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TV Series Ratings Analysis

United States of Tara Episode Ratings Heatmap

2009 · 3 Seasons · 36 Episodes · Overall Score: 7.4/10 (36 rated)

Highest Rated Episode
8.4/10

S3E2: Crackerjack (5 votes)

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Best Season
7.98/10

Season 3 holds the highest collective average score across the series.

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Most Consistent Season
Season 3

Lowest score variance (σ = 0.58), maintaining an average of 8.0.

Strongest Finale
8.2/10

Season 1 finale: "Miracle"

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Key Ratings Insights

  • Best season by average: Season 3 averaged 7.98/10 across 12 rated episodes.
  • Ratings rose from Season 1 (average 7.55/10) to Season 3 (average 7.98/10), an increase of 0.43 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

Ratings Analysis & Trajectory

Across 3 seasons and 36 episodes, United States of Tara has earned an overall series rating of 7.4 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 3, Episode 2 ("Crackerjack"), rated at an extraordinary 8.4/10 with 5 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 2, Episode 2 ("Trouble Junction"), landing at 5.9/10.

The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 1 between Episode 9 ("Possibility", 8.3) and Episode 10 ("Betrayal", 6.4), a swing of 1.9 points.

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Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of United States of Tara

Rank Episode Title Score Votes Air Date
#1 Season 3, Ep 2 Crackerjack 8.4 5 Apr 4, 2011
#2 Season 3, Ep 4 Wheels 8.4 5 Apr 18, 2011
#3 Season 3, Ep 5 Dr. Hatteras' Miracle Elixir 8.4 5 Apr 25, 2011
#4 Season 3, Ep 10 Train Wreck 8.4 5 Jun 6, 2011
#5 Season 1, Ep 9 Possibility 8.3 6 Mar 15, 2009
#6 Season 1, Ep 11 Snow 8.3 6 Mar 29, 2009
#7 Season 3, Ep 1 ...youwillnotwin... 8.3 6 Mar 28, 2011
#8 Season 1, Ep 12 Miracle 8.2 6 Apr 5, 2009
#9 Season 2, Ep 10 Open House 8.2 6 May 24, 2010
#10 Season 2, Ep 11 To Have and To Hold 8.2 6 May 31, 2010
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