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Episode Power Rankings

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

#1
S3E12 8.5
Lea Michele/Norm Macdonald/Nothing But Thieves

Lea Michele (Scream Queens (2015)); author Norm MacDonald. Also: Nothing But Thieves perform.

#2
S2E140 8.2
Chris Pine/Imogen Poots

Chris Pine (Star Trek Beyond (2016)); Imogen Poots (Roadies (2016) and Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)).

#3
S8E100 8.2
Nicolas Cage/Aaron Paul/Robert Winston

Actor Nicolas Cage (movie, "The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent"); actor Aaron Paul (TV series "Westworld" and "Better Call Saul", movie "Dual"); a science demonstration by Prof. Robert Winston;

#4 Jeff Goldblum/Zookeeper Rick Schwartz/Beck S1E7 8.1
#5 Nicole Kidman/Kit Harington/Ed Sheeran S3E121 8.1
#6 Anna Faris/Tituss Burgess/David George Gordon S1E20 8.0
#7 Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow & Hailee Steinfeld/The Filharmonic S1E31 8.0
#8 David Beckham/Emily Blunt/Harry Styles S3E123 8.0
#9 Aaron Taylor-Johnson/Richard Madden/Kiss/Snow Patrol S5E32 8.0
#10 Kristin Davis/Chloe Grace Moretz/BTS S8E53 8.0

Lowlights

#423 S3E108 Caitlyn Jenner/Michael Weatherly/LP 1.2

Author Caitlyn Jenner (book, "The Secrets of My Life"); actor Michael Weatherly (Bull (2016)); LP (LP) performs.

#422 Joseph Gordon-Levitt/Suni Lee S8E9 2.4
#421 Melissa McCarthy/Laura Dern/Mark Duplass S6E55 3.5
#420 Amber Heard/Wanda Sykes/Carly Rae Jepsen S2E54 3.5
#419 Kim Kardashian West/Ludacris/Amy Shark S4E39 3.6

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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