Season 3 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 3 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0.66), maintaining an average of 7.5.
Complete Episode Rating Matrix
Interactive score chart by season and episode number. Darker green indicates higher ratings; amber and red denote lower reception.
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.
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 |