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TV Series Ratings Analysis

The Incredible Hulk Episode Ratings Heatmap

1977 · 5 Seasons · 82 Episodes · Overall Score: 6.0/10 (82 rated)

Highest Rated Episode
7.3/10

S4E1: Prometheus (1) (3 votes)

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Best Season
6.21/10

Season 3 holds the highest collective average score across the series.

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Most Consistent Season
Season 5

Lowest score variance (σ = 0.19), maintaining an average of 5.6.

Strongest Finale
6.0/10

Season 1 finale: "The Waterfront Story"

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Key Ratings Insights

  • Best season by average: Season 3 averaged 6.21/10 across 23 rated episodes.
  • Ratings fell from Season 1 (average 6.05/10) to Season 5 (average 5.57/10), a decline of 0.48 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 5 seasons and 82 episodes, The Incredible Hulk has earned an overall series rating of 6.0 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 4, Episode 1 ("Prometheus (1)"), rated at an extraordinary 7.3/10 with 3 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 4, Episode 8 ("Goodbye Eddie Cain"), landing at 3.3/10.

The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 3 between Episode 13 ("Proof Positive", 6.3) and Episode 14 ("Sideshow", 4), a swing of 2.3 points.

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Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of The Incredible Hulk

Rank Episode Title Score Votes Air Date
#1 Season 4, Ep 1 Prometheus (1) 7.3 3 Nov 7, 1980
#2 Season 1, Ep 1 The Incredible Hulk 7.0 6 Nov 4, 1977
#3 Season 3, Ep 8 Homecoming 7.0 4 Nov 30, 1979
#4 Season 3, Ep 18 The Psychic 7.0 4 Feb 22, 1980
#5 Season 1, Ep 11 Earthquakes Happen 7.0 3 May 19, 1978
#6 Season 4, Ep 15 Interview with the Hulk 7.0 3 Apr 3, 1981
#7 Season 4, Ep 2 Prometheus (2) 7.0 2 Nov 14, 1980
#8 Season 4, Ep 13 The First (2) 7.0 2 Mar 13, 1981
#9 Season 3, Ep 9 The Snare 6.8 5 Dec 7, 1979
#10 Season 4, Ep 3 Free Fall 6.7 3 Nov 21, 1980
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