Season 1 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 1 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0.5), maintaining an average of 7.2.
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 | Season 4 | Season 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ep 1 | 5.3 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.0 |
| Ep 2 | 7.8 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.0 |
| Ep 3 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 6.0 |
| Ep 4 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 |
| Ep 5 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 |
| Ep 6 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 |
| Ep 7 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 6.7 | 6.0 |
| Ep 8 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 6.0 |
| Ep 9 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 |
| Ep 10 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Ep 11 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 6.0 |
| Ep 12 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.0 |
| Ep 13 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 8.0 |
| Ep 14 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.0 |
| Ep 15 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 8.0 |
| Ep 16 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 7.0 |
| Ep 17 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 5.0 |
| Ep 18 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 |
| Ep 19 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 |
| Ep 20 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Ep 21 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 |
| Ep 22 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 6.0 | 6.5 |
| Ep 23 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 5.0 | 8.0 |
| Ep 24 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 7.0 |
| Ep 25 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Ep 26 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 |
| Ep 27 | 7.0 | 8.0 | – | – | – |
| Ep 28 | 7.3 | 8.0 | – | – | – |
| Ep 29 | 7.7 | 6.5 | – | – | – |
| Ep 30 | 7.7 | 6.3 | – | – | – |
| Season Avg | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 6.4 |
Ratings Analysis & Trajectory
Across 5 seasons and 138 episodes, Get Smart has earned an overall series rating of 6.9 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 3 ("A Spy for a Spy"), rated at an extraordinary 8.3/10 with 3 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 5, Episode 17 ("Rebecca of Funny-Folk Farm"), landing at 5.0/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 5 between Episode 13 ("Ice Station Siegfried", 8) and Episode 14 ("Moonlighting Becomes You", 6), a swing of 2 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of Get Smart
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 2, Ep 3 | A Spy for a Spy | 8.3 | 3 | Oct 1, 1966 |
| #2 | Season 1, Ep 12 | My Nephew the Spy | 8.0 | 4 | Dec 4, 1965 |
| #3 | Season 1, Ep 13 | Aboard the Orient Express | 8.0 | 4 | Dec 11, 1965 |
| #4 | Season 2, Ep 13 | Perils in a Pet Shop | 8.0 | 2 | Dec 10, 1966 |
| #5 | Season 2, Ep 27 | Pussycats Galore | 8.0 | 2 | Apr 1, 1967 |
| #6 | Season 2, Ep 28 | A Man Called Smart (1) | 8.0 | 2 | Apr 8, 1967 |
| #7 | Season 3, Ep 5 | Maxwell Smart, Private Eye | 8.0 | 2 | Oct 21, 1967 |
| #8 | Season 3, Ep 7 | One of Our Olives is Missing | 8.0 | 2 | Nov 4, 1967 |
| #9 | Season 3, Ep 26 | The Reluctant Redhead | 8.0 | 2 | Apr 6, 1968 |
| #10 | Season 5, Ep 13 | Ice Station Siegfried | 8.0 | 2 | Dec 19, 1969 |