Scott McCall, a high school student living in the town of Beacon Hills has his life drastically changed when he's bitten by a werewolf, becoming one himself. He must henceforth learn to balance his problematic new identity with his day-to-day teenage life. The following characters are instrumental to his struggle: Stiles, his best friend; Allison, his love interest who comes from a family of werewolf hunters; and Derek, a mysterious werewolf with a dark past. Throughout the series, he strives to keep his loved ones safe while maintaining normal relationships with them.
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12 episodes • 2011Avg: 8.1
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolf Moon | Jun 5, 2011 | 7.8 |
| 2 | Second Chance at First Line | Jun 6, 2011 | 7.7 |
| 3 | Pack Mentality | Jun 13, 2011 | 7.8 |
| 4 | Magic Bullet | Jun 20, 2011 | 8.2 |
| 5 | The Tell | Jun 27, 2011 | 7.8 |
| 6 | Heart Monitor | Jul 4, 2011 | 7.9 |
| 7 | Night School | Jul 11, 2011 | 8.3 |
| 8 | Lunatic | Jul 18, 2011 | 7.8 |
| 9 | Wolf's Bane | Jul 25, 2011 | 8.3 |
| 10 | Co-Captain | Aug 1, 2011 | 8.1 |
| 11 | Formality | Aug 8, 2011 | 8.6 |
| 12 | Code Breaker | Aug 15, 2011 | 8.8 |
12 episodes • 2012Avg: 8.5Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omega | Jun 3, 2012 | 8.2 |
| 2 | Shape Shifted | Jun 4, 2012 | 8.2 |
| 3 | Ice Pick | Jun 11, 2012 | 8.1 |
| 4 | Abomination | Jun 18, 2012 | 8.5 |
| 5 | Venomous | Jun 25, 2012 | 8.4 |
| 6 | Frenemy | Jul 2, 2012 | 8.4 |
| 7 | Restraint | Jul 9, 2012 | 8.2 |
| 8 | Raving | Jul 16, 2012 | 8.5 |
| 9 | Party Guessed | Jul 23, 2012 | 8.5 |
| 10 | Fury | Jul 30, 2012 | 9.0 |
| 11 | Battlefield | Aug 6, 2012 | 8.6 |
| 12 | Master Plan | Aug 13, 2012 | 8.9 |
24 episodes • 2013Avg: 8.8Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tattoo | Jun 3, 2013 | 8.3 |
| 2 | Chaos Rising | Jun 10, 2013 | 8.4 |
| 3 | Fireflies | Jun 17, 2013 | 8.3 |
| 4 | Unleashed | Jun 24, 2013 | 8.3 |
| 5 | Frayed | Jul 1, 2013 | 8.5 |
| 6 | Motel California | Jul 8, 2013 | 9.2 |
| 7 | Currents | Jul 15, 2013 | 8.6 |
| 8 | Visionary | Jul 22, 2013 | 8.5 |
| 9 | The Girl Who Knew Too Much | Jul 29, 2013 | 8.9 |
| 10 | The Overlooked | Aug 5, 2013 | 8.9 |
| 11 | Alpha Pact | Aug 12, 2013 | 9.1 |
| 12 | Lunar Ellipse | Aug 19, 2013 | 9.2 |
| 13 | Anchors | Jan 6, 2014 | 8.8 |
| 14 | More Bad Than Good | Jan 13, 2014 | 8.6 |
| 15 | Galvanize | Jan 20, 2014 | 8.6 |
| 16 | Illuminated | Jan 27, 2014 | 8.9 |
| 17 | Silverfinger | Feb 3, 2014 | 8.8 |
| 18 | Riddled | Feb 10, 2014 | 9.3 |
| 19 | Letharia Vulpina | Feb 17, 2014 | 8.8 |
| 20 | Echo House | Feb 24, 2014 | 8.9 |
| 21 | The Fox and the Wolf | Mar 3, 2014 | 8.3 |
| 22 | De-Void | Mar 10, 2014 | 9.1 |
| 23 | Insatiable | Mar 17, 2014 | 9.3 |
| 24 | The Divine Move | Mar 24, 2014 | 9.3 |
12 episodes • 2014Avg: 8.4
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Dark Moon | Jun 23, 2014 | 8.4 |
| 2 | 117 | Jun 30, 2014 | 8.2 |
| 3 | Muted | Jul 7, 2014 | 8.6 |
| 4 | The Benefactor | Jul 14, 2014 | 8.5 |
| 5 | I.E.D. | Jul 21, 2014 | 8.5 |
| 6 | Orphaned | Jul 28, 2014 | 8.3 |
| 7 | Weaponized | Aug 4, 2014 | 8.6 |
| 8 | Time of Death | Aug 11, 2014 | 8.2 |
| 9 | Perishable | Aug 18, 2014 | 8.6 |
| 10 | Monstrous | Aug 24, 2014 | 8.4 |
| 11 | A Promise to the Dead | Sep 1, 2014 | 8.2 |
| 12 | Smoke and Mirrors | Sep 8, 2014 | 8.8 |
20 episodes • 2015Avg: 8.4
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Creatures of the Night | Jun 29, 2015 | 8.6 |
| 2 | Parasomnia | Jun 30, 2015 | 8.5 |
| 3 | Dreamcatchers | Jul 6, 2015 | 8.6 |
| 4 | Condition Terminal | Jul 13, 2015 | 8.3 |
| 5 | A Novel Approach | Jul 20, 2015 | 8.5 |
| 6 | Required Reading | Jul 27, 2015 | 8.2 |
| 7 | Strange Frequencies | Aug 3, 2015 | 8.2 |
| 8 | Ouroboros | Aug 10, 2015 | 8.1 |
| 9 | Lies of Omission | Aug 17, 2015 | 8.2 |
| 10 | Status Asthmaticus | Aug 24, 2015 | 8.8 |
| 11 | The Last Chimera | Jan 5, 2016 | 8.4 |
| 12 | Damnatio Memoriae | Jan 12, 2016 | 8.1 |
| 13 | Codominance | Jan 19, 2016 | 7.8 |
| 14 | The Sword and the Spirit | Jan 26, 2016 | 8.4 |
| 15 | Amplification | Feb 2, 2016 | 8.6 |
| 16 | Lie Ability | Feb 9, 2016 | 8.9 |
| 17 | A Credible Threat | Feb 16, 2016 | 8.2 |
| 18 | Maid of Gévaudan | Feb 23, 2016 | 8.4 |
| 19 | The Beast of Beacon Hills | Mar 1, 2016 | 8.3 |
| 20 | Apotheosis | Mar 8, 2016 | 8.9 |
20 episodes • 2016Avg: 8.4
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memory Lost | Nov 15, 2016 | 9.3 |
| 2 | Superposition | Nov 22, 2016 | 8.6 |
| 3 | Sundowning | Nov 29, 2016 | 8.3 |
| 4 | Relics | Dec 6, 2016 | 8.2 |
| 5 | Radio Silence | Dec 13, 2016 | 9.4 |
| 6 | Ghosted | Jan 3, 2017 | 8.2 |
| 7 | Heartless | Jan 10, 2017 | 8.4 |
| 8 | Blitzkrieg | Jan 17, 2017 | 8.6 |
| 9 | Memory Found | Jan 24, 2017 | 9.1 |
| 10 | Riders on the Storm | Jan 31, 2017 | 9.2 |
| 11 | Said The Spider To The Fly | Jul 30, 2017 | 8.1 |
| 12 | Raw Talent | Aug 6, 2017 | 7.6 |
| 13 | After Images | Aug 13, 2017 | 7.6 |
| 14 | Face-to-Faceless | Aug 20, 2017 | 8.0 |
| 15 | Pressure Test | Aug 20, 2017 | 8.2 |
| 16 | Triggers | Sep 3, 2017 | 7.9 |
| 17 | Werewolves of London | Sep 10, 2017 | 8.4 |
| 18 | Genotype | Sep 17, 2017 | 8.0 |
| 19 | Broken Glass | Sep 17, 2017 | 8.3 |
| 20 | The Wolves of War | Sep 24, 2017 | 9.0 |
