8.4/10497 votesLoading...#1 - All Fall Down
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 7/13/2014
Alden comes to learn Mary's biggest secret.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10408 votesLoading...#2 - Ashes to Ashes
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 7/6/2014
Alden’s trial begins, triggering a chain of events that breaks nearly every remaining allegiance left in Salem. While Mary arms the Malum for the Grand Rite, the coven elders urge her to use Alden as the final sacrifice. Increase seizes Mercy’s acolytes for information to use against Alden – an act that carries more consequences than anyone anticipated.
Director: N/A
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7.9/10311 votesLoading...#3 - Til Death Do Us Part
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 6/7/2015
When Mary and Alden join forces, Alden gets his first test in fatherhood.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/10442 votesLoading...#4 - The Red Rose and the Briar
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/25/2014
Alden and Cotton find themselves face-to-face with a real witch, and an unlikely ally keeps the coven from tracking down their missing sister. Tituba feels left out when Mary decides to initiate a new member into the coven. As Mary takes her new acolyte under her wing, she recalls her own path after the fateful events surrounding Alden’s departure from town seven years ago. Meanwhile, Alden and Cotton learn to their horror that the trials have actually been helping the witches – and soon find themselves under attack after they lose control of their captive.
Director: N/A
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7.8/10315 votesLoading...#5 - Wages of Sin
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 5/31/2015
Mary makes a sacrifice to save her son from Marburg.
Director: N/A
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7.8/10291 votesLoading...#6 - Midnight Never Come
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 6/21/2015
Mary makes a last ditch effort to stop Countess Marburg's attempts while alliances shift as surprising truths are revealed.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/10335 votesLoading...#7 - The Witching Hour
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 6/28/2015
Mary refuses to believe that her son is still alive while the Countess does everything she can to impress the boy. Ann tries to convince Cotton that she uses her powers for good and Alden balances between life and death.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/10387 votesLoading...#8 - Children, Be Afraid
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/15/2014
Salem sees a second death since Increase's arrival in town, and Mary struggles to get George back under her control. Mercy and her acolytes flex their growing power while Increase grows closer with Isaac, putting Isaac’s loyalty to Mary in question.
Director: N/A
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7.7/10384 votesLoading...#9 - The House of Pain
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/22/2014
Increase gets closer to understanding who really runs things in Salem; at the same time, Anne finds herself in danger, and in need of Alden's help, while investigating a mystery.
Director: N/A
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7.7/10384 votesLoading...#10 - Cat and Mouse
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/29/2014
Increase’s warpath continues as Alden finds himself the target of fresh accusations – and at the mercy of the Selectmen, thanks to a surprise move by a healthier George Sibley – leading Mary to hatch a desperate plan to save him. Cotton finds himself frozen in a tug of war between his father and his loyalty to Alden. Meanwhile, Anne learns the truth about her father.
Director: Tricia Brock
Writer: N/A
7.7/10408 votesLoading...#11 - Cry Havoc
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 4/5/2015
Salem's leading witch, Mary Sibley, faces both foreign and domestic challenges to her authority.
Director: N/A
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7.7/10350 votesLoading...#12 - Blood Kiss
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 4/12/2015
Mary initiates the second act of the Grand Rite. Alden returns to Salem.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/10319 votesLoading...#13 - Ill Met by Moonlight
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 5/10/2015
Countess Marburg arrives in Salem and threatens Mary's stronghold on the city.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/10313 votesLoading...#14 - Dead Birds
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 5/24/2015
Countess Marburg's achilles heel is revealed.
Director: N/A
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7.7/10296 votesLoading...#15 - On Earth As in Hell
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 6/14/2015
Mary has a public fall from grace. Alden and Cotton try to save the boy's soul.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10411 votesLoading...#16 - Our Own Private America
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 6/1/2014
Romantic yearnings between Mary and Alden heighten as Cotton deals with a unique accusation in the trials. Meanwhile, a powerful witch hunter makes his way towards Salem.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10321 votesLoading...#17 - The Wine Dark Sea
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 5/3/2015
Mary and her tormentor, Countess Marburg, meet face-to-face.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10330 votesLoading...#18 - The Beckoning Fair One
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 5/17/2015
Mary and Countess Marburg keep up appearances while continuing their covert battle for Salem.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10254 votesLoading...#19 - The Reckoning
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 11/16/2016
Mary’s penance for her betrayal takes a deadly turn while Cotton is forced to perform an exorcism of his own.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10455 votesLoading...#20 - Lies
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/18/2014
The witches of Salem’s coven meet in the woods – without Mary and Tituba – and agree that they have no choice but to eliminate one of their most dangerous threats: Alden. Meanwhile, Alden and Cotton realize the true, dangerous nature of the mysterious object they uncovered – and use it to ensnare something of much graver importance. Mary realizes that her own coven has been plotting without her… and the relationship between Mary and Mercy is no longer what it seems.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10406 votesLoading...#21 - Departures
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 6/8/2014
Increase Mather makes it his first order of business to catch a real witch, and starts by pinpointing a prominent figure from Salem’s most sinful district. Mary worries that Increase will detect that his old friend George is under a spell and enlists the help of Isaac to deter Increase from uncovering the truth. Meanwhile, accusations within Salem intensify and Cotton must deal with a painful turn of events – and Anne’s suspicions of her father reach a fever pitch.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10331 votesLoading...#22 - From Within
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 4/19/2015
Mary receives help from a former foe to keep Salem in the grasp of the witches.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10322 votesLoading...#23 - Book of Shadows
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 4/26/2015
Anne explores her supernatural side. Mary receives a chilling warning.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10290 votesLoading...#24 - After the Fall
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 11/2/2016
Salem's only hope to survive the hell that has risen is to raise the dead.
Director: Nick Copus
Writer: Brannon Braga, Adam Simon
7.5/10259 votesLoading...#25 - The Heart Is a Devil
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 11/9/2016
Mary leaves the comfort of Alden's embrace, determined to do whatever it takes to keep evil at bay.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Salem
Every episode of Salem ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Salem!
Set in the volatile world of 17th century Massachusetts, 'Salem' explores what really fueled the town's infamous witch trials and dares to uncover the dark,...
Genres:Sci-Fi & FantasyMysteryDrama
Network:WGN America
Best Episodes Summary
"All Fall Down" is the best rated episode of "Salem". It scored 8.4/10 based on 497 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 7/13/2014. This episode scored 0.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "Ashes to Ashes".