Boardwalk Empire Episode Ratings Heatmap
2010 · 5 Seasons · 56 Episodes · Overall Score: 7.0/10 (12 rated)
Season 1 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 1 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0.26), maintaining an average of 7.0.
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 56 episodes, Boardwalk Empire has earned an overall series rating of 7.0 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 1 ("Boardwalk Empire"), rated at an extraordinary 7.6/10 with 34 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 1, Episode 9 ("Belle Femme"), landing at 6.8/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 1 between Episode 11 ("Paris Green", 7.5) and Episode 12 ("A Return to Normalcy", 6.9), a swing of 0.6 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of Boardwalk Empire
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 1, Ep 1 | Boardwalk Empire | 7.6 | 34 | Sep 19, 2010 |
| #2 | Season 1, Ep 11 | Paris Green | 7.5 | 16 | Nov 28, 2010 |
| #3 | Season 1, Ep 2 | The Ivory Tower | 7.1 | 26 | Sep 26, 2010 |
| #4 | Season 1, Ep 10 | The Emerald City | 7.1 | 18 | Nov 21, 2010 |
| #5 | Season 1, Ep 6 | Family Limitation | 7.0 | 20 | Oct 24, 2010 |
| #6 | Season 1, Ep 3 | Broadway Limited | 7.0 | 19 | Oct 3, 2010 |
| #7 | Season 1, Ep 4 | Anastasia | 6.9 | 19 | Oct 10, 2010 |
| #8 | Season 1, Ep 5 | Nights in Ballygran | 6.9 | 19 | Oct 17, 2010 |
| #9 | Season 1, Ep 12 | A Return to Normalcy | 6.9 | 19 | Dec 5, 2010 |
| #10 | Season 1, Ep 7 | Home | 6.9 | 18 | Oct 31, 2010 |