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TV Series Ratings Analysis

Cranford Episode Ratings Heatmap

2007 · 2 Seasons · 7 Episodes · Overall Score: 7.5/10 (7 rated)

Highest Rated Episode
7.8/10

S1E5: May 1843, Miss Matty's Crisis (4 votes)

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Best Season
7.56/10

Season 1 holds the highest collective average score across the series.

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Most Consistent Season
Season 1

Lowest score variance (σ = 0.19), maintaining an average of 7.6.

Strongest Finale
7.8/10

Season 1 finale: "May 1843, Miss Matty's Crisis"

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Key Ratings Insights

  • Best season by average: Season 1 averaged 7.56/10 across 5 rated episodes.
  • Ratings fell from Season 1 (average 7.56/10) to Season 2 (average 7.50/10), a decline of 0.06 points.

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
Ep 1 7.7 7.3
Ep 2 7.5 7.7
Ep 3 7.3 –
Ep 4 7.5 –
Ep 5 7.8 –
Season Avg 7.6 7.5

Ratings Analysis & Trajectory

Across 2 seasons and 7 episodes, Cranford has earned an overall series rating of 7.5 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 5 ("May 1843, Miss Matty's Crisis"), rated at an extraordinary 7.8/10 with 4 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 2, Episode 1 ("August 1844"), landing at 7.3/10.

The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 1 between Episode 1 ("June 1842", 7.7) and Episode 2 ("August 1842, Miss Matty is Shaken", 7.5), a swing of 0.2 points.

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Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of Cranford

Rank Episode Title Score Votes Air Date
#1 Season 1, Ep 5 May 1843, Miss Matty's Crisis 7.8 4 Dec 16, 2007
#2 Season 1, Ep 1 June 1842 7.7 3 Nov 18, 2007
#3 Season 2, Ep 2 October 1844 7.7 3 Dec 26, 2009
#4 Season 1, Ep 2 August 1842, Miss Matty is Shaken 7.5 4 Nov 25, 2007
#5 Season 1, Ep 4 April 1843, Dr Harrison Visits the Rectory 7.5 4 Dec 9, 2007
#6 Season 1, Ep 3 November 1842, Winter Approaches Cranford 7.3 4 Dec 2, 2007
#7 Season 2, Ep 1 August 1844 7.3 3 Dec 20, 2009
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