


Atlantic City at the dawn of Prohibition is a place where the rules don't apply. And the man who runs things -- legally and otherwise -- is the town's treasurer, Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, who is equal parts politician and gangster.

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The peak run. Top 40% of seasons by average rating — consecutive, with an average of 7.37.
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12 episodes • 2010Avg: 7.3Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boardwalk Empire | Sep 19, 2010 | 7.7 |
| 2 | The Ivory Tower | Sep 26, 2010 | 7.3 |
| 3 | Broadway Limited | Oct 3, 2010 | 7.2 |
| 4 | Anastasia | Oct 10, 2010 | 7.1 |
| 5 | Nights in Ballygran | Oct 17, 2010 | 7.1 |
| 6 | Family Limitation | Oct 24, 2010 | 7.1 |
| 7 | Home | Oct 31, 2010 | 7.3 |
| 8 | Hold Me in Paradise | Nov 7, 2010 | 6.9 |
| 9 | Belle Femme | Nov 14, 2010 | 6.9 |
| 10 | The Emerald City | Nov 21, 2010 | 7.3 |
| 11 | Paris Green | Nov 28, 2010 | 7.9 |
| 12 | A Return to Normalcy | Dec 5, 2010 | 7.2 |

12 episodes • 2011Avg: 7.5Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | Sep 25, 2011 | 7.2 |
| 2 | Ourselves Alone | Oct 2, 2011 | 8.3 |
| 3 | A Dangerous Maid | Oct 9, 2011 | 7.1 |
| 4 | What Does the Bee Do? | Oct 16, 2011 | 7.1 |
| 5 | Gimcrack & Bunkum | Oct 23, 2011 | 7.3 |
| 6 | The Age of Reason | Oct 30, 2011 | 6.9 |
| 7 | Peg of Old | Nov 6, 2011 | 7.0 |
| 8 | Two Boats and a Lifeguard | Nov 13, 2011 | 7.6 |
| 9 | Battle of the Century | Nov 20, 2011 | 7.3 |
| 10 | Georgia Peaches | Nov 27, 2011 | 7.2 |
| 11 | Under God's Power She Flourishes | Dec 4, 2011 | 8.2 |
| 12 | To the Lost | Dec 11, 2011 | 8.6 |

12 episodes • 2012Avg: 7.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Resolution | Sep 16, 2012 | 7.3 |
| 2 | Spaghetti & Coffee | Sep 23, 2012 | 7.0 |
| 3 | Bone for Tuna | Sep 30, 2012 | 6.8 |
| 4 | Blue Bell Boy | Oct 7, 2012 | 7.3 |
| 5 | You'd Be Surprised | Oct 14, 2012 | 6.9 |
| 6 | Ging Gang Goolie | Oct 21, 2012 | 6.5 |
| 7 | Sunday Best | Oct 28, 2012 | 6.6 |
| 8 | The Pony | Nov 4, 2012 | 6.9 |
| 9 | The Milkmaid's Lot | Nov 11, 2012 | 6.6 |
| 10 | A Man, A Plan... | Nov 18, 2012 | 7.4 |
| 11 | Two Impostors | Nov 25, 2012 | 7.3 |
| 12 | Margate Sands | Dec 2, 2012 | 7.2 |

12 episodes • 2013Avg: 7.2
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Sour | Sep 8, 2013 | 7.2 |
| 2 | Resignation | Sep 15, 2013 | 7.7 |
| 3 | Acres of Diamonds | Sep 22, 2013 | 7.8 |
| 4 | All In | Sep 29, 2013 | 7.5 |
| 5 | Erlkönig | Oct 6, 2013 | 8.1 |
| 6 | The North Star | Oct 13, 2013 | 6.4 |
| 7 | William Wilson | Oct 20, 2013 | 6.5 |
| 8 | The Old Ship of Zion | Oct 27, 2013 | 7.1 |
| 9 | Marriage and Hunting | Nov 3, 2013 | 6.2 |
| 10 | White Horse Pike | Nov 10, 2013 | 7.4 |
| 11 | Havre de Grace | Nov 17, 2013 | 6.5 |
| 12 | Farewell Daddy Blues | Nov 24, 2013 | 8.3 |

8 episodes • 2014Avg: 6.9
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Golden Days for Boys and Girls | Sep 7, 2014 | 7.7 |
| 2 | The Good Listener | Sep 14, 2014 | 6.4 |
| 3 | What Jesus Said | Sep 21, 2014 | 6.3 |
| 4 | Cuanto | Sep 28, 2014 | 6.7 |
| 5 | King of Norway | Oct 5, 2014 | 6.6 |
| 6 | Devil You Know | Oct 12, 2014 | 6.9 |
| 7 | Friendless Child | Oct 19, 2014 | 6.8 |
| 8 | Eldorado | Oct 26, 2014 | 8.1 |