TV Series Ratings Analysis

Bored to Death Episode Ratings Heatmap

2009 · 3 Seasons · 24 Episodes · Overall Score: 6.8/10 (24 rated)

Highest Rated Episode

8.0/10

S2E4: I've Been Living Like a Demented God! (4 votes)

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Best Season

7.00/10

Season 3 holds the highest collective average score across the series.

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Most Consistent Season

Season 1

Lowest score variance (σ = 0.87), maintaining an average of 6.6.

Strongest Finale

8.0/10

Season 2 finale: "Super Ray is Mortal!"

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Key Ratings Insights

Highest-rated episode: Season 1, Episode 1 “Stockholm Syndrome” with a score of 6.3/10 across 12 votes.
Best season by average: Season 3 averaged 7.00/10 across 8 rated episodes.
Ratings rose from Season 1 (average 6.55/10) to Season 3 (average 7.00/10), an increase of 0.45 points.
Most-voted episode: Season 1, Episode 1 “Stockholm Syndrome” with 12 votes (score: 6.3/10).

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
Ep 1	6.3	5.6	5.7
Ep 2	7.1	5.7	8.0
Ep 3	6.0	5.7	8.0
Ep 4	5.8	8.0	5.7
Ep 5	7.5	7.8	7.8
Ep 6	6.1	8.0	5.5
Ep 7	8.0	5.6	7.7
Ep 8	5.6	8.0	7.6
Season Avg	6.6	6.8	7.0

Ratings Analysis & Trajectory

Across 3 seasons and 24 episodes, Bored to Death has earned an overall series rating of 6.8 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 2, Episode 4 ("I've Been Living Like a Demented God!"), rated at an extraordinary 8.0/10 with 4 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 3, Episode 6 ("Two Large Pearls and a Bar of Gold"), landing at 5.5/10.

The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 1 between Episode 7 ("The Case of the Stolen Sperm", 8) and Episode 8 ("Take a Dive", 5.6), a swing of 2.4 points.

Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of Bored to Death

Rank	Episode	Title	Score	Votes	Air Date
#1	Season 2, Ep 4	I've Been Living Like a Demented God!	8.0	4	Oct 17, 2010
#2	Season 2, Ep 6	The Case of the Grievous Clerical Error!	8.0	4	Oct 31, 2010
#3	Season 2, Ep 8	Super Ray is Mortal!	8.0	4	Nov 14, 2010
#4	Season 3, Ep 2	Gumball!	8.0	4	Oct 17, 2011
#5	Season 3, Ep 3	The Black Clock of Time	8.0	4	Oct 24, 2011
#6	Season 1, Ep 7	The Case of the Stolen Sperm	8.0	3	Nov 1, 2009
#7	Season 2, Ep 5	Forty-Two Down!	7.8	4	Oct 24, 2010
#8	Season 3, Ep 5	I Keep Taking Baths Like Lady MacBeth	7.8	4	Nov 7, 2011
#9	Season 3, Ep 7	Forget the Herring	7.7	6	Nov 21, 2011
#10	Season 3, Ep 8	Nothing I Can't Handle by Running Away	7.6	5	Nov 28, 2011