Miami Vice Episode Ratings Heatmap
1984 · 5 Seasons · 110 Episodes · Overall Score: 6.1/10 (110 rated)
Season 1 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 1 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0.89), maintaining an average of 7.3.
Complete Episode Rating Matrix
Interactive score chart by season and episode number. Darker green indicates higher ratings; amber and red denote lower reception.
| Episode | Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | Season 4 | Season 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ep 1 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 6.8 |
| Ep 2 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 7.6 | 5.5 | 5.0 |
| Ep 3 | 6.7 | 8.2 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 7.0 |
| Ep 4 | 8.6 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 3.0 | 6.4 |
| Ep 5 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 3.4 | 6.0 |
| Ep 6 | 7.0 | 5.1 | 7.9 | 2.6 | 4.3 |
| Ep 7 | 8.0 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 1.8 | 5.6 |
| Ep 8 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
| Ep 9 | 6.8 | 7.9 | 6.6 | 3.4 | 6.6 |
| Ep 10 | 7.7 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 3.8 | 6.0 |
| Ep 11 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 5.0 | 6.8 |
| Ep 12 | 7.8 | 6.3 | 7.4 | 3.0 | 6.2 |
| Ep 13 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| Ep 14 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 6.5 |
| Ep 15 | 8.5 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 7.5 | 6.2 |
| Ep 16 | 8.1 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 6.8 |
| Ep 17 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 6.8 |
| Ep 18 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 3.7 | 5.2 |
| Ep 19 | 6.2 | 7.5 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 6.5 |
| Ep 20 | 7.0 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.8 |
| Ep 21 | 8.3 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 3.7 | – |
| Ep 22 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 5.7 | 6.0 | – |
| Ep 23 | – | – | 5.7 | – | – |
| Ep 24 | – | – | 5.7 | – | – |
| Season Avg | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 4.2 | 5.9 |
Ratings Analysis & Trajectory
Across 5 seasons and 110 episodes, Miami Vice has earned an overall series rating of 6.1 out of 10. The series reached its critical peak early, showing a slight contraction in audience satisfaction in later chapters.
The single highest-rated hour of television in the series is Season 1, Episode 4 ("Calderone's Return: The Hit List (1)"), rated at an extraordinary 8.6/10 with 12 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 4, Episode 7 ("Missing Hours"), landing at 1.8/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 4 between Episode 2 ("Amen... Send Money", 5.5) and Episode 3 ("Death and the Lady", 2.8), a swing of 2.7 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of Miami Vice
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 1, Ep 4 | Calderone's Return: The Hit List (1) | 8.6 | 12 | Oct 19, 1984 |
| #2 | Season 1, Ep 15 | Smuggler's Blues | 8.5 | 11 | Feb 1, 1985 |
| #3 | Season 1, Ep 1 | Brother's Keeper | 8.4 | 14 | Sep 16, 1984 |
| #4 | Season 1, Ep 21 | Evan | 8.3 | 12 | May 3, 1985 |
| #5 | Season 2, Ep 3 | Out Where the Buses Don't Run | 8.2 | 8 | Oct 18, 1985 |
| #6 | Season 1, Ep 16 | Rites of Passage | 8.1 | 10 | Feb 8, 1985 |
| #7 | Season 3, Ep 13 | Down for the Count (2) | 8.1 | 7 | Jan 16, 1987 |
| #8 | Season 1, Ep 7 | No Exit | 8.0 | 14 | Nov 9, 1984 |
| #9 | Season 2, Ep 1 | The Prodigal Son | 7.9 | 9 | Sep 27, 1985 |
| #10 | Season 2, Ep 9 | Bought and Paid For | 7.9 | 7 | Nov 29, 1985 |