Episode Ratings Grid

M
Loading chart...
Peak
Excellent
Great
Good
Mid
Bad
Awful
Abysmal

Episode Power Rankings

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

#1
S1E107 9.7
Skitch Henderson/Ed McMahon/Richard Chamberlain
#2
S21E86 9.7
Bette Davis/Richard Pryor
#3
S24E183 9.7
Bette Midler/Ana Obregón
#4 Suzanne Pleshette/Dick Cavett S19E157 9.6
#5 Bette Davis/Martin Short S27E3 9.6
#6 Jason Bateman/Larry Miller/Florence Hodges S27E252 9.5
#7 Jonathan Winters/Peter Strauss S28E56 9.5
#8 June Taylor/Dolores Gray/Maynard Ferguson S1E65 9.4
#9 Robin Williams S20E195 9.4
#10 Bob Newhart/Saundra Santiago/Teresa Ganzel S24E233 9.4

Lowlights

#248 S1E265 Stanley Kramer, William Saroyan, John Gary 1.3
#247 Premiere Show: intro by Groucho Marx; guests: Joan Crawford, Rudy Vallee, Tony Bennett, Mel Brooks S1E1 2.8
#246 Episode #24.3 S24E3 3.8
#245 Episode #28.246 S28E246 4.2
#244 Episode #26.79 S26E79 4.6

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.

Loading chart...

Episode Engagement

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

Loading chart...

Series Trajectory

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

Loading chart...

Season Momentum

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

Loading chart...

Season Consistency

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

Loading chart...