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The Affair (2014)

Drama

The emotional effects of an extramarital relationship between Noah, a New York City schoolteacher and budding novelist with a wife of twenty years and four children and Alison, a young waitress and wife from Montauk at the end of Long Island, trying to piece her life back together in the wake of a tragedy.

IMDb rating
7.9 (52,542 votes)
Episode average
7.8 -0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons
5
Streaming (US)
Paramount+ · Amazon Prime Video
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2014)

7.90 avg 10 episodes 8.1 → 8.4 56 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 1,606 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 1,163 votesEp 3: 7.5 · 1,044 votesEp 4: 7.5 · 1,002 votesEp 5: 7.8 · 936 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 908 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 896 votesEp 8: 7.6 · 851 votesEp 9: 8.5 · 994 votesEp 10: 8.4 · 992 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #1.18.11,606
2Episode #1.27.71,163
3Episode #1.37.51,044
4Episode #1.47.51,002
5Episode #1.57.8936
6Episode #1.67.9908
7Episode #1.78.0896
8Episode #1.87.6851
9Episode #1.98.5994
10Episode #1.108.4992

Season 2 (2015)

8.03 avg 12 episodes 7.9 → 8.7 58 min avg

Ep 1: 7.9 · 839 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 725 votesEp 3: 7.7 · 675 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 690 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 671 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 656 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 677 votesEp 8: 7.9 · 649 votesEp 9: 8.4 · 789 votesEp 10: 8.0 · 693 votesEp 11: 8.0 · 627 votesEp 12: 8.7 · 921 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #2.17.9839
2Episode #2.27.7725
3Episode #2.37.7675
4Episode #2.48.0690
5Episode #2.57.9671
6Episode #2.67.9656
7Episode #2.78.2677
8Episode #2.87.9649
9Episode #2.98.4789
10Episode #2.108.0693
11Episode #2.118.0627
12Episode #2.128.7921

Season 3 (2016)

7.40 avg 10 episodes 7.4 → 6.3 56 min avg

Ep 1: 7.4 · 787 votesEp 2: 7.5 · 657 votesEp 3: 7.2 · 647 votesEp 4: 7.5 · 604 votesEp 5: 7.7 · 632 votesEp 6: 7.5 · 551 votesEp 7: 7.3 · 546 votesEp 8: 7.5 · 561 votesEp 9: 8.1 · 653 votesEp 10: 6.3 · 911 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #3.17.4787
2Episode #3.27.5657
3Episode #3.37.2647
4Episode #3.47.5604
5Episode #3.57.7632
6Episode #3.67.5551
7Episode #3.77.3546
8Episode #3.87.5561
9Episode #3.98.1653
10Episode #3.106.3911

Season 4 (2018)

8.04 avg 10 episodes 7.5 → 8.6 59 min avg

Ep 1: 7.5 · 640 votesEp 2: 7.4 · 560 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 554 votesEp 4: 7.2 · 553 votesEp 5: 8.5 · 865 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 568 votesEp 7: 7.6 · 571 votesEp 8: 9.2 · 1,085 votesEp 9: 8.8 · 856 votesEp 10: 8.6 · 741 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #4.17.5640
2Episode #4.27.4560
3Episode #4.37.6554
4Episode #4.47.2553
5Episode #4.58.5865
6Episode #4.68.0568
7Episode #4.77.6571
8Episode #4.89.21,085
9Episode #4.98.8856
10Episode #4.108.6741

Season 5 (2019)

7.35 avg 11 episodes 7.4 → 9.1 63 min avg

Ep 1: 7.4 · 686 votesEp 2: 6.7 · 578 votesEp 3: 6.9 · 524 votesEp 4: 7.0 · 531 votesEp 5: 6.8 · 521 votesEp 6: 6.0 · 718 votesEp 7: 6.8 · 561 votesEp 8: 7.6 · 516 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 653 votesEp 10: 8.4 · 676 votesEp 11: 9.1 · 1,433 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #5.17.4686
2Episode #5.26.7578
3Episode #5.36.9524
4Episode #5.47.0531
5Episode #5.56.8521
6Episode #5.66.0718
7Episode #5.76.8561
8Episode #5.87.6516
9Episode #5.98.2653
10Episode #5.108.4676
11Episode #5.119.11,433
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