Beverly Hills, 90210 Episode Ratings Heatmap
1990 · 10 Seasons · 284 Episodes · Overall Score: 7.4/10 (284 rated)
Season 5 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 5 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0.62), maintaining an average of 8.5.
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 10 seasons and 284 episodes, Beverly Hills, 90210 has earned an overall series rating of 7.4 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 8, Episode 12 ("Comic Relief"), rated at an extraordinary 10.0/10 with 2 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 2, Episode 1 ("Beach Blanket Brandon"), landing at 4.3/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 4 between Episode 9 ("Otherwise Engaged", 8.5) and Episode 10 ("And Did It...My Way", 4.8), a swing of 3.7 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of Beverly Hills, 90210
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 8, Ep 12 | Comic Relief | 10.0 | 2 | Dec 10, 1997 |
| #2 | Season 8, Ep 10 | Deadline | 10.0 | 1 | Nov 19, 1997 |
| #3 | Season 5, Ep 3 | A Clean Slate | 9.0 | 3 | Sep 21, 1994 |
| #4 | Season 5, Ep 4 | Life After Death | 9.0 | 3 | Sep 28, 1994 |
| #5 | Season 5, Ep 9 | Intervention | 9.0 | 3 | Nov 2, 1994 |
| #6 | Season 5, Ep 13 | Up in Flames | 9.0 | 3 | Nov 30, 1994 |
| #7 | Season 5, Ep 14 | Injustice for All | 9.0 | 3 | Dec 14, 1994 |
| #8 | Season 5, Ep 15 | Christmas Comes This Time Each Year | 9.0 | 3 | Dec 21, 1994 |
| #9 | Season 5, Ep 16 | Sentenced to Life | 9.0 | 3 | Jan 4, 1995 |
| #10 | Season 5, Ep 18 | Hazardous to Your Health | 9.0 | 3 | Jan 18, 1995 |