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Scream Queens

TV·2015–2016·2 seasons, 23 episodes·FOX·Comedy, Horror, Mystery·1h·7.0·Created by Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan, Dante Di Loreto

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The girls of Kappa House are dying for new pledges. Scream Queens is a new killer comedy-horror series from Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan, the Emmy- and Golden Globe Award-winning executive producers of Glee and American Horror Story. Wallace University is rocked by a string of murders. Kappa House, the most sought-after sorority for pledges, is ruled with an iron fist (in a pink glove) by its Queen Bitch, Chanel Oberlin.

But when anti-Kappa Dean Munsch decrees that sorority pledging must be open to all students, and not just the school's silver-spooned elite, all hell is about to break loose, as a devil-clad killer begins wreaking havoc, claiming one victim, one episode at a time. Part black comedy, part slasher flick, Scream Queens is a modern take on the classic whodunit, in which every character has a motive for murder... or could easily be the next blood-soaked casualty.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Scream Queens S01E10ThanksgivingS01E10 · 7.7Chad takes Chanel to his family home for Thanksgiving, where she meets his brothers, Brad and Thad, as well as his parents. However, an uninvited guest throws the holiday into chaos. Meanwhile, Dean Munsch gathers the survivors at Kappa House, but dinner quickly explodes into accusations of who among them is really the killer. Then, the Red Devil carves up a deadly main course as another victim falls
  2. 02Scream Queens S01E12DorkusS01E12 · 7.6Shocking confessions are made as the Red Devil is finally unmasked and the killer revealed.
  3. 03Scream Queens S01E13The Final Girl(s)S01E13 · 7.5In the Season 1 finale, startling confessions lead to the unmasking of the Red Devil and the identity of the killer.

Castfull cast & details

Abigail BreslinAbigail BreslinChanel #5Billie LourdBillie LourdChanel #3Emma RobertsEmma RobertsChanel OberlinLea MicheleLea MicheleHester UlrichJamie Lee CurtisJamie Lee CurtisDean Cathy MunschKeke PalmerKeke PalmerZayday WilliamsGlen PowellGlen PowellChad RadwellOliver HudsonOliver HudsonWes Gardner

Episodes by season

Season01Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode13Episodes2015Aired 7.1Season avg
  1. S01E01Scream Queens S01E01PilotSeptember 22, 2015 7.3The girls of Kappa House are dying for new pledges. Kappa House, the most sought-after sorority for pledges, is ruled with an iron fist (in
  2. S01E02Scream Queens S01E02Hell WeekSeptember 22, 2015 7.4A serial killer continues to stalk members of a sorority.
  3. S01E03Scream Queens S01E03ChainsawSeptember 29, 2015 7.2Chanel finds a new project in Hester, Chanel #3 confesses a secret and Grace and Zayday uncover a surprising connection between two fellow s
  4. S01E04Scream Queens S01E04Haunted HouseOctober 6, 2015 6.5As Halloween approaches, Chanel creates a devious plan after Zayday makes a shocking announcement. Meanwhile Grace and Pete pay a visit to a
  5. S01E05Scream Queens S01E05Pumpkin PatchOctober 13, 2015 6.9With Halloween just days away, Dean Munsch makes an announcement affecting the campus and, specifically, Chanel's plan to throw a pumpkin pa
  6. S01E06Scream Queens S01E06Seven Minutes in HellOctober 20, 2015 7.3In an attempt to protect herself from the killer, Chanel makes a surprising decision, which leaves Zayday in a position of power. To stay cl
  7. S01E07Scream Queens S01E07Beware of Young GirlsNovember 3, 2015 6.8Dean Munsch is left in a desperate situation when a shocking event leads her to come face-to-face with her ex-husband's mistress. Meanwhile,
  8. S01E08Scream Queens S01E08Mommie DearestNovember 10, 2015 6.5Grace enlists Chanel's help to learn more about KKT's past, and ends up realizing she might not be so different from her nemesis after all.
  9. S01E09Scream Queens S01E09Ghost StoriesNovember 17, 2015 6.9Denise does little to calm the Kappas' fears when she spins a terrifying ghost story. Meanwhile, Hester's shocking announcement pushes Chane
  10. S01E10Scream Queens S01E10Season's bestThanksgivingNovember 24, 2015 7.7Chad takes Chanel to his family home for Thanksgiving, where she meets his brothers, Brad and Thad, as well as his parents. However, an unin
  11. S01E11Scream Queens S01E11Black FridayDecember 1, 2015 6.7After the horror-filled events of Thanksgiving, the Chanels decide to celebrate their favorite holiday -- Black Friday, but the Red Devil ha
  12. S01E12Scream Queens S01E12DorkusDecember 8, 2015 7.6Shocking confessions are made as the Red Devil is finally unmasked and the killer revealed.
  13. S01E13Scream Queens S01E13The Final Girl(s)December 8, 2015 7.5In the Season 1 finale, startling confessions lead to the unmasking of the Red Devil and the identity of the killer.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode10Episodes2016Aired 6.9Season avg
  1. S02E01Scream Queens S02E01Scream AgainSeptember 20, 2016 6.8Years after the murderous events at Kappa House, Dean Munsch purchases an abandoned hospital under the guise of fixing the healthcare system
  2. S02E02Scream Queens S02E02Warts and AllSeptember 27, 2016 7.1A new patient with a hideous ailment visits the hospital in hope of a cure, but finds a love interest instead. Meanwhile, Chad returns to wi
  3. S02E03Scream Queens S02E03HandidatesOctober 11, 2016 7.0Determined to find out who the killer is, Dean Munsch, Denise and the Chanels question Hester, as well as the sole survivor (guest star Alec
  4. S02E04Scream Queens S02E04Halloween BluesOctober 18, 2016 7.1After the latest attack by The Green Meanie leaves everyone shocked and saddened, Dean Munsch and Denise, along with Hester, devise a plan t
  5. S02E05Scream Queens S02E05Chanel Pour Homme-icideNovember 15, 2016 6.9After the terrifying events of Halloween, Dean Munsch is forced to notify the authorities of the murders occurring at the C.U.R.E. Institute
  6. S02E06Scream Queens S02E06Blood DriveNovember 22, 2016 6.7After an influx of patents at the C.U.R.E. institute, Dean Munsch and Chanel organize a blood drive to solve the hospital's severe shortage.
  7. S02E07Scream Queens S02E07The HandNovember 29, 2016 6.8In an effort to secure positive press for the hospital, Dean Munsch pitches a risky surgery to Dr. Holt, whose hand begins expressing more o
  8. S02E08Scream Queens S02E08Rapunzel, RapunzelDecember 6, 2016 6.8A man from Dean Munsch's past checks in to the C.U.R.E. institute with plans to win her back, causing a jealous Brock to further question hi
  9. S02E09Scream Queens S02E09Season's bestLovin the DDecember 13, 2016 7.2The Chanels are overwhelmed when their TV idol, Dr. Scarlett Lovin, visits the C.U.R.E. Institute. Meanwhile, Hester calls a Green Meanie su
  10. S02E10Scream Queens S02E10Drain the SwampDecember 20, 2016 6.9The Green Meanie sets its final plan for revenge in motion as Hester makes a bold move to secure her future, and Brock performs a dangerous

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