List of Damages episodes

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Damages , a legal drama television series, premiered in United States on July 24, 2007 on the cable network FX. [1] The series, created and produced by brothers Todd and Glenn Kessler with Daniel Zelman, revolves around Patty Hewes (Glenn Close), a senior partner in New York-based law firm Hewes and Associates, and her protégée Ellen Parsons (Rose Byrne). The series involves high-stakes litigation with class action lawsuits involving severe damages.

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The first season of the series debuted on July 24, 2007 [1] and consisted of thirteen episodes concluding on October 23, 2007. [2] The second season was delayed due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, and premiered on January 7, 2009. [3] The season, again consisting of thirteen episodes, ended on April 1, 2009. The third season premiered on January 25, 2010 and aired its finale on April 19, 2010. [4] On July 19, 2010, DirecTV announced that, after months of negotiation, Damages would be picked up for two additional seasons consisting of ten episodes each to be aired on the Audience Network beginning in 2011. [5]

Every episode title is a line of dialogue spoken by a character in the episode. During the course of the series, 59 episodes of Damages aired, between July 24, 2007, and September 12, 2012.

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast airedNetwork
1 13July 24, 2007 (2007-07-24)October 23, 2007 (2007-10-23) FX
2 13January 7, 2009 (2009-01-07)April 1, 2009 (2009-04-01)
3 13January 25, 2010 (2010-01-25)April 19, 2010 (2010-04-19)
4 10July 13, 2011 (2011-07-13)September 14, 2011 (2011-09-14) Audience Network
5 10July 11, 2012 (2012-07-11)September 12, 2012 (2012-09-12)

Episodes

Season 1 (2007)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
11"Get Me a Lawyer" Allen Coulter Todd A. Kessler & Glenn Kessler & Daniel Zelman July 24, 2007 (2007-07-24)3.66 [6]
22"Jesus, Mary, and Joe Cocker" Greg Yaitanes Todd A. Kessler & Glenn Kessler & Daniel ZelmanJuly 31, 2007 (2007-07-31)2.93 [6]
33"And My Paralyzing Fear of Death" John David Coles Todd A. Kessler & Glenn Kessler & Daniel ZelmanAugust 7, 2007 (2007-08-07)2.06 [7]
44"Tastes Like a Ho-Ho" Larry Trilling Mark Fish August 14, 2007 (2007-08-14)2.12 [7]
55"A Regular Earl Anthony" Jean DeSegonzac Todd A. Kessler & Glenn Kessler & Daniel Zelman & Mark FishAugust 21, 2007 (2007-08-21)2.15 [8]
66"She Spat at Me" Mario Van Peebles Mark FishSeptember 4, 2007 (2007-09-04)3.55 [7]
77"We Are Not Animals" Dan Attias Aaron Zelman September 11, 2007 (2007-09-11)N/A
88"Blame the Victim" Guy Ferland Willie Reale and Davey Holmes September 18, 2007 (2007-09-18)1.70 [8]
99"Do You Regret What We Did?" Thomas Carter Todd A. Kessler & Glenn Kessler & Daniel ZelmanSeptember 25, 2007 (2007-09-25)1.17 [8]
1010"Sort of Like a Family" Timothy Busfield Mark Fish & Jeremy Doner October 2, 2007 (2007-10-02)N/A
1111"I Hate These People" Ed Bianchi Adam SteinOctober 9, 2007 (2007-10-09)N/A
1212"There's No 'We' Anymore"Mario Van PeeblesTodd A. Kessler & Glenn Kessler & Daniel ZelmanOctober 16, 2007 (2007-10-16)1.38 [9]
1313"Because I Know Patty"Todd A. KesslerTodd A. Kessler & Glenn Kessler & Daniel ZelmanOctober 23, 2007 (2007-10-23)1.69 [8]

Season 2 (2009)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
141"I Lied, Too" Todd A. Kessler Todd A. Kessler & Glenn Kessler & Daniel Zelman January 7, 2009 (2009-01-07)1.72 [10]
152"Burn It, Shred It, I Don't Care" Jean de Segonzac Todd A. Kessler & Glenn Kessler & Daniel ZelmanJanuary 14, 2009 (2009-01-14)1.14 [11]
163"I Knew Your Pig" Constantine Makris Todd A. Kessler & Glenn Kessler & Daniel ZelmanJanuary 21, 2009 (2009-01-21)0.76 [12]
174"Hey! Mr. Pibb!" Mario Van Peebles Aaron Zelman January 28, 2009 (2009-01-28)1.03 [13]
185"I Agree, It Wasn't Funny" Tate Donovan Mark Fish February 4, 2009 (2009-02-04)0.85 [14]
196"A Pretty Girl in a Leotard" Greg Yaitanes Adam SteinFebruary 11, 2009 (2009-02-11)0.94 [15]
207"New York Sucks" Matthew Penn Jeremy Doner February 18, 2009 (2009-02-18)0.86 [16]
218"They Had to Tweeze That Out of My Kidney" Michael Pressman Aaron ZelmanFebruary 25, 2009 (2009-02-25)0.89 [17]
229"You Got Your Prom Date Pregnant" Ed Bianchi Mark FishMarch 4, 2009 (2009-03-04)0.97 [18]
2310"Uh Oh, Out Come the Skeletons"Tate DonovanTodd A. Kessler & Glenn Kessler & Daniel ZelmanMarch 11, 2009 (2009-03-11)0.70 [19]
2411"London. Of Course" Andy Wolk Todd A. Kessler & Daniel ZelmanMarch 18, 2009 (2009-03-18)0.63 [20]
2512"Look What He Dug Up This Time"Matthew PennDaniel Zelman & Glenn KesslerMarch 25, 2009 (2009-03-25)0.89 [21]
2613"Trust Me"Todd A. KesslerGlenn Kessler & Todd A. KesslerApril 1, 2009 (2009-04-01)1.05 [22]

Season 3 (2010)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
271"Your Secrets Are Safe" Todd A. Kessler Todd A. Kessler & Glenn Kessler & Daniel Zelman January 25, 2010 (2010-01-25)1.43 [23]
282"The Dog is Happier Without Her" Matthew Penn Aaron Zelman February 1, 2010 (2010-02-01)1.02 [24]
293"Flight's at 11:08" Tony Goldwyn Mark Fish February 8, 2010 (2010-02-08)1.08 [25]
304"Don't Throw That at the Chicken"Matthew Penn Jeremy Doner February 15, 2010 (2010-02-15)0.87 [26]
315"It's Not My Birthday"Daniel ZelmanAdam SteinFebruary 22, 2010 (2010-02-22)0.81 [27]
326"Don't Forget to Thank Mr. Zedeck" Timothy Busfield Aaron Zelman & Mark FishMarch 1, 2010 (2010-03-01)0.97 [28]
337"You Haven't Replaced Me"Glenn KesslerTodd A. KesslerMarch 8, 2010 (2010-03-08)0.92 [29]
348"I Look Like Frankenstein" Chris Terrio Daniel ZelmanMarch 15, 2010 (2010-03-15)0.97 [30]
359"Drive it Through Hardcore" Tate Donovan Glenn KesslerMarch 22, 2010 (2010-03-22)0.93 [31]
3610"Tell Me I'm Not Racist"David TuttmanTodd A. KesslerMarch 29, 2010 (2010-03-29)0.65 [32]
3711"All That Crap About Your Family"Matthew PennDaniel ZelmanApril 5, 2010 (2010-04-05)0.75 [33]
3812"You Were His Little Monkey"Timothy BusfieldGlenn KesslerApril 12, 2010 (2010-04-12)0.76 [34]
3913"The Next One's Gonna Go in Your Throat"Todd A. KesslerTodd A. Kessler & Glenn Kessler & Daniel ZelmanApril 19, 2010 (2010-04-19)0.91 [35]

Season 4 (2011)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
401"There's Only One Way to Try a Case" Todd A. Kessler Todd A. Kessler & Glenn Kessler & Daniel Zelman July 13, 2011 (2011-07-13)
412"I've Done Way Too Much for This Girl"Todd A. Kessler Nancy Fichman & Jennifer Hoppe-House July 20, 2011 (2011-07-20)
423"I'd Prefer My Old Office" Nick Gomez Jason WilbornJuly 27, 2011 (2011-07-27)
434"Next One's on Me, Blondie" Timothy Busfield Joe Weisberg August 3, 2011 (2011-08-03)
445"We'll Just Have to Find Another Way to Cut the Balls Off of This Thing"David TuttmanNancy Fichman & Jennifer Hoppe-HouseAugust 10, 2011 (2011-08-10)
456"Add That Little Hopper to Your Stew"Timothy BusfieldJason WilbornAugust 17, 2011 (2011-08-17)
467"I'm Worried About My Dog"Glenn KesslerJosh PayneAugust 24, 2011 (2011-08-24)
478"The War Will Go on Forever"Nick GomezTodd A. Kessler & Glenn Kessler & Daniel ZelmanAugust 31, 2011 (2011-08-31)
489"There's a Whole Slew of Ladies with Bad Things to Say About the Taliban"David TuttmanTodd A. Kessler & Glenn Kessler & Daniel ZelmanSeptember 7, 2011 (2011-09-07)
4910"Failure is Lonely"Glenn KesslerTodd A. Kessler & Glenn Kessler & Daniel ZelmanSeptember 14, 2011 (2011-09-14)

Season 5 (2012)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
501"You Want to End This Once and For All?" Matthew Penn Todd A. Kessler & Glenn Kessler & Daniel Zelman July 11, 2012 (2012-07-11)
512"Have You Met the Eel Yet?" Colin Bucksey Hans Tobeason July 18, 2012 (2012-07-18)
523"Failure is Failure" Jean de Segonzac Arthur Phillips July 25, 2012 (2012-07-25)
534"I Love You, Mommy" Marcos Siega Jason WilbornAugust 1, 2012 (2012-08-01)
545"There's Something Wrong With Me" Tate Donovan Hans TobeasonAugust 8, 2012 (2012-08-08)
556"I Need to Win"Daniel ZelmanJosh PayneAugust 15, 2012 (2012-08-15)
567"The Storm's Moving In"Tate DonovanTodd A. Kessler & Glenn Kessler & Daniel ZelmanAugust 22, 2012 (2012-08-22)
578"I'm Afraid of What I'll Find" Ken Girotti Hans TobeasonAugust 29, 2012 (2012-08-29)
589"I Like Your Chair" Steve Shill Todd A. Kessler & Glenn Kessler & Daniel ZelmanSeptember 5, 2012 (2012-09-05)
5910"But You Don't Do That Anymore"Glenn KesslerTodd A. Kessler & Glenn Kessler & Daniel ZelmanSeptember 12, 2012 (2012-09-12)

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