- 7.0/101,286 votesLoading...
#1 - Abby
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 8/6/2017
Ray begins court-ordered anger management after a family tragedy sparks a bar fight. Mickey, Bunchy and Daryll prepare for Terry and Maureen's wedding. Bridget looks up a mysterious acquaintance in New York. Conor, away from home for the first time, grows accustomed to military school. Meanwhile, Sam Winslow, a powerful new employer, comes into Ray's life.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/10891 votesLoading...
#2 - Dogwalker
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 8/20/2017
Ray cleans up Natalie's mess. At home, however, he struggles to reconnect with his family and complete anger management. Unable to reach Maureen, Terry visits Conor at military school. A surprise visit from Frank Barnes threatens to sink Mickey back into a life of violence. Bunchy happens upon the business opportunity of a lifetime to provide for Teresa and Maria.
Director: John Dahl
Writer: Sean Conway
- 7.2/10834 votesLoading...
#3 - Shabbos Goy
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 9/10/2017
Ray's therapy is at odds with the high-stakes power struggle between Sam and her opponents. Mickey - at Frank's behest - seeks out an old friend of the Donovan's. Meanwhile, Terry takes Damon to New York to train for a fight; Bunchy is confronted by sins from the Donovan past; and Bridget tries to reconcile with Smitty - until a major crisis forces them together.
Director: Daisy von Scherler Mayer
Writer: David Hollander, William Wheeler
- 7.2/10820 votesLoading...
#4 - Shelley Duvall
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 9/17/2017
Abby makes a shocking decision that reverberates throughout the family. Ray runs interference for Natalie, while Sam shows him the lengths she'll go to protect her empire. In his attempt to free Bunchy, Mickey finds himself caught in the middle of someone else's war. Terry visits with Bridget and discovers a truth that shakes him to his core.
Director: Michael Uppendahl
Writer: Miki Johnson, David Sonnenborn
- 7.3/10869 votesLoading...
#5 - Sold
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 8/27/2017
Mickey's screenwriting dreams stall out - until he's pulled into a gruesome fix for Daryll's movie star client. Abby starts construction on the new bar while Ray searches for a solution to their problem. Terry tries to win back Maureen one last time; Bunchy's quest for financial independence gets derailed; and Bridget tells her boyfriend who her father really is.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/10715 votesLoading...
#6 - Hispes
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 12/8/2019
Mayor Feratti ups the ante in his negotiations with the Sullivans, and Ray must step in to finish the deal. Bridget and Smitty are called in to fix Jonathan Walker Hanson’s unsavory publicity scandal. Claudette offers Daryll an opportunity to leave the Donovans once and for all, while Bunchy grapples with the consequences of his drugstore violence, and Terry struggles with the realities of his illness.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/10980 votesLoading...
#7 - Las Vegas
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 8/13/2017
A flashback to Ray and Abby's 21st anniversary when they went to Las Vegas to see Damon's first televised fight. In the present, movie star Natalie James hires Ray to protect her from an abusive husband/manager, which draws him deeper into Sam Winslow's web. Hopes for a beautiful day are dashed at Terry and Maureen's wedding as tensions flare between the Donovans and the Dohertys.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/101,419 votesLoading...
#8 - Twerk
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/14/2013
Mickey spends time with Bunchy and Terry. Ray "buys" a talented hip-hop artist for his rapper neighbor. Ray's mentor, Ezra Goldman, holds a fundraiser in honor of his late wife, but he's haunted by the sins of his past. Meanwhile, Mickey is approached by an FBI agent.
Director: Greg Yaitanes
Writer: Ron Nyswaner
- 7.7/101,335 votesLoading...
#9 - Black Cadillac
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/21/2013
Ray, Abby and the kids visit Bel Air Academy, hoping Bridget will get into the prestigious school, but the day is interrupted when Ray has to take care of a case at a Beverly Hills hotel. Mickey, Bunchy and Daryll drive out to Palm Springs to visit Mickey's ex-girlfriend, Claudette.
Director: John Dahl
Writer: David Hollander
- 7.7/10921 votesLoading...
#10 - Marisol
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 7/3/2016
Ray helps Hector handle a person from his past who risks unearthing a secret that could ruin his career. As Bunchy attempts to please a very pregnant Teresa, Abby offers him a lesson in marital compromise. Meanwhile, an act of petty larceny leads to a renewed sense of purpose for Terry - and Detective Muncie uses evidence against the Donovans to force Ray's hand.
Director: John Dahl
Writer: Mike Binder, Rob Fresco
- 7.7/10686 votesLoading...
#11 - Family Pictures
Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 12/1/2019
Ray gets closer with Molly Sullivan when he realizes their family connection. Claudette comes to New York and discovers that Daryll is on Detective Perry’s radar. Bunchy tries to leverage his heroism for a pay raise. Bridget gets closer with her music producer boss, and Terry goes on a trip with his new spiritual guide.
Director: Nick Gomez
Writer: David Hollander, David Bar Katz
- 7.8/101,549 votesLoading...
#12 - A Mouth Is a Mouth
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/7/2013
Ray activates a plan to send Mickey back to prison. Meanwhile, Abby defies Ray and spends the day with Mickey and the kids. Ray handles two crises involving movie star clients: A-list actor Sean Walker receives a threatening message at home and action hero Tommy Wheeler is blackmailed with a sex video.
Director: Allen Coulter
Writer: Ann Biderman
- 7.8/101,041 votesLoading...
#13 - Girl With Guitar
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 6/26/2016
Ray is in recovery mode in the aftermath of the shootout. Meanwhile, Bunchy and Teresa face impending parenthood as Abby receives a diagnosis that threatens to upend her family. In hiding, Mickey plots a heist.
Director: Liev Schreiber
Writer: David Hollander
- 7.8/10686 votesLoading...
#14 - An Irish Lullaby
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 12/15/2019
After Feratti’s display of force, Ray and Terry travel to Coney Island to track down Ray’s missing car. Mickey, Daryll, and Sandy continue their quest for the truth about the 1977 heist. Bunchy uses a few tricks he learned at the pharmacy to make some quick cash, and Smitty seeks revenge on Adam Rain.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/102,034 votesLoading...
#15 - The Bag or the Bat
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/30/2013
Ray Donovan is the man called in to solve the most difficult problems for LA's rich and powerful. The only problems he can't fix are those involving his damaged South Boston family. Ray's life is thrown into turmoil when his father Mickey unexpectedly gets out of prison five years early and arrives in LA, vowing to take revenge on Ray for framing him.
Director: Allen Coulter
Writer: Ann Biderman
- 7.9/101,259 votesLoading...
#16 - New Birthday
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/11/2013
Ray forbids Bridget from seeing Marvin, but she visits him anyway. Meanwhile, Ray flies to Boston to search for Sully; Abby and Deb commiserate over drinks and get themselves into trouble; and Mickey manipulates Sean into working with him on a movie project.
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Writer: David Hollander
- 7.9/101,255 votesLoading...
#17 - Bridget
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/18/2013
Ray, Terry and Bunchy toast the anniversary of their sister Bridget's death. Frances shows up with a black eye and Terry goes after her husband. Ray and Avi get Bunchy's money back. Mickey meets a former starlet at a spa. Lena has an altercation with her girlfriend.
Director: Guy Ferland
Writer: Ann Biderman
- 7.9/101,066 votesLoading...
#18 - Uber Ray
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 7/20/2014
Ray forces Mickey to return to LA. A reporter investigates Sully's death.
Director: Michael Uppendahl
Writer: Ann Biderman, David Hollander
- 7.9/10787 votesLoading...
#19 - Mister Lucky
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 10/8/2017
Natalie's fame puts Ray's career in jeopardy when, for the first time ever, he becomes the story. Mickey and Daryll celebrate getting the greenlight on their movie. Terry prepares to leave the Fite Club behind for good. Bunchy gets in over his head; Bridget takes Smitty's problem into her own hands; and Ray hunts down the source of Sam's problems.
Director: Guy Ferland
Writer: Sean Conway
- 7.9/10740 votesLoading...
#20 - Bob the Builder
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 10/15/2017
Ray and Terry put their differences aside to try and fix Bunchy's problem once and for all. Meanwhile, Jay asks for a secret meeting with Daryll to decide the future of the movie and their relationship; Bridget's last-ditch effort to save Smitty lands her in an unexpected place; and in the wake of a tragedy, Ray turns on Sam - consequences be damned.
Director: Stephen Williams
Writer: Chad Feehan
- 8.0/101,301 votesLoading...
#21 - The Golem
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/28/2013
Ezra has an accident. Terry and Frances grow closer. Bunchy receives his settlement check. Mickey visits Ezra to talk about the past. Ray and Avi learn some very unsettling news.
Director: Daniel Attias
Writer: Sean Conway
- 8.0/101,067 votesLoading...
#22 - Gem and Loan
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 7/27/2014
Ray and Abby face a hurdle to getting Bridget into her dream school.
Director: Phil Abraham
Writer: Michael Tolkin
- 8.0/10997 votesLoading...
#23 - Irish Spring
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 8/10/2014
Ray gets compromising information on Cochran, who is interrogating Mickey. Meanwhile, Abby tries to have fun with her prospective Trousdale neighbors and gets closer to Jim, her cop friend; Marvin gives Bridget an earring and takes her to a party; and Ray brings Conor to apologize to Alex.
Director: Daniel Attias
Writer: Ron Nyswaner
- 8.0/101,009 votesLoading...
#24 - Viagra
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 8/17/2014
Ray seeks help in taking down Cochran. Mickey hopes for a big payday.
Director: John Dahl
Writer: Brett Johnson
- 8.0/10978 votesLoading...
#25 - Breakfast of Champions
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 8/2/2015
Ray puts out fires as Paige tries to broker a deal. Abby goes to Boston.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Worst Episodes of Ray Donovan
Every episode of Ray Donovan ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Ray Donovan!
Set in the sprawling mecca of the rich and famous, Ray Donovan does the dirty work for LA's top power players, and makes their problems...
Genre:Drama
Network:Showtime
Worst Episodes Summary
"Abby" is the worst rated episode of "Ray Donovan". It scored 7/10 based on 1286 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 8/6/2017. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Dogwalker".