.87.78.69.5 Rating S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 S11 S12 S13 S14 S15 S16 S17 S18 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.

45678910 Rating S1 7.4 7.5 +0.1 S2 6.6 7.1 +0.5 S3 6.9 7.4 +0.5 S4 7.3 7.7 +0.4 S5 7.6 7.9 +0.3 S6 7.8 7.5 -0.3 S7 7.3 7.6 +0.3 S8 7.7 7.6 -0.1 S9 7.4 7.2 -0.2 S10 7.9 8.1 +0.2 S11 7.9 8.3 +0.4 S12 7.1 6.8 -0.3 S13 6.7 8.0 +1.3 S14 8.3 8.8 +0.5 S15 8.1 7.5 -0.6 S16 7.6 7.6 0.0 S17 5.4 6.3 +0.9 S18 5.4 6.3 +0.9
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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.

3467910 Rating S1 Rock Solid avg 7.5 S2 Uneven avg 7.2 S3 Typical avg 7.2 S4 Uneven avg 7.4 S5 Uneven avg 7.8 S6 Uneven avg 7.6 S7 Uneven avg 7.5 S8 Uneven avg 7.5 S9 Typical avg 7.6 S10 Steady avg 8.0 S11 Steady avg 8.1 S12 Typical avg 6.8 S13 Uneven avg 7.5 S14 Typical avg 8.6 S15 Typical avg 7.8 S16 Typical avg 7.6 S17 Uneven avg 5.7 S18 Uneven avg 5.5 Episode Premiere/Finale

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

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