The Magic School Bus Episode Ratings Heatmap
1994 · 4 Seasons · 52 Episodes · Overall Score: 7.5/10 (52 rated)
Season 1 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 1 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0.28), maintaining an average of 7.1.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ep 1 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 |
| Ep 2 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Ep 3 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Ep 4 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Ep 5 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Ep 6 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 |
| Ep 7 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 |
| Ep 8 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Ep 9 | 8.7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Ep 10 | 8.3 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 |
| Ep 11 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Ep 12 | 8.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Ep 13 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Season Avg | 8.2 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.3 |
Ratings Analysis & Trajectory
Across 4 seasons and 52 episodes, The Magic School Bus has earned an overall series rating of 7.5 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 9 ("Gets Ready, Set, Dough"), rated at an extraordinary 8.7/10 with 3 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 4, Episode 13 ("Takes a Dive"), landing at 7.0/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 2 between Episode 8 ("Revving Up", 8.5) and Episode 9 ("Taking Flight", 7), a swing of 1.5 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of The Magic School Bus
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 1, Ep 9 | Gets Ready, Set, Dough | 8.7 | 3 | Nov 5, 1994 |
| #2 | Season 1, Ep 7 | All Dried Up | 8.5 | 4 | Oct 22, 1994 |
| #3 | Season 1, Ep 8 | In the Haunted House | 8.5 | 4 | Oct 29, 1994 |
| #4 | Season 1, Ep 12 | Gets Ants in Its Pants | 8.5 | 4 | Nov 26, 1994 |
| #5 | Season 2, Ep 8 | Revving Up | 8.5 | 2 | Oct 28, 1995 |
| #6 | Season 1, Ep 6 | Meets the Rot Squad | 8.3 | 3 | Oct 15, 1994 |
| #7 | Season 1, Ep 10 | Plays Ball | 8.3 | 3 | Nov 12, 1994 |
| #8 | Season 1, Ep 11 | Goes to Seed | 8.3 | 3 | Nov 19, 1994 |
| #9 | Season 1, Ep 13 | Kicks Up a Storm | 8.3 | 3 | Dec 4, 1994 |
| #10 | Season 1, Ep 4 | Gets Eaten | 8.0 | 4 | Oct 1, 1994 |