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TV Series Ratings Analysis

Chappelle's Show Episode Ratings Heatmap

2003 · 3 Seasons · 28 Episodes · Overall Score: 8.0/10 (28 rated)

Highest Rated Episode
8.8/10

S1E1: Black White Supremacist (10 votes)

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Best Season
8.17/10

Season 2 holds the highest collective average score across the series.

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Most Consistent Season
Season 3

Lowest score variance (σ = 0.35), maintaining an average of 8.1.

Strongest Finale
8.5/10

Season 2 finale: "Black Bush"

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Key Ratings Insights

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 8.8 8.6 8.3
Ep 2 7.8 8.5 8.3
Ep 3 8.2 7.6 7.7
Ep 4 7.8 6.9 –
Ep 5 7.6 8.6 –
Ep 6 7.8 8.0 –
Ep 7 7.4 7.8 –
Ep 8 7.8 8.7 –
Ep 9 7.0 8.3 –
Ep 10 8.6 8.4 –
Ep 11 7.0 8.0 –
Ep 12 7.6 8.3 –
Ep 13 – 8.5 –
Season Avg 7.8 8.2 8.1

Ratings Analysis & Trajectory

Across 3 seasons and 28 episodes, Chappelle's Show has earned an overall series rating of 8.0 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 ("Black White Supremacist"), rated at an extraordinary 8.8/10 with 10 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 2, Episode 4 ("True Hollywood Stories - Rick James"), landing at 6.9/10.

The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 1 between Episode 10 ("Inner City Gang Wars", 8.6) and Episode 11 ("Fisticuffs", 7), a swing of 1.6 points.

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Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of Chappelle's Show

Rank Episode Title Score Votes Air Date
#1 Season 1, Ep 1 Black White Supremacist 8.8 10 Jan 22, 2003
#2 Season 2, Ep 8 I Know Black People 8.7 3 Mar 10, 2004
#3 Season 2, Ep 1 The Racial Draft 8.6 7 Jan 21, 2004
#4 Season 1, Ep 10 Inner City Gang Wars 8.6 5 Mar 26, 2003
#5 Season 2, Ep 5 True Hollywood Stories - Prince 8.6 5 Feb 18, 2004
#6 Season 2, Ep 2 The Niggar Family 8.5 6 Jan 28, 2004
#7 Season 2, Ep 13 Black Bush 8.5 4 Apr 14, 2004
#8 Season 2, Ep 10 Making Da Band 8.4 5 Mar 25, 2004
#9 Season 2, Ep 9 Oprah's Baby Daddy 8.3 3 Mar 24, 2004
#10 Season 2, Ep 12 The Wayne Brady Show 8.3 3 Apr 7, 2004
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