[TOS] Season One Rating Comparisons

We love looking at what other people have said about Star Trek, so we’ve compiled some of the ratings for season one of The Original Series all in one place to compare. We took the ratings from a few different reviewers and calculated what their scores would be out of 100. Keep in mind that they originally didn’t rate the episodes with that exact scale, but we tried to accurately translate their rating. It’s also important to keep in mind that each reviewer may have different meanings behind their ratings.

We once again took a look at Jordan Hoffman‘s reviews, blogger for StarTrek.com. We included the reviews by Jamahl Epsicokhan who runs Jammer’s Reviews. We also have Kethinov, another favorite Star Trek reviewer. We’re also bringing back the duo that is Treknobabble. Keep in mind that Treknobabble’s scores are a combined rating from two reviewers, so their scale is slightly different.

The episode with the lowest average rating was The Alternative Factor which had a score of 32.

The top episode was City on the Edge of Forever with an average score of 94, which might have been expected.

Here are the top 5 according to the averaged scores:

1. City on the Edge of Forever – 94
2. Balance of Terror – 90.5
3. Space Seed – 87.5
4. The Menagerie Part 1 – 81
5. The Devil in the Dark – 71.5

Here’s the complete episode list with our ratings:

 

The Man Trap1 man

Let’s Watch Star Trek: 3/5 = 60
Jordan Hoffman: 5/5 = 100
Jammer’s Reviews: 2.5/4 = 62.5
Kethinov: 3/10 = 30
Treknobabble: 6/10 = 60

Average: 62.5


Charlie X2 charlie

Let’s Watch Star Trek: 1/5 = 20
Jordan Hoffman: 4/5 = 80
Jammer’s Reviews: 3.5/4 = 87.5
Kethinov: 4/10 = 40
Treknobabble: 4/10 = 40

Average: 53.5

Where No Man Has Gone Before3 where no

Let’s Watch Star Trek: 4/5 = 80
Jordan Hoffman: 3/5 = 60
Jammer’s Reviews: 3/4 = 75
Kethinov: 1/10 = 10
Treknobabble: 10/10 = 100

Average: 65


The Naked Time4 sulu

Let’s Watch Star Trek: 2/5 = 40
Jordan Hoffman: 5/5 = 100
Jammer’s Reviews: 3/4 = 75
Kethinov: 5/10 = 50
Treknobabble: 8/10 = 80

Average: 69


The Enemy Within5 enemy

Let’s Watch Star Trek: 2/5 = 40
Jordan Hoffman: 5/5 = 100
Jammer’s Reviews: 3.5/4 = 87.5
Kethinov: 2/10 = 20
Treknobabble: 7/10 = 70

Average: 63.5


Mudd’s Women6 mudds

Let’s Watch Star Trek: 2/5 = 40
Jordan Hoffman: 4/5 = 80
Jammer’s Reviews: 1.5/4 = 37.5
Kethinov: 1/10 = 10
Treknobabble: 6/10 = 60

Average: 45.5

What Are Little Girls Made Of?7 what

Let’s Watch Star Trek: 3/5 = 60
Jordan Hoffman: 4/5 = 80
Jammer’s Reviews: 3/4 = 75
Kethinov: 2/10 = 20
Treknobabble: 6/10 = 60

Average: 59


Miri8 miri

Let’s Watch Star Trek: 2/5 = 40
Jordan Hoffman: 2/5 = 40
Jammer’s Reviews: 2/4 = 50
Kethinov: 0/10 = 0
Treknobabble: 8/10 = 80

Average: 42

Dagger of the Mind 9 dagger

Let’s Watch Star Trek: 2/5 = 40
Jordan Hoffman: 4/5 = 80
Jammer’s Reviews: 3.5/4 = 87.5
Kethinov: 4/10 = 40
Treknobabble: 5/10 = 50

Average: 59.5


The Corbomite Maneuver10 corbo

Let’s Watch Star Trek: 4/5 = 80
Jordan Hoffman: 5/5 = 100
Jammer’s Reviews: 2.5/4 = 62.5
Kethinov: 2/10 = 20
Treknobabble: 7/10 = 70

Average: 66.5


The Menagerie, Part 1 11 menagerie

Let’s Watch Star Trek: 3/5 = 60
Jordan Hoffman: 5/5 = 100
Jammer’s Reviews: 3/4 = 75
Kethinov: 7/10 = 70
Treknobabble: 10/10 = 100

Average: 81


The Menagerie, Part 212 menagerie

Let’s Watch Star Trek: 2/5 = 40
Jordan Hoffman: 3.5/5 = 70
Jammer’s Reviews: 3/4 = 75
Kethinov: 3/10 = 30
Treknobabble: 10/10 = 100

Average: 63


The Conscience of the King13 conscxiens

Let’s Watch Star Trek: 2/5 = 40
Jordan Hoffman: 4/5 = 80
Jammer’s Reviews: 2.5/4 = 62.5
Kethinov: 5/10 = 50
Treknobabble: 7/10 = 70

Average: 60.5


Balance of Terror14 balance

Let’s Watch Star Trek: 5/5 = 100
Jordan Hoffman: 4.5/5 = 90
Jammer’s Reviews: 2.5/4 = 62.5
Kethinov: 10/10 = 100
Treknobabble: 10/10 = 100

Average: 90.5


Shore Leave15 shore

Let’s Watch Star Trek: 2/5 = 40
Jordan Hoffman: 3/5 = 60
Jammer’s Reviews: 3/4 = 75
Kethinov: 8/10 = 80
Treknobabble: 4/10 = 40

Average: 59


The Galileo Seven16 galileo

Let’s Watch Star Trek: 2/5 = 40
Jordan Hoffman: 4/5 = 80
Jammer’s Reviews: 3.5/4 = 87.5
Kethinov: 7/10 = 70
Treknobabble: 5/10 = 50

Average: 65.5


The Squire of Gothos17 squire

Let’s Watch Star Trek: 2/5 = 40
Jordan Hoffman: 4/5 = 80
Jammer’s Reviews: 2/4 = 50
Kethinov: 6/10 = 60
Treknobabble: 8/10 = 80

Average: 62


Arena28 arena

Let’s Watch Star Trek: 3/5 = 60
Jordan Hoffman: 5/5 = 100
Jammer’s Reviews: 1.5/4 = 37.5
Kethinov: 6/10 = 60
Treknobabble: 6/10 = 60

Average: 63.5


Tomorrow Is Yesterday19 tomorrow

Let’s Watch Star Trek: 3/5 = 60
Jordan Hoffman: 3.5/5 = 70
Jammer’s Reviews: 4/4 = 100
Kethinov: 1/10 = 10
Treknobabble: 6/10 = 60

Average: 60


Court Martial20 court

Let’s Watch Star Trek: 2/5 = 40
Jordan Hoffman: 2/5 = 40
Jammer’s Reviews: 2.5/4 = 62.5
Kethinov: 5/10 = 50
Treknobabble: 8/10 = 80

Average: 54.5


The Return of the Archonsreturn of the archons

Let’s Watch Star Trek: 2/5 = 40
Jordan Hoffman: 3.5/5 = 70
Jammer’s Reviews: 2.5/4 = 62.5
Kethinov: 1/10 = 10
Treknobabble: 4/10 = 40

Average: 44.5


Space Seed22 space

Let’s Watch Star Trek: 4/5 = 80
Jordan Hoffman: 5/5 = 100
Jammer’s Reviews: 3.5/4 = 87.5
Kethinov: 9/10 = 90
Treknobabble: 8/10 = 80

Average: 87.5


A Taste of Armageddon23 taste

Let’s Watch Star Trek: 2/5 = 40
Jordan Hoffman: 5/5 = 100
Jammer’s Reviews: 3/4 = 75
Kethinov: 4/10 = 40
Treknobabble: 6/10 = 60

Average: 63


This Side of Paradise24 paradise

Let’s Watch Star Trek: 1/5 = 20
Jordan Hoffman: 1.5/5 = 30
Jammer’s Reviews: 2.5/4 = 62.5
Kethinov: 3/10 = 30
Treknobabble: 8/10 = 80

Average: 44.5


The Devil in the Dark25 devil

Let’s Watch Star Trek: 2/5 = 40
Jordan Hoffman: 4/5 = 80
Jammer’s Reviews: 3.5/4 = 87.5
Kethinov: 7/10 = 70
Treknobabble: 8/10 = 80

Average: 71.5


Errand of Mercy26 errand

Let’s Watch Star Trek: 4/5 = 80
Jordan Hoffman: 3/5 = 60
Jammer’s Reviews: 3/4 = 75
Kethinov: 8/10 = 80
Treknobabble: 5/10 = 50

Average: 69


The Alternative Factor27 the alternative

Let’s Watch Star Trek: 1/5 = 20
Jordan Hoffman: 1.5/5 = 30
Jammer’s Reviews: 2/4 = 50
Kethinov: 0/10 = 0
Treknobabble: 6/10 = 60

Average: 32


The City on the Edge of Forever28 city

Let’s Watch Star Trek: 5/5 = 100
Jordan Hoffman: 5/5 = 100
Jammer’s Reviews: 4/4 = 100
Kethinov: 7/10 = 70
Treknobabble: 10/10 = 100

Average: 94


Operation: Annihilate!29 op

Let’s Watch Star Trek: 2/5 = 40
Jordan Hoffman: 2.5/5 = 50
Jammer’s Reviews: 3/4 = 75
Kethinov: 6/10 = 60
Treknobabble: 4/10 = 40

Average: 53