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When Calls the Heart (2014)

Drama · History · Romance

Elizabeth Thatcher, a young school teacher from a wealthy Eastern family, migrates from the big city to teach school in a small coal mining town in the west.

IMDb rating
7.9 (16,874 votes)
Episode average
7.9 matches the IMDb rating
Seasons
13
Streaming (US)
Amazon Prime Video
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 13 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2014)

8.36 avg 12 episodes 8.0 → 8.6 43 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 986 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 846 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 808 votesEp 4: 8.3 · 766 votesEp 5: 8.4 · 773 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 748 votesEp 7: 8.5 · 741 votesEp 8: 8.4 · 729 votesEp 9: 8.5 · 738 votesEp 10: 8.4 · 717 votesEp 11: 8.5 · 724 votesEp 12: 8.6 · 781 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Lost and Found8.0986
2Cease and Desist8.2846
3A Telling Silence8.2808
4Secrets and Lies8.3766
5The Dance8.4773
6These Games8.3748
7Second Chances8.5741
8Perils of the Soloists8.4729
9Change of Heart8.5738
10Love Comes First8.4717
11Rules of Engagement8.5724
12Prelude to a Kiss8.6781

Season 2 (2015)

8.39 avg 9 episodes 8.5 → 8.6 57 min avg

Ep 1: 8.5 · 603 votesEp 2: 8.3 · 594 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 562 votesEp 4: 8.3 · 539 votesEp 5: 8.5 · 536 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 531 votesEp 7: 8.5 · 542 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 323 votesEp 9: 8.6 · 533 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Trials of the Heart8.5603
2Heart and Soul8.3594
3Heart's Desire8.3562
4Awakenings & Revelations8.3539
5Heart of the Family8.5536
6Coming Together, Coming Apart8.3531
7With All My Heart8.5542
8Heart and Home8.2323
9Follow Your Heart8.6533

Season 3 (2015)

8.53 avg 9 episodes 8.5 → 8.8 47 min avg

Ep 1: 8.5 · 659 votesEp 2: 8.5 · 578 votesEp 3: 8.5 · 543 votesEp 4: 8.5 · 599 votesEp 5: 8.6 · 539 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 558 votesEp 7: 8.6 · 540 votesEp 8: 8.4 · 512 votesEp 9: 8.8 · 548 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1New Year's Wish8.5659
2Troubled Hearts8.5578
3A Time to Speak8.5543
4Heart of a Hero8.5599
5A Gentle Heart8.6539
6Forever in My Heart8.4558
7Heartbreak8.6540
8Hearts in Question8.4512
9Prayers from the Heart8.8548

Season 4 (2016)

8.52 avg 11 episodes 8.5 → 8.7 46 min avg

Ep 1: 8.5 · 660 votesEp 2: 8.6 · 497 votesEp 3: 8.4 · 481 votesEp 4: 8.5 · 483 votesEp 5: 8.5 · 458 votesEp 6: 8.5 · 471 votesEp 7: 8.8 · 435 votesEp 8: 8.3 · 427 votesEp 9: 8.5 · 416 votesEp 10: 8.4 · 418 votesEp 11: 8.7 · 409 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1A When Calls the Heart Christmas8.5660
2Words from the Heart8.6497
3Heart of Truth8.4481
4The Heart of the Community8.5483
5Change of Heart8.5458
6Heart of a Teacher8.5471
7My Heart Will Go On8.8435
8Healing Heart8.3427
9Courageous Hearts8.5416
10Heart of a Secret8.4418
11Heart of a Fighter8.7409

Season 5 (2017)

8.37 avg 11 episodes 8.4 → 8.5 57 min avg

Ep 0: 8.4 · 825 votesEp 1: 8.3 · 495 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 409 votesEp 3: 8.5 · 426 votesEp 4: 8.3 · 393 votesEp 5: 8.8 · 475 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 405 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 405 votesEp 8: 8.3 · 326 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 384 votesEp 10: 8.5 · 495 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
0The Christmas Wishing Tree8.4825
1Believing8.3495
2Hearts and Minds8.2409
3Home Is Where The Heart Is8.5426
4Open Hearts8.3393
5My Heart Is Yours8.8475
6Love And Marriage8.4405
7Heart of the Matter8.2405
8Weather the Storm8.3326
9In My Dreams8.2384
10Close To My Heart8.5495

Season 6 (2018)

7.98 avg 10 episodes 8.2 → 8.1 50 min avg

Ep 0: 8.2 · 432 votesEp 1: 8.1 · 265 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 289 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 248 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 280 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 240 votesEp 6: 7.8 · 236 votesEp 7: 7.8 · 251 votesEp 8: 7.9 · 243 votesEp 9: 8.1 · 251 votes
Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
0The Greatest Christmas Blessing8.2432
1Phone Rings and Heartstrings8.1265
2The Queen of Hearts8.0289
3A Vote of Confidence7.9248
4Heart of a Mountie8.1280
5Surprise7.9240
6Disputing Hearts7.8236
7Hope is with the Heart7.8251
8A Call from the Past7.9243
9Two of Hearts8.1251

Season 7 (2019)

7.97 avg 11 episodes 7.7 → 8.4 46 min avg

Ep 0: 7.7 · 349 votesEp 1: 7.9 · 243 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 234 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 228 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 219 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 221 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 224 votesEp 7: 7.7 · 297 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 244 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 242 votesEp 10: 8.4 · 342 votes
Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
0Home for Christmas7.7349
1A Moving Picture7.9243
2The Heart of a Father7.8234
3Family Matters7.9228
4Sweet and Sour8.0219
5An Unexpected Gift8.1221
6In Perfect Unity8.1224
7Heart of a Writer7.7297
8Into the Woods8.1244
9New Possibilities8.0242
10Don't Go!8.4342

Season 8 (2021)

7.02 avg 12 episodes 7.3 → 6.2 43 min avg

Ep 1: 7.3 · 614 votesEp 2: 7.2 · 616 votesEp 3: 7.2 · 579 votesEp 4: 7.2 · 576 votesEp 5: 7.1 · 588 votesEp 6: 7.2 · 574 votesEp 7: 7.1 · 568 votesEp 8: 7.1 · 583 votesEp 9: 6.7 · 604 votesEp 10: 7.0 · 629 votesEp 11: 6.9 · 689 votesEp 12: 6.2 · 1,980 votes
Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Open Season7.3614
2Honestly, Elizabeth7.2616
3From the Ashes7.2579
4Welcome to Hope Valley7.2576
5What the Heart Wants7.1588
6No Regrets7.2574
7Before My Very Eyes7.1568
8A Parade and a Charade7.1583
9Pre-Wedding Jitters6.7604
10Old Love, New Love, Is This True Love7.0629
11Changing Times6.9689
12The Kiss6.21,980

Season 9 (2022)

7.02 avg 12 episodes 6.8 → 7.2 42 min avg

Ep 1: 6.8 · 777 votesEp 2: 6.7 · 611 votesEp 3: 6.7 · 614 votesEp 4: 6.9 · 629 votesEp 5: 7.1 · 600 votesEp 6: 6.9 · 519 votesEp 7: 7.2 · 620 votesEp 8: 7.3 · 581 votesEp 9: 7.0 · 530 votesEp 10: 7.2 · 358 votesEp 11: 7.2 · 374 votesEp 12: 7.2 · 464 votes
Season 9 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1In Like a Lion6.8777
2Out Like a Lamb6.7611
3Turn the Page6.7614
4Straight From the Heart6.9629
5Journey into Light7.1600
6Past, Present, Future6.9519
7Hope Valley Days: Part 17.2620
8Hope Valley Days: Part 27.3581
9Recent Memory7.0530
10Never Say Never7.2358
11Smoke on the Water7.2374
12Rock, A Bye, Baby7.2464

Season 10 (2023)

7.56 avg 12 episodes 7.7 → 7.0 42 min avg

Ep 1: 7.7 · 302 votesEp 2: 7.5 · 274 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 245 votesEp 4: 7.9 · 252 votesEp 5: 7.5 · 270 votesEp 6: 7.6 · 229 votesEp 7: 7.7 · 238 votesEp 8: 7.8 · 274 votesEp 9: 7.5 · 275 votesEp 10: 8.0 · 288 votesEp 11: 6.9 · 469 votesEp 12: 7.0 · 453 votes
Season 10 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Carpe Diem7.7302
2Hope Springs7.5274
3Oh, Baby7.6245
4Great Expectations7.9252
5Life is But a Dream7.5270
6The Heart of the Problem7.6229
7Best Laid Plans7.7238
8What Is and What Should Never Be7.8274
9Deep Water7.5275
10All Dressed Up8.0288
11Long Time Running6.9469
12Starry Nights7.0453

Season 11 (2024)

7.88 avg 12 episodes 7.5 → 8.5 42 min avg

Ep 1: 7.5 · 437 votesEp 2: 7.4 · 304 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 283 votesEp 4: 7.5 · 288 votesEp 5: 7.7 · 265 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 289 votesEp 7: 7.7 · 241 votesEp 8: 8.0 · 259 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 231 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 210 votesEp 11: 8.4 · 270 votesEp 12: 8.5 · 232 votes
Season 11 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1When Stars Align7.5437
2Tomorrow Never Knows7.4304
3Steps Forward7.6283
4Along Came a Spider7.5288
5Stronger Together7.7265
6Believe8.1289
7Facing the Music7.7241
8Brother's Keeper8.0259
9Truth Be Told8.0231
10What Goes Around8.2210
11Run to You8.4270
12Anything for Love8.5232

Season 12 (2025)

8.08 avg 12 episodes 8.1 → 8.5 42 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 231 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 207 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 209 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 199 votesEp 5: 8.3 · 197 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 203 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 185 votesEp 8: 7.7 · 162 votesEp 9: 7.7 · 155 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 159 votesEp 11: 8.6 · 159 votesEp 12: 8.5 · 142 votes
Season 12 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Mountie Way8.1231
2You Get What You Give7.8207
3All That Glitters8.0209
4Dancing Teens8.1199
5Mom's the Word8.3197
6When Autumn Leaves Begin to Fall8.0203
7Dance the Night Away8.0185
8The Show Must Go On7.7162
9Buried Treasure7.7155
10Through the Valley8.2159
11Having Faith8.6159
12Must be Gold8.5142

Season 13 (2026)

7.45 avg 12 episodes 8.0 → 8.1 42 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 121 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 104 votesEp 3: 7.4 · 98 votesEp 4: 7.7 · 91 votesEp 5: 7.3 · 92 votesEp 6: 7.6 · 99 votesEp 7: 6.6 · 98 votesEp 8: 6.3 · 84 votesEp 9: 7.4 · 85 votesEp 10: 8.1 · 92 votesEp 11: 6.7 · 81 votesEp 12: 8.1 · 81 votes
Season 13 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Up In the Air8.0121
2Up in Smoke8.2104
3Back to School7.498
4Until Proven Guilty7.791
5Growing Pains7.392
6Moment of Truth7.699
7In a Jam6.698
8Take Two6.384
9Lost and Found Again7.485
10Blessings8.192
11Trials and Trails and Tribulations6.781
12Harvest Moon8.181
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