TV Series Ratings Analysis

The Bachelorette Episode Ratings Heatmap

2003 · 22 Seasons · 243 Episodes · Overall Score: 6.6/10 (41 rated)

Highest Rated Episode

9.0/10

S20E9: Week 9 (1 votes)

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Best Season

7.67/10

Season 20 holds the highest collective average score across the series.

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Most Consistent Season

Season 16

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

Strongest Finale

9.0/10

Season 20 finale: "Week 9"

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Key Ratings Insights

Best season by average: Season 20 averaged 7.67/10 across 6 rated episodes.
Ratings rose from Season 1 (average 1.00/10) to Season 20 (average 7.67/10), an increase of 6.67 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	Season 10	Season 11	Season 12	Season 13	Season 14	Season 15	Season 16	Season 17	Season 18	Season 19	Season 20	Season 21	Season 22
Ep 1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6.0	–	6.0	7.0	7.0	–	–	–
Ep 2	1.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6.0	–	–	–	6.0	7.0	–	–
Ep 3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7.0	7.0	7.0	–	–	–
Ep 4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7.0	–	7.0	–	–	–
Ep 5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	–	–
Ep 6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	8.0	–	–
Ep 7	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	–	–
Ep 8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6.0	7.0	–	–	4.0	8.0	–	–
Ep 9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7.0	–	7.0	–	9.0	–	–
Ep 10	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7.0	–	–	7.0	–	–	–
Ep 11	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6.0	–	–	–	–
Ep 12	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7.0	–	–	6.0	–	–	–
Ep 13	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Season Avg	1.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5.4	7.0	7.0	6.9	6.5	7.7	–	–

Ratings Analysis & Trajectory

Across 22 seasons and 243 episodes, The Bachelorette has earned an overall series rating of 6.6 out of 10. The series demonstrates an upward quality trajectory, with later seasons sustaining higher viewer acclaim than its debut.

The single highest-rated hour of television in the series is Season 20, Episode 9 ("Week 9"), rated at an extraordinary 9.0/10 with 1 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 1, Episode 2 ("Week 2"), landing at 1.0/10.

The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 19 between Episode 7 ("Week 7", 7) and Episode 8 ("The Men Tell All", 4), a swing of 3 points.

Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of The Bachelorette

Rank	Episode	Title	Score	Votes	Air Date
#1	Season 20, Ep 9	Week 9	9.0	1	Aug 21, 2023
#2	Season 17, Ep 7	Week 7	8.0	1	Jul 19, 2021
#3	Season 20, Ep 6	Week 6	8.0	1	Jul 31, 2023
#4	Season 20, Ep 8	The Men Tell All	8.0	1	Aug 14, 2023
#5	Season 16, Ep 5	Week 5	7.0	1	Nov 10, 2020
#6	Season 16, Ep 6	Week 6	7.0	1	Nov 17, 2020
#7	Season 16, Ep 8	Week 8	7.0	1	Dec 1, 2020
#8	Season 16, Ep 9	Week 9	7.0	1	Dec 8, 2020
#9	Season 16, Ep 10	Week 10: The Men Tell All	7.0	1	Dec 14, 2020
#10	Season 16, Ep 12	Week 12	7.0	1	Dec 21, 2020