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TV Series Ratings Analysis

Alfred Hitchcock Presents Episode Ratings Heatmap

1955 · 7 Seasons · 268 Episodes · Overall Score: 7.5/10 (219 rated)

Highest Rated Episode
10.0/10

S3E28: Lamb to the Slaughter (3 votes)

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Best Season
9.09/10

Season 3 holds the highest collective average score across the series.

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Most Consistent Season
Season 6

Lowest score variance (σ = 0.66), maintaining an average of 7.5.

Strongest Finale
10.0/10

Season 3 finale: "Little White Frock"

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Key Ratings Insights

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

Ratings Analysis & Trajectory

Across 7 seasons and 268 episodes, Alfred Hitchcock Presents has earned an overall series rating of 7.5 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 3, Episode 28 ("Lamb to the Slaughter"), rated at an extraordinary 10.0/10 with 3 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 2, Episode 14 ("John Brown's Body"), landing at 4.5/10.

The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 7 between Episode 9 ("I Spy", 10) and Episode 10 ("Services Rendered", 6.5), a swing of 3.5 points.

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Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Rank Episode Title Score Votes Air Date
#1 Season 3, Ep 28 Lamb to the Slaughter 10.0 3 Apr 13, 1958
#2 Season 3, Ep 1 The Glass Eye 10.0 2 Oct 6, 1957
#3 Season 3, Ep 23 The Right Kind of House 10.0 1 Mar 9, 1958
#4 Season 3, Ep 39 Little White Frock 10.0 1 Jun 29, 1958
#5 Season 4, Ep 18 The Last Dark Step 10.0 1 Feb 8, 1959
#6 Season 7, Ep 7 You Can't Be a Little Girl All Your Life 10.0 1 Nov 21, 1961
#7 Season 7, Ep 9 I Spy 10.0 1 Dec 5, 1961
#8 Season 7, Ep 22 The Big Score 10.0 1 Mar 6, 1962
#9 Season 7, Ep 32 Victim Four 10.0 1 May 15, 1962
#10 Season 1, Ep 38 The Creeper 9.0 2 Jun 17, 1956
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