Air Crash Investigation
Air Crash Investigation Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | ||
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| S1 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | |||||||||||||||
| S2 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 7.9 | |||||||||||||||
| S3 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.7 | |||||||||
| S4 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 8.4 | |||||||||||
| S5 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.9 | |||||||||||
| S6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 7.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| S7 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.9 | |||||||||||||
| S8 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| S9 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | |||||||||||||
| S10 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.5 | 7.5 | |||||||||||||||
| S11 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 8.6 | ||||||||
| S12 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 8.2 | ||||||||
| S13 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 7.1 | ||||||||||
| S14 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | ||||||||||
| S15 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.8 | |||||||||||
| S16 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.9 | |||||||||||
| S17 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | |||||||||||
| S18 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.1 | |
| S19 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.3 | |||||||||||
| S20 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.6 | |||||||||||
| S21 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.2 | |||||||||||
| S22 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.8 | |||||||||||
| S23 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.4 | |||||||||||
| S24 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 6.6 | 8.1 | |||||||||||
| S25 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.9 | ||||||||||
| S26 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.2 |
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"Forensic mystery-solving with black boxes and wreckage"
Each episode dissects a real aviation disaster, using cockpit recordings, wreckage analysis, and dramatized reenactments to piece together exactly what went wrong and why. The format is procedural and methodical: investigators sift clues, red herrings get ruled out, and the true cause (mechanical failure, human error, or a chain of small mistakes) emerges by the end. It is tense despite being nonfiction, driven by ticking-clock reenactments and expert interviews rather than shock value. Long-running and formulaic in the best way, it rewards viewers who like procedural mysteries and technical detail more than pure human drama.
the satisfying procedural unraveling of exactly how and why each crash happened.
you find repeated plane-disaster reenactments unsettling or the formulaic structure tiresome after a few episodes.
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