Dragon Ball Z Kai Episode Ratings Heatmap
2009 · 6 Seasons · 158 Episodes · Overall Score: 8.2/10 (158 rated)
S3E24: Tien's Desperate Attack! Save Your Friends, Goku! (4 votes)
View Episode →Season 3 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 3 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0.28), maintaining an average of 7.6.
Season 3 finale: "Beyond Super Saiyan! Vegeta Confronts the Monster Cell!"
Episode Recap →Complete Episode Rating Matrix
Interactive score chart by season and episode number. Darker green indicates higher ratings; amber and red denote lower reception.
Ratings Analysis & Trajectory
Across 6 seasons and 158 episodes, Dragon Ball Z Kai 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 3, Episode 24 ("Tien's Desperate Attack! Save Your Friends, Goku!"), rated at an extraordinary 9.5/10 with 4 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 5, Episode 23 ("A Nightmare Revisited - The Immortal Monster Majin Buu!"), landing at 6.0/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 5 between Episode 22 ("For His Beloved Ones... The End of the Proud Warrior!", 8.5) and Episode 23 ("A Nightmare Revisited - The Immortal Monster Majin Buu!", 6), a swing of 2.5 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of Dragon Ball Z Kai
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 3, Ep 24 | Tien's Desperate Attack! Save Your Friends, Goku! | 9.5 | 4 | Oct 10, 2010 |
| #2 | Season 3, Ep 25 | Beyond Super Saiyan! Vegeta Confronts the Monster Cell! | 9.5 | 4 | Oct 17, 2010 |
| #3 | Season 4, Ep 16 | Unleash the Warrior Within! Gohan Takes the Offensive! | 9.5 | 4 | Feb 13, 2011 |
| #4 | Season 4, Ep 17 | Perfection's End! A Fury, Beyond Super Saiyan! | 9.5 | 4 | Feb 20, 2011 |
| #5 | Season 2, Ep 16 | Defeat Frieza, Goku! The Tears of the Proud Saiyan Prince! | 9.4 | 5 | Jan 31, 2010 |
| #6 | Season 2, Ep 22 | The Angry Super Saiyan! Goku Throws Down the Gauntlet! | 9.4 | 5 | Mar 14, 2010 |
| #7 | Season 2, Ep 26 | Duel on a Vanishing Planet! The Final Showdown! | 9.3 | 4 | Apr 11, 2010 |
| #8 | Season 2, Ep 17 | Goku vs. Frieza! The Super Showdown Begins! | 9.2 | 5 | Feb 7, 2010 |
| #9 | Season 2, Ep 21 | Awaken, Legendary Warrior! Goku the Super Saiyan! | 9.2 | 5 | Mar 7, 2010 |
| #10 | Season 3, Ep 4 | I Will Defeat Frieza! Another Super Saiyan! | 9.2 | 5 | May 9, 2010 |