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The Killing is an American serial crime drama television series developed by Veena Sud, based on the Danish series of the same name that premiered on AMC on April 3, 2011.[1] The first two seasons center on the homicide of a young girl, Rosie Larsen, and its ensuing consequences on the police force, the suspects, and her distraught family. The third and fourth seasons focus on separate murder investigations. It stars Mireille Enos and Joel Kinnaman as two homicide detectives, as they investigate crimes in Seattle, Washington.
On July 27, 2012, AMC canceled the series after two seasons.[2] However, on January 15, 2013, AMC and Fox Television Studios announced that the series had been renewed for a third season. On September 10, 2013, AMC canceled the series again after three seasons.[3] However, on November 15, 2013, Netflix ordered a fourth and final season of six episodes,[4] which was released on August 1, 2014.[5] During the course of the series, 44 episodes of The Killing aired.
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| Season | Episodes | Originally released | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | Network | |||
| 1 | 13 | April 3, 2011 (2011-04-03) | June 19, 2011 (2011-06-19) | AMC | |
| 2 | 13 | April 1, 2012 (2012-04-01) | June 17, 2012 (2012-06-17) | ||
| 3 | 12 | June 2, 2013 (2013-06-02) | August 4, 2013 (2013-08-04) | ||
| 4 | 6 | August 1, 2014 (2014-08-01) | Netflix | ||
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Season 1 (2011)
Main article: The Killing (season 1)
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| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Patty Jenkins | Teleplay by : Veena Sud | April 3, 2011 (2011-04-03) | BDH179/S179 | 2.72[6] |
| 2 | 2 | "The Cage" | Ed Bianchi | Veena Sud | April 3, 2011 (2011-04-03) | BDH101/S101 | 2.72[6] |
| 3 | 3 | "El Diablo" | Gwyneth Horder-Payton | Dawn Prestwich & Nicole Yorkin | April 10, 2011 (2011-04-10) | BDH102/S102 | 2.56[7] |
| 4 | 4 | "A Soundless Echo" | Jennifer Getzinger | Soo Hugh | April 17, 2011 (2011-04-17) | BDH103/S103 | 2.51[8] |
| 5 | 5 | "Super 8" | Phil Abraham | Jeremy Doner | April 24, 2011 (2011-04-24) | BDH104/S104 | 2.25[9] |
| 6 | 6 | "What You Have Left" | Agnieszka Holland | Nic Pizzolatto | May 1, 2011 (2011-05-01) | BDH105/S105 | 1.81[10] |
| 7 | 7 | "Vengeance" | Ed Bianchi | Linda Burstyn | May 8, 2011 (2011-05-08) | BDH106/S106 | 1.83[11] |
| 8 | 8 | "Stonewalled" | Dan Attias | Aaron Zelman | May 15, 2011 (2011-05-15) | BDH107/S107 | 1.98[12] |
| 9 | 9 | "Undertow" | Agnieszka Holland | Dan Nowak | May 22, 2011 (2011-05-22) | BDH108/S108 | 1.69[13] |
| 10 | 10 | "I'll Let You Know When I Get There" | Ed Bianchi | Nicole Yorkin & Dawn Prestwich | May 29, 2011 (2011-05-29) | BDH109/S109 | 1.97[14] |
| 11 | 11 | "Missing" | Nicole Kassell | Veena Sud | June 5, 2011 (2011-06-05) | BDH110/S110 | 1.98[15] |
| 12 | 12 | "Beau Soleil" | Keith Gordon | Jeremy Doner & Soo Hugh | June 12, 2011 (2011-06-12) | BDH111/S111 | 1.83[16] |
| 13 | 13 | "Orpheus Descending" | Brad Anderson | Veena Sud & Nic Pizzolatto | June 19, 2011 (2011-06-19) | BDH112/S112 | 2.32[17] |
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Season 2 (2012)
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| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | "Reflections" | Agnieszka Holland | Veena Sud | April 1, 2012 (2012-04-01) | BDH201/S201 | 1.80[18] |
| 15 | 2 | "My Lucky Day" | Dan Attias | Dawn Prestwich & Nicole Yorkin | April 1, 2012 (2012-04-01) | BDH202/S202 | 1.80[18] |
| 16 | 3 | "Numb" | Brad Anderson | Eliza Clark | April 8, 2012 (2012-04-08) | BDH203/S203 | 1.81[19] |
| 17 | 4 | "Ogi Jun" | Phil Abraham | Jeremy Doner | April 15, 2012 (2012-04-15) | BDH204/S204 | 1.65[20] |
| 18 | 5 | "Ghosts of the Past" | Ed Bianchi | Wendy Riss | April 22, 2012 (2012-04-22) | BDH205/S205 | 1.59[21] |
| 19 | 6 | "Openings" | Kevin Bray | Aaron Zelman | April 29, 2012 (2012-04-29) | BDH206/S206 | 1.35[22] |
| 20 | 7 | "Keylela" | Nicole Kassell | Dan Nowak | May 6, 2012 (2012-05-06) | BDH207/S207 | 1.34[23] |
| 21 | 8 | "Off the Reservation" | Veena Sud | Nathaniel Halpern | May 13, 2012 (2012-05-13) | BDH208/S208 | 1.61[24] |
| 22 | 9 | "Sayonara, Hiawatha" | Phil Abraham | Nicole Yorkin & Dawn Prestwich | May 20, 2012 (2012-05-20) | BDH209/S209 | 1.31[25] |
| 23 | 10 | "72 Hours" | Nicole Kassell | Eliza Clark | May 27, 2012 (2012-05-27) | BDH210/S210 | 1.31[26] |
| 24 | 11 | "Bulldog" | Ed Bianchi | Jeremy Doner | June 3, 2012 (2012-06-03) | BDH211/S211 | 1.67[27] |
| 25 | 12 | "Donnie or Marie" | Keith Gordon | Aaron Zelman & Wendy Riss | June 10, 2012 (2012-06-10) | BDH212/S212 | 1.84[28] |
| 26 | 13 | "What I Know" | Patty Jenkins | Veena Sud & Dan Nowak | June 17, 2012 (2012-06-17) | BDH213/S213 | 1.45[29] |
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Season 3 (2013)
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| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
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| 27 | 1 | "The Jungle" | Ed Bianchi | Veena Sud | June 2, 2013 (2013-06-02) | BDH301/S301 | 1.76[30] |
| 28 | 2 | "That You Fear the Most" | Lodge Kerrigan | Dan Nowak | June 2, 2013 (2013-06-02) | BDH302/S302 | 1.76[30] |
| 29 | 3 | "Seventeen" | Kari Skogland | Eliza Clark | June 9, 2013 (2013-06-09) | BDH303/S303 | 1.47[31] |
| 30 | 4 | "Head Shots" | Michael Rymer | Dawn Prestwich & Nicole Yorkin | June 16, 2013 (2013-06-16) | BDH304/S304 | 1.36[32] |
| 31 | 5 | "Scared and Running" | Dan Attias | Coleman Herbert | June 23, 2013 (2013-06-23) | BDH305/S305 | 1.67[33] |
| 32 | 6 | "Eminent Domain" | Keith Gordon | David Wiener | June 30, 2013 (2013-06-30) | BDH306/S306 | 1.37[34] |
| 33 | 7 | "Hope Kills" | Tricia Brock | Brett Conrad | July 7, 2013 (2013-07-07) | BDH307/S307 | 1.62[35] |
| 34 | 8 | "Try" | Lodge Kerrigan | Nic Sheff & Aaron Slavik | July 14, 2013 (2013-07-14) | BDH308/S308 | 1.52[36] |
| 35 | 9 | "Reckoning" | Jonathan Demme | Dan Nowak | July 21, 2013 (2013-07-21) | BDH309/S309 | 1.35[37] |
| 36 | 10 | "Six Minutes" | Nicole Kassell | Veena Sud | July 28, 2013 (2013-07-28) | BDH310/S310 | 1.47[38] |
| 37 | 11 | "From Up Here" | Phil Abraham | Eliza Clark | August 4, 2013 (2013-08-04) | BDH311/S311 | 1.48[39] |
| 38 | 12 | "The Road to Hamelin" | Dan Attias | Dawn Prestwich & Nicole Yorkin | August 4, 2013 (2013-08-04) | BDH312/S312 | 1.48[39] |
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Season 4 (2014)
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| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code |
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| 39 | 1 | "Blood in the Water" | Nicole Kassell | Veena Sud | August 1, 2014 (2014-08-01) | BDH401 |
| 40 | 2 | "Unraveling" | Lodge Kerrigan | Dan Nowak | August 1, 2014 (2014-08-01) | BDH402 |
| 41 | 3 | "The Good Soldier" | Ed Bianchi | Nicole Yorkin & Dawn Prestwich | August 1, 2014 (2014-08-01) | BDH403 |
| 42 | 4 | "Dream Baby Dream" | Gregory Middleton | Sean Whitesell | August 1, 2014 (2014-08-01) | BDH404 |
| 43 | 5 | "Truth Asunder" | Coky Giedroyc | Dan Nowak | August 1, 2014 (2014-08-01) | BDH405 |
| 44 | 6 | "Eden" | Jonathan Demme | Veena Sud | August 1, 2014 (2014-08-01) | BDH406 |
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| Season | Episode number | Average | |||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |||
| 1 | 2.72 | 2.72 | 2.56 | 2.51 | 2.25 | 1.81 | 1.83 | 1.98 | 1.69 | 1.97 | 1.98 | 1.83 | 2.32 | 2.17 | |
| 2 | 1.80 | 1.80 | 1.81 | 1.65 | 1.59 | 1.35 | 1.34 | 1.61 | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1.67 | 1.84 | 1.45 | 1.58 | |
| 3 | 1.76 | 1.76 | 1.47 | 1.36 | 1.67 | 1.37 | 1.62 | 1.52 | 1.35 | 1.47 | 1.48 | 1.48 | – | 1.52 | |
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The Killing : U.S. viewers per episode (millions)
Audience measurement performed by Nielsen Media Research[40]
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- For the second season and the average ratings of the first season, see "The Killing: Season Two Ratings". TV Series Finale. June 20, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
For the third season, see "The Killing: Season Three Ratings". TV Series Finale. August 6, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- The Killing at IMDb