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Prison Break (2005)

Action · Crime · Drama

Due to a political conspiracy, an innocent man is sent to death row and his only hope is his brother, who makes it his mission to deliberately get himself sent to the same prison in order to break the both of them out, from the inside out.

IMDb rating
8.3 (681,718 votes)
Episode average
8.3 matches the IMDb rating
Seasons
5
Streaming (US)
Hulu
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2005)

8.75 avg 22 episodes 8.7 → 9.4 56 min avg

Ep 1: 8.7 · 12,475 votesEp 2: 8.5 · 8,951 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 8,332 votesEp 4: 8.5 · 8,046 votesEp 5: 8.8 · 8,298 votesEp 6: 9.3 · 10,205 votesEp 7: 9.1 · 9,256 votesEp 8: 8.6 · 7,501 votesEp 9: 8.4 · 7,341 votesEp 10: 8.5 · 7,226 votesEp 11: 8.5 · 7,182 votesEp 12: 8.7 · 7,223 votesEp 13: 9.0 · 8,033 votesEp 14: 8.9 · 7,697 votesEp 15: 8.3 · 6,998 votesEp 16: 8.4 · 7,308 votesEp 17: 8.5 · 6,977 votesEp 18: 8.7 · 7,080 votesEp 19: 8.7 · 7,258 votesEp 20: 9.2 · 8,471 votesEp 21: 9.6 · 13,883 votesEp 22: 9.4 · 11,550 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Pilot8.712,475
2Allen8.58,951
3Cell Test8.38,332
4Cute Poison8.58,046
5English, Fitz or Percy8.88,298
6Riots, Drills and the Devil: Part 19.310,205
7Riots, Drills and the Devil: Part 29.19,256
8The Old Head8.67,501
9Tweener8.47,341
10Sleight of Hand8.57,226
11And Then There Were 78.57,182
12Odd Man Out8.77,223
13End of the Tunnel9.08,033
14The Rat8.97,697
15By the Skin and the Teeth8.36,998
16Brother's Keeper8.47,308
17J-Cat8.56,977
18Bluff8.77,080
19The Key8.77,258
20Tonight9.28,471
21Go9.613,883
22Flight9.411,550

Season 2 (2006)

8.43 avg 22 episodes 8.8 → 8.6 52 min avg

Ep 1: 8.8 · 7,220 votesEp 2: 8.3 · 5,990 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 5,852 votesEp 4: 8.4 · 5,943 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 5,667 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 5,582 votesEp 7: 8.5 · 5,770 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 5,555 votesEp 9: 8.4 · 5,506 votesEp 10: 8.3 · 5,485 votesEp 11: 8.3 · 5,454 votesEp 12: 8.3 · 5,400 votesEp 13: 8.9 · 6,270 votesEp 14: 8.6 · 5,534 votesEp 15: 8.3 · 5,347 votesEp 16: 8.3 · 5,456 votesEp 17: 8.5 · 5,399 votesEp 18: 8.5 · 5,398 votesEp 19: 8.8 · 5,827 votesEp 20: 8.1 · 5,328 votesEp 21: 8.6 · 5,504 votesEp 22: 8.6 · 6,206 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Manhunt8.87,220
2Otis8.35,990
3Scan8.35,852
4First Down8.45,943
5Map 12138.25,667
6Subdivision8.35,582
7Buried8.55,770
8Dead Fall8.25,555
9Unearthed8.45,506
10Rendezvous8.35,485
11Bolshoi Booze8.35,454
12Disconnect8.35,400
13The Killing Box8.96,270
14John Doe8.65,534
15The Message8.35,347
16Chicago8.35,456
17Bad Blood8.55,399
18Wash8.55,398
19Sweet Caroline8.85,827
20Panama8.15,328
21Fin del camino8.65,504
22Sona8.66,206

Season 3 (2007)

8.19 avg 13 episodes 8.4 → 8.7 44 min avg

Ep 1: 8.4 · 6,456 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 5,234 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 5,128 votesEp 4: 7.9 · 5,063 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 5,013 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 4,923 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 4,910 votesEp 8: 8.3 · 4,898 votesEp 9: 7.8 · 4,983 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 4,822 votesEp 11: 8.3 · 4,855 votesEp 12: 8.7 · 5,380 votesEp 13: 8.7 · 5,771 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Orientación8.46,456
2Fire/Water8.05,234
3Call Waiting7.95,128
4Good Fences7.95,063
5Interference7.95,013
6Photo Finish8.24,923
7Vamonos8.24,910
8Bang and Burn8.34,898
9Boxed In7.84,983
10Dirt Nap8.24,822
11Under & Out8.34,855
12Hell or High Water8.75,380
13The Art of the Deal8.75,771

Season 4 (2008)

8.02 avg 24 episodes 7.9 → 8.5 45 min avg

Ep 1: 7.9 · 5,901 votesEp 2: 7.6 · 3,460 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 4,790 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 4,710 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 4,629 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 4,582 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 4,558 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 4,540 votesEp 9: 8.7 · 5,351 votesEp 10: 8.0 · 4,512 votesEp 11: 8.4 · 4,674 votesEp 12: 9.0 · 6,044 votesEp 13: 8.1 · 4,472 votesEp 14: 8.0 · 4,458 votesEp 15: 7.7 · 4,452 votesEp 16: 7.6 · 4,531 votesEp 17: 7.5 · 4,514 votesEp 18: 7.4 · 4,429 votesEp 19: 7.5 · 4,383 votesEp 20: 8.0 · 4,425 votesEp 21: 8.2 · 4,434 votesEp 22: 8.9 · 6,300 votesEp 23: 7.8 · 4,358 votesEp 24: 8.5 · 5,279 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Scylla7.95,901
2Breaking and Entering7.63,460
3Shut Down7.84,790
4Eagles and Angels7.84,710
5Safe and Sound8.04,629
6Blow Out8.04,582
7Five the Hard Way8.04,558
8The Price8.14,540
9Greatness Achieved8.75,351
10The Legend8.04,512
11Quiet Riot8.44,674
12Selfless9.06,044
13Deal or No Deal8.14,472
14Just Business8.04,458
15Going Under7.74,452
16The Sunshine State7.64,531
17The Mother Lode7.54,514
18VS.7.44,429
19S.O.B.7.54,383
20Cowboys and Indians8.04,425
21Rate of Exchange8.24,434
22Killing Your Number8.96,300
23The Old Ball and Chain7.84,358
24Free8.55,279

Season 5 (2017)

8.10 avg 9 episodes 8.4 → 8.4 45 min avg

Ep 1: 8.4 · 9,415 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 6,959 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 6,135 votesEp 4: 8.5 · 6,356 votesEp 5: 7.6 · 5,463 votesEp 6: 7.5 · 5,217 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 5,251 votesEp 8: 8.5 · 5,765 votesEp 9: 8.4 · 6,611 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Ogygia8.49,415
2Kaniel Outis8.16,959
3The Liar8.06,135
4The Prisoner's Dilemma8.56,356
5Contingency7.65,463
6Phaecia7.55,217
7Wine Dark Sea7.95,251
8Progeny8.55,765
9Behind the Eyes8.46,611

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