Season 3 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 3 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0.82), 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.
Ratings Analysis & Trajectory
Across 5 seasons and 26 episodes, Kavanagh Q.C. 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 3, Episode 3 ("Ancient History"), rated at an extraordinary 9.5/10 with 2 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 4, Episode 5 ("The Innocency of Life"), landing at 4.5/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 4 between Episode 4 ("Bearing Witness", 8.5) and Episode 5 ("The Innocency of Life", 4.5), a swing of 4 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of Kavanagh Q.C.
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 3, Ep 3 | Ancient History | 9.5 | 2 | Mar 17, 1997 |
| #2 | Season 1, Ep 2 | Heartland | 9.0 | 3 | Jan 10, 1995 |
| #3 | Season 4, Ep 6 | Dead Reckoning | 9.0 | 1 | Apr 21, 1998 |
| #4 | Season 3, Ep 5 | The Ties That Bind | 8.5 | 2 | Apr 7, 1997 |
| #5 | Season 3, Ep 6 | In God We Trust | 8.5 | 2 | Apr 14, 1997 |
| #6 | Season 4, Ep 2 | Care in the Community | 8.5 | 2 | Mar 24, 1998 |
| #7 | Season 4, Ep 3 | Briefs Trooping Gaily | 8.5 | 2 | Mar 31, 1998 |
| #8 | Season 4, Ep 4 | Bearing Witness | 8.5 | 2 | Apr 7, 1998 |
| #9 | Season 5, Ep 4 | End Games | 8.5 | 2 | Mar 29, 1999 |
| #10 | Season 2, Ep 2 | Men of Substance | 8.3 | 3 | Mar 4, 1996 |