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The Americans is an American television drama series created by Joe Weisberg, which premiered on January 30, 2013, on the cable network FX. Set during the Cold War period in the 1980s, The Americans is the story of Elizabeth (Keri Russell) and Philip Jennings (Matthew Rhys), two Soviet KGB officers posing as U.S. citizens and a married couple.[1]
The series's sixth and final season, consisting of 10 episodes, premiered on March 28, 2018.[2][3] During the course of the series, 75 episodes of The Americans aired over six seasons, between January 30, 2013, and May 30, 2018.
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Season 1 (2013)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Gavin O'Connor | Joe Weisberg | January 30, 2013 | BDU179 | 3.22[4] |
| 2 | 2 | "The Clock" | Adam Arkin | Joe Weisberg | February 6, 2013 | BDU101 | 1.97[5] |
| 3 | 3 | "Gregory" | Thomas Schlamme | Joel Fields | February 13, 2013 | BDU102 | 1.65[6] |
| 4 | 4 | "In Control" | Jean de Segonzac | Joel Fields & Joe Weisberg | February 20, 2013 | BDU103 | 1.91[7] |
| 5 | 5 | "COMINT" | Holly Dale | Melissa James Gibson | February 27, 2013 | BDU104 | 1.44[8] |
| 6 | 6 | "Trust Me" | Daniel Sackheim | Sneha Koorse | March 6, 2013 | BDU105 | 1.88[9] |
| 7 | 7 | "Duty and Honor" | Alex Chapple | Joshua Brand | March 13, 2013 | BDU106 | 1.70[10] |
| 8 | 8 | "Mutually Assured Destruction" | Bill Johnson | Joel Fields & Joe Weisberg | March 20, 2013 | BDU107 | 1.65[11] |
| 9 | 9 | "Safe House" | Jim McKay | Joshua Brand | April 3, 2013 | BDU108 | 1.38[12] |
| 10 | 10 | "Only You" | Adam Arkin | Bradford Winters | April 10, 2013 | BDU109 | 1.50[13] |
| 11 | 11 | "Covert War" | Nicole Kassell | Joshua Brand & Melissa James Gibson | April 17, 2013 | BDU110 | 1.81[14] |
| 12 | 12 | "The Oath" | John Dahl | Joshua Brand & Melissa James Gibson | April 24, 2013 | BDU111 | 1.49[15] |
| 13 | 13 | "The Colonel" | Adam Arkin | Joel Fields & Joe Weisberg | May 1, 2013 | BDU112 | 1.74[16] |
Season 2 (2014)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | "Comrades" | Thomas Schlamme | Joel Fields & Joe Weisberg | February 26, 2014 | BDU201 | 1.90[17] |
| 15 | 2 | "Cardinal" | Daniel Sackheim | Joel Fields & Joe Weisberg | March 5, 2014 | BDU202 | 1.46[18] |
| 16 | 3 | "The Walk In" | Constantine Makris | Stuart Zicherman | March 12, 2014 | BDU203 | 1.27[19] |
| 17 | 4 | "A Little Night Music" | Lodge Kerrigan | Stephen Schiff | March 19, 2014 | BDU204 | 1.39[20] |
| 18 | 5 | "The Deal" | Dan Attias | Angelina Burnett | March 26, 2014 | BDU205 | 1.36[21] |
| 19 | 6 | "Behind the Red Door" | Charlotte Sieling | Melissa James Gibson | April 2, 2014 | BDU206 | 1.21[22] |
| 20 | 7 | "Arpanet" | Kevin Dowling | Joshua Brand | April 9, 2014 | BDU207 | 1.18[23] |
| 21 | 8 | "New Car" | John Dahl | Peter Ackerman | April 16, 2014 | BDU208 | 1.39[24] |
| 22 | 9 | "Martial Eagle" | Alik Sakharov | Story by : Oliver North & Tracey Scott Wilson Teleplay by : Tracey Scott Wilson | April 23, 2014 | BDU209 | 1.37[25] |
| 23 | 10 | "Yousaf" | Stefan Schwartz | Stephen Schiff & Stuart Zicherman | April 30, 2014 | BDU210 | 1.27[26] |
| 24 | 11 | "Stealth" | Gregory Hoblit | Joshua Brand | May 7, 2014 | BDU211 | 1.12[27] |
| 25 | 12 | "Operation Chronicle" | Andrew Bernstein | Joel Fields & Joe Weisberg | May 14, 2014 | BDU212 | 1.27[28] |
| 26 | 13 | "Echo" | Daniel Sackheim | Joel Fields & Joe Weisberg | May 21, 2014 | BDU213 | 1.29[29] |
Season 3 (2015)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1 | "EST Men" | Daniel Sackheim | Joel Fields & Joe Weisberg | January 28, 2015 | BDU301 | 1.90[30] |
| 28 | 2 | "Baggage" | Daniel Sackheim | Joel Fields & Joe Weisberg | February 4, 2015 | BDU302 | 0.92[31] |
| 29 | 3 | "Open House" | Thomas Schlamme | Stuart Zicherman | February 11, 2015 | BDU303 | 1.02[32] |
| 30 | 4 | "Dimebag" | Thomas Schlamme | Peter Ackerman | February 18, 2015 | BDU304 | 0.97[33] |
| 31 | 5 | "Salang Pass" | Kevin Dowling | Stephen Schiff | February 25, 2015 | BDU305 | 0.81[34] |
| 32 | 6 | "Born Again" | Kevin Dowling | Tracey Scott Wilson | March 4, 2015 | BDU306 | 0.93[35] |
| 33 | 7 | "Walter Taffet" | Noah Emmerich | Lara Shapiro | March 11, 2015 | BDU307 | 1.22[36] |
| 34 | 8 | "Divestment" | Dan Attias | Joshua Brand | March 18, 2015 | BDU308 | 1.13[37] |
| 35 | 9 | "Do Mail Robots Dream of Electric Sheep?" | Stephen Williams | Joshua Brand | March 25, 2015 | BDU309 | 0.99[38] |
| 36 | 10 | "Stingers" | Larysa Kondracki | Joel Fields & Joe Weisberg | April 1, 2015 | BDU310 | 0.90[39] |
| 37 | 11 | "One Day in the Life of Anton Baklanov" | Andrew Bernstein | Stephen Schiff & Tracey Scott Wilson | April 8, 2015 | BDU311 | 1.04[40] |
| 38 | 12 | "I Am Abassin Zadran" | Christopher Misiano | Peter Ackerman & Stuart Zicherman | April 15, 2015 | BDU312 | 0.98[41] |
| 39 | 13 | "March 8, 1983" | Daniel Sackheim | Joel Fields & Joe Weisberg | April 22, 2015 | BDU313 | 1.22[42] |
Season 4 (2016)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 1 | "Glanders" | Thomas Schlamme | Joel Fields & Joe Weisberg | March 16, 2016 | BDU401 | 1.11[43] |
| 41 | 2 | "Pastor Tim" | Chris Long | Joel Fields & Joe Weisberg | March 23, 2016 | BDU402 | 0.93[44] |
| 42 | 3 | "Experimental Prototype City of Tomorrow" | Kevin Dowling | Stephen Schiff | March 30, 2016 | BDU403 | 0.82[45] |
| 43 | 4 | "Chloramphenicol" | Stefan Schwartz | Tracey Scott Wilson | April 6, 2016 | BDU404 | 1.04[46] |
| 44 | 5 | "Clark's Place" | Noah Emmerich | Peter Ackerman | April 13, 2016 | BDU405 | 0.89[47] |
| 45 | 6 | "The Rat" | Kari Skogland | Joshua Brand | April 20, 2016 | BDU406 | 0.90[48] |
| 46 | 7 | "Travel Agents" | Dan Attias | Tanya Barfield | April 27, 2016 | BDU407 | 0.90[49] |
| 47 | 8 | "The Magic of David Copperfield V: The Statue of Liberty Disappears" | Matthew Rhys | Stephen Schiff | May 4, 2016 | BDU408 | 1.02[50] |
| 48 | 9 | "The Day After" | Daniel Sackheim | Tracey Scott Wilson | May 11, 2016 | BDU409 | 0.90[51] |
| 49 | 10 | "Munchkins" | Steph Green | Peter Ackerman | May 18, 2016 | BDU410 | 0.82[52] |
| 50 | 11 | "Dinner for Seven" | Nicole Kassell | Joshua Brand | May 25, 2016 | BDU411 | 0.81[53] |
| 51 | 12 | "A Roy Rogers in Franconia" | Chris Long | Joel Fields & Joe Weisberg | June 1, 2016 | BDU412 | 0.93[54] |
| 52 | 13 | "Persona Non Grata" | Chris Long | Joel Fields & Joe Weisberg | June 8, 2016 | BDU413 | 0.77[55] |
Season 5 (2017)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 1 | "Amber Waves" | Chris Long | Joel Fields & Joe Weisberg | March 7, 2017 | BDU501 | 0.93[56] |
| 54 | 2 | "Pests" | Chris Long | Joel Fields & Joe Weisberg | March 14, 2017 | BDU502 | 0.94[57] |
| 55 | 3 | "The Midges" | Stefan Schwartz | Tracey Scott Wilson | March 21, 2017 | BDU503 | 0.80[58] |
| 56 | 4 | "What's the Matter with Kansas?" | Gwyneth Horder-Payton | Peter Ackerman | March 28, 2017 | BDU504 | 0.89[59] |
| 57 | 5 | "Lotus 1-2-3" | Noah Emmerich | Joshua Brand | April 4, 2017 | BDU505 | 0.70[60] |
| 58 | 6 | "Crossbreed" | Roxann Dawson | Stephen Schiff | April 11, 2017 | BDU506 | 0.71[61] |
| 59 | 7 | "The Committee on Human Rights" | Matthew Rhys | Hilary Bettis | April 18, 2017 | BDU507 | 0.79[62] |
| 60 | 8 | "Immersion" | Kevin Bray | Tracey Scott Wilson | April 25, 2017 | BDU508 | 0.76[63] |
| 61 | 9 | "IHOP" | Dan Attias | Peter Ackerman | May 2, 2017 | BDU509 | 0.68[64] |
| 62 | 10 | "Darkroom" | Sylvain White | Stephen Schiff | May 9, 2017 | BDU510 | 0.61[65] |
| 63 | 11 | "Dyatkovo" | Steph Green | Joshua Brand | May 16, 2017 | BDU511 | 0.62[66] |
| 64 | 12 | "The World Council of Churches" | Nicole Kassell | Joel Fields & Joe Weisberg | May 23, 2017 | BDU512 | 0.66[67] |
| 65 | 13 | "The Soviet Division" | Chris Long | Joel Fields & Joe Weisberg | May 30, 2017 | BDU513 | 0.77[68] |
Season 6 (2018)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 1 | "Dead Hand" | Chris Long | Joel Fields & Joe Weisberg | March 28, 2018 | BDU601 | 0.64[69] |
| 67 | 2 | "Tchaikovsky" | Matthew Rhys | Joel Fields & Joe Weisberg | April 4, 2018 | BDU602 | 0.62[70] |
| 68 | 3 | "Urban Transport Planning" | Dan Attias | Tracey Scott Wilson | April 11, 2018 | BDU603 | 0.71[71] |
| 69 | 4 | "Mr. and Mrs. Teacup" | Roxann Dawson | Peter Ackerman | April 18, 2018 | BDU604 | 0.57[72] |
| 70 | 5 | "The Great Patriotic War" | Thomas Schlamme | Hilary Bettis | April 25, 2018 | BDU605 | 0.54[73] |
| 71 | 6 | "Rififi" | Kevin Bray | Stephen Schiff & Justin Weinberger | May 2, 2018 | BDU606 | 0.61[74] |
| 72 | 7 | "Harvest" | Stefan Schwartz | Sarah Nolen | May 9, 2018 | BDU607 | 0.67[75] |
| 73 | 8 | "The Summit" | Sylvain White | Joshua Brand | May 16, 2018 | BDU608 | 0.62[76] |
| 74 | 9 | "Jennings, Elizabeth" | Chris Long | Joel Fields & Joe Weisberg | May 23, 2018 | BDU609 | 0.73[77] |
| 75 | 10 | "START" | Chris Long | Joel Fields & Joe Weisberg | May 30, 2018 | BDU610 | 0.92[78] |
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| Season | Episode number | Average | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |||
| 1 | 3.22 | 1.97 | 1.65 | 1.91 | 1.44 | 1.88 | 1.70 | 1.65 | 1.38 | 1.50 | 1.81 | 1.49 | 1.74 | 1.80 | |
| 2 | 1.90 | 1.46 | 1.27 | 1.39 | 1.36 | 1.21 | 1.18 | 1.39 | 1.37 | 1.27 | 1.12 | 1.27 | 1.29 | 1.34 | |
| 3 | 1.90 | 0.92 | 1.02 | 0.97 | 0.81 | 0.93 | 1.22 | 1.13 | 0.99 | 0.90 | 1.04 | 0.98 | 1.22 | 1.08 | |
| 4 | 1.11 | 0.93 | 0.82 | 1.04 | 0.89 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 1.02 | 0.90 | 0.82 | 0.81 | 0.93 | 0.77 | 0.91 | |
| 5 | 0.93 | 0.94 | 0.80 | 0.89 | 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.79 | 0.76 | 0.68 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.66 | 0.77 | 0.76 | |
| 6 | 0.64 | 0.62 | 0.71 | 0.57 | 0.54 | 0.61 | 0.67 | 0.62 | 0.73 | 0.92 | – | 0.66 | |||
The Americans : U.S. viewers per episode (millions)
Audience measurement performed by Nielsen Media Research[79]
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