The Vampire Diaries spin-off that follows the Mikaelsons, a family of millennia-old, power-hungry vampires who want to reclaim the city they built, New Orleans, and dominate all those who have wronged them.
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The peak run. Top 40% of seasons by average rating — consecutive, with an average of 8.23.
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Joseph Morgan
Klaus Mikaelson
Daniel Gillies
Elijah Mikaelson
Charles Michael Davis
Marcel Gerard
Riley Voelkel
Freya Mikaelson
Yusuf Gatewood
Vincent Griffith
Danielle Rose Russell
Hope Mikaelson
Steven Krueger
Josh Rosza
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22 episodes • 2013Avg: 7.9
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Always and Forever | Oct 3, 2013 | 7.4 |
| 2 | House of the Rising Son | Oct 8, 2013 | 7.1 |
| 3 | Tangled Up in Blue | Oct 15, 2013 | 7.7 |
| 4 | Girl in New Orleans | Oct 22, 2013 | 7.9 |
| 5 | Sinners and Saints | Oct 29, 2013 | 8.1 |
| 6 | Fruit of the Poisoned Tree | Nov 5, 2013 | 8.1 |
| 7 | Bloodletting | Nov 12, 2013 | 7.7 |
| 8 | The River in Reverse | Nov 26, 2013 | 7.8 |
| 9 | Reigning Pain in New Orleans | Dec 3, 2013 | 7.7 |
| 10 | The Casket Girls | Jan 14, 2014 | 7.9 |
| 11 | Après Moi, Le Déluge | Jan 21, 2014 | 7.9 |
| 12 | Dance Back from the Grave | Jan 28, 2014 | 8.1 |
| 13 | Crescent City | Feb 4, 2014 | 8.0 |
| 14 | Long Way Back from Hell | Feb 25, 2014 | 8.2 |
| 15 | Le Grand Guignol | Mar 4, 2014 | 8.3 |
| 16 | Farewell to Storyville | Mar 11, 2014 | 8.2 |
| 17 | Moon Over Bourbon Street | Mar 18, 2014 | 7.5 |
| 18 | The Big Uneasy | Apr 15, 2014 | 7.7 |
| 19 | An Unblinking Death | Apr 22, 2014 | 8.1 |
| 20 | A Closer Walk with Thee | Apr 29, 2014 | 8.1 |
| 21 | The Battle of New Orleans | May 6, 2014 | 8.2 |
| 22 | From a Cradle to a Grave | May 13, 2014 | 8.3 |
22 episodes • 2014Avg: 8.3Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rebirth | Oct 6, 2014 | 8.4 |
| 2 | Alive and Kicking | Oct 13, 2014 | 8.6 |
| 3 | Every Mother's Son | Oct 20, 2014 | 8.1 |
| 4 | Live and Let Die | Oct 27, 2014 | 8.4 |
| 5 | Red Door | Nov 3, 2014 | 8.6 |
| 6 | Wheel Inside the Wheel | Nov 10, 2014 | 8.3 |
| 7 | Chasing The Devil's Tail | Nov 17, 2014 | 7.8 |
| 8 | The Brothers That Care Forgot | Nov 24, 2014 | 8.4 |
| 9 | The Map of Moments | Dec 8, 2014 | 8.2 |
| 10 | Gonna Set Your Flag on Fire | Jan 19, 2015 | 8.3 |
| 11 | Brotherhood of the Damned | Jan 26, 2015 | 8.4 |
| 12 | Sanctuary | Feb 2, 2015 | 8.4 |
| 13 | The Devil Is Damned | Feb 9, 2015 | 8.8 |
| 14 | I Love You, Goodbye | Feb 16, 2015 | 8.3 |
| 15 | They All Asked For You | Mar 9, 2015 | 8.2 |
| 16 | Save My Soul | Mar 16, 2015 | 8.4 |
| 17 | Exquisite Corpse | Apr 6, 2015 | 8.1 |
| 18 | Night Has A Thousand Eyes | Apr 13, 2015 | 8.2 |
| 19 | When the Levee Breaks | Apr 20, 2015 | 8.3 |
| 20 | City Beneath The Sea | Apr 27, 2015 | 8.2 |
| 21 | Fire with Fire | May 4, 2015 | 8.5 |
| 22 | Ashes To Ashes | May 11, 2015 | 8.6 |
22 episodes • 2015Avg: 8.1Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | For the Next Millennium | Oct 8, 2015 | 8.0 |
| 2 | You Hung the Moon | Oct 15, 2015 | 8.0 |
| 3 | I'll See You in Hell or New Orleans | Oct 22, 2015 | 7.8 |
| 4 | A Walk on the Wild Side | Oct 29, 2015 | 7.7 |
| 5 | The Axeman's Letter | Nov 5, 2015 | 7.9 |
| 6 | Beautiful Mistake | Nov 12, 2015 | 8.3 |
| 7 | Out of the Easy | Nov 19, 2015 | 8.0 |
| 8 | The Other Girl in New Orleans | Dec 3, 2015 | 7.8 |
| 9 | Savior | Dec 10, 2015 | 8.6 |
| 10 | A Ghost Along the Mississippi | Jan 29, 2016 | 8.4 |
| 11 | Wild at Heart | Feb 5, 2016 | 7.9 |
| 12 | Dead Angels | Feb 12, 2016 | 8.2 |
| 13 | Heart Shaped Box | Feb 19, 2016 | 8.0 |
| 14 | A Streetcar Named Desire (II) | Feb 26, 2016 | 8.5 |
| 15 | An Old Friend Calls | Mar 4, 2016 | 8.2 |
| 16 | Alone with Everybody | Apr 1, 2016 | 7.8 |
| 17 | Behind the Black Horizon | Apr 8, 2016 | 8.1 |
| 18 | The Devil Comes Here and Sighs | Apr 15, 2016 | 8.5 |
| 19 | No More Heartbreaks | Apr 29, 2016 | 8.6 |
| 20 | Where Nothing Stays Buried | May 6, 2016 | 8.0 |
| 21 | Give 'Em Hell Kid | May 13, 2016 | 7.9 |
| 22 | The Bloody Crown | May 20, 2016 | 8.5 |
13 episodes • 2017Avg: 7.9
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gather Up The Killers | Mar 17, 2017 | 7.8 |
| 2 | No Quarter | Mar 24, 2017 | 8.2 |
| 3 | Haunter of Ruins | Mar 31, 2017 | 7.7 |
| 4 | Keepers of the House | Apr 7, 2017 | 8.0 |
| 5 | I Hear You Knocking | Apr 14, 2017 | 7.6 |
| 6 | Bag of Cobras | Apr 28, 2017 | 8.0 |
| 7 | High Water and a Devil's Daughter | May 5, 2017 | 7.8 |
| 8 | Voodoo in My Blood | May 12, 2017 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Queen Death | May 19, 2017 | 8.2 |
| 10 | Phantomesque | Jun 2, 2017 | 8.3 |
| 11 | A Spirit Here That Won't Be Broken | Jun 9, 2017 | 7.6 |
| 12 | Voodoo Child | Jun 16, 2017 | 7.9 |
| 13 | The Feast of All Sinners | Jun 23, 2017 | 7.9 |
13 episodes • 2018Avg: 8.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Where You Left Your Heart | Apr 18, 2018 | 7.5 |
| 2 | One Wrong Turn On Bourbon | Apr 25, 2018 | 6.9 |
| 3 | Ne Me Quitte Pas | May 2, 2018 | 8.3 |
| 4 | Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea | May 9, 2018 | 7.4 |
| 5 | Don't It Just Break Your Heart | May 16, 2018 | 7.8 |
| 6 | What, Will, I, Have, Left | May 30, 2018 | 7.8 |
| 7 | God's Gonna Trouble the Water | Jun 6, 2018 | 8.0 |
| 8 | The Kindness of Strangers | Jun 13, 2018 | 8.1 |
| 9 | We Have Not Long to Love | Jun 20, 2018 | 8.4 |
| 10 | There in the Disappearing Light | Jul 11, 2018 | 7.9 |
| 11 | Til the Day I Die | Jul 18, 2018 | 7.8 |
| 12 | The Tale of Two Wolves | Jul 25, 2018 | 8.8 |
| 13 | When the Saints Go Marching In | Aug 1, 2018 | 9.1 |
