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The Librarians

TV·2014–2018·4 seasons, 42 episodes·TNT·Action, Adventure, Supernatural·1h·7.3·Created by John Rogers

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In The Librarians, four ordinary people from around the world are selected to work for the Library, an ancient order dedicated to solving supernatural mysteries and protecting the innocent from the secret magical world all around us.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01The Librarians S02E10And the Final CurtainS02E10 · 7.3The Librarians discover that Prospero's renewed magic is wreaking havoc with the technology of the world. He is recreating an idyllic forest utopia, whether we want one or not. In order to stop him, Flynn and Baird must travel back to 1611, while the rest of the team battles Prospero in the present. Little do they realize that they can only defeat Prospero in each time by finding a way to work together – separated by five centuries.
  2. 02The Librarians S02E08And the Point of SalvationS02E08 · 7.0The Clipping Book sends the team to a high-tech research facility, where the researchers have been turned into mindless monsters by some bizarre power source in the center's lab. When they disconnect the artifact, however, they find themselves stuck in a time loop.
  3. 03The Librarians S02E09And the Happily Ever AftersS02E09 · 7.0The team has scattered, all living the ideal versions of their lives. Soon these "strangers" are drawn together to solve a supernatural mystery – the appearance of Ariel, the sprite bound to Prospero's service. Can the Librarians do what no other human has ever been able – turn their backs on their own ultimate happy endings?

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Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode10Episodes2014–15Aired 6.4Season avg
  1. S01E01The Librarians S01E01The Librarians and the Crown of King ArthurDecember 7, 2014 6.3Someone is killing off potential Librarians and it's up to Flynn Carsen and his new Guardian, Colonel Eve Baird, to save the three that are
  2. S01E02The Librarians S01E02The Librarians and the Sword in the StoneDecember 7, 2014 6.2The Serpent Brotherhood is trying to return magic to our world. Flynn, Colonel Baird, and the potential Librarians must stop them before it'
  3. S01E03The Librarians S01E03The Librarians and the Horns of a DilemmaDecember 14, 2014 5.9The Librarians' first solo mission hits a snag when Baird loses the others in a mysterious Labyrinth that magically exists below the skyscra
  4. S01E04The Librarians S01E04Season's bestThe Librarians and Santa's Midnight RunDecember 21, 2014 6.8When the Serpent Brotherhood wants to kill Santa, the Librarians must rescue him and help him accomplish the true, secret purpose of Christm
  5. S01E05The Librarians S01E05The Librarians and the Apple of DiscordDecember 28, 2014 6.3When the dragons sleeping beneath the earth threaten to awaken and wreak havoc around the world, Flynn returns to help find their hidden tre
  6. S01E06The Librarians S01E06The Librarians and the Fables of DoomJanuary 4, 2015 6.3The Librarians travel to a town where fairy tales are coming to life - and attacking.
  7. S01E07The Librarians S01E07The Librarians and the Rule of ThreeJanuary 11, 2015 6.6When a group of competitive high-school students start undercutting each other with witchcraft, the Librarians have to intercede before disa
  8. S01E08The Librarians S01E08The Librarians and the Heart of DarknessJanuary 11, 2015 6.1The Librarians encounter the House behind the legend of ALL haunted houses and set out to destroy it.
  9. S01E09The Librarians S01E09The Librarians and the City of LightJanuary 18, 2015 6.6Missing-person investigation uncovers what appears to be an alien invasion in a small rural town.
  10. S01E10The Librarians S01E10The Librarians and the Loom of FateJanuary 18, 2015 6.6When Dulaque changes the course of Fate, Baird starts moving through alternate timelines, each showing the changing destinies of the Librari

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode10Episodes2015Aired 6.8Season avg
  1. S02E01The Librarians S02E01And the Drowned BookNovember 1, 2015 6.4While Jenkins discovers there's something wrong with the Library since it returned from the Void, the Librarians all find themselves drawn b
  2. S02E02The Librarians S02E02And the Broken StaffNovember 1, 2015 6.6Prospero summons up other Fictionals in order to retrieve the parts of his Staff from a museum. The Librarians soon find themselves pitted a
  3. S02E03The Librarians S02E03And What Lies Beneath the StonesNovember 8, 2015 6.7Stone, Cassandra and Ezekiel have a proper team-up for the first time in months when they investigate a cave-in at an oilrig site, which has
  4. S02E04The Librarians S02E04And the Cost of EducationNovember 15, 2015 6.7Students start disappearing at Wexler College, an institution started by a mad historian/architect who believed in alternate dimensions. Whe
  5. S02E05The Librarians S02E05And the Hollow MenNovember 22, 2015 6.6While chasing one of the Library's missing artifacts, Flynn is kidnapped by a mysterious stranger with both amnesia and a collection of all
  6. S02E06The Librarians S02E06And the Infernal ContractNovember 29, 2015 6.6An old friend of Baird's is running for Mayor of a small New Hampshire town and finds himself embroiled in a scandal in the form of a missin
  7. S02E07The Librarians S02E07And the Image of ImageDecember 6, 2015 6.7When people begin suffering the effects of accidents and sins in which they have not actually been involved, the team tracks the connection
  8. S02E08The Librarians S02E08And the Point of SalvationDecember 13, 2015 7.0The Clipping Book sends the team to a high-tech research facility, where the researchers have been turned into mindless monsters by some biz
  9. S02E09The Librarians S02E09And the Happily Ever AftersDecember 20, 2015 7.0The team has scattered, all living the ideal versions of their lives. Soon these "strangers" are drawn together to solve a supernatural myst
  10. S02E10The Librarians S02E10Season's bestAnd the Final CurtainDecember 27, 2015 7.3The Librarians discover that Prospero's renewed magic is wreaking havoc with the technology of the world. He is recreating an idyllic forest

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season03Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode10Episodes2016–17Aired 6.5Season avg
  1. S03E01The Librarians S03E01And the Rise of ChaosNovember 20, 2016 6.5When the Egyptian God of Chaos inhabits a human body, he attempts to release Pure Evil into the world, thus beginning the final battle of Go
  2. S03E02The Librarians S03E02And the Fangs of DeathNovember 27, 2016 6.6Flynn leads his fellow Librarians on a mission to rescue kidnapped Charlene, unwittingly ensnaring them in a subterranean trap filled with a
  3. S03E03The Librarians S03E03And the Reunion of EvilDecember 4, 2016 6.5A routine artifact retrieval is anything but when the artifact grafts itself to Cassandra. Meanwhile a blizzard forces Stone and Cassandra t
  4. S03E04The Librarians S03E04And the Self-Fulfilling ProphecyDecember 11, 2016 6.4After seeing a vision of her own death at the hands of a supernatural assassin, Baird tries to cheat fate and stop the deadly prophecy from
  5. S03E05The Librarians S03E05And the Tears of a ClownDecember 18, 2016 6.5The Librarians investigate a mysterious travelling carnival where they discover the sinister secret of a magician corrupted by the use of re
  6. S03E06The Librarians S03E06And the Trial of the TriangleDecember 25, 2016 6.5In order to stop the spread of Pure Evil, the team must find the Eye of Ra and unravel the mystery of The Bermuda Triangle. Flynn must also
  7. S03E07The Librarians S03E07And the Curse of CindyJanuary 1, 2017 6.3The obnoxious Cindy Kroger has suddenly become super-popular thanks to a magical love potion. The Librarians must stop her before she launch
  8. S03E08The Librarians S03E08And the Eternal QuestionJanuary 8, 2017 6.4A rash of people spontaneously combusting leads the Librarians to a holistic spa run by vampires, who have discovered the secret to walking
  9. S03E09The Librarians S03E09Season's bestAnd the Fatal SeparationJanuary 15, 2017 6.9When the Monkey King's sacred homeland of Shangri-La is taken over by a ruthless collector of magical artifacts, the balance of the Universe
  10. S03E10The Librarians S03E10And the Wrath of ChaosJanuary 22, 2017 6.8The Librarians' two-front battle comes to a head when the Library is simultaneously infiltrated by DOSA and Apep. Flynn, Baird, Stone, Cassa

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season04Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode12Episodes2017–18Aired 6.5Season avg
  1. S04E01The Librarians S04E01And the Dark SecretDecember 13, 2017 6.4When a secret sect of the Vatican Church unearths an ancient map detailing the locations of the four cornerstones of the Library of Alexandr
  2. S04E02The Librarians S04E02And the Steal of FortuneDecember 13, 2017 6.4When people begin getting hurt in the unluckiest of ways, the Librarians are led to a casino where the owner has an artifact capable of stea
  3. S04E03The Librarians S04E03And the Christmas ThiefDecember 20, 2017 6.6When Santa takes Flynn, Baird and Jenkins on his first vacation in centuries, he leaves his beloved sleigh in the care of the Librarians. Bu
  4. S04E04The Librarians S04E04And the Silver ScreenDecember 20, 2017 6.6When Flynn and Baird are sucked into Baird's favorite classic Film Noir movie, the Librarians are drawn into the world of movie magic – lite
  5. S04E05The Librarians S04E05And the Bleeding CrownDecember 27, 2017 6.3A Librarian from the past teams up with the Librarians of the present to take down an ancient and powerful enemy let loose in the modern day
  6. S04E06The Librarians S04E06And the Graves of TimeDecember 27, 2017 6.5When Baird goes after Nicole Noone in an attempt to repair her rift with the Library, she ends up joining Nicole in a mission to retrieve a
  7. S04E07The Librarians S04E07And the Disenchanted ForestJanuary 3, 2018 6.4When dissension threatens the group, Baird takes the Librarians to a charismatic self-help guru's team building camp on the edge of a forest
  8. S04E08The Librarians S04E08And the Hidden SanctuaryJanuary 10, 2018 6.5After Cassandra freezes up during a mission, she decides it's past time to go on a vacation. Searching for her ideal town, she lands on Have
  9. S04E09The Librarians S04E09And a Town Called FeudJanuary 17, 2018 6.2When a Civil War reenactment in a town called Feud is plagued by ghosts, the Librarians have to uncover the truth of what really happened th
  10. S04E10The Librarians S04E10And Some Dude Named JeffJanuary 24, 2018 6.6When Jenkins body-switches with a 28-year-old slacker named Jeff, he must find his way back into the Library to correct the mistake. But he
  11. S04E11The Librarians S04E11And the Trial of the OneJanuary 31, 2018 6.6It's time to choose the singular Librarian to tether with Baird, but no one can decide so the Library takes it upon itself to help. Reducing
  12. S04E12The Librarians S04E12Season's bestAnd the Echoes of MemoryFebruary 7, 2018 7.0After the world is morphed into a horrible and unrecognizable place – one where the Library never existed – it's up to Baird to bring the Li

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