List of Dexter episodes
# List of Dexter episodes

Dexter is an American television drama that was broadcast on the premium cable channel Showtime from October 1, 2006, to September 22, 2013. A total of 96 episodes of Dexter were broadcast over eight seasons.

The series is based on characters created by Jeff Lindsay for his "Dexter" series of novels, and follows the life of Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall), a Miami Metro Police Department blood pattern analyst with a double life. While investigating murders in the homicide division, Dexter hunts and kills murderers and criminals who have escaped the justice system. Although the first season is based on the events of Darkly Dreaming Dexter, the series' subsequent seasons do not follow the novels in the series. Departing from the narrative of Lindsay's second Dexter novel Dearly Devoted Dexter, the show's writer Daniel Cerone said that the writers "didn't see the opportunity in the second book" to adapt it.

The series has received generally favorable reviews from critics, while the second season received universal acclaim. The pilot episode, which aired in the USA on October 1, 2006, attracted more than a million viewers, giving Showtime its highest series ratings in nearly two years. Due to a dearth of original programming as a result of the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike, CBS began broadcasting Dexter in edited form on free-to-air television on February 17, 2008, thus making Dexter the first program in two decades to air on a national broadcast network after being shown on a premium cable channel. Eight seasons comprising twelve episodes each have been broadcast in the United States and abroad. All eight seasons have been released on DVD and on Blu-ray; box sets containing the first three seasons were released on August 18, 2009, on both DVD and Blu-ray.

The show received multiple nominations for various awards, winning 52—including four Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, seven Satellite Awards, six Saturn Awards, one Screen Actors Guild Award, and one TCA Award—and was twice selected by the American Film Institute as one of the ten best television programs of the year in 2006 and 2007. Other nominations include PGA Awards, WGA Awards, and Peabody Awards.

In October 2020, it was announced that Dexter would return with a 10-episode limited series titled Dexter: New Blood, starring Michael C. Hall in his original role, with Clyde Phillips returning as showrunner. It premiered on November 7, 2021, and concluded on January 9, 2022.

## Series overview

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally aired | Originally aired |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
| 1 | 12 | 12 | October 1, 2006 (2006-10-01) | December 17, 2006 (2006-12-17) |
| 2 | 12 | 12 | September 30, 2007 (2007-09-30) | December 16, 2007 (2007-12-16) |
| 3 | 12 | 12 | September 28, 2008 (2008-09-28) | December 14, 2008 (2008-12-14) |
| 4 | 12 | 12 | September 27, 2009 (2009-09-27) | December 13, 2009 (2009-12-13) |
| 5 | 12 | 12 | September 26, 2010 (2010-09-26) | December 12, 2010 (2010-12-12) |
| 6 | 12 | 12 | October 2, 2011 (2011-10-02) | December 18, 2011 (2011-12-18) |
| 7 | 12 | 12 | September 30, 2012 (2012-09-30) | December 16, 2012 (2012-12-16) |
| 8 | 12 | 12 | June 30, 2013 (2013-06-30) | September 22, 2013 (2013-09-22) |

## Episodes

### Season 1 (2006)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | "Dexter" | Michael Cuesta | James Manos, Jr. | October 1, 2006 (2006-10-01) | 0.60 |
| 2 | 2 | "Crocodile" | Michael Cuesta | Clyde Phillips | October 8, 2006 (2006-10-08) | 0.72 |
| 3 | 3 | "Popping Cherry" | Michael Cuesta | Daniel Cerone | October 15, 2006 (2006-10-15) | N/A |
| 4 | 4 | "Let's Give the Boy a Hand" | Robert Lieberman | Drew Z. Greenberg | October 22, 2006 (2006-10-22) | N/A |
| 5 | 5 | "Love American Style" | Robert Lieberman | Melissa Rosenberg | October 29, 2006 (2006-10-29) | N/A |
| 6 | 6 | "Return to Sender" | Tony Goldwyn | Tim Schlattmann | November 5, 2006 (2006-11-05) | N/A |
| 7 | 7 | "Circle of Friends" | Steve Shill | Daniel Cerone | November 12, 2006 (2006-11-12) | N/A |
| 8 | 8 | "Shrink Wrap" | Tony Goldwyn | Lauren Gussis | November 19, 2006 (2006-11-19) | N/A |
| 9 | 9 | "Father Knows Best" | Adam Davidson | Melissa Rosenberg | November 26, 2006 (2006-11-26) | N/A |
| 10 | 10 | "Seeing Red" | Michael Cuesta | Kevin R. Maynard | December 3, 2006 (2006-12-03) | N/A |
| 11 | 11 | "Truth Be Told" | Keith Gordon | Drew Z. Greenberg and Tim Schlattmann | December 10, 2006 (2006-12-10) | 0.76 |
| 12 | 12 | "Born Free" | Michael Cuesta | Daniel Cerone and Melissa Rosenberg | December 17, 2006 (2006-12-17) | 1.08 |

### Season 2 (2007)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | 1 | "It's Alive!" | Tony Goldwyn | Daniel Cerone | September 30, 2007 (2007-09-30) | 1.01 |
| 14 | 2 | "Waiting to Exhale" | Marcos Siega | Clyde Phillips | October 7, 2007 (2007-10-07) | 0.89 |
| 15 | 3 | "An Inconvenient Lie" | Tony Goldwyn | Melissa Rosenberg | October 14, 2007 (2007-10-14) | 0.95 |
| 16 | 4 | "See-Through" | Nick Gomez | Scott Buck | October 21, 2007 (2007-10-21) | 0.80 |
| 17 | 5 | "The Dark Defender" | Keith Gordon | Tim Schlattmann | October 28, 2007 (2007-10-28) | 0.63 |
| 18 | 6 | "Dex, Lies, and Videotape" | Nick Gomez | Lauren Gussis | November 4, 2007 (2007-11-04) | N/A |
| 19 | 7 | "That Night, A Forest Grew" | Jeremy Podeswa | Daniel Cerone | November 11, 2007 (2007-11-11) | 0.84 |
| 20 | 8 | "Morning Comes" | Keith Gordon | Scott Buck | November 18, 2007 (2007-11-18) | 1.23 |
| 21 | 9 | "Resistance Is Futile" | Marcos Siega | Melissa Rosenberg | November 25, 2007 (2007-11-25) | N/A |
| 22 | 10 | "There's Something About Harry" | Steve Shill | Scott Reynolds | December 2, 2007 (2007-12-02) | 1.08 |
| 23 | 11 | "Left Turn Ahead" | Marcos Siega | Scott Buck & Tim Schlattmann | December 9, 2007 (2007-12-09) | 0.89 |
| 24 | 12 | "The British Invasion" | Steve Shill | Story by : Daniel Cerone & Melissa Rosenberg Teleplay by : Daniel Cerone | December 16, 2007 (2007-12-16) | 1.02 |

### Season 3 (2008)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25 | 1 | "Our Father" | Keith Gordon | Clyde Phillips | September 28, 2008 (2008-09-28) | 1.22 |
| 26 | 2 | "Finding Freebo" | Marcos Siega | Melissa Rosenberg | October 5, 2008 (2008-10-05) | 0.79 |
| 27 | 3 | "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" | John Dahl | Scott Buck | October 12, 2008 (2008-10-12) | 1.07 |
| 28 | 4 | "All in the Family" | Keith Gordon | Adam E. Fierro | October 19, 2008 (2008-10-19) | 0.86 |
| 29 | 5 | "Turning Biminese" | Marcos Siega | Tim Schlattmann | October 26, 2008 (2008-10-26) | 1.00 |
| 30 | 6 | "Sí Se Puede" | Ernest Dickerson | Charles H. Eglee | November 2, 2008 (2008-11-02) | 1.04 |
| 31 | 7 | "Easy as Pie" | Steve Shill | Lauren Gussis | November 9, 2008 (2008-11-09) | 0.83 |
| 32 | 8 | "The Damage a Man Can Do" | Marcos Siega | Scott Buck | November 16, 2008 (2008-11-16) | 0.96 |
| 33 | 9 | "About Last Night" | Tim Hunter | Story by : Scott Reynolds Teleplay by : Melissa Rosenberg | November 23, 2008 (2008-11-23) | 1.13 |
| 34 | 10 | "Go Your Own Way" | John Dahl | Tim Schlattmann | November 30, 2008 (2008-11-30) | 1.34 |
| 35 | 11 | "I Had a Dream" | Marcos Siega | Charles H. Eglee and Lauren Gussis | December 7, 2008 (2008-12-07) | N/A |
| 36 | 12 | "Do You Take Dexter Morgan?" | Keith Gordon | Scott Buck | December 14, 2008 (2008-12-14) | 1.51 |

### Season 4 (2009)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 37 | 1 | "Living the Dream" | Marcos Siega | Clyde Phillips | September 27, 2009 (2009-09-27) | 1.52 |
| 38 | 2 | "Remains to Be Seen" | Brian Kirk | Charles H. Eglee | October 4, 2009 (2009-10-04) | 1.37 |
| 39 | 3 | "Blinded by the Light" | Marcos Siega | Scott Buck | October 11, 2009 (2009-10-11) | 1.24 |
| 40 | 4 | "Dex Takes a Holiday" | John Dahl | Melissa Rosenberg & Wendy West | October 18, 2009 (2009-10-18) | 1.51 |
| 41 | 5 | "Dirty Harry" | Keith Gordon | Tim Schlattmann | October 25, 2009 (2009-10-25) | 1.68 |
| 42 | 6 | "If I Had a Hammer" | Romeo Tirone | Lauren Gussis | November 1, 2009 (2009-11-01) | 1.88 |
| 43 | 7 | "Slack Tide" | Tim Hunter | Scott Buck | November 8, 2009 (2009-11-08) | 1.76 |
| 44 | 8 | "Road Kill" | Ernest Dickerson | Melissa Rosenberg & Scott Reynolds | November 15, 2009 (2009-11-15) | 1.69 |
| 45 | 9 | "Hungry Man" | John Dahl | Wendy West | November 22, 2009 (2009-11-22) | 1.76 |
| 46 | 10 | "Lost Boys" | Keith Gordon | Charles H. Eglee & Tim Schlattmann | November 29, 2009 (2009-11-29) | 1.80 |
| 47 | 11 | "Hello, Dexter Morgan" | SJ Clarkson | Scott Buck & Lauren Gussis | December 6, 2009 (2009-12-06) | 2.11 |
| 48 | 12 | "The Getaway" | Steve Shill | Story by : Scott Reynolds & Melissa Rosenberg Teleplay by : Wendy West & Melissa Rosenberg | December 13, 2009 (2009-12-13) | 2.58 |

### Season 5 (2010)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 49 | 1 | "My Bad" | Steve Shill | Chip Johannessen | September 26, 2010 (2010-09-26) | 1.77 |
| 50 | 2 | "Hello, Bandit" | John Dahl | Scott Buck | October 3, 2010 (2010-10-03) | 1.70 |
| 51 | 3 | "Practically Perfect" | Ernest Dickerson | Manny Coto | October 10, 2010 (2010-10-10) | 1.86 |
| 52 | 4 | "Beauty and the Beast" | Milan Cheylov | Jim Leonard | October 17, 2010 (2010-10-17) | 1.79 |
| 53 | 5 | "First Blood" | Romeo Tirone | Tim Schlattmann | October 24, 2010 (2010-10-24) | 1.94 |
| 54 | 6 | "Everything Is Illumenated" | Steve Shill | Wendy West | October 31, 2010 (2010-10-31) | 1.63 |
| 55 | 7 | "Circle Us" | John Dahl | Scott Buck | November 7, 2010 (2010-11-07) | 1.90 |
| 56 | 8 | "Take It!" | Romeo Tirone | Manny Coto & Wendy West | November 14, 2010 (2010-11-14) | 1.94 |
| 57 | 9 | "Teenage Wasteland" | Ernest Dickerson | Lauren Gussis | November 21, 2010 (2010-11-21) | 2.11 |
| 58 | 10 | "In the Beginning" | Keith Gordon | Scott Reynolds | November 28, 2010 (2010-11-28) | 2.54 |
| 59 | 11 | "Hop a Freighter" | John Dahl | Story by : Karen Campbell Teleplay by : Scott Buck & Tim Schlattman | December 5, 2010 (2010-12-05) | 2.26 |
| 60 | 12 | "The Big One" | Steve Shill | Chip Johannessen & Manny Coto | December 12, 2010 (2010-12-12) | 2.48 |

### Season 6 (2011)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 61 | 1 | "Those Kinds of Things" | John Dahl | Scott Buck | October 2, 2011 (2011-10-02) | 2.19 |
| 62 | 2 | "Once Upon a Time..." | SJ Clarkson | Tim Schlattmann | October 9, 2011 (2011-10-09) | 1.71 |
| 63 | 3 | "Smokey and the Bandit" | Stefan Schwartz | Manny Coto | October 16, 2011 (2011-10-16) | 1.50 |
| 64 | 4 | "A Horse of a Different Color" | John Dahl | Lauren Gussis | October 23, 2011 (2011-10-23) | 1.89 |
| 65 | 5 | "The Angel of Death" | SJ Clarkson | Scott Reynolds | October 30, 2011 (2011-10-30) | 1.80 |
| 66 | 6 | "Just Let Go" | John Dahl | Jace Richdale | November 6, 2011 (2011-11-06) | 1.98 |
| 67 | 7 | "Nebraska" | Romeo Tirone | Wendy West | November 13, 2011 (2011-11-13) | 1.99 |
| 68 | 8 | "Sin of Omission" | Ernest Dickerson | Arika Lisanne Mittman | November 20, 2011 (2011-11-20) | 2.05 |
| 69 | 9 | "Get Gellar" | Seith Mann | Karen Campbell | November 27, 2011 (2011-11-27) | 1.89 |
| 70 | 10 | "Ricochet Rabbit" | Michael Lehmann | Jace Richdale & Lauren Gussis & Scott Reynolds | December 4, 2011 (2011-12-04) | 1.87 |
| 71 | 11 | "Talk to the Hand" | Ernest Dickerson | Manny Coto & Tim Schlattmann | December 11, 2011 (2011-12-11) | 1.92 |
| 72 | 12 | "This is the Way the World Ends" | John Dahl | Scott Buck & Wendy West | December 18, 2011 (2011-12-18) | 2.23 |

### Season 7 (2012)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 73 | 1 | "Are You...?" | John Dahl | Scott Buck | September 30, 2012 (2012-09-30) | 2.40 |
| 74 | 2 | "Sunshine and Frosty Swirl" | Steve Shill | Manny Coto | October 7, 2012 (2012-10-07) | 2.10 |
| 75 | 3 | "Buck the System" | Stefan Schwartz | Jace Richdale | October 14, 2012 (2012-10-14) | 1.98 |
| 76 | 4 | "Run" | John Dahl | Wendy West | October 21, 2012 (2012-10-21) | 2.18 |
| 77 | 5 | "Swim Deep" | Ernest Dickerson | Scott Reynolds | October 28, 2012 (2012-10-28) | 2.28 |
| 78 | 6 | "Do the Wrong Thing" | Alik Sakharov | Lauren Gussis | November 4, 2012 (2012-11-04) | 1.99 |
| 79 | 7 | "Chemistry" | Holly Dale | Manny Coto & Karen Campbell | November 11, 2012 (2012-11-11) | 2.01 |
| 80 | 8 | "Argentina" | Romeo Tirone | Arika Lisanne Mittman | November 18, 2012 (2012-11-18) | 2.25 |
| 81 | 9 | "Helter Skelter" | Steve Shill | Tim Schlattmann | November 25, 2012 (2012-11-25) | 2.12 |
| 82 | 10 | "The Dark… Whatever" | Michael Lehmann | Lauren Gussis & Jace Richdale & Scott Reynolds | December 2, 2012 (2012-12-02) | 2.08 |
| 83 | 11 | "Do You See What I See?" | John Dahl | Manny Coto & Wendy West | December 9, 2012 (2012-12-09) | 2.60 |
| 84 | 12 | "Surprise, Motherfucker!" | Steve Shill | Scott Buck & Tim Schlattmann | December 16, 2012 (2012-12-16) | 2.75 |

### Season 8 (2013)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 85 | 1 | "A Beautiful Day" | Keith Gordon | Scott Buck | June 30, 2013 (2013-06-30) | 2.48 |
| 86 | 2 | "Every Silver Lining..." | Michael C. Hall | Manny Coto | July 7, 2013 (2013-07-07) | 2.52 |
| 87 | 3 | "What's Eating Dexter Morgan?" | Ernest Dickerson | Lauren Gussis | July 14, 2013 (2013-07-14) | 2.43 |
| 88 | 4 | "Scar Tissue" | Stefan Schwartz | Tim Schlattmann | July 21, 2013 (2013-07-21) | 2.47 |
| 89 | 5 | "This Little Piggy" | Romeo Tirone | Scott Reynolds | July 28, 2013 (2013-07-28) | 2.55 |
| 90 | 6 | "A Little Reflection" | John Dahl | Jace Richdale | August 4, 2013 (2013-08-04) | 2.21 |
| 91 | 7 | "Dress Code" | Alik Sakharov | Arika Lisanne Mittman | August 11, 2013 (2013-08-11) | 1.90 |
| 92 | 8 | "Are We There Yet?" | Holly Dale | Wendy West | August 18, 2013 (2013-08-18) | 1.94 |
| 93 | 9 | "Make Your Own Kind of Music" | John Dahl | Karen Campbell | August 25, 2013 (2013-08-25) | 2.28 |
| 94 | 10 | "Goodbye Miami" | Steve Shill | Jace Richdale & Scott Reynolds | September 8, 2013 (2013-09-08) | 2.34 |
| 95 | 11 | "Monkey in a Box" | Ernest Dickerson | Tim Schlattmann & Wendy West | September 15, 2013 (2013-09-15) | 2.40 |
| 96 | 12 | "Remember the Monsters?" | Steve Shill | Scott Buck & Manny Coto | September 22, 2013 (2013-09-22) | 2.80 |

## Dexter: Early Cuts

In 2009, Showtime started releasing an animated Dexter webseries. Each story is told in several two-minute chapters, the first three of which were written by series writer and producer Lauren Gussis, and premiered in 2009. More episodes were released in 2010 and 2011.

### Season 1 (2009–10)

| No. | Title | Written by | Illustrated by | Original release date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | "Alex Timmons: Chapter One" | Lauren Gussis | Kyle Baker | October 25, 2009 (2009-10-25) |
| 2 | "Alex Timmons: Chapter Two" | Lauren Gussis | Kyle Baker | November 1, 2009 (2009-11-01) |
| 3 | "Alex Timmons: Chapter Three" | Lauren Gussis | Kyle Baker | November 8, 2009 (2009-11-08) |
| 4 | "Alex Timmons: Chapter Four" | Lauren Gussis | Kyle Baker | November 15, 2009 (2009-11-15) |
| 5 | "Gene Marshall: Chapter One" | Lauren Gussis | Kyle Baker | November 15, 2009 (2009-11-15) |
| 6 | "Gene Marshall: Chapter Two" | Lauren Gussis | Kyle Baker | November 22, 2009 (2009-11-22) |
| 7 | "Gene Marshall: Chapter Three" | Lauren Gussis | Kyle Baker | November 29, 2009 (2009-11-29) |
| 8 | "Gene Marshall: Chapter Four" | Lauren Gussis | Kyle Baker | December 6, 2009 (2009-12-06) |
| 9 | "Cindy Landon: Chapter One" | Lauren Gussis | Kyle Baker | December 13, 2009 (2009-12-13) |
| 10 | "Cindy Landon: Chapter Two" | Lauren Gussis | Kyle Baker | December 20, 2009 (2009-12-20) |
| 11 | "Cindy Landon: Chapter Three" | Lauren Gussis | Kyle Baker | December 27, 2009 (2009-12-27) |
| 12 | "Cindy Landon: Chapter Four" | Lauren Gussis | Kyle Baker | January 4, 2010 (2010-01-04) |

### Season 2: Dark Echo (2010)

| No. | Title | Written by | Illustrated by | Original release date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | "Dark Echo: Chapter One" | Tim Schlattmann | Bill Sienkiewicz & David Mack | October 24, 2010 (2010-10-24) |
| 2 | "Dark Echo: Chapter Two" | Tim Schlattmann | Bill Sienkiewicz & David Mack | October 24, 2010 (2010-10-24) |
| 3 | "Dark Echo: Chapter Three" | Tim Schlattmann | Bill Sienkiewicz & David Mack | October 24, 2010 (2010-10-24) |
| 4 | "Dark Echo: Chapter Four" | Tim Schlattmann | Bill Sienkiewicz & David Mack | October 24, 2010 (2010-10-24) |
| 5 | "Dark Echo: Chapter Five" | Tim Schlattmann | Bill Sienkiewicz & David Mack | October 24, 2010 (2010-10-24) |
| 6 | "Dark Echo: Chapter Six" | Tim Schlattmann | Bill Sienkiewicz & David Mack | October 24, 2010 (2010-10-24) |

### Season 3: All in the Family (2012)

| No. | Title | Written by | Illustrated by | Original release date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | "All in the Family: Chapter 1" | Scott Reynolds | David Mack | August 21, 2012 (2012-08-21) |
| 2 | "All in the Family: Chapter 2" | Scott Reynolds | David Mack | August 28, 2012 (2012-08-28) |
| 3 | "All in the Family: Chapter 3" | Scott Reynolds | David Mack | September 4, 2012 (2012-09-04) |
| 4 | "All in the Family: Chapter 4" | Scott Reynolds | David Mack | September 11, 2012 (2012-09-11) |
| 5 | "All in the Family: Chapter 5" | Scott Reynolds | David Mack | September 18, 2012 (2012-09-18) |
| 6 | "All in the Family: Chapter 6" | Scott Reynolds | David Mack | September 25, 2012 (2012-09-25) |

## Home releases

Home releases of Dexter :

| Season | Season | DVD release dates | DVD release dates | DVD release dates | Blu-ray release dates | Blu-ray release dates |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Season | Season | Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | Region A | Region B |
| | 1 | August 21, 2007 | May 19, 2008 | March 3, 2011 | January 6, 2009 | June 18, 2012 |
| | 2 | August 19, 2008 | March 30, 2009 | August 20, 2008 | May 5, 2009 | June 18, 2012 |
| | 3 | August 18, 2009 | August 16, 2010 | August 18, 2009 | August 18, 2009 | June 18, 2012 |
| | 4 | August 17, 2010 | November 29, 2010 | November 4, 2010 | August 17, 2010 | November 29, 2010 |
| | 5 | August 16, 2011 | September 5, 2011 | August 17, 2011 | August 16, 2011 | September 5, 2011 |
| | 6 | August 14, 2012 | June 18, 2012 | June 20, 2012 | August 14, 2012 | June 18, 2012 |
| | 7 | May 14, 2013 | June 3, 2013 | June 19, 2013 | May 14, 2013 | June 3, 2013 |
| | 8 | November 12, 2013 | December 2, 2013 | November 27, 2013 | November 12, 2013 | November 27, 2013 |
