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TV Series Ratings Analysis

Super Friends Episode Ratings Heatmap

1973 · 9 Seasons · 109 Episodes · Overall Score: 7.0/10 (109 rated)

Highest Rated Episode
8.5/10

S3E3: The Demons of Exxor (2 votes)

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Best Season
7.40/10

Season 1 holds the highest collective average score across the series.

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Most Consistent Season
Season 5

Lowest score variance (σ = 0), maintaining an average of 7.0.

Strongest Finale
7.7/10

Season 1 finale: "The Watermen"

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Key Ratings Insights

  • Best season by average: Season 1 averaged 7.40/10 across 16 rated episodes.
  • Ratings fell from Season 1 (average 7.40/10) to Season 9 (average 6.73/10), a decline of 0.67 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
Episode Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Season 7 Season 8 Season 9
Ep 1 7.0 6.0 8.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 6.5 6.3
Ep 2 7.2 6.5 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 7.7 6.5
Ep 3 7.0 6.5 8.5 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 6.5
Ep 4 7.7 6.5 8.5 7.0 7.0 6.5 7.0 6.5 7.0
Ep 5 7.3 7.0 8.5 8.0 7.0 6.5 7.0 6.5 6.5
Ep 6 6.8 6.5 8.5 6.5 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 6.5
Ep 7 8.0 6.5 7.0 6.5 7.0 – 6.5 6.5 7.5
Ep 8 7.7 6.5 7.0 6.5 7.0 – 6.5 6.5 7.0
Ep 9 6.8 7.0 7.0 – – – – – –
Ep 10 8.0 7.7 7.0 – – – – – –
Ep 11 6.8 6.5 7.0 – – – – – –
Ep 12 7.7 7.0 6.0 – – – – – –
Ep 13 7.7 7.0 6.0 – – – – – –
Ep 14 7.3 6.5 7.0 – – – – – –
Ep 15 7.7 6.5 6.5 – – – – – –
Ep 16 7.7 – 6.5 – – – – – –
Ep 17 – – 7.0 – – – – – –
Ep 18 – – 7.0 – – – – – –
Ep 19 – – 6.0 – – – – – –
Ep 20 – – 6.0 – – – – – –
Ep 21 – – 7.0 – – – – – –
Ep 22 – – 7.0 – – – – – –
Ep 23 – – 7.0 – – – – – –
Ep 24 – – 7.0 – – – – – –
Ep 25 – – 7.0 – – – – – –
Ep 26 – – 7.0 – – – – – –
Ep 27 – – 7.0 – – – – – –
Ep 28 – – 7.0 – – – – – –
Ep 29 – – 8.0 – – – – – –
Ep 30 – – 8.0 – – – – – –
Ep 31 – – 7.0 – – – – – –
Ep 32 – – 7.0 – – – – – –
Season Avg 7.4 6.7 7.2 6.8 7.0 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.7

Ratings Analysis & Trajectory

Across 9 seasons and 109 episodes, Super Friends has earned an overall series rating of 7.0 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 3, Episode 3 ("The Demons of Exxor"), rated at an extraordinary 8.5/10 with 2 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 3, Episode 20 ("Swamp of the Living Dead"), landing at 6.0/10.

The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 3 between Episode 6 ("The World's Deadliest Game", 8.5) and Episode 7 ("Sinbad and the Space Pirates", 7), a swing of 1.5 points.

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Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of Super Friends

Rank Episode Title Score Votes Air Date
#1 Season 3, Ep 3 The Demons of Exxor 8.5 2 Sep 16, 1978
#2 Season 3, Ep 4 Invasion of the Fearians 8.5 2 Sep 16, 1978
#3 Season 3, Ep 5 Battle at the Earth's Core 8.5 2 Sep 23, 1978
#4 Season 3, Ep 6 The World's Deadliest Game 8.5 2 Sep 23, 1978
#5 Season 1, Ep 7 Too Hot To Handle 8.0 3 Oct 20, 1973
#6 Season 1, Ep 10 The Fantastic Frerps 8.0 3 Nov 10, 1973
#7 Season 4, Ep 5 Universe of Evil 8.0 3 Oct 20, 1979
#8 Season 3, Ep 1 Rokan: Enemy from Space 8.0 2 Sep 9, 1978
#9 Season 3, Ep 2 Wanted: The Superfriends 8.0 2 Sep 9, 1978
#10 Season 3, Ep 29 Journey Through Inner Space 8.0 1 Dec 16, 1978
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