Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei Episode Ratings Heatmap
2007 · 3 Seasons · 38 Episodes · Overall Score: 4.5/10 (12 rated)
Season 1 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 1 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 1.73), maintaining an average of 4.5.
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 3 seasons and 38 episodes, Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei has earned an overall series rating of 4.5 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 4 ("From Elbow to Knee"), rated at an extraordinary 6.0/10 with 2 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 1, Episode 12 ("What an Incredible Bother!"), landing at 2.0/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 1 between Episode 6 ("Leap Before You Look", 6) and Episode 7 ("One Morning, When Gregor Samsa Awoke, He was Carrying a Portable Shrine", 2), a swing of 4 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 1, Ep 4 | From Elbow to Knee | 6.0 | 2 | Jul 28, 2007 |
| #2 | Season 1, Ep 1 | Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei | 6.0 | 1 | Jul 7, 2007 |
| #3 | Season 1, Ep 2 | When I Came Out Of The Tunnel It Was White | 6.0 | 1 | Jul 14, 2007 |
| #4 | Season 1, Ep 3 | Go Fly Over That Country | 6.0 | 1 | Jul 21, 2007 |
| #5 | Season 1, Ep 5 | Removing Toxins and Stains | 6.0 | 1 | Aug 4, 2007 |
| #6 | Season 1, Ep 6 | Leap Before You Look | 6.0 | 1 | Aug 11, 2007 |
| #7 | Season 1, Ep 8 | I'm a Social Outcast by Fate | 4.0 | 1 | Aug 25, 2007 |
| #8 | Season 1, Ep 9 | The Evening Primroses on Fuji are Wrong | 4.0 | 1 | Sep 1, 2007 |
| #9 | Season 1, Ep 11 | That's Impossible Isn't There an Original | 4.0 | 1 | Sep 16, 2007 |
| #10 | Season 1, Ep 7 | One Morning, When Gregor Samsa Awoke, He was Carrying a Portable Shrine | 2.0 | 1 | Aug 18, 2007 |