Donkey Kong Country Episode Ratings Heatmap
1998 · 2 Seasons · 40 Episodes · Overall Score: 8.2/10 (40 rated)
Season 1 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 1 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0.3), maintaining an average of 9.9.
Complete Episode Rating Matrix
Interactive score chart by season and episode number. Darker green indicates higher ratings; amber and red denote lower reception.
| Episode | Season 1 | Season 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Ep 1 | 10.0 | 6.0 |
| Ep 2 | 10.0 | 5.0 |
| Ep 3 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Ep 4 | 10.0 | 4.0 |
| Ep 5 | 10.0 | 1.0 |
| Ep 6 | 9.7 | 6.0 |
| Ep 7 | 10.0 | 4.0 |
| Ep 8 | 10.0 | 2.0 |
| Ep 9 | 10.0 | 5.0 |
| Ep 10 | 10.0 | 6.0 |
| Ep 11 | 10.0 | 6.0 |
| Ep 12 | 10.0 | 3.0 |
| Ep 13 | 8.5 | 6.0 |
| Ep 14 | 10.0 | 5.0 |
| Ep 15 | 10.0 | – |
| Ep 16 | 10.0 | – |
| Ep 17 | 10.0 | – |
| Ep 18 | 10.0 | – |
| Ep 19 | 10.0 | – |
| Ep 20 | 10.0 | – |
| Ep 21 | 10.0 | – |
| Ep 22 | 10.0 | – |
| Ep 23 | 10.0 | – |
| Ep 24 | 10.0 | – |
| Ep 25 | 10.0 | – |
| Ep 26 | 10.0 | – |
| Season Avg | 9.9 | 4.9 |
Ratings Analysis & Trajectory
Across 2 seasons and 40 episodes, Donkey Kong Country has earned an overall series rating of 8.2 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 1 ("Bad Hair Day"), rated at an extraordinary 10.0/10 with 2 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 2, Episode 5 ("Message in a Bottle Show"), landing at 1.0/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 2 between Episode 3 ("Speak No Evil, Dude", 10) and Episode 4 ("The Day the Island Stood Still", 4), a swing of 6 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of Donkey Kong Country
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 1, Ep 1 | Bad Hair Day | 10.0 | 2 | Aug 5, 1998 |
| #2 | Season 1, Ep 4 | Ape Foo Young | 10.0 | 2 | Aug 11, 1998 |
| #3 | Season 1, Ep 7 | Get a Life, Don't Save One | 10.0 | 2 | Aug 14, 1998 |
| #4 | Season 1, Ep 21 | Watch the Skies | 10.0 | 2 | Dec 24, 1998 |
| #5 | Season 1, Ep 2 | Barrel, Barrel ... Who's Got the Barrel | 10.0 | 1 | Aug 6, 1998 |
| #6 | Season 1, Ep 3 | Kong for a Day | 10.0 | 1 | Aug 7, 1998 |
| #7 | Season 1, Ep 5 | Buried Treasure | 10.0 | 1 | Aug 12, 1998 |
| #8 | Season 1, Ep 8 | Orangutango | 10.0 | 1 | Aug 17, 1998 |
| #9 | Season 1, Ep 9 | Double Date Trouble | 10.0 | 1 | Aug 18, 1998 |
| #10 | Season 1, Ep 10 | Cranky's Tickle Tonic | 10.0 | 1 | Aug 19, 1998 |