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TV Series Ratings Analysis

The Middleman Episode Ratings Heatmap

2008 · 1 Seasons · 12 Episodes · Overall Score: 6.8/10 (12 rated)

Highest Rated Episode
7.0/10

S1E3: The Sino-Mexican Revelation (1 votes)

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Best Season
6.83/10

Season 1 holds the highest collective average score across the series.

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Most Consistent Season
Season 1

Lowest score variance (σ = 0.33), maintaining an average of 6.8.

Strongest Finale
7.0/10

Season 1 finale: "The Palindrome Reversal Palindrome"

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Key Ratings Insights

  • Best season by average: Season 1 averaged 6.83/10 across 12 rated episodes.

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
Ep 1 6.5
Ep 2 6.5
Ep 3 7.0
Ep 4 7.0
Ep 5 7.0
Ep 6 6.0
Ep 7 7.0
Ep 8 7.0
Ep 9 7.0
Ep 10 7.0
Ep 11 7.0
Ep 12 7.0
Season Avg 6.8

Ratings Analysis & Trajectory

Across 1 seasons and 12 episodes, The Middleman has earned an overall series rating of 6.8 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 3 ("The Sino-Mexican Revelation"), rated at an extraordinary 7.0/10 with 1 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 1, Episode 6 ("The Boy-Band Superfan Interrogation"), landing at 6.0/10.

The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 1 between Episode 5 ("The Flying Fish Zombification", 7) and Episode 6 ("The Boy-Band Superfan Interrogation", 6), a swing of 1 points.

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Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of The Middleman

Rank Episode Title Score Votes Air Date
#1 Season 1, Ep 3 The Sino-Mexican Revelation 7.0 1 Jun 30, 2008
#2 Season 1, Ep 4 The Manicoid Teleportation Conundrum 7.0 1 Jul 7, 2008
#3 Season 1, Ep 5 The Flying Fish Zombification 7.0 1 Jul 14, 2008
#4 Season 1, Ep 7 The Cursed Tuba Contingency 7.0 1 Jul 28, 2008
#5 Season 1, Ep 8 The Ectoplasmic Panhellenic Investigation 7.0 1 Aug 4, 2008
#6 Season 1, Ep 9 The Obsolescent Cryogenic Meltdown 7.0 1 Aug 11, 2008
#7 Season 1, Ep 10 The Vampiric Puppet Lamentation 7.0 1 Aug 18, 2008
#8 Season 1, Ep 11 The Clotharian Contamination Protocol 7.0 1 Aug 25, 2008
#9 Season 1, Ep 12 The Palindrome Reversal Palindrome 7.0 1 Sep 1, 2008
#10 Season 1, Ep 1 The Pilot Episode Sanction 6.5 2 Jun 16, 2008
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