Better Things Episode Ratings Heatmap
2016 · 5 Seasons · 52 Episodes · Overall Score: 7.2/10 (10 rated)
Season 1 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 1 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0.46), maintaining an average of 7.2.
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 52 episodes, Better Things has earned an overall series rating of 7.2 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 5 ("Future Fever"), rated at an extraordinary 7.8/10 with 12 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 1, Episode 2 ("Period"), landing at 6.3/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 1 between Episode 1 ("Sam/Pilot", 7.4) and Episode 2 ("Period", 6.3), a swing of 1.1 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of Better Things
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 1, Ep 5 | Future Fever | 7.8 | 12 | Oct 6, 2016 |
| #2 | Season 1, Ep 10 | Only Women Bleed | 7.8 | 10 | Nov 10, 2016 |
| #3 | Season 1, Ep 8 | Scary Fun | 7.5 | 11 | Oct 27, 2016 |
| #4 | Season 1, Ep 1 | Sam/Pilot | 7.4 | 22 | Sep 8, 2016 |
| #5 | Season 1, Ep 9 | Hair of the Dog | 7.3 | 10 | Nov 3, 2016 |
| #6 | Season 1, Ep 4 | Woman Is the Something of the Something | 7.1 | 11 | Sep 29, 2016 |
| #7 | Season 1, Ep 7 | Duke's Chorus | 7.1 | 11 | Oct 20, 2016 |
| #8 | Season 1, Ep 6 | Alarms | 7.0 | 11 | Oct 13, 2016 |
| #9 | Season 1, Ep 3 | Brown | 6.8 | 12 | Sep 22, 2016 |
| #10 | Season 1, Ep 2 | Period | 6.3 | 15 | Sep 15, 2016 |