The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents Episode Ratings Heatmap
1985 · 4 Seasons · 76 Episodes · Overall Score: 9.3/10 (50 rated)
Season 3 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 3 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0.66), maintaining an average of 9.5.
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 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 8.0 |
| Ep 2 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 10.0 | – |
| Ep 3 | 9.0 | 10.0 | – | – |
| Ep 4 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | – |
| Ep 5 | – | 10.0 | 10.0 | – |
| Ep 6 | 8.5 | – | – | 9.0 |
| Ep 7 | 7.0 | – | 10.0 | – |
| Ep 8 | 9.0 | 10.0 | – | 8.5 |
| Ep 9 | – | 9.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Ep 10 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 |
| Ep 11 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 9.0 |
| Ep 12 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | – |
| Ep 13 | 10.0 | – | – | 9.0 |
| Ep 14 | 9.0 | – | 9.0 | 10.0 |
| Ep 15 | 8.0 | – | 10.0 | 9.0 |
| Ep 16 | 9.0 | – | – | – |
| Ep 17 | 10.0 | – | – | – |
| Ep 18 | 9.0 | – | 9.0 | 10.0 |
| Ep 19 | – | – | 8.0 | – |
| Ep 20 | 10.0 | – | – | – |
| Ep 21 | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 22 | – | – | – | – |
| Season Avg | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 9.3 |
Ratings Analysis & Trajectory
Across 4 seasons and 76 episodes, The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents has earned an overall series rating of 9.3 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 11 ("The Gloating Place"), rated at an extraordinary 10.0/10 with 1 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 1, Episode 7 ("The Human Interest Story"), landing at 7.0/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 2 between Episode 1 ("The Initiation", 10) and Episode 2 ("Conversation Over a Corpse", 8), a swing of 2 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 1, Ep 11 | The Gloating Place | 10.0 | 1 | Jan 5, 1986 |
| #2 | Season 1, Ep 12 | The Right Kind of Medicine | 10.0 | 1 | Jan 12, 1986 |
| #3 | Season 1, Ep 13 | Beast In View | 10.0 | 1 | Jan 19, 1986 |
| #4 | Season 1, Ep 17 | The Creeper | 10.0 | 1 | Mar 16, 1986 |
| #5 | Season 1, Ep 20 | Deadly Honeymoon | 10.0 | 1 | Apr 13, 1986 |
| #6 | Season 2, Ep 1 | The Initiation | 10.0 | 1 | Apr 24, 1987 |
| #7 | Season 2, Ep 3 | Man on the Edge | 10.0 | 1 | Feb 7, 1987 |
| #8 | Season 2, Ep 4 | If the Shoe Fits | 10.0 | 1 | Feb 14, 1987 |
| #9 | Season 2, Ep 5 | The Mole | 10.0 | 1 | Feb 21, 1987 |
| #10 | Season 2, Ep 8 | When This Man Dies | 10.0 | 1 | Mar 14, 1987 |