Gossip Girl Episode Ratings Heatmap
2021 · 2 Seasons · 22 Episodes · Overall Score: 6.9/10 (22 rated)
Season 1 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 1 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0.67), maintaining an average of 7.4.
Complete Episode Rating Matrix
Interactive score chart by season and episode number. Darker green indicates higher ratings; amber and red denote lower reception.
Ratings Analysis & Trajectory
Across 2 seasons and 22 episodes, Gossip Girl 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 1, Episode 5 ("Hope Sinks"), rated at an extraordinary 8.0/10 with 4 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 2, Episode 2 ("Guess Who's Coming at Dinner"), landing at 4.4/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 2 between Episode 6 ("How to Bury a Millionaire", 7) and Episode 7 ("Dress Me Up! Dress Me Down!", 5.2), a swing of 1.8 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of Gossip Girl
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 1, Ep 5 | Hope Sinks | 8.0 | 4 | Aug 5, 2021 |
| #2 | Season 1, Ep 12 | Gossip Gone, Girl | 8.0 | 4 | Dec 2, 2021 |
| #3 | Season 1, Ep 6 | Parentsite | 8.0 | 3 | Aug 12, 2021 |
| #4 | Season 1, Ep 7 | Once Upon a Time in the Upper West | 8.0 | 3 | Nov 25, 2021 |
| #5 | Season 1, Ep 8 | Posts on a Scandal | 7.7 | 3 | Nov 25, 2021 |
| #6 | Season 1, Ep 4 | Fire Walks with Z | 7.5 | 4 | Jul 29, 2021 |
| #7 | Season 2, Ep 8 | Y Lu's Mamá También | 7.5 | 3 | Jan 12, 2023 |
| #8 | Season 1, Ep 9 | Blackberry Narcissus | 7.3 | 3 | Nov 25, 2021 |
| #9 | Season 2, Ep 9 | I Know What You Did Last Summit | 7.3 | 3 | Jan 19, 2023 |
| #10 | Season 1, Ep 2 | She's Having a Maybe | 7.2 | 5 | Jul 15, 2021 |