TV series / 1978-1986
The Paper Chase
The Paper Chase is a TV series from 1978-1986. This page summarizes IMDb episode ratings across 4 seasons and 58 rated episodes.
4 seasons 58 rated episodes 7.9 average 1,246 episode votes
Ratings by Season
Rows are episode numbers. Columns are seasons.
| Episode | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9.3 | 7.9 | 8.7 | 7.8 |
| 2 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 8.0 |
| 3 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 7.8 |
| 4 | 8.1 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 7.9 |
| 5 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 7.8 | 9.6 |
| 6 | 7.1 | 8.5 | 7.4 | |
| 7 | 6.5 | 7.9 | 8.9 | |
| 8 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 8.0 | |
| 9 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 7.8 | |
| 10 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 8.2 | |
| 11 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.4 | |
| 12 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 7.6 | |
| 13 | 7.8 | 8.9 | ||
| 14 | 7.1 | 8.5 | ||
| 15 | 7.7 | 8.0 | ||
| 16 | 7.6 | 9.7 | ||
| 17 | 8.6 | 8.5 | ||
| 18 | 8.3 | 8.1 | ||
| 19 | 8.4 | 7.6 | ||
| 20 | 8.6 | |||
| 21 | 5.8 | |||
| 22 | 8.7 |
Series summary
About The Paper Chase
The rated episodes of The Paper Chase have an average IMDb rating of 7.9 based on 1,246 episode votes. Season 4 has the highest average rating at 8.2 across 5 rated episodes. Season 1 has the lowest average rating at 7.8.
Highest rated
Best Episodes
- S2E16: My Dinner with Kingsfield The best episode of The Paper Chase is S2E16: My Dinner with Kingsfield with a 9.7 rating / 29 votes
- S4E5: Graduation 9.6 rating / 22 votes
- S1E1: The Paper Chase 9.3 rating / 47 votes
- S2E13: Limits 8.9 rating / 21 votes
- S3E7: The Day Kingsfield Missed Class 8.9 rating / 21 votes
Lowest rated
Worst Episodes
- S1E21: A Case of Detente The worse episode of The Paper Chase is S1E21: A Case of Detente with a 5.8 rating / 23 votes
- S2E5: Commitments 6.2 rating / 19 votes
- S1E7: Da Da 6.5 rating / 26 votes
- S1E12: Bell's in Love 6.7 rating / 19 votes
- S1E5: Voices of Silence 6.8 rating / 29 votes