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TV Series Ratings Analysis

Police Squad! Episode Ratings Heatmap

1982 · 1 Seasons · 6 Episodes · Overall Score: 7.6/10 (6 rated)

Highest Rated Episode
8.0/10

S1E1: A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise) (22 votes)

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Best Season
7.55/10

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

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Most Consistent Season
Season 1

Lowest score variance (σ = 0.26), maintaining an average of 7.6.

Strongest Finale
7.4/10

Season 1 finale: "Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh)"

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Key Ratings Insights

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
Episode Season 1
Ep 1 8.0
Ep 2 7.5
Ep 3 7.4
Ep 4 7.3
Ep 5 7.7
Ep 6 7.4
Season Avg 7.6

Ratings Analysis & Trajectory

Across 1 seasons and 6 episodes, Police Squad! has earned an overall series rating of 7.6 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 1 ("A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise)"), rated at an extraordinary 8.0/10 with 22 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 1, Episode 4 ("Revenge and Remorse (The Guilty Alibi)"), landing at 7.3/10.

The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 1 between Episode 1 ("A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise)", 8) and Episode 2 ("Ring of Fear (A Dangerous Assignment)", 7.5), a swing of 0.5 points.

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Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of Police Squad!

Rank Episode Title Score Votes Air Date
#1 Season 1, Ep 1 A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise) 8.0 22 Mar 4, 1982
#2 Season 1, Ep 5 Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood) 7.7 20 Jul 1, 1982
#3 Season 1, Ep 2 Ring of Fear (A Dangerous Assignment) 7.5 19 Mar 11, 1982
#4 Season 1, Ep 3 The Butler Did It (A Bird in the Hand) 7.4 20 Mar 18, 1982
#5 Season 1, Ep 6 Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh) 7.4 18 Jul 8, 1982
#6 Season 1, Ep 4 Revenge and Remorse (The Guilty Alibi) 7.3 18 Mar 25, 1982
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