How to Get Away with Murder Episode Ratings Heatmap
2014 · 5 Seasons · 75 Episodes · Overall Score: 8.3/10 (15 rated)
Season 1 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 1 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0.37), maintaining an average of 8.3.
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 | 8.0 | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 2 | 7.9 | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 3 | 7.8 | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 4 | 8.5 | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 5 | 7.9 | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 6 | 8.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 7 | 8.2 | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 8 | 8.5 | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 9 | 8.9 | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 10 | 8.5 | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 11 | 8.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 12 | 8.4 | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 13 | 8.6 | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 14 | 8.6 | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 15 | 9.0 | – | – | – | – |
| Season Avg | 8.3 | – | – | – | – |
Ratings Analysis & Trajectory
Across 5 seasons and 75 episodes, How to Get Away with Murder has earned an overall series rating of 8.3 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 15 ("It's All My Fault"), rated at an extraordinary 9.0/10 with 25 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 1, Episode 3 ("Smile, or Go to Jail"), landing at 7.8/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 1 between Episode 4 ("Let's Get to Scooping", 8.5) and Episode 5 ("We're Not Friends", 7.9), a swing of 0.6 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of How to Get Away with Murder
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 1, Ep 15 | It's All My Fault | 9.0 | 25 | Feb 26, 2015 |
| #2 | Season 1, Ep 9 | Kill Me, Kill Me, Kill Me | 8.9 | 27 | Nov 20, 2014 |
| #3 | Season 1, Ep 14 | The Night Lila Died | 8.6 | 26 | Feb 26, 2015 |
| #4 | Season 1, Ep 13 | Mama's Here Now | 8.6 | 24 | Feb 19, 2015 |
| #5 | Season 1, Ep 4 | Let's Get to Scooping | 8.5 | 32 | Oct 16, 2014 |
| #6 | Season 1, Ep 8 | He Has a Wife | 8.5 | 26 | Nov 13, 2014 |
| #7 | Season 1, Ep 10 | Hello Raskolnikov | 8.5 | 25 | Jan 29, 2015 |
| #8 | Season 1, Ep 12 | She's a Murderer | 8.4 | 25 | Feb 12, 2015 |
| #9 | Season 1, Ep 7 | He Deserved to Die | 8.2 | 26 | Nov 6, 2014 |
| #10 | Season 1, Ep 6 | Freakin' Whack-a-Mole | 8.1 | 27 | Oct 30, 2014 |