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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Steve Buscemi
Enoch 'Nucky' Thompson
Kelly Macdonald
Margaret Thompson
Michael Shannon
Nelson Van Alden
Shea Whigham
Elias 'Eli' Thompson
Stephen Graham
Al Capone
Vincent Piazza
Charles 'Lucky' Luciano
Michael Kenneth Williams
Albert 'Chalky' White
Paul Sparks
Mieczysław 'Mickey' Doyle
Gretchen Mol
Gillian Darmody
Jeffrey Wright
Valentin Narcisse
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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 |
