One Foot in the Grave Episode Ratings Heatmap
1990 · 6 Seasons · 36 Episodes · Overall Score: 7.5/10 (16 rated)
Season 1 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 1 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0), maintaining an average of 8.0.
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 6 seasons and 36 episodes, One Foot in the Grave has earned an overall series rating of 7.5 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 1 ("Alive and Buried"), rated at an extraordinary 9.0/10 with 2 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 6, Episode 1 ("The Executioner's Song"), landing at 1.0/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 2 between Episode 5 ("Love and Death", 9) and Episode 6 ("Timeless Time", 6), a swing of 3 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of One Foot in the Grave
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 1, Ep 1 | Alive and Buried | 9.0 | 2 | Jan 4, 1990 |
| #2 | Season 2, Ep 5 | Love and Death | 9.0 | 1 | Nov 11, 1990 |
| #3 | Season 6, Ep 6 | Things Aren't Simple Any More | 9.0 | 1 | Nov 20, 2000 |
| #4 | Season 3, Ep 3 | The Broken Reflection | 8.0 | 2 | Feb 16, 1992 |
| #5 | Season 3, Ep 4 | The Beast in the Cage | 8.0 | 2 | Feb 23, 1992 |
| #6 | Season 3, Ep 5 | Beware the Trickster on the Roof | 8.0 | 2 | Mar 1, 1992 |
| #7 | Season 6, Ep 2 | Tales of Terror | 8.0 | 2 | Oct 23, 2000 |
| #8 | Season 6, Ep 3 | The Futility of the Fly | 8.0 | 2 | Oct 30, 2000 |
| #9 | Season 3, Ep 2 | Dreamland | 8.0 | 1 | Feb 9, 1992 |
| #10 | Season 4, Ep 1 | The Pit and the Pendulum | 8.0 | 1 | Jan 31, 1993 |