Dawson's Creek is an American teen drama that portrays the fictional lives of a close-knit group of teenagers through high school and college.
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James Van Der Beek
Dawson Leery
Katie Holmes
Joey Potter
Michelle Williams
Jen Lindley
Joshua Jackson
Pacey Witter
Kerr Smith
Jack McPhee
Busy Philipps
Audrey Liddell
Mary Beth Peil
Evelyn 'Grams' Ryan
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13 episodes • 1998Avg: 7.7Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot | Jan 20, 1998 | 7.9 |
| 2 | Dance | Jan 27, 1998 | 7.3 |
| 3 | Kiss | Feb 3, 1998 | 7.5 |
| 4 | Discovery | Feb 10, 1998 | 7.3 |
| 5 | Hurricane | Feb 17, 1998 | 7.8 |
| 6 | Baby | Feb 24, 1998 | 7.5 |
| 7 | Detention | Mar 3, 1998 | 8.3 |
| 8 | Boyfriend | Mar 10, 1998 | 7.2 |
| 9 | Roadtrip | Mar 17, 1998 | 7.3 |
| 10 | Double Date | Apr 28, 1998 | 7.5 |
| 11 | The Scare | May 5, 1998 | 8.3 |
| 12 | Beauty Contest | May 12, 1998 | 8.1 |
| 13 | Decisions | May 19, 1998 | 8.4 |
22 episodes • 1998Avg: 7.7
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Kiss | Oct 7, 1998 | 7.8 |
| 2 | Crossroads | Oct 14, 1998 | 7.4 |
| 3 | Alternate Lifestyles | Oct 21, 1998 | 7.4 |
| 4 | Tamara's Return | Oct 28, 1998 | 7.6 |
| 5 | Full Moon Rising | Nov 4, 1998 | 7.7 |
| 6 | The Dance | Nov 11, 1998 | 7.8 |
| 7 | The All-Nighter | Nov 18, 1998 | 8.0 |
| 8 | The Reluctant Hero | Nov 25, 1998 | 7.3 |
| 9 | The Election | Dec 16, 1998 | 7.5 |
| 10 | High Risk Behavior | Jan 13, 1999 | 7.6 |
| 11 | Sex, She Wrote | Jan 20, 1999 | 7.9 |
| 12 | Uncharted Waters | Jan 27, 1999 | 7.2 |
| 13 | His Leading Lady | Feb 3, 1999 | 7.4 |
| 14 | To Be or Not to Be ... | Feb 10, 1999 | 8.3 |
| 15 | ...That is the Question | Feb 17, 1999 | 8.5 |
| 16 | Be Careful What You Wish For | Mar 3, 1999 | 8.0 |
| 17 | Psychic Friends | Mar 10, 1999 | 7.1 |
| 18 | A Perfect Wedding | Apr 28, 1999 | 7.8 |
| 19 | Abby Morgan, Rest in Peace | May 5, 1999 | 7.8 |
| 20 | Reunited | May 12, 1999 | 7.9 |
| 21 | Ch... Ch... Ch... Changes | May 19, 1999 | 7.8 |
| 22 | Parental Discretion Advised | May 26, 1999 | 8.1 |
23 episodes • 1999Avg: 7.8
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Like a Virgin | Sep 29, 1999 | 7.5 |
| 2 | Homecoming | Oct 6, 1999 | 7.4 |
| 3 | None of the Above | Oct 13, 1999 | 7.2 |
| 4 | Home Movies | Oct 20, 1999 | 7.4 |
| 5 | Indian Summer | Oct 27, 1999 | 7.2 |
| 6 | Secrets & Lies | Nov 10, 1999 | 7.3 |
| 7 | Escape from Witch Island | Nov 17, 1999 | 7.6 |
| 8 | Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? | Nov 24, 1999 | 7.6 |
| 9 | Four to Tango | Dec 1, 1999 | 7.9 |
| 10 | First Encounters of the Close Kind | Dec 15, 1999 | 7.4 |
| 11 | Barefoot at Capefest | Jan 12, 2000 | 7.2 |
| 12 | A Weekend in the Country | Jan 19, 2000 | 8.2 |
| 13 | Northern Lights | Jan 26, 2000 | 7.3 |
| 14 | The Valentine's Day Massacre | Feb 2, 2000 | 7.5 |
| 15 | Crime and Punishment | Feb 9, 2000 | 7.9 |
| 16 | To Green, with Love | Feb 16, 2000 | 8.2 |
| 17 | Cinderella Story | Mar 1, 2000 | 7.8 |
| 18 | Neverland | Mar 5, 2000 | 7.8 |
| 19 | Stolen Kisses | Apr 26, 2000 | 8.5 |
| 20 | The Longest Day | May 3, 2000 | 8.8 |
| 21 | Show Me Love | May 10, 2000 | 7.5 |
| 22 | The Anti-Prom | May 17, 2000 | 8.3 |
| 23 | True Love | May 24, 2000 | 8.8 |
23 episodes • 2000Avg: 7.6
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coming Home | Oct 4, 2000 | 8.0 |
| 2 | Failing Down | Oct 11, 2000 | 7.4 |
| 3 | Two Gentlemen of Capeside | Oct 18, 2000 | 8.2 |
| 4 | Future Tense | Oct 25, 2000 | 7.6 |
| 5 | A Family Way | Nov 1, 2000 | 7.2 |
| 6 | Great Xpectations | Nov 8, 2000 | 7.5 |
| 7 | You Had Me at Goodbye | Nov 15, 2000 | 8.1 |
| 8 | The Unusual Suspects | Nov 22, 2000 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Kiss Kiss Bang Bang | Nov 29, 2000 | 7.7 |
| 10 | Self Reliance | Dec 20, 2000 | 7.4 |
| 11 | The Tao of Dawson | Jan 10, 2001 | 7.3 |
| 12 | The Te of Pacey | Jan 17, 2001 | 7.8 |
| 13 | Hopeless | Jan 31, 2001 | 7.0 |
| 14 | A Winter's Tale | Feb 7, 2001 | 8.2 |
| 15 | Four Stories | Feb 14, 2001 | 7.7 |
| 16 | Mind Games | Mar 28, 2001 | 7.3 |
| 17 | Admissions | Apr 11, 2001 | 7.4 |
| 18 | Eastern Standard Time | Apr 18, 2001 | 7.4 |
| 19 | Late | Apr 25, 2001 | 7.2 |
| 20 | Promicide | May 2, 2001 | 7.8 |
| 21 | Separation Anxiety | May 9, 2001 | 7.5 |
| 22 | The Graduate | May 16, 2001 | 8.1 |
| 23 | Coda | May 23, 2001 | 8.1 |
23 episodes • 2001Avg: 7.2
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Bostonians | Oct 10, 2001 | 7.3 |
| 2 | The Lost Weekend | Oct 17, 2001 | 7.0 |
| 3 | Capeside Revisited | Oct 24, 2001 | 7.2 |
| 4 | The Long Goodbye | Oct 31, 2001 | 8.5 |
| 5 | Use Your Disillusion | Nov 7, 2001 | 7.0 |
| 6 | High Anxiety | Nov 14, 2001 | 7.2 |
| 7 | Text, Lies and Videotape | Nov 21, 2001 | 7.0 |
| 8 | Hotel New Hampshire | Nov 28, 2001 | 7.5 |
| 9 | Four Scary Stories | Dec 12, 2001 | 6.6 |
| 10 | Appetite for Destruction | Dec 19, 2001 | 7.7 |
| 11 | Something Wild | Jan 16, 2002 | 7.2 |
| 12 | Sleeping Arrangements | Jan 23, 2002 | 7.2 |
| 13 | Something Wilder | Jan 30, 2002 | 7.0 |
| 14 | Guerilla Filmmaking (1) | Feb 6, 2002 | 7.2 |
| 15 | Downtown Crossing (2) | Feb 13, 2002 | 7.2 |
| 16 | In a Lonely Place | Feb 20, 2002 | 6.9 |
| 17 | Highway to Hell | Apr 3, 2002 | 7.2 |
| 18 | Cigarette Burns | Apr 10, 2002 | 7.1 |
| 19 | 100 Light Years from Home | Apr 17, 2002 | 7.1 |
| 20 | Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) | Apr 24, 2002 | 6.6 |
| 21 | After Hours | May 1, 2002 | 6.8 |
| 22 | The Abby | May 8, 2002 | 7.0 |
| 23 | Swan Song | May 15, 2002 | 7.6 |
24 episodes • 2002Avg: 7.3
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Kids Are Alright (1) | Oct 2, 2002 | 7.7 |
| 2 | The Song Remains the Same (2) | Oct 2, 2002 | 7.2 |
| 3 | The Importance of Not Being Too Earnest | Oct 9, 2002 | 6.7 |
| 4 | Instant Karma! | Oct 16, 2002 | 6.9 |
| 5 | The Impostors | Oct 23, 2002 | 6.7 |
| 6 | Living Dead Girl | Oct 30, 2002 | 7.0 |
| 7 | Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell | Nov 6, 2002 | 6.9 |
| 8 | Spiderwebs | Nov 13, 2002 | 7.0 |
| 9 | Everything Put Together Falls Apart | Nov 20, 2002 | 6.8 |
| 10 | Merry Mayhem | Dec 11, 2002 | 7.3 |
| 11 | Day Out of Days | Jan 15, 2003 | 6.8 |
| 12 | All the Right Moves | Jan 22, 2003 | 6.7 |
| 13 | Rock Bottom | Jan 29, 2003 | 6.6 |
| 14 | Clean and Sober | Feb 5, 2003 | 7.4 |
| 15 | Castaways | Feb 12, 2003 | 8.8 |
| 16 | That Was Then | Mar 26, 2003 | 7.2 |
| 17 | Sex and Violence | Apr 2, 2003 | 7.0 |
| 18 | Love Bites | Apr 9, 2003 | 7.0 |
| 19 | Lovelines | Apr 16, 2003 | 6.3 |
| 20 | Catch-22 | Apr 23, 2003 | 6.8 |
| 21 | Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road | Apr 30, 2003 | 7.6 |
| 22 | Joey Potter and the Capeside Redemption | May 7, 2003 | 8.0 |
| 23 | All Good Things... (1) | May 14, 2003 | 8.7 |
| 24 | ...Must Come to an End (2) | May 14, 2003 | 9.1 |
