TV Series Ratings Analysis

The Old Fox Episode Ratings Heatmap

1977 · 30 Seasons · 314 Episodes · Overall Score: 9.0/10 (34 rated)

Highest Rated Episode

10.0/10

S1E1: Episode 1 (1 votes)

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Best Season

10.00/10

Season 3 holds the highest collective average score across the series.

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Most Consistent Season

Season 3

Lowest score variance (σ = 0), maintaining an average of 10.0.

Strongest Finale

10.0/10

Season 1 finale: "Episode 9"

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Key Ratings Insights

Best season by average: Season 3 averaged 10.00/10 across 5 rated episodes.
Ratings rose from Season 1 (average 9.11/10) to Season 8 (average 9.67/10), an increase of 0.56 points.

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	Season 2	Season 3	Season 4	Season 5	Season 6	Season 7	Season 8	Season 9	Season 10	Season 11	Season 12	Season 13	Season 14	Season 15	Season 16	Season 17	Season 18	Season 19	Season 20	Season 21	Season 22	Season 23	Season 24	Season 25	Season 26	Season 27	Season 28	Season 29	Season 30
Ep 1	10.0	9.0	10.0	–	10.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ep 2	9.5	9.0	–	–	–	2.0	–	9.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ep 3	10.0	10.0	–	–	–	10.0	10.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ep 4	8.5	–	–	–	–	–	–	10.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ep 5	7.0	–	–	–	10.0	–	–	10.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ep 6	7.0	–	10.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ep 7	10.0	3.7	–	9.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ep 8	10.0	10.0	–	6.0	10.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ep 9	10.0	–	10.0	–	–	10.0	10.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ep 10	–	–	10.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ep 11	–	10.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ep 12	–	–	10.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ep 13	–	6.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Season Avg	9.1	8.2	10.0	7.5	10.0	7.3	10.0	9.7	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Ratings Analysis & Trajectory

Across 30 seasons and 314 episodes, The Old Fox has earned an overall series rating of 9.0 out of 10. The series demonstrates an upward quality trajectory, with later seasons sustaining higher viewer acclaim than its debut.

The single highest-rated hour of television in the series is Season 1, Episode 1 ("Episode 1"), rated at an extraordinary 10.0/10 with 1 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 6, Episode 2 ("Episode 2"), landing at 2.0/10.

The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 4 between Episode 7 ("Episode 7", 9) and Episode 8 ("Episode 8", 6), a swing of 3 points.

Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of The Old Fox

Rank	Episode	Title	Score	Votes	Air Date
#1	Season 1, Ep 1	Episode 1	10.0	1	Apr 11, 1977
#2	Season 1, Ep 3	Episode 3	10.0	1	May 1, 1977
#3	Season 1, Ep 7	Episode 7	10.0	1	Sep 4, 1977
#4	Season 1, Ep 8	Episode 8	10.0	1	Oct 2, 1977
#5	Season 1, Ep 9	Episode 9	10.0	1	Nov 27, 1977
#6	Season 2, Ep 3	Episode 3	10.0	1	Mar 17, 1978
#7	Season 2, Ep 8	Episode 8	10.0	1	Aug 11, 1978
#8	Season 2, Ep 11	Episode 11	10.0	1	Nov 3, 1978
#9	Season 3, Ep 1	Episode 1	10.0	1	Jan 19, 1979
#10	Season 3, Ep 6	Episode 6	10.0	1	Jun 15, 1979