Monty Python's Flying Circus Episode Ratings Heatmap
1969 · 4 Seasons · 45 Episodes · Overall Score: 7.5/10 (13 rated)
S1E3: How to Recognise Different Types of Trees from Quite a Long Way Away (21 votes)
View Episode →Season 1 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 1 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0.31), maintaining an average of 7.5.
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 4 seasons and 45 episodes, Monty Python's Flying Circus has earned an overall series rating of 7.5 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 ("How to Recognise Different Types of Trees from Quite a Long Way Away"), rated at an extraordinary 8.0/10 with 21 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 1, Episode 11 ("The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Goes to the Bathroom"), landing at 7.1/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 1 between Episode 5 ("Man's Crisis of Identity in the Latter Half of the 20th Century", 7.9) and Episode 6 ("It's the Arts", 7.1), a swing of 0.8 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of Monty Python's Flying Circus
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 1, Ep 3 | How to Recognise Different Types of Trees from Quite a Long Way Away | 8.0 | 21 | Oct 19, 1969 |
| #2 | Season 1, Ep 5 | Man's Crisis of Identity in the Latter Half of the 20th Century | 7.9 | 21 | Nov 16, 1969 |
| #3 | Season 1, Ep 1 | Whither Canada? | 7.8 | 25 | Oct 5, 1969 |
| #4 | Season 1, Ep 2 | Sex and Violence | 7.7 | 22 | Oct 12, 1969 |
| #5 | Season 1, Ep 4 | Owl Stretching Time | 7.6 | 21 | Oct 26, 1969 |
| #6 | Season 1, Ep 9 | The Ant, An Introduction | 7.5 | 20 | Dec 14, 1969 |
| #7 | Season 1, Ep 13 | Intermission | 7.4 | 18 | Jan 11, 1970 |
| #8 | Season 1, Ep 8 | Full Frontal Nudity | 7.3 | 22 | Dec 7, 1969 |
| #9 | Season 1, Ep 10 | Untitled | 7.3 | 19 | Dec 21, 1969 |
| #10 | Season 1, Ep 12 | The Naked Ant | 7.2 | 20 | Jan 4, 1970 |