TV Series Ratings Analysis
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Episode Ratings Heatmap
2005 · 11 Seasons · 2057 Episodes · Overall Score: 7.7/10 (118 rated)
Best Season
9.00/10
Season 1 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 1 Details →
Most Consistent Season
Season 9
Lowest score variance (σ = 0.82), maintaining an average of 7.8.
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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
| Episode | Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | Season 4 | Season 5 | Season 6 | Season 7 | Season 8 | Season 9 | Season 10 | Season 11 |
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| Ep 1 | 10.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Ep 6 | – | – | – | – | 8.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9.0 | 9.0 | – | 7.0 |
| Ep 8 | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 | – | – | – | 9.0 | – |
| Ep 9 | – | – | – | – | 8.0 | 6.0 | – | – | – | 7.0 | – |
| Ep 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 | – | – |
| Ep 11 | – | – | 9.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Ep 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 | – |
| Ep 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 | 7.0 | – |
| Ep 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8.0 |
| Ep 19 | 8.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8.0 |
| Ep 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8.0 | 7.0 | – |
| Ep 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8.0 | – | – |
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| Ep 26 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 27 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 28 | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 29 | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 | – | – | 7.0 | – | – |
| Ep 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 | 8.0 |
| Ep 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 35 | – | – | – | – | – | 6.0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 | – | 7.0 |
| Ep 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9.0 | – |
| Ep 39 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8.0 | – | – | – | 9.0 |
| Ep 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9.0 | – | – |
| Ep 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8.0 | – | – | – |
| Ep 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9.0 | – | – |
| Ep 43 | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 | – | – | – | 7.0 | – |
| Ep 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8.0 | 8.0 | – |
| Ep 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8.0 | – | – |
| Ep 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 49 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 | – |
| Ep 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9.0 | – | – |
| Ep 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8.0 | – | – |
| Ep 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 54 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 55 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 | 9.0 | – |
| Ep 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8.0 | – | – | – |
| Ep 57 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Ep 58 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 59 | – | – | – | – | 6.0 | – | – | – | 8.0 | – | – |
| Ep 60 | – | – | – | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 61 | – | – | – | – | – | 9.0 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Ep 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8.0 | – | – |
| Ep 64 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 | – | 8.0 | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8.0 | – |
| Ep 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Ep 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9.0 |
| Ep 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 73 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9.0 |
| Ep 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 75 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 76 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 77 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 | – | – | 8.0 | – |
| Ep 78 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 | – |
| Ep 81 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9.0 | – |
| Ep 82 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 83 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 | – | – | – |
| Ep 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 86 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 | – |
| Ep 87 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 89 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9.0 | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 | – | – | – |
| Ep 92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 | – | – |
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| Ep 97 | – | – | – | – | 8.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Ep 104 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 | – | – | 6.0 | – | – | – |
| Ep 105 | – | – | – | – | – | 9.0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 106 | – | – | – | 8.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 107 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 108 | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 109 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 110 | – | – | – | – | 9.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 111 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 112 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8.0 | – |
| Ep 113 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8.0 | – | – |
| Ep 114 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 115 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9.0 | – | – | – |
| Ep 116 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8.0 | – |
| Ep 117 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.0 | – | – |
| Ep 118 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9.0 | – |
| Ep 119 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8.0 | – |
| Ep 120 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8.0 | – | – | – |
| Ep 121 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Ep 123 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 | – |
| Ep 124 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 | – | – | – |
| Ep 125 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Ep 128 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 129 | – | – | – | – | 8.0 | – | – | – | 7.0 | – | – |
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| Ep 134 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 135 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 136 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Ep 138 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 139 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 | 8.0 | – | – |
| Ep 140 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 141 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 142 | – | – | – | – | 6.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 143 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 144 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 145 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 | – |
| Ep 146 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 147 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8.0 | – |
| Ep 148 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 149 | – | – | – | – | 8.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 150 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 151 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 152 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.0 | – |
| Ep 153 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8.0 | – | – |
| Ep 154 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 155 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 156 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 | – |
| Ep 157 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 158 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 159 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 160 | – | – | – | – | – | 9.0 | – | 7.0 | – | – | – |
| Ep 161 | – | – | – | – | – | 8.0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 162 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 163 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 164 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9.0 | – | – |
| Ep 165 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 166 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 | – | – | – | – |
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| Ep 173 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 | – | – | – |
| Ep 174 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 175 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9.0 | 7.0 | – | – | – |
| Ep 176 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 177 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8.0 | – | – | – |
| Ep 178 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 179 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 180 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 | – | – |
| Ep 181 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 182 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 183 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 | – | – | – | 8.0 | – | – |
| Ep 184 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 185 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8.0 | – | 8.0 | – |
| Ep 186 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 | – | – | – |
| Ep 187 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 188 | – | – | – | – | 8.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 189 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 190 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 191 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 192 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.0 | – | 6.0 | – |
| Ep 193 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 194 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 195 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 196 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8.0 | – |
| Ep 197 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Ep 206 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Ep 208 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 209 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 210 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8.0 | – | – | – |
| Season Avg | 9.0 | – | 9.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.8 |
Ratings Analysis & Trajectory
Across 11 seasons and 2057 episodes, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson has earned an overall series rating of 7.7 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 1 ("David Duchovny / Nicole Sullivan"), rated at an extraordinary 10.0/10 with 2 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 10, Episode 192 ("Nicole Richie / Mark Forward"), landing at 6.0/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 10 between Episode 8 ("Max Greenfield / Amy Smart", 9) and Episode 9 ("Adam Goldberg / Jennifer Carpenter", 7), a swing of 2 points.
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Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 1, Ep 1 | David Duchovny / Nicole Sullivan | 10.0 | 2 | Jan 3, 2005 |
| #2 | Season 3, Ep 11 | Lauren Graham / Nick Griffin / Joan Jett | 9.0 | 1 | Sep 25, 2006 |
| #3 | Season 5, Ep 110 | Desmond Tutu | 9.0 | 1 | Mar 4, 2009 |
| #4 | Season 6, Ep 61 | Morgan Freeman / Overtone | 9.0 | 1 | Dec 9, 2009 |
| #5 | Season 6, Ep 105 | Stephen Fry | 9.0 | 1 | Feb 23, 2010 |
| #6 | Season 6, Ep 160 | Antonio Banderas / Paula Poundstone | 9.0 | 1 | May 26, 2010 |
| #7 | Season 7, Ep 89 | Emily Deschanel / Rich Fulcher | 9.0 | 1 | Jan 19, 2011 |
| #8 | Season 7, Ep 175 | Dick Van Dyke / Kristin Gore | 9.0 | 1 | Jun 2, 2011 |
| #9 | Season 8, Ep 7 | Chi McBride / Ariel Tweto | 9.0 | 1 | Aug 30, 2011 |
| #10 | Season 8, Ep 115 | Jayma Mays / Jean-Michel Cousteau | 9.0 | 1 | Feb 20, 2012 |
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