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Ray Donovan (2013)

Crime · Drama

Set in the sprawling mecca of the rich and famous, Ray Donovan does the dirty work for LA's top power players, and makes their problems disappear. His father's unexpected release from prison sets off a chain of events that shakes the Donovan family to its core.

IMDb rating
8.3 (100,447 votes)
Episode average
8.2 -0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons
7
Streaming (US)
Paramount+ · Amazon Prime Video
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 7 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2013)

8.06 avg 12 episodes 7.9 → 8.6 53 min avg

Ep 1: 7.9 · 2,175 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 1,657 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 1,517 votesEp 4: 7.7 · 1,427 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 1,384 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 1,387 votesEp 7: 7.8 · 1,341 votesEp 8: 7.9 · 1,330 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 1,301 votesEp 10: 8.5 · 1,395 votesEp 11: 8.6 · 1,347 votesEp 12: 8.6 · 1,392 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Bag or the Bat7.92,175
2A Mouth Is a Mouth7.81,657
3Twerk7.61,517
4Black Cadillac7.71,427
5The Golem8.01,384
6Housewarming8.11,387
7New Birthday7.81,341
8Bridget7.91,330
9Road Trip8.21,301
10Fite Nite8.51,395
11Bucky Fuckin' Dent8.61,347
12Same Exactly8.61,392

Season 2 (2014)

8.41 avg 12 episodes 8.2 → 9.0 53 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 1,276 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 1,143 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 1,139 votesEp 4: 8.4 · 1,166 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 1,074 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 1,086 votesEp 7: 9.3 · 2,186 votesEp 8: 8.9 · 1,378 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 1,064 votesEp 10: 8.3 · 1,074 votesEp 11: 8.7 · 1,156 votesEp 12: 9.0 · 1,369 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Yo Soy Capitan8.21,276
2Uber Ray7.91,143
3Gem and Loan8.01,139
4S U C K8.41,166
5Irish Spring8.01,074
6Viagra8.01,086
7Walk This Way9.32,186
8Sunny8.91,378
9Snowflake8.21,064
10Volcheck8.31,074
11Rodef8.71,156
12The Captain9.01,369

Season 3 (2015)

8.47 avg 12 episodes 8.5 → 9.2 53 min avg

Ep 1: 8.5 · 1,326 votesEp 2: 8.4 · 1,187 votesEp 3: 8.9 · 1,323 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 1,045 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 1,001 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 1,018 votesEp 7: 8.3 · 1,053 votesEp 8: 8.4 · 1,007 votesEp 9: 8.6 · 1,100 votesEp 10: 8.3 · 1,054 votesEp 11: 8.8 · 1,132 votesEp 12: 9.2 · 1,672 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Kalamazoo8.51,326
2Ding8.41,187
3Come and Knock on Our Door8.91,323
4Breakfast of Champions8.01,045
5Handshake Deal8.01,001
6Swing Vote8.21,018
7All Must Be Loved8.31,053
8Tulip8.41,007
9The Octopus8.61,100
10One Night in Yerevan8.31,054
11Poker8.81,132
12Exsuscito9.21,672

Season 4 (2016)

8.17 avg 12 episodes 7.8 → 8.6 55 min avg

Ep 1: 7.8 · 1,107 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 981 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 996 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 1,021 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 974 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 1,042 votesEp 7: 8.3 · 978 votesEp 8: 8.0 · 931 votesEp 9: 8.6 · 967 votesEp 10: 8.1 · 920 votesEp 11: 8.4 · 915 votesEp 12: 8.6 · 1,171 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Girl, with Guitar7.81,107
2Marisol7.7981
3Little Bill Primm's Big Green Horseshoe8.1996
4Federal Boobie Inspector8.01,021
5Get Even Before Leavin'8.1974
6Fish and Bird8.41,042
7Norman Saves the World8.3978
8The Texan8.0931
9Goodbye, Beautiful8.6967
10Lake Hollywood8.1920
11Chinese Algebra8.4915
12Rattus Rattus8.61,171

Season 5 (2017)

7.68 avg 12 episodes 7.0 → 8.1 53 min avg

Ep 1: 7.0 · 1,363 votesEp 2: 7.5 · 1,047 votesEp 3: 7.1 · 953 votesEp 4: 7.3 · 936 votesEp 5: 7.2 · 899 votesEp 6: 7.2 · 883 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 943 votesEp 8: 8.8 · 1,557 votesEp 9: 7.9 · 848 votesEp 10: 7.8 · 800 votesEp 11: 8.1 · 841 votesEp 12: 8.1 · 941 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Abby7.01,363
2Las Vegas7.51,047
3Dogwalker7.1953
4Sold7.3936
5Shabbos Goy7.2899
6Shelley Duvall7.2883
7If I Should Fall from Grace with God8.2943
8Horses8.81,557
9Mister Lucky7.9848
10Bob the Builder7.8800
11Michael8.1841
12Time Takes a Cigarette8.1941

Season 6 (2018)

8.38 avg 12 episodes 8.0 → 9.0 53 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 1,059 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 887 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 863 votesEp 4: 8.5 · 904 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 824 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 825 votesEp 7: 8.1 · 813 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 885 votesEp 9: 8.5 · 877 votesEp 10: 9.0 · 954 votesEp 11: 9.0 · 951 votesEp 12: 9.0 · 1,173 votes
Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Staten Island: Part 18.01,059
2Staten Island: Part 28.1887
3He Be Tight. He Be Mean.8.1863
4Pudge8.5904
5Ellis Island8.0824
6A Girl Named Maria8.2825
7The 1-3-28.1813
8Who Once Was Dead8.1885
9Dream On8.5877
10Baby9.0954
11Never Gonna Give You Up9.0951
12The Dead9.01,173

Season 7 (2019)

8.17 avg 10 episodes 8.1 → 8.9 51 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 886 votesEp 2: 8.3 · 802 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 760 votesEp 4: 7.3 · 783 votesEp 5: 7.8 · 754 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 715 votesEp 7: 8.6 · 815 votesEp 8: 8.5 · 760 votesEp 9: 8.7 · 784 votesEp 10: 8.9 · 1,216 votes
Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Faith. Hope. Love. Luck.8.1886
2A Good Man Is Hard to Find8.3802
3Family Pictures7.6760
4Hispes7.3783
5An Irish Lullaby7.8754
6Inside Guy7.9715
7The Transfer Agent8.6815
8Passport and a Gun8.5760
9Bugs8.7784
10You'll Never Walk Alone8.91,216

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