List of Orphan Black episodes

Orphan Black is a Canadian science fiction television series. It was created by Graeme Manson and John Fawcett. The series stars Tatiana Maslany as several clones. The rest of the starring cast includes Dylan Bruce, Jordan Gavaris, Kevin Hanchard, Michael Mando, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Évelyne Brochu, and Ari Millen. The first season of the show premiered on March 30, 2013. It was shown on Space in Canada and on BBC America in the United States.Orphan Black's second season premiered April 19, 2014. On July 9, 2014, Orphan Black was renewed for a third season to premiere on April 18, 2015. Each season had 10 episodes.

All season 1 episode titles are quotes from On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin. The season 2 episode titles are quotes from the works of Sir Francis Bacon.

Series overview

Orphan Black seasons
SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
110March 30, 2013 (2013-03-30)June 1, 2013 (2013-06-01)
210April 19, 2014 (2014-04-19)June 21, 2014 (2014-06-21)
310April 18, 2015 (2015-04-18)June 20, 2015 (2015-06-20)
410April 14, 2016 (2016-04-14)June 16, 2016 (2016-06-16)
510June 10, 2017 (2017-06-10)August 12, 2017 (2017-08-12)

Episodes

Season 1 (2013)

All titles of the first season are terms from On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin.

Orphan Black, season 1 episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
11"Natural Selection"John FawcettGraeme MansonMarch 30, 2013 (2013-03-30)224086-10.684
22"Instinct"John FawcettGraeme MansonApril 6, 2013 (2013-04-06)224086-20.409
33"Variation Under Nature"David FrazeeGraeme MansonApril 13, 2013 (2013-04-13)224086-30.350
44"Effects of External Conditions"Grant HarveyKaren WaltonApril 20, 2013 (2013-04-20)224086-40.361
55"Conditions of Existence"TJ ScottAlex LevineApril 27, 2013 (2013-04-27)224086-50.327
66"Variations Under Domestication"John FawcettWill PascoeMay 4, 2013 (2013-05-04)224086-60.340
77"Parts Developed in an Unusual Manner"Brett SullivanTony ElliottMay 11, 2013 (2013-05-11)224086-70.280
88"Entangled Bank"Ken GirottiKaren WaltonMay 18, 2013 (2013-05-18)224086-80.367
99"Unconscious Selection"TJ ScottAlex LevineMay 25, 2013 (2013-05-25)224086-90.253
1010"Endless Forms Most Beautiful"John FawcettGraeme MansonJune 1, 2013 (2013-06-01)224086-100.376

Season 2 (2014)

All titles of the second season are quotes from the works of Sir Francis Bacon.

Orphan Black, season 2 episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
111"Nature Under Constraint and Vexed"John FawcettGraeme MansonApril 19, 2014 (2014-04-19)224086-110.620
122"Governed by Sound Reason and True Religion"John FawcettKaren Walton & Graeme MansonApril 26, 2014 (2014-04-26)2402780.718
133"Mingling Its Own Nature With It"TJ ScottAlex LevineMay 3, 2014 (2014-05-03)224086-130.450
144"Governed as It Were by Chance"David FrazeeRuss CochraneMay 10, 2014 (2014-05-10)224086-120.484
155"Ipsa Scientia Potestas Est"Helen ShaverTony ElliottMay 17, 2014 (2014-05-17)224086-140.510
166"To Hound Nature in Her Wanderings"Brett SullivanChris RobertsMay 24, 2014 (2014-05-24)224086-150.541
177"Knowledge of Causes, and Secret Motion of Things"Ken GirottiAubrey NealonMay 31, 2014 (2014-05-31)224086-160.497
188"Variable and Full of Perturbation"John FawcettKaren WaltonJune 7, 2014 (2014-06-07)224086-170.576
199"Things Which Have Never Yet Been Done"TJ ScottAlex LevineJune 14, 2014 (2014-06-14)224086-180.613
2010"By Means Which Have Never Yet Been Tried"John FawcettGraeme MansonJune 21, 2014 (2014-06-21)224086-190.538

Season 3 (2015)

All titles of the third season are quotes from the farewell address of Dwight Eisenhower. The premiere episode debuted on all five of AMC Networks' cable channels–BBC America, AMC, IFC, SundanceTV and WE tv–and received 1.27 million cumulative viewers across all five airings. Likewise, in Canada, the season premiere was simulcast on Space, CTV, Bravo, and MTV Canada.

Orphan Black, season 3 episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
211"The Weight of This Combination"David FrazeeGraeme MansonApril 18, 2015 (2015-04-18)224086-200.535
222"Transitory Sacrifices of Crisis"John FawcettAubrey NealonApril 25, 2015 (2015-04-25)224086-210.420
233"Formalized, Complex, and Costly"John FawcettChris RobertsMay 2, 2015 (2015-05-02)224086-220.443
244"Newer Elements of Our Defence"Chris GrismerRuss CochraneMay 9, 2015 (2015-05-09)224086-230.406
255"Scarred by Many Past Frustrations"David FrazeeAlex LevineMay 16, 2015 (2015-05-16)224086-240.460
266"Certain Agony of the Battlefield"Helen ShaverAubrey NealonMay 23, 2015 (2015-05-23)224086-250.393
277"Community of Dreadful Fear and Hate"Ken GirottiSherry WhiteMay 30, 2015 (2015-05-30)224086-260.372
288"Ruthless in Purpose, and Insidious in Method"Aaron MortonGraeme Manson & Chris RobertsJune 6, 2015 (2015-06-06)224086-270.522
299"Insolvent Phantom of Tomorrow"Vincenzo NataliRuss CochraneJune 13, 2015 (2015-06-13)224086-280.401
3010"History Yet to Be Written"John FawcettGraeme MansonJune 20, 2015 (2015-06-20)224086-290.428

Season 4 (2016)

All season 4 titles are quotes from the works of Donna Haraway.

Orphan Black, season 4 episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
311"The Collapse of Nature"John FawcettGraeme MansonApril 14, 2016 (2016-04-14)224086-300.229
322"Transgressive Border Crossing"John FawcettRuss CochraneApril 21, 2016 (2016-04-21)224086-310.271
333"The Stigmata of Progress"Ken GirottiAubrey NealonApril 28, 2016 (2016-04-28)224086-320.242
344"From Instinct to Rational Control"Peter StebbingsAlex LevineMay 5, 2016 (2016-05-05)224086-330.218
355"Human Raw Material"David WellingtonKate MelvilleMay 12, 2016 (2016-05-12)224086-340.223
366"The Scandal of Altruism"Grant HarveyChris RobertsMay 19, 2016 (2016-05-19)224086-350.248
377"The Antisocialism of Sex"David FrazeeNikolijne Troubetzkoy and Graeme MansonMay 26, 2016 (2016-05-26)224086-360.258
388"The Redesign of Natural Objects"Aaron MortonPeter MohanJune 2, 2016 (2016-06-02)224086-370.245
399"The Mitigation of Competition"David FrazeeAlex LevineJune 9, 2016 (2016-06-09)224086-380.291
4010"From Dancing Mice to Psychopaths"John FawcettGraeme MansonJune 16, 2016 (2016-06-16)224086-390.325

Season 5 (2017)

All season 5 titles are quotes from the poem "Protest" by Ella Wheeler Wilcox.

Orphan Black, season 5 episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
411"The Few Who Dare"John FawcettGraeme MansonJune 10, 2017 (2017-06-10)224086-400.278
422"Clutch of Greed"John FawcettJeremy BoxenJune 17, 2017 (2017-06-17)224086-410.225
433"Beneath Her Heart"David WellingtonAlex LevineJune 24, 2017 (2017-06-24)224086-420.208
444"Let the Children & the Childbearers Toil"David WellingtonGreg NelsonJuly 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)224086-430.277
455"Ease for Idle Millionaires"Helen ShaverJenn EngelsJuly 8, 2017 (2017-07-08)224086-440.271
466"Manacled Slim Wrists"Grant HarveyDavid BezmozgisJuly 15, 2017 (2017-07-15)224086-450.236
477"Gag or Throttle"David FrazeeRenée St. CyrJuly 22, 2017 (2017-07-22)224086-460.278
488"Guillotines Decide"Aaron MortonAisha Porter-Christie & Graeme MansonJuly 29, 2017 (2017-07-29)224086-470.285
499"One Fettered Slave"David FrazeeAlex LevineAugust 5, 2017 (2017-08-05)224086-480.305
5010"To Right the Wrongs of Many"John FawcettRenée St. Cyr & Graeme MansonAugust 12, 2017 (2017-08-12)224086-490.376

Ratings

Orphan Black : U.S. viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode number
12345678910
1684409350361327340280367253376
2620718450484510541497576613538
3535420443406460393372522401428
4229271242218223248258245291325
5278225208277271236278285305376
Audience measurement performed by Nielsen Media Research

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    For the fourth season, see "Orphan Black: Season Four Ratings". TV Series Finale. June 17, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
    For the fifth season, see "Orphan Black: Season Five Ratings". TV Series Finale. Retrieved July 27, 2017.

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