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TV Series Ratings Analysis

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2017 · 2 Seasons · 16 Episodes · Overall Score: 7.8/10 (16 rated)

Highest Rated Episode
8.6/10

S2E8: The Dump (17 votes)

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Best Season
7.86/10

Season 2 holds the highest collective average score across the series.

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Most Consistent Season
Season 1

Lowest score variance (σ = 0.32), maintaining an average of 7.6.

Strongest Finale
8.6/10

Season 2 finale: "The Dump"

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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 2 seasons and 16 episodes, American Vandal has earned an overall series rating of 7.8 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 2, Episode 8 ("The Dump"), rated at an extraordinary 8.6/10 with 17 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 1, Episode 6 ("Gag Order"), landing at 7.2/10.

The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 1 between Episode 5 ("Premature Theories", 7.6) and Episode 6 ("Gag Order", 7.2), a swing of 0.4 points.

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Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of American Vandal

Rank Episode Title Score Votes Air Date
#1 Season 2, Ep 8 The Dump 8.6 17 Sep 14, 2018
#2 Season 2, Ep 7 Sh*t Storm 8.3 16 Sep 14, 2018
#3 Season 1, Ep 8 Clean Up 8.1 19 Sep 15, 2017
#4 Season 1, Ep 7 Climax 8.0 20 Sep 15, 2017
#5 Season 2, Ep 3 Leaving a Mark 7.9 15 Sep 14, 2018
#6 Season 2, Ep 6 All Backed Up 7.8 15 Sep 14, 2018
#7 Season 1, Ep 3 Nailed 7.7 19 Sep 15, 2017
#8 Season 1, Ep 4 Growing Suspicion 7.7 19 Sep 15, 2017
#9 Season 1, Ep 2 A Limp Alibi 7.6 21 Sep 15, 2017
#10 Season 1, Ep 5 Premature Theories 7.6 18 Sep 15, 2017
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