Cowboy Bebop Episode Ratings Heatmap
1998 · 1 Seasons · 26 Episodes · Overall Score: 7.9/10 (26 rated)
Season 1 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 1 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0.35), maintaining an average of 7.9.
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 1 seasons and 26 episodes, Cowboy Bebop has earned an overall series rating of 7.9 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 26 ("The Real Folk Blues (2)"), rated at an extraordinary 8.6/10 with 29 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 1, Episode 3 ("Heavy Metal Queen"), landing at 7.4/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 1 between Episode 9 ("Jupiter Jazz (2)", 8.4) and Episode 10 ("Bohemian Rhapsody", 7.6), a swing of 0.8 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of Cowboy Bebop
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 1, Ep 26 | The Real Folk Blues (2) | 8.6 | 29 | Apr 24, 1999 |
| #2 | Season 1, Ep 12 | Speak Like a Child | 8.5 | 32 | Jun 19, 1998 |
| #3 | Season 1, Ep 25 | The Real Folk Blues (1) | 8.5 | 29 | Apr 17, 1999 |
| #4 | Season 1, Ep 9 | Jupiter Jazz (2) | 8.4 | 38 | May 29, 1998 |
| #5 | Season 1, Ep 15 | Ballad of Fallen Angels | 8.3 | 44 | Nov 21, 1998 |
| #6 | Season 1, Ep 20 | Pierrot Le Fou | 8.2 | 34 | Mar 13, 1999 |
| #7 | Season 1, Ep 18 | Mushroom Samba | 8.2 | 33 | Feb 20, 1999 |
| #8 | Season 1, Ep 23 | Brain Scratch | 8.1 | 27 | Apr 3, 1999 |
| #9 | Season 1, Ep 4 | Waltz for Venus | 8.0 | 41 | Apr 24, 1998 |
| #10 | Season 1, Ep 6 | Ganymede Elegy | 7.9 | 40 | May 8, 1998 |