Season 1 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 1 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0.3), maintaining an average of 6.3.
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 26 episodes, City on a Hill has earned an overall series rating of 6.5 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 1, Episode 2 ("What They Saw in Southie High"), rated at an extraordinary 7.4/10 with 14 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 3, Episode 5 ("Take Me Home"), landing at 5.3/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 1 between Episode 3 ("If Only the Fool Would Persist in His Folly", 7.4) and Episode 4 ("The Wickedness of the Wicked Shall Be Upon Himself", 6.3), a swing of 1.1 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of City on a Hill
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 1, Ep 2 | What They Saw in Southie High | 7.4 | 14 | Jun 23, 2019 |
| #2 | Season 1, Ep 3 | If Only the Fool Would Persist in His Folly | 7.4 | 14 | Jun 30, 2019 |
| #3 | Season 1, Ep 6 | It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City | 7.4 | 11 | Jul 21, 2019 |
| #4 | Season 1, Ep 1 | The Night Flynn Sent the Cops on the Ice | 7.3 | 15 | Jun 16, 2019 |
| #5 | Season 1, Ep 8 | High on the Looming Gallows Tree | 7.2 | 10 | Aug 4, 2019 |
| #6 | Season 1, Ep 9 | The Deaf Sage of Pompeii | 7.2 | 9 | Aug 11, 2019 |
| #7 | Season 1, Ep 10 | Mayor Curley and the Last Hurrah | 7.0 | 8 | Aug 18, 2019 |
| #8 | Season 1, Ep 7 | There Are No F**king Sides | 6.9 | 10 | Jul 28, 2019 |
| #9 | Season 2, Ep 8 | Pax Bostonia | 6.7 | 7 | May 16, 2021 |
| #10 | Season 3, Ep 7 | Boston Bridges, Falling Down | 6.7 | 6 | Sep 18, 2022 |