The Thorn Birds Episode Ratings Heatmap
1983 · 1 Seasons · 4 Episodes · Overall Score: 8.9/10 (4 rated)
Season 1 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 1 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0.1), maintaining an average of 8.9.
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 1 seasons and 4 episodes, The Thorn Birds has earned an overall series rating of 8.9 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 1, Episode 1 ("Part 1"), rated at an extraordinary 9.0/10 with 5 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 1, Episode 4 ("Part 4"), landing at 8.8/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 1 between Episode 1 ("Part 1", 9) and Episode 2 ("Part 2", 8.8), a swing of 0.2 points.