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Title |
Viewers[1] |
Original Airdate |
Production Code |
|
1 |
"Pilot" |
5.69 million viewers |
September 13, 2005 |
475285 |
At a young age, Sam and Dean Winchester witnessed the unexplainable death of their mother, which in turn led their father to teach them skills which could be of use in the search for whatever it was that took her life. Years later, while attending Stanford University, Sam finds himself brought back into the paranormal world by his older brother, who has come to tell him their father has mysteriously disappeared. The two hit the road in Jericho, California, about 2 hours' drive from Stanford to find him and are soon sidelined in a small town where a ghostly Woman in White (Sarah Shahi) has been taking male victims. |
2 |
"Wendigo" |
5.01 million viewers |
September 20, 2005 |
2T6901 |
After following instructions found in their dad's journal, Sam and Dean pose as park rangers to help a brother and sister search for their lost brother, who the Winchester brothers believe may have been taken by a Wendigo. |
3 |
"Dead in the Water" |
5.01 million viewers |
September 27, 2005 |
2T6903 |
Dean learns about a mysterious drowning victim in Wisconsin. The brothers come to believe that a spirit is haunting the lake, causing this and other drownings. |
4 |
"Phantom Traveler" |
5.40 million viewers |
October 4, 2005 |
2T6904 |
Dean and Sam get a phone call about a demon which manifests itself through those with psychological issues and causes planes to crash. Dean is forced to face the demon aboard a plane, and face his fear of flying. |
5 |
"Bloody Mary" |
5.50 million viewers |
October 11, 2005 |
2T6905 |
Dean and Sam go to Toledo, Ohio, to investigate the mysterious death of a man who lost his eyes. They learn that Bloody Mary is haunting the town through a mirror on which a murder victim (named Mary) attempted to write the name of her killer. |
6 |
"Skin" |
5.00 million viewers |
October 18, 2005 |
2T6906 |
Sam's college friend Zach has been arrested for murdering his girlfriend in St. Louis, Missouri. They visit Zach's sister, Rebecca, and help her investigate the murder. They discover that the real culprit is a being with shapeshifting abilities, who takes the form of Dean and try to kill Sam, however de Winchester defeat de shapeshifter. |
7 |
"Hook Man" |
5.08 million viewers |
October 25, 2005 |
2T6902 |
Dean and Sam investigate the death of a student at a college. The student's girlfriend Lori says the attacker was invisible. More attacks occur, all connected to the girl. They discover that Hookman is behind the killings, and that she is unknowingly summoning him. |
8 |
"Bugs" |
4.47 million viewers |
November 8, 2005 |
2T6907 |
Dean and Sam check out the mysterious death of a construction worker on a new housing development. Soon the town is invaded by swarms of deadly bugs, which they originally suspect are being controlled by someone, but the cause turns out to be an Indian curse. |
9 |
"Home" |
4.21 million viewers |
November 15, 2005 |
2T6908 |
Sam has nightmares of their old home, and the brothers return to Lawrence, Kansas to investigate. They discover that a new family has moved into the home, and enlist the help of their father's psychic friend, Missouri, to rid the house of a poltergeist which is menacing Jenny (the new owner)and her children. |
10 |
"Asylum" |
5.38 million viewers |
November 22, 2005 |
2T6909 |
After receiving a tip from their father, Sam and Dean travel to Rockford, Illinois, to investigate the haunted Roosevelt Asylum. An evil force inside causes Sam to lose his sanity and try to kill Dean. |
11 |
"Scarecrow" |
4.23 million viewers |
January 10, 2006 |
2T6911 |
Sam and Dean investigate the disappearances of young couples in a rural Indiana town. They have a falling out, and split up. The scarecrow is a Vanir which protects the town at a price. A dark force is against the Winchester family. Sam meets Meg Masters. |
12 |
"Faith" |
3.86 million viewers |
January 17, 2006 |
2T6910 |
While battling a creature, Dean gets electrocuted and his heart is damaged. Sam searches for a way to save him and believes he may have found an answer; a preacher who heals the incurable. However, Dean and Sam discover that the preacher is getting help from a Grim Reaper. |
13 |
"Route 666" |
5.82 million viewers |
January 31, 2006 |
2T6912 |
Dean is contacted by his first love Cassie (Megalyn Echikunwoke), who asks him to come to Cape Girardeau in Missouri to investigate a string of racially motivated murders. Each murder is linked to a mysterious truck that seems to have no driver and leave no tracks. |
14 |
"Nightmare" |
4.27 million viewers |
February 7, 2006 |
2T6913 |
Sam has a premonition that a man was killed in Saginaw, Michigan, but the murder looks like a suicide. They fail to find anything supernatural until they meet Max, who has been using his telekinesis power to kill his abusive family members. This is the first and the last episode where Sam is seen using his powers of telekinesis. |
15 |
"The Benders" |
3.96 million viewers |
February 14, 2006 |
2T6914 |
Sam and Dean head to Hibbing, Minnesota, where a young boy (Ryan Drescher) witnesses a man vanish into thin air. While investigating, Sam is abducted. Dean is left to team up with a female cop. They are stunned when the kidnappers are human. |
16 |
"Shadow" |
4.22 million viewers |
February 28, 2006 |
2T6915 |
Sam and Dean run into Meg while investigating a death in Chicago. They discover she is behind the murders, and Meg unleashes shadow spirits on the brothers in an ambush. Sam and Dean realize the trap isn't for them, but for their father. |
17 |
"Hell House" |
3.76 million viewers |
March 30, 2006 |
2T6916 |
They investigate a house haunted by the ghost of Mordecai, a man who reportedly killed his six daughters during the 1930s. The brothers discover a website named Hell Hound's Lair, run by paranormal investigators and realize the town is unknowingly using it conjure up a tulpa. |
18 |
"Something Wicked This Way Comes" |
3.67 million viewers |
April 6, 2006 |
2T6917 |
Sam and Dean investigate a small town where children are falling into comas. The brothers discover that a shtriga is stealing their "life force." Also, Dean recalls a past mistake that almost cost Sam his life at the hands of the very same witch. |
19 |
"Provenance" |
3.62 million viewers |
April 13, 2006 |
2T6918 |
Sam and Dean investigate a painting; everyone who has ever bought the painting has been murdered, and they race to discover how the portrait is causing the deaths before it can claim its next victim. Also, Sam finds a possible love interest in Sarah Blake. |
20 |
"Dead Man's Blood" |
3.99 million viewers |
April 20, 2006 |
2T6919 |
A vampire hunter is murdered in Boulder, Colorado, and John shows up to solve the case. John discovers the vampires have taken an antique gun, the Colt, which, when loaded with its accompanying bullets, has the power to kill any living or supernatural being. |
21 |
"Salvation" |
3.26 million viewers |
April 27, 2006 |
2T6920 |
Sam has a vision of a family being attacked by the demon, so he, Dean, and John head off to save the family and nearly kill the demon using the Colt gun. Meg calls them and John meets Meg to deliver a fake gun, while the boys are left to deal with the demon. |
22 |
"Devil's Trap" |
3.99 million viewers |
May 4, 2006 |
2T6921 |
On a mission to save their father from Meg, Sam and Dean lure her into a special demon trap at Bobby Singer's auto shop in Memphis. They exorcise the demon from her body. They save John but on the way to the hospital they get into a car crash that is not as it appears. It ends with the camera staring at the bloodied bodies of the Winchesters. |
# |
Title |
Viewers[1] |
Original Airdate |
Production Code |
|
23 (1) |
"In My Time of Dying" |
3.93 million viewers |
September 28, 2006 |
3T5501 |
The series picks up where it left off, and the Winchesters are taken to a hospital in Memphis. Dean is in a coma and a grim reaper is trying to take his soul. Later Dean learns that by refusing to move on he might become a spirit just like the ones they fight. Sam tries without success to save his brother, but John makes a deal with The Yellow eyed Demon to save his son's life in exchange for his own life and his much appreciated Colt. |
24 (2) |
"Everybody Loves a Clown" |
3.34 million viewers |
October 5, 2006 |
3T5502 |
Sam and Dean burn their father's body, and the brothers meet fellow hunters Ash, Ellen, and Jo. Sam and Dean track a Hindu demon called a Rakshasa that disguises itself as a clown to trick children into letting them into the house and devouring their parents. |
25 (3) |
"Bloodlust" |
3.78 million viewers |
October 12, 2006 |
3T5503 |
The brothers team up with Gordon, a hunter, to kill vampires. But Sam learns that the vampires Gordon is hunting are reformed, surviving only on cow blood. The brothers find themselves in a role-reversal, protecting vampires from one of their fellow hunters. |
26 (4) |
"Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things" |
3.29 million viewers |
October 19, 2006 |
3T5504 |
Dean and Sam meet Neil Levine, a heartbroken college kid who uses necromancy to bring back his crush from the dead. But she returns as an angry zombie, bent on killing her boyfriend and her best friend. |
27 (5) |
"Simon Said" |
3.65 million viewers |
October 26, 2006 |
3T5505 |
The brothers meet Andy Gallagher, a modern-day hippie near Sam's age with the ability to control minds. But he attracts attention when people start committing suicide after receiving mysterious mobile phone calls. |
28 (6) |
"No Exit" |
3.38 million viewers |
November 2, 2006 |
3T5506 |
Sam and Dean investigate the brutal slaying of blonde women from an apartment building. The spirit responsible is the ghost of H. H. Holmes, America's first serial murderer according to the Winchesters. Jo & Theresa are saved from being victims by Sam & Dean. Jo thanks Dean & Theresa thanks Sam for rescuing them in Philadelphia. |
29 (7) |
"The Usual Suspects" |
3.19 million viewers |
November 9, 2006 |
3T5507 |
The Winchester brothers begin investigating the mysterious death of a lawyer and his wife, but when the local police look into the boys' records, Dean ends up behind bars for murder. Sam & Dean try to convince the cops they are innocent of the crimes. |
30 (8) |
"Crossroad Blues" |
3.16 million viewers |
November 16, 2006 |
3T5508 |
Sam and Dean try to help a man who has sold his soul to a demon to save the life of his terminally-ill wife. The same demon attempts to seduce Dean by trying to convince him to trade his soul for his father's. She claims John is now suffering in Hell for saving Dean. |
31 (9) |
"Croatoan" |
3.12 million viewers |
December 07, 2006 |
3T5509 |
Sam and Dean go to a town called Rivergrove after Sam has a vision. They think demons are trying to wipe out the entire town from the inside out. Sam gets cut and possibly infected. Sam turns out to be immune to the virus, and the virus itself seems to have been made for the purpose of testing him, needing a cure, possibly from a local nurse at a hospital. Sam once again needs to be healed before being released. |
32 (10) |
"Hunted" |
3.24 million viewers |
January 11, 2007 |
3T5510 |
Dean reveals the secret John told him at the beginning of the season, causing a distraught Sam to leave Dean in search of answers. Sam meets Ava, a psychic who has had a vision of Sam's death. Dean discovers Gordon is after Sam and races to find his brother in time to save him. |
33 (11) |
"Playthings" |
3.44 million viewers |
January 18, 2007 |
3T5511 |
Sam and Dean investigate a town where several people have mysteriously died and the trail leads to a young girl who lives at an inn with her mother, and whose imaginary friend may be responsible for the deaths. |
34 (12) |
"Nightshifter" |
3.42 million viewers |
January 25, 2007 |
3T5512 |
After Sam and Dean are told recent crimes have been committed by a half-man, half-robot, they immediately discover that a shape shifter is actually responsible for the thefts, and set off to a local bank, hoping to catch the shifter before he does any more harm. |
35 (13) |
"Houses of the Holy" |
3.37 million viewers |
February 1, 2007 |
3T5513 |
Sam and Dean investigate a case where people who have committed murder claim that an angel told them to do so. The boys are skeptical until Sam sees the angel for himself. |
36 (14) |
"Born Under a Bad Sign" |
2.84 million viewers |
February 8, 2007 |
3T5514 |
Sam has been missing for over a week when Dean finds him covered in blood with no memory of what has happened. Dean has to figure out if his little brother is going dark side, or if there's more than meets the eye. |
37 (15) |
"Tall Tales" |
3.03 million viewers |
February 15, 2007 |
3T5515 |
Sam and Dean call on fellow hunter Bobby (Jim Beaver) for help with violent occurrences on a college campus, but Bobby has suspicions about both the culprit and the brothers' escalating feud. |
38 (16) |
"Roadkill" |
3.52 million viewers |
March 15, 2007 |
3T5516 |
Sam and Dean attempt to help a woman named Molly (Tricia Helfer), who is being stalked by a farmer who annually haunts a highway and kills someone. |
39 (17) |
"Heart" |
3.38 million viewers |
March 22, 2007 |
3T5517 |
Sam and Dean are on the trail of a werewolf but their only lead is Madison (Emmanuelle Vaugier) whose former boyfriend has been stalking her, and Sam finds himself falling for her. |
40 (18) |
"Hollywood Babylon" |
3.24 million viewers |
April 19, 2007 |
3T5518 |
Sam and Dean are drawn to a studio in the process of creating a horror movie. When a crew member is found dead on the ceiling by one of the main actors, the lead actress gets terrified & Sam rescues her from danger. |
41 (19) |
"Folsom Prison Blues" |
3.32 million viewers |
April 26, 2007 |
3T5519 |
Sam and Dean allow themselves to be arrested in order to investigate a series of murders inside a penitentiary. However things get complicated when FBI agent Henricksen shows up to take over their case. |
42 (20) |
"What Is and What Should Never Be" |
3.12 million viewers |
May 3, 2007 |
3T5520 |
Dean is attacked by a Djinn and finds himself in a new reality where his mother and Sam's girlfriend, Jessica are still alive and a mysterious woman holds the key to everything. |
43 (21) |
"All Hell Breaks Loose, Part 1" |
2.90 million viewers |
May 10, 2007 |
3T5521 |
Sam and other "special children" are abducted by the Yellow-Eyed Demon (Azazel) and taken to a ghost town, where the ultimate battle must start. |
44 (22) |
"All Hell Breaks Loose, Part 2" |
2.72 million viewers |
May 17, 2007 |
3T5522 |
Dean deals with the outcome of the fight between Sam and Jake. Meanwhile, the Yellow-Eyed Demon uses his new servant to help unleash the hordes of hell. |
# |
Title |
Viewers[2] |
Original Airdate |
Production Code |
|
45(1) |
"The Magnificent Seven" |
2.97 million viewers |
October 4, 2007 |
3T6901 |
Bracing themselves for the possibility of an apocalyptic war, Sam and Dean realize they have an enormous task of hunting down the hundreds of demons that escaped from the Devil's Gate. With only a year left to live, Dean decides to live life to the fullest and exhibits a carefree attitude that troubles Sam, who is trying to find a loophole in the deal. Bobby tells the brothers about a sighting in Nebraska, that turns out to be seven demons that are the actual manifestations of the Seven Deadly Sins. Ruby appears for the first time and seems to be stalking Sam. She then lends a hand at a crucial time. |
46(2) |
"The Kids Are Alright" |
3.16 million viewers |
October 11, 2007 |
3T6902 |
Sam and Dean track down changelings that are pursuing mothers and their children. A boy they protect bears a strange resemblance to Dean, which at first makes Dean uncomfortable because he once had a one-night stand with the boy's mother Lisa. Sam learns more about his familiy roots and is offered a possible way to save Dean via a proposition from Ruby who appears again and shows Sam her true colors. |
47(3) |
"Bad Day At Black Rock" |
3.03 million viewers |
October 18, 2007 |
3T6903 |
Word continues to spread of the Winchesters and the opening of a devil's gate, with them to blame. The Winchesters suddenly find their luck rising after finding a rabbit's foot. But Bobby tells Sam that the foot is cursed and brings death to the person who loses it. Bela Talbot appears for the first time and steals the foot from Sam, causing him a string of bad luck. Gordon's instincts may condemn Sam, as Sam is kidnapped by a mentee of fellow hunter who admires Gordon and brutally beats Sam. Sam swears that his past supernatural abilities are gone, but he is ignored because the hunter (Kubrick) believes he is on a mission from God to save the world from Sam. While looking for Sam, Dean spars with the thief Bela and, luckily, gains the upper foot |
48(4) |
"Sin City" |
3.02 million viewers |
October 25, 2007 |
3T6904 |
Sam and Dean investigate a rash of violent deaths in Elizabethville, Ohio, a once-sleepy town that has been turned into a haven for gamblers and drinkers. Dean discovers 2 demons have infiltrated Elizabethville and are using their powers of persuasion to make the townspeople succumb to their basic instincts. Dean uses a devil's trap to capture one of the demons, and it manages to trap Dean as well, later they get to talk and Dean ends up felling sympathetic with the Demon. Meanwhile, Ruby helps Bobby rebuild the Colt from scratch and stuns him with some news. |
49(5) |
"Bedtime Stories" |
3.24 million viewers |
November 1, 2007 |
3T6905 |
Fairy tales come to life when the brothers investigate Callie, a young girl who seems to personify Snow White. Poisoned by her stepmother and trapped in a coma, her spirit becomes angrier as more time passes. Callie's father visits her constantly, reading her original Brothers Grimm stories and unknowingly inspiring her carnage. After putting her spirit to rest, Sam meets the crossroads demon to "make a deal" - either release Dean from his bargain or die. The demon says that she doesn't have the power to break the deal and only her boss has that ability. She then taunts Sam that letting Dean die will be good for Sam. |
50(6) |
"Red Sky At Morning" |
3.01 million viewers |
November 8, 2007 |
3T6906 |
Dean and Sam visit a woman, Gertrude, whose niece may have been drowned by ghosts from a sunken ship, only to find that the woman is well aware of that possibility and their cover has already been blown by Bela. Without missing a beat, Dean smoothly goes along with the woman's realization. Later, Bela and Dean struggle for the upper hand and Sam tries to avoid Gertrude's while they act as a distraction. |
51(7) |
"Fresh Blood" |
2.88 million viewers |
November 15, 2007 |
3T6907 |
Gordon has escaped from prison, and trades Bela a valuable item in exchange for Sam's location. After an encounter with Sam and Dean, Gordon is taken captive by a vengeful vampire who at first plans to feed the famed vampire hunter to his new female companions or daughter as the vampire calls them. Meanwhile Dean tries to gently break the news to Sam that they'll have to kill Gordon when they find him. Sam surprises Dean by agreeing without protest. Later, the boys realize just how badly the vampire's new plan backfired when Gordon is turned into what he loathed most. When the boys find out Bela was responsible for Gordon finding them, Dean informs Bela the first thing he's going to do if they survive is kill her, but things appear to be resolved when she helps them locate him. Mercedes McNab guest stars. |
52(8) |
"A Very Supernatural Christmas" |
3.02 million viewers |
December 13, 2007 |
3T6908 |
In this Christmas-themed episode, Sam and Dean encounter a twisted couple of Pagan gods that share a craving for human meat. Flashbacks follow the Winchesters during Christmas 16 years ago when Sam first learned that the supernatural existed and that his father hunted it. |
53(9) |
"Malleus Maleficarum" |
2.95 million viewers |
January 31, 2008 |
3T6909 |
Sam and Dean encounter a coven of witches who have been serving demons. Ruby tells Sam and Dean to get out of town while they still had the chance, but the Winchesters ignore her warning. Blood begins to spurt out Dean's mouth and Sam travels to the witchs' house to stop the spell. After a near-death experience, Ruby saves Dean and they both go to help Sam. The brothers learn that Ruby was once a human witch before becoming a demon. |
54(10) |
"Dream a Little Dream of Me" |
2.68 million viewers |
February 7, 2008 |
3T6910 |
A maid comes into Bobby's hotel room and finds him asleep. No one can wake him up and the doctor concludes that he just suddenly lapsed into a coma. Dean and Sam investigate this ordeal and find that he is trapped within his own mind. The boys manage to save Bobby, but Dean must face one of his greatest fears. |
55(11) |
"Mystery Spot" |
2.97 million viewers |
February 14, 2008 |
3T6912 |
Sam relives the same day over and over, continually having to deal with Dean's death. Determined to stop the time loop, he repeatedly tries to alter the day or otherwise prevent from his brother's death from ever occurring. After repeated failures, a slight change in how the day plays out tips Sam off on who the culprit really is. He confronts the man and it is revealed to be a Trickster, whom the brothers believed they had killed some time before. Sam attempts to kill him, but the Trickster ends the loop and allows the brothers to leave. The day after, Dean is shot by a mugger and dies. Distraught, Sam turns dark and dedicates his life to tracking down the Trickster. Eventually, they meet once again, and Sam begs the Trickster to fix things. |
56(12) |
"Jus In Bello" |
3.23 million viewers |
February 21, 2008 |
3T6911 |
Sam and Dean break into Bela's apartment in order to get the Colt back, but she has tipped off Agent Henricksen about their whereabouts and they are arrested. While Sam and Dean are locked in a cell in Colorado, a demon breaks in and kills some of the sheriff's men and possesses Henricksen. After the guys vanquish the demon, the FBI agent realizes they were telling the truth and prepares to release them, but Ruby shows up to a warn Sam and Dean that the jailhouse is surrounded by a band of demons with a powerful new leader who wants Sam dead. Ruby propouse a plan which involves killing the virginal counter girl, but Dean declines the offer and choses to let the demons in trap them by sealing the doors with salt and playing Sam's voice on a tape recorder through the P.A. reciting an exorcism ritual. After the brothers are gone a little girl comes into the sheriff office and ask for them as a tall guy and a cute one, when ask for her name she reveals to be Lillith, the demon who wants Sam dead, and kills everyone in the building. |
57(13) |
"Ghostfacers" |
2.22 million viewers |
April 24, 2008 |
3T6913 |
Sam and Dean work a case at the same place where the boys from Hell Hound's Lair, Ed Zeddmore and Harry Spangler, are shooting the pilot for their reality show "Ghost Facers." Every leap year, at midnight, a ghost who used to be a janitor at a local hospital kills people and brings their corpeses to the Morton House for company. Their spirits remain trapped in the house as well as any living person in the house at midnight. Sam and Dean become trapped in the house with the Ghost Facers crew and must figure out how to kill the ghost as it hunts them one by one. |
58(14) |
"Long Distance Call" |
2.63 million viewers |
May 1, 2008 |
3T6914 |
People are getting phone calls from loved ones who have died telling them to kill themselves. Dean receives a call from John (guest star Jeffrey Dean Morgan) and he tells Dean that he knows who the demon is and how to get out of the contract that will send his soul to Hell. Sam and Dean argue because Sam distrusts the information that Dean is receiving by phone, but Dean is convinced that it his father and follows the advice he is given to try and save himself. However the Crocotta (a scavenger demon that lures people into the dark by repeatedly saying "Come to me" and then devours their soul) is using the phone company to lure people to it by committing suicide. |
59(15) |
"Time Is On My Side" |
2.55 million viewers |
May 8, 2008 |
3T6915 |
Sam convinces Dean to go to Erie, Pennsylvania, to investigate a possible zombie. But they end up meeting Doctor Benton (guest star Billy Drago), a real doctor who abandoned his work in 1816 to follow his obsession of finding the key to eternal life. He drugs people and harvests their internal organs for his research. Meanwhile, Bobby finds out where Bela is and Dean leaves Sam to deal with the doctor alone while he confronts Bela. |
60(16) |
"No Rest For The Wicked" |
3.00 million viewers |
May 15, 2008 |
3T6916 |
With only 30 hours left before Dean's deal is up, Sam and Bobby search for Lilith, who holds the contract. After locating Lilith in New Harmony Indiana, Sam summons Ruby for help despite Dean's protests. They decide they can't trust her and steal her demon killing knife and depart for New Harmony. Lilith is holding a family hostage while using the body of their little girl as a host. Sam, Dean and Bobby take on Lilith and her demons in a last effort to save Dean's life. Lilith departs the body of the little girl and takes the body of Ruby, unaware to Sam and Dean. The clock tolls for midnight, after Dean tells an upset Sam to keep fighting. Dean sees the hellhound and runs into a room of the house. Ruby promises that she can fight it off, asking for her Dagger. Dean tells Sam that it isn't Ruby, and they fight. Sam tries a last minute bargain, to no avail. Lilith lets in the Hellhound, and it claws Dean to death. Lilith attempts to kill Sam, but he's too strong for her powers. As Sam tries to stab Lilith, she leaves the host body, and Sam realises that Dean has gone. He cries over his brother's dead body. The audience see Dean in Hell, hung on hooks in a webs of chains, crying out for Sam's help. |
The fourth season will begin airing on September 4, 2008.