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TV Series Ratings Analysis

Dead Like Me Episode Ratings Heatmap

2003 · 2 Seasons · 29 Episodes · Overall Score: 7.3/10 (29 rated)

Highest Rated Episode
8.6/10

S1E13: Vacation (5 votes)

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Best Season
7.62/10

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

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Most Consistent Season
Season 1

Lowest score variance (σ = 0.74), maintaining an average of 7.6.

Strongest Finale
8.6/10

Season 1 finale: "Rest in Peace"

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Key Ratings Insights

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

Ratings Analysis & Trajectory

Across 2 seasons and 29 episodes, Dead Like Me has earned an overall series rating of 7.3 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 13 ("Vacation"), rated at an extraordinary 8.6/10 with 5 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 2, Episode 13 ("Last Call"), landing at 5.8/10.

The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 2 between Episode 3 ("Ghost Story", 8.6) and Episode 4 ("The Shallow End", 6.2), a swing of 2.4 points.

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Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of Dead Like Me

Rank Episode Title Score Votes Air Date
#1 Season 1, Ep 13 Vacation 8.6 5 Sep 19, 2003
#2 Season 1, Ep 14 Rest in Peace 8.6 5 Sep 26, 2003
#3 Season 2, Ep 2 The Ledger 8.6 5 Aug 1, 2004
#4 Season 2, Ep 3 Ghost Story 8.6 5 Aug 8, 2004
#5 Season 2, Ep 14 Always 8.5 4 Oct 24, 2004
#6 Season 2, Ep 15 Haunted 8.5 4 Oct 31, 2004
#7 Season 2, Ep 5 Hurry 8.2 4 Aug 22, 2004
#8 Season 2, Ep 6 In Escrow 8.2 4 Aug 29, 2004
#9 Season 2, Ep 7 Rites of Passage 8.2 4 Sep 5, 2004
#10 Season 1, Ep 5 Reaping Havoc 8.1 7 Jul 25, 2003
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