Season 1 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 1 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0.31), 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.
Ratings Analysis & Trajectory
Across 3 seasons and 17 episodes, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has earned an overall series rating of 6.3 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 1 ("A Shadow of the Past"), rated at an extraordinary 6.6/10 with 234 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 1, Episode 7 ("The Eye"), landing at 5.7/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 1 between Episode 6 ("Udûn", 6.6) and Episode 7 ("The Eye", 5.7), a swing of 0.9 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 1, Ep 1 | A Shadow of the Past | 6.6 | 234 | Sep 1, 2022 |
| #2 | Season 1, Ep 6 | Udûn | 6.6 | 115 | Sep 29, 2022 |
| #3 | Season 1, Ep 2 | Adrift | 6.4 | 178 | Sep 1, 2022 |
| #4 | Season 1, Ep 8 | Alloyed | 6.4 | 115 | Oct 13, 2022 |
| #5 | Season 1, Ep 3 | Adar | 6.3 | 149 | Sep 8, 2022 |
| #6 | Season 1, Ep 4 | The Great Wave | 6.2 | 131 | Sep 15, 2022 |
| #7 | Season 1, Ep 5 | Partings | 6.0 | 120 | Sep 22, 2022 |
| #8 | Season 1, Ep 7 | The Eye | 5.7 | 112 | Oct 6, 2022 |