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True Blood (2008)

Drama · Fantasy · Mystery

Thanks to a Japanese scientist's invention of synthetic blood, vampires have progressed overnight from legendary monsters to fellow citizens. And while humans have been safely removed from the menu, many remain apprehensive about these creatures "coming out of the coffin." Religious leaders, government officials, and vampire fundamentalists around the world have chosen their sides. But in the small Louisiana town of Bon Temps, the jury is still out.

IMDb rating
7.9 (271,249 votes)
Seasons
7
Streaming (US)
Hulu · HBO Max
Language
EN
Type
TV series
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Seasons

Season 1 (2008)

8.02 avg 13 episodes 7.8 → 8.5 53 min avg

  • Big finale
Ep 0: 7.8 · 404 votesEp 1: 7.8 · 3,765 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 2,787 votesEp 3: 7.7 · 2,571 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 2,484 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 2,409 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 2,350 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 2,285 votesEp 8: 7.9 · 2,216 votesEp 9: 8.1 · 2,178 votesEp 10: 8.3 · 2,179 votesEp 11: 8.1 · 2,101 votesEp 12: 8.5 · 2,322 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
0Original Pilot7.8404
1Strange Love7.83,765
2The First Taste7.82,787
3Mine7.72,571
4Escape from Dragon House8.02,484
5Sparks Fly Out8.22,409
6Cold Ground8.02,350
7Burning House of Love8.02,285
8The Fourth Man in the Fire7.92,216
9Plaisir d'amour8.12,178
10I Don't Wanna Know8.32,179
11To Love Is to Bury8.12,101
12You'll Be the Death of Me8.52,322

Season 2 (2009)

8.27 avg 12 episodes 8.1 → 8.1 54 min avg

  • Mid-peak
Ep 1: 8.1 · 2,209 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 1,987 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 1,962 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 1,908 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 1,866 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 1,885 votesEp 7: 8.4 · 1,921 votesEp 8: 8.8 · 2,207 votesEp 9: 8.7 · 2,285 votesEp 10: 8.5 · 1,920 votesEp 11: 8.0 · 1,905 votesEp 12: 8.1 · 1,993 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Nothing But the Blood8.12,209
2Keep This Party Going8.11,987
3Scratches8.21,962
4Shake and Fingerpop8.21,908
5Never Let Me Go7.91,866
6Hard-Hearted Hannah8.21,885
7Release Me8.41,921
8Timebomb8.82,207
9I Will Rise Up8.72,285
10New World in My View8.51,920
11Frenzy8.01,905
12Beyond Here Lies Nothin'8.11,993

Season 3 (2010)

8.09 avg 12 episodes 8.1 → 8.1 55 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 2,048 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 1,760 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 1,736 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 1,742 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 1,698 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 1,684 votesEp 7: 8.1 · 1,674 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 1,709 votesEp 9: 8.6 · 1,788 votesEp 10: 7.9 · 1,590 votesEp 11: 8.1 · 1,570 votesEp 12: 8.1 · 1,730 votes
Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Bad Blood8.12,048
2Beautifully Broken8.01,760
3It Hurts Me Too7.81,736
49 Crimes8.01,742
5Trouble8.11,698
6I Got a Right to Sing the Blues8.11,684
7Hitting the Ground8.11,674
8Night on the Sun8.21,709
9Everything Is Broken8.61,788
10I Smell a Rat7.91,590
11Fresh Blood8.11,570
12Evil Is Going On8.11,730

Season 4 (2011)

8.08 avg 12 episodes 8.0 → 8.4 55 min avg

  • Big finale
Ep 1: 8.0 · 2,060 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 1,695 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 1,599 votesEp 4: 7.9 · 1,537 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 1,517 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 1,586 votesEp 7: 8.3 · 1,581 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 1,531 votesEp 9: 7.8 · 1,484 votesEp 10: 7.9 · 1,483 votesEp 11: 8.2 · 1,549 votesEp 12: 8.4 · 1,798 votes
Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1She's Not There8.02,060
2You Smell Like Dinner8.21,695
3If You Love Me, Why Am I Dyin'?8.01,599
4I'm Alive and on Fire7.91,537
5Me and the Devil8.01,517
6I Wish I Was the Moon8.11,586
7Cold Grey Light of Dawn8.31,581
8Spellbound8.11,531
9Let's Get Out of Here7.81,484
10Burning Down the House7.91,483
11Soul of Fire8.21,549
12And When I Die8.41,798

Season 5 (2012)

7.83 avg 12 episodes 8.1 → 8.4 53 min avg

  • Big finale
  • Rebound
Ep 1: 8.1 · 2,141 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 1,578 votesEp 3: 7.7 · 1,538 votesEp 4: 7.7 · 1,451 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 1,507 votesEp 6: 7.8 · 1,461 votesEp 7: 7.5 · 1,461 votesEp 8: 7.6 · 1,390 votesEp 9: 7.8 · 1,438 votesEp 10: 7.7 · 1,371 votesEp 11: 8.1 · 1,427 votesEp 12: 8.4 · 1,811 votes
Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Turn! Turn! Turn!8.12,141
2Authority Always Wins7.71,578
3Whatever I Am, You Made Me7.71,538
4We'll Meet Again7.71,451
5Let's Boot and Rally7.91,507
6Hopeless7.81,461
7In the Beginning7.51,461
8Somebody That I Used to Know7.61,390
9Everybody Wants to Rule the World7.81,438
10Gone, Gone, Gone7.71,371
11Sunset8.11,427
12Save Yourself8.41,811

Season 6 (2013)

7.80 avg 10 episodes 7.8 → 7.4 55 min avg

Ep 1: 7.8 · 1,896 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 1,469 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 1,385 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 1,463 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 1,431 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 1,413 votesEp 7: 7.8 · 1,351 votesEp 8: 7.5 · 1,310 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 1,585 votesEp 10: 7.4 · 1,614 votes
Season 6 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Who Are You, Really?7.81,896
2The Sun7.71,469
3You're No Good7.61,385
4At Last8.11,463
5**** the Pain Away8.01,431
6Don't You Feel Me8.11,413
7In the Evening7.81,351
8Dead Meat7.51,310
9Life Matters8.01,585
10Radioactive7.41,614

Season 7 (2014)

7.03 avg 10 episodes 7.0 → 5.4 57 min avg

  • Bad finale
  • Mid-peak
Ep 1: 7.0 · 1,690 votesEp 2: 6.8 · 1,400 votesEp 3: 7.2 · 1,330 votesEp 4: 7.9 · 1,388 votesEp 5: 7.4 · 1,293 votesEp 6: 7.5 · 1,222 votesEp 7: 6.9 · 1,201 votesEp 8: 7.1 · 1,185 votesEp 9: 7.1 · 1,235 votesEp 10: 5.4 · 2,755 votes
Season 7 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Jesus Gonna Be Here7.01,690
2I Found You6.81,400
3Fire in the Hole7.21,330
4Death Is Not the End7.91,388
5Lost Cause7.41,293
6Karma7.51,222
7May Be the Last Time6.91,201
8Almost Home7.11,185
9Love Is to Die7.11,235
10Thank You5.42,755

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