American Horror Story Episode Ratings Heatmap
2011 · 5 Seasons · 63 Episodes · Overall Score: 7.5/10 (12 rated)
Season 1 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 1 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0.21), 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 5 seasons and 63 episodes, American Horror Story has earned an overall series rating of 7.5 out of 10. The series displays remarkable consistency across its narrative arc, maintaining reliable ratings from premiere to conclusion.
The single highest-rated hour of television in the series is Season 1, Episode 10 ("Smoldering Children"), rated at an extraordinary 7.9/10 with 81 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 1, Episode 9 ("Spooky Little Girl"), landing at 7.2/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 1 between Episode 5 ("Halloween (2)", 7.8) and Episode 6 ("Piggy, Piggy", 7.4), a swing of 0.4 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of American Horror Story
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 1, Ep 10 | Smoldering Children | 7.9 | 81 | Dec 7, 2011 |
| #2 | Season 1, Ep 5 | Halloween (2) | 7.8 | 86 | Nov 2, 2011 |
| #3 | Season 1, Ep 1 | Pilot | 7.7 | 217 | Oct 5, 2011 |
| #4 | Season 1, Ep 2 | Home Invasion | 7.6 | 114 | Oct 12, 2011 |
| #5 | Season 1, Ep 4 | Halloween (1) | 7.6 | 90 | Oct 26, 2011 |
| #6 | Season 1, Ep 3 | Murder House | 7.5 | 95 | Oct 19, 2011 |
| #7 | Season 1, Ep 11 | Birth | 7.5 | 83 | Dec 14, 2011 |
| #8 | Season 1, Ep 7 | Open House | 7.4 | 81 | Nov 16, 2011 |
| #9 | Season 1, Ep 6 | Piggy, Piggy | 7.4 | 80 | Nov 9, 2011 |
| #10 | Season 1, Ep 8 | Rubber Man | 7.3 | 83 | Nov 23, 2011 |