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Episode Power Rankings

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

#1
S4E4 8.2
Episode #4.4
#2
S2E5 8.1
Episode #2.5
#3
S3E1 8.1
Not The Nine O'Clock In The Morning News

Todays theme is Not The Nine O'Clock In The Morning News.

#4 Election Special S3E2 8.1
#5 Episode #3.8 S3E8 8.0
#6 Made in Wales S4E5 8.0
#7 Shame S4E6 8.0
#8 International Darts S2E4 7.9
#9 Episode #4.2 S4E2 7.9
#10 The Royal Command Performance of Not the Nine O'Clock News S3E7 7.8

Lowlights

#29 S1E0 Unaired Pilot 6.9

Unaired pilot for "Not the 9 o'clock news", introduced by Basil Fawlty and ended by Manuel (because it was to have followed closely on the last episode of Fawlty Towers). Otherwise very similar in format to how the series later took off.

#28 Episode #3.6 S3E6 7.0
#27 The Outrageously Expensive Not The Nine O'Clock News S2E1 7.0
#26 Hi Se Seo An Naught Ag A Naoi Chlog S4E3 7.1
#25 Christmas Special: Not the Least of Not the Nine O'Clock News S1E7 7.1

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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