Thriller — 1960-1962 · 2 seasons · 67 eps

★ 8.2

Thriller

1960-1962 2 seasons 67 episodes

★ 8.2 (1,813 votes) Top 21%

Thriller is an American anthology television series that aired during the 1960–61 and 1961–62 seasons on NBC. The show featured host Boris Karloff introducing a mix of self-contained, macabre weird-horror and morbid, hitchockian crime stories, in some of which he also starred.

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 1-30

S1 31-37

S2

E1

7.0

8.3

7.0

E2

5.7

8.0

7.6

E3

6.9

7.5

8.0

E4

6.3

7.7

7.9

E5

6.9

7.1

6.8

E6

6.1

7.9

7.7

E7

7.5

8.4

7.3

E8

6.8

6.6

E9

6.8

7.1

E10

7.3

6.6

E11

7.1

7.6

E12

6.2

7.4

E13

7.1

8.0

E14

6.1

7.4

E15

8.4

7.3

E16

8.1

7.7

E17

7.4

7.5

E18

5.9

7.7

E19

7.3

8.1

E20

6.9

7.5

E21

7.6

7.2

E22

7.4

8.3

E23

7.7

6.2

E24

6.5

7.2

E25

7.4

6.4

E26

6.1

7.2

E27

7.0

7.5

E28

7.4

6.5

E29

8.4

7.6

E30

7.7

5.7

Avg

7.2

7.3

Great

Good

Mid

Bad

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 8.4

S1E15 The Cheaters

#2

S1E29 8.4

The Devil's Ticket

#3

S1E37 8.4

The Grim Reaper

4. S1E31 "A Good Imagination" 8.3
5. S2E22 "The Incredible Doktor Markesan" 8.3
6. S1E16 "The Hungry Glass" 8.1
7. S2E19 "A Wig for Miss Devore" 8.1
8. S1E32 "Mr. George" 8.0
9. S2E3 "The Premature Burial" 8.0
10. S2E13 "The Remarkable Mrs. Hawk" 8.0

📉 Bottom Episodes

#67

S2E30 5.7

The Specialists

66. S1E2 "Child's Play" 5.7
65. S1E18 "Man in the Cage" 5.9
64. S1E26 "Papa Benjamin" 6.1
63. S1E14 "Man in the Middle" 6.1

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.

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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:

19 Standouts

15 Infamous

8 Hidden Gems

25 Forgettable

Top Standout: S1E37 The Grim Reaper

Most Infamous: S1E2 Child's Play

Best Hidden Gem: S2E13 The Remarkable Mrs. Hawk

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.

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.

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.

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