8.0/10 35 votes#1 - The Empty Chair
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/16/2019
High school freshman Shaun Ouillette vanishes the day after a snowstorm; an anonymous letter leads detectives into the frozen woods, where they make a discovery that will tear the small town apart.
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7.7/10 30 votes#2 - 40 Years Winter
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/17/2019
After Christmas shopping, 18-year-old Linda Velzy vanishes into upstate New York's frozen landscape; the primary suspect refuses to talk to detectives, so Linda's father hatches a plan, but temperatures are dropping, and time is running out.
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7.6/10 24 votes#3 - Winter's Bone
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/24/2019
A pastor finds bartender Robbie Schmidt strangled in the snow shortly before Christmas; Robbie's family is shocked when suspicion falls on his closest friend.
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7.6/10 22 votes#4 - The Widows of Winter
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/31/2019
Seventy-four-year-old widow Virginia Johannessen is shot dead in her home; then, another widow is murdered on the same street; as police unravel the truth, they discover they've made a chilling mistake.
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7.2/10 27 votes#5 - Last Christmas
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/7/2019
Weeks after the Christmas disappearance of 22-year-old Dean Fawcett, detectives discover a headless body in the snow; a handwritten note points to a dangerous set of suspects, sending investigators on a cross-country manhunt to unravel the truth.
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7.5/10 28 votes#6 - Midnight Mass
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/21/2019
In the middle of a cold January night, a family of four is murdered in their home. As fear grips the small town of Evansville, Indiana, detectives launch a desperate manhunt for a deranged killer. But will they be too late?
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The Best Episodes of Dead of Winter Season 1
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Haunting true tales of murder set in the cruelest conditions. Featuring raw, emotional first-person interviews with family and investigators, each chilling episode explores what happens...
Genres:DocumentaryCrimeReality
Network:Investigation Discovery
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Empty Chair" is the best rated episode of "Dead of Winter" season 1. It scored 8/10 based on 35 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/16/2019. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "40 Years Winter".