Silent Witness
Silent Witness Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.3 | |||||
| S2 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.9 | |||||
| S3 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.4 | |||||
| S4 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.7 | |||||||
| S5 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.6 | |||||||
| S6 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.6 | |||||
| S7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 | |||||
| S8 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 8.0 | |||||
| S9 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.7 | |||||
| S10 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.0 | |||
| S11 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.8 | |||
| S12 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | |
| S13 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 6.8 | 6.9 | |||
| S14 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.0 | |||
| S15 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 7.7 | 8.0 | |
| S16 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 6.9 | 7.5 | |||
| S17 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.0 | |||
| S18 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.7 | |||
| S19 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.3 | |||
| S20 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.5 | |||
| S21 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.5 | |||
| S22 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | |||
| S23 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.5 | |||
| S24 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.5 | |||
| S25 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.2 | |||||||
| S26 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 7.9 | |||
| S27 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 8.2 | |||
| S28 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.9 | |||
| S29 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.5 |
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"Forensic patience over flashy crime-drama theatrics"
Silent Witness follows forensic pathologists as they piece together how victims died, using the mortuary and lab as much as police interviews to crack cases. Most stories run as two-parters, giving the mysteries room to breathe rather than wrapping up in a rushed hour. The tone is somber and procedural, leaning on clinical detail and the leads' persistence rather than shootouts or twists-for-twists'-sake. It's steady, methodical British crime drama that rewards patience, with a rotating cast over the decades but a consistent focus on the science of death and the people obsessive enough to read its clues.
the two-part mysteries that let forensic detail and character slow-build actually matter.
you want fast-paced twists rather than methodical, clinical procedural storytelling.
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