Episode Ratings Grid

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

M
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
S8
S9
S10 1-30
S10 31-41
S11
S12
S13
S14
S15
S16
S17
S18
S19
S20
S21
S22
S23
S24
S25 0-29
S25 30-52
S26
S27
S28
E1
9.3
7.9
7.9
8.4
8.6
8.3
7.9
6.2
7.5
6.2
8.4
9.3
4.5
8.1
7.0
4.8
8.6
7.9
8.8
8.8
7.7
8.2
4.1
5.5
7.1
3.8
?
6.6
8.2
5.4
E2
7.9
7.7
8.3
8.2
8.2
7.4
7.8
6.4
7.6
6.3
7.9
7.3
3.7
5.6
2.8
5.2
2.7
6.3
8.5
6.8
6.9
8.8
3.1
4.0
4.2
2.9
?
5.3
6.2
5.2
E3
8.0
7.8
7.8
7.9
8.5
8.2
7.6
7.6
5.1
6.2
6.9
7.2
4.1
3.5
3.6
5.0
2.9
6.6
8.4
6.7
6.8
8.0
2.8
6.7
5.7
3.2
?
5.5
7.2
7.4
E4
7.9
8.0
8.0
7.6
8.4
7.8
6.1
5.0
6.3
5.5
7.6
7.9
4.2
4.8
3.0
3.0
3.4
7.4
5.8
7.8
8.8
8.7
2.6
2.4
2.7
5.6
?
5.3
E5
8.2
8.7
7.8
8.0
8.1
7.9
7.3
7.1
6.5
6.0
7.9
7.8
3.4
5.1
3.0
2.8
3.2
7.7
6.8
4.9
6.1
6.5
2.8
3.1
3.7
5.2
?
?
E6
7.4
7.5
7.5
7.5
6.9
8.4
6.7
7.4
6.3
5.0
7.5
8.1
5.0
3.4
2.8
5.6
2.6
6.0
5.1
7.2
7.6
7.8
2.8
2.5
3.1
5.3
?
?
E7
7.7
7.8
8.3
7.4
8.0
8.4
8.5
6.6
8.5
6.1
7.6
8.1
3.7
3.1
3.2
3.8
5.7
5.2
8.1
8.2
8.7
8.3
2.7
2.5
2.5
5.4
?
?
E8
8.3
8.3
8.1
8.4
7.4
8.5
7.8
5.8
6.9
5.6
7.2
6.6
4.4
3.1
3.0
2.7
3.5
8.7
7.7
5.9
8.7
6.2
2.7
2.4
3.5
4.8
?
?
E9
7.6
8.0
8.5
7.9
8.3
8.2
7.8
6.0
5.7
7.7
8.6
4.4
3.9
3.3
2.8
2.7
3.7
8.3
8.2
7.8
8.7
7.4
2.8
4.0
3.2
5.0
?
?
E10
7.9
7.7
7.8
7.9
8.9
7.9
7.6
6.9
6.8
4.3
8.1
5.9
3.3
2.7
5.6
5.3
5.5
8.5
8.4
7.8
8.5
8.2
4.3
2.5
2.6
?
?
?
E11
7.8
8.1
7.6
8.2
8.8
8.2
7.7
7.2
5.2
4.4
8.4
4.8
3.5
3.5
2.9
2.9
6.4
5.3
8.3
6.5
8.7
8.4
2.9
4.2
4.3
?
?
?
E12
7.3
8.4
8.0
8.1
7.8
8.6
4.8
7.3
5.9
6.1
4.8
6.0
3.1
4.3
2.7
5.3
7.0
8.8
8.4
8.6
5.5
5.8
2.2
3.4
?
?
?
E13
8.0
8.3
8.0
7.8
8.7
7.4
7.8
6.2
5.9
5.8
5.7
3.3
3.1
3.3
5.3
3.7
7.8
7.0
6.9
8.7
7.7
3.1
2.8
2.5
?
?
?
E14
8.2
8.7
7.9
8.2
7.9
5.6
8.6
7.6
6.3
4.3
3.8
3.3
3.4
2.6
4.6
3.1
7.0
7.3
8.0
6.3
3.5
2.6
3.1
5.8
?
?
?
E15
8.3
7.3
8.2
7.8
8.0
8.0
8.0
7.7
6.5
4.3
5.5
4.9
3.2
2.9
3.5
3.0
7.6
7.5
7.8
8.5
5.7
2.3
2.9
3.6
?
?
?
E16
8.1
8.4
7.7
8.4
8.2
7.9
7.5
5.1
7.6
5.0
6.0
3.4
4.0
2.6
2.8
5.3
8.4
7.4
7.6
8.4
8.7
2.5
2.6
3.3
?
?
E17
8.2
8.1
7.8
8.6
7.3
8.7
7.6
4.8
6.2
2.7
5.2
3.4
3.7
3.0
2.7
3.8
6.3
8.4
7.9
8.2
8.2
3.3
2.8
2.7
?
?
E18
8.0
8.6
8.4
8.0
7.8
8.0
7.5
6.0
6.6
3.2
7.4
4.5
6.5
3.5
2.5
5.1
7.2
7.3
6.4
7.4
8.5
2.5
2.6
3.5
?
?
E19
7.8
7.8
7.5
7.9
7.8
5.4
7.6
7.0
7.0
3.7
5.5
2.4
3.3
5.0
2.6
4.9
7.5
8.8
6.5
8.0
7.6
2.9
2.8
2.8
?
?
E20
8.9
8.2
7.5
8.3
7.7
8.3
7.3
5.2
7.4
2.7
5.4
5.1
2.8
4.5
3.0
6.4
7.3
8.8
7.4
8.7
2.5
2.5
2.5
?
?
E21
8.0
8.4
8.8
8.0
7.9
7.7
6.9
8.2
7.7
6.7
5.3
3.9
2.7
2.4
3.7
7.5
6.6
8.1
7.7
2.5
3.0
2.4
?
?
E22
8.2
8.1
8.1
8.2
7.6
8.2
7.9
6.8
6.8
6.3
5.6
7.4
6.7
6.9
6.0
2.6
2.6
2.8
?
?
E23
7.9
8.7
8.1
8.1
8.8
6.3
8.7
7.3
3.4
6.4
5.0
7.6
6.8
8.2
8.2
4.2
3.4
3.4
?
?
E24
8.3
8.8
8.3
8.2
8.6
7.8
7.7
5.9
3.9
7.4
7.8
7.4
7.6
5.7
8.2
2.8
?
E25
8.3
8.1
7.6
7.6
8.0
5.2
6.0
5.4
5.1
6.3
4.2
7.8
5.9
7.7
6.0
2.6
?
E26
8.4
8.1
7.8
8.0
8.9
7.6
8.4
5.7
7.5
5.0
3.6
7.8
5.7
8.2
5.4
2.4
?
E27
8.3
7.3
7.5
7.0
6.3
5.7
8.3
8.9
6.0
?
E28
5.5
9.0
8.9
6.0
7.4
E29
7.0
9.2
?
E30
6.8
?
Avg
8.1
8.1
8.0
8.0
8.1
7.7
7.5
6.5
6.4
6.1
6.1
4.0
4.0
3.5
3.6
4.4
7.3
7.4
7.4
7.9
7.5
3.1
3.2
3.5
4.7
5.7
7.3
6.0
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Great
Good
Mid
Bad
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Abysmal
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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 9.3

S1E0 Pilot: Down the Mine

Produced in 1983 by Britt Allcroft, this pilot episode was seen for the first time since its creation on the official Thomas and Friends YouTube channel to mark the brand's 80th anniversary.

#2
S11E0 9.3

Thomas & Friends: The Great Discovery

When The Fat Controller announces the building of a new airport on Sodor, old rivalries between steam engines and diesels soon resurface. A trick by Thomas backfires badly and before long the whole island is in jeopardy.

#3
S20E28 9.2

Tit for Tat

Stephen becomes jealous of all the attention received by Glynn at the castle.

  1. 4. S19E27 "Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins" 9.0
  2. 5. S1E19 "The Flying Kipper" 8.9
  3. 6. S5E10 "Toby and the Flood" 8.9
  4. 7. S5E26 "Rusty and the Boulder" 8.9
  5. 8. S20E26 "Skiff and the Mermaid" 8.9
  6. 9. S20E27 "Useful Railway" 8.9
  7. 10. S2E24 "Ghost Train" 8.8

📉 Bottom Episodes

#632
S23E12 2.2

Panicky Percy

Shane has too much fun to stop and refuel until he runs out of coal and gets stranded on the Australian Railway.

  1. 631. S22E14 "Apology Impossible" 2.3
  2. 630. S24E21 "A New Arrival" 2.4
  3. 629. S23E8 "Thomas Makes a Mistake" 2.4
  4. 628. S23E4 "Crowning Around" 2.4
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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 S19 S20 S21 S22 S23 S24 S25 S26 S27 S28 1.53.24.96.68.310 Rating 69 138 207 276 345 414 483 552 621 690 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:
197 Standouts
122 Infamous
73 Hidden Gems
240 Forgettable
Standouts Infamous Hidden Gems Forgettable Global: 7.5 2.23.65.06.57.99.3 Rating 6 15 40 102 263 Votes (log scale)
Top Standout: S1E19 The Flying Kipper
Most Infamous: S23E12 Panicky Percy
Best Hidden Gem: S11E0 Thomas & Friends: The Great Discovery

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.

2.53.85.16.47.79 Rating S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 S11 S12 S13 S14 S15 S16 S17 S18 S19 S20 S21 S22 S23 S24 S25 S26 S27 S28 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.

2345678910 Rating S1 8.0 8.3 +0.4 S2 7.8 8.3 +0.4 S3 7.8 8.1 +0.3 S4 8.0 8.1 +0.1 S5 8.3 8.3 0.0 S6 8.1 7.7 -0.4 S7 7.4 7.8 +0.4 S8 6.8 6.3 -0.4 S9 6.4 5.9 -0.5 S10 6.1 7.6 +1.5 S11 7.8 5.3 -2.5 S12 4.2 4.0 -0.2 S13 5.1 3.7 -1.4 S14 3.0 3.5 +0.5 S15 4.8 2.6 -2.2 S16 3.2 4.9 +1.7 S17 7.0 7.5 +0.5 S18 7.6 6.3 -1.3 S19 7.0 8.2 +1.2 S20 7.3 8.6 +1.3 S21 8.4 8.3 -0.1 S22 2.8 2.7 -0.1 S23 4.0 2.8 -1.2 S24 4.2 2.8 -1.4 S25 3.3 5.5 +2.2 S26 6.6 5.3 -1.3 S27 8.2 7.4 -0.8 S28 5.4 7.4 +2.0
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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.

1356810 Rating S1 Typical avg 8.1 S2 Typical avg 8.1 S3 Typical avg 8.0 S4 Typical avg 8.0 S5 Uneven avg 8.1 S6 Erratic avg 7.7 S7 Erratic avg 7.5 S8 Erratic avg 6.5 S9 Erratic avg 6.4 S10 Erratic avg 6.1 S11 Erratic avg 6.1 S12 Erratic avg 4.0 S13 Erratic avg 4.0 S14 Erratic avg 3.5 S15 Erratic avg 3.6 S16 Erratic avg 4.4 S17 Erratic avg 7.3 S18 Erratic avg 7.4 S19 Erratic avg 7.4 S20 Erratic avg 7.9 S21 Erratic avg 7.5 S22 Erratic avg 3.1 S23 Erratic avg 3.2 S24 Erratic avg 3.5 S25 Erratic avg 4.7 S26 Uneven avg 5.7 S27 Uneven avg 7.3 S28 Erratic avg 6.0 Episode Premiere/Finale

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

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