Friday the 13th: The Series Episode Ratings Heatmap
1987 · 3 Seasons · 72 Episodes · Overall Score: 6.5/10 (72 rated)
Season 2 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 2 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0.43), maintaining an average of 6.8.
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 | Season 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep 1 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 |
| Ep 2 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 |
| Ep 3 | 4.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Ep 4 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Ep 5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Ep 6 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Ep 7 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 |
| Ep 8 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 |
| Ep 9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Ep 10 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 |
| Ep 11 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 |
| Ep 12 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Ep 13 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.3 |
| Ep 14 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 |
| Ep 15 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 |
| Ep 16 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 |
| Ep 17 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Ep 18 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Ep 19 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Ep 20 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 |
| Ep 21 | 7.0 | 7.0 | – |
| Ep 22 | 7.0 | 7.0 | – |
| Ep 23 | 6.0 | 7.0 | – |
| Ep 24 | 7.0 | 7.0 | – |
| Ep 25 | 7.0 | 7.0 | – |
| Ep 26 | 6.0 | 7.0 | – |
| Season Avg | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.2 |
Ratings Analysis & Trajectory
Across 3 seasons and 72 episodes, Friday the 13th: The Series has earned an overall series rating of 6.5 out of 10. The series displays remarkable consistency across its narrative arc, maintaining reliable ratings from premiere to conclusion.
The single highest-rated hour of television in the series is Season 1, Episode 1 ("The Inheritance"), rated at an extraordinary 7.0/10 with 1 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 3, Episode 20 ("The Charnel Pit"), landing at 3.0/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 3 between Episode 12 ("Epitaph For a Lonely Soul", 7) and Episode 13 ("Midnight Riders", 3.3), a swing of 3.7 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of Friday the 13th: The Series
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 1, Ep 1 | The Inheritance | 7.0 | 1 | Oct 3, 1987 |
| #2 | Season 1, Ep 6 | The Great Montarro | 7.0 | 1 | Nov 7, 1987 |
| #3 | Season 1, Ep 9 | Root of All Evil | 7.0 | 1 | Nov 28, 1987 |
| #4 | Season 1, Ep 10 | Tales of the Undead | 7.0 | 1 | Jan 30, 1988 |
| #5 | Season 1, Ep 11 | Scarecrow | 7.0 | 1 | Feb 6, 1988 |
| #6 | Season 1, Ep 12 | Faith Healer | 7.0 | 1 | Feb 13, 1988 |
| #7 | Season 1, Ep 13 | The Baron's Bride | 7.0 | 1 | Feb 20, 1988 |
| #8 | Season 1, Ep 15 | Vanity's Mirror | 7.0 | 1 | Mar 5, 1988 |
| #9 | Season 1, Ep 16 | Tattoo | 7.0 | 1 | Mar 12, 1988 |
| #10 | Season 1, Ep 17 | The Electrocutioner | 7.0 | 1 | Apr 23, 1988 |