7.0/10366 votes#1 - Arrangement in Grey and Black
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/22/2016
A prominent Boston family discovers their recently deceased patriarch is linked to a series of murders across several decades.
Director: Matt Shakman
Writer: Corinne Brinkerhoff
6.8/10282 votes#2 - Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/29/2016
The Hawthornes are hit with a tragedy. Cam, Tessa and Alison look for an explanation for the silver bells they found in the shed.
Director: Greg Beeman
Writer: Corinne Brinkerhoff
6.9/10247 votes#3 - Nighthawks
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/6/2016
Cam tries to erase his past as Garrett reconnects with his and Alison seeks campaign support from a local football star, but one of her siblings complicate matters.
Director: David Straiton
Writer: Meredith Averill
7.0/10226 votes#4 - Christina's World
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/13/2016
A death on the Hawthorne property gives Detective Brady a solid lead on the “Silver Bells Killer” case. Also, Garrett gives in to temptation and pursues Christina Morales, the daughter of the first “SBK” victim, and Alison finds an unlikely ally to help fend off a lawsuit that could derail her campaign.
Director: P.J. Pesce
Writer: Lawrence Broch
7.2/10211 votes#5 - The Artist In His Museum
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/20/2016
Cam's hallucinations make him question his own participation in a gruesome crime. Also, Madeline receives a cryptic message and leaves town to confront the sender.
Director: Hanelle M. Culpepper
Writer: Lauren MacKenzie, Andrew Gettens
7.5/10211 votes#6 - The Chess Players
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 7/27/2016
When the Hawthornes are publicly implicated in the SBK case and forced to hole up in the house to avoid media scrutiny, they quickly begin to turn on one another. Also, Garrett lures Christina to the woods for a camping trip that takes a dangerous turn
Director: Edward Ornelas
Writer: Allen MacDonald
7.4/10179 votes#7 - The Gross Clinic
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/3/2016
A major revelation about the Silver Bells murders turns everyone’s world in the Hawthorne family upside-down: Christina loses trust in Garrett, Alison’s mayoral campaign sinks, Cam’s sobriety is tested, and Tessa witnesses disturbing new behavior in Jack. Also, Brady is worried that the new information about Silver Bells isn’t exactly what it seems to be.
Director: Steph Green
Writer: Aaron Fullerton
7.2/10184 votes#8 - Kindred Spirits
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/10/2016
While Cam is in rehab, Jack is lured into a dangerous adventure by a new friend, Sadie. Also, Garrett and Alison work to silence a local reporter who is harassing the Hawthornes, and Brady makes a bizarre breakthrough in the Silver Bells Killer case.
Director: Lexi Alexander
Writer: Deirdre Shaw
7.6/10183 votes#9 - The Oxbow
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 8/17/2016
Key Hawthorne family secrets are revealed when Garrett is forced to reflect on his 14 years of solitude in the woods. Also, Alison turns the screws on a local reporter, with shocking results.
Director: Douglas Aarniokoski
Writer: Lawrence Broch
7.6/10164 votes#10 - The Veteran in a New Field
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 8/24/2016
The city is in a panic after the SBK’s accomplice strikes again. As Alison enlists Brady's help to clear her name and find the real culprit, Tessa suspects that Madeline knows more than she's letting on and Cam is forced to make a decision about Sophie's custody of Jack.
Director: David Barrett
Writer: Aaron Fullerton
7.8/10176 votes#11 - Freedom From Fear
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 8/31/2016
After Hawthorne family members catch each other lying about the past, they are forced to revisit a fateful night in 2002.
Director: Jet Wilkinson
Writer: Lauren MacKenzie, Andrew Gettens
7.7/10167 votes#12 - Madame X
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 9/7/2016
With a killer taunting them, the Hawthornes look to the police for assistance, but Brady needs Garrett’s help to solve the case. Alison prepares for the election and is rocked by a shocking discovery about her family and the unexpected return of an old friend.
Director: Edward Ornelas
Writer: Lauren Goodman, Allen MacDonald
8.1/10193 votes#13 - Whistler’s Mother
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 9/7/2016
As the family gathers for Election Day, they attempt to identify the killer in their midst, but one of them won’t make it out alive.
Director: Greg Beeman
Writer: Corinne Brinkerhoff, Aaron Fullerton
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Network:CBS
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Arrangement in Grey and Black" is the best rated episode of "American Gothic" season 1. It scored 7/10 based on 366 votes. Directed by Matt Shakman and written by Corinne Brinkerhoff, it aired on 6/22/2016. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Jack-in-the-Pulpit".