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Carnivàle

Episode Ratings

IMDb ratings graph for every episode of Carnivàle across all 2 seasons.

2003–2005 · 2 seasons · HBO · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Mystery · Drama

IMDb

8.4

50k ratings

TMDB

7.9

476 ratings

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Episode Ratings

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8.3

7.8

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7.9

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8.2

8.0

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8.5

7.7

8.5

7.7

8.7

E10

7.9

8.3

E11

7.9

8.5

E12

8.7

8.8

AVG

7.9

8.3

Overview

Carnivàle is an American television series set in the United States during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl. In tracing the lives of two disparate groups of people, its overarching story depicts the battle between good and evil and the struggle between free will and destiny; the storyline mixes Christian theology with gnosticism and Masonic lore, particularly that of the Knights Templar.

NetworkHBO

Runtime~54 min

Seasons2

Carnivàle holds an IMDb rating of 8.4 from 50K votes. Across its 24 rated episodes, the highest-rated is S2E12 "New Canaan, CA" at 8.8, and the lowest is S1E4 "Black Blizzard" at 7.7. Season 2 is the strongest, averaging 8.3 per episode. Explore the full episode ratings graph below, season by season.

Peak8.8

S2E12New Canaan, CA

Low point7.7

S1E4Black Blizzard

Averages 8.1 across 24 rated episodes — strongest run is Season 2 at 8.3.