What are the best episodes of Sherlock?

The best rated episodes of Sherlock are: The Reichenbach Fall - S2E3 rated 8.9, A Scandal in Belgravia - S2E1 rated 8.7, His Last Vow - S3E3 rated 8.6, A Study in Pink - S1E1 rated 8.5

What are the worst episodes of Sherlock?

The lowest rated episodes of Sherlock are: The Six Thatchers - S4E1 rated 7.8, The Blind Banker - S1E2 rated 8.0, The Hounds of Baskerville - S2E2 rated 8.1, The Final Problem - S4E3 rated 8.1

Sherlock Episode Rating Graph

Jul 2010 - Jan 2017

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Sherlock Episode Rating Chart

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Browse episode ratings trends for Sherlock. Simply click on the interactive rating graph to explore the best and worst of Sherlock's 12 episodes.

Best Episodes of Sherlock

The Reichenbach Fall
S2 Ep3
8.9
15th Jan 2012
The return of Moriarty. The crime of the century. Can Sherlock possibly survive?
A Scandal in Belgravia
S2 Ep1
8.7
1st Jan 2012
Blackmail threatens the monarchy and Sherlock is about to meet the woman who beats him.
His Last Vow
S3 Ep3
8.6
12th Jan 2014
A case of stolen letters leads Sherlock Holmes into a long conflict with Charles Augustus Magnussen, the Napoleon of blackmail, and the one man he truly hates. But how do you tackle a foe who knows the personal weakness of every person of importance in the Western world?
A Study in Pink
S1 Ep1
8.5
25th Jul 2010
A war hero, invalided home from Afghanistan, meets a strange but charismatic genius who is looking for a flatmate; it is London, 2010, and Dr Watson and Sherlock Holmes are meeting for the first time. A string of impossible suicides has Scotland Yard baffled - and only one man can help.

Worst Episodes of Sherlock

The Six Thatchers
S4 Ep1
7.8
1st Jan 2017
Why is someone destroying images of Margaret Thatcher? Is there a madman on the loose? Or is there a much darker purpose at work?
The Blind Banker
S1 Ep2
8.0
1st Aug 2010
A mysterious cipher is being scrawled on the walls around London. The first person to see the cipher is dead within hours of reading it. Sherlock plunges into a world of codes and symbols, consulting with London's best graffiti artists. He soon learns that the city is in the grip a gang of international smugglers, a secret society called the Black Lotus.
The Hounds of Baskerville
S2 Ep2
8.1
8th Jan 2012
A hound from hell. Sherlock's most famous case. But is a monster really stalking Dartmoor?
The Final Problem
S4 Ep3
8.1
15th Jan 2017
Holmes and Watson travel to Europe to escape Moriarty's vengeance.

Sherlock Episode Guide

A Study in Pink
S1 Ep1
8.5
25th Jul 2010
A war hero, invalided home from Afghanistan, meets a strange but charismatic genius who is looking for a flatmate; it is London, 2010, and Dr Watson and Sherlock Holmes are meeting for the first time. A string of impossible suicides has Scotland Yard baffled - and only one man can help.
The Blind Banker
S1 Ep2
8.0
1st Aug 2010
A mysterious cipher is being scrawled on the walls around London. The first person to see the cipher is dead within hours of reading it. Sherlock plunges into a world of codes and symbols, consulting with London's best graffiti artists. He soon learns that the city is in the grip a gang of international smugglers, a secret society called the Black Lotus.
The Great Game
S1 Ep3
8.5
8th Aug 2010
A strange clue in an empty room, a blood-soaked car, a priceless Old Master, a deranged bomber. With the clock ticking, the curtain rises on a battle of wits between Sherlock, John and the shadowy stranger who seems to know all the answers...