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TV Series Ratings Analysis

Murphy's Law Episode Ratings Heatmap

2001 · 5 Seasons · 23 Episodes · Overall Score: 6.7/10 (12 rated)

Highest Rated Episode
10.0/10

S1E3: Manic Munday (1 votes)

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Best Season
8.00/10

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

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Most Consistent Season
Season 1

Lowest score variance (σ = 1.22), maintaining an average of 8.0.

Strongest Finale
8.0/10

Season 1 finale: "Kiss and Tell"

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Key Ratings Insights

  • Best season by average: Season 1 averaged 8.00/10 across 5 rated episodes.
  • Ratings fell from Season 1 (average 8.00/10) to Season 4 (average 3.00/10), a decline of 5.00 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 23 episodes, Murphy's Law has earned an overall series rating of 6.7 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 3 ("Manic Munday"), rated at an extraordinary 10.0/10 with 1 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 4, Episode 1 ("Exile"), landing at 3.0/10.

The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 3 between Episode 4 ("Extra Mile", 7) and Episode 5 ("Boys Night Out", 3), a swing of 4 points.

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Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of Murphy's Law

Rank Episode Title Score Votes Air Date
#1 Season 1, Ep 3 Manic Munday 10.0 1 May 5, 2003
#2 Season 1, Ep 1 Murphy's Law (Pilot) 8.0 1 Sep 24, 2001
#3 Season 1, Ep 5 Kiss and Tell 8.0 1 May 19, 2003
#4 Season 3, Ep 1 The Goodbye Look 8.0 1 May 26, 2005
#5 Season 1, Ep 2 Electric Bill 7.0 1 Apr 28, 2003
#6 Season 1, Ep 4 Reunion 7.0 1 May 12, 2003
#7 Season 3, Ep 2 Disorganised Crime 7.0 1 Jun 2, 2005
#8 Season 3, Ep 4 Extra Mile 7.0 1 Jun 16, 2005
#9 Season 3, Ep 3 Strongbox 6.5 2 Jun 9, 2005
#10 Season 3, Ep 6 Hard Boiled Eggs and Nuts 6.0 1 Jun 30, 2005
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