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Predicted Quality of Episodes

Once all analyses performed by this site are combined, we are able to predict 78.0% of the quality of an episode based on four factors: who wrote the episode, who directed the episode, when the episode aired, and the presence or absence of major characters in the episode. Altogether, knowing this allows us to look back at episodes and predict how the episodes would be ranked if these four factors explained 100% of the quality of an episode instead of just 78.0%. As you will see, this method predicts the quality of some episodes very well and is off on the quality of other episodes. The Mispredicted Quality page describes how close or far these predictions were for each episode.

Predicted
Rank
Title Season/
Episode
Writer(s) Director Actual
Rank
1 You're Welcome 5.12 David Fury David Fury 1
2 I Will Remember You 1.08 David Greenwalt and Jeannine Renshaw David Grossman 3
3 Five By Five 1.18 Jim Kouf James A. Contner 4
4 Not Fade Away 5.22 Jeffrey Bell & Joss Whedon Jeffrey Bell 2
5 Hero 1.09 Howard Gordon and Tim Minear Tucker Gates 8
6 A Hole in the World 5.15 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 7
7 Orpheus 4.15 Mere Smith Terrence O'Hara 5
8 Sanctuary 1.19 Tim Minear and Joss Whedon Michael Lange 14
9 Waiting in the Wings 3.13 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 12
10 Darla 2.07 Tim Minear Tim Minear 10
11 Spin the Bottle 4.06 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 9
12 Smile Time 5.14 Ben Edlund Ben Edlund 6
13 Reprise 2.15 Tim Minear James Whitmore Jr. 30
14 Home 4.22 Tim Minear Tim Minear 19
15 Lullaby 3.09 Tim Minear Tim Minear 11
16 Salvage 4.13 David Fury Jefferson Kibbee 26
17 Damage 5.11 Steven S. DeKnight and Drew Goddard Jefferson Kibbee 16
18 There's No Place Like Plrtz Glrb 2.22 David Greenwalt David Greenwalt 36
19 Soulless 4.11 Sarah Fain & Elizabeth Craft Sean Astin 25
20 Somnambulist 1.11 Tim Minear Winrich Kolbe 50
21 Conviction 5.01 Joss Whedon Joss Whedon 71
22 Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been 2.02 Tim Minear David Semel 23
23 In The Dark 1.03 Douglas Petrie Bruce Seth Green 24
24 Redefinition 2.11 Mere Smith Michael Grossman 44
25 The Trial 2.09 Tim Minear and Douglas Petrie Bruce Seth Green 27
26 Tomorrow 3.22 David Greenwalt David Greenwalt 57
27 To Shanshu In L.A. 1.22 David Greenwalt David Greenwalt 13
28 Release 4.14 Steven S. DeKnight and Elizabeth Craft & Sarah Fain James A. Contner 42
29 Shells 5.16 Steven S. DeKnight Steven S. DeKnight 28
30 Sleep Tight 3.16 David Greenwalt Terrence O'Hara 18
31 Destiny 5.08 David Fury and Steven S. DeKnight Skip Schoolnik 20
32 Origin 5.18 Drew Goddard Terrence O'Hara 29
33 Billy 3.06 Tim Minear and Jeffrey Bell David Grossman 22
34 Deep Down 4.01 Steven S. DeKnight Terrence O'Hara 40
35 Offspring 3.07 David Greenwalt Turi Meyer 73
36 City Of 1.01 Joss Whedon and David Greenwalt Joss Whedon 21
37 Reunion 2.10 Tim Minear and Shawn Ryan James A. Contner 15
38 Disharmony 2.17 David Fury Fred Keller 46
39 Lineage 5.07 Drew Goddard Jefferson Kibbee 33
40 Couplet 3.14 Tim Minear and Jeffrey Bell Tim Minear 86
41 Birthday 3.11 Mere Smith Michael Grossman 17
42 Parting Gifts 1.10 David Fury and Jeannine Renshaw James A. Contner 75
43 RM W/A VU 1.05 Jane Espenson Scott McGinnis 38
44 Awakening 4.10 David Fury and Steven S. DeKnight James A. Contner 47
45 Guise Will Be Guise 2.06 Jane Espenson Krishna Rao 45
46 Dead End 2.18 David Greenwalt James A. Contner 37
47 Epiphany 2.16 Tim Minear Thomas J. Wright 32
48 Forgiving 3.17 Jeffrey Bell Turi Meyer 35
49 Time Bomb 5.19 Ben Edlund Vern Gillum 58
50 Long Day's Journey 4.09 Mere Smith Terrence O'Hara 72
51 Soul Purpose 5.10 Brent Fletcher David Boreanaz 69
52 Benediction 3.21 Tim Minear Tim Minear 67
53 Loyalty 3.15 Mere Smith James A. Contner 51
54 Life of the Party 5.05 Ben Edlund Bill Norton 79
55 Over The Rainbow 2.20 Mere Smith Fred Keller 49
56 Hellbound 5.04 Steven S. DeKnight Steven S. DeKnight 43
57 The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco 5.06 Jeffrey Bell Jeffrey Bell 102
58 Blind Date 1.21 Jeannine Renshaw Thomas J. Wright 80
59 Rain of Fire 4.07 Steven S. DeKnight Vern Gillum 31
60 Blood Money 2.12 Shawn Ryan and Mere Smith R.D. Price 100
61 Inside Out 4.17 Steven S. DeKnight Steven S. DeKnight 68
62 Calvary 4.12 Jeffrey Bell and Steven S. DeKnight and Mere Smith Bill Norton 41
63 The Prodigal 1.15 Tim Minear Bruce Seth Green 59
64 The Magic Bullet 4.19 Jeffrey Bell Jeffrey Bell 54
65 Peace Out 4.21 David Fury Jefferson Kibbee 56
66 The Girl in Question 5.20 Steven S. DeKnight and Drew Goddard David Greenwalt 77
67 Through the Looking Glass 2.21 Tim Minear Tim Minear 34
68 Power Play 5.21 David Fury James A. Contner 48
69 Underneath 5.17 Sarah Fain & Elizabeth Craft Skip Schoolnik 60
70 Carpe Noctem 3.04 Scott Murphy James A. Contner 64
71 First Impressions 2.03 Shawn Ryan James A. Contner 99
72 The Price 3.19 David Fury Marita Grabiak 76
73 That Vision Thing 3.02 Jeffrey Bell Fred Keller 53
74 Ground State 4.02 Mere Smith Michael Grossman 78
75 Quickening 3.08 Jeffrey Bell Skip Schoolnik 81
76 Slouching Toward Bethlehem 4.04 Jeffrey Bell Skip Schoolnik 85
77 Untouched 2.04 Mere Smith Joss Whedon 63
78 Dear Boy 2.05 David Greenwalt David Greenwalt 39
79 Just Rewards 5.02 David Fury & Ben Edlund James A. Contner 62
80 Sacrifice 4.20 Ben Edlund David Straiton 74
81 Habeas Corpses 4.08 Jeffrey Bell Skip Schoolnik 61
82 Fredless 3.05 Mere Smith Marita Grabiak 52
83 Why We Fight 5.13 Drew Goddard and Steven S. DeKnight Terrence O'Hara 104
84 I Fall To Pieces 1.04 David Greenwalt Vern Gillum 108
85 The Shroud Of Rahmon 2.08 Jim Kouf David Grossman 97
86 Lonely Hearts 1.02 David Fury James A. Contner 90
87 Eternity 1.17 Tracey Stern Regis Kimble 70
88 Shiny Happy People 4.18 Elizabeth Craft & Sarah Fain Marita Grabiak 94
89 The Ring 1.16 Howard Gordon Nick Marck 84
90 The Thin Dead Line 2.14 Jim Kouf and Shawn Ryan Scott McGinnis 96
91 The Bachelor Party 1.07 Tracey Stern David Straiton 105
92 That Old Gang of Mine 3.03 Tim Minear Bill Norton 95
93 A New World 3.20 Jeffrey Bell Tim Minear 66
94 Players 4.16 Jeffrey Bell and Sarah Fain & Elizabeth Craft Michael Grossman 91
95 Unleashed 5.03 Sarah Fain & Elizabeth Craft Marita Grabiak 107
96 Dad 3.10 David H. Goodman Fred Keller 82
97 Expecting 1.12 Howard Gordon David Semel 103
98 Double or Nothing 3.18 David H. Goodman David Grossman 106
99 Heartthrob 3.01 David Greenwalt David Greenwalt 55
100 The House Always Wins 4.03 David Fury Marita Grabiak 92
101 Provider 3.12 Scott Murphy Bill Norton 101
102 Judgment 2.01 David Greenwalt Michael Lange 89
103 Happy Anniversary 2.13 David Greenwalt Bill Norton 109
104 Harm's Way 5.09 Sarah Fain & Elizabeth Craft Vern Gillum 98
105 She 1.13 David Greenwalt and Marti Noxon David Greenwalt 110
106 Supersymmetry 4.05 Elizabeth Craft & Sarah Fain Bill Norton 88
107 I Got U Under My Skin 1.14 Jeannine Renshaw R.D. Price 65
108 War Zone 1.20 Garry Campbell David Straiton 93
109 Belonging 2.19 Shawn Ryan Turi Meyer 87
110 Sense and Sensitivity 1.06 Tim Minear James A. Contner 83
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