The Cosby Show
1984-1992 · 8 seasons · 197 episodes
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S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
S8
E1
8.0
7.5
7.3
7.5
7.4
7.8
7.0
7.3
E2
7.6
7.9
7.3
7.6
7.5
7.0
7.8
6.9
E3
7.2
8.2
7.5
6.5
6.9
7.6
7.6
6.6
E4
7.2
7.8
7.2
7.2
7.5
6.9
6.8
6.1
E5
8.2
7.7
7.2
7.4
6.8
7.5
7.1
6.6
E6
7.5
7.1
7.4
7.0
7.3
7.0
6.5
6.5
E7
7.0
7.0
7.4
6.9
6.8
7.1
6.7
6.5
E8
7.2
7.5
7.1
6.8
7.0
5.9
7.0
6.4
E9
7.7
7.0
7.0
6.7
7.5
8.0
6.7
6.5
E10
7.1
7.2
7.0
6.8
6.9
7.2
6.2
6.3
E11
7.3
7.8
7.0
6.9
7.2
7.0
7.1
6.5
E12
7.1
7.6
6.9
6.6
7.1
6.6
6.8
6.5
E13
7.3
7.6
7.0
7.1
7.2
6.8
6.5
5.9
E14
7.8
7.3
7.2
7.0
7.2
6.2
6.6
5.9
E15
7.4
7.5
7.3
7.3
7.2
6.7
7.0
6.2
E16
7.4
7.8
7.0
6.9
6.9
7.0
6.7
6.9
E17
7.7
6.7
7.1
7.4
6.7
7.1
6.7
6.6
E18
7.0
7.8
7.0
5.8
6.4
7.2
6.6
6.6
E19
7.3
7.5
7.0
6.9
6.7
6.9
6.5
6.4
E20
7.0
7.1
7.0
6.9
6.9
8.0
6.6
6.5
E21
7.4
7.4
8.1
7.3
6.8
7.5
6.1
6.5
E22
8.0
8.5
7.2
7.1
7.1
7.1
6.0
5.6
E23
6.4
7.9
7.2
6.8
6.6
8.2
6.5
6.0
E24
7.6
7.2
7.0
7.3
6.7
7.3
7.6
E25
7.0
6.1
7.2
7.0
7.3
E26
6.1
Avg
7.4
7.5
7.1
7.0
7.0
7.1
6.8
6.5
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The Quality Arc
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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:
36 Standouts
63 Infamous
5 Hidden Gems
93 Forgettable
Top Standout: S2E22 Theo's Holiday
Most Infamous: S4E18 Once Upon a Time
Best Hidden Gem: S7E2 Bird in the Hand
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Series Trajectory
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Season Momentum
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Season Consistency
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🏆 Top 10 Episodes Season 1 dominates (3/10)
- 1 S2E22 Theo's Holiday
- 2 S1E5 A Shirt Story
- 3 S2E3 Happy Anniversary
- 4 S6E23 Off to See the Wretched
- 5 S3E21 I Know That You Know
- 6 S1E1 Pilot
- 7 S1E22 Slumber Party
- 8 S6E9 Cliff's Wet Adventure
- 9 S6E20 Isn't It Romantic?
- 10 S2E2 The Juicer
📉 Bottom 5 Episodes Season 8 dominates (3/5)
- 197 S8E22 You Can't Stop the Music
- 196 S4E18 Once Upon a Time
- 195 S8E14 The Price Is Wrong
- 194 S8E13 Theo's Future
- 193 S6E8 The Day the Spores Landed
197 Total Episodes
8.5 Highest Rating
5.6 Lowest Rating
2.9 Range