Season 2 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 2 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0), maintaining an average of 10.0.
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 2 seasons and 12 episodes, Shakespeare: The Animated Tales has earned an overall series rating of 9.2 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 2, Episode 6 ("Othello"), rated at an extraordinary 10.0/10 with 2 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 1, Episode 4 ("Romeo and Juliet"), landing at 6.3/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 1 between Episode 2 ("The Tempest", 10) and Episode 3 ("Macbeth", 7), a swing of 3 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 2, Ep 6 | Othello | 10.0 | 2 | Dec 14, 1994 |
| #2 | Season 1, Ep 1 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | 10.0 | 1 | Nov 9, 1992 |
| #3 | Season 1, Ep 2 | The Tempest | 10.0 | 1 | Nov 16, 1992 |
| #4 | Season 2, Ep 1 | King Richard III | 10.0 | 1 | Nov 2, 1994 |
| #5 | Season 2, Ep 2 | The Taming of the Shrew | 10.0 | 1 | Nov 9, 1994 |
| #6 | Season 2, Ep 3 | As You Like It | 10.0 | 1 | Nov 16, 1994 |
| #7 | Season 2, Ep 4 | Julius Caesar | 10.0 | 1 | Nov 30, 1994 |
| #8 | Season 2, Ep 5 | The Winter's Tale | 10.0 | 0 | Dec 7, 1994 |
| #9 | Season 1, Ep 6 | Twelfth Night | 9.0 | 2 | Dec 14, 1992 |
| #10 | Season 1, Ep 5 | Hamlet | 8.0 | 4 | Dec 7, 1992 |