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TV Series Ratings Analysis

Sea Patrol Episode Ratings Heatmap

2007 · 5 Seasons · 68 Episodes · Overall Score: 6.6/10 (9 rated)

Highest Rated Episode
10.0/10

S2E5: Giving up the Dead (1 votes)

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Best Season
9.50/10

Season 2 holds the highest collective average score across the series.

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Most Consistent Season
Season 5

Lowest score variance (σ = 4.34), maintaining an average of 5.6.

Strongest Finale
10.0/10

Season 5 finale: "One Perfect Day"

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Key Ratings Insights

  • Best season by average: Season 2 averaged 9.50/10 across 2 rated episodes.
  • Ratings fell from Season 2 (average 9.50/10) to Season 5 (average 5.60/10), a decline of 3.90 points.

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

Ratings Analysis & Trajectory

Across 5 seasons and 68 episodes, Sea Patrol has earned an overall series rating of 6.6 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 2, Episode 5 ("Giving up the Dead"), rated at an extraordinary 10.0/10 with 1 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 5, Episode 7 ("Black Flights"), landing at 1.0/10.

The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 5 between Episode 11 ("The Morning After", 9) and Episode 12 ("Saving Ryan", 7), a swing of 2 points.

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Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of Sea Patrol

Rank Episode Title Score Votes Air Date
#1 Season 2, Ep 5 Giving up the Dead 10.0 1 Apr 28, 2008
#2 Season 4, Ep 4 Ransom 10.0 1 May 6, 2010
#3 Season 5, Ep 13 One Perfect Day 10.0 1 Jul 12, 2011
#4 Season 2, Ep 4 Heaven Born Captains 9.0 1 Apr 21, 2008
#5 Season 5, Ep 11 The Morning After 9.0 1 Jun 28, 2011
#6 Season 5, Ep 12 Saving Ryan 7.0 1 Jul 5, 2011
#7 Season 4, Ep 15 Flotsam and Jetsam 2.0 2 Jul 22, 2010
#8 Season 5, Ep 3 Crimes of Passion 1.0 2 May 10, 2011
#9 Season 5, Ep 7 Black Flights 1.0 2 May 31, 2011
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