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TV Series Ratings Analysis

French & Saunders Episode Ratings Heatmap

1987 · 6 Seasons · 39 Episodes · Overall Score: 7.4/10 (7 rated)

Highest Rated Episode
9.0/10

S1E1: Beauty and the Beast (1 votes)

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Best Season
9.00/10

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

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Most Consistent Season
Season 4

Lowest score variance (σ = 0), maintaining an average of 7.0.

Strongest Finale
7.0/10

Season 4 finale: "Thelma and Louise"

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Key Ratings Insights

  • Best season by average: Season 1 averaged 9.00/10 across 1 rated episodes.
  • Ratings fell from Season 1 (average 9.00/10) to Season 4 (average 7.00/10), a decline of 2.00 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 6 seasons and 39 episodes, French & Saunders has earned an overall series rating of 7.4 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 ("Beauty and the Beast"), rated at an extraordinary 9.0/10 with 1 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 4, Episode 7 ("Thelma and Louise"), landing at 7.0/10.

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Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of French & Saunders

Rank Episode Title Score Votes Air Date
#1 Season 1, Ep 1 Beauty and the Beast 9.0 1 Mar 9, 1987
#2 Season 3, Ep 2 Whatever Happened to Baby Dawn? 8.0 2 Mar 22, 1990
#3 Season 3, Ep 1 The Sound of Music 7.0 2 Mar 15, 1990
#4 Season 3, Ep 4 Gone with the Wind 7.0 2 Apr 5, 1990
#5 Season 4, Ep 4 In Bed with French & Saunders 7.0 2 Mar 11, 1993
#6 Season 4, Ep 5 French & Saunders: The Special Edition 7.0 2 Mar 18, 1993
#7 Season 4, Ep 7 Thelma and Louise 7.0 2 Apr 1, 1993
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