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TV Series Ratings Analysis

Wheel of Fortune Episode Ratings Heatmap

1983 · 18 Seasons · 1324 Episodes · Overall Score: 7.8/10 (4 rated)

Highest Rated Episode
10.0/10

S1E1: Series Premiere (2 votes)

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Best Season
10.00/10

Season 1 holds the highest collective average score across the series.

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Key Ratings Insights

  • Best season by average: Season 1 averaged 10.00/10 across 2 rated episodes.
  • Ratings fell from Season 1 (average 10.00/10) to Season 22 (average 5.50/10), a decline of 4.50 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
Season 30 (1 episodes) Avg: –
Season 27 (25 episodes) Avg: –
Season 25 (195 episodes) Avg: –
Season 24 (16 episodes) Avg: –
Season 23 (105 episodes) Avg: –
Season 22 (130 episodes) Avg: 5.5
Season 21 (7 episodes) Avg: –
Season 20 (10 episodes) Avg: –
Season 16 (2 episodes) Avg: –
Season 15 (11 episodes) Avg: –
Season 14 (6 episodes) Avg: –
Season 12 (8 episodes) Avg: –
Season 9 (25 episodes) Avg: –
Season 5 (3 episodes) Avg: –
Season 4 (195 episodes) Avg: –

Ratings Analysis & Trajectory

Across 18 seasons and 1324 episodes, Wheel of Fortune has earned an overall series rating of 7.8 out of 10. The series reached its critical peak early, showing a slight contraction in audience satisfaction in later chapters.

The single highest-rated hour of television in the series is Season 1, Episode 1 ("Series Premiere"), rated at an extraordinary 10.0/10 with 2 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 22, Episode 14 ("Theme Park USA 4"), landing at 1.0/10.

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Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of Wheel of Fortune

Rank Episode Title Score Votes Air Date
#1 Season 1, Ep 1 Series Premiere 10.0 2 Sep 19, 1983
#2 Season 22, Ep 1 American Adventures 1 10.0 2 Sep 6, 2004
#3 Season 1, Ep 3 Episode 3 10.0 1 Sep 21, 1983
#4 Season 22, Ep 14 Theme Park USA 4 1.0 1 Sep 23, 2004
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