List of Hell on Wheels episodes
# List of Hell on Wheels episodes

Hell on Wheels is an American dramatic television series created and produced by Joe and Tony Gayton. The series was broadcast in the United States and Canada on the cable channel AMC and premiered on November 6, 2011. Set in the 1860s at the end of the United States Civil War, the series starred Anson Mount as Cullen Bohannon, a former Confederate soldier determined to exact revenge on the Union soldiers who murdered his wife. His quest for vengeance sent him westward to Nebraska's "Hell on Wheels", the lawless town that moved with the construction of the first transcontinental railroad. However, things got complicated when Cheyenne and Sioux tribes attack the construction of the railroad, bent on destroying the project because it is being built through their lands.

On November 7, 2014, AMC renewed the series for a fifth and final season of fourteen episodes. The final season was split into two parts, with seven episodes airing in the summers of 2015 and 2016 respectively. The fifth season premiered on July 18, 2015. The second half began on June 11, 2016, and the series ended July 23, 2016.

During the course of the series, 57 episodes of Hell on Wheels aired, between November 6, 2011, and July 23, 2016.

## Series overview

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally aired | Originally aired |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
| 1 | 10 | 10 | November 6, 2011 (2011-11-06) | January 15, 2012 (2012-01-15) |
| 2 | 10 | 10 | August 12, 2012 (2012-08-12) | October 7, 2012 (2012-10-07) |
| 3 | 10 | 10 | August 10, 2013 (2013-08-10) | October 5, 2013 (2013-10-05) |
| 4 | 13 | 13 | August 2, 2014 (2014-08-02) | November 22, 2014 (2014-11-22) |
| 5 | 14 | 7 | July 18, 2015 (2015-07-18) | August 29, 2015 (2015-08-29) |
| 5 | 14 | 7 | June 11, 2016 (2016-06-11) | July 23, 2016 (2016-07-23) |

## Episodes

### Season 1 (2011–12)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | "Hell on Wheels" | David Von Ancken | Tony Gayton & Joe Gayton | November 6, 2011 (2011-11-06) | 101 | 4.36 |
| 2 | 2 | "Immoral Mathematics" | David Von Ancken | Tony Gayton & Joe Gayton | November 13, 2011 (2011-11-13) | 102 | 3.84 |
| 3 | 3 | "A New Birth of Freedom" | Phil Abraham | John Shiban | November 20, 2011 (2011-11-20) | 103 | 3.52 |
| 4 | 4 | "Jamais Je Ne T'oublierai" | Alex Zakrzewski | Jami O'Brien | November 27, 2011 (2011-11-27) | 104 | 3.28 |
| 5 | 5 | "Bread and Circuses" | Adam Davidson | Mark Richard | December 4, 2011 (2011-12-04) | 105 | 2.70 |
| 6 | 6 | "Pride, Pomp and Circumstance" | Michael Slovis | Bruce Marshall Romans | December 11, 2011 (2011-12-11) | 106 | 2.15 |
| 7 | 7 | "Revelations" | Michelle MacLaren | Tony Gayton & Joe Gayton | December 18, 2011 (2011-12-18) | 107 | 2.27 |
| 8 | 8 | "Derailed" | David Von Ancken | Mark Richard | January 1, 2012 (2012-01-01) | 108 | 2.51 |
| 9 | 9 | "Timshel" | John Shiban | John Shiban | January 8, 2012 (2012-01-08) | 109 | 2.29 |
| 10 | 10 | "God of Chaos" | David Von Ancken | Tony Gayton & Joe Gayton | January 15, 2012 (2012-01-15) | 110 | 2.84 |

### Season 2 (2012)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 | 1 | "Viva la Mexico" | David Von Ancken | Tony Gayton & Joe Gayton | August 12, 2012 (2012-08-12) | 201 | 2.45 |
| 12 | 2 | "Durant, Nebraska" | Adam Davidson | John Shiban | August 19, 2012 (2012-08-19) | 202 | 2.31 |
| 13 | 3 | "Slaughterhouse" | Sergio Mimica-Gezzan | Jami O'Brien & Bruce Marshall Romans | August 26, 2012 (2012-08-26) | 203 | 2.50 |
| 14 | 4 | "Scabs" | Catherine Hardwicke | Chris Mundy | September 2, 2012 (2012-09-02) | 204 | 2.47 |
| 15 | 5 | "The Railroad Job" | Michael Nankin | Mark Richard | September 9, 2012 (2012-09-09) | 205 | 2.62 |
| 16 | 6 | "Purged Away with Blood" | Joe Gayton | Tony Gayton & Tom Brady | September 16, 2012 (2012-09-16) | 206 | 2.70 |
| 17 | 7 | "The White Spirit" | David Von Ancken | Jami O'Brien & Bruce Marshall Romans | September 23, 2012 (2012-09-23) | 207 | 2.32 |
| 18 | 8 | "The Lord's Day" | Rod Lurie | Mark Richard & Chris Mundy | September 30, 2012 (2012-09-30) | 208 | 1.83 |
| 19 | 9 | "Blood Moon" | Terry McDonough | Mark Richard & Jami O'Brien | October 7, 2012 (2012-10-07) | 209 | 2.18 |
| 20 | 10 | "Blood Moon Rising" | John Shiban | John Shiban | October 7, 2012 (2012-10-07) | 210 | 2.18 |

### Season 3 (2013)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 21 | 1 | "Big Bad Wolf" | David Von Ancken | Mark Richard | August 10, 2013 (2013-08-10) | 301 | 2.49 |
| 22 | 2 | "Eminent Domain" | Adam Davidson | John Wirth | August 10, 2013 (2013-08-10) | 302 | 2.49 |
| 23 | 3 | "Range War" | Dennie Gordon | Mark Richard & Reed Steiner | August 17, 2013 (2013-08-17) | 303 | 1.88 |
| 24 | 4 | "The Game" | Adam Davidson | Jami O'Brien | August 24, 2013 (2013-08-24) | 304 | 2.00 |
| 25 | 5 | "Searchers" | Neil LaBute | Bruce Marshall Romans | August 31, 2013 (2013-08-31) | 305 | 2.20 |
| 26 | 6 | "One Less Mule" | David Straiton & Deran Sarafian | John Wirth & Lolis Eric Elie | September 7, 2013 (2013-09-07) | 306 | 2.07 |
| 27 | 7 | "Cholera" | Deran Sarafian | Tom Brady | September 14, 2013 (2013-09-14) | 307 | 1.99 |
| 28 | 8 | "It Happened in Boston" | Rosemary Rodriguez | Mark Richard | September 21, 2013 (2013-09-21) | 308 | 2.08 |
| 29 | 9 | "Fathers and Sins" | Billy Gierhart | John Wirth & Reed Steiner | September 28, 2013 (2013-09-28) | 309 | 2.10 |
| 30 | 10 | "Get Behind the Mule" | Neil LaBute | Mark Richard & Jami O'Brien | October 5, 2013 (2013-10-05) | 310 | 2.49 |

### Season 4 (2014)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 31 | 1 | "The Elusive Eden" | Neil LaBute | Mark Richard | August 2, 2014 (2014-08-02) | 401 | 2.42 |
| 32 | 2 | "Escape From the Garden" | Neil LaBute | Mark Richard | August 9, 2014 (2014-08-09) | 402 | 1.98 |
| 33 | 3 | "Chicken Hill" | Dennie Gordon | John Wirth | August 16, 2014 (2014-08-16) | 403 | 2.17 |
| 34 | 4 | "Reckoning" | Dennie Gordon | Jennifer Cecil | August 23, 2014 (2014-08-23) | 404 | 2.08 |
| 35 | 5 | "Life's a Mystery" | David Straiton | Mark Richard & Tom Brady | August 30, 2014 (2014-08-30) | 405 | 1.78 |
| 36 | 6 | "Bear Man" | Clark Johnson | Max Hurwitz | September 6, 2014 (2014-09-06) | 406 | 2.15 |
| 37 | 7 | "Elam Ferguson" | Rod Lurie | Mark Richard & Tom Brady | September 13, 2014 (2014-09-13) | 407 | 2.18 |
| 38 | 8 | "Under Color of Law" | Michael Nankin | John Romano | September 20, 2014 (2014-09-20) | 408 | 2.02 |
| 39 | 9 | "Two Trains" | Marvin V. Rush | Bruce Marshall Romans | September 27, 2014 (2014-09-27) | 409 | 2.30 |
| 40 | 10 | "Return to Hell" | Billy Gierhart | Jami O'Brien | October 4, 2014 (2014-10-04) | 410 | 2.26 |
| 41 | 11 | "Bleeding Kansas" | Seith Mann | Michael C. Martin & Jimmy Mero | November 8, 2014 (2014-11-08) | 411 | 1.89 |
| 42 | 12 | "Thirteen Steps" | Roxann Dawson | Tom Brady | November 15, 2014 (2014-11-15) | 412 | 1.74 |
| 43 | 13 | "Further West" | Adam Davidson | John Wirth & John Romano | November 22, 2014 (2014-11-22) | 413 | 2.17 |

### Season 5 (2015–16)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Part 1 ||||||||
| 44 | 1 | "Chinatown" | David Straiton | Jami O'Brien | July 18, 2015 (2015-07-18) | 501 | 2.07 |
| 45 | 2 | "Mei Mei" | Billy Gierhart | John Wirth & Thomas Brady | July 25, 2015 (2015-07-25) | 502 | 1.55 |
| 46 | 3 | "White Justice" | David Straiton | John Romano | August 1, 2015 (2015-08-01) | 503 | 1.67 |
| 47 | 4 | "Struck" | Clark Johnson | Max Hurwitz | August 8, 2015 (2015-08-08) | 504 | 2.00 |
| 48 | 5 | "Elixir of Life" | Karen Gaviola | Michael Saltzman | August 15, 2015 (2015-08-15) | 505 | 1.90 |
| 49 | 6 | "Hungry Ghosts" | Neil LaBute | Jami O'Brien & Miki Johnson | August 22, 2015 (2015-08-22) | 506 | 1.59 |
| 50 | 7 | "False Prophets" | Rod Lurie | John Romano & Thomas Brady | August 29, 2015 (2015-08-29) | 507 | 1.85 |
| Part 2 ||||||||
| 51 | 8 | "Two Soldiers" | Michael Nankin | John Wirth & Thomas Brady | June 11, 2016 (2016-06-11) | 508 | 1.78 |
| 52 | 9 | "Return to the Garden" | Marvin V. Rush | Jami O'Brien | June 18, 2016 (2016-06-18) | 509 | 1.49 |
| 53 | 10 | "61 Degrees" | Michael Nankin | Max Hurwitz | June 25, 2016 (2016-06-25) | 510 | 1.51 |
| 54 | 11 | "Gambit" | Adam Davidson | John Romano & Miki Johnson | July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02) | 511 | 1.43 |
| 55 | 12 | "Any Sum Within Reason" | Tim Southam | Thomas Brady | July 9, 2016 (2016-07-09) | 512 | 1.72 |
| 56 | 13 | "Railroad Men" | Jeremy Webb | John Wirth & Thomas Brady | July 16, 2016 (2016-07-16) | 513 | 1.60 |
| 57 | 14 | "Done" | David Von Ancken | Jami O'Brien & Thomas Brady | July 23, 2016 (2016-07-23) | 514 | 1.65 |

## Ratings

| Season | Season | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Season | Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| | 1 | 4.36 | 3.84 | 3.52 | 3.28 | 2.70 | 2.15 | 2.27 | 2.51 | 2.29 | 2.84 | – | – | – |
| | 2 | 2.45 | 2.31 | 2.50 | 2.47 | 2.62 | 2.70 | 2.32 | 1.83 | 2.18 | 2.18 | – | – | – |
| | 3 | 2.49 | 2.49 | 1.88 | 2.00 | 2.20 | 2.07 | 1.99 | 2.08 | 2.10 | 2.49 | – | – | – |
| | 4 | 2.42 | 1.98 | 2.17 | 2.08 | 1.78 | 2.15 | 2.18 | 2.02 | 2.30 | 2.26 | 1.89 | 1.74 | 2.17 |
| | 5A | 2.07 | 1.55 | 1.67 | 2.00 | 1.90 | 1.59 | 1.85 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | 5B | 1.78 | 1.49 | 1.51 | 1.43 | 1.72 | 1.60 | 1.65 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
