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
E1
8.1
8.2
8.3
7.8
8.5
6.4
8.2
E2
7.7
8.3
8.1
8.1
8.2
6.3
7.5
E3
8.0
7.7
8.2
8.1
8.2
6.5
8.0
E4
8.1
8.2
8.2
8.0
8.3
6.6
7.2
E5
8.1
7.8
8.2
8.2
7.8
6.2
7.5
E6
8.1
7.9
8.4
7.9
7.6
6.4
7.9
E7
8.1
7.8
7.2
7.0
7.8
E8
8.2
6.8
E9
8.4
E10
8.1
Avg
8.1
8.0
8.2
8.0
7.8
6.5
7.7
Great
Good
Mid
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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 8.5

S5E1 Jungles of Grenada

Les must survive for 5 days in the jungle on the island of Grenada

#2
S1E9 8.4

Lost at Sea

Living "off the land" takes on a new meaning as Les Stroud casts off for a week at sea. With no food and only a bare minimum of equipment, Stroud will be set adrift in an inflatable life raft off the coast of Belize. Battling hunger, thirst and the Caribbean heat, he must also keep his cameras dry to film the ordeal. To top it off - the life raft has a few bad leaks and needs constant bailing. It also leaks air and requires frequent re-inflation with a hand pump - Survivorman is in for a busy few days!

#3
S3E6 8.4

Papua New Guinea

Les Stroud must survive in the jungles of Papua New Guinea.

  1. 4. S2E2 "Amazon" 8.3
  2. 5. S3E1 "Sierra Nevada" 8.3
  3. 6. S5E4 "Temagami Forest" 8.3
  4. 7. S1E8 "Plane Crash" 8.2
  5. 8. S2E1 "Kalahari" 8.2
  6. 9. S2E4 "African Plains" 8.2
  7. 10. S3E3 "Arctic Tundra" 8.2

📉 Bottom Episodes

#51
S6E5 6.2

Bigfoot: Smoky Mountain Sasquatch

Les treks through the Great Smoky Mountain range in Tennessee following reports of Bigfoot sightings near an area where black bears can also be found.

  1. 50. S6E2 "Bigfoot: Where the Myth Began" 6.3
  2. 49. S6E6 "Bigfoot: Searching the Southwest" 6.4
  3. 48. S6E1 "Bigfoot: Legend of Klemtu Hill" 6.4
  4. 47. S6E3 "Bigfoot: Giants of the Forest" 6.5
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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 5.56.26.97.68.39 Rating 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 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:
24 Standouts
3 Infamous
17 Hidden Gems
7 Forgettable
Standouts Infamous Hidden Gems Forgettable Global: 7.5 6.26.77.17.68.08.5 Rating 17 25 37 55 81 Votes (log scale)
Top Standout: S1E1 Canadian Boreal Forest
Most Infamous: S5E8 Survivorman Bigfoot: Radium Springs
Best Hidden Gem: S5E4 Temagami Forest

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.

5.56.26.97.68.39 Rating S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 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 7.9 8.3 +0.3 S2 8.3 7.8 -0.4 S3 8.2 8.3 +0.1 S4 7.9 8.1 +0.1 S5 8.3 7.0 -1.3 S6 6.3 6.7 +0.4 S7 7.8 7.8 0.0
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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.

56789 Rating S1 Steady avg 8.1 S2 Steady avg 8.0 S3 Rock Solid avg 8.2 S4 Rock Solid avg 8.0 S5 Uneven avg 7.8 S6 Steady avg 6.5 S7 Typical avg 7.7 Episode Premiere/Finale

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

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