TV series / 1974-

Nova

Nova is a TV series from 1974-. This page summarizes IMDb episode ratings across 53 seasons and 742 rated episodes.

53 seasons 742 rated episodes 7.6 average 37,403 episode votes

Ratings by Season

Rows are episode numbers. Columns are seasons.

Episode 1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950515253
1 7.9 6.7 7.9 7.6 6.8 8.0 8.0 7.2 8.2 7.4 8.6 8.0 8.1 8.6 7.1 8.0 7.1 6.7 7.8 7.7 7.4 8.0 7.7 7.1 7.1 6.9 7.5 7.3 7.9 7.4 7.4 8.0 7.8 8.4 7.5 7.9 7.5 7.6 6.9 7.4
2 7.9 8.1 8.1 8.0 8.4 7.8 9.0 7.9 8.2 8.0 7.6 7.9 7.6 7.9 8.4 7.8 8.0 8.2 7.9 7.8 7.4 6.5 7.7 8.1 8.1 7.1 6.9 8.1 7.4 7.5 8.0 7.8 7.5 7.8 7.2 7.8 7.9 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.9 7.6
3 7.8 7.8 7.8 8.3 8.2 8.2 8.0 8.2 8.2 8.0 6.6 8.1 7.4 8.0 7.5 8.3 6.1 6.9 7.5 8.2 7.1 8.4 7.6 7.8 6.9 7.9 7.8 7.4 6.5 7.4 7.4 7.3 7.2 7.8 8.0 7.8 8.0 7.5 7.9 7.8 7.8
4 7.9 7.6 7.6 8.2 9.0 7.3 8.0 7.6 8.1 8.3 8.4 7.8 8.5 7.4 7.3 8.3 7.0 7.6 8.4 7.7 7.4 7.5 8.0 7.5 6.6 7.3 7.5 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.4 7.9 7.2 8.0 7.1 7.4
5 6.7 7.2 7.8 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.8 7.4 8.1 8.0 8.1 8.6 8.5 8.0 7.1 7.6 7.5 8.1 8.2 7.8 6.7 8.1 7.7 7.3 7.6 7.0 6.9 6.9 7.6 7.6 8.0 7.0 7.9 8.1 7.2 6.7 7.5 7.6 7.0 7.0
6 7.6 8.0 7.8 7.2 8.1 7.4 7.3 7.8 8.5 7.6 8.0 7.4 8.7 6.7 8.1 7.5 7.6 7.8 7.7 7.9 7.6 8.3 7.5 8.3 8.2 7.5 7.5 7.1 8.1 7.6 7.6 7.5 7.8 7.5 7.5 7.6 7.8
7 8.0 7.8 9.0 7.6 7.2 7.8 7.8 7.3 6.9 8.2 6.8 8.0 6.6 7.4 8.0 7.6 8.0 8.4 7.0 7.8 8.5 7.9 7.2 7.5 6.1 6.1 7.6 7.5 7.1 7.6 7.9 7.7 7.2 8.1 6.9 7.1 7.9
8 7.7 8.5 7.7 7.9 8.5 7.3 7.3 8.3 7.8 8.0 7.7 8.0 8.2 7.8 7.4 7.3 7.6 7.3 7.8 7.6 8.0 8.1 6.6 7.6 7.8 7.6 8.0 6.2 7.6 6.5 7.7 7.3 7.6
9 8.0 7.2 7.8 7.6 7.8 7.8 7.9 7.2 8.2 7.4 8.4 7.9 7.3 7.7 8.3 7.8 7.4 7.8 7.7 7.2 7.7 6.9 8.3 7.8 7.8 6.9 7.0 7.9 7.8 8.1 7.5 7.0 7.0 6.8 5.7
10 7.5 7.8 7.9 6.8 6.2 7.9 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.7 8.4 7.4 8.0 6.7 7.7 7.3 6.9 7.0 6.9 7.0 7.2 7.0 6.8 7.8 7.4 7.3 7.1 7.9 7.4 7.1 8.1 7.3 8.2 7.4 6.6 7.2
11 8.5 8.4 7.9 8.6 8.2 7.4 7.7 8.4 7.7 8.2 7.4 7.6 7.2 7.6 8.1 7.2 7.8 8.4 8.0 7.1 7.3 7.0 7.1 7.5 7.6 6.1 7.9 7.8 7.5 6.9 8.0 8.1 7.0 7.1 8.0 6.8 7.4
12 8.8 7.7 7.8 7.0 8.8 7.9 8.8 8.0 8.2 7.6 7.6 8.1 7.6 7.5 7.5 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.5 7.7 5.9 7.4 7.8 7.2 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.4 7.4 7.6 7.5 7.8 8.2 8.3 8.0 7.4 8.1 7.5 7.3
13 7.6 8.6 8.1 7.7 7.6 7.2 8.8 7.8 8.6 7.8 7.4 7.7 8.0 7.8 7.9 8.1 7.5 7.8 7.7 7.9 7.3 8.0 7.2 7.7 8.0 7.8 7.6 7.2 7.8 8.2 7.6 7.1 7.3 8.0 7.6 7.6
14 7.4 7.7 8.1 8.0 8.8 7.7 7.9 8.4 7.8 8.6 7.8 7.8 7.6 7.5 7.0 8.1 7.9 7.9 7.9 7.8 7.6 7.3 6.3 7.1 7.3 6.6 7.2 7.4 8.5 7.9 7.8 7.2 7.1 7.5 7.7
15 7.4 8.8 8.1 7.5 7.7 8.6 8.0 8.4 7.6 7.4 8.0 7.5 7.2 7.2 7.4 7.8 8.1 8.1 6.2 7.3 8.0 7.1 7.2 7.4 6.9 7.4 6.3 6.8 7.6 7.2 8.5 7.5 7.2 8.5 7.3 7.5 8.0
16 8.0 8.0 8.3 8.2 6.8 7.6 7.6 7.2 7.0 8.1 6.8 6.9 8.4 7.7 8.1 7.5 8.0 7.3 7.6 7.1 6.7 8.4 7.4 7.0 7.5 7.3 8.0 7.6 8.3 8.5 7.6 7.1 7.3 7.1 7.9 7.7
17 8.0 7.8 8.5 7.8 7.9 7.2 7.8 7.8 8.1 7.3 7.8 8.1 7.9 7.4 6.7 8.2 7.7 7.1 8.5 8.0 8.1 7.1 8.3 6.6 6.7 6.8 7.8 7.3 8.4 7.8 7.2 6.8 7.5 7.7 7.0
18 7.2 7.6 8.0 8.6 8.2 8.0 7.4 7.7 7.8 7.3 7.9 8.2 7.3 7.7 6.3 7.1 7.2 8.4 7.8 6.5 7.7 7.8 7.6 8.0 8.0 7.2 6.5 6.2 7.8
19 8.0 7.8 8.0 8.2 7.8 7.1 5.8 7.9 7.0 8.3 7.7 8.4 8.0 6.4 8.0 7.0 7.3 8.3 7.8 7.3 7.6 8.0 7.6 7.6 7.7 7.9 7.0 7.9
20 7.8 8.4 8.6 7.8 7.6 8.1 5.8 7.6 7.3 8.2 7.8 7.4 7.5 7.7 8.4 7.4 7.8 6.2 7.7
21 7.6 8.2 8.0 6.2 7.6 7.5 7.5 7.8 8.1 7.9 8.0 7.5
22 6.9 7.2 7.4 7.6
23 7.3 7.7 7.9 7.7
24 7.4 7.3
25 7.5
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101 8.4 7.1 6.6
102 8.9
103 7.7
104 8.0
105 7.7
106 7.7

Series summary

About Nova

The rated episodes of Nova have an average IMDb rating of 7.6 based on 37,403 episode votes. Season 20 has the highest average rating at 8.2 across 6 rated episodes. Season 40 has the lowest average rating at 7.3.

Genre
Documentary
Runtime
60 minute episodes
Principal cast
Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, and Eric Meyers
Writers
Julia Cort, Joseph McMaster, and Terri Randall
Directors
Kirk Wolfinger, Sarah Holt, and Gary Glassman
Also known as
Aux origines de l'humanité, Black Hole Apocalypse, and Новая звезда

Highest rated

Best Episodes

  1. S14E2: Children of Eve The best episode of Nova is S14E2: Children of Eve with a 9.0 rating / 11 votes
  2. S8E4: Anatomy of a Volcano 9.0 rating / 10 votes
  3. S14E7: Confessions of a Weaponeer 9.0 rating / 10 votes
  4. S45E102: NOVA Wonders: What's Living in You? 8.9 rating / 9 votes
  5. S6E12: Life on a Silken Thread 8.8 rating / 11 votes

Lowest rated

Worst Episodes

  1. S52E9: Critical Condition: Health in Black America The worse episode of Nova is S52E9: Critical Condition: Health in Black America with a 5.7 rating / 38 votes
  2. S22E20: Treasures of the Great Barrier Reef 5.8 rating / 12 votes
  3. S17E19: In the Land of the Llamas 5.8 rating / 8 votes
  4. S33E12: Building on Ground Zero 5.9 rating / 19 votes
  5. S40E7: Mind of a Rampage Killer 6.1 rating / 223 votes