Season 1 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 1 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0.67), maintaining an average of 7.5.
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 1 seasons and 23 episodes, Space: Above and Beyond has earned an overall series rating of 7.5 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 22 ("And If They Lay Us Down to Rest..."), rated at an extraordinary 8.5/10 with 2 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 1, Episode 1 ("Pilot"), landing at 5.5/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 1 between Episode 14 ("Never No More (1)", 8) and Episode 15 ("The Angriest Angel (2)", 6.5), a swing of 1.5 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of Space: Above and Beyond
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 1, Ep 22 | And If They Lay Us Down to Rest... | 8.5 | 2 | May 26, 1996 |
| #2 | Season 1, Ep 5 | Ray Butts | 8.0 | 2 | Oct 22, 1995 |
| #3 | Season 1, Ep 7 | The Enemy | 8.0 | 2 | Nov 12, 1995 |
| #4 | Season 1, Ep 8 | Hostile Visit (1) | 8.0 | 2 | Nov 19, 1995 |
| #5 | Season 1, Ep 13 | Level of Necessity | 8.0 | 2 | Jan 14, 1996 |
| #6 | Season 1, Ep 14 | Never No More (1) | 8.0 | 2 | Feb 4, 1996 |
| #7 | Season 1, Ep 16 | Toy Soldiers | 8.0 | 2 | Feb 18, 1996 |
| #8 | Season 1, Ep 19 | R&R | 8.0 | 2 | Apr 12, 1996 |
| #9 | Season 1, Ep 20 | Stardust | 8.0 | 2 | Apr 19, 1996 |
| #10 | Season 1, Ep 21 | Sugar Dirt | 8.0 | 2 | Apr 20, 1996 |