Fridays Episode Ratings Heatmap
1980 · 3 Seasons · 60 Episodes · Overall Score: 8.9/10 (9 rated)
Season 3 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 3 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0.71), maintaining an average of 9.0.
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 | – | – | 9.0 |
| Ep 2 | – | – | 9.0 |
| Ep 3 | – | – | 10.0 |
| Ep 4 | – | – | 9.0 |
| Ep 5 | – | – | – |
| Ep 6 | – | – | – |
| Ep 7 | – | – | – |
| Ep 8 | – | 10.0 | – |
| Ep 9 | – | – | – |
| Ep 10 | – | – | – |
| Ep 11 | – | – | – |
| Ep 12 | – | – | – |
| Ep 13 | – | – | 8.0 |
| Ep 14 | – | – | – |
| Ep 15 | – | – | – |
| Ep 16 | – | 8.0 | – |
| Ep 17 | – | – | – |
| Ep 18 | – | – | – |
| Ep 19 | – | – | – |
| Ep 20 | – | – | – |
| Ep 21 | – | – | – |
| Ep 22 | – | – | – |
| Ep 23 | – | – | – |
| Ep 24 | – | – | – |
| Ep 25 | – | 9.0 | – |
| Ep 26 | – | 8.0 | – |
| Season Avg | – | 8.8 | 9.0 |
Ratings Analysis & Trajectory
Across 3 seasons and 60 episodes, Fridays has earned an overall series rating of 8.9 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 2, Episode 8 ("Devo (2nd appearance)"), rated at an extraordinary 10.0/10 with 1 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 3, Episode 13 ("Tab Hunter / KISS"), landing at 8.0/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 2 between Episode 25 ("Mark Hamill / Jimmy Buffett", 9) and Episode 26 ("George Hamilton / Gary U.S. Bonds", 8), a swing of 1 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of Fridays
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 2, Ep 8 | Devo (2nd appearance) | 10.0 | 1 | Nov 7, 1980 |
| #2 | Season 3, Ep 3 | Tony Geary & Genie Francis / Devo | 10.0 | 1 | Oct 9, 1981 |
| #3 | Season 2, Ep 25 | Mark Hamill / Jimmy Buffett | 9.0 | 1 | May 8, 1981 |
| #4 | Season 3, Ep 1 | Andy Kaufman / The Pretenders | 9.0 | 1 | Sep 18, 1981 |
| #5 | Season 3, Ep 2 | William Shatner / Kim Carnes | 9.0 | 1 | Sep 25, 1981 |
| #6 | Season 3, Ep 4 | Karen Allen / The Stray Cats | 9.0 | 1 | Oct 16, 1981 |
| #7 | Season 2, Ep 16 | Shelley Winters / The Plasmatics | 8.0 | 1 | Jan 16, 1981 |
| #8 | Season 2, Ep 26 | George Hamilton / Gary U.S. Bonds | 8.0 | 1 | May 15, 1981 |
| #9 | Season 3, Ep 13 | Tab Hunter / KISS | 8.0 | 1 | Jan 15, 1982 |