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The Best Episodes of Dark Shadows

Every episode of Dark Shadows ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Dark Shadows!

The Best Episodes of Dark Shadows

Dark Shadows is an American gothic soap opera that originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, from June 27, 1966, to April 2, 1971....
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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Dark Shadows Season 1 Episode 52 - DS-52
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - DS-52

    S1:E52

    Sam forces Maggie not to open his sealed letter. At Collinwood, Victoria and Carolyn are scared by mysterious sounds as an unseen force moves a book in the drawing room.

    Director:John Sedwick
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Dark Shadows Season 1 Episode 84 - DS-84
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - DS-84

    S1:E84

    David attempts to scare Victoria by telling her stories about the ghosts that haunt Collinwood. Luring her to the closed-off wing of the mansion, David locks her in, leaving her trapped.

    Director:John Sedwick
    Writer:Art Wallace

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  3. Dark Shadows Season 1 Episode 85 - DS-85
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - DS-85

    S1:E85

    As a storm rages, Sam and Burke drink together and discuss the ghosts of Collinwood. In the closed-off wing, Victoria is visited by the ghost of Malloy, who warns her to leave Collinwood immediately.

    Director:John Sedwick
    Writer:Art Wallace

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  4. Dark Shadows Season 1 Episode 70 - DS-70
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #4 - DS-70

    S1:E70

    David tells Victoria about the Old House, an abandoned Collins' mansion built before Collinwood, and suggests that they pay a visit. When they later leave, they are followed by the ghostly form of Josette.

    Director:Lela Swift
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Dark Shadows Season 1 Episode 51 - DS-51
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - DS-51

    S1:E51

    Carolyn and Victoria rush back to Collinwood in terror, and tell Elizabeth about seeing the body of a man floating in the sea beneath Widows' Hill. Matthew investigates and finds nothing but seaweed.

    Director:John Sedwick
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Dark Shadows Season 1 Episode 53 - DS-53
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - DS-53

    S1:E53

    Matthew admits to a shocked Elizabeth that it was Bill's body that Victoria and Carolyn saw, and he pushed it out to sea. David warns Elizabeth that ghosts inhabit Collinwood.

    Director:John Sedwick
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Dark Shadows Season 1 Episode 59 - DS-59
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - DS-59

    S1:E59

    The sheriff questions Roger about the murder, and Elizabeth lies to offer her brother an alibi. A suspicious David later eavesdrops as Roger makes a false confession to Elizabeth.

    Director:Lela Swift
    Writer:Art Wallace

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  8. Dark Shadows Season 1 Episode 87 - DS-87
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - DS-87

    S1:E87

    Roger is suspicious about Victoria's disappearance and decides to investigate the closed-off wing of the house. He releases Victoria and is shocked to hear her claim that she was visited by a ghost.

    Director:Lela Swift
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Dark Shadows Season 1 Episode 98 - DS-98
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - DS-98

    S1:E98

    Mrs Johnson begins working at Collinwood, quickly beginning her covert investigations. She is disturbed to hear a mysterious sobbing sound coming from a locked room in the basement.

    Director:Lela Swift
    Writer:Ron Sproat

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  10. Dark Shadows Season 1 Episode 100 - DS-100
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - DS-100

    S1:E100

    Victoria tells Burke about her suspicions regarding Roger and the pen she found on Lookout Point. Meanwhile, Carolyn reveals to Roger that Victoria knows about the pen's origins.

    Director:Lela Swift
    Writer:Ron Sproat

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  11. Dark Shadows Season 1 Episode 101 - DS-101
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - DS-101

    S1:E101

    Victoria agrees to accompany David on a return visit to the Old House, Later, Victoria confides to Maggie that she believes she now knows who killed Bill Malloy.

    Director:John Sedwick
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Dark Shadows Season 1 Episode 20 - DS-20
    7.7/10(108 votes)

    #12 - DS-20

    S1:E20

    Roger confronts Burke, accusing him outright of causing the accident and attempting to kill him. Victoria, however, is unimpressed by Roger's assumption of foul play on Burke's part.

    Director:Lela Swift
    Writer:Art Wallace

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  13. Dark Shadows Season 1 Episode 26 - DS-26
    7.7/10(107 votes)

    #13 - DS-26

    S1:E26

    The police obtain a warrant to search Burke's room, believing him to be a suspect. When Victoria attempts to retrieve the bleeder valve, she discovers that it has been taken.

    Director:Lela Swift
    Writer:Art Wallace

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  14. Dark Shadows Season 1 Episode 46 - DS-46
    7.7/10(88 votes)

    #14 - DS-46

    S1:E46

    In spite of extreme reluctance on the part of Roger, Bill Malloy demands that the meeting will go ahead as planned, to take place at 11pm at Roger's office at the cannery.

    Director:Lela Swift
    Writer:Art Wallace

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  15. Dark Shadows Season 1 Episode 50 - DS-50
    7.7/10(91 votes)

    #15 - DS-50

    S1:E50

    David's attempts to scare Victoria continue with a message written on her mirror. Later, while walking along the cliffs, Carolyn and Victoria make a terrifying discovery.

    Director:John Sedwick
    Writer:Art Wallace

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  16. Dark Shadows Season 1 Episode 30 - DS-30
    7.6/10(101 votes)

    #16 - DS-30

    S1:E30

    Roger struggles to come to terms with the revelation that his own son attempted to kill him. David continues to deny the accusations until Burke produces the missing bleeder valve.

    Director:John Sedwick
    Writer:Art Wallace

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  17. Dark Shadows Season 1 Episode 47 - DS-47
    7.6/10(91 votes)

    #17 - DS-47

    S1:E47

    Roger arrives for the meeting with Sam and Burke, and shares an uneasy hour waiting for Bill to arrive. However, after he fails to appear after an hour, the meeting is reluctantly abandoned.

    Director:Lela Swift
    Writer:Art Wallace

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  18. Dark Shadows Season 1 Episode 1 - DS-1
    7.5/10(274 votes)

    #18 - DS-1

    S1:E1

    Victoria Winters travels to Collinsport by train from New York to be the governess of 10 year old David Collins. Also on that train is Burke Devlin, who seems rather mysterious. We get to see Elizabeth Collins Stoddard and Roger Collins argue over if it was wise to hire Victoria. Victoria and Burke go to the hotel where she can wait for a cab. He seems rather disturbed about the place. He leaves and goes to a local hangout called the Blue Whale, where he meets an investigator he has hired. Victoria meets Maggie Evans, who tells her she is a jerk for accepting the job. Even after all the things that has been said to her, she goes to Collinwood and is invited in by Elizabeth.

    Director:Lela Swift
    Writer:Art Wallace

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  19. Dark Shadows Season 1 Episode 13 - DS-13
    7.5/10(124 votes)

    #19 - DS-13

    S1:E13

    Elizabeth and Roger continue to harbour suspicions about Burke, in spite of him offering the hand of friendship. As Victoria walks to Matthew's cottage, she notices Burke examining Roger's car.

    Director:Lela Swift
    Writer:Art Wallace

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  20. Dark Shadows Season 1 Episode 27 - DS-27
    7.5/10(100 votes)

    #20 - DS-27

    S1:E27

    Burke meets with his private investigator Stuart Bronson, who provides him with a complete breakdown of the Collins family finances., as he begins to make plans.

    Director:Lela Swift
    Writer:Art Wallace

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  21. Dark Shadows Season 1 Episode 29 - DS-29
    7.5/10(98 votes)

    #21 - DS-29

    S1:E29

    Burke finds David in his hotel room and is quick to strike up a friendship with the boy. David later disposes of the missing bleeder valve in Burke's room, not knowing that Burke has seen him do so.

    Director:John Sedwick
    Writer:Art Wallace

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  22. Dark Shadows Season 1 Episode 31 - DS-31
    7.5/10(101 votes)

    #22 - DS-31

    S1:E31

    Burke defies expectations and lies to absolve David of involvement in the crash. However, he later privately confides in Victoria, warning her to beware of her young charge.

    Director:John Sedwick
    Writer:Art Wallace

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  23. Dark Shadows Season 1 Episode 33 - DS-33
    7.5/10(98 votes)

    #23 - DS-33

    S1:E33

    Joe Haskell pays an unannounced drunken visit to Collinwood, passing out in the mansion. Meanwhile, Victoria journeys to the Blue Whale for a meeting with Burke Devlin.

    Director:John Sedwick
    Writer:Art Wallace

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  24. Dark Shadows Season 1 Episode 34 - DS-34
    7.5/10(100 votes)

    #24 - DS-34

    S1:E34

    Burke tells Victoria that he has asked his private investigator to research her past, and has received a report. However, it reveals nothing new. Joe and Carolyn reflect on their relationship.

    Director:Lela Swift
    Writer:Art Wallace

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  25. Dark Shadows Season 1 Episode 45 - DS-45
    7.5/10(91 votes)

    #25 - DS-45

    S1:E45

    Roger reprimands Carolyn for associating with Burke. Bill Malloy arranges a meeting between Roger, Sam and Burke, intent on proving Roger's guilt and ending Burke's vendetta.

    Director:Lela Swift
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"DS-52" is the best rated episode of "Dark Shadows". It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by John Sedwick and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/6/1966. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "DS-84".