List of Salem episodes

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Salem is an American television series loosely-based on the historic Salem Witch Trials created by Brannon Braga and Adam Simon. In the United States, it premiered on WGN America on April 20, 2014 as the network's first original scripted series. Salem follows the lives of a community in Salem, Massachusetts in the 17th century during the infamous Witch Trials, only this time it's the witches that are controlling them for their own wicked purposes. Mary Sibley (Janet Montgomery) leads a secret coven of witches, including Tituba (Ashley Madekwe) to turn the purists against one another to perform the Grand Rite, but things get complicated when Mary's lost love, John Alden (Shane West) returns to Salem, and Cotton Mather (Seth Gabel) closes in on the witches.

As of April 12, 2015, 15 episodes have aired.

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired		DVD release date
			Season premiere	Season finale	Region 1	Region 2	Region 4
	1	13	April 20, 2014 (2014-04-20)	July 13, 2014 (2014-07-13)	October 29, 2014	TBA
	2	13	April 5, 2015 (2015-04-05)	June 28, 2015 (2015-06-28)	TBA

List of episodes

Season 1 (2014)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (million)
1	1	"The Vow"	Richard Shepard	Brannon Braga & Adam Simon	April 20, 2014 (2014-04-20)	1.52
Mary is a young, unwed girl pregnant with John Alden's baby in Salem, a Puritanical town. Believing her lover John has died in the war, she is now faced with the Puritans' stocks and forehead branding, or giving her and John's child to the devil. Having chosen the latter, she marries the town's richest and most influential selectman George Sibley, claiming his wealth and power for herself by enslaving him. Reverend Cotton Mather is trying to stop witches from taking over America by killing them. John returns home to witness a witch-hunt, wherein Mary plans to use the trials to get Puritans to kill each other, allowing her to rule Salem.
2	2	"The Stone Child"	David Von Ancken	Brannon Braga & Adam Simon	April 27, 2014 (2014-04-27)	0.46
John investigates what is really going on in Salem as the witch panic rises. Mary remembers the night she killed her and John's child.
3	3	"In Vain"	Alex Zakrzewski	Elizabeth Sarnoff & Tricia Small	May 4, 2014 (2014-05-04)	0.26
Mary discovers that John and Isaac interrupted the witches' ceremony. After Isaac is imprisoned, she presses Magistrate Hale to stop doing things behind her back.
4	4	"Survivors"	David Von Ancken	Jon Harmon Feldman	May 11, 2014 (2014-05-11)	0.32
Mercy Lewis frees herself of Mary's control by removing the familiar creature from within. John again steps in the way of witches' plans.
5	5	"Lies"	Sergio Mimica-Gezzan	Tricia Small & Elizabeth Sarnoff	May 18, 2014 (2014-05-18)	0.40
Rose tries to get rid of John by learning his past secret from the war with the help of Mary's servant Tituba, who plans to claim Mary's power for herself.
6	6	"The Red Rose and the Briar"	P. J. Pesce	Joe Menosky & Adam Simon	May 25, 2014 (2014-05-25)	0.32
The main witch, Rose, gets her throat slit by Mary's new apprentice Mercy Lewis; getting Mary on top of the hierarchy.
7	7	"Our Own Private America"	David Von Ancken	Adam Simon & Brannon Braga	June 1, 2014 (2014-06-01)	0.43
John discovers the world of dreams. Mary rediscovers her passion for John.
8	8	"Departures"	Alex Zakrzewski	Jon Harmon Feldman	June 8, 2014 (2014-06-08)	0.31
Reverend Increase Mather restores the witch hunt. George Sibley removes the familiar creature from within and is taken under Increase's care, putting Mary's life at risk.
9	9	"Children, Be Afraid"	David Grossman	Elizabeth Sarnoff & Tricia Small	June 15, 2014 (2014-06-15)	0.42
Mercy helps George Sibley remain quiet. She also implicates Tituba of being a witch, causing Increase to arrest her and helping Mary from the same implication.
10	10	"The House of Pain"	David Von Ancken	Adam Simon & Joe Menosky	June 22, 2014 (2014-06-22)	0.40
Tituba gives Mercy's and Mary's names to Increase to save herself from his torture, after which Increase orders the arrest of John Alden for witchcraft, in an attempt to bring down Mary Sibley.
11	11	"Cat and Mouse"	Tricia Brock	Jon Harmon Feldman	June 29, 2014 (2014-06-29)	0.49
Mary tries to kill Increase, while he tries to figure out Mary's weaknesses. Magistrate Hale reveals to his daughter Anne that she too is a witch.
12	12	"Ashes, Ashes"	Bill Johnson	Brannon Braga & Adam Simon	July 6, 2014 (2014-07-06)	0.22
Increase prosecutes John while Cotton defends him. Mercy's girls testify against John under Increase's blackmail, but he still hangs them. Increase then reveals that John is a traitor and a murderer as he killed the New England militia men after their unprovoked slaughter of the non-rival Mohawk Tribe who rescued John from injuries after his battle against the Indians. Mary enters John's cell the night before he is to be hanged, and with a kiss she transports him through spacetime to the forest in the morning.
13	13	"All Fall Down"	David Von Ancken	Brannon Braga & Adam Simon	July 13, 2014 (2014-07-13)	0.24
To save Mary's life, Cotton Mather kills Increase, after which the witch war is about to start. Mary reunites with hers and John's child, who she thought died in the forest that night when she became a witch.

Season 2 (2015)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (million)
14	1	"Cry Havoc"	Nick Copus	Brannon Braga & Adam Simon	April 5, 2015 (2015-04-05)	0.51
In the wake of the Grand Rite –- merely the first phase of the Hive’s dark undertaking –- a horrendous plague sweeps through Salem. Tensions escalate between Tituba and Mary, who tries to enjoy what limited time she is allowed to spend with her young, recently returned son. Mary confronts Mercy Lewis in a bid to strike a bargain with the upstart Witch, but Mercy already has diabolical plans of her own in play. As Anne Hale begins to comprehend the nature of her own true power, she is extended an offer that may provide her some clarity and relief. Meanwhile , as Mary attempts to exert her mortal influence over the citizenry of Salem, she makes the acquaintance of an intriguing true man of science, Dr. Samuel Wainwright, who may threaten her cause. Back in Boston, a haunted Cotton Mather must answer for his failure in Salem; and Mary learns John Alden’s fate.... or so she thinks.
15	2	"Blood Kiss"	Allan Arkush	Brannon Braga & Adam Simon	April 12, 2015 (2015-04-12)	0.38
In the wake of Mercy’s brutal act of violence, Mary works to rally the citizenry of Salem against her rebellious, wayward former protégé, and to put an end to the willful Witch’s uprising. Despite the unwanted distraction, Mary moves forward in her bid to complete her Hive's dark task with the promise that her eventual success will result in a permanent reunion with her son. As Dr. Wainwright looks for clues to cure the growing plague, his methods create concern for the Selectmen. While his only hope seems to be the discovery of the pox-ravaged Isaac, who, beyond all expectations, clings to life, the possibility of his success creates additional concern for Mary and Tituba. Meanwhile, John Alden prepares for an epic confrontation still to come, and has a telling encounter with an unexpected ally; Mary’s son begins to show another, unsettling side of his nature; and Anne Hale - ripe with her new and as-of-yet uncontrollable powers - embarks on an unforeseen journey... but discovers more than she bargained for.
16	3	"From Within"	Unknown	Unknown	April 19, 2015 (2015-04-19)	N/A
As the town of Salem continues to try and cope with the mounting plague, suspicions and fear grip the townspeople, and one of Mary’s recent adversaries takes steps to place himself in a position of power among the citizenry, leading Mary to rally her allies and resort to making a risky play in her bid to maintain control of the town. Meanwhile, Anne and Cotton find they share some common ground, an earlier act of mercy may come back to haunt Mary, tensions of a less-than-Puritan nature continue to smolder between Mary and Dr. Wainwright, John arrives back in Salem and makes his first move in the epic task that lies before him, and Mary and Tituba make a troubling discovery.
17	4	"Book of Shadows"	Unknown	Unknown	April 26, 2015 (2015-04-26)	N/A
Anne explores her supernatural side; Mary receives a chilling warning.
18	5	"The Wine Dark Sea"	Unknown	Unknown	May 3, 2015 (2015-05-03)	N/A
19	6	"Ill Met By Midnight"	Unknown	Unknown	May 10, 2015 (2015-05-10)	N/A
20	7	"The Beckoning Fair One"	Unknown	Unknown	May 17, 2015 (2015-05-17)	N/A