Season 2 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 2 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0.35), maintaining an average of 8.1.
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 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.
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 |