List of Supernatural episodes
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Supernatural
is a supernatural drama
television series, created by Eric Kripke
, that follows brothers Sam
(Jared Padalecki
) and Dean Winchester
(Jensen Ackles
) as they travel throughout the United States hunting supernatural creatures. Their main adversaries throughout the series are demons. The brothers first attempt to hunt down Azazel
—the demon responsible for their mother's death—and then Lilith—who holds the contract for Dean's soul and attempts to free Lucifer. The fifth season features the rise of the fallen angel, whom the Winchesters must stop to prevent the Apocalypse
. The series borrows heavily from folklore
and urban legends, and explores Pagan
and Christian mythology
.
In the United States, the first episode of the series originally aired on September 13, 2005. The first season was broadcast on The WB, and following The WB's merger with UPN
in September 2006, Supernatural continued to be aired on the new network, The CW. The seventh season began airing on September 23, 2011. The first six seasons are available on DVD in Regions 1, 2, and 4
and are also available on Blu-ray.
, 135 episodes have aired.
Supernatural (TV series)
Supernatural is an American supernatural and horror television series created by Eric Kripke, which debuted on September 13, 2005 on The WB, and is now part of The CW's lineup. Starring Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester and Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester, the series follows the brothers as they...
is a supernatural drama
Supernatural drama
Supernatural drama is a subgenre of fantasy combining elements of supernatural fiction and the drama genre. This genre deals with ghosts and other paranormal topics, but without the tone and scares associated with the horror genre...
television series, created by Eric Kripke
Eric Kripke
Eric Kripke is an American television writer, director, and producer. He is best known for creating the television series Supernatural.-Biography:...
, that follows brothers Sam
Sam Winchester
Samuel "Sam" Winchester is a fictional character and one of the two main protagonists of The CW Television Network's Supernatural along with his older brother Dean. He is portrayed by Jared Padalecki.-Background:...
(Jared Padalecki
Jared Padalecki
Jared Tristan Padalecki is an American actor. He grew up in Texas and came to fame in the early 2000s after appearing on the television series Gilmore Girls as well as in several Hollywood films, including New York Minute and House of Wax...
) and Dean Winchester
Dean Winchester
Dean Winchester is a fictional character from The CW Television Network's Supernatural, portrayed by Jensen Ackles. He hunts demons, spirits and other supernatural creatures with his younger brother Sam.-Background:...
(Jensen Ackles
Jensen Ackles
Jensen Ross Ackles is an American actor. He is known for his roles in television as Eric Brady in Days of our Lives, which earned him several Daytime Emmy Award nominations, as well as Alec/X5-494 in Dark Angel and Jason Teague in Smallville...
) as they travel throughout the United States hunting supernatural creatures. Their main adversaries throughout the series are demons. The brothers first attempt to hunt down Azazel
Azazel (Supernatural)
Azazel is a fictional character on The CW Television Network's drama and horror television series Supernatural. He serves as the primary antagonist during the first two seasons. A demon, he feeds his blood to infants so that they will grow up to develop demonic abilities. His endgame of using one...
—the demon responsible for their mother's death—and then Lilith—who holds the contract for Dean's soul and attempts to free Lucifer. The fifth season features the rise of the fallen angel, whom the Winchesters must stop to prevent the Apocalypse
Apocalypse
An Apocalypse is a disclosure of something hidden from the majority of mankind in an era dominated by falsehood and misconception, i.e. the veil to be lifted. The Apocalypse of John is the Book of Revelation, the last book of the New Testament...
. The series borrows heavily from folklore
Folklore
Folklore consists of legends, music, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, fairy tales and customs that are the traditions of a culture, subculture, or group. It is also the set of practices through which those expressive genres are shared. The study of folklore is sometimes called...
and urban legends, and explores Pagan
Paganism
Paganism is a blanket term, typically used to refer to non-Abrahamic, indigenous polytheistic religious traditions....
and Christian mythology
Christian mythology
Christian mythology is the body of myths associated with Christianity. In the study of mythology, the term "myth" refers to a traditional story, often one which is regarded as sacred and which explains how the world and its inhabitants came to have their present form.Classicist G.S. Kirk defines a...
.
In the United States, the first episode of the series originally aired on September 13, 2005. The first season was broadcast on The WB, and following The WB's merger with UPN
UPN
United Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's...
in September 2006, Supernatural continued to be aired on the new network, The CW. The seventh season began airing on September 23, 2011. The first six seasons are available on DVD in Regions 1, 2, and 4
DVD region code
DVD region codes are a digital-rights management technique designed to allow film distributors to control aspects of a release, including content, release date, and price, according to the region...
and are also available on Blu-ray.
, 135 episodes have aired.
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere Season premiere In North America, a season premiere is the first episode of a new season of a given television show. It often airs in September or October, after several months of reruns.-Evaluating the changes:... |
Season finale Season finale A season finale is the final episode of a season of a television program... |
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| 1 | 22 | September 13, 2005 | May 4, 2006 | |
| 2 | 22 | September 28, 2006 | May 17, 2007 | |
| 3 | 16 | October 4, 2007 | May 15, 2008 | |
| 4 | 22 | September 18, 2008 | May 14, 2009 | |
| 5 | 22 | September 10, 2009 | May 13, 2010 | |
| 6 | 22 | September 24, 2010 | May 20, 2011 | |
| 7 | 23 | September 23, 2011 | May 2012 | |
Episodes
In the tables below, the number in the first column refers to the episode's number within the entire series, whereas the number in the second column indicates the episode's number within that particular season. "U.S. viewers in millions" refers to how many Americans watched the episode live or on the day of broadcast.Nielsen ratings
Home video release
| Season | |Discs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region 1 | |Region 4 | |||||
| 1 | 22 | September 5, 2006 | October 2, 2006 | September 6, 2006Special features removed October 2, 2007Special Collector's Edition DVD Set, with special features restored. Also compatible with Region 2 and 5 players. |
6 | |
| 2 | 22 | September 11, 2007 | October 29, 2007 | October 2, 2007 | 6 | |
| 3 | 16 | September 2, 2008 | August 25, 2008 | October 1, 2008Also compatible with Region 2 and 5 players | 5 | |
| 4 | 22 | September 1, 2009 | November 2, 2009 | January 6, 2010 | 6 | |
| 5 | 22 | September 7, 2010 | October 18, 2010 | November 10, 2010 | 6 | |
| 6 | 22 | September 13, 2011 | November 7, 2011 | November 2, 2011 | 6 | |
| Season | |Discs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region A | United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... | Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... | United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... | Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
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| 1 | 22 | June 15, 2010 | TBA | December 6, 2010 | October 27, 2010 | 4 | |
| 2 | 22 | June 14, 2011 | TBA | December 6, 2010 | October 26, 2011 | 4 | |
| 3 | 16 | September 2, 2008 | November 11, 2008 | August 25, 2008 | March 4, 2009 | 3 | |
| 4 | 22 | September 1, 2009 | November 2, 2009 | November 4, 2009 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 22 | September 7, 2010 | TBA | October 18, 2010 | November 10, 2010 | 4 | |
| 6 | 22 | September 13, 2011 | TBA | November 7, 2011 | November 2, 2011 | 4 | |