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House of Cards (2013)

Drama · Thriller

Betrayed by the White House, Congressman Frank Underwood embarks on a ruthless rise to power. Blackmail, seduction and ambition are his weapons.

IMDb rating
8.6 (563,996 votes)
Episode average
8.0 -0.6 vs IMDb
Seasons
6
Streaming (US)
Netflix
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 6 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2013)

8.38 avg 13 episodes 8.5 → 8.8 52 min avg

Ep 1: 8.5 · 9,325 votesEp 2: 8.5 · 7,503 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 6,708 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 6,306 votesEp 5: 8.3 · 6,144 votesEp 6: 8.5 · 6,122 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 5,766 votesEp 8: 7.6 · 5,981 votesEp 9: 8.4 · 5,661 votesEp 10: 8.6 · 5,740 votesEp 11: 9.0 · 6,333 votesEp 12: 8.5 · 5,493 votesEp 13: 8.8 · 5,959 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Chapter 18.59,325
2Chapter 28.57,503
3Chapter 38.26,708
4Chapter 48.16,306
5Chapter 58.36,144
6Chapter 68.56,122
7Chapter 78.05,766
8Chapter 87.65,981
9Chapter 98.45,661
10Chapter 108.65,740
11Chapter 119.06,333
12Chapter 128.55,493
13Chapter 138.85,959

Season 2 (2014)

8.62 avg 13 episodes 9.5 → 9.5 51 min avg

Ep 1: 9.5 · 12,333 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 5,254 votesEp 3: 8.4 · 5,094 votesEp 4: 9.0 · 5,737 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 4,866 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 4,732 votesEp 7: 8.3 · 4,714 votesEp 8: 8.4 · 4,704 votesEp 9: 8.8 · 5,018 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 4,619 votesEp 11: 8.6 · 5,007 votesEp 12: 8.8 · 4,813 votesEp 13: 9.5 · 7,770 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Chapter 149.512,333
2Chapter 158.25,254
3Chapter 168.45,094
4Chapter 179.05,737
5Chapter 188.24,866
6Chapter 198.24,732
7Chapter 208.34,714
8Chapter 218.44,704
9Chapter 228.85,018
10Chapter 238.24,619
11Chapter 248.65,007
12Chapter 258.84,813
13Chapter 269.57,770

Season 3 (2015)

8.38 avg 13 episodes 8.0 → 8.9 53 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 5,195 votesEp 2: 8.3 · 4,703 votesEp 3: 8.5 · 4,981 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 4,489 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 4,346 votesEp 6: 9.0 · 6,017 votesEp 7: 8.1 · 4,406 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 4,219 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 4,198 votesEp 10: 8.1 · 4,173 votesEp 11: 9.0 · 4,859 votesEp 12: 8.6 · 4,337 votesEp 13: 8.9 · 5,359 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Chapter 278.05,195
2Chapter 288.34,703
3Chapter 298.54,981
4Chapter 308.14,489
5Chapter 318.14,346
6Chapter 329.06,017
7Chapter 338.14,406
8Chapter 348.14,219
9Chapter 358.24,198
10Chapter 368.14,173
11Chapter 379.04,859
12Chapter 388.64,337
13Chapter 398.95,359

Season 4 (2016)

8.58 avg 13 episodes 7.9 → 9.4 49 min avg

Ep 1: 7.9 · 4,588 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 4,159 votesEp 3: 8.7 · 4,330 votesEp 4: 9.3 · 5,171 votesEp 5: 8.4 · 3,953 votesEp 6: 8.5 · 4,072 votesEp 7: 8.4 · 3,895 votesEp 8: 8.0 · 3,760 votesEp 9: 8.7 · 3,940 votesEp 10: 9.2 · 4,982 votesEp 11: 8.2 · 3,812 votesEp 12: 8.7 · 3,948 votesEp 13: 9.4 · 6,846 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Chapter 407.94,588
2Chapter 418.14,159
3Chapter 428.74,330
4Chapter 439.35,171
5Chapter 448.43,953
6Chapter 458.54,072
7Chapter 468.43,895
8Chapter 478.03,760
9Chapter 488.73,940
10Chapter 499.24,982
11Chapter 508.23,812
12Chapter 518.73,948
13Chapter 529.46,846

Season 5 (2017)

8.12 avg 13 episodes 8.2 → 8.3 52 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 4,148 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 3,578 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 3,473 votesEp 4: 8.5 · 3,577 votesEp 5: 7.8 · 3,353 votesEp 6: 7.7 · 3,266 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 3,269 votesEp 8: 7.9 · 3,222 votesEp 9: 7.8 · 3,206 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 3,175 votesEp 11: 8.2 · 3,170 votesEp 12: 9.0 · 4,124 votesEp 13: 8.3 · 4,008 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Chapter 538.24,148
2Chapter 547.93,578
3Chapter 557.93,473
4Chapter 568.53,577
5Chapter 577.83,353
6Chapter 587.73,266
7Chapter 598.23,269
8Chapter 607.93,222
9Chapter 617.83,206
10Chapter 628.23,175
11Chapter 638.23,170
12Chapter 649.04,124
13Chapter 658.34,008

Season 6 (2018)

4.15 avg 8 episodes 4.4 → 2.5 55 min avg

Ep 1: 4.4 · 7,219 votesEp 2: 4.4 · 5,937 votesEp 3: 4.4 · 5,583 votesEp 4: 4.5 · 5,401 votesEp 5: 4.6 · 5,489 votesEp 6: 4.4 · 5,326 votesEp 7: 4.0 · 5,373 votesEp 8: 2.5 · 8,990 votes
Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Chapter 664.47,219
2Chapter 674.45,937
3Chapter 684.45,583
4Chapter 694.55,401
5Chapter 704.65,489
6Chapter 714.45,326
7Chapter 724.05,373
8Chapter 732.58,990
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