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TV Series Ratings Analysis

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2018 · 5 Seasons · 32 Episodes · Overall Score: 6.5/10 (7 rated)

Highest Rated Episode
6.7/10

S1E2: Episode 2 (3 votes)

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Best Season
6.46/10

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

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Most Consistent Season
Season 1

Lowest score variance (σ = 0.21), maintaining an average of 6.5.

Strongest Finale
6.0/10

Season 1 finale: "Episode 7"

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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 32 episodes, The Defence has earned an overall series rating of 6.5 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 2 ("Episode 2"), rated at an extraordinary 6.7/10 with 3 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 1, Episode 7 ("Episode 7"), landing at 6.0/10.

The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 1 between Episode 6 ("Episode 6", 6.5) and Episode 7 ("Episode 7", 6), a swing of 0.5 points.

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Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of The Defence

Rank Episode Title Score Votes Air Date
#1 Season 1, Ep 2 Episode 2 6.7 3 Dec 26, 2018
#2 Season 1, Ep 1 Episode 1 6.5 2 Dec 26, 2018
#3 Season 1, Ep 3 Episode 3 6.5 2 Dec 26, 2018
#4 Season 1, Ep 4 Episode 4 6.5 2 Jan 2, 2019
#5 Season 1, Ep 5 Episode 5 6.5 2 Jan 9, 2019
#6 Season 1, Ep 6 Episode 6 6.5 2 Jan 16, 2019
#7 Season 1, Ep 7 Episode 7 6.0 2 Jan 23, 2019
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