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The Best Episodes of Supernatural

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

Best episode
S5E22 Swan Song
9.716,041 votes
Worst episode
S9E20 Bloodlines
5.86,918 votes
Top season
Season 5
8.8avg
Binge time
9d 13h
327 episodes
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Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Supernatural Season 5 Episode 22 - Swan Song
    9.7/10(16041 votes)

    S5:E22

    The showdown between good and evil is at hand. With the Apocalypse looming, Sam and Dean realize they are out of options and make heart-breaking decisions that will change their lives forever. A beloved character faces death.

    Director:Robert Singer
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Supernatural Season 5 Episode 8 - Changing Channels
    9.6/10(14736 votes)

    S5:E8

    When Sam and Dean find themselves living their lives on what appear to be TV shows, it makes for a whole new style of reality television and they wonder if the Trickster is to blame. From a sitcom to a soapy hospital drama to a Japanese game show to a crime procedural, each new experience they encounter is more bizarre than the next and they want out. But is the Trickster really the mastermind behind the madness?

    Director:Charles Beeson
    Writer:Jeremy Carver

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  3. Supernatural Season 6 Episode 15 - The French Mistake
    9.6/10(13674 votes)

    S6:E15

    Dean and Sam find themselves in an alternate reality where everyone believes they are two actors named Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki, who star in a TV show called Supernatural about two brothers who hunt monsters.

    Director:Charles Beeson
    Writer:Ben Edlund

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  4. Supernatural Season 13 Episode 16 - ScoobyNatural
    9.6/10(10803 votes)

    S13:E16

    Sam, Dean and Castiel are transported into the animated world of Scooby Doo where they join forces with the Scooby gang to solve a ghostly mystery.

    Director:Robert Singer
    Writers:Jim Krieg, Jeremy Adams

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  5. Supernatural Season 3 Episode 11 - Mystery Spot
    9.5/10(12154 votes)

    S3:E11

    Dean is killed after looking into a case about the disappearance of a man with Sam. The next morning, Sam is shocked to find Dean alive and is hit with the realization that he is reliving the day before.

    Director:Kim Manners
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Supernatural Season 4 Episode 1 - Lazarus Rising
    9.4/10(13162 votes)

    S4:E1

    Dean wakes up in his own coffin. How did he return from the dead? What caused the hand-shaped welt on his shoulder? And what happened in the four months he spent in Hell, time he can't remember?

    Director:Kim Manners
    Writer:Eric Kripke

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  7. Supernatural Season 10 Episode 5 - Fan Fiction
    9.4/10(11040 votes)

    S10:E5

    Sam and Dean investigate a haunting at a theatre.

    Director:Philip Sgriccia
    Writer:Robbie Thompson

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  8. Supernatural Season 2 Episode 22 - All Hell Breaks Loose (2)
    9.4/10(10077 votes)

    S2:E22

    After the fight between Jake and Sam, Dean has to make the ultimate sacrifice for his brother. Meanwhile the Yellow-Eyed Demon has his new servant and plans to unleash the hordes of Hell.

    Director:Kim Manners
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Supernatural Season 11 Episode 4 - Baby
    9.4/10(8831 votes)

    S11:E4

    Seen entirely from the point of view of the Impala, Sam and Dean go on a road trip to fight monsters and demons.

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writer:Robbie Thompson

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  10. Supernatural Season 11 Episode 20 - Don't Call Me Shurley
    9.4/10(7777 votes)

    S11:E20

    Amara unleashes a dark fog on a small town, causing everyone to go mad. Dean and Sam realize this is a stronger version of the original black vein virus Amara previously unleashed. They team up with the sheriff to protect the town but their old remedy no longer works. Meanwhile, Chuck returns with an interesting proposal.

    Director:Robert Singer
    Writer:Robbie Thompson

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  11. Supernatural Season 2 Episode 20 - What Is and What Should Never Be
    9.3/10(10049 votes)

    S2:E20

    Dean is attacked by a Djinn... and finds himself in a new reality where his mother is still alive and a mysterious woman holds the key to everything.

    Director:Eric Kripke
    Writers:Eric Kripke, Raelle Tucker

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  12. Supernatural Season 3 Episode 12 - Jus in Bello
    9.3/10(9391 votes)

    S3:E12

    FBI Agent Henricksen finally captures Sam and Dean, but is caught in the middle when a horde of demons descends on the small-town jail to eliminate the brothers.

    Directors:Kim Manners, Philip Sgriccia
    Writer:Sera Gamble

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  13. Supernatural Season 4 Episode 22 - Lucifer Rising
    9.3/10(8467 votes)

    S4:E22

    The brothers prepare to fight the forces of the apocalypse in different camps. While Sam and Ruby hunt down Lilith, Dean joins Castiel and Zachariah to take on Lucifer.

    Director:Eric Kripke
    Writer:Eric Kripke

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  14. Supernatural Season 8 Episode 23 - Sacrifice
    9.3/10(7220 votes)

    S8:E23

    With Crowley poised to undo all the good they’ve ever done as hunters, Sam and Dean find themselves cornered. But with Kevin's help, the Winchesters ready themselves for one last play against the King of Hell. Metatron initiates a plan with Castiel to take on Naomi and the bureaucracy of Heaven.

    Director:Philip Sgriccia
    Writer:Jeremy Carver

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  15. Supernatural Season 14 Episode 13 - Lebanon
    9.3/10(5535 votes)

    S14:E13

    Sam and Dean look to occult lore for a solution to their latest problem, but instead of a resolution, they find much more than either of them had anticipated.

    Director:Robert Singer
    Writers:Andrew Dabb, Meredith Glynn

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  16. Supernatural Season 2 Episode 1 - In My Time of Dying
    9.2/10(10393 votes)

    S2:E1

    In the aftermath of the car crash, the surviving Winchesters go to the hospital, where one is stalked by a Reaper while another must consider sacrificing himself to save the others.

    Director:Kim Manners
    Writer:Eric Kripke

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  17. Supernatural Season 1 Episode 22 - Devil's Trap
    9.2/10(10157 votes)

    S1:E22

    When Meg boasts that John is her prisoner, the boys visit a friend of their father's to get information about demonic possessions and ways to trap a demon. It turns out Meg is not what she appears.

    Director:Kim Manners
    Writer:Eric Kripke

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  18. Supernatural Season 14 Episode 20 - Moriah
    9.3/10(4897 votes)

    S14:E20

    Sam, Dean and Castiel are thrown into an epic battle. Meanwhile, Jack becomes disenchanted with all the lies, and an old friend from the past shows up.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Supernatural Season 3 Episode 3 - Bad Day at Black Rock
    9.2/10(9590 votes)

    S3:E3

    The Winchesters are called regarding a robbery of their father's storage unit, and track down the robbers to find the item stolen is a cursed rabbit's foot, which provides great luck until lost, and once lost the previous owner dies within a week.

    Director:Robert Singer
    Writer:Ben Edlund

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  20. Supernatural Season 4 Episode 3 - In the Beginning
    9.2/10(8946 votes)

    S4:E3

    Back to the future, Castiel sends Dean to 1973 Lawrence, Kansas, where he meets a nice young couple named John and Mary Winchester. Dean's parents. And Mary has a secret.

    Director:Steve Boyum
    Writer:Jeremy Carver

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  21. Supernatural Season 3 Episode 16 - No Rest for the Wicked
    9.2/10(8813 votes)

    S3:E16

    Sam, Dean, and Bobby hunt down Lilith and fight her and her demons in a final effort to save Dean's life.

    Director:Kim Manners
    Writer:Eric Kripke

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  22. Supernatural Season 4 Episode 18 - The Monster at the End of this Book
    9.2/10(8427 votes)

    S4:E18

    Familiar plot. Familiar characters. Sam and Dean come across a series of graphic novels called "Supernatural" featuring two demon-hunting brothers named Sam and Dean.

    Director:Mike Rohl
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Supernatural Season 5 Episode 10 - Abandon All Hope...
    9.2/10(7743 votes)

    S5:E10

    Sam, Dean and Castiel track down the Colt and head off to find Lucifer to send him back to Hell. It’s a hunters’ reunion when the crew joins forces with Bobby, Ellen and Jo for what could be their last night on Earth.

    Director:Philip Sgriccia
    Writer:Ben Edlund

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  24. Supernatural Season 5 Episode 21 - Two Minutes to Midnight
    9.2/10(7343 votes)

    S5:E21

    Crowley tells Bobby he will give him the location of Death, the fourth horseman, in exchange for his soul. Knowing Sam and Dean need that fourth ring to stop the Apocalypse, Bobby reluctantly agrees. Sam and Dean confront Pestilence, but he unleashes a deadly virus upon them, so Castiel must intervene on their behalf. Dean has a meeting with Death to discuss Lucifer, and an unholy alliance is formed at a very high price for Dean.

    Director:Philip Sgriccia
    Writer:Sera Gamble

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  25. Supernatural Season 9 Episode 23 - Do You Believe in Miracles?
    9.2/10(6525 votes)

    S9:E23

    After attacking Gadreel, Dean leaves with Crowley to track down Metatron and kill him. Meanwhile, Gadreel takes Castiel into Heaven to try and break Metatron's connection to the angel tablet.

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writer:Jeremy Carver

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Best Episodes Summary

"Swan Song" is the best rated episode of Supernatural. It scored 9.7/10 from 16,041 votes. Directed by Robert Singer and written by Unknown, it aired on May 13, 2010. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Changing Channels".

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