TV Series Ratings Analysis

Ideal Episode Ratings Heatmap

2005 · 7 Seasons · 52 Episodes · Overall Score: 6.5/10 (3 rated)

Highest Rated Episode

8.5/10

S2E3: The Hydroponics (1 votes)

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Best Season

8.50/10

Season 2 holds the highest collective average score across the series.

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Key Ratings Insights

Best season by average: Season 2 averaged 8.50/10 across 1 rated episodes.
Ratings rose from Season 1 (average 5.50/10) to Season 2 (average 8.50/10), an increase of 3.00 points.

Complete Episode Rating Matrix

Interactive score chart by season and episode number. Darker green indicates higher ratings; amber and red denote lower reception.

8.5+ (Outstanding) 7.5 – 8.4 (Great) 6.0 – 7.4 (Average) < 6.0 (Underwhelming) Few votes

Episode	Season 1	Season 2	Season 3	Season 4	Season 5	Season 6	Season 7
Ep 1	6.0	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ep 2	5.0	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ep 3	–	8.5	–	–	–	–	–
Ep 4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ep 5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ep 6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ep 7	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ep 8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Season Avg	5.5	8.5	–	–	–	–	–

Ratings Analysis & Trajectory

Across 7 seasons and 52 episodes, Ideal has earned an overall series rating of 6.5 out of 10. The series demonstrates an upward quality trajectory, with later seasons sustaining higher viewer acclaim than its debut.

The single highest-rated hour of television in the series is Season 2, Episode 3 ("The Hydroponics"), rated at an extraordinary 8.5/10 with 1 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 1, Episode 2 ("The Seduction"), landing at 5.0/10.

The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 1 between Episode 1 ("The Rat", 6) and Episode 2 ("The Seduction", 5), a swing of 1 points.

Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of Ideal

Rank	Episode	Title	Score	Votes	Air Date
#1	Season 2, Ep 3	The Hydroponics	8.5	1	Mar 28, 2006
#2	Season 1, Ep 1	The Rat	6.0	1	Jan 11, 2005
#3	Season 1, Ep 2	The Seduction	5.0	1	Jan 18, 2005