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Episode Power Rankings

The peaks and the valleys. Find the essential episodes — and the ones to skip.

#1
S4E15 8.6
A Day in the Life

NBC programming chief Brandon Tartikoff posts bail for a Neilsen family as the gang rushes to adjudicate 200 cases in one session.

#2
S5E16 8.4
Another Day in the Life

Panic grips the courtroom as the gang races to clear 207 cases in one session so a millionaire will donate money to save an orphanage and so Dan can win an office pool for the most convictions.

#3
S5E7 8.3
Who Was That Mashed Man?

Dan's sadistic boss asks him to look out for his very attractive niece while Harry tries to prevent a TV hero of yesteryear from killing himself.

#4 The Next Voice You Hear... S4E1 8.2
#5 Yet Another Day in the Life S6E22 8.2
#6 Dan's Parents S2E13 8.1
#7 Hello, Goodbye S3E1 8.1
#8 Death of a Bailiff S5E3 8.1
#9 I'm OK, You're Catatonic/Schizophrenic S5E14 8.1
#10 Death Takes a Halloween S8E5 8.1

Lowlights

#193 S8E12 It's Just a Joke 6.3

The First Admendment gets tested with the offensive material of a stand up comic.

#192 The Computer Kid S2E5 6.7
#191 The 1992 Boat Show S9E22 6.9
#190 Opportunity Knock Knocks: Part 2 S9E21 6.9
#189 Opportunity Knock Knocks: Part 1 S9E20 6.9

The Quality Arc

Each point is an episode, plotted in order. Colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for the rise, the plateau, or the decline.

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Episode Engagement

High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

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Series Trajectory

One point per season. Smooths out the episode-to-episode noise to reveal the bigger arc.

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Season Momentum

Did each season build or fizzle? Green means the finale outscored the premiere. Red means the opposite. Longer arrows, bigger swings.

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Season Consistency

How steady is each season? Tightly clustered dots mean reliable quality. Scattered dots mean a wild ride.

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