House of the Dragon Episode Ratings Heatmap
2022 · 3 Seasons · 26 Episodes · Overall Score: 7.1/10 (26 rated)
Season 1 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 1 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0.28), 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.
Ratings Analysis & Trajectory
Across 3 seasons and 26 episodes, House of the Dragon has earned an overall series rating of 7.1 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 8 ("The Lord of the Tides"), rated at an extraordinary 7.9/10 with 169 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 3, Episode 5 ("Unbowed and Unbent"), landing at 5.9/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 2 between Episode 7 ("The Red Sowing", 7.4) and Episode 8 ("The Queen Who Ever Was", 6.2), a swing of 1.2 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of House of the Dragon
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 1, Ep 8 | The Lord of the Tides | 7.9 | 169 | Oct 9, 2022 |
| #2 | Season 1, Ep 10 | The Black Queen | 7.8 | 152 | Oct 23, 2022 |
| #3 | Season 1, Ep 7 | Driftmark | 7.7 | 163 | Oct 2, 2022 |
| #4 | Season 2, Ep 4 | The Red Dragon and the Gold | 7.7 | 131 | Jul 7, 2024 |
| #5 | Season 1, Ep 1 | The Heirs of the Dragon | 7.6 | 265 | Aug 21, 2022 |
| #6 | Season 3, Ep 1 | Salt and Sea, Fire and Blood | 7.6 | 119 | Jun 21, 2026 |
| #7 | Season 1, Ep 3 | Second of His Name | 7.5 | 185 | Sep 4, 2022 |
| #8 | Season 1, Ep 5 | We Light the Way | 7.4 | 172 | Sep 18, 2022 |
| #9 | Season 1, Ep 9 | The Green Council | 7.4 | 154 | Oct 16, 2022 |
| #10 | Season 2, Ep 7 | The Red Sowing | 7.4 | 114 | Jul 28, 2024 |