The Greatest American Hero Episode Ratings Heatmap
1981 · 3 Seasons · 43 Episodes · Overall Score: 7.1/10 (19 rated)
Season 1 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 1 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0.82), maintaining an average of 7.6.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep 1 | 8.2 | 6.3 | – |
| Ep 2 | 7.7 | 8.3 | – |
| Ep 3 | 7.7 | 7.0 | – |
| Ep 4 | 7.0 | 6.3 | – |
| Ep 5 | 8.0 | 6.3 | – |
| Ep 6 | 8.7 | 7.0 | – |
| Ep 7 | 7.7 | 5.0 | – |
| Ep 8 | 6.0 | 7.0 | – |
| Ep 9 | – | 7.0 | – |
| Ep 10 | – | 6.0 | – |
| Ep 11 | – | – | – |
| Ep 12 | – | 7.0 | – |
| Ep 13 | – | – | – |
| Ep 14 | – | – | – |
| Ep 15 | – | – | – |
| Ep 16 | – | – | – |
| Ep 17 | – | – | – |
| Ep 18 | – | – | – |
| Ep 19 | – | – | – |
| Ep 20 | – | – | – |
| Ep 21 | – | – | – |
| Ep 22 | – | – | – |
| Season Avg | 7.6 | 6.7 | – |
Ratings Analysis & Trajectory
Across 3 seasons and 43 episodes, The Greatest American Hero has earned an overall series rating of 7.1 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 1, Episode 6 ("My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys"), rated at an extraordinary 8.7/10 with 3 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 2, Episode 7 ("The Lost Diablo"), landing at 5.0/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 2 between Episode 6 ("The Beast in the Black", 7) and Episode 7 ("The Lost Diablo", 5), a swing of 2 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of The Greatest American Hero
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 1, Ep 6 | My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys | 8.7 | 3 | Apr 29, 1981 |
| #2 | Season 2, Ep 2 | Operation Spoilsport | 8.3 | 3 | Nov 11, 1981 |
| #3 | Season 1, Ep 1 | The Greatest American Hero | 8.2 | 6 | Mar 18, 1981 |
| #4 | Season 1, Ep 5 | Reseda Rose | 8.0 | 2 | Apr 15, 1981 |
| #5 | Season 1, Ep 2 | The Hit Car | 7.7 | 3 | Mar 25, 1981 |
| #6 | Season 1, Ep 3 | Here's Looking at You Kid | 7.7 | 3 | Apr 1, 1981 |
| #7 | Season 1, Ep 7 | Fire Man | 7.7 | 3 | May 6, 1981 |
| #8 | Season 1, Ep 4 | Saturday on Sunset Boulevard | 7.0 | 3 | Apr 8, 1981 |
| #9 | Season 2, Ep 3 | Don't Mess Around with Jim | 7.0 | 3 | Nov 18, 1981 |
| #10 | Season 2, Ep 6 | The Beast in the Black | 7.0 | 3 | Dec 9, 1981 |