S1E1: The Guerrilla Base of the King - Athelney, Somerset (1 votes)
View Episode →Season 1 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 1 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0.58), maintaining an average of 6.3.
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 5 seasons and 29 episodes, Time Team has earned an overall series rating of 6.3 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 ("The Guerrilla Base of the King - Athelney, Somerset"), rated at an extraordinary 7.0/10 with 1 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 1, Episode 3 ("The New Town of a Norman Prince - Much Wenlock, Shropshire"), landing at 6.0/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 1 between Episode 1 ("The Guerrilla Base of the King - Athelney, Somerset", 7) and Episode 2 ("On the Edge of an Empire - Ribchester, Lancashire", 6), a swing of 1 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of Time Team
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 1, Ep 1 | The Guerrilla Base of the King - Athelney, Somerset | 7.0 | 1 | Jan 16, 1994 |
| #2 | Season 1, Ep 2 | On the Edge of an Empire - Ribchester, Lancashire | 6.0 | 1 | Jan 23, 1994 |
| #3 | Season 1, Ep 3 | The New Town of a Norman Prince - Much Wenlock, Shropshire | 6.0 | 1 | Jan 30, 1994 |