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TV Series Ratings Analysis

Goosebumps Episode Ratings Heatmap

1995 · 4 Seasons · 74 Episodes · Overall Score: 6.8/10 (53 rated)

Highest Rated Episode
10.0/10

S2E24: Night of the Living Dummy III (1) (2 votes)

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Best Season
8.26/10

Season 2 holds the highest collective average score across the series.

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Most Consistent Season
Season 1

Lowest score variance (σ = 0.7), maintaining an average of 7.0.

Strongest Finale
10.0/10

Season 2 finale: "Night of the Living Dummy III (2)"

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Key Ratings Insights

  • Best season by average: Season 2 averaged 8.26/10 across 21 rated episodes.
  • Ratings fell from Season 1 (average 7.04/10) to Season 4 (average 3.83/10), a decline of 3.21 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 4 seasons and 74 episodes, Goosebumps has earned an overall series rating of 6.8 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 24 ("Night of the Living Dummy III (1)"), rated at an extraordinary 10.0/10 with 2 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 4, Episode 6 ("Cry of the Cat (2)"), landing at 2.0/10.

The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 2 between Episode 17 ("Vampire Breath", 10) and Episode 18 ("How to Kill a Monster", 4), a swing of 6 points.

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Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of Goosebumps

Rank Episode Title Score Votes Air Date
#1 Season 2, Ep 24 Night of the Living Dummy III (1) 10.0 2 Jul 20, 1997
#2 Season 2, Ep 25 Night of the Living Dummy III (2) 10.0 2 Jul 20, 1997
#3 Season 2, Ep 1 Be Careful What You Wish For 10.0 1 Aug 10, 1996
#4 Season 2, Ep 7 You Can't Scare Me 10.0 1 Oct 5, 1996
#5 Season 2, Ep 14 The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight 10.0 1 Nov 9, 1996
#6 Season 2, Ep 16 More Monster Blood (2) 10.0 1 Nov 16, 1996
#7 Season 2, Ep 17 Vampire Breath 10.0 1 Nov 23, 1996
#8 Season 2, Ep 19 Calling All Creeps! 10.0 1 Feb 15, 1997
#9 Season 2, Ep 22 Don't Wake Mummy 10.0 1 Jul 12, 1997
#10 Season 2, Ep 23 The Blob That Ate Everyone 10.0 1 Jul 19, 1997
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