Battlestar Galactica Episode Ratings Heatmap
1978 · 1 Seasons · 21 Episodes · Overall Score: 6.9/10 (21 rated)
Season 1 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 1 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0.62), maintaining an average of 6.9.
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 1 seasons and 21 episodes, Battlestar Galactica has earned an overall series rating of 6.9 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 ("The Living Legend (1)"), rated at an extraordinary 7.9/10 with 10 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 1, Episode 20 ("Take the Celestra"), landing at 5.9/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 1 between Episode 11 ("The Living Legend (2)", 7.7) and Episode 12 ("Fire in Space", 6.3), a swing of 1.4 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of Battlestar Galactica
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 1, Ep 10 | The Living Legend (1) | 7.9 | 10 | Nov 26, 1978 |
| #2 | Season 1, Ep 1 | Saga of a Star World | 7.7 | 15 | Sep 17, 1978 |
| #3 | Season 1, Ep 11 | The Living Legend (2) | 7.7 | 10 | Dec 3, 1978 |
| #4 | Season 1, Ep 21 | The Hand of God | 7.4 | 14 | Apr 29, 1979 |
| #5 | Season 1, Ep 2 | Lost Planet of the Gods (1) | 7.4 | 13 | Sep 24, 1978 |
| #6 | Season 1, Ep 13 | War of the Gods (1) | 7.4 | 9 | Jan 14, 1979 |
| #7 | Season 1, Ep 14 | War of the Gods (2) | 7.3 | 9 | Jan 21, 1979 |
| #8 | Season 1, Ep 3 | Lost Planet of the Gods (2) | 7.2 | 13 | Oct 1, 1978 |
| #9 | Season 1, Ep 6 | The Gun on Ice Planet Zero (1) | 7.2 | 11 | Oct 22, 1978 |
| #10 | Season 1, Ep 18 | Baltar's Escape | 7.1 | 11 | Mar 11, 1979 |