Episode Ratings Grid

Every episode at a glance, color-coded by rating. Rows are episode numbers within each season, columns are seasons.

M
S1
E1
7.7
E2
8.1
E3
8.2
E4
8.2
E5
8.3
Avg
8.1
Great
Good
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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 8.3

S1E5 Collateral Damage

1980-1989: Sentenced to die, Ted professes his innocence. Elizabeth and her daughter try to move on and put this chapter of their lives behind them. Meanwhile, in a last ditch effort to save his own life, Ted starts confessing. His lawyer Polly Nelson is shaken to the core.

#2
S1E3 8.2

Gone Girls

1974-1977: More disappearances follow Ted to Utah where he is at law school. Elizabeth tumbles down the rabbit hole of doubt, wondering whether or not her boyfriend is the culprit. For a while, police rule him out. After a kidnapping survivor identifies Ted as her attacker, however, he is arrested, thrusting Elizabeth even further into limbo.

#3
S1E4 8.2

Take Care of Yourself, Young Man

1978-1980: Ted escapes from prison and is in the wind. Elizabeth has bad dreams and big fears; gruesome news reports out of Florida point to his whereabouts. A collect call from a Pensacola jail brings her to her senses. The nation, however, is suddenly swept up in Bundy mania. Upwardly mobile poster boy or monster?

  1. 4. S1E2 "Falling" 8.1
  2. 5. S1E1 "Boy Meets Girl" 7.7

📉 Bottom Episodes

#5
S1E1 7.7

Boy Meets Girl

1969-1974: Everything's possible. The women's movement takes root, Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in tennis, and Mary Tyler Moore inspires single women. Shy, single mom Elizabeth Kendall strikes out on her own in Seattle, where she meets Ted, an aspiring lawyer. But darkness looms on the horizon. Female university students are disappearing, and Elizabeth's new boyfriend has a strange meltdown.

  1. 4. S1E2 "Falling" 8.1
  2. 3. S1E4 "Take Care of Yourself, Young Man" 8.2
  3. 2. S1E3 "Gone Girls" 8.2
  4. 1. S1E5 "Collateral Damage" 8.3
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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 77.47.88.28.69 Rating 1 2 3 4 5 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:
3 Standouts
0 Infamous
2 Hidden Gems
0 Forgettable
Standouts Infamous Hidden Gems Forgettable Global: 7.5 7.27.47.67.98.18.3 Rating 180 191 202 214 227 Votes (log scale)
Top Standout: S1E3 Gone Girls
Best Hidden Gem: S1E5 Collateral Damage

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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