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
8.0
E2
8.0
E3
7.8
E4
8.0
E5
7.7
E6
7.7
E7
8.0
E8
8.0
E9
7.7
E10
7.9
Avg
7.9
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 8.0

S1E1 Wherever It Leads

In 1997, Detective Russell Poole launches the first major investigation into the murder of the Notorious B.I.G. Ten years later, Detective Greg Kading is asked to re-open the still-unsolved case.

#2
S1E2 8.0

Nobody Talks

Kading and Dupree brief the Biggie Smalls Task Force on the case's popular theories. Poole and Miller travel to Las Vegas to investigate a possible connection between Biggie and Tupac's murders.

#3
S1E4 8.0

Take Your Best Shot

The Task Force tracks down a person of interest; after Poole gets put on a new case, Miller interviews Biggie's widow; Tupac faces legal trouble and goes to record at Quad Studios in New York.

  1. 4. S1E7 "Half the Job" 8.0
  2. 5. S1E8 "Tupac Amaru Shakur" 8.0
  3. 6. S1E10 "Unsolved?" 7.9
  4. 7. S1E3 "The Mack" 7.8
  5. 8. S1E5 "The Art of War" 7.7
  6. 9. S1E6 "East Coast, West Coast" 7.7
  7. 10. S1E9 "Christopher" 7.7

📉 Bottom Episodes

#10
S1E9 7.7

Christopher

The Task Force has a new target; Poole runs into his old partner, who has updates on the Biggie case; Voletta Wallace visits her son's hotel room the day after his death.

  1. 9. S1E6 "East Coast, West Coast" 7.7
  2. 8. S1E5 "The Art of War" 7.7
  3. 7. S1E3 "The Mack" 7.8
  4. 6. S1E10 "Unsolved?" 7.9
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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 77.37.67.98.28.5 Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 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:
5 Standouts
0 Infamous
5 Hidden Gems
0 Forgettable
Standouts Infamous Hidden Gems Forgettable Global: 7.5 7.27.47.57.77.88.0 Rating 247 287 333 387 449 Votes (log scale)
Top Standout: S1E1 Wherever It Leads
Best Hidden Gem: S1E7 Half the Job

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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