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TV Series Ratings Analysis

The Chronicles of Narnia Episode Ratings Heatmap

1988 · 3 Seasons · 18 Episodes · Overall Score: 3.9/10 (18 rated)

Highest Rated Episode
4.9/10

S1E1: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1) (6 votes)

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Best Season
4.27/10

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

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Most Consistent Season
Season 2

Lowest score variance (σ = 0), maintaining an average of 3.8.

Strongest Finale
3.9/10

Season 1 finale: "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (6)"

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Key Ratings Insights

  • Best season by average: Season 1 averaged 4.27/10 across 6 rated episodes.
  • Ratings fell from Season 1 (average 4.27/10) to Season 3 (average 3.50/10), a decline of 0.77 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

Ratings Analysis & Trajectory

Across 3 seasons and 18 episodes, The Chronicles of Narnia has earned an overall series rating of 3.9 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 1 ("The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1)"), rated at an extraordinary 4.9/10 with 6 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 3, Episode 6 ("The Silver Chair (6)"), landing at 3.5/10.

The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 1 between Episode 2 ("The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2)", 4.9) and Episode 3 ("The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (3)", 3.9), a swing of 1 points.

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Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of The Chronicles of Narnia

Rank Episode Title Score Votes Air Date
#1 Season 1, Ep 1 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1) 4.9 6 Nov 13, 1988
#2 Season 1, Ep 2 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2) 4.9 6 Nov 20, 1988
#3 Season 1, Ep 5 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (5) 4.1 5 Dec 11, 1988
#4 Season 1, Ep 3 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (3) 3.9 5 Nov 27, 1988
#5 Season 1, Ep 4 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (4) 3.9 5 Dec 4, 1988
#6 Season 1, Ep 6 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (6) 3.9 5 Dec 18, 1988
#7 Season 2, Ep 1 Prince Caspian (1) 3.8 3 Nov 19, 1989
#8 Season 2, Ep 2 Prince Caspian (2) 3.8 3 Nov 26, 1989
#9 Season 2, Ep 3 The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1) 3.8 3 Dec 3, 1989
#10 Season 2, Ep 4 The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2) 3.8 3 Dec 10, 1989
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