Northern Exposure
Northern Exposure Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | E25 | ||
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| S1 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 8.8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| S2 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 8.4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| S3 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 9.0 | |||
| S4 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.3 | |
| S5 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 7.8 | ||
| S6 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 8.4 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 7.2 |
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"Small-town whimsy with a philosophical, dreamlike streak"
A young New York doctor takes a state scholarship that pays his med school bills, only to find the payback clause ships him off to a tiny, eccentric Alaska town instead of the city practice he pictured. Northern Exposure follows his slow, reluctant adjustment among a town full of philosophers, ex-astronauts, and radio DJs. It's whimsical, talky, and unhurried, less about plot than about mood, conversation, and a gentle magical-realist streak. The pleasure is in the ensemble's warmth and the show's willingness to get genuinely odd and reflective between jokes.
the eccentric ensemble cast and the show's gentle, philosophical sense of humor.
you want fast plotting rather than meandering, character-driven small-town musing.
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