True Detective Episode Ratings Heatmap
2014 · 4 Seasons · 30 Episodes · Overall Score: 8.7/10 (8 rated)
Season 1 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 1 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0.26), maintaining an average of 8.7.
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 30 episodes, True Detective has earned an overall series rating of 8.7 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 4 ("Who Goes There?"), rated at an extraordinary 9.0/10 with 201 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 1, Episode 2 ("Seeing Things"), landing at 8.3/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 1 between Episode 5 ("The Secret Fate of All Life", 8.8) and Episode 6 ("Haunted Houses", 8.5), a swing of 0.3 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of True Detective
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 1, Ep 4 | Who Goes There? | 9.0 | 201 | Feb 9, 2014 |
| #2 | Season 1, Ep 8 | Form and Void | 9.0 | 199 | Mar 9, 2014 |
| #3 | Season 1, Ep 5 | The Secret Fate of All Life | 8.8 | 186 | Feb 16, 2014 |
| #4 | Season 1, Ep 3 | The Locked Room | 8.6 | 191 | Jan 26, 2014 |
| #5 | Season 1, Ep 1 | The Long Bright Dark | 8.5 | 218 | Jan 12, 2014 |
| #6 | Season 1, Ep 6 | Haunted Houses | 8.5 | 185 | Feb 23, 2014 |
| #7 | Season 1, Ep 7 | After You've Gone | 8.5 | 182 | Mar 2, 2014 |
| #8 | Season 1, Ep 2 | Seeing Things | 8.3 | 198 | Jan 19, 2014 |