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The Best Episodes of Scream Queens

Every episode of Scream Queens ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Scream Queens!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Scream Queens Season 1 Episode 10 - Thanksgiving
    8.2/10(1502 votes)

    #1 - Thanksgiving

    S1:E10

    Chad takes Chanel to his family home for Thanksgiving, where she meets his brothers, Brad and Thad, as well as his parents. However, an uninvited guest throws the holiday into chaos. Meanwhile, Dean Munsch gathers the survivors at Kappa House, but dinner quickly explodes into accusations of who among them is really the killer. Then, the Red Devil carves up a deadly main course as another victim falls.

    Director:Michael Lehmann
    Writer:Brad Falchuk

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  2. Scream Queens Season 1 Episode 12 - Dorkus
    8.2/10(1470 votes)

    #2 - Dorkus

    S1:E12

    Shocking confessions are made as the Red Devil is finally unmasked and the killer revealed.

    Director:Bradley Buecker
    Writers:Brad Falchuk, Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan

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  3. Scream Queens Season 1 Episode 9 - Ghost Stories
    8.0/10(1481 votes)

    #3 - Ghost Stories

    S1:E9

    Denise does little to calm the Kappas' fears when she spins a terrifying ghost story. Meanwhile, Hester's shocking announcement pushes Chanel to the edge, and a familiar face returns to campus as the Red Devil claims another victim.

    Director:Michael Uppendahl
    Writer:Ryan Murphy

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  4. Scream Queens Season 1 Episode 4 - Haunted House
    7.8/10(1754 votes)

    #4 - Haunted House

    S1:E4

    As Halloween approaches, Chanel creates a devious plan after Zayday makes a shocking announcement. Meanwhile Grace and Pete pay a visit to a mysterious woman with ties to Kappa's past. Also, Hester grows closer to Chad, Denise continues her search for the red devil killer and Dean Munsch does everything in her power to keep Wallace University open.

    Director:Bradley Buecker
    Writer:Brad Falchuk

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  5. Scream Queens Season 1 Episode 6 - Seven Minutes in Hell
    7.8/10(1562 votes)

    #5 - Seven Minutes in Hell

    S1:E6

    In an attempt to protect herself from the killer, Chanel makes a surprising decision, which leaves Zayday in a position of power. To stay close to each other, the girls of Kappa Kappa Tau host a slumber party, but when a shocking discovery is made, not everyone will survive the night.

    Director:Michael Uppendahl
    Writer:Ryan Murphy

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  6. Scream Queens Season 2 Episode 3 - Handidates
    7.8/10(1063 votes)

    #6 - Handidates

    S2:E3

    Determined to find out who the killer is, Dean Munsch, Denise and the Chanels question Hester, as well as the sole survivor (guest star Alec Mapa) of the Halloween massacre. Chad accuses Brock of being the killer and makes a shocking proposal to Chanel. Meanwhile, a new patient with an outrageous disorder (guest star Cheri Oteri) leads Chanel #3 and Cassidy to grow closer, and another victim crashes a celebration.

    Director:Barbara Brown
    Writer:Ian Brennan

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  7. Scream Queens Season 2 Episode 4 - Halloween Blues
    7.8/10(1044 votes)

    #7 - Halloween Blues

    S2:E4

    After the latest attack by The Green Meanie leaves everyone shocked and saddened, Dean Munsch and Denise, along with Hester, devise a plan to catch the killer by throwing a Halloween party in the hospital. Meanwhile, Chanel celebrates a different kind of Chanel-O-Ween and attempts to make contact with the killer’s latest victim from beyond the grave. Once the party begins, an outbreak surprises the hospital, leading Brock and Cassidy to jump into action, and another victim falls.

    Director:Loni Peristere
    Writer:Brad Falchuk

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  8. Scream Queens Season 1 Episode 2 - Hell Week
    7.7/10(2128 votes)

    #8 - Hell Week

    S1:E2

    When anti-Kappa Dean Cathy Munsch decrees that sorority pledging must be open to all students, and not just the school’s silver-spooned elite, all hell is about to break loose, as a devil-clad killer begins wreaking havoc across the campus.

    Director:Brad Falchuk
    Writers:Brad Falchuk, Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan

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  9. Scream Queens Season 1 Episode 5 - Pumpkin Patch
    7.7/10(1625 votes)

    #9 - Pumpkin Patch

    S1:E5

    With Halloween just days away, Dean Munsch makes an announcement affecting the campus and, specifically, Chanel's plan to throw a pumpkin patch party in support of her Kappa Kappa Tau presidential campaign. Meanwhile, Grace and Pete lead a search party for a missing friend, which steers them closer to the Red Devil than ever before, and Chanel #3 and #5 learn what life would be like without Chanel.

    Director:Brad Falchuk
    Writer:Brad Falchuk

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  10. Scream Queens Season 1 Episode 7 - Beware of Young Girls
    7.7/10(1516 votes)

    #10 - Beware of Young Girls

    S1:E7

    Dean Munsch is left in a desperate situation when a shocking event leads her to come face-to-face with her ex-husband's mistress. Meanwhile, in an attempt to determine who the Red Devil killer is, the Kappas use a Ouija board to communicate with Chanel #2 from beyond the grave and learn of a wicked plot against one of their own.

    Director:Barbara Brown
    Writer:Ryan Murphy

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  11. Scream Queens Season 1 Episode 8 - Mommie Dearest
    7.7/10(1468 votes)

    #11 - Mommie Dearest

    S1:E8

    Grace enlists Chanel’s help to learn more about KKT’s past, and ends up realizing she might not be so different from her nemesis after all. Dean Munsch goes “psycho” when she becomes the latest target of the Red Devils. Meanwhile, Denise becomes the new house mother of Kappa House and a shocking figure from the past returns.

    Director:Michael Uppendahl
    Writer:Ian Brennan

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  12. Scream Queens Season 1 Episode 11 - Black Friday
    7.7/10(1364 votes)

    #12 - Black Friday

    S1:E11

    After the horror-filled events of Thanksgiving, the Chanels decide to celebrate their favorite holiday -- Black Friday, but the Red Devil has plans to stop their shopping spree. When the Kappas conclude that Dean Munsch is the killer, they set a plan in motion to stop her once and for all. Meanwhile, Denise lands yet another job, Chad offers Pete a chance to join the Dickie Dollar Scholars and someone confesses to being the murderer.

    Director:Barbara Brown
    Writer:Ian Brennan

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  13. Scream Queens Season 1 Episode 13 - The Final Girl(s)
    7.7/10(1571 votes)

    #13 - The Final Girl(s)

    S1:E13

    Shocking confessions are made as the Red Devil is finally unmasked and the killer revealed.

    Director:Brad Falchuk
    Writers:Brad Falchuk, Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan

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  14. Scream Queens Season 2 Episode 1 - Scream Again
    7.7/10(1403 votes)

    #14 - Scream Again

    S2:E1

    Years after the murderous events at Kappa House, Dean Munsch purchases an abandoned hospital under the guise of fixing the healthcare system in America. After recruiting surgeons, Dr. Brock Holt and Dr. Cassidy Cascade, as well as medical student Zayday Williams, the Dean shocks everyone when she enlists the services of the disgraced Chanels to join the ranks at the teaching hospital. Meanwhile, secrets from the hospital’s past begin to reveal themselves and a new killer surfaces.

    Director:Brad Falchuk
    Writers:Brad Falchuk, Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan

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  15. Scream Queens Season 2 Episode 6 - Blood Drive
    7.7/10(952 votes)

    #15 - Blood Drive

    S2:E6

    After an influx of patents at the C.U.R.E. institute, Dean Munsch and Chanel organize a blood drive to solve the hospital's severe shortage. Meanwhile, Nurse Hoffel sets a plan of revenge in motion, Hester finds a way to join the hospital's staff and a shocking revelation involving The Green Meanie occurs.

    Director:Mary Wigmore
    Writer:Brad Falchuk

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  16. Scream Queens Season 1 Episode 3 - Chainsaw
    7.6/10(1863 votes)

    #16 - Chainsaw

    S1:E3

    Chanel finds a new project in Hester, Chanel #3 confesses a secret and Grace and Zayday uncover a surprising connection between two fellow students. Meanwhile, Denise sets her sights on one of the Kappas, and Dean Munsch appoints a new Wallace University mascot as Chad and Earl Grey lead the fraternity on a witch hunt for the Red Devil.

    Director:Ian Brennan
    Writer:Ian Brennan

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  17. Scream Queens Season 2 Episode 2 - Warts and All
    7.6/10(1115 votes)

    #17 - Warts and All

    S2:E2

    A new patient with a hideous ailment visits the hospital in hope of a cure, but finds a love interest instead. Meanwhile, Chad returns to win Chanel back and, in the process, discovers a dark secret of Brock’s. Then, after another run-in with the killer, Munsch enlists the help of new Quantico special agent Denise Hemphill.

    Director:Bradley Buecker
    Writer:Brad Falchuk

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  18. Scream Queens Season 2 Episode 9 - Lovin The D
    7.6/10(894 votes)

    #18 - Lovin The D

    S2:E9

    The Chanels are overwhelmed when their TV idol, Dr. Scarlett Lovin, visits the C.U.R.E. Institute. Meanwhile, Hester calls a Green Meanie summit as the killer(s) put their final kill plan into effect.

    Director:Maggie Kiley
    Writer:Ian Brennan

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  19. Scream Queens Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.5/10(2565 votes)

    #19 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    Twenty years after a mysterious death rocks Wallace University, another murder takes place.

    Director:Ryan Murphy
    Writers:Brad Falchuk, Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan

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  20. Scream Queens Season 2 Episode 5 - Chanel Pour Homme-icide
    7.5/10(952 votes)

    #20 - Chanel Pour Homme-icide

    S2:E5

    The frightful events of Halloween force Dean Munsch to notify authorities of murders at the Institute, which leads to a surprising influx of new patients. Meanwhile,Chanel is tired of doing dirty work, so she concocts a plan that entails recruiting new patients to join the Chanels. Later, Zayday and Chanel #5 visit a person with ties to the hospital's past; and a new patient's problems have the staff going a bit mad.

    Director:Barbara Brown
    Writer:Ian Brennan

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  21. Scream Queens Season 2 Episode 8 - Rapunzel, Rapunzel
    7.5/10(880 votes)

    #21 - Rapunzel, Rapunzel

    S2:E8

    A man from Dean Munsch's past checks in to the C.U.R.E. institute with plans to win her back, causing a jealous Brock to further question his relationship with Chanel. Meanwhile, Zayday and Chamberlain devise a plan to discover the origins of The Green Meanie killer with shocking results.

    Director:Jamie Lee Curtis
    Writer:Brad Falchuk

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  22. Scream Queens Season 2 Episode 10 - Drain the Swamp
    7.4/10(906 votes)

    #22 - Drain the Swamp

    S2:E10

    The Green Meanie sets its final plan for revenge in motion as Hester makes a bold move to secure her future, and Brock performs a dangerous surgery to save Dean Munsch's life.

    Director:Ian Brennan
    Writers:Brad Falchuk, Ian Brennan

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  23. Scream Queens Season 2 Episode 7 - The Hand
    7.3/10(887 votes)

    #23 - The Hand

    S2:E7

    In an effort to secure positive press for the hospital, Dean Munsch pitches a risky surgery to Dr. Holt, whose hand begins expressing more of a wild and dangerous personality than ever before. Meanwhile, Chanel #3 forces Cassidy to undergo a psych test to find the root of his condition with surprising results, and Nurse Hoffel sets a devious plan in motion.

    Director:Barbara Brown
    Writer:Ian Brennan

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Best Episodes Summary

"Thanksgiving" is the best rated episode of "Scream Queens". It scored 8.2/10 based on 1502 votes. Directed by Michael Lehmann and written by Brad Falchuk, it aired on 11/24/2015. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Dorkus".