Waking the Dead — 2000-2011 · 9 seasons · 92 eps

★ 7.9

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Waking the Dead

2000-2011 9 seasons 92 episodes

★ 7.9 (6,914 votes) Top 32%

A detective team apply new techniques to old crimes as they solve cold cases.

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

S2

S3

S4

S5

S6

S7

S8

S9

E1

7.4

7.8

7.7

7.9

7.4

7.6

7.7

7.7

8.1

E2

7.5

7.8

7.8

8.1

7.5

7.6

7.8

7.8

8.4

E3

7.5

7.9

7.5

7.8

7.6

6.7

7.9

7.9

8.1

E4

7.5

7.9

7.5

7.9

7.7

6.7

7.9

7.8

7.9

E5

7.6

7.6

7.5

8.1

7.7

7.7

7.2

7.4

7.7

E6

7.7

7.8

7.8

8.3

7.8

7.6

7.4

7.2

7.8

E7

7.9

7.9

7.7

7.8

8.3

7.7

7.9

8.1

7.7

E8

8.1

7.9

7.6

7.9

8.3

7.9

8.1

8.1

7.9

E9

7.8

7.7

7.9

7.4

6.7

8.6

E10

7.9

7.8

8.1

7.4

6.7

8.7

E11

8.0

8.2

8.4

7.9

E12

8.1

8.4

8.5

8.1

Avg

7.7

7.8

7.6

7.9

7.9

7.6

7.6

7.8

8.1

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Episode Power Rankings

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🏆 Top Episodes

#1 8.7

S9E10 Waterloo: Part 2

Time is running out for Boyd as he fights for justice against a powerful adversary.

#2

S9E9 8.6

Waterloo: Part 1

Boyd investigates the disappearance of 16 homeless boys from Waterloo Bridge in the 1980s.

#3

S6E12 8.5

Yahrzeit: Part 2

As Ben goes missing, Boyd and his team try to force the truth out of a confused David. Boyd grows increasingly close to Sarah, and Stella travels to Poland to investigate the true story.

4. S5E12 "Cold Fusion: Part 2" 8.4
5. S6E11 "Yahrzeit: Part 1" 8.4
6. S9E2 "Harbinger: Part 2" 8.4
7. S4E6 "Fugue States: Part 2" 8.3
8. S5E7 "Straw Dog: Part 1" 8.3
9. S5E8 "Straw Dog: Part 2" 8.3
10. S5E11 "Cold Fusion: Part 1" 8.2

📉 Bottom Episodes

#92

S7E10 6.7

Wounds: Part 2

The team find out that a body discovered in a disused tunnel is that of salesman Chris Dearden, who went missing in 1996.

91. S7E9 "Wounds: Part 1" 6.7
90. S6E4 "Deus Ex Machina: Part 2" 6.7
89. S6E3 "Deus Ex Machina: Part 1" 6.7
88. S8E6 "Substitute: Part 2" 7.2

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.

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45 Standouts

2 Infamous

35 Hidden Gems

10 Forgettable

Top Standout: S6E11 Yahrzeit: Part 1

Most Infamous: S1E1 Pilot: Part 1

Best Hidden Gem: S9E10 Waterloo: Part 2

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Series Trajectory

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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.

Season Consistency

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