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Burn Notice (2007)

Action · Crime · Drama

A formerly blacklisted spy uses his unique skills and training to help people in desperate situations.

IMDb rating
8.0 (83,786 votes)
Episode average
8.1 ↑ +0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons
7
Streaming (US)
Hulu
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 7 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2007)

7.88 avg 12 episodes 8.0 → 8.4 45 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 1,372 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 1,024 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 942 votesEp 4: 7.6 · 880 votesEp 5: 7.6 · 853 votesEp 6: 7.8 · 822 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 854 votesEp 8: 7.7 · 789 votesEp 9: 7.7 · 778 votesEp 10: 8.1 · 822 votesEp 11: 8.2 · 759 votesEp 12: 8.4 · 781 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Pilot8.01,372
2Identity7.71,024
3Fight or Flight7.8942
4Old Friends7.6880
5Family Business7.6853
6Unpaid Debts7.8822
7Broken Rules8.0854
8Wanted Man7.7789
9Hard Bargain7.7778
10False Flag8.1822
11Loose Ends, Part 18.2759
12Loose Ends, Part 28.4781

Season 2 (2008)

8.13 avg 16 episodes 7.9 → 9.0 44 min avg

Ep 1: 7.9 · 788 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 706 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 679 votesEp 4: 7.9 · 685 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 695 votesEp 6: 7.8 · 701 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 664 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 677 votesEp 9: 8.4 · 690 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 681 votesEp 11: 8.3 · 697 votesEp 12: 7.9 · 667 votesEp 13: 8.9 · 870 votesEp 14: 7.6 · 631 votesEp 15: 8.0 · 650 votesEp 16: 9.0 · 803 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Breaking and Entering7.9788
2Turn and Burn8.0706
3Trust Me7.9679
4Comrades7.9685
5Scatter Point8.1695
6Bad Blood7.8701
7Rough Seas8.0664
8Double Booked8.1677
9Good Soldier8.4690
10Do No Harm8.2681
11Hot Spot8.3697
12Seek and Destroy7.9667
13Bad Breaks8.9870
14Truth and Reconciliation7.6631
15Sins of Omission8.0650
16Lesser Evil9.0803

Season 3 (2009)

8.12 avg 16 episodes 7.9 → 8.7 42 min avg

Ep 1: 7.9 · 678 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 620 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 621 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 627 votesEp 5: 7.8 · 682 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 602 votesEp 7: 8.3 · 684 votesEp 8: 8.0 · 581 votesEp 9: 8.6 · 667 votesEp 10: 8.0 · 614 votesEp 11: 8.7 · 698 votesEp 12: 7.8 · 541 votesEp 13: 7.9 · 559 votesEp 14: 7.7 · 537 votesEp 15: 8.2 · 550 votesEp 16: 8.7 · 621 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Friends and Family7.9678
2Question and Answer7.9620
3End Run8.3621
4Fearless Leader8.1627
5Signals and Codes7.8682
6The Hunter8.0602
7Shot in the Dark8.3684
8Friends Like These8.0581
9Long Way Back8.6667
10A Dark Road8.0614
11Friendly Fire8.7698
12Noble Causes7.8541
13Enemies Closer7.9559
14Partners in Crime7.7537
15Good Intentions8.2550
16Devil You Know8.7621

Season 4 (2010)

8.11 avg 18 episodes 8.0 → 8.9 43 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 575 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 525 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 522 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 541 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 547 votesEp 6: 7.8 · 508 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 533 votesEp 8: 8.3 · 518 votesEp 9: 7.9 · 502 votesEp 10: 8.1 · 500 votesEp 11: 8.1 · 511 votesEp 12: 8.5 · 551 votesEp 13: 8.1 · 507 votesEp 14: 8.0 · 484 votesEp 15: 8.0 · 477 votesEp 16: 7.9 · 488 votesEp 17: 8.5 · 509 votesEp 18: 8.9 · 578 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Friends and Enemies8.0575
2Fast Friends7.9525
3Made Man7.8522
4Breach of Faith8.1541
5Neighborhood Watch8.1547
6Entry Point7.8508
7Past & Future Tense7.9533
8Where There's Smoke8.3518
9Center of the Storm7.9502
10Hard Times8.1500
11Blind Spot8.1511
12Guilty as Charged8.5551
13Eyes Open8.1507
14Hot Property8.0484
15Brotherly Love8.0477
16Dead or Alive7.9488
17Out of the Fire8.5509
18Last Stand8.9578

Season 5 (2011)

7.96 avg 18 episodes 7.7 → 8.4 43 min avg

Ep 1: 7.7 · 573 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 516 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 500 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 501 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 484 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 490 votesEp 7: 7.5 · 495 votesEp 8: 7.9 · 478 votesEp 9: 7.8 · 474 votesEp 10: 7.8 · 476 votesEp 11: 8.2 · 493 votesEp 12: 8.4 · 476 votesEp 13: 7.8 · 444 votesEp 14: 7.6 · 436 votesEp 15: 8.0 · 439 votesEp 16: 8.2 · 442 votesEp 17: 8.0 · 427 votesEp 18: 8.4 · 537 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Company Man7.7573
2Bloodlines7.9516
3Mind Games8.1500
4No Good Deed8.0501
5Square One7.9484
6Enemy of My Enemy8.0490
7Besieged7.5495
8Hard Out7.9478
9Eye for an Eye7.8474
10Army of One7.8476
11Better Halves8.2493
12Dead to Rights8.4476
13Damned If You Do7.8444
14Breaking Point7.6436
15Necessary Evil8.0439
16Depth Perception8.2442
17Acceptable Loss8.0427
18Fail Safe8.4537

Season 6 (2012)

8.20 avg 18 episodes 8.4 → 8.6 43 min avg

Ep 1: 8.4 · 596 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 502 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 463 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 460 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 452 votesEp 6: 8.8 · 591 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 457 votesEp 8: 7.8 · 446 votesEp 9: 7.9 · 437 votesEp 10: 8.6 · 496 votesEp 11: 8.3 · 441 votesEp 12: 8.5 · 463 votesEp 13: 8.3 · 442 votesEp 14: 7.9 · 417 votesEp 15: 7.9 · 403 votesEp 16: 7.7 · 417 votesEp 17: 8.6 · 447 votesEp 18: 8.6 · 465 votes
Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Scorched Earth8.4596
2Mixed Messages8.2502
3Last Rites8.1463
4Under the Gun8.2460
5Split Decision7.9452
6Shock Wave8.8591
7Reunion7.9457
8Unchained7.8446
9Official Business7.9437
10Desperate Times8.6496
11Desperate Measures8.3441
12Means & Ends8.5463
13Over the Line8.3442
14Down & Out7.9417
15Best Laid Plans7.9403
16Odd Man Out7.7417
17You Can Run8.6447
18Game Change8.6465

Season 7 (2013)

8.35 avg 13 episodes 8.2 → 9.1 43 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 513 votesEp 2: 8.7 · 521 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 424 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 421 votesEp 5: 8.3 · 436 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 426 votesEp 7: 8.6 · 540 votesEp 8: 7.8 · 387 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 392 votesEp 10: 8.1 · 405 votesEp 11: 8.8 · 476 votesEp 12: 8.6 · 457 votesEp 13: 9.1 · 945 votes
Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1New Deal8.2513
2Forget Me Not8.7521
3Down Range8.3424
4Brother in Arms8.1421
5Exit Plan8.3436
6All or Nothing8.0426
7Psychological Warfare8.6540
8Nature of the Beast7.8387
9Bitter Pill8.0392
10Things Unseen8.1405
11Tipping Point8.8476
12Sea Change8.6457
13Reckoning9.1945
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