The Civil War Episode Ratings Heatmap
1990 · 1 Seasons · 9 Episodes · Overall Score: 6.4/10 (9 rated)
Season 1 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 1 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0.23), maintaining an average of 6.4.
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 1 seasons and 9 episodes, The Civil War has earned an overall series rating of 6.4 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 8 ("War Is All Hell: 1865"), rated at an extraordinary 6.7/10 with 11 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 1, Episode 2 ("A Very Bloody Affair: 1862"), landing at 5.9/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 1 between Episode 1 ("The Cause: 1861", 6.3) and Episode 2 ("A Very Bloody Affair: 1862", 5.9), a swing of 0.4 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of The Civil War
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 1, Ep 8 | War Is All Hell: 1865 | 6.7 | 11 | Sep 27, 1990 |
| #2 | Season 1, Ep 5 | The Universe of Battle: 1863 | 6.6 | 12 | Sep 25, 1990 |
| #3 | Season 1, Ep 3 | Forever Free: 1862 | 6.5 | 13 | Sep 24, 1990 |
| #4 | Season 1, Ep 4 | Simply Murder: 1863 | 6.5 | 12 | Sep 25, 1990 |
| #5 | Season 1, Ep 6 | Valley of the Shadow of Death: 1864 | 6.5 | 11 | Sep 26, 1990 |
| #6 | Season 1, Ep 7 | Most Hallowed Ground: 1864 | 6.5 | 11 | Sep 26, 1990 |
| #7 | Season 1, Ep 9 | The Better Angels of Our Nature: 1865 | 6.5 | 11 | Sep 27, 1990 |
| #8 | Season 1, Ep 1 | The Cause: 1861 | 6.3 | 15 | Sep 23, 1990 |
| #9 | Season 1, Ep 2 | A Very Bloody Affair: 1862 | 5.9 | 14 | Sep 24, 1990 |