City Homicide Episode Ratings Heatmap
2007 · 5 Seasons · 84 Episodes · Overall Score: 7.6/10 (66 rated)
Season 2 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 2 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0.27), 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.
| Episode | Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | Season 4 | Season 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ep 1 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 7.7 | 2.4 | – |
| Ep 2 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 4.5 | – |
| Ep 3 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 7.7 | 5.0 | – |
| Ep 4 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 4.5 | – |
| Ep 5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 4.5 | – |
| Ep 6 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 4.5 | – |
| Ep 7 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 4.5 | – |
| Ep 8 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 4.5 | – |
| Ep 9 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 4.5 | – |
| Ep 10 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | – |
| Ep 11 | 9.0 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 4.5 | – |
| Ep 12 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.0 | – | – |
| Ep 13 | 8.5 | 6.3 | 8.0 | – | – |
| Ep 14 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 7.0 | – | – |
| Ep 15 | – | 8.7 | 8.0 | – | – |
| Ep 16 | – | 8.5 | 8.0 | – | – |
| Ep 17 | – | 8.5 | 8.0 | – | – |
| Ep 18 | – | 8.7 | 7.3 | – | – |
| Ep 19 | – | 8.5 | – | – | – |
| Ep 20 | – | 8.7 | – | – | – |
| Ep 21 | – | 9.3 | – | – | – |
| Ep 22 | – | 9.3 | – | – | – |
| Ep 23 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 24 | – | – | – | 1.0 | – |
| Season Avg | 8.5 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 4.4 | – |
Ratings Analysis & Trajectory
Across 5 seasons and 84 episodes, City Homicide has earned an overall series rating of 7.6 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 2, Episode 21 ("Rage"), rated at an extraordinary 9.3/10 with 3 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 4, Episode 24 ("Secret Love"), landing at 1.0/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 4 between Episode 10 ("Just Desserts", 8) and Episode 11 ("Pirates", 4.5), a swing of 3.5 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of City Homicide
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 2, Ep 21 | Rage | 9.3 | 3 | Mar 22, 2009 |
| #2 | Season 2, Ep 22 | Life and Death | 9.3 | 3 | Mar 29, 2009 |
| #3 | Season 2, Ep 1 | Thicker Than Water | 9.2 | 4 | Jun 30, 2008 |
| #4 | Season 3, Ep 4 | The First Stone | 9.0 | 3 | Aug 24, 2009 |
| #5 | Season 1, Ep 11 | Serious Men | 9.0 | 2 | Oct 29, 2007 |
| #6 | Season 2, Ep 5 | Guilty as Charged | 9.0 | 2 | Jul 28, 2008 |
| #7 | Season 2, Ep 8 | Life After Death | 9.0 | 2 | Sep 8, 2008 |
| #8 | Season 1, Ep 1 | In the Hands of Giants (1) | 8.8 | 4 | Aug 27, 2007 |
| #9 | Season 1, Ep 14 | Raising the Dead | 8.8 | 4 | Nov 19, 2007 |
| #10 | Season 1, Ep 8 | Victims of Crime | 8.7 | 3 | Oct 8, 2007 |