Season 2 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 2 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0.9), maintaining an average of 7.5.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ep 1 | 7.0 | 6.0 |
| Ep 2 | 8.0 | 7.0 |
| Ep 3 | 8.0 | 6.0 |
| Ep 4 | 8.0 | 7.0 |
| Ep 5 | 8.0 | 7.0 |
| Ep 6 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Ep 7 | 8.0 | 7.0 |
| Ep 8 | 6.0 | 9.0 |
| Ep 9 | 8.0 | 9.0 |
| Ep 10 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| Ep 11 | 7.0 | 8.0 |
| Ep 12 | 7.0 | 9.0 |
| Ep 13 | 7.0 | – |
| Ep 14 | 8.0 | – |
| Ep 15 | 7.0 | – |
| Ep 16 | – | – |
| Ep 17 | – | – |
| Ep 18 | – | – |
| Ep 19 | – | – |
| Ep 20 | – | – |
| Ep 21 | 5.0 | – |
| Ep 22 | 8.0 | – |
| Ep 23 | 7.0 | – |
| Ep 24 | 8.0 | – |
| Season Avg | 7.5 | 7.7 |
Ratings Analysis & Trajectory
Across 2 seasons and 36 episodes, Honey and Clover has earned an overall series rating of 7.6 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 10 ("Crossing the Sky"), rated at an extraordinary 9.0/10 with 1 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 1, Episode 21 ("I'd Always Been Afraid"), landing at 5.0/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 1 between Episode 7 ("We're Searching for a Miracle", 8) and Episode 8 ("I Couldn't Leave You Alone", 6), a swing of 2 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of Honey and Clover
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 1, Ep 10 | Crossing the Sky | 9.0 | 1 | Jun 24, 2005 |
| #2 | Season 2, Ep 8 | We Didn't Know | 9.0 | 1 | Aug 18, 2006 |
| #3 | Season 2, Ep 9 | I Feel Powerless | 9.0 | 1 | Aug 25, 2006 |
| #4 | Season 2, Ep 10 | When I Was Younger, I Saw God | 9.0 | 1 | Sep 1, 2006 |
| #5 | Season 2, Ep 12 | Honey and Clover, and… | 9.0 | 1 | Sep 15, 2006 |
| #6 | Season 1, Ep 2 | Two Loves Start Turning | 8.0 | 1 | Apr 22, 2005 |
| #7 | Season 1, Ep 3 | Two Loves, Unrequited | 8.0 | 1 | Apr 29, 2005 |
| #8 | Season 1, Ep 4 | He and She Sway Slowly | 8.0 | 1 | May 6, 2005 |
| #9 | Season 1, Ep 5 | Thinking of Mother Back Home | 8.0 | 1 | May 13, 2005 |
| #10 | Season 1, Ep 6 | The Past, the Tears and the Confession | 8.0 | 1 | May 20, 2005 |