TV Series Ratings Analysis

Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild Episode Ratings Heatmap

2013 · 21 Seasons · 129 Episodes · Overall Score: 9.8/10 (94 rated)

Highest Rated Episode

10.0/10

S2E4: Panama (1 votes)

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Best Season

10.00/10

Season 6 holds the highest collective average score across the series.

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Most Consistent Season

Season 6

Lowest score variance (σ = 0), maintaining an average of 10.0.

Strongest Finale

10.0/10

Season 2 finale: "Panama"

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Key Ratings Insights

Best season by average: Season 6 averaged 10.00/10 across 8 rated episodes.
Ratings rose from Season 1 (average 8.88/10) to Season 18 (average 10.00/10), an increase of 1.12 points.

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	Season 12	Season 13	Season 14	Season 15	Season 16	Season 17	Season 18	Season 19	Season 20	Season 21
Ep 1	9.0	8.5	9.0	9.5	9.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	–	10.0	–	–	–
Ep 2	8.5	9.5	8.5	9.0	8.5	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	–	10.0	–	–	–
Ep 3	9.0	8.5	9.5	9.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	–	10.0	–	–	–
Ep 4	9.0	10.0	9.0	8.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	–	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	–	10.0	–	–	–
Ep 5	–	–	–	8.5	10.0	10.0	–	–	–	–	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	–	10.0	–	10.0	–	–	–
Ep 6	–	–	–	–	10.0	10.0	–	–	–	–	–	10.0	–	10.0	–	10.0	–	10.0	–	–	–
Ep 7	–	–	–	–	10.0	10.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10.0	–	10.0	–	–	–
Ep 8	–	–	–	–	10.0	10.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10.0	–	10.0	–	–	–
Ep 9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10.0	–	10.0	–	–	–
Ep 10	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10.0	–	–	–
Ep 11	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10.0	–	–	–
Ep 12	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Season Avg	8.9	9.1	9.0	8.8	9.7	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	–	10.0	–	–	–

Ratings Analysis & Trajectory

Across 21 seasons and 129 episodes, Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild has earned an overall series rating of 9.8 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 2, Episode 4 ("Panama"), rated at an extraordinary 10.0/10 with 1 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 4, Episode 4 ("French Polynesia"), landing at 8.0/10.

The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 2 between Episode 2 ("Himalayan Foothills", 9.5) and Episode 3 ("Philippines Jungle", 8.5), a swing of 1 points.

Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild

Rank	Episode	Title	Score	Votes	Air Date
#1	Season 2, Ep 4	Panama	10.0	1	Feb 21, 2014
#2	Season 5, Ep 3	Gadacs, Hungary	10.0	1	Nov 8, 2016
#3	Season 5, Ep 4	The Selkirk Mountains, British Columbia, Canada	10.0	1	Nov 15, 2016
#4	Season 5, Ep 5	Ibiza	10.0	1	Nov 24, 2016
#5	Season 5, Ep 6	Khatgal, Outer Mongolia	10.0	1	Nov 29, 2016
#6	Season 5, Ep 7	Appalachian Mountains, North Carolina	10.0	1	Dec 6, 2016
#7	Season 5, Ep 8	Morocco, Atlas Mountains	10.0	1	Dec 13, 2016
#8	Season 6, Ep 1	Wilderness Island, Australia	10.0	1	Oct 17, 2017
#9	Season 6, Ep 2	Freedom Cove, Canada	10.0	1	Oct 24, 2017
#10	Season 6, Ep 3	Sahara Desert, North Africa	10.0	1	Oct 31, 2017