7.3/104,409 votes#1 - Diamond of the First Water
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 12/25/2020
Daphne debuts on London's marriage market as a new gossip sheet sets high society atwitter and Simon, the eligible Duke of Hastings, returns to town.
Director: Julie Anne Robinson
Writer: Chris Van Dusen
7.6/103,717 votes#2 - Shock and Delight
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 12/25/2020
Simon's apparent courtship of Daphne angers her brother Anthony and threatens to ruin the arrangements he made. Marina opens up to a curious Penelope.
Director: Tom Verica
Writer: Janet Lin
7.7/103,536 votes#3 - Art of the Swoon
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 12/25/2020
After Daphne catches the eye of a royal suitor, she turns to Simon for relationship advice. Lady Featherington tries to browbeat Marina into marriage.
Director: Tom Verica
Writer: Leila Cohan-Miccio
7.9/103,521 votes#4 - An Affair of Honor
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 12/25/2020
Daphne receives a stunning gift from Prince Friedrich but soon courts scandal at a ball. Eloise searches for clues to Lady Whistledown's identity.
Director: Sheree Folkson
Writer: Abby McDonald
8.0/103,702 votes#5 - The Duke and I
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/25/2020
To fend off rumors about their garden escapade, Simon and Daphne must make a personal appeal to the queen. Marina's wedlock scheme dismays Penelope.
Director: Sheree Folkson
Writer: N/A
7.6/103,359 votes#6 - Swish
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/25/2020
On her honeymoon, Daphne discovers just how uninformed she is about the physical aspects of the marital bed. Colin comes to a decision about Marina.
Director: Julie Anne Robinson
Writer: Sarah Dollard
7.7/103,250 votes#7 - Oceans Apart
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/25/2020
Amid accusations of lies and betrayal, a rift forms between the newlyweds, while a deception of another kind could besmirch the Bridgerton family name.
Director: Alrick Riley
Writer: Abby McDonald
8.0/103,542 votes#8 - After the Rain
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 12/25/2020
The duke and duchess's season-ending ball signals a turning point for their marriage — and ushers in changes of fortune and fate to those around them.
Director: Alrick Riley
Writer: Chris Van Dusen
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Wealth, lust, and betrayal set in the backdrop of Regency era England, seen through the eyes of the powerful Bridgerton family.
Genre:Drama
Network:Netflix
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Diamond of the First Water" is the best rated episode of "Bridgerton" season 1. It scored 7.3/10 based on 4409 votes. Directed by Julie Anne Robinson and written by Chris Van Dusen, it aired on 12/25/2020. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Shock and Delight".