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TV Series Ratings Analysis

Key & Peele Episode Ratings Heatmap

2012 · 5 Seasons · 53 Episodes · Overall Score: 7.8/10 (8 rated)

Highest Rated Episode
8.2/10

S1E3: Das Negros (9 votes)

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Best Season
7.84/10

Season 1 holds the highest collective average score across the series.

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Most Consistent Season
Season 1

Lowest score variance (σ = 0.28), maintaining an average of 7.8.

Strongest Finale
7.6/10

Season 1 finale: "Babysitting Forest Whitaker"

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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 53 episodes, Key & Peele has earned an overall series rating of 7.8 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 3 ("Das Negros"), rated at an extraordinary 8.2/10 with 9 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 1, Episode 5 ("Gay Marriage Legalized"), landing at 7.5/10.

The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 1 between Episode 6 ("Flash Mob", 8.2) and Episode 7 ("Bobby McFerrin vs. Michael Winslow", 7.6), a swing of 0.6 points.

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Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of Key & Peele

Rank Episode Title Score Votes Air Date
#1 Season 1, Ep 3 Das Negros 8.2 9 Feb 14, 2012
#2 Season 1, Ep 6 Flash Mob 8.2 8 Mar 6, 2012
#3 Season 1, Ep 4 The Branding 8.0 8 Feb 21, 2012
#4 Season 1, Ep 1 I Said Bitch 7.9 14 Jan 31, 2012
#5 Season 1, Ep 2 Black Hawk Up 7.7 9 Feb 7, 2012
#6 Season 1, Ep 7 Bobby McFerrin vs. Michael Winslow 7.6 9 Mar 13, 2012
#7 Season 1, Ep 8 Babysitting Forest Whitaker 7.6 9 Mar 20, 2012
#8 Season 1, Ep 5 Gay Marriage Legalized 7.5 8 Feb 28, 2012
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