Season 3 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 3 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 0.49), maintaining an average of 8.5.
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 | Season 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep 1 | 7.6 | 9.7 | 8.0 |
| Ep 2 | 7.8 | 9.2 | 8.7 |
| Ep 3 | 7.0 | 8.8 | 8.0 |
| Ep 4 | 6.6 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Ep 5 | 6.8 | 9.2 | 9.0 |
| Ep 6 | 7.9 | 9.5 | 8.2 |
| Ep 7 | 6.2 | 8.0 | 8.8 |
| Ep 8 | 5.5 | 8.7 | 8.3 |
| Ep 9 | 6.6 | 8.6 | 8.8 |
| Ep 10 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.8 |
| Ep 11 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 9.0 |
| Ep 12 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 9.0 |
| Ep 13 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 7.5 |
| Ep 14 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 8.9 |
| Season Avg | 6.8 | 8.4 | 8.5 |
Ratings Analysis & Trajectory
Across 3 seasons and 42 episodes, What's New, Scooby-Doo? has earned an overall series rating of 7.9 out of 10. The series demonstrates an upward quality trajectory, with later seasons sustaining higher viewer acclaim than its debut.
The single highest-rated hour of television in the series is Season 2, Episode 1 ("Big Appetite in Little Tokyo"), rated at an extraordinary 9.7/10 with 3 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 1, Episode 11 ("Toy Scary Boo"), landing at 5.5/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 1 between Episode 10 ("A Scooby-Doo! Christmas", 7.8) and Episode 11 ("Toy Scary Boo", 5.5), a swing of 2.3 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of What's New, Scooby-Doo?
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 2, Ep 1 | Big Appetite in Little Tokyo | 9.7 | 3 | Sep 13, 2003 |
| #2 | Season 2, Ep 6 | A Scooby-Doo Halloween | 9.5 | 4 | Oct 31, 2003 |
| #3 | Season 2, Ep 2 | Mummy Scares Best | 9.2 | 6 | Sep 20, 2003 |
| #4 | Season 2, Ep 5 | The Vampire Strikes Back | 9.2 | 5 | Oct 18, 2003 |
| #5 | Season 3, Ep 5 | Ready to Scare | 9.0 | 5 | Feb 19, 2005 |
| #6 | Season 3, Ep 11 | Gentlemen, Start Your Monsters | 9.0 | 5 | Apr 2, 2005 |
| #7 | Season 3, Ep 12 | Gold Paw | 9.0 | 3 | Apr 9, 2005 |
| #8 | Season 3, Ep 14 | E-Scream | 8.9 | 5 | Jul 21, 2005 |
| #9 | Season 3, Ep 7 | Diamonds Are a Ghoul's Best Friend | 8.8 | 6 | Mar 5, 2005 |
| #10 | Season 2, Ep 3 | The Fast and the Wormious | 8.8 | 5 | Sep 27, 2003 |