TV Series Ratings Analysis
Dark Shadows Episode Ratings Heatmap
1966 · 12 Seasons · 1225 Episodes · Overall Score: 6.9/10 (108 rated)
Best Season
7.30/10
Season 1 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 1 Details →
Most Consistent Season
Season 6
Lowest score variance (σ = 0), maintaining an average of 1.0.
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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 | Season 3 | Season 4 | Season 5 | Season 6 | Season 7 | Season 8 | Season 9 | Season 10 | Season 11 | Season 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ep 1 | 5.7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 2 | 6.5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 3 | 8.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 4 | 8.5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 5 | 8.5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 6 | 8.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 7 | 8.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 8 | 8.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 9 | 8.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 10 | 8.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 11 | 8.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 12 | 8.5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 13 | 8.5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 14 | 8.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 15 | 8.5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 16 | 8.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 17 | 8.5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 18 | 8.5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 19 | 8.5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 20 | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 21 | 8.0 | – | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 22 | 8.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 23 | 8.5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 24 | 8.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 25 | 6.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 26 | 6.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 27 | 6.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 28 | 6.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 29 | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 30 | 7.0 | – | 2.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 31 | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 32 | 6.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 33 | 6.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 34 | 6.0 | – | 2.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 35 | 7.0 | – | 2.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 36 | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 37 | 8.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 38 | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 39 | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 40 | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 41 | 8.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 42 | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 43 | 8.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 44 | 8.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 45 | 8.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 46 | 8.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 47 | 8.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 48 | 8.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 49 | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 50 | 9.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 51 | 8.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 52 | 9.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 53 | 8.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 54 | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 55 | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 56 | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 57 | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 58 | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 59 | 8.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 60 | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 61 | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 62 | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 63 | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 64 | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 65 | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 66 | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 67 | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 68 | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 69 | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 70 | 8.5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 71 | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 72 | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 73 | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 74 | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 75 | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 76 | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 77 | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 78 | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 79 | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 81 | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 82 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 83 | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 84 | 9.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 85 | 9.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 86 | 4.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 87 | 8.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 88 | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 89 | 6.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 90 | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 91 | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 92 | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 93 | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 94 | 6.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 95 | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 96 | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 97 | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 98 | 8.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 99 | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 100 | 8.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 101 | 8.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 102 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Ep 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 112 | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 113 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 114 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 115 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Ep 127 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Ep 129 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 130 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 131 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 133 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 134 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 135 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 136 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Ep 138 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 139 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 140 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Ep 145 | – | – | – | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 146 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Ep 155 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Ep 157 | – | – | – | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Ep 225 | – | – | – | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Ep 234 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 235 | – | – | – | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Season Avg | 7.3 | – | 1.6 | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Ratings Analysis & Trajectory
Across 12 seasons and 1225 episodes, Dark Shadows has earned an overall series rating of 6.9 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 50 ("DS-50"), rated at an extraordinary 9.0/10 with 1 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 3, Episode 21 ("DS-212"), landing at 0.5/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 1 between Episode 85 ("DS-85", 9) and Episode 86 ("DS-86", 4), a swing of 5 points.
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Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of Dark Shadows
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 1, Ep 50 | DS-50 | 9.0 | 1 | Sep 2, 1966 |
| #2 | Season 1, Ep 52 | DS-52 | 9.0 | 1 | Sep 6, 1966 |
| #3 | Season 1, Ep 84 | DS-84 | 9.0 | 1 | Oct 20, 1966 |
| #4 | Season 1, Ep 85 | DS-85 | 9.0 | 1 | Oct 21, 1966 |
| #5 | Season 1, Ep 4 | DS-4 | 8.5 | 2 | Jun 30, 1966 |
| #6 | Season 1, Ep 5 | DS-5 | 8.5 | 2 | Jul 1, 1966 |
| #7 | Season 1, Ep 12 | DS-12 | 8.5 | 2 | Jul 12, 1966 |
| #8 | Season 1, Ep 13 | DS-13 | 8.5 | 2 | Jul 13, 1966 |
| #9 | Season 1, Ep 15 | DS-15 | 8.5 | 2 | Jul 15, 1966 |
| #10 | Season 1, Ep 17 | DS-17 | 8.5 | 2 | Jul 19, 1966 |
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