Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police also leads a secret life as a serial killer, hunting down criminals who have slipped through the cracks of justice.
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Michael C. Hall
Dexter Morgan
Jennifer Carpenter
Debra Morgan
Geoff Pierson
Tom Matthews
David Zayas
Angel Batista
James Remar
Harry Morgan
Aimee Garcia
Jamie Batista
Desmond Harrington
Joseph Quinn
C.S. Lee
Vince Masuka
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12 episodes • 2006Avg: 8.7Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dexter | Oct 1, 2006 | 8.7 |
| 2 | Crocodile | Oct 8, 2006 | 8.1 |
| 3 | Popping Cherry | Oct 15, 2006 | 8.2 |
| 4 | Let's Give the Boy a Hand | Oct 22, 2006 | 8.6 |
| 5 | Love American Style | Oct 29, 2006 | 8.4 |
| 6 | Return to Sender | Nov 5, 2006 | 8.9 |
| 7 | Circle of Friends | Nov 12, 2006 | 8.6 |
| 8 | Shrink Wrap | Nov 19, 2006 | 8.9 |
| 9 | Father Knows Best | Nov 26, 2006 | 8.5 |
| 10 | Seeing Red | Dec 3, 2006 | 9.1 |
| 11 | Truth Be Told | Dec 10, 2006 | 9.3 |
| 12 | Born Free | Dec 17, 2006 | 9.6 |
12 episodes • 2007Avg: 8.8Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It's Alive! | Sep 30, 2007 | 8.6 |
| 2 | Waiting to Exhale | Oct 7, 2007 | 8.4 |
| 3 | An Inconvenient Lie | Oct 14, 2007 | 8.5 |
| 4 | See-Through | Oct 21, 2007 | 8.2 |
| 5 | The Dark Defender | Oct 28, 2007 | 8.6 |
| 6 | Dex, Lies, and Videotape | Nov 4, 2007 | 8.5 |
| 7 | That Night, a Forest Grew | Nov 11, 2007 | 8.7 |
| 8 | Morning Comes | Nov 18, 2007 | 9.1 |
| 9 | Resistance Is Futile | Nov 25, 2007 | 9.5 |
| 10 | There's Something About Harry | Dec 2, 2007 | 8.9 |
| 11 | Left Turn Ahead | Dec 9, 2007 | 9.0 |
| 12 | The British Invasion | Dec 16, 2007 | 9.2 |
12 episodes • 2008Avg: 8.4
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Our Father | Sep 28, 2008 | 8.0 |
| 2 | Finding Freebo | Oct 5, 2008 | 8.3 |
| 3 | The Lion Sleeps Tonight | Oct 12, 2008 | 8.0 |
| 4 | All in the Family | Oct 19, 2008 | 8.0 |
| 5 | Turning Biminese | Oct 26, 2008 | 8.3 |
| 6 | Sí Se Puede | Nov 2, 2008 | 8.1 |
| 7 | Easy as Pie | Nov 9, 2008 | 8.4 |
| 8 | The Damage a Man Can Do | Nov 16, 2008 | 8.5 |
| 9 | About Last Night | Nov 23, 2008 | 8.7 |
| 10 | Go Your Own Way | Nov 30, 2008 | 9.0 |
| 11 | I Had a Dream | Dec 7, 2008 | 8.9 |
| 12 | Do You Take Dexter Morgan? | Dec 14, 2008 | 8.8 |
12 episodes • 2009Avg: 8.9
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Living the Dream | Sep 27, 2009 | 8.6 |
| 2 | Remains to Be Seen | Oct 4, 2009 | 8.6 |
| 3 | Blinded by the Light | Oct 11, 2009 | 8.2 |
| 4 | Dex Takes a Holiday | Oct 18, 2009 | 9.2 |
| 5 | Dirty Harry | Oct 25, 2009 | 9.0 |
| 6 | If I Had a Hammer | Nov 1, 2009 | 8.6 |
| 7 | Slack Tide | Nov 8, 2009 | 8.4 |
| 8 | Road Kill | Nov 15, 2009 | 8.4 |
| 9 | Hungry Man | Nov 22, 2009 | 9.5 |
| 10 | Lost Boys | Nov 29, 2009 | 9.2 |
| 11 | Hello, Dexter Morgan | Dec 6, 2009 | 9.5 |
| 12 | The Getaway | Dec 13, 2009 | 9.8 |
12 episodes • 2010Avg: 8.5
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Bad | Sep 26, 2010 | 8.9 |
| 2 | Hello, Bandit | Oct 3, 2010 | 8.1 |
| 3 | Practically Perfect | Oct 10, 2010 | 8.3 |
| 4 | Beauty and the Beast | Oct 17, 2010 | 8.2 |
| 5 | First Blood | Oct 24, 2010 | 7.8 |
| 6 | Everything Is Illumenated | Oct 31, 2010 | 8.7 |
| 7 | Circle Us | Nov 7, 2010 | 8.2 |
| 8 | Take It! | Nov 14, 2010 | 8.8 |
| 9 | Teenage Wasteland | Nov 21, 2010 | 8.9 |
| 10 | In the Beginning | Nov 28, 2010 | 8.9 |
| 11 | Hop a Freighter | Dec 5, 2010 | 8.8 |
| 12 | The Big One | Dec 12, 2010 | 8.8 |
12 episodes • 2011Avg: 8.2
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Those Kinds of Things | Oct 2, 2011 | 8.3 |
| 2 | Once Upon a Time... | Oct 9, 2011 | 7.9 |
| 3 | Smokey and the Bandit | Oct 16, 2011 | 8.0 |
| 4 | A Horse of a Different Color | Oct 23, 2011 | 8.3 |
| 5 | The Angel of Death | Oct 30, 2011 | 7.8 |
| 6 | Just Let Go | Nov 6, 2011 | 8.4 |
| 7 | Nebraska | Nov 13, 2011 | 7.8 |
| 8 | Sin of Omission | Nov 20, 2011 | 7.7 |
| 9 | Get Gellar | Nov 27, 2011 | 8.4 |
| 10 | Ricochet Rabbit | Dec 4, 2011 | 7.9 |
| 11 | Talk to the Hand | Dec 11, 2011 | 8.2 |
| 12 | This Is the Way the World Ends | Dec 18, 2011 | 9.1 |
12 episodes • 2012Avg: 8.7
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Are You...? | Sep 30, 2012 | 9.4 |
| 2 | Sunshine and Frosty Swirl | Oct 7, 2012 | 8.7 |
| 3 | Buck the System | Oct 14, 2012 | 8.5 |
| 4 | Run | Oct 21, 2012 | 8.8 |
| 5 | Swim Deep | Oct 28, 2012 | 8.4 |
| 6 | Do the Wrong Thing | Nov 4, 2012 | 8.1 |
| 7 | Chemistry | Nov 11, 2012 | 8.3 |
| 8 | Argentina | Nov 18, 2012 | 8.8 |
| 9 | Helter Skelter | Nov 25, 2012 | 8.6 |
| 10 | The Dark... Whatever | Dec 2, 2012 | 8.3 |
| 11 | Do You See What I See? | Dec 9, 2012 | 8.9 |
| 12 | Surprise, Motherfucker! | Dec 16, 2012 | 9.3 |
12 episodes • 2013Avg: 7.4Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Beautiful Day | Jun 30, 2013 | 8.4 |
| 2 | Every Silver Lining... | Jul 7, 2013 | 7.8 |
| 3 | What's Eating Dexter Morgan? | Jul 14, 2013 | 7.9 |
| 4 | Scar Tissue | Jul 21, 2013 | 7.9 |
| 5 | This Little Piggy | Jul 28, 2013 | 7.7 |
| 6 | A Little Reflection | Aug 4, 2013 | 7.6 |
| 7 | Dress Code | Aug 11, 2013 | 7.4 |
| 8 | Are We There Yet? | Aug 18, 2013 | 7.9 |
| 9 | Make Your Own Kind of Music | Aug 25, 2013 | 7.2 |
| 10 | Goodbye Miami | Sep 8, 2013 | 6.9 |
| 11 | Monkey in a Box | Sep 15, 2013 | 7.2 |
| 12 | Remember the Monsters? | Sep 22, 2013 | 4.9 |
