S12E3: Not Take the Lord's Name in Vain, Part 1 (1 votes)
View Episode →Season 12 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 12 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0.95), maintaining an average of 6.6.
Complete Episode Rating Matrix
Interactive score chart by season and episode number. Darker green indicates higher ratings; amber and red denote lower reception.
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Ratings Analysis & Trajectory
Across 15 seasons and 285 episodes, Father Matteo has earned an overall series rating of 6.8 out of 10. The series demonstrates an upward quality trajectory, with later seasons sustaining higher viewer acclaim than its debut.
The single highest-rated hour of television in the series is Season 12, Episode 3 ("Not Take the Lord's Name in Vain, Part 1"), rated at an extraordinary 10.0/10 with 1 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 3, Episode 2 ("Never Too Late in Love"), landing at 4.0/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 1 between Episode 3 ("The Courage to Speak", 8) and Episode 4 ("Anna", 6), a swing of 2 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of Father Matteo
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
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| #1 | Season 12, Ep 3 | Not Take the Lord's Name in Vain, Part 1 | 10.0 | 1 | Jan 16, 2020 |
| #2 | Season 1, Ep 3 | The Courage to Speak | 8.0 | 1 | Jan 14, 2000 |
| #3 | Season 3, Ep 4 | The Hostage | 7.0 | 1 | Oct 4, 2002 |
| #4 | Season 1, Ep 1 | The Foreign Man | 6.5 | 2 | Jan 7, 2000 |
| #5 | Season 1, Ep 2 | Trivial Operation | 6.0 | 1 | Jan 7, 2000 |
| #6 | Season 1, Ep 4 | Anna | 6.0 | 1 | Jan 14, 2000 |
| #7 | Season 3, Ep 2 | Never Too Late in Love | 4.0 | 1 | Sep 27, 2002 |