Season 2 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 2 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 1.05), maintaining an average of 9.1.
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 30 episodes, Strangers with Candy has earned an overall series rating of 9.2 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 6 ("Let Freedom Ring"), rated at an extraordinary 10.0/10 with 1 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 2, Episode 6 ("Hit and Run"), landing at 5.5/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 2 between Episode 5 ("The Blank Page", 9) and Episode 6 ("Hit and Run", 5.5), a swing of 3.5 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of Strangers with Candy
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 1, Ep 6 | Let Freedom Ring | 10.0 | 1 | Jun 21, 1999 |
| #2 | Season 1, Ep 7 | Feather in the Storm | 10.0 | 1 | Jun 28, 1999 |
| #3 | Season 1, Ep 8 | To Be Young, Gifted and Blank | 10.0 | 1 | Jul 5, 1999 |
| #4 | Season 1, Ep 9 | Jerri Is Only Skin Deep | 10.0 | 1 | Jul 12, 1999 |
| #5 | Season 1, Ep 10 | The Trip Back | 10.0 | 1 | Jul 19, 1999 |
| #6 | Season 2, Ep 2 | Behind Blank Eyes | 10.0 | 1 | Jan 24, 2000 |
| #7 | Season 2, Ep 3 | Yes You Can't | 10.0 | 1 | Jan 31, 2000 |
| #8 | Season 2, Ep 4 | The Goodbye Guy | 10.0 | 1 | Feb 7, 2000 |
| #9 | Season 2, Ep 7 | To Love, Honor and Pretend | 10.0 | 1 | Mar 6, 2000 |
| #10 | Season 2, Ep 8 | The Blank Stare (1) | 10.0 | 1 | Jun 19, 2000 |