Dexter

1. S01E01DexterOctober 1, 2006 8.1Dexter takes part in the investigation of a serial killer who drains his victims of blood. He also kills two criminals, and his romantic rel
2. S01E02CrocodileOctober 8, 2006 7.8While preparing for his next victim, Dexter finds out that the Ice Truck Killer is aware of Dexter's dirty little secret.
3. S01E03Popping CherryOctober 15, 2006 7.9Dexter's on the trail of a recently released murderer who plans to kill again when he's sidetracked by the Ice Truck Killer's latest crime -
4. S01E04Let's Give the Boy a HandOctober 22, 2006 8.3Body parts from the Ice Truck Killer's latest victim begin appearing all over Miami in locations Dexter realizes are related to his own chil
5. S01E05Love American StyleOctober 29, 2006 8.1While the rest of the police department are focused on finding the Ice Truck Killer, Dexter is busy gathering evidence for his next victim.
6. S01E06Return to SenderNovember 5, 2006 8.5Dexter is called to the scene of the crime at the Castillo junkyard. The Ice Truck Killer has returned Valerie Castillo's body putting Dexte
7. S01E07Circle of FriendsNovember 12, 2006 8.3The police think they've uncovered the identity of the Ice Truck Killer, but Dexter is not sure they're right.
8. S01E08Shrink WrapNovember 19, 2006 8.5Several wealthy women have apparently died of suicide, but Dexter suspects they were really murdered by their psychologist.
9. S01E09Father Knows BestNovember 26, 2006 8.1Dexter travels to the house of his biological father, who just passed away, to rekindle forgotten memories.
10. S01E10Seeing RedDecember 3, 2006 8.6When Dexter is sent to investigate a bloody crime scene, deeply suppressed memories from his childhood begin to resurface.
11. S01E11Truth Be ToldDecember 10, 2006 8.9Just days before Christmas, the Ice Truck Killer leaves the body of a dead prostitute outside Santa's Cottage.
12. S01E12Season's bestBorn FreeDecember 17, 2006 9.1While avoiding the misguided Sgt. Doakes, Dexter searches for the real Ice Truck Killer and his hostage before it's too late.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01It's Alive!September 30, 2007 8.1As a cool forensics expert with killer instincts, Dexter's got it made -- but he may be getting more recognition than he ever hoped for.
2. S02E02Waiting to ExhaleOctober 7, 2007 8.0A still-shaken Dexter continues stalking the monstrous Little Chino, while Debra struggles with her lingering demons.
3. S02E03An Inconvenient LieOctober 14, 2007 8.2Dexter's mysterious late-night activities attract the wrong kind of attention from Rita, who's convinced his vice of choice must be drugs.
4. S02E04See-ThroughOctober 21, 2007 8.1To appease Rita, Dex gets a drug sponsor -- who proves too attractive for Rita's comfort. Meanwhile, he tries shaking off the tenacious Lund
5. S02E05The Dark DefenderOctober 28, 2007 8.2Dexter learns that one of the three men who murdered his mother is still alive and, thanks to the Witness Protection Program, running a pub
6. S02E06Dex, Lies, and VideotapeNovember 4, 2007 8.2The Bay Harbor Butcher now has a copycat, and Dexter must stop him before Agent Lundy puts the Butcher case entirely into the hands of the F
7. S02E07That Night, a Forest GrewNovember 11, 2007 8.4Dexter sends the Miami Tribune a 32-page manifesto designed purely to baffle and mislead the police. His scheming continues as he finally fi
8. S02E08Morning ComesNovember 18, 2007 8.6Thanks to some deliberately bad blood work, Agent Lundy comes closer to uncovering the Bay Harbor Butcher.
9. S02E09Season's bestResistance is FutileNovember 25, 2007 9.1Dexter is in shock when he realizes that his blood slides are gone. It seems that Agent Lundy really has him now; but there's more going on
10. S02E10There's Something About HarryDecember 2, 2007 8.7As Dexter keeps Doakes caged in Jimenez's cabin, Doakes reveals that he knows something about the death of Dexter's father. This clue leads
11. S02E11Left Turn AheadDecember 9, 2007 8.6Dexter decides that he needs to turn himself in, but gives himself a day to get his life together. Meanwhile, he leaves Doakes in his cage.
12. S02E12The British InvasionDecember 16, 2007 8.8Lila makes a shocking discovery about Dexter and takes advantage of it in a desperate ploy to win him back, or rather, force him back.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Our FatherSeptember 28, 2008 7.8Dexter begins to question his blind loyalty to his father's memory. In an act of spontaneity, he wonders whether the code of Harry is a nece
2. S03E02Finding FreeboOctober 5, 2008 7.8Dexter catches up with Freebo, but once again the kill goes terribly wrong.
3. S03E03The Lion Sleeps TonightOctober 12, 2008 7.8Miguel continues to press his unwanted friendship on Dexter, who has other things to worry about - primarily a child molester who has his ey
4. S03E04All in the FamilyOctober 19, 2008 7.8Dexter botches his first marriage proposal to Rita, but a shocked and grieving fiancée's display of emotions provides him with clues on how
5. S03E05Turning BimineseOctober 26, 2008 7.8Through Miguel, Dexter learns of a wife-killer who has gone free - the perfect person for his next kill.
6. S03E06Sí Se PuedeNovember 2, 2008 7.7Miguel surprises Dexter by agreeing to his unreasonable request: access to a white supremacist already in custody.
7. S03E07Easy as PieNovember 9, 2008 7.9Dexter, who once chose his own victims, is now receiving requests - one from Miguel and another from Camilla.
8. S03E08The Damage a Man Can DoNovember 16, 2008 8.1Dexter's friendship with Miguel grows closer - dangerously closer - when Miguel declares that he wants to make the next kill himself.
9. S03E09About Last NightNovember 23, 2008 8.4Dexter and Miguel's friendship becomes uneasy just as Rita confronts Miguel about being unfaithful toward his wife.
10. S03E10Season's bestGo Your Own WayNovember 30, 2008 8.5Dexter needs leverage against Miguel and goes looking for it - specifically the ring Miguel took from Ellen Wolf as a trophy.
11. S03E11I Had a DreamDecember 7, 2008 8.5Maria suspects Miguel of Ellen Wolf's murder, and Dexter knows she suspects it. Dexter will have to make his move before Miguel goes after M
12. S03E12Do You Take Dexter Morgan?December 14, 2008 8.5As the wedding day approaches, Dexter still has Ramon to deal with. Meanwhile, the Skinner is still loose, and Dexter is his next intended v

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01Living the DreamSeptember 27, 2009 8.3Dexter's sleep deprivation puts both his day job and his nighttime hunting in jeopardy. Lundy is back in town to capture the Trinity Killer
2. S04E02Remains to Be SeenOctober 4, 2009 8.1A sleep-deprived Dexter desperately tries to remember where he hid the body parts of his latest victim.
3. S04E03Blinded by the LightOctober 11, 2009 8.2When a local vandal begins stirring up trouble, Dexter's neighborhood becomes vigilant and wary, two things Dexter doesn't need.
4. S04E04Dex Takes a HolidayOctober 18, 2009 8.7While Rita and the kids are out of town for a wedding, a police officer comes onto Dexter's radar.
5. S04E05Dirty HarryOctober 25, 2009 8.7Recent events spur Dexter into his own investigation of the Trinity Killer.
6. S04E06If I Had a HammerNovember 1, 2009 8.5Dexter knows it's only a matter of time before police discover the Trinity Killer's latest act.
7. S04E07Slack TideNovember 8, 2009 8.2With family and work taking its toll, Dexter accidentally makes a serious mistake. Meanwhile, Quinn starts digging into Dexter's past.
8. S04E08Road KillNovember 15, 2009 8.3Dexter has always known his father's code was meant to protect him from exposure; but after committing a serious mistake, he wonders if it c
9. S04E09Hungry ManNovember 22, 2009 9.0Dexter uses Thanksgiving as an opportunity to get closer to his most dangerous adversary yet.
10. S04E10Lost BoysNovember 29, 2009 8.8Dexter makes a startling discovery while stalking the Trinity Killer.
11. S04E11Hello, Dexter MorganDecember 6, 2009 9.1Dexter's worst fears are finally realized. Meanwhile, Debra is on the verge of uncovering the identity of the Trinity Killer.
12. S04E12Season's bestThe GetawayDecember 13, 2009 9.3Dexter is obsessed with getting the Trinity Killer himself, especially after Arthur has tracked him to Metro Homicide and learns his real id

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

1. S05E01My BadSeptember 26, 2010 8.4Rita's death has left Dexter feeling responsible and guilty for not being there to save her from the Trinity Killer.
2. S05E02Hello, BanditOctober 3, 2010 7.9In his new role as single father, an anxious Dexter tries to get his family's routine back on track, to begin the process of moving on from
3. S05E03Practically PerfectOctober 10, 2010 8.4Dexter finds it hard to adapt to a life without Rita. Quinn notices strange similarities between Trinity Killer associate "Kyle Butler" and
4. S05E04Beauty and the BeastOctober 17, 2010 8.2Dexter finds himself in a strange situation when, instead of taking a life, he has to save one when he must decide what to do with a frighte
5. S05E05First BloodOctober 24, 2010 7.8When Dexter is burdened by an unwanted conspirator, he is forced to make some hard decisions.
6. S05E06Everything Is IllumenatedOctober 31, 2010 8.5Striving to bring some normalcy back into his shattered life, Dexter begins plotting to take down a serial killer, but his plans get thrown
7. S05E07Circle UsNovember 7, 2010 8.3By aiding Lumen, who has shot one of her attackers in an old warehouse, Dexter puts himself on a collision course with Debra, and risks bein
8. S05E08Take It!November 14, 2010 8.7Dexter and Lumen take the opportunity to track a vicious murderer while attending a self-help seminar from Jordan Chase.
9. S05E09Season's bestTeenage WastelandNovember 21, 2010 8.8Dexter and Lumen are on the hunt for a new victim but get sidetracked by the arrival of a surprise visitor. Meanwhile, Debra digs up new evi
10. S05E10In the BeginningNovember 28, 2010 8.7Just as Dexter discovers a possibly ally in the pursuit of Lumen's former captors, he and Lumen are forced to step down after some key evide
11. S05E11Hop a FreighterDecember 5, 2010 8.7Dexter and Lumen's plans are momentarily thwarted when they come under scrutiny.
12. S05E12The Big OneDecember 12, 2010 8.3Dexter's situation grows desperate when he discovers that Lumen's been set up.

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

1. S06E01Those Kinds of ThingsOctober 2, 2011 7.7Dexter uses his 20 year high school reunion as a chance to hunt the prom king. It's going fine until he is called to the scene of a vicious
2. S06E02Once Upon a Time...October 9, 2011 7.7In order to solve the mysterious murders, Homicide asks for the help of Brother Sam, who Dexter knows used to be a serial killer. Debra has
3. S06E03Smokey and the BanditOctober 16, 2011 7.7Dexter faces a serial killer from his past; Debra has problems with her new position and Travis with Gellar think of their next move.
4. S06E04A Horse of a Different ColorOctober 23, 2011 8.0The team investigates murders that have a religious undertone to them.
5. S06E05The Angel of DeathOctober 30, 2011 7.6With the help of his newfound friend Brother Sam, Dexter wonders if there is light within him to counter the darkness, while the search for
6. S06E06Just Let GoNovember 6, 2011 8.0Dexter investigates who shot Brother Sam. Meanwhile, Homicide interrogates the woman who Quinn slept with who is involved in the Doomsday Ki
7. S06E07NebraskaNovember 13, 2011 7.4Miami Metro gets closer to Gellar and Travis thanks to the new intern. Meanwhile Dexter deals with faces from the past. Travis tries to move
8. S06E08Sin of OmissionNovember 20, 2011 7.6Dexter, using what he's learned from Brother Sam, comes a step closer to the Doomsday killers, specifically Travis; Deb and LaGuerta go head
9. S06E09Get GellarNovember 27, 2011 7.9Dexter tries to stay one step ahead of the Homicide Division concerning the Doomsday Killers, while he finds help from an unlikely source; D
10. S06E10Ricochet RabbitDecember 4, 2011 7.6Now realizing the error he has made, Dexter redoubles his efforts to track down the doomsday killer and eliminate him. He plants evidence in
11. S06E11Talk to the HandDecember 11, 2011 7.8Dexter finds himself at the yacht where Travis and his accomplices were preparing the next tableau, "Wormwood". They quickly realize that Tr
12. S06E12Season's bestThis Is the Way the World EndsDecember 18, 2011 8.1Stuck in the ocean miles from shore, Dexter is rescued by an old boat carrying illegal immigrants to the US. Once ashore, he heads home hopi

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

1. S07E01Season's bestAre You...?September 30, 2012 8.6Having been caught in the act of eliminating Travis Marshall by his sister Deb, Dexter has to scramble to come up with an explanation. Deb i
2. S07E02Sunshine and Frosty SwirlOctober 7, 2012 8.2With Deb having found all of Dexter's paraphernalia, including the blood slides, he has little choice but to admit everything. She decides n
3. S07E03Buck the SystemOctober 14, 2012 7.9With Deb keeping a close eye on him, Dexter is starting to go stir crazy. He desperately wants to satisfy his dark passenger but first decid
4. S07E04RunOctober 21, 2012 8.3The police quickly catch up with Ray Speltzer and does a brilliant job interrogating him and getting a confession. She and others are shocke
5. S07E05Swim DeepOctober 28, 2012 8.0After Deb learns that she has sent forensic evidence to an outside lab for analysis, Captain LaGuerta confides in her that she found a blood
6. S07E06Do the Wrong ThingNovember 4, 2012 7.9Dexter decides he's going to eliminate Hanna McKay and gathers evidence that she has eliminated a number of people in her life. Something un
7. S07E07ChemistryNovember 11, 2012 8.1Dexter's problems keep mounting. After the surprise outcome of his planned execution of Hannah McKay, they agree they are far too much alike
8. S07E08ArgentinaNovember 18, 2012 8.1Having spent the night together, Hannah and Dexter decide to see each other again. He's not so sure what he's going to do about Deb however.
9. S07E09Helter SkelterNovember 25, 2012 8.0Isaak Sirko learns that the Koshka Brotherhood has sent two assassins to Miami to eliminate him. Surprisingly he turns to Dexter with a prop
10. S07E10The Dark... WhateverDecember 2, 2012 7.9There is another victim of the phantom arsonist, the fifth in two weeks. Dexter thinks has a pretty good idea who is behind it. He is frustr
11. S07E11Do You See What I See?December 9, 2012 8.1At Deb's request, Batista locates Arlene Schramm, the witness who saw Hannah McKay kill a counselor in a halfway house. When Deb blacks out
12. S07E12Surprise, Motherfucker!December 16, 2012 8.1Dexter visits Hannah in jail to explain why he didn't protect her and she in turn explains why she did what she did. She seems to understand

Season 7 ranked & reviewed

1. S08E01A Beautiful DayJune 30, 2013 7.7It's now 6 months since Captain LaGuerta's death. Dexter is still working as a blood spatter expert but Deb has quit the force and is now wo
2. S08E02Every Silver Lining...July 7, 2013 7.6Dr. Vogel shows Dexter some video she shot when his father Harry visited her for help in treating him. Dexter was only 10 years old when Har
3. S08E03What's Eating Dexter Morgan?July 14, 2013 7.6Deb is going through a particularly bad patch and there is nothing Dexter can seemingly do about it. A cop finds her behind the wheel of her
4. S08E04Scar TissueJuly 21, 2013 7.6The next potential killer on Vogel's list is A.J. Yates, who was institutionalized at 15. Vogel tried to channel his hostilities much as she
5. S08E05This Little PiggyJuly 28, 2013 7.5Dr. Vogel tells Dexter that Deb was traumatized when she tried to kill him. Now that she's hit rock bottom, things will improve. Dexter isn'
6. S08E06A Little ReflectionAugust 4, 2013 7.4Dexter is convinced that Zack Hamilton killed Norma Rivera but has no proof and takes to following him whenever he can. He's more than a bit
7. S08E07Dress CodeAugust 11, 2013 7.4After being drugged by Hannah McKay, Dexter wakes up in an industrial area outside of town. He knows that Hannah is responsible and she's su
8. S08E08Season's bestAre We There Yet?August 18, 2013 7.9Dexter is certain that Zach Hamilton killed his next door neighbor Cassie, who is found bludgeoned to death in her apartment. The scene sugg
9. S08E09Make Your Own Kind of MusicAugust 25, 2013 7.3Dexter has decided to make a new life for himself with Hannah and Harrison but not before he takes care of the Brain Surgeon. In searching Z
10. S08E10Goodbye MiamiSeptember 8, 2013 7.2Having made the decision that he and Harrison will move to Argentina with Hannah, Dexter has a lot to do. He tells Deb about his plan but th
11. S08E11Monkey in a BoxSeptember 15, 2013 7.2Still coming to terms with Dr. Vogel's death, Dexter wants to eliminate Oliver Saxon before he, Harrison and Hannah head off to South Americ
12. S08E12Remember the Monsters?September 22, 2013 5.6Dexter has to act quickly when Hannah tells him Elway is staking out the airport. He finds a way to get him out of the way but it also leads

Season 8 ranked & reviewed