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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 1284 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".

  • Abby
    7.0/101,284 votes
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    #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

  • Dogwalker
    7.1/10888 votes
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    #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

  • Shabbos Goy
    7.2/10830 votes
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    #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

  • Sold
    7.3/10866 votes
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    #4 - 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

  • Shelley Duvall
    7.3/10817 votes
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    #5 - 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

  • Hispes
    7.3/10713 votes
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    #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

  • Las Vegas
    7.6/10977 votes
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    #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

  • Twerk
    7.7/101,412 votes
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    #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

  • Black Cadillac
    7.7/101,328 votes
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    #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

  • Marisol
    7.7/10919 votes
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    #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

  • Family Pictures
    7.7/10683 votes
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    #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

  • A Mouth Is a Mouth
    7.8/101,540 votes
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    #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

  • Girl With Guitar
    7.8/101,040 votes
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    #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

  • An Irish Lullaby
    7.8/10684 votes
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    #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

  • The Bag or the Bat
    7.9/102,019 votes
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    #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

  • New Birthday
    7.9/101,254 votes
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    #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

  • Bridget
    7.9/101,249 votes
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    #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

  • Uber Ray
    7.9/101,063 votes
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    #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

  • Bob the Builder
    7.9/10735 votes
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    #19 - 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

  • The Golem
    8.0/101,296 votes
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    #20 - 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

  • Gem and Loan
    8.0/101,064 votes
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    #21 - 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

  • Irish Spring
    8.0/10994 votes
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    #22 - 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

  • Viagra
    8.0/101,006 votes
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    #23 - 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

  • Breakfast of Champions
    8.0/10975 votes
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    #24 - 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

  • Handshake Deal
    8.0/10935 votes
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    #25 - Handshake Deal

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 8/9/2015

    Ray's new mission drives a wedge between Finney and Paige.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A