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TV Series Ratings Analysis

Kavanagh Q.C. Episode Ratings Heatmap

1995 · 5 Seasons · 26 Episodes · Overall Score: 7.6/10 (26 rated)

Highest Rated Episode
9.5/10

S3E3: Ancient History (2 votes)

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Best Season
8.25/10

Season 3 holds the highest collective average score across the series.

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Most Consistent Season
Season 3

Lowest score variance (σ = 0.82), maintaining an average of 8.3.

Strongest Finale
9.0/10

Season 4 finale: "Dead Reckoning"

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Key Ratings Insights

  • Best season by average: Season 3 averaged 8.25/10 across 6 rated episodes.
  • Ratings fell from Season 1 (average 7.60/10) to Season 5 (average 7.28/10), a decline of 0.32 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

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.

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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
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