How to Get Away with Murder Episode Ratings Heatmap
2014 · 6 Seasons · 90 Episodes · Overall Score: 8.0/10 (90 rated)
Season 1 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 1 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0.23), maintaining an average of 8.1.
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 | Season 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ep 1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 7.0 |
| Ep 2 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 6.3 |
| Ep 3 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.5 |
| Ep 4 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 |
| Ep 5 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 7.4 |
| Ep 6 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 6.7 |
| Ep 7 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.2 |
| Ep 8 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 7.4 |
| Ep 9 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.6 |
| Ep 10 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.2 |
| Ep 11 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 7.6 |
| Ep 12 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 7.6 |
| Ep 13 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.7 |
| Ep 14 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 8.2 |
| Ep 15 | 8.9 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.2 |
| Season Avg | 8.3 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.6 |
Ratings Analysis & Trajectory
Across 6 seasons and 90 episodes, How to Get Away with Murder has earned an overall series rating of 8.0 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 9 ("What Did We Do?"), rated at an extraordinary 9.2/10 with 23 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 6, Episode 2 ("Vivian's Here"), landing at 6.3/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 2 between Episode 9 ("What Did We Do?", 9.2) and Episode 10 ("What Happened to You, Annalise?", 7.8), a swing of 1.4 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of How to Get Away with Murder
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 2, Ep 9 | What Did We Do? | 9.2 | 23 | Nov 19, 2015 |
| #2 | Season 1, Ep 15 | It's All My Fault | 8.9 | 27 | Feb 26, 2015 |
| #3 | Season 3, Ep 9 | Who's Dead? | 8.9 | 21 | Nov 17, 2016 |
| #4 | Season 1, Ep 9 | Kill Me, Kill Me, Kill Me | 8.8 | 30 | Nov 20, 2014 |
| #5 | Season 4, Ep 8 | Live. Live. Live. | 8.6 | 17 | Nov 16, 2017 |
| #6 | Season 6, Ep 9 | Are You the Mole? | 8.6 | 9 | Nov 21, 2019 |
| #7 | Season 1, Ep 14 | The Night Lila Died | 8.5 | 28 | Feb 26, 2015 |
| #8 | Season 1, Ep 13 | Mama's Here Now | 8.5 | 26 | Feb 19, 2015 |
| #9 | Season 2, Ep 13 | Something Bad Happened | 8.5 | 20 | Mar 3, 2016 |
| #10 | Season 5, Ep 8 | I Want to Love You Until the Day I Die | 8.5 | 10 | Nov 15, 2018 |