The Royals Episode Ratings Heatmap
2015 · 4 Seasons · 40 Episodes · Overall Score: 6.9/10 (40 rated)
Season 1 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 1 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0.19), maintaining an average of 7.1.
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 40 episodes, The Royals has earned an overall series rating of 6.9 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 3, Episode 3 ("Aye, There's the Rub"), rated at an extraordinary 8.5/10 with 2 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 4, Episode 7 ("Forgive Me This My Virtue"), landing at 3.0/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 4 between Episode 6 ("My News Shall Be the Fruit to That Great Feast", 8) and Episode 7 ("Forgive Me This My Virtue", 3), a swing of 5 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of The Royals
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 3, Ep 3 | Aye, There's the Rub | 8.5 | 2 | Dec 18, 2016 |
| #2 | Season 3, Ep 5 | Born to Set it Right | 8.5 | 2 | Jan 8, 2017 |
| #3 | Season 2, Ep 7 | Taint Not Thy Mind, nor Let Thy Soul Contrive Against Thy Mother | 8.2 | 2 | Dec 27, 2015 |
| #4 | Season 4, Ep 6 | My News Shall Be the Fruit to That Great Feast | 8.0 | 2 | Apr 15, 2018 |
| #5 | Season 3, Ep 6 | More than Kin, and Less than Kind | 7.8 | 2 | Jan 15, 2017 |
| #6 | Season 1, Ep 4 | Sweet, Not Lasting | 7.5 | 4 | Apr 5, 2015 |
| #7 | Season 4, Ep 4 | Black as His Purpose Did the Night Resemble | 7.5 | 2 | Apr 1, 2018 |
| #8 | Season 4, Ep 5 | There's Daggers in Men's Smiles | 7.5 | 2 | Apr 8, 2018 |
| #9 | Season 1, Ep 2 | Infants of the Spring | 7.3 | 3 | Mar 22, 2015 |
| #10 | Season 1, Ep 3 | We Are Pictures, or Mere Beasts | 7.3 | 3 | Mar 29, 2015 |