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The World at War

1973-1974 1 season

9.2 Top 3%

(36,731 votes)

26 episodes

IMDb
This show averages 8.6, which is 1.2 points above the global average of 7.4 Top 11%
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S1
E1
8.7
E2
8.3
E3
8.8
E4
8.6
E5
8.9
E6
8.5
E7
8.4
E8
8.5
E9
9.0
E10
8.3
E11
8.8
E12
8.4
E13
8.5
E14
8.5
E15
8.0
E16
8.9
E17
9.0
E18
8.6
E19
8.5
E20
9.2
E21
9.0
E22
8.5
E23
8.7
E24
8.9
E25
8.6
E26
8.6
Avg
8.6
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The Quality Arc

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S1 7.588.599.510 Rating 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 Episode 10 9 8 7 6 5

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:
13 Standouts
0 Infamous
13 Hidden Gems
0 Forgettable
Standouts Infamous Hidden Gems Forgettable Global: 7.5 7.27.68.08.48.89.2 Rating 376 477 605 768 975 Votes (log scale)
Top Standout: S1E1 A New Germany: 1933-1939
Best Hidden Gem: S1E17 Morning: June-August 1944

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Episode Power Rankings

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🏆 Top 10 Episodes Season 1 dominates (10/10)

  1. 1 S1E20 Genocide: 1941-1945 9.2
  2. 2 S1E9 Stalingrad: June 1942-February 1943 9.0
  3. 3 S1E17 Morning: June-August 1944 9.0
  4. 4 S1E21 Nemesis: Germany - February-May 1945 9.0
  5. 5 S1E5 Barbarossa: June-December 1941 8.9
  6. 6 S1E16 Inside the Reich: Germany - 1940-1944 8.9
  7. 7 S1E24 The Bomb: February-September 1945 8.9
  8. 8 S1E3 France Falls: May-June 1940 8.8
  9. 9 S1E11 Red Star: The Soviet Union - 1941-1943 8.8
  10. 10 S1E1 A New Germany: 1933-1939 8.7

📉 Bottom 5 Episodes Season 1 dominates (5/5)

  1. 26 S1E15 Home Fires: Britain - 1940-1944 8.0
  2. 25 S1E10 Wolf Pack: U-Boats in the Atlantic - 1939-1944 8.3
  3. 24 S1E2 Distant War: September 1939-May 1940 8.3
  4. 23 S1E12 Whirlwind: Bombing Germany - September 1939-April 1944 8.4
  5. 22 S1E7 On Our Way: U.S.A. 1939-1942 8.4
26 Total Episodes
9.2 Highest Rating
8.0 Lowest Rating
1.2 Range