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Ruthless (2020)

Crime · Drama · Romance

A spinoff of "The Oval," follows Ruth Truesdale as she's forced to play nice with a scandalous religious cult of powerful sex crazed fanatics in the hopes of freeing herself and her daughter.

IMDb rating
4.8 (1,550 votes)
Episode average
8.3 ↑ +3.5 vs IMDb
Seasons
5
Streaming (US)
Paramount+
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2020)

8.72 avg 24 episodes 8.6 → 8.7 43 min avg

Ep 1: 8.6 · 45 votesEp 2: 8.7 · 41 votesEp 3: 8.6 · 35 votesEp 4: 8.9 · 39 votesEp 5: 8.8 · 29 votesEp 6: 8.9 · 27 votesEp 7: 8.9 · 25 votesEp 8: 8.9 · 27 votesEp 9: 8.8 · 26 votesEp 10: 8.9 · 26 votesEp 11: 9.1 · 32 votesEp 12: 8.8 · 27 votesEp 13: 8.7 · 25 votesEp 14: 8.5 · 22 votesEp 15: 8.7 · 25 votesEp 16: 8.5 · 21 votesEp 17: 8.4 · 24 votesEp 18: 8.3 · 21 votesEp 19: 8.3 · 21 votesEp 20: 8.8 · 19 votesEp 21: 8.8 · 18 votesEp 22: 8.8 · 19 votesEp 23: 8.8 · 18 votesEp 24: 8.7 · 21 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Pilot8.645
2The Precious Jewel8.741
3The Holy Ground8.635
4Waiting for Tomorrow8.939
5The Chosen8.829
6Lost8.927
7The Outsiders8.925
8Heaven on Earth8.927
9To Be Chosen8.826
10The Closer8.926
11The Devil's Brew9.132
12Wicked Acts8.827
13An Angel From Heaven8.725
14The Restful Sleep8.522
15On Assignment8.725
16Quid Pro Quo8.521
17Unnatural Acts8.424
18Drinking My Scotch8.321
19The Purge8.321
20The Dark Walkers8.819
21Two Days8.818
22Into the Woods8.819
23Live Bait8.818
24Out of Time8.721

Season 2 (2021)

8.54 avg 19 episodes 8.5 → 8.1 44 min avg

Ep 1: 8.5 · 24 votesEp 2: 8.6 · 20 votesEp 3: 8.6 · 20 votesEp 4: 8.9 · 26 votesEp 5: 9.1 · 33 votesEp 6: 8.6 · 22 votesEp 7: 8.8 · 23 votesEp 8: 8.8 · 18 votesEp 9: 8.6 · 18 votesEp 10: 8.1 · 19 votesEp 11: 8.3 · 16 votesEp 12: 8.3 · 16 votesEp 13: 8.5 · 17 votesEp 14: 8.8 · 16 votesEp 15: 8.5 · 17 votesEp 16: 8.4 · 16 votesEp 17: 8.3 · 16 votesEp 18: 8.4 · 16 votesEp 19: 8.1 · 17 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Outhouse8.524
2Over The Barrel8.620
3Holding On By A Thread8.620
4Duplicity8.926
5Agitators9.133
6Trust No One8.622
7The Code8.823
8Small Little Lies8.818
9The Ritual Bath8.618
10My Brother's Keeper8.119
11Secrets of the Garden8.316
12Masquerade8.316
13Evil Deeds8.517
14Prophecy8.816
15Caged Birds8.517
16Retribution8.416
17Episode #2.178.316
18Precious Armor8.416
19The Raku Way8.117

Season 3 (2022)

8.36 avg 22 episodes 8.6 → 8.8 43 min avg

Ep 1: 8.6 · 24 votesEp 2: 8.3 · 17 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 17 votesEp 4: 8.6 · 18 votesEp 5: 8.3 · 17 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 19 votesEp 7: 8.6 · 20 votesEp 8: 8.3 · 18 votesEp 9: 8.5 · 17 votesEp 10: 8.6 · 17 votesEp 11: 8.5 · 17 votesEp 12: 8.1 · 15 votesEp 13: 8.3 · 17 votesEp 14: 8.4 · 16 votesEp 15: 8.3 · 17 votesEp 16: 8.3 · 14 votesEp 17: 8.4 · 16 votesEp 18: 7.3 · 17 votesEp 19: 8.3 · 14 votesEp 20: 8.3 · 14 votesEp 21: 8.5 · 14 votesEp 22: 8.8 · 16 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Calming8.624
2Uncharted Territory8.317
3Prepare the Throne8.317
4The Highest to Be8.618
5Proving Grounds8.317
6Punishment & Games8.419
7The Strangers8.620
8A Masterful Plan8.318
9Does the Highest Know8.517
10The Law of Obedience8.617
11Late Supper8.517
12Troubling Revelations8.115
13The Great Escape8.317
14Dilapidated8.416
15The Pencil Sharpener8.317
16Lesson Learned8.314
17Just Keep Breathing8.416
18No Mercy7.317
19When the Tables Turn8.314
20Dance and Punishment8.314
21Just One More Time8.514
22Enough Is Enough8.816

Season 4 (2023)

7.77 avg 22 episodes 7.8 → 8.4

Ep 1: 7.8 · 12 votesEp 2: 7.6 · 12 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 14 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 12 votesEp 5: 7.6 · 11 votesEp 6: 7.4 · 10 votesEp 7: 7.6 · 12 votesEp 8: 7.6 · 12 votesEp 9: 7.8 · 12 votesEp 10: 7.1 · 12 votesEp 11: 8.5 · 19 votesEp 12: 7.9 · 13 votesEp 13: 7.4 · 12 votesEp 14: 7.4 · 10 votesEp 15: 7.4 · 10 votesEp 16: 7.7 · 12 votesEp 17: 7.4 · 10 votesEp 18: 7.9 · 13 votesEp 19: 8.8 · 20 votesEp 20: 7.8 · 13 votesEp 21: 8.2 · 15 votesEp 22: 8.4 · 20 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1A Matter Of Time7.812
2What's Done In The Dark7.612
3Behind Closed Doors7.814
4Eager Little Flower7.812
5Close Call7.611
6Disappearing Act7.410
7You Have To Play The Game7.612
8Eye For An Eye7.612
9Wicked Intentions7.812
10Tonight Is The Night7.112
11State Of Emergency8.519
12The Art of Secrecy7.913
13Keep Fighting7.412
14Now You See Me7.410
15Do or Die7.410
16Plan In Action7.712
17Crossing The Line7.410
18Hot On Their Trail7.913
19The Ticking Clock8.820
20Lamb To The Slaughter7.813
21Make Or Break8.215
22Fistful of Greed8.420

Season 5 (2024)

8.24 avg 16 episodes 8.5 → 7.3

Ep 1: 8.5 · 19 votesEp 2: 8.7 · 15 votesEp 3: 8.7 · 15 votesEp 4: 8.5 · 17 votesEp 5: 8.5 · 13 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 13 votesEp 7: 8.1 · 13 votesEp 8: 8.5 · 16 votesEp 9: 8.5 · 24 votesEp 10: 8.5 · 14 votesEp 11: 8.3 · 12 votesEp 12: 8.0 · 10 votesEp 13: 8.0 · 11 votesEp 14: 7.8 · 13 votesEp 15: 7.8 · 9 votesEp 16: 7.3 · 11 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Children Of The New Paradise8.519
2Il Fin Di Chi Fa Mal8.715
3The Night Is Long8.715
4Death Will Bring Death8.517
5The Measure8.513
6Soup Du Jour8.113
7Revelations8.113
8Of Mother's and Son's8.516
9The Sunshine8.524
10The Song8.514
11Sights and Silence8.312
12Pieces To Be Played8.010
13I'm a Soldier8.011
14He Lives7.813
15Going to Battle7.89
16The Unthinkable7.311
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