TV Series Ratings Analysis

Baywatch Episode Ratings Heatmap

Name: Baywatch
Rating: 6.8

1989 · 11 Seasons · 242 Episodes · Overall Score: 6.8/10 (242 rated)

Highest Rated Episode

8.3/10

S1E16: Muddy Waters (7 votes)

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Best Season

7.46/10

Season 1 holds the highest collective average score across the series.

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Most Consistent Season

Season 8

Lowest score variance (σ = 0.23), maintaining an average of 7.0.

Strongest Finale

8.2/10

Season 1 finale: "The End?"

Episode Recap →

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

Episode	Season 1	Season 2	Season 3	Season 4	Season 5	Season 6	Season 7	Season 8	Season 9	Season 10	Season 11
Ep 1	7.0	6.4	6.8	7.5	6.8	6.4	7.2	6.8	6.8	6.2	5.0
Ep 2	7.4	7.3	6.9	7.7	6.8	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	6.0	5.3
Ep 3	5.4	7.5	7.7	7.5	6.8	6.8	6.6	6.8	7.2	6.0	5.3
Ep 4	8.0	7.5	7.3	8.0	6.8	7.4	6.8	6.8	6.6	6.0	5.0
Ep 5	7.3	7.5	7.8	7.2	7.0	7.4	5.1	7.2	7.0	5.7	6.3
Ep 6	7.5	7.0	7.3	7.5	6.8	7.4	6.8	7.2	7.2	6.0	5.7
Ep 7	8.0	7.2	7.4	7.3	6.8	7.2	6.8	7.0	7.6	5.8	5.3
Ep 8	8.0	7.0	7.2	7.8	6.8	6.5	7.0	7.0	7.2	5.8	5.3
Ep 9	8.0	6.1	7.3	6.8	6.8	7.2	7.4	7.2	6.6	6.0	5.3
Ep 10	7.5	7.3	7.5	7.5	6.8	7.2	7.0	7.2	6.8	6.0	5.0
Ep 11	8.0	7.2	7.3	7.0	7.2	6.8	6.6	6.8	6.6	6.0	5.3
Ep 12	7.3	7.7	7.5	5.9	7.0	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.6	6.2	5.3
Ep 13	7.7	7.8	6.8	7.4	5.3	6.6	7.4	7.2	6.8	5.3	5.7
Ep 14	6.8	6.5	7.7	7.4	6.0	7.2	6.8	6.5	6.8	6.2	5.0
Ep 15	8.3	7.3	7.5	6.8	6.8	6.1	7.4	7.0	6.2	5.8	6.5
Ep 16	8.3	6.7	7.2	7.0	7.3	7.2	7.4	7.0	6.2	6.2	5.3
Ep 17	6.7	8.0	7.2	6.8	6.8	7.2	5.4	7.2	6.8	6.5	5.7
Ep 18	7.0	7.8	7.3	6.6	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.6	6.2	6.2	5.3
Ep 19	7.9	7.7	7.3	7.0	6.8	7.0	6.8	7.0	5.8	6.5	5.3
Ep 20	7.0	7.2	7.3	7.2	7.2	6.6	7.4	7.2	6.2	6.5	5.7
Ep 21	6.8	7.7	7.3	6.8	7.2	7.0	6.8	7.2	6.0	6.2	5.0
Ep 22	8.2	7.0	6.7	7.0	7.0	6.8	7.0	6.6	5.8	5.7	5.3
Season Avg	7.5	7.3	7.3	7.2	6.8	6.9	6.8	7.0	6.6	6.0	5.4

Ratings Analysis & Trajectory

Across 11 seasons and 242 episodes, Baywatch has earned an overall series rating of 6.8 out of 10. The series reached its critical peak early, showing a slight contraction in audience satisfaction in later chapters.

The single highest-rated hour of television in the series is Season 1, Episode 16 ("Muddy Waters"), rated at an extraordinary 8.3/10 with 7 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 11, Episode 21 ("Makapu'u Lighthouse"), landing at 5.0/10.

The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 1 between Episode 2 ("In Deep", 7.4) and Episode 3 ("Heat Wave", 5.4), a swing of 2 points.

Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of Baywatch

Rank	Episode	Title	Score	Votes	Air Date
#1	Season 1, Ep 16	Muddy Waters	8.3	7	Feb 2, 1990
#2	Season 1, Ep 15	We Need a Vacation	8.3	6	Jan 26, 1990
#3	Season 1, Ep 22	The End?	8.2	6	Apr 6, 1990
#4	Season 1, Ep 4	Second Wave	8.0	6	Oct 13, 1989
#5	Season 1, Ep 7	The Drowning Pool	8.0	6	Nov 3, 1989
#6	Season 1, Ep 8	Rookie School	8.0	6	Nov 10, 1989
#7	Season 1, Ep 9	Cruise Ship	8.0	6	Nov 24, 1989
#8	Season 1, Ep 11	Shelter Me	8.0	6	Dec 8, 1989
#9	Season 2, Ep 17	The Chamber	8.0	6	Mar 2, 1992
#10	Season 4, Ep 4	Blindside	8.0	6	Oct 4, 1993