S1E4: What If... Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands? (147 votes)
View Episode →Season 1 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 1 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0.62), maintaining an average of 7.0.
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 3 seasons and 26 episodes, What If...? has earned an overall series rating of 7.0 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 ("What If... Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands?"), rated at an extraordinary 7.9/10 with 147 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 1, Episode 7 ("What If... Thor Were an Only Child?"), landing at 6.0/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 1 between Episode 4 ("What If... Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands?", 7.9) and Episode 5 ("What If... Zombies!?", 7), a swing of 0.9 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of What If...?
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 1, Ep 4 | What If... Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands? | 7.9 | 147 | Sep 1, 2021 |
| #2 | Season 1, Ep 8 | What If... Ultron Won? | 7.7 | 115 | Sep 29, 2021 |
| #3 | Season 1, Ep 9 | What If... The Watcher Broke His Oath? | 7.4 | 112 | Oct 6, 2021 |
| #4 | Season 1, Ep 2 | What If... T'Challa Became a Star-Lord? | 7.0 | 143 | Aug 18, 2021 |
| #5 | Season 1, Ep 5 | What If... Zombies!? | 7.0 | 131 | Sep 8, 2021 |
| #6 | Season 1, Ep 1 | What If... Captain Carter Were the First Avenger? | 6.8 | 165 | Aug 11, 2021 |
| #7 | Season 1, Ep 3 | What If... The World Lost Its Mightiest Heroes? | 6.8 | 138 | Aug 25, 2021 |
| #8 | Season 1, Ep 6 | What If... Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark? | 6.3 | 120 | Sep 15, 2021 |
| #9 | Season 1, Ep 7 | What If... Thor Were an Only Child? | 6.0 | 119 | Sep 22, 2021 |