Xena: Warrior Princess (1995)

Action · Adventure · Drama

Xena is an infamous warrior on a quest to seek redemption for her past sins against the innocent. Accompanied by her comrade-in-arms Gabrielle, the campy couple use their formidable fighting skills to help those who are unable to defend themselves.

IMDb rating: 6.8 (52,679 votes)
Episode average: 7.4 ↑ +0.6 vs IMDb
Seasons: 6
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 6 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1995)

7.32 avg 24 episodes 7.6 → 7.6 45 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Sins of the Past	7.6	970
2	Chariots of War	7.0	747
3	Dreamworker	7.4	708
4	Cradle of Hope	7.0	657
5	The Path Not Taken	7.1	639
6	The Reckoning	7.5	640
7	The Titans	7.1	613
8	Prometheus	7.5	659
9	Death in Chains	7.4	606
10	Hooves and Harlots	7.8	640
11	The Black Wolf	7.1	588
12	Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts	6.8	580
13	Athens City Academy of the Performing Bards	6.3	581
14	A Fistful of Dinars	7.3	571
15	Warrior... Princess	7.5	596
16	Mortal Beloved	7.3	550
17	The Royal Couple of Thieves	7.8	597
18	The Prodigal	7.1	538
19	Altared States	7.2	561
20	Ties That Bind	7.3	543
21	The Greater Good	7.8	572
22	Callisto	8.3	715
23	Death Mask	6.9	518
24	Is There a Doctor in the House?	7.6	589

Season 2 (1996)

7.50 avg 22 episodes 7.4 → 7.2 45 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Orphan of War	7.4	504
2	Remember Nothing	7.7	531
3	The Giant Killer	6.7	493
4	Girls Just Wanna Have Fun	7.3	541
5	Return of Callisto	7.9	587
6	Warrior... Princess... Tramp	7.5	529
7	Intimate Stranger	7.9	523
8	Ten Little Warlords	7.8	522
9	A Solstice Carol	6.8	508
10	The Xena Scrolls	7.0	518
11	Here She Comes... Miss Amphipolis	7.2	539
12	Destiny	8.1	570
13	The Quest	8.0	557
14	A Necessary Evil	7.9	525
15	A Day in the Life	8.1	663
16	For Him the Bell Tolls	7.4	521
17	The Execution	7.1	453
18	Blind Faith	7.5	474
19	Ulysses	7.0	471
20	The Price	8.0	495
21	Lost Mariner	7.6	482
22	A Comedy of Eros	7.2	499

Season 3 (1997)

7.63 avg 22 episodes 7.5 → 8.3 45 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Furies	7.5	499
2	Been There, Done That	8.3	629
3	The Dirty Half Dozen	7.3	461
4	The Deliverer	7.9	511
5	Gabrielle's Hope	7.3	469
6	The Debt	8.2	536
7	The Debt II	8.2	534
8	The King of Assassins	7.3	461
9	Warrior... Priestess... Tramp	7.3	470
10	The Quill Is Mightier...	7.5	507
11	Maternal Instincts	8.2	518
12	The Bitter Suite	8.1	705
13	One Against an Army	8.2	549
14	Forgiven	6.8	452
15	King Con	6.9	432
16	When in Rome...	7.7	466
17	Forget Me Not	7.1	440
18	Fins, Femmes & Gems	7.4	489
19	Tsunami	7.5	443
20	Vanishing Act	7.1	431
21	Sacrifice	7.8	462
22	Sacrifice II	8.3	483

Season 4 (1998)

7.35 avg 22 episodes 7.1 → 6.4 45 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Adventures in the Sin Trade	7.1	525
2	Adventures in the Sin Trade II	7.0	500
3	A Family Affair	7.6	457
4	In Sickness and in Hell	7.3	472
5	A Good Day	7.6	454
6	A Tale of Two Muses	6.8	462
7	Locked Up and Tied Down	7.5	441
8	Crusader	7.8	469
9	Past Imperfect	7.5	433
10	The Key to the Kingdom	6.7	429
11	Daughter of Pomira	6.9	413
12	If the Shoe Fits...	6.9	449
13	Paradise Found	7.2	437
14	Devi	7.6	445
15	Between the Lines	7.7	461
16	The Way	7.5	435
17	The Play's the Thing	6.9	426
18	The Convert	7.6	427
19	Takes One to Know One	7.5	446
20	Endgame	8.0	451
21	The Ides of March	8.6	595
22	Deja Vu All Over Again	6.4	452

Season 5 (1999)

7.22 avg 22 episodes 7.9 → 8.3 45 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Fallen Angel	7.9	504
2	Chakram	7.7	454
3	Succession	7.5	419
4	Animal Attraction	6.9	412
5	Them Bones, Them Bones	6.7	429
6	Purity	6.9	396
7	Back in the Bottle	7.1	399
8	Little Problems	6.7	407
9	Seeds of Faith	7.8	440
10	Lyre, Lyre, Hearts on Fire	6.5	494
11	Punch Lines	6.2	409
12	God Fearing Child	7.8	474
13	Eternal Bonds	7.2	415
14	Amphipolis Under Siege	7.6	422
15	Married with Fishsticks	5.4	471
16	Lifeblood	6.5	434
17	Kindred Spirits	6.8	405
18	Antony & Cleopatra	7.5	443
19	Looking Death in the Eye	7.9	434
20	Livia	7.8	446
21	Eve	8.1	468
22	Motherhood	8.3	533

Season 6 (2000)

7.34 avg 22 episodes 7.4 → 7.7 45 min avg

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Coming Home	7.4	445
2	The Haunting of Amphipolis	7.6	477
3	Heart of Darkness	7.6	479
4	Who's Gurkhan?	7.7	469
5	Legacy	7.2	405
6	The Abyss	7.2	423
7	The Rheingold	7.2	445
8	The Ring	7.2	437
9	Return of the Valkyrie	7.2	443
10	Old Ares Had a Farm	8.0	456
11	Dangerous Prey	7.0	395
12	The God You Know	7.5	438
13	You Are There	7.7	476
14	Path of Vengeance	7.2	423
15	To Helicon and Back	7.7	423
16	Send in the Clones	6.0	443
17	Last of the Centaurs	6.9	383
18	When Fates Collide	8.0	530
19	Many Happy Returns	7.4	443
20	Soul Possession	6.5	405
21	A Friend in Need Part I	7.6	458
22	A Friend in Need Part II	7.7	518