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Boardwalk Empire (2010)

Crime · Drama

Atlantic City at the dawn of Prohibition is a place where the rules don't apply. And the man who runs things -- legally and otherwise -- is the town's treasurer, Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, who is equal parts politician and gangster.

IMDb rating
8.5 (220,489 votes)
Episode average
8.4 -0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons
5
Streaming (US)
HBO Max
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2010)

8.28 avg 12 episodes 8.6 → 8.7 56 min avg

Ep 1: 8.6 · 5,789 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 3,569 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 3,344 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 3,176 votesEp 5: 8.3 · 3,106 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 2,957 votesEp 7: 8.5 · 2,983 votesEp 8: 8.0 · 2,746 votesEp 9: 8.5 · 2,788 votesEp 10: 8.5 · 2,754 votesEp 11: 8.2 · 2,663 votesEp 12: 8.7 · 2,931 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Boardwalk Empire8.65,789
2The Ivory Tower7.83,569
3Broadway Limited8.03,344
4Anastasia8.13,176
5Nights in Ballygran8.33,106
6Family Limitation8.22,957
7Home8.52,983
8Hold Me in Paradise8.02,746
9Belle Femme8.52,788
10The Emerald City8.52,754
11Paris Green8.22,663
12A Return to Normalcy8.72,931

Season 2 (2011)

8.43 avg 12 episodes 8.2 → 9.3 56 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 2,772 votesEp 2: 8.3 · 2,584 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 2,519 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 2,471 votesEp 5: 8.7 · 2,668 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 2,398 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 2,427 votesEp 8: 8.5 · 2,423 votesEp 9: 8.3 · 2,343 votesEp 10: 8.6 · 2,503 votesEp 11: 8.9 · 2,887 votesEp 12: 9.3 · 3,853 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1218.22,772
2Ourselves Alone8.32,584
3A Dangerous Maid8.22,519
4What Does the Bee Do?8.12,471
5Gimcrack and Bunkum8.72,668
6The Age of Reason7.92,398
7Peg of Old8.22,427
8Two Boats and a Lifeguard8.52,423
9Battle of the Century8.32,343
10Georgia Peaches8.62,503
11Under God's Power She Flourishes8.92,887
12To the Lost9.33,853

Season 3 (2012)

8.47 avg 12 episodes 8.4 → 9.4 57 min avg

Ep 1: 8.4 · 2,639 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 2,321 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 2,296 votesEp 4: 8.6 · 2,395 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 2,263 votesEp 6: 7.5 · 2,208 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 2,236 votesEp 8: 8.6 · 2,361 votesEp 9: 8.5 · 2,262 votesEp 10: 9.0 · 2,705 votesEp 11: 9.5 · 3,658 votesEp 12: 9.4 · 3,501 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Resolution8.42,639
2Spaghetti and Coffee7.92,321
3Bone for Tuna8.02,296
4Blue Bell Boy8.62,395
5You'd Be Surprised8.22,263
6Ging Gang Goolie7.52,208
7Sunday Best8.02,236
8The Pony8.62,361
9The Milkmaid's Lot8.52,262
10A Man, a Plan...9.02,705
11Two Impostors9.53,658
12Margate Sands9.43,501

Season 4 (2013)

8.33 avg 12 episodes 8.1 → 9.3 57 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 2,428 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 2,187 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 2,116 votesEp 4: 8.4 · 2,166 votesEp 5: 8.8 · 2,463 votesEp 6: 7.6 · 2,065 votesEp 7: 7.7 · 2,030 votesEp 8: 8.6 · 2,151 votesEp 9: 8.5 · 2,111 votesEp 10: 8.8 · 2,250 votesEp 11: 8.3 · 2,085 votesEp 12: 9.3 · 3,474 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1New York Sour8.12,428
2Resignation8.02,187
3Acres of Diamonds7.82,116
4All In8.42,166
5Erlkönig8.82,463
6The North Star7.62,065
7William Wilson7.72,030
8The Old Ship of Zion8.62,151
9Marriage and Hunting8.52,111
10White Horse Pike8.82,250
11Havre de Grace8.32,085
12Farewell Daddy Blues9.33,474

Season 5 (2014)

8.50 avg 8 episodes 8.2 → 9.2 56 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 2,390 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 2,106 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 2,051 votesEp 4: 8.5 · 2,164 votesEp 5: 8.3 · 2,075 votesEp 6: 8.9 · 2,621 votesEp 7: 9.1 · 2,683 votesEp 8: 9.2 · 3,884 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Golden Days for Boys and Girls8.22,390
2The Good Listener8.02,106
3What Jesus Said7.82,051
4Cuanto8.52,164
5King of Norway8.32,075
6Devil You Know8.92,621
7Friendless Child9.12,683
8Eldorado9.23,884
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