Season 2 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 2 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0.31), maintaining an average of 7.7.
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 9 seasons and 28 episodes, Foyle's War has earned an overall series rating of 7.6 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 2, Episode 2 ("Among the Few"), rated at an extraordinary 8.4/10 with 9 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 6, Episode 2 ("Broken Souls"), landing at 6.3/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 2 between Episode 2 ("Among the Few", 8.4) and Episode 3 ("War Games", 6.9), a swing of 1.5 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of Foyle's War
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 2, Ep 2 | Among the Few | 8.4 | 9 | Nov 23, 2003 |
| #2 | Season 2, Ep 4 | The Funk Hole | 8.4 | 8 | Dec 7, 2003 |
| #3 | Season 1, Ep 3 | A Lesson in Murder | 8.2 | 13 | Nov 10, 2002 |
| #4 | Season 2, Ep 1 | Fifty Ships | 8.2 | 9 | Nov 16, 2003 |
| #5 | Season 3, Ep 4 | A War of Nerves | 8.2 | 6 | Nov 14, 2004 |
| #6 | Season 6, Ep 3 | All Clear | 8.2 | 5 | Apr 20, 2008 |
| #7 | Season 8, Ep 3 | Sunflower | 8.2 | 5 | Apr 7, 2013 |
| #8 | Season 3, Ep 1 | The French Drop | 8.1 | 9 | Oct 24, 2004 |
| #9 | Season 3, Ep 3 | They Fought in the Fields | 8.1 | 7 | Nov 7, 2004 |
| #10 | Season 7, Ep 1 | The Russian House | 8.0 | 6 | Apr 11, 2010 |