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Bates Motel (2013)

Drama · Horror · Mystery

A "contemporary prequel" to the 1960 film Psycho, depicting the life of Norman Bates and his mother Norma prior to the events portrayed in Hitchcock's film, albeit in a different fictional town and in a modern setting. The series begins after the death of Norma's husband, when she purchases a motel located in a coastal Oregon town so she and Norman can start a new life.

IMDb rating
8.1 (125,727 votes)
Seasons
5
Streaming (US)
Amazon Prime Video · The CW
Language
EN
Type
TV series
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Seasons

Season 1 (2013)

8.06 avg 10 episodes 8.0 → 8.5 43 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 3,869 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 3,088 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 2,866 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 2,718 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 2,612 votesEp 6: 8.7 · 2,816 votesEp 7: 7.8 · 2,482 votesEp 8: 7.9 · 2,447 votesEp 9: 7.8 · 2,390 votesEp 10: 8.5 · 2,614 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1First You Dream, Then You Die8.03,869
2Nice Town You Picked, Norma...7.83,088
3What's Wrong with Norman8.02,866
4Trust Me8.02,718
5Ocean View8.12,612
6The Truth8.72,816
7The Man in Number 97.82,482
8A Boy and His Dog7.92,447
9Underwater7.82,390
10Midnight8.52,614

Season 2 (2014)

8.20 avg 10 episodes 8.2 → 8.7 43 min avg

  • Big finale
Ep 1: 8.2 · 2,356 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 2,151 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 2,177 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 2,037 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 1,984 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 2,036 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 1,942 votesEp 8: 8.0 · 1,906 votesEp 9: 8.6 · 2,017 votesEp 10: 8.7 · 2,207 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Gone But Not Forgotten8.22,356
2Shadow of a Doubt7.92,151
3Caleb8.32,177
4Check-Out8.12,037
5The Escape Artist7.91,984
6Plunge8.32,036
7Presumed Innocent8.01,942
8Meltdown8.01,906
9The Box8.62,017
10The Immutable Truth8.72,207

Season 3 (2015)

8.38 avg 10 episodes 8.0 → 8.8 43 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 2,070 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 1,893 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 1,900 votesEp 4: 7.9 · 1,800 votesEp 5: 8.4 · 1,901 votesEp 6: 9.0 · 2,317 votesEp 7: 8.7 · 1,934 votesEp 8: 8.4 · 1,806 votesEp 9: 8.3 · 1,773 votesEp 10: 8.8 · 2,003 votes
Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1A Death in the Family8.02,070
2The Arcanum Club8.01,893
3Persuasion8.31,900
4Unbreak-Able7.91,800
5The Deal8.41,901
6Norma Louise9.02,317
7The Last Supper8.71,934
8The Pit8.41,806
9Crazy8.31,773
10Unconscious8.82,003

Season 4 (2016)

8.57 avg 10 episodes 8.7 → 9.1 44 min avg

  • Rebound
  • Rollercoaster
Ep 1: 8.7 · 2,019 votesEp 2: 9.0 · 2,055 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 1,716 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 1,704 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 1,661 votesEp 6: 8.5 · 1,794 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 1,613 votesEp 8: 8.6 · 1,732 votesEp 9: 9.4 · 2,682 votesEp 10: 9.1 · 2,288 votes
Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1A Danger to Himself and Others8.72,019
2Goodnight, Mother9.02,055
3Til Death Do You Part8.11,716
4Lights of Winter8.21,704
5Refraction8.11,661
6The Vault8.51,794
7There's No Place Like Home8.01,613
8Unfaithful8.61,732
9Forever9.42,682
10Norman9.12,288

Season 5 (2017)

8.70 avg 10 episodes 8.5 → 9.1 44 min avg

  • saved-best-for-last
Ep 1: 8.5 · 1,907 votesEp 2: 8.7 · 1,806 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 1,642 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 1,632 votesEp 5: 8.6 · 1,763 votesEp 6: 9.2 · 2,332 votesEp 7: 8.9 · 1,742 votesEp 8: 8.7 · 1,658 votesEp 9: 8.8 · 1,692 votesEp 10: 9.1 · 2,587 votes
Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Dark Paradise8.51,907
2The Convergence of the Twain8.71,806
3Bad Blood8.31,642
4Hidden8.21,632
5Dreams Die First8.61,763
6Marion9.22,332
7Inseparable8.91,742
8The Body8.71,658
9Visiting Hours8.81,692
10The Cord9.12,587

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