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Mea culpa

TV·1993–2021·14 seasons, 168 episodes·Televisión Nacional de Chile·Crime, Drama·Created by Carlos Pinto

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Anthology series based on real criminal cases, featuring an interview with the actual perpetrator at the end of each episode.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Episode 10S04E10 · 8.0
  2. 02Episode 6S06E06 · 8.0
  3. 03Episode 2S09E02 · 8.0

Cast

Carlos PintoCarlos PintoSelf - Narrator

Episodes by season

Season0112Episodes1993Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Mea culpa S01E01Episode 1June 1, 1993—
  2. S01E02Episode 2June 8, 1993—
  3. S01E03Episode 3June 15, 1993—
  4. S01E04Episode 4June 22, 1993—
  5. S01E05Episode 5June 29, 1993—
  6. S01E06Episode 6July 6, 1993—
  7. S01E07Episode 7July 13, 1993—
  8. S01E08Episode 8July 20, 1993—
  9. S01E09Episode 9July 27, 1993—
  10. S01E10Episode 10August 3, 1993—
  11. S01E11Episode 11August 10, 1993—
  12. S01E12Episode 12August 17, 1993—

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0212Episodes1994Aired 5.0Season avg
  1. S02E01Episode 1May 24, 1994—
  2. S02E02Episode 2May 31, 1994 4.0
  3. S02E03Episode 3June 7, 1994 6.0
  4. S02E04Episode 4June 14, 1994—
  5. S02E05Episode 5June 21, 1994—
  6. S02E06Episode 6June 28, 1994—
  7. S02E07Episode 7July 5, 1994—
  8. S02E08Episode 8July 12, 1994—
  9. S02E09Episode 9July 19, 1994—
  10. S02E10Episode 10July 26, 1994—
  11. S02E11Episode 11August 2, 1994—
  12. S02E12Episode 12August 9, 1994—

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season0312Episodes1995–96Aired 4.0Season avg
  1. S03E01Episode 1November 28, 1995—
  2. S03E02Episode 2December 5, 1995—
  3. S03E03Episode 3December 12, 1995—
  4. S03E04Episode 4December 19, 1995—
  5. S03E05Episode 5December 26, 1995—
  6. S03E06Episode 6January 2, 1996—
  7. S03E07Episode 7January 9, 1996 4.0
  8. S03E08Episode 8January 16, 1996—
  9. S03E09Episode 9January 23, 1996—
  10. S03E10Episode 10January 30, 1996—
  11. S03E11Episode 11February 6, 1996—
  12. S03E12Episode 12February 13, 1996—

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season04Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode11Episodes1996Aired 6.0Season avg
  1. S04E01Episode 1September 10, 1996—
  2. S04E02Episode 2September 17, 1996—
  3. S04E03Episode 3September 24, 1996—
  4. S04E04Episode 4October 1, 1996 4.0
  5. S04E05Episode 5October 8, 1996—
  6. S04E06Episode 6October 15, 1996—
  7. S04E07Episode 7October 22, 1996—
  8. S04E08Episode 8October 29, 1996—
  9. S04E09Episode 9November 5, 1996 6.0
  10. S04E10Season's bestEpisode 10November 12, 1996 8.0
  11. S04E11Episode 11November 19, 1996—

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

Season0513Episodes1997Aired 6.0Season avg
  1. S05E01Episode 1April 22, 1997—
  2. S05E02Episode 2April 29, 1997—
  3. S05E03Episode 3May 6, 1997—
  4. S05E04Episode 4May 13, 1997—
  5. S05E05Episode 5May 20, 1997—
  6. S05E06Episode 6May 27, 1997—
  7. S05E07Episode 7June 3, 1997—
  8. S05E08Episode 8June 10, 1997—
  9. S05E09Episode 9June 17, 1997—
  10. S05E10Episode 10June 24, 1997—
  11. S05E11Episode 11July 1, 1997—
  12. S05E12Episode 12July 8, 1997 6.0
  13. S05E13Episode 13July 15, 1997—

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

Season0611Episodes1998Aired 8.0Season avg
  1. S06E01Episode 1February 24, 1998—
  2. S06E02Episode 2March 3, 1998—
  3. S06E03Episode 3March 10, 1998—
  4. S06E04Episode 4March 17, 1998—
  5. S06E05Episode 5March 24, 1998—
  6. S06E06Episode 6March 31, 1998 8.0
  7. S06E07Episode 7April 7, 1998—
  8. S06E08Episode 8April 14, 1998—
  9. S06E09Episode 9April 21, 1998—
  10. S06E10Episode 10April 28, 1998—
  11. S06E11Episode 11May 5, 1998—

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

Season0712Episodes1999Aired 6.0Season avg
  1. S07E01Episode 1September 30, 1999—
  2. S07E02Episode 2October 7, 1999—
  3. S07E03Episode 3October 14, 1999—
  4. S07E04Episode 4October 21, 1999—
  5. S07E05Episode 5October 28, 1999 6.0
  6. S07E06Episode 6November 4, 1999—
  7. S07E07Episode 7November 11, 1999—
  8. S07E08Episode 8November 18, 1999—
  9. S07E09Episode 9November 25, 1999—
  10. S07E10Episode 10December 2, 1999—
  11. S07E11Episode 11December 9, 1999—
  12. S07E12Episode 12December 16, 1999—

Season 7 ranked & reviewed

Season0812Episodes2003Aired—Season avg
  1. S08E01Episode 1April 3, 2003—
  2. S08E02Episode 2April 10, 2003—
  3. S08E03Episode 3April 17, 2003—
  4. S08E04Episode 4April 24, 2003—
  5. S08E05Episode 5May 1, 2003—
  6. S08E06Episode 6May 8, 2003—
  7. S08E07Episode 7May 15, 2003—
  8. S08E08Episode 8May 22, 2003—
  9. S08E09Episode 9May 29, 2003—
  10. S08E10Episode 10June 19, 2003—
  11. S08E11Episode 11June 5, 2003—
  12. S08E12Episode 12June 12, 2003—

Season 8 ranked & reviewed

Season0912Episodes2004Aired 8.0Season avg
  1. S09E01Episode 1September 20, 2004—
  2. S09E02Episode 2September 27, 2004 8.0
  3. S09E03Episode 3October 4, 2004—
  4. S09E04Episode 4October 11, 2004—
  5. S09E05Episode 5October 18, 2004—
  6. S09E06Episode 6October 25, 2004—
  7. S09E07Episode 7November 8, 2004 8.0
  8. S09E08Episode 8November 15, 2004—
  9. S09E09Episode 9November 22, 2004—
  10. S09E10Episode 10November 29, 2004—
  11. S09E11Episode 11December 6, 2004—
  12. S09E12Episode 12December 13, 2004—

Season 9 ranked & reviewed

Season1012Episodes2005–06Aired—Season avg
  1. S10E01Episode 1October 24, 2005—
  2. S10E02Episode 2October 31, 2005—
  3. S10E03Episode 3November 7, 2005—
  4. S10E04Episode 4November 14, 2005—
  5. S10E05Episode 5November 21, 2005—
  6. S10E06Episode 6November 28, 2005—
  7. S10E07Episode 7December 5, 2005—
  8. S10E08Episode 8December 12, 2005—
  9. S10E09Episode 9December 19, 2005—
  10. S10E10Episode 10December 26, 2005—
  11. S10E11Episode 11January 2, 2006—
  12. S10E12Episode 12January 9, 2006—

Season 10 ranked & reviewed

Season1113Episodes2006–07Aired 6.0Season avg
  1. S11E01Episode 1October 11, 2006—
  2. S11E02Episode 2October 18, 2006—
  3. S11E03Episode 3October 25, 2006—
  4. S11E04Episode 4November 1, 2006—
  5. S11E05Episode 5November 8, 2006—
  6. S11E06Episode 6November 15, 2006—
  7. S11E07Episode 7November 22, 2006 6.0
  8. S11E08Episode 8November 29, 2006—
  9. S11E09Episode 9December 6, 2006—
  10. S11E10Episode 10December 27, 2006—
  11. S11E11Episode 11January 10, 2007—
  12. S11E12Episode 12January 17, 2007—
  13. S11E13Episode 13January 24, 2007 6.0

Season 11 ranked & reviewed

Season1212Episodes2007Aired—Season avg
  1. S12E01Episode 1October 1, 2007—
  2. S12E02Episode 2October 8, 2007—
  3. S12E03Episode 3October 15, 2007—
  4. S12E04Episode 4October 22, 2007—
  5. S12E05Episode 5October 29, 2007—
  6. S12E06Episode 6November 5, 2007—
  7. S12E07Episode 7November 12, 2007—
  8. S12E08Episode 8November 19, 2007—
  9. S12E09Episode 9November 26, 2007—
  10. S12E10Episode 10December 3, 2007—
  11. S12E11Episode 11December 10, 2007—
  12. S12E12Episode 12December 17, 2007—

Season 12 ranked & reviewed

Season1316Episodes2008–09Aired 6.0Season avg
  1. S13E01Episode 1September 26, 2008—
  2. S13E02Episode 2October 6, 2008—
  3. S13E03Episode 3October 13, 2008—
  4. S13E04Episode 4October 20, 2008—
  5. S13E05Episode 5October 27, 2008 6.0
  6. S13E06Episode 6November 3, 2008—
  7. S13E07Episode 7November 10, 2008—
  8. S13E08Episode 8November 17, 2008—
  9. S13E09Episode 9November 24, 2008—
  10. S13E10Episode 10December 1, 2008—
  11. S13E11Episode 11December 8, 2008—
  12. S13E12Episode 12December 15, 2008—
  13. S13E13Episode 13December 22, 2008—
  14. S13E14Episode 14December 29, 2008—
  15. S13E15Episode 15January 5, 2009—
  16. S13E16Episode 16April 29, 2009 6.0

Season 13 ranked & reviewed

Season148Episodes2021Aired—Season avg
  1. S14E01Mea culpa S14E01Episode 1October 21, 2021—
  2. S14E02Mea culpa S14E02Episode 2October 28, 2021—
  3. S14E03Mea culpa S14E03Episode 3November 4, 2021—
  4. S14E04Episode 4November 11, 2021—
  5. S14E05Episode 5November 18, 2021—
  6. S14E06Episode 6November 25, 2021—
  7. S14E07Episode 7December 2, 2021—
  8. S14E08Episode 8December 14, 2021—

Season 14 ranked & reviewed

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