Season 15 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 15 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0.58), maintaining an average of 6.3.
Complete Episode Rating Matrix
Interactive score chart by season and episode number. Darker green indicates higher ratings; amber and red denote lower reception.
| 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 | Season 23 | Season 24 | Season 25 | Season 26 | Season 27 | Season 28 | Season 29 | Season 30 |
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| Ep 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10.0 | – | – | 6.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Season Avg | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9.2 | 7.0 | – | – | 6.3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Ratings Analysis & Trajectory
Across 30 seasons and 380 episodes, The Gadget Show has earned an overall series rating of 8.3 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 15, Episode 5 ("King of the Smartphones"), rated at an extraordinary 10.0/10 with 1 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 16, Episode 18 ("Episode 18"), landing at 1.0/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 15 between Episode 10 ("Gadget Performance", 10) and Episode 11 ("Man vs. Beast", 1), a swing of 9 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of The Gadget Show
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 15, Ep 5 | King of the Smartphones | 10.0 | 1 | Mar 14, 2011 |
| #2 | Season 15, Ep 6 | Engineering | 10.0 | 1 | Mar 21, 2011 |
| #3 | Season 15, Ep 7 | War of the Robots | 10.0 | 1 | Mar 28, 2011 |
| #4 | Season 15, Ep 8 | Casual Gaming | 10.0 | 1 | Apr 4, 2011 |
| #5 | Season 15, Ep 10 | Gadget Performance | 10.0 | 1 | Apr 18, 2011 |
| #6 | Season 15, Ep 12 | Gadget Party | 10.0 | 1 | May 2, 2011 |
| #7 | Season 15, Ep 13 | Episode 13 | 10.0 | 1 | May 9, 2011 |
| #8 | Season 15, Ep 14 | Episode 14 | 10.0 | 1 | May 16, 2011 |
| #9 | Season 15, Ep 15 | Episode 15 | 10.0 | 1 | May 23, 2011 |
| #10 | Season 15, Ep 16 | Episode 16 | 10.0 | 1 | May 30, 2011 |