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TV Series Ratings Analysis

Life Episode Ratings Heatmap

2007 · 2 Seasons · 32 Episodes · Overall Score: 8.2/10 (32 rated)

Highest Rated Episode
9.0/10

S2E1: Find Your Happy Place (4 votes)

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Best Season
8.27/10

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

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Most Consistent Season
Season 2

Lowest score variance (σ = 0.32), maintaining an average of 8.3.

Strongest Finale
8.8/10

Season 2 finale: "One"

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Key Ratings Insights

  • Best season by average: Season 2 averaged 8.27/10 across 21 rated episodes.
  • Ratings rose from Season 1 (average 7.98/10) to Season 2 (average 8.27/10), an increase of 0.29 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
Ep 1 7.5 9.0
Ep 2 8.2 8.0
Ep 3 8.0 8.2
Ep 4 8.2 8.2
Ep 5 7.5 7.8
Ep 6 7.6 8.2
Ep 7 8.2 8.5
Ep 8 8.2 8.2
Ep 9 8.2 8.5
Ep 10 7.8 8.0
Ep 11 8.4 8.0
Ep 12 – 8.2
Ep 13 – 8.0
Ep 14 – 7.8
Ep 15 – 8.2
Ep 16 – 8.8
Ep 17 – 8.2
Ep 18 – 8.2
Ep 19 – 8.5
Ep 20 – 8.4
Ep 21 – 8.8
Season Avg 8.0 8.3

Ratings Analysis & Trajectory

Across 2 seasons and 32 episodes, Life has earned an overall series rating of 8.2 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 2, Episode 1 ("Find Your Happy Place"), rated at an extraordinary 9.0/10 with 4 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 1, Episode 5 ("The Fallen Woman"), landing at 7.5/10.

The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 2 between Episode 1 ("Find Your Happy Place", 9) and Episode 2 ("Everything... All the Time", 8), a swing of 1 points.

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Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of Life

Rank Episode Title Score Votes Air Date
#1 Season 2, Ep 1 Find Your Happy Place 9.0 4 Sep 29, 2008
#2 Season 2, Ep 21 One 8.8 5 Apr 8, 2009
#3 Season 2, Ep 16 Hit Me Baby 8.8 4 Feb 25, 2009
#4 Season 2, Ep 7 Jackpot 8.5 4 Nov 5, 2008
#5 Season 2, Ep 9 Badge Bunny 8.5 4 Nov 19, 2008
#6 Season 2, Ep 19 5 Quarts 8.5 4 Mar 25, 2009
#7 Season 1, Ep 11 Fill It Up 8.4 5 Dec 5, 2007
#8 Season 2, Ep 20 Initiative 38 8.4 5 Apr 1, 2009
#9 Season 1, Ep 2 Tear Asunder 8.2 5 Oct 3, 2007
#10 Season 1, Ep 4 What They Saw 8.2 5 Oct 17, 2007
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