Carnivàle (2003)

Drama · Fantasy · Mystery

Carnivàle is an American television series set in the United States during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl. In tracing the lives of two disparate groups of people, its overarching story depicts the battle between good and evil and the struggle between free will and destiny; the storyline mixes Christian theology with gnosticism and Masonic lore, particularly that of the Knights Templar.

IMDb rating: 8.4 (49,565 votes)
Seasons: 2
Streaming (US): HBO Max
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (2003)

7.92 avg 12 episodes 7.8 → 8.7 52 min avg

Big finale

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Milfay	7.8	1,257
2	After the Ball Is Over	7.8	1,033
3	Tipton	7.8	967
4	Black Blizzard	7.7	935
5	Babylon	8.0	952
6	Pick a Number	8.2	913
7	The River	7.8	824
8	Lonnigan, Texas	7.7	810
9	Insomnia	7.7	781
10	Hot and Bothered	7.9	792
11	Day of the Dead	7.9	785
12	The Day That Was the Day	8.7	875

Season 2 (2005)

8.28 avg 12 episodes 8.3 → 8.8 52 min avg

Big finale
Rebound

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Los Moscos	8.3	737
2	Alamogordo, N.M.	7.9	693
3	Ingram, TX	7.8	695
4	Old Cherry Blossom Road	7.9	676
5	Creed, OK	8.1	659
6	The Road to Damascus	8.0	646
7	Damascus, NE	8.5	650
8	Outskirts, Damascus, NE	8.5	651
9	Lincoln Highway, UT	8.7	688
10	Cheyenne, WY	8.3	635
11	Outside New Canaan	8.5	644
12	New Canaan, CA	8.8	780