The New Statesman Episode Ratings Heatmap
1987 · 4 Seasons · 26 Episodes · Overall Score: 7.1/10 (26 rated)
Season 1 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 1 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0), maintaining an average of 7.0.
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 4 seasons and 26 episodes, The New Statesman has earned an overall series rating of 7.1 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 ("Sex is Wrong"), rated at an extraordinary 7.5/10 with 4 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 3, Episode 5 ("Natural Selection"), landing at 6.7/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 3 between Episode 2 ("The Party's Over", 7.3) and Episode 3 ("Let Them Sniff Cake", 6.7), a swing of 0.6 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of The New Statesman
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 1, Ep 3 | Sex is Wrong | 7.5 | 4 | Sep 27, 1987 |
| #2 | Season 1, Ep 2 | Passport to Freedom | 7.3 | 4 | Sep 20, 1987 |
| #3 | Season 1, Ep 4 | Waste Not, Want Not | 7.3 | 4 | Oct 4, 1987 |
| #4 | Season 1, Ep 5 | Friends of St. James | 7.3 | 3 | Oct 11, 1987 |
| #5 | Season 1, Ep 6 | Three Line Whipping | 7.3 | 3 | Oct 18, 1987 |
| #6 | Season 1, Ep 7 | Baa Baa Black Sheep | 7.3 | 3 | Oct 25, 1987 |
| #7 | Season 3, Ep 2 | The Party's Over | 7.3 | 3 | Jan 13, 1991 |
| #8 | Season 3, Ep 4 | Keeping Mum | 7.3 | 3 | Jan 27, 1991 |
| #9 | Season 3, Ep 6 | Profit of Boom | 7.3 | 3 | Feb 11, 1991 |
| #10 | Season 4, Ep 1 | Back from the Mort | 7.3 | 3 | Nov 22, 1992 |