TV Series Ratings Analysis

The Up Series Episode Ratings Heatmap

1964 · 10 Seasons · 18 Episodes · Overall Score: 6.7/10 (3 rated)

Highest Rated Episode

8.0/10

S1E1: Seven Up! (1 votes)

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Best Season

8.00/10

Season 1 holds the highest collective average score across the series.

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Strongest Finale

8.0/10

Season 1 finale: "Seven Up!"

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Key Ratings Insights

Best season by average: Season 1 averaged 8.00/10 across 1 rated episodes.
Ratings fell from Season 1 (average 8.00/10) to Season 7 (average 6.00/10), a decline of 2.00 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
Ep 1	8.0	–	–	–	–	–	6.0	–	–	–
Ep 2	–	–	–	–	–	–	6.0	–	–	–
Ep 3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Season Avg	8.0	–	–	–	–	–	6.0	–	–	–

Ratings Analysis & Trajectory

Across 10 seasons and 18 episodes, The Up Series 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 1, Episode 1 ("Seven Up!"), rated at an extraordinary 8.0/10 with 1 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 7, Episode 2 ("49 Up, Part 2"), landing at 6.0/10.

Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of The Up Series

Rank	Episode	Title	Score	Votes	Air Date
#1	Season 1, Ep 1	Seven Up!	8.0	1	May 5, 1964
#2	Season 7, Ep 1	49 Up, Part 1	6.0	1	Sep 15, 2005
#3	Season 7, Ep 2	49 Up, Part 2	6.0	1	Sep 22, 2005