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TV Series Ratings Analysis

The Bay Episode Ratings Heatmap

2019 · 5 Seasons · 30 Episodes · Overall Score: 5.1/10 (30 rated)

Highest Rated Episode
8.7/10

S2E2: Episode 2 (10 votes)

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Best Season
8.27/10

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

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Most Consistent Season
Season 5

Lowest score variance (σ = 0.04), maintaining an average of 2.5.

Strongest Finale
8.6/10

Season 1 finale: "Episode 6"

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Key Ratings Insights

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

Ratings Analysis & Trajectory

Across 5 seasons and 30 episodes, The Bay has earned an overall series rating of 5.1 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 2, Episode 2 ("Episode 2"), rated at an extraordinary 8.7/10 with 10 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 5, Episode 1 ("Episode 1"), landing at 2.4/10.

The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 2 between Episode 2 ("Episode 2", 8.7) and Episode 3 ("Episode 3", 7.2), a swing of 1.5 points.

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Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of The Bay

Rank Episode Title Score Votes Air Date
#1 Season 2, Ep 2 Episode 2 8.7 10 Jan 27, 2021
#2 Season 2, Ep 5 Episode 5 8.6 10 Feb 17, 2021
#3 Season 1, Ep 6 Episode 6 8.6 8 Apr 24, 2019
#4 Season 2, Ep 1 Episode 1 8.5 10 Jan 20, 2021
#5 Season 2, Ep 4 Episode 4 8.5 10 Feb 10, 2021
#6 Season 1, Ep 3 Episode 3 8.4 8 Apr 3, 2019
#7 Season 1, Ep 5 Episode 5 8.4 7 Apr 17, 2019
#8 Season 1, Ep 2 Episode 2 8.1 8 Mar 27, 2019
#9 Season 1, Ep 4 Episode 4 8.1 7 Apr 10, 2019
#10 Season 1, Ep 1 Episode 1 8.0 11 Mar 20, 2019
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