Salem is an American television series loosely based on the historic Salem Witch Trials created by Brannon Braga and Adam Simon. In the United States, it premiered on WGN America on April 20, 2014 as the network's first original scripted series. Salem follows the lives of a community in Salem, Massachusetts in the 17th century during the infamous Witch Trials, only this time it's the witches that are controlling them for their own wicked purposes. Mary Sibley (Janet Montgomery) leads a secret coven of witches, including Tituba (Ashley Madekwe) to turn the Puritans against one another to perform the Grand Rite, but things get complicated when Mary's lost love, John Alden (Shane West) returns to Salem, and Cotton Mather (Seth Gabel) closes in on the witches. On July 11, 2015, WGN America renewed Salem for a 10-episode third season which premiered on November 2, 2016. On December 13, 2016, it was announced that WGN had cancelled the show after three seasons. During the course of the series, 36 episodes of Salem aired over three seasons, concluding on January 25, 2017.
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 13 | April 20, 2014 (2014-04-20) | July 13, 2014 (2014-07-13) | |
| 2 | 13 | April 5, 2015 (2015-04-05) | June 28, 2015 (2015-06-28) | |
| 3 | 10 | November 2, 2016 (2016-11-02) | January 25, 2017 (2017-01-25) | |
Episodes
Season 1 (2014)
Main article: Salem (season 1)| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The Vow" | Richard Shepard | Brannon Braga & Adam Simon | April 20, 2014 (2014-04-20) | 1WAT01 | 1.521 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Stone Child" | David Von Ancken | Brannon Braga & Adam Simon | April 27, 2014 (2014-04-27) | 1WAT02 | 0.774 |
| 3 | 3 | "In Vain" | Alex Zakrzewski | Elizabeth Sarnoff & Tricia Small | May 4, 2014 (2014-05-04) | 1WAT03 | 0.440 |
| 4 | 4 | "Survivors" | David Von Ancken | Jon Harmon Feldman | May 11, 2014 (2014-05-11) | 1WAT04 | 0.429 |
| 5 | 5 | "Lies" | Sergio Mimica-Gezzan | Tricia Small & Elizabeth Sarnoff | May 18, 2014 (2014-05-18) | 1WAT05 | 0.500 |
| 6 | 6 | "The Red Rose and the Briar" | P. J. Pesce | Joe Menosky & Adam Simon | May 25, 2014 (2014-05-25) | 1WAT06 | 0.476 |
| 7 | 7 | "Our Own Private America" | David Von Ancken | Adam Simon & Brannon Braga | June 1, 2014 (2014-06-01) | 1WAT07 | 0.537 |
| 8 | 8 | "Departures" | Alex Zakrzewski | Jon Harmon Feldman | June 8, 2014 (2014-06-08) | 1WAT08 | 0.574 |
| 9 | 9 | "Children, Be Afraid" | David Grossman | Elizabeth Sarnoff & Tricia Small | June 15, 2014 (2014-06-15) | 1WAT09 | 0.490 |
| 10 | 10 | "The House of Pain" | David Von Ancken | Adam Simon & Joe Menosky | June 22, 2014 (2014-06-22) | 1WAT10 | 0.465 |
| 11 | 11 | "Cat and Mouse" | Tricia Brock | Jon Harmon Feldman | June 29, 2014 (2014-06-29) | 1WAT11 | 0.591 |
| 12 | 12 | "Ashes, Ashes" | Bill Johnson | Brannon Braga & Adam Simon | July 6, 2014 (2014-07-06) | 1WAT12 | 0.363 |
| 13 | 13 | "All Fall Down" | David Von Ancken | Brannon Braga & Adam Simon | July 13, 2014 (2014-07-13) | 1WAT13 | 0.432 |
Season 2 (2015)
Main article: Salem (season 2)| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | "Cry Havoc" | Nick Copus | Brannon Braga & Adam Simon | April 5, 2015 (2015-04-05) | 2WAT01 | 0.510 |
| 15 | 2 | "Blood Kiss" | Allan Arkush | Brannon Braga & Adam Simon | April 12, 2015 (2015-04-12) | 2WAT02 | 0.376 |
| 16 | 3 | "From Within" | Alex Zakrzewski | Kelly Souders & Brian Peterson | April 19, 2015 (2015-04-19) | 2WAT03 | 0.495 |
| 17 | 4 | "Book of Shadows" | Allan Kroeker | Joe Menosky & Adam Simon | April 26, 2015 (2015-04-26) | 2WAT04 | 0.331 |
| 18 | 5 | "The Wine Dark Sea" | Peter Weller | Turi Meyer & Al Septien | May 3, 2015 (2015-05-03) | 2WAT05 | 0.334 |
| 19 | 6 | "Ill Met by Moonlight" | Nick Copus | Brian Peterson & Kelly Souders | May 10, 2015 (2015-05-10) | 2WAT06 | 0.245 |
| 20 | 7 | "The Beckoning Fair One" | Joe Dante | Donna Thorland & Adam Simon | May 17, 2015 (2015-05-17) | 2WAT07 | 0.321 |
| 21 | 8 | "Dead Birds" | Alex Kalymnios | Joe Menosky & Adam Simon | May 24, 2015 (2015-05-24) | 2WAT08 | 0.310 |
| 22 | 9 | "Wages of Sin" | David Grossman | Al Septien & Turi Meyer | May 31, 2015 (2015-05-31) | 2WAT09 | 0.394 |
| 23 | 10 | "Til Death Do Us Part" | Tim Andrew | Kelly Souders & Brian Peterson | June 7, 2015 (2015-06-07) | 2WAT10 | 0.284 |
| 24 | 11 | "On Earth as in Hell" | Nick Copus | Joe Menosky & Adam Simon | June 14, 2015 (2015-06-14) | 2WAT11 | 0.314 |
| 25 | 12 | "Midnight Never Come" | Alex Zakrzewski | Donna Thorland & Adam Simon | June 21, 2015 (2015-06-21) | 2WAT12 | 0.318 |
| 26 | 13 | "The Witching Hour" | Brannon Braga | Adam Simon | June 28, 2015 (2015-06-28) | 2WAT13 | 0.337 |
Season 3 (2016–17)
Main article: Salem (season 3)| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1 | "After the Fall" | Nick Copus | Brannon Braga & Adam Simon | November 2, 2016 (2016-11-02) | 3WAT01 | 0.272 |
| 28 | 2 | "The Heart Is a Devil" | Tim Andrew | Adam Simon | November 9, 2016 (2016-11-09) | 3WAT02 | 0.212 |
| 29 | 3 | "The Reckoning" | Wayne Yip | Kelly Souders & Brian Peterson | November 16, 2016 (2016-11-16) | 3WAT03 | 0.295 |
| 30 | 4 | "Night's Black Agents" | Joe Dante | Joe Menosky & Donna Thorland | November 30, 2016 (2016-11-30) | 3WAT04 | 0.270 |
| 31 | 5 | "The Witch Is Back" | Nick Copus | Adam Simon | December 7, 2016 (2016-12-07) | 3WAT05 | 0.257 |
| 32 | 6 | "Wednesday's Child" | Peter Weller | Donna Thorland & Adam Simon | December 14, 2016 (2016-12-14) | 3WAT06 | 0.286 |
| 33 | 7 | "The Man Who Was Thursday" | Jennifer Lynch | Brian Peterson & Kelly Souders | January 4, 2017 (2017-01-04) | 3WAT07 | 0.259 |
| 34 | 8 | "Friday's Knights" | Nick Copus | Adam Simon & Donna Thorland | January 11, 2017 (2017-01-11) | 3WAT08 | 0.268 |
| 35 | 9 | "Saturday Mourning" | Jennifer Lynch | Kelly Souders & Brian Peterson | January 18, 2017 (2017-01-18) | 3WAT09 | 0.236 |
| 36 | 10 | "Black Sunday" | Brannon Braga | Adam Simon | January 25, 2017 (2017-01-25) | 3WAT10 | 0.233 |
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