Tales from the Crypt(1989)Comeback KingThis show finished strong! The final season's average rating was higher than the previous one.
Dead-On Humor and Horror.
Overview
Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in the day. So shamble up to the bar and pick your poison. Will it be an insane Santa on a personal slay ride? Honeymooners out to fulfill the "til death do we part" vow ASAP?
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Season 1
4 episodes • 1989Avg: 6.4Golden Era
Season 1
4 episodes • 1989Avg: 6.4Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Man Who Was Death / And All Through the House / Dig That Cat... He's Real Gone | Jun 10, 1989 | 7.2 |
| 2 | Only Sin Deep | Jun 14, 1989 | 6.4 |
| 3 | Lover Come Hack to Me | Jun 21, 1989 | 5.6 |
| 4 | Collection Completed | Jun 28, 1989 | 6.6 |
Season 2
16 episodes • 1990Avg: 6.5Golden Era
Season 2
16 episodes • 1990Avg: 6.5Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dead Right / The Switch / Cutting Cards | Apr 21, 1990 | 6.7 |
| 2 | 'Til Death | Apr 24, 1990 | 6.5 |
| 3 | Three's a Crowd | May 1, 1990 | 6.6 |
| 4 | The Thing From The Grave | May 8, 1990 | 5.4 |
| 5 | The Sacrifice | May 15, 1990 | 5.9 |
| 6 | For Cryin' Out Loud | May 22, 1990 | 5.9 |
| 7 | Four-Sided Triangle | May 29, 1990 | 5.6 |
| 8 | The Ventriloquist's Dummy | Jun 5, 1990 | 7.6 |
| 9 | Judy, You're Not Yourself Today | Jun 12, 1990 | 5.9 |
| 10 | Fitting Punishment | Jun 19, 1990 | 6.3 |
| 11 | Korman's Kalamity | Jun 26, 1990 | 6.8 |
| 12 | Lower Berth | Jul 3, 1990 | 6.3 |
| 13 | Mute Witness to Murder | Jul 10, 1990 | 6.5 |
| 14 | Television Terror | Jul 17, 1990 | 8.2 |
| 15 | My Brother's Keeper | Jul 24, 1990 | 7.7 |
| 16 | The Secret | Jul 31, 1990 | 6.0 |
Season 3
12 episodes • 1991Avg: 5.7
Season 3
12 episodes • 1991Avg: 5.7
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loved to Death / Carrion Death / The Trap | Jun 15, 1991 | 5.3 |
| 2 | Abra Cadaver | Jun 19, 1991 | 5.5 |
| 3 | Top Billing | Jun 26, 1991 | 6.8 |
| 4 | Dead Wait | Jul 3, 1991 | 5.2 |
| 5 | The Reluctant Vampire | Jul 10, 1991 | 6.3 |
| 6 | Easel Kill Ya | Jul 17, 1991 | 6.0 |
| 7 | Undertaking Palor | Jul 24, 1991 | 6.5 |
| 8 | Mournin' Mess | Jul 31, 1991 | 5.5 |
| 9 | Split Second | Aug 7, 1991 | 4.7 |
| 10 | Deadline | Aug 14, 1991 | 3.8 |
| 11 | Spoiled | Aug 21, 1991 | 4.3 |
| 12 | Yellow | Aug 28, 1991 | 8.5 |
Season 4
12 episodes • 1992Avg: 5.9
Season 4
12 episodes • 1992Avg: 5.9
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | None But the Lonely Heart / This'll Kill Ya / On a Deadman's Chest | Jun 27, 1992 | 6.4 |
| 2 | Seance | Jul 4, 1992 | 5.1 |
| 3 | Beauty Rest | Jul 11, 1992 | 6.3 |
| 4 | What's Cookin' | Jul 22, 1992 | 8.4 |
| 5 | The New Arrival | Jul 25, 1992 | 7.5 |
| 6 | Showdown | Aug 1, 1992 | 7.0 |
| 7 | King of the Road | Aug 8, 1992 | 5.2 |
| 8 | Maniac At Large | Aug 19, 1992 | 4.7 |
| 9 | Split Personality | Aug 26, 1992 | 5.2 |
| 10 | Strung Along | Sep 2, 1992 | 4.7 |
| 11 | Werewolf Concerto | Sep 9, 1992 | 5.8 |
| 12 | Curiosity Killed | Sep 16, 1992 | 4.3 |
Season 5
11 episodes • 1993Avg: 6.2
Season 5
11 episodes • 1993Avg: 6.2
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death of Some Salesmen / As Ye Sow / Forever Ambergris | Oct 2, 1993 | 6.2 |
| 2 | Food for Thought | Oct 6, 1993 | 5.0 |
| 3 | People Who Live in Brass Hearses | Oct 13, 1993 | 7.4 |
| 4 | Two for the Show | Oct 20, 1993 | 5.3 |
| 5 | House of Horror | Oct 27, 1993 | 6.8 |
| 6 | Well Cooked Hams | Nov 3, 1993 | 5.8 |
| 7 | Creep Course | Nov 10, 1993 | 7.5 |
| 8 | Came the Dawn | Nov 17, 1993 | 7.3 |
| 9 | Oil's Well That Ends Well | Nov 24, 1993 | 5.8 |
| 10 | Half-Way Horrible | Dec 1, 1993 | 5.4 |
| 11 | Till Death Do We Part | Dec 8, 1993 | 6.0 |
Season 6
13 episodes • 1994Avg: 5.3
Season 6
13 episodes • 1994Avg: 5.3
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Let the Punishment Fit the Crime / Only Skin Deep / Whirlpool | Oct 31, 1994 | 7.3 |
| 2 | Operation Friendship | Nov 9, 1994 | 3.7 |
| 3 | Revenge Is the Nuts | Nov 16, 1994 | 6.2 |
| 4 | The Bribe | Nov 23, 1994 | 4.3 |
| 5 | The Pit | Nov 30, 1994 | 4.3 |
| 6 | The Assassin | Dec 7, 1994 | 6.5 |
| 7 | Staired in Horror | Dec 14, 1994 | 6.0 |
| 8 | In the Groove | Dec 21, 1994 | 4.0 |
| 9 | Surprise Party | Dec 28, 1994 | 6.3 |
| 10 | Doctor of Horror | Jan 4, 1995 | 5.5 |
| 11 | Comes the Dawn | Jan 11, 1995 | 4.7 |
| 12 | 99 & 44/100% Pure Horror | Jan 18, 1995 | 4.9 |
| 13 | You, Murderer | Jan 25, 1995 | 5.3 |
Season 7
13 episodes • 1996Avg: 5.8
Season 7
13 episodes • 1996Avg: 5.8
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fatal Caper | Apr 19, 1996 | 6.6 |
| 2 | Last Respects | Apr 26, 1996 | 5.8 |
| 3 | A Slight Case of Murder | May 3, 1996 | 6.1 |
| 4 | Escape | May 17, 1996 | 5.9 |
| 5 | Horror in the Night | May 24, 1996 | 6.9 |
| 6 | Cold War | May 31, 1996 | 6.6 |
| 7 | The Kidnapper | Jun 7, 1996 | 5.0 |
| 8 | Report from the Grave | Jun 14, 1996 | 5.5 |
| 9 | Smoke Wrings | Jun 21, 1996 | 5.1 |
| 10 | About Face | Jun 28, 1996 | 4.9 |
| 11 | Confession | Jul 5, 1996 | 7.4 |
| 12 | Ear Today... Gone Tomorrow | Jul 12, 1996 | 4.7 |
| 13 | The Third Pig | Jul 19, 1996 | 4.5 |
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