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TV Series Ratings Analysis

Dilbert Episode Ratings Heatmap

1999 · 2 Seasons · 30 Episodes · Overall Score: 5.9/10 (30 rated)

Highest Rated Episode
8.0/10

S1E2: The Competition (1 votes)

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Best Season
6.92/10

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

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Most Consistent Season
Season 1

Lowest score variance (σ = 0.86), maintaining an average of 6.9.

Strongest Finale
7.0/10

Season 2 finale: "Ethics"

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Key Ratings Insights

  • Best season by average: Season 1 averaged 6.92/10 across 13 rated episodes.
  • Ratings fell from Season 1 (average 6.92/10) to Season 2 (average 5.12/10), a decline of 1.80 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

Ratings Analysis & Trajectory

Across 2 seasons and 30 episodes, Dilbert has earned an overall series rating of 5.9 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 2 ("The Competition"), rated at an extraordinary 8.0/10 with 1 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 2, Episode 14 ("The Delivery"), landing at 3.0/10.

The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 1 between Episode 5 ("Testing", 8) and Episode 6 ("Elbonian Trip", 7), a swing of 1 points.

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Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of Dilbert

Rank Episode Title Score Votes Air Date
#1 Season 1, Ep 2 The Competition 8.0 1 Feb 1, 1999
#2 Season 1, Ep 3 The Prototype 8.0 1 Feb 8, 1999
#3 Season 1, Ep 4 The Takeover 8.0 1 Feb 15, 1999
#4 Season 1, Ep 5 Testing 8.0 1 Feb 22, 1999
#5 Season 1, Ep 1 The Name 7.0 2 Jan 25, 1999
#6 Season 1, Ep 6 Elbonian Trip 7.0 1 Mar 1, 1999
#7 Season 1, Ep 7 Tower of Babel 7.0 1 Mar 22, 1999
#8 Season 1, Ep 10 Y2K 7.0 1 May 3, 1999
#9 Season 2, Ep 15 Company Picnic 7.0 1 Jul 11, 2000
#10 Season 2, Ep 17 Ethics 7.0 1 Jul 25, 2000
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