The War at Home Episode Ratings Heatmap
2005 · 2 Seasons · 44 Episodes · Overall Score: 3.5/10 (44 rated)
Season 2 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 2 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0.32), maintaining an average of 3.5.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ep 1 | 4.8 | 3.5 |
| Ep 2 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Ep 3 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Ep 4 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Ep 5 | 2.8 | 3.5 |
| Ep 6 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Ep 7 | 2.8 | 3.5 |
| Ep 8 | 2.8 | 3.5 |
| Ep 9 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Ep 10 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Ep 11 | 3.5 | 2.3 |
| Ep 12 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Ep 13 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Ep 14 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
| Ep 15 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
| Ep 16 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Ep 17 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Ep 18 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Ep 19 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Ep 20 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
| Ep 21 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Ep 22 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
| Season Avg | 3.5 | 3.5 |
Ratings Analysis & Trajectory
Across 2 seasons and 44 episodes, The War at Home has earned an overall series rating of 3.5 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 ("Pilot"), rated at an extraordinary 4.8/10 with 2 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 2, Episode 11 ("Out & In"), landing at 2.3/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 1 between Episode 1 ("Pilot", 4.8) and Episode 2 ("I.M. What I.M.", 3.5), a swing of 1.3 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of The War at Home
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 1, Ep 1 | Pilot | 4.8 | 2 | Sep 11, 2005 |
| #2 | Season 1, Ep 20 | The West Palm Beach Story | 4.0 | 1 | Apr 16, 2006 |
| #3 | Season 2, Ep 14 | A Lower-Middle-Upper-Middle-Class Problem | 4.0 | 1 | Jan 25, 2007 |
| #4 | Season 2, Ep 15 | Zero Tolerance | 4.0 | 1 | Feb 1, 2007 |
| #5 | Season 2, Ep 22 | The Graduate | 4.0 | 1 | Apr 22, 2007 |
| #6 | Season 1, Ep 2 | I.M. What I.M. | 3.5 | 1 | Sep 18, 2005 |
| #7 | Season 1, Ep 3 | High Crimes | 3.5 | 1 | Sep 25, 2005 |
| #8 | Season 1, Ep 4 | Guess Who's Coming to BBQ? | 3.5 | 1 | Oct 2, 2005 |
| #9 | Season 1, Ep 6 | The Bigger They Come | 3.5 | 1 | Nov 13, 2005 |
| #10 | Season 1, Ep 9 | Dave Get Your Gun | 3.5 | 1 | Dec 11, 2005 |