Season 1 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 1 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0.13), maintaining an average of 9.2.
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 5 seasons and 50 episodes, Only Murders in the Building has earned an overall series rating of 9.2 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 1, Episode 10 ("Open and Shut"), rated at an extraordinary 9.4/10 with 148 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 1, Episode 1 ("True Crime"), landing at 9.0/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 1 between Episode 5 ("Twist", 9.2) and Episode 6 ("To Protect and Serve", 9.1), a swing of 0.1 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of Only Murders in the Building
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 1, Ep 10 | Open and Shut | 9.4 | 148 | Oct 19, 2021 |
| #2 | Season 1, Ep 9 | Double Time | 9.4 | 144 | Oct 12, 2021 |
| #3 | Season 1, Ep 7 | The Boy from 6B | 9.3 | 158 | Sep 28, 2021 |
| #4 | Season 1, Ep 8 | Fan Fiction | 9.3 | 147 | Oct 5, 2021 |
| #5 | Season 1, Ep 2 | Who Is Tim Kono? | 9.2 | 172 | Aug 31, 2021 |
| #6 | Season 1, Ep 3 | How Well Do You Know Your Neighbors? | 9.2 | 170 | Aug 31, 2021 |
| #7 | Season 1, Ep 5 | Twist | 9.2 | 167 | Sep 14, 2021 |
| #8 | Season 1, Ep 4 | The Sting | 9.2 | 164 | Sep 7, 2021 |
| #9 | Season 1, Ep 6 | To Protect and Serve | 9.1 | 212 | Sep 21, 2021 |
| #10 | Season 1, Ep 1 | True Crime | 9.0 | 355 | Aug 31, 2021 |