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TV Series Ratings Analysis

Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police Episode Ratings Heatmap

1996 · 30 Seasons · 231 Episodes · Overall Score: 8.7/10 (231 rated)

Highest Rated Episode
10.0/10

S6E4: Shadow warrior (1 votes)

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Best Season
9.10/10

Season 18 holds the highest collective average score across the series.

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Most Consistent Season
Season 19

Lowest score variance (σ = 0), maintaining an average of 9.0.

Strongest Finale
9.5/10

Season 5 finale: "The Joker"

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Key Ratings Insights

  • Best season by average: Season 18 averaged 9.10/10 across 5 rated episodes.
  • Ratings rose from Season 1 (average 7.20/10) to Season 30 (average 9.00/10), an increase of 1.80 points.

Complete Episode Rating Matrix

Interactive score chart by season and episode number. Darker green indicates higher ratings; amber and red denote lower reception.

8.5+ (Outstanding) 7.5 – 8.4 (Great) 6.0 – 7.4 (Average) < 6.0 (Underwhelming) Few votes
Episode Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Season 7 Season 8 Season 9 Season 10 Season 11 Season 12 Season 13 Season 14 Season 15 Season 16 Season 17 Season 18 Season 19 Season 20 Season 21 Season 22 Season 23 Season 24 Season 25 Season 26 Season 27 Season 28 Season 29 Season 30
Ep 1 5.0 8.0 8.3 9.5 9.0 8.0 9.0 9.0 8.5 8.5 8.0 8.0 8.5 8.0 9.0 7.3 9.0 8.5 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0
Ep 2 6.7 7.0 9.0 9.0 7.3 9.5 8.0 7.5 9.0 9.0 8.5 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.0 8.5 8.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0
Ep 3 8.3 7.3 9.5 8.0 7.3 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.0 8.0 9.5 8.5 9.0 9.0 8.5 8.0 8.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0
Ep 4 7.3 7.5 8.0 8.5 8.3 10.0 9.0 8.5 9.0 8.5 9.0 7.7 8.5 8.0 9.0 8.5 9.0 9.5 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0
Ep 5 8.0 8.0 9.5 8.0 7.0 9.5 8.5 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.5 8.0 8.5 9.5 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0
Ep 6 6.7 6.3 8.5 9.5 7.7 7.0 8.0 – 8.5 9.0 8.0 9.0 – 8.0 9.5 8.0 8.5 – 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0
Ep 7 7.7 – – 8.5 8.3 8.5 9.0 – – – 9.5 8.0 – 8.0 9.5 8.5 9.5 – 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 – 9.0 – 7.5 – 9.0
Ep 8 7.3 – – 7.5 9.5 8.0 9.5 – – – 9.0 8.0 – 8.5 8.5 9.0 9.5 – – 9.0 9.0 – – 9.0 – 9.0 – – – 9.0
Ep 9 7.8 – – 8.0 – – 9.5 – – – – 9.5 – 9.0 8.5 8.0 – – – 9.0 – – – 9.0 – 9.0 – – – 9.0
Ep 10 – – – 8.0 – – 9.0 – – – – – – – – 9.5 – – – 9.0 – – – – – – – – – –
Ep 11 – – – – – – 9.5 – – – – – – – – – – – – 9.0 – – – – – – – – – –
Ep 12 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 9.0 – – – – – – – – – –
Season Avg 7.2 7.4 8.8 8.5 8.1 8.7 8.9 8.4 8.5 8.5 8.7 8.5 8.8 8.5 8.9 8.3 8.8 9.1 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.8 9.0 9.0

Ratings Analysis & Trajectory

Across 30 seasons and 231 episodes, Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police has earned an overall series rating of 8.7 out of 10. The series demonstrates an upward quality trajectory, with later seasons sustaining higher viewer acclaim than its debut.

The single highest-rated hour of television in the series is Season 6, Episode 4 ("Shadow warrior"), rated at an extraordinary 10.0/10 with 1 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 1, Episode 1 ("Bombs at kilometre 92"), landing at 5.0/10.

The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 6 between Episode 5 ("Taxi 541", 9.5) and Episode 6 ("The Judge", 7), a swing of 2.5 points.

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Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police

Rank Episode Title Score Votes Air Date
#1 Season 6, Ep 4 Shadow warrior 10.0 1 Apr 8, 1999
#2 Season 3, Ep 3 Child Problems 9.5 2 Oct 28, 1997
#3 Season 3, Ep 5 Revenge is sweet 9.5 2 Nov 18, 1997
#4 Season 4, Ep 1 Children of the Sun 9.5 2 Mar 31, 1998
#5 Season 4, Ep 6 Poison 9.5 2 May 7, 1998
#6 Season 5, Ep 8 The Joker 9.5 2 Nov 19, 1998
#7 Season 6, Ep 2 Lethal Cargo 9.5 2 Mar 25, 1999
#8 Season 6, Ep 5 Taxi 541 9.5 2 Apr 15, 1999
#9 Season 7, Ep 8 Dangerous toy 9.5 2 Mar 2, 2000
#10 Season 7, Ep 9 Mysterious Power 9.5 2 Mar 9, 2000
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