Season 1 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 1 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0.63), maintaining an average of 9.3.
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 39 episodes, The Adventures of Pete & Pete has earned an overall series rating of 8.7 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 1, Episode 3 ("The Nightcrawlers"), rated at an extraordinary 10.0/10 with 2 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 3, Episode 12 ("Das Bus"), landing at 7.0/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 3 between Episode 11 ("O' Christmas Pete", 9) and Episode 12 ("Das Bus", 7), a swing of 2 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of The Adventures of Pete & Pete
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 1, Ep 3 | The Nightcrawlers | 10.0 | 2 | Dec 12, 1993 |
| #2 | Season 1, Ep 4 | Rangeboy | 10.0 | 2 | Dec 19, 1993 |
| #3 | Season 1, Ep 7 | When Petes Collide | 10.0 | 1 | Jan 9, 1994 |
| #4 | Season 1, Ep 13 | New Year's Pete | 10.0 | 1 | – |
| #5 | Season 3, Ep 13 | Saturday | 10.0 | 1 | Dec 28, 1995 |
| #6 | Season 1, Ep 2 | Day of the Dot | 9.5 | 2 | Dec 5, 1993 |
| #7 | Season 1, Ep 6 | Don't Tread on Pete | 9.0 | 2 | Jan 2, 1994 |
| #8 | Season 1, Ep 8 | Hard Day's Pete | 9.0 | 1 | Jan 16, 1994 |
| #9 | Season 1, Ep 9 | Valentine's Day Massacre | 9.0 | 1 | Feb 9, 1991 |
| #10 | Season 1, Ep 10 | What We Did on Our Summer Vacation | 9.0 | 1 | Sep 8, 1991 |