The Ray Bradbury Theater Episode Ratings Heatmap
1985 · 6 Seasons · 65 Episodes · Overall Score: 6.7/10 (19 rated)
Season 4 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 4 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0.31), maintaining an average of 6.9.
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 | Season 5 | Season 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ep 1 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 8.0 | – | – |
| Ep 2 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.0 | – | – | – |
| Ep 3 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 5.0 | – | – | – |
| Ep 4 | – | – | 7.0 | – | – | – |
| Ep 5 | – | – | 6.0 | – | – | – |
| Ep 6 | – | – | 8.0 | – | – | – |
| Ep 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 8 | – | – | 7.0 | – | – | – |
| Ep 9 | – | – | 8.0 | – | – | – |
| Ep 10 | – | – | 6.0 | – | – | – |
| Ep 11 | – | – | 9.0 | – | – | – |
| Ep 12 | – | – | 7.0 | – | – | – |
| Ep 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 21 | – | – | – | – | – | 2.0 |
| Ep 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ep 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Season Avg | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 8.0 | – | 2.0 |
Ratings Analysis & Trajectory
Across 6 seasons and 65 episodes, The Ray Bradbury Theater has earned an overall series rating of 6.7 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 3, Episode 11 ("There Was an Old Woman"), rated at an extraordinary 9.0/10 with 1 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 6, Episode 21 ("Fee Fie Foe Fum"), landing at 2.0/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 3 between Episode 9 ("The Coffin", 8) and Episode 10 ("Tyrannosaurus Rex", 6), a swing of 2 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of The Ray Bradbury Theater
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 3, Ep 11 | There Was an Old Woman | 9.0 | 1 | May 21, 1988 |
| #2 | Season 3, Ep 9 | The Coffin | 8.0 | 2 | May 7, 1988 |
| #3 | Season 3, Ep 6 | The Small Assassin | 8.0 | 1 | Apr 9, 1988 |
| #4 | Season 4, Ep 1 | The Dwarf | 8.0 | 1 | Jul 7, 1989 |
| #5 | Season 2, Ep 3 | Banshee | 7.8 | 4 | Feb 22, 1986 |
| #6 | Season 2, Ep 1 | The Town Where No One Got Off | 7.3 | 3 | Feb 22, 1986 |
| #7 | Season 1, Ep 3 | The Crowd | 7.2 | 4 | Jul 2, 1985 |
| #8 | Season 3, Ep 1 | The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl | 7.0 | 1 | Jan 23, 1988 |
| #9 | Season 3, Ep 4 | Gotcha! | 7.0 | 1 | Feb 20, 1988 |
| #10 | Season 3, Ep 8 | On the Orient, North | 7.0 | 1 | Apr 30, 1988 |