The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Episode Ratings Heatmap
1962 · 3 Seasons · 93 Episodes · Overall Score: 7.5/10 (32 rated)
Season 1 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 1 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0.76), 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.
| Episode | Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep 1 | 7.0 | – | – |
| Ep 2 | 6.7 | – | – |
| Ep 3 | 7.0 | – | – |
| Ep 4 | 7.8 | – | – |
| Ep 5 | 7.5 | – | – |
| Ep 6 | 8.0 | – | – |
| Ep 7 | 4.6 | – | – |
| Ep 8 | 7.0 | – | – |
| Ep 9 | 7.0 | – | – |
| Ep 10 | 7.7 | – | – |
| Ep 11 | 7.7 | – | – |
| Ep 12 | 7.0 | – | – |
| Ep 13 | 7.0 | – | – |
| Ep 14 | 8.0 | – | – |
| Ep 15 | 7.7 | – | – |
| Ep 16 | 8.0 | – | – |
| Ep 17 | 7.0 | – | – |
| Ep 18 | 8.5 | – | – |
| Ep 19 | 8.5 | – | – |
| Ep 20 | 7.7 | – | – |
| Ep 21 | 8.5 | – | – |
| Ep 22 | 7.5 | – | – |
| Ep 23 | 7.7 | – | – |
| Ep 24 | 7.5 | – | – |
| Ep 25 | 7.5 | – | – |
| Ep 26 | 8.5 | – | – |
| Ep 27 | 6.7 | – | – |
| Ep 28 | 8.5 | – | – |
| Ep 29 | 8.0 | – | – |
| Ep 30 | 7.5 | – | – |
| Ep 31 | 7.7 | – | – |
| Ep 32 | 7.5 | – | – |
| Season Avg | 7.5 | – | – |
Ratings Analysis & Trajectory
Across 3 seasons and 93 episodes, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 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 18 ("A Tangled Web"), rated at an extraordinary 8.5/10 with 2 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 1, Episode 7 ("Annabel"), landing at 4.6/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 1 between Episode 6 ("Final Vow", 8) and Episode 7 ("Annabel", 4.6), a swing of 3.4 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 1, Ep 18 | A Tangled Web | 8.5 | 2 | Jan 25, 1963 |
| #2 | Season 1, Ep 19 | To Catch a Butterfly | 8.5 | 2 | Feb 2, 1963 |
| #3 | Season 1, Ep 21 | I'll Be Judge, I'll Be Jury | 8.5 | 2 | Feb 15, 1963 |
| #4 | Season 1, Ep 26 | An Out for Oscar | 8.5 | 2 | Apr 5, 1963 |
| #5 | Season 1, Ep 28 | Last Seen Wearing Blue Jeans | 8.5 | 2 | Apr 19, 1963 |
| #6 | Season 1, Ep 6 | Final Vow | 8.0 | 3 | Oct 25, 1962 |
| #7 | Season 1, Ep 14 | The Tender Poisoner | 8.0 | 3 | Dec 20, 1962 |
| #8 | Season 1, Ep 16 | What Really Happened | 8.0 | 2 | Jan 11, 1963 |
| #9 | Season 1, Ep 29 | The Dark Pool | 8.0 | 2 | May 3, 1963 |
| #10 | Season 1, Ep 4 | I Saw the Whole Thing | 7.8 | 6 | Oct 11, 1962 |