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True Blood (2008)

Drama · Fantasy · Mystery

Thanks to a Japanese scientist's invention of synthetic blood, vampires have progressed overnight from legendary monsters to fellow citizens. And while humans have been safely removed from the menu, many remain apprehensive about these creatures "coming out of the coffin." Religious leaders, government officials, and vampire fundamentalists around the world have chosen their sides. But in the small Louisiana town of Bon Temps, the jury is still out.

IMDb rating
7.9 (273,346 votes)
Episode average
7.9 matches the IMDb rating
Seasons
7
Streaming (US)
Hulu · HBO Max
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 7 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2008)

8.02 avg 13 episodes 7.8 → 8.5 53 min avg

Ep 0: 7.8 · 437 votesEp 1: 7.8 · 3,764 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 2,765 votesEp 3: 7.7 · 2,548 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 2,458 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 2,372 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 2,318 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 2,248 votesEp 8: 7.9 · 2,174 votesEp 9: 8.1 · 2,133 votesEp 10: 8.3 · 2,126 votesEp 11: 8.1 · 2,054 votesEp 12: 8.5 · 2,267 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
0Original Pilot7.8437
1Strange Love7.83,764
2The First Taste7.82,765
3Mine7.72,548
4Escape from Dragon House8.02,458
5Sparks Fly Out8.22,372
6Cold Ground8.02,318
7Burning House of Love8.02,248
8The Fourth Man in the Fire7.92,174
9Plaisir d'amour8.12,133
10I Don't Wanna Know8.32,126
11To Love Is to Bury8.12,054
12You'll Be the Death of Me8.52,267

Season 2 (2009)

8.27 avg 12 episodes 8.1 → 8.1 54 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 2,162 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 1,942 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 1,917 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 1,865 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 1,830 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 1,840 votesEp 7: 8.4 · 1,871 votesEp 8: 8.8 · 2,150 votesEp 9: 8.7 · 2,229 votesEp 10: 8.5 · 1,874 votesEp 11: 8.0 · 1,868 votesEp 12: 8.1 · 1,946 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Nothing But the Blood8.12,162
2Keep This Party Going8.11,942
3Scratches8.21,917
4Shake and Fingerpop8.21,865
5Never Let Me Go7.91,830
6Hard-Hearted Hannah8.21,840
7Release Me8.41,871
8Timebomb8.82,150
9I Will Rise Up8.72,229
10New World in My View8.51,874
11Frenzy8.01,868
12Beyond Here Lies Nothin'8.11,946

Season 3 (2010)

8.09 avg 12 episodes 8.1 → 8.1 55 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 2,002 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 1,727 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 1,709 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 1,717 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 1,661 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 1,643 votesEp 7: 8.1 · 1,629 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 1,666 votesEp 9: 8.6 · 1,736 votesEp 10: 7.9 · 1,558 votesEp 11: 8.1 · 1,527 votesEp 12: 8.1 · 1,691 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Bad Blood8.12,002
2Beautifully Broken8.01,727
3It Hurts Me Too7.81,709
49 Crimes8.01,717
5Trouble8.11,661
6I Got a Right to Sing the Blues8.11,643
7Hitting the Ground8.11,629
8Night on the Sun8.21,666
9Everything Is Broken8.61,736
10I Smell a Rat7.91,558
11Fresh Blood8.11,527
12Evil Is Going On8.11,691

Season 4 (2011)

8.08 avg 12 episodes 8.0 → 8.4 55 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 2,020 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 1,661 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 1,574 votesEp 4: 7.9 · 1,514 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 1,490 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 1,558 votesEp 7: 8.3 · 1,537 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 1,493 votesEp 9: 7.8 · 1,452 votesEp 10: 7.9 · 1,454 votesEp 11: 8.2 · 1,512 votesEp 12: 8.4 · 1,745 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1She's Not There8.02,020
2You Smell Like Dinner8.21,661
3If You Love Me, Why Am I Dyin'?8.01,574
4I'm Alive and on Fire7.91,514
5Me and the Devil8.01,490
6I Wish I Was the Moon8.11,558
7Cold Grey Light of Dawn8.31,537
8Spellbound8.11,493
9Let's Get Out of Here7.81,452
10Burning Down the House7.91,454
11Soul of Fire8.21,512
12And When I Die8.41,745

Season 5 (2012)

7.83 avg 12 episodes 8.1 → 8.4 53 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 2,097 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 1,552 votesEp 3: 7.7 · 1,513 votesEp 4: 7.7 · 1,425 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 1,472 votesEp 6: 7.8 · 1,431 votesEp 7: 7.5 · 1,431 votesEp 8: 7.6 · 1,368 votesEp 9: 7.8 · 1,404 votesEp 10: 7.7 · 1,346 votesEp 11: 8.1 · 1,397 votesEp 12: 8.4 · 1,756 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Turn! Turn! Turn!8.12,097
2Authority Always Wins7.71,552
3Whatever I Am, You Made Me7.71,513
4We'll Meet Again7.71,425
5Let's Boot and Rally7.91,472
6Hopeless7.81,431
7In the Beginning7.51,431
8Somebody That I Used to Know7.61,368
9Everybody Wants to Rule the World7.81,404
10Gone, Gone, Gone7.71,346
11Sunset8.11,397
12Save Yourself8.41,756

Season 6 (2013)

7.80 avg 10 episodes 7.8 → 7.4 55 min avg

Ep 1: 7.8 · 1,855 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 1,446 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 1,362 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 1,422 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 1,397 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 1,374 votesEp 7: 7.8 · 1,324 votesEp 8: 7.5 · 1,287 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 1,556 votesEp 10: 7.4 · 1,589 votes
Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Who Are You, Really?7.81,855
2The Sun7.71,446
3You're No Good7.61,362
4At Last8.11,422
5**** the Pain Away8.01,397
6Don't You Feel Me8.11,374
7In the Evening7.81,324
8Dead Meat7.51,287
9Life Matters8.01,556
10Radioactive7.41,589

Season 7 (2014)

7.04 avg 10 episodes 7.1 → 5.4 57 min avg

Ep 1: 7.1 · 1,701 votesEp 2: 6.8 · 1,411 votesEp 3: 7.2 · 1,342 votesEp 4: 7.9 · 1,400 votesEp 5: 7.4 · 1,304 votesEp 6: 7.5 · 1,235 votesEp 7: 6.9 · 1,213 votesEp 8: 7.1 · 1,198 votesEp 9: 7.1 · 1,248 votesEp 10: 5.4 · 2,762 votes
Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Jesus Gonna Be Here7.11,701
2I Found You6.81,411
3Fire in the Hole7.21,342
4Death Is Not the End7.91,400
5Lost Cause7.41,304
6Karma7.51,235
7May Be the Last Time6.91,213
8Almost Home7.11,198
9Love Is to Die7.11,248
10Thank You5.42,762
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