Scene of the Crime Episode Ratings Heatmap
1970 · 30 Seasons · 431 Episodes · Overall Score: 7.4/10 (429 rated)
Season 4 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 4 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0.84), maintaining an average of 8.6.
Complete Episode Rating Matrix
Interactive score chart by season and episode number. Darker green indicates higher ratings; amber and red denote lower reception.
| Episode | Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | Season 4 | Season 5 | Season 6 | Season 7 | Season 8 | Season 9 | Season 10 | Season 11 | Season 12 | Season 13 | Season 14 | Season 15 | Season 16 | Season 17 | Season 18 | Season 19 | Season 20 | Season 21 | Season 22 | Season 23 | Season 24 | Season 25 | Season 26 | Season 27 | Season 28 | Season 29 | Season 30 |
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| Ep 1 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 5.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.2 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Ep 2 | 5.3 | 8.5 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 7.5 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Ep 3 | – | 6.5 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 10.0 | 7.2 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 4.7 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 3.3 | 10.0 |
| Ep 4 | – | 5.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.3 | 4.6 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 3.4 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 3.8 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 6.5 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 7.3 |
| Ep 5 | – | 6.7 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.3 | 7.5 | 4.8 | 7.5 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 5.2 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Ep 6 | – | 3.8 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Ep 7 | – | 8.5 | 10.0 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 10.0 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 |
| Ep 8 | – | 6.7 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 8.7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.7 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 |
| Ep 9 | – | 4.5 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.5 | 9.5 | 3.7 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 3.3 | 7.0 | 3.7 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 7.3 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.7 |
| Ep 10 | – | 9.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 9.0 | – | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | – | 7.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 |
| Ep 11 | – | 9.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | – | 7.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 3.7 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 3.7 |
| Ep 12 | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 | – | 7.0 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 7.0 | – | 7.4 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 8.0 | – | 8.2 | – | 4.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Ep 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10.0 | – | 8.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9.0 | – | – | 8.2 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 4.0 |
| Ep 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 | – | – | 8.0 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 7.5 |
| Ep 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.8 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 7.0 |
| Ep 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3.7 | – | 10.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 |
| Ep 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3.7 | – | 9.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 |
| Ep 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9.0 | – | 7.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 |
| Ep 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 |
| Ep 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8.0 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 7.0 |
| Ep 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10.0 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 4.8 |
| Ep 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9.0 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 10.0 |
| Ep 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9.0 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 7.0 |
| Ep 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4.0 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Ep 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.3 |
| Ep 26 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| Ep 27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8.0 | 5.0 | – | 10.0 |
| Ep 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9.0 |
| Ep 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8.0 |
| Season Avg | 6.4 | 6.9 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.5 |
Ratings Analysis & Trajectory
Across 30 seasons and 431 episodes, Scene of the Crime has earned an overall series rating of 7.4 out of 10. The series demonstrates an upward quality trajectory, with later seasons sustaining higher viewer acclaim than its debut.
The single highest-rated hour of television in the series is Season 3, Episode 3 ("Episode 3"), rated at an extraordinary 10.0/10 with 1 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 24, Episode 14 ("Episode 14"), landing at 3.0/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 14 between Episode 7 ("Episode 7", 10) and Episode 8 ("Episode 8", 3), a swing of 7 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of Scene of the Crime
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 3, Ep 3 | Episode 3 | 10.0 | 1 | Mar 12, 1972 |
| #2 | Season 3, Ep 4 | Episode 4 | 10.0 | 1 | Apr 3, 1972 |
| #3 | Season 3, Ep 5 | Episode 5 | 10.0 | 1 | May 28, 1972 |
| #4 | Season 3, Ep 6 | Episode 6 | 10.0 | 1 | Jun 26, 1972 |
| #5 | Season 3, Ep 7 | Episode 7 | 10.0 | 1 | Jul 9, 1972 |
| #6 | Season 4, Ep 4 | Episode 4 | 10.0 | 1 | Apr 1, 1973 |
| #7 | Season 4, Ep 8 | Episode 8 | 10.0 | 1 | Aug 19, 1973 |
| #8 | Season 5, Ep 4 | Episode 4 | 10.0 | 1 | Apr 28, 1974 |
| #9 | Season 7, Ep 5 | Episode 5 | 10.0 | 1 | May 9, 1976 |
| #10 | Season 8, Ep 13 | Episode 13 | 10.0 | 1 | Dec 4, 1977 |