7.2/10594 votesLoading...#1 - The Stone Child
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/27/2014
With witch fears rising, Alden seeks the truth of what’s really going on in Salem while Cotton continues to wrestle with his guilt and Mary looks to execute a plan. The witches get closer to finding out who interrupted the ceremony, but Mary continues to find her emotions for Alden affecting her focus. A clue in the woods leads Cotton and Isaac to find more evidence that the witches may indeed be real.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/10508 votesLoading...#2 - In Vain
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/4/2014
Salem trembles in the aftermath of the trial, and Anne turns to John Alden for comfort. Mysterious circumstances lead Alden to suspect Magistrate Hale is not who or what he appears to be. Mary discovers who witnessed the witches’ ceremony and deliberates a course of action. Elsewhere, George Sibley begins hatching a plan to escape Mary’s clutches.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/10236 votesLoading...#3 - Night's Black Agents
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 11/30/2016
Cotton discovers life-altering news while Mary learns the power of her femininity.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10798 votesLoading...#4 - The Vow
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/20/2014
After ten years of service fighting in the French and Indian War, John Alden returns to his home in Salem, Massachusetts, intent on reuniting with his love, Mary. Upon his arrival, he is stunned to discover that the town has been swept up in a wave of witch hunt hysteria, and that Mary has married the town’s richest and most powerful resident.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10227 votesLoading...#5 - The Witch Is Back
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 12/7/2016
A traitor is exposed while a ghost from Salem’s past makes a shocking appearance.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10234 votesLoading...#6 - Wednesday's Child
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 12/14/2016
Mary and Alden's twisted love is put to the ultimate test and Anne plunges into dark magic.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10218 votesLoading...#7 - Friday's Knights
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 1/11/2017
Mortal enemies are forced to work together to keep the door to hell locked.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10466 votesLoading...#8 - Survivors
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/11/2014
An old nemesis of Alden's arrives in Salem with secrets that could destroy him. Meanwhile, Mary loses her grip on Mercy.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10455 votesLoading...#9 - 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...#10 - 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...#11 - 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...#12 - 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...#13 - 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...#14 - 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
7.5/10227 votesLoading...#15 - The Man Who Was Thursday
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 1/4/2017
Anne's pregnancy starts to show as her house-guest goes to work for Mercy. Isaac finds himself in a new role and seems to enjoy it. Plans are made to defeat the dark child and the boy goes to pieces.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10217 votesLoading...#16 - Saturday Mourning
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 1/16/2017
Hearts are destroyed when everyone's true colors are revealed and one bleeds darker than the rest.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10266 votesLoading...#17 - Black Sunday
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 1/25/2017
Series Finale. Everyone prepares on the eve of Salem's demise.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10411 votesLoading...#18 - 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...#19 - 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...#20 - 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...#21 - 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
7.7/10387 votesLoading...#22 - 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
Writer: N/A
7.7/10384 votesLoading...#23 - 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
Writer: N/A
7.7/10384 votesLoading...#24 - 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...#25 - 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
Writer: N/A
The Worst Episodes of Salem
Every episode of Salem ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst 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
Worst Episodes Summary
"The Stone Child" is the worst rated episode of "Salem". It scored 7.2/10 based on 594 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/27/2014. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "In Vain".