document_title: The Breakfast Club

question_text: where is the breakfast club supposed to take place

text: The Breakfast Club

text: Plot[edit]

text: On Saturday, March 24, 1984, five students report at 7:00 a.m. for all-day detention at Shermer High School in Shermer, Illinois. While not complete strangers, each of them comes from a different clique, and they seem to have nothing in common: the beautiful and pampered Claire Standish, the state champion wrestler Andrew Clark, the geekish intellect Brian Johnson, the introverted outcast Allison Reynolds, and the rebellious delinquent John Bender.

text: They gather in the high school library, where assistant principal Richard Vernon instructs them not to speak, move from their seats, or sleep until they are released at 3:00 p.m. He assigns them a thousand-word essay, in which each must describe "who you think you are." He then leaves, returning only occasionally to check on them. John, who has a particularly antagonistic relationship with Vernon, ignores the rules and frequently riles up the other students, teasing Brian and Andrew and harassing Claire. Allison is initially quiet, except for an occasional random outburst. Over the course of the day, Vernon gives John several weekends' worth of additional detention and even locks him in a storage closet, but he escapes and returns to the library.

text: The students pass the hours by talking, arguing, and, at one point, smoking marijuana that John retrieves from his locker. Gradually, they open up to each other and reveal their deepest personal secrets: Allison is a compulsive liar; Andrew cannot easily think for himself; John comes from an abusive household; Brian was planning suicide with a flare gun due to the inability to cope with a bad grade; and Claire is a virgin who feels constant pressure from her friends to be a certain way. They also discover that they all have strained relationships with their parents, which are a key cause for their personal issues as well: Allison's parents ignore her due to their own problems; Andrew's father constantly criticizes his efforts at wrestling and pushes him as hard as possible; John's father verbally and physically abuses him; Brian's overbearing parents put immense pressure on him to earn high grades; and Claire's parents use her to get back at each other during frequent arguments. The students realize that, even with their differences, they face similar pressures and complications in their lives.

text: Despite their differences in social status, the group begins to form friendships as the day progresses. Claire gives Allison a makeover, to reveal just how pretty she really is, which sparks romantic interest in Andrew. Claire decides to break her "pristine" virgin appearance by kissing John in the closet and giving him a hickey. Although they suspect that the relationships will end with the end of their detention, their mutual experiences will change the way they look at their peers afterwards.

text: As the detention nears its end, the group requests that Brian complete the essay for everyone and John returns to the storage closet to fool Vernon into thinking he has not left. Brian writes the essay and leaves it in the library for Vernon to read after they leave. As the students part ways outside the school, Allison and Andrew kiss, as do Claire and John. Allison rips Andrew's state champion patch from his letterman jacket to keep, and Claire gives John one of her diamond earrings, which he attaches to his earlobe. Vernon reads the essay (read by Brian in voice-over), in which Brian states that Vernon has already judged who they are, using simple definitions and stereotypes. One by one, the five students' voices add, "But what we found out is that each one of us is a brain, and an athlete, and a basket case, a princess, and a criminal." Brian signs the letter as "The Breakfast Club." John raises his fist in triumph as he walks across the school football field toward home.

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Judd Nelson as John Bender
Molly Ringwald as Claire Standish
Emilio Estevez as Andy Clark
Anthony Michael Hall as Brian Johnson
Ally Sheedy as Allison Reynolds
Paul Gleason as Assistant Principal Vernon
John Kapelos as Carl Reed
Ron Dean as Mr. Clark

text: Production[edit]

text: Casting[edit]

text: Molly Ringwald and Anthony Michael Hall both starred in Hughes' 1984 film Sixteen Candles. Towards the end of filming, Hughes asked them both to be in The Breakfast Club. Hall became the first to be cast, agreeing to the role of Brian Johnson. Ringwald was originally approached to play the character of Allison Reynolds, but she was "really upset" because she wanted to play Claire Standish. She eventually convinced the director and the studio to give her the part.[7] The role of Allison ultimately went to Ally Sheedy.

text: Emilio Estevez originally auditioned for the role of John Bender. However, when Hughes was unable to find someone to play Andrew Clarke, Estevez was recast. Nicolas Cage was considered for the role of John Bender, which was the last role to be cast, though the role was narrowed down to John Cusack and Judd Nelson. Hughes eventually cast Cusack, but decided to replace him with Nelson before shooting began, because Cusack did not look threatening enough for the role. At one point, Hughes was disappointed at Nelson because he stayed in character by harassing Ringwald off-camera, and the other actors had to convince Hughes not to fire him.[7][8]

text: Rick Moranis was originally cast as the janitor but left due to creative differences and was replaced by John Kapelos.[9]

text: Filming[edit]

text: In 1999, Hughes said that his request to direct the film met with resistance and skepticism because he lacked filmmaking experience.[10] Hughes ultimately convinced the film's investors that due to the modest $1 million budget and its single location shoot, he could greatly minimize their risk. Hughes originally thought that The Breakfast Club would be his directorial debut. Hughes opted for an insular, largely one room set and wrote it about high school students, who would be played by younger actors.[11]

text: Principal photography began on March 28, 1984, and ended in May. Filming took place at Maine North High School in Des Plaines, Illinois, shuttered in 1981. The same setting was used for interior scenes of Hughes' 1986 film Ferris Bueller's Day Off, which featured exterior shots from nearby Glenbrook North High School. The library at Maine North High School, considered too small for the film, prompted the crew to build the set in the school's gymnasium.[12] The actors rehearsed with each other for three weeks and then shot the film in sequence.[13] On the Ferris Bueller's Day Off DVD commentary (featured on the 2004 DVD version), Hughes revealed that he shot the two films concurrently to save time and money, and some outtakes of both films feature elements of the film crews working on the other film. The first print was 150 minutes in length.[14]

text: During a cast reunion in honor of the film's 25th anniversary, Ally Sheedy revealed that a Director's Cut existed but Hughes' widow did not disclose any details concerning its whereabouts.[8]

text: In 2015 the first draft of the film's script was discovered in a Maine South High School cabinet as district employees were moving offices to a new building.[15]

text: Poster[edit]

text: The film's poster, featuring the five characters huddled together, was photographed by Annie Leibovitz toward the end of shooting. The shot of five actors gazing at the camera influenced the way teen films were marketed from that point on.[16] The poster refers to the five "types" of the story using slightly different terms than those used in the film, and in a different sequence, stating "They were five total strangers with nothing in common, meeting for the first time. A brain, a beauty, a jock, a rebel and a recluse."

text: Themes[edit]

text: The main theme of the film is the constant struggle of the American teenager to be understood, by adults and by themselves. It explores the pressure put on teenagers to fit into their own realms of high school social constructs, as well as the lofty expectations of their parents, teachers, and other authority figures. On the surface, the students have little in common with each other. However, as the day rolls on, they eventually bond over a common disdain for the aforementioned issues of peer pressure and parental expectations.[17][18] Stereotyping is another theme. Once the obvious stereotypes are broken down, the characters "empathize with each other's struggles, dismiss some of the inaccuracies of their first impressions, and discover that they are more similar than different."[19]

text: The main adult character, Mr. Vernon, is not portrayed in a positive light. He consistently talks down to the students and flaunts his authority throughout the film. Bender is the only one who stands up to Vernon.[17]

text: Release[edit]

text: The film premiered in Los Angeles on February 7, 1985. Universal Pictures released the film in cinemas on February 15, 1985 in the United States.

text: Home media[edit]

text: In 2003, the film was released on DVD as part of the "High School Reunion Collection."[20] In 2008, a "Flashback Edition" DVD was released with several special features, including an audio commentary with Anthony Michael Hall and Judd Nelson.[21] A 25th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray was released in 2010,[22] and the same disc was re-released with a DVD and digital copy in 2012 as part of Universal's 100th Anniversary series.[23][24] On March 10, 2015, the 30th Anniversary Edition was released. This release was digitally remastered and restored from the original 35mm film negatives for better picture quality on DVD, Digital HD and Blu-ray.[25]

text: On October 16, 2017, The Criterion Collection announced that the film will be released in a special edition in January 2018.[26]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Critical response[edit]

text: The film received high critical acclaim. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes  gives the film an 88% approval rating based on 60 reviews, with an approval rating of 7.7/10. The website's critical consensus states, "The Breakfast Club is a warm, insightful, and very funny look into the inner lives of teenagers."[27] Review aggregator Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 62% based on 11 reviews from mainstream critics, considered to be "generally favorable reviews."[28]

text: Kathleen Carroll from the New York Daily News stated, "Hughes has a wonderful knack for communicating the feelings of teenagers, as well as an obvious rapport with his exceptional cast - who deserves top grades."[29]

text: Box office[edit]

text: In February 1985, the film debuted at #3 at the box office (behind blockbuster film Beverly Hills Cop and Witness starring Harrison Ford).[30] Grossing $45,875,171 domestically and $51,525,171 worldwide, the film is a box office success, given its alleged $1 million budget.[31]

text: Accolades[edit]

text: Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, Paul Gleason and Ally Sheedy won a Silver Bucket of Excellence Award at the 2005 MTV Movie Awards in 2005.

text:
Award

Nominee

Result

Silver Bucket of Excellence Award

Anthony Michael HallJudd NelsonPaul GleasonMolly RingwaldAlly Sheedy
Won

text: Legacy[edit]

text: The Breakfast Club is known as the "quintessential 1980s film" and is considered as one of the best films of the decade.[32] In 2008, Empire magazine ranked it #369 on their The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time list.[33] It then rose 331 places to rank at #38 on their 2014 list.[34] Similarly, The New York Times placed the film on its Best 1000 Movies Ever list[35] and Entertainment Weekly ranked the film number 1 on its list of the 50 Best High School Movies.[36] In the 2001 parody film Not Another Teen Movie, Gleason reprised his role as Assistant Principal Vernon in a short scene that parodies The Breakfast Club.[37]

text: In 2005, the film received the Silver Bucket of Excellence Award in honor of its 20th anniversary at the MTV Movie Awards. For the event, MTV attempted to reunite the original cast. Sheedy, Ringwald, and Hall appeared together on stage, with Kapelos in the audience; Gleason gave the award to his former castmates. Estevez could not attend because of other commitments, and Nelson appeared earlier in the show but left before the on-stage reunion, prompting Hall to joke that the two were "in Africa with Dave Chappelle." Yellowcard performed Simple Minds' anthem for the film, "Don't You (Forget About Me)," at the awards. At the 82nd Academy Awards (March 7, 2010), Sheedy, Hall, Ringwald, and Nelson all appeared in a tribute to John Hughes—who had died a few months prior—along with other actors who had worked with him, including Jon Cryer from Pretty in Pink, Matthew Broderick from Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and Macaulay Culkin from Home Alone.

text: Soundtrack[edit]

text:
The Breakfast Club (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Soundtrack album by various artistsReleased
February 19, 1985Recorded
1984Genre
Rock, new waveLength
38:02Label
A&M RecordsProducer
various artists
Singles from The Breakfast Club (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

"Don't You"Released: February 20, 1985 (US), April 8, 1985 (UK)
Audio sample
Simple Minds—Don't You (Forget About Me)filehelp

text: The Breakfast Club soundtrack album was released on February 19, 1985 by A&M Records. The album peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard 200 album chart. The song "Don't You (Forget About Me)" performed by Scottish rock band Simple Minds was released on February 20, 1985 in the United States and on April 8, 1985 in the United Kingdom as a single and reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

text: Track listing[edit]

text:
"Don't You (Forget About Me)" – Simple Minds
"Waiting" – E.G. Daily
"Fire in the Twilight" – Wang Chung
"I'm the Dude" (instrumental) – Keith Forsey
"Heart Too Hot to Hold" – Jesse Johnson and Stephanie Spruill
"Dream Montage" (instrumental) – Gary Chang
"We Are Not Alone" – Karla DeVito
"Reggae" (instrumental) – Keith Forsey
"Didn't I Tell You?" – Joyce Kennedy
"Love Theme" (instrumental) – Keith Forsey

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text: Critical reception[edit]

text: In a June 25, 1985 review for The Village Voice, music critic Robert Christgau gave the album a "D−" and said that it has "utterly negligible" songs, and he commended Simple Minds for trying to distance themselves from their song, "Don't You (Forget About Me)," best known for being played during the film's opening and closing credits.[38] In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the soundtrack three out of five stars and wrote that, apart from Simple Minds' "undisputed masterpiece," the album is largely "disposable" and marred by "'80s artifacts" and "forgettable instrumentals."[39]


document_title: Mark Sloan (Grey's Anatomy)

question_text: what season does mark sloan die in grey's anatomy

question_tokens: what season does mark sloan die in grey 's anatomy

root

text: Mark Sloan (Grey's Anatomy)

text: Storylines[edit]

text: Mark first appears in season two, introduced as a highly respected otolaryngologist sub-specialized in plastic surgery and the childhood best friend of neurosurgeon Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey). In his first appearance, he flirts with Meredith Grey, and Derek punches him in the face. Derek explains that Mark had an affair with his wife, Addison (Kate Walsh) while they were living in New York. Mark travels to Seattle, intent on convincing Addison to return with him, but his offer is rejected and Derek declines to renew their friendship. Mark returns during season three at Addison's drunken behest, but she again rejects him once sober. Undeterred, Mark sells his successful private practice (which he previously shared with Derek) and takes over the plastics program at Seattle Grace Hospital. During Meredith's morphine rampage, Mark finds out about his nickname McSteamy which was given to him by her during his first trip to Seattle back when he attempted to get Addison back and earn Derek's friendship back. It is later revealed that Mark has at some point slept with all of Derek's sisters. Mark has a brief fling with Addison's friend, orthopedic surgeon Callie Torres (Sara Ramirez), and develops a friendship with Derek's girlfriend, intern Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo). It is revealed that after Derek left New York, Mark and Addison continued their relationship for two months, during which she conceived and aborted his child. Just weeks after moving to Seattle he quickly observes that Derek's true love was Meredith and tries to convince Addison that her marriage with Derek was over. Mark enters into a sixty-day abstinence pact with Addison, agreeing that if they can remain celibate for that time, Addison will give their relationship another chance. Addison ultimately breaks the pact by having sex with intern Alex Karev (Justin Chambers), and soon thereafter departs from Seattle to work in Los Angeles.

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text: Mark supports Derek when Meredith comes close to dying after drowning, and the two are able to rekindle their friendship. It is eventually revealed that he and Derek grew up together and that he, having lost his mother as a child and emotionally neglected by his father, considered Derek's mother as his maternal figure. As he was an only child and Derek was the only son, they became close friends and he was Derek's best man at the latter's wedding to Addison. He also forms a friendship with Callie, and develops an attraction to cardiothoracic surgeon Erica Hahn (Brooke Smith). Erica does not reciprocate his feelings, and he is supportive of Callie when she and Erica have a brief relationship.  When Addison shows up at Seattle Grace for a case, Mark attempts to sleep with Addison again but she refuses. The nurses later start a club against him called Nurses United Against Mark Sloan. After a string of unresolved sexual tension on his part, Mark then finds himself seduced by Lexie Grey (Chyler Leigh),  despite Derek's request that he keep their relationship platonic even before their relationship had begun. They begin a sexual relationship, which Lexie halts until he is willing to publicly admit to being her partner. Mark eventually agrees and tells Derek, who attacks him. Animosity exists between them for several episodes, before they once more repair their friendship. Mark and Lexie's relationship becomes increasingly serious. He meets her father, Thatcher (Jeff Perry); and at the end of season five, asks her to move in with him. Though Lexie initially declines, he remains committed to their relationship, and she agrees early in season six.

text: Mark discovers that he has an 18-year-old daughter, Sloan Riley (Leven Rambin), who arrives seeking his support after becoming pregnant and being evicted by her mother. Mark permits her to move in with him, which angers Lexie. When Lexie makes it clear that she knew that Mark would choose his own daughter over her, she puts an end to their relationship. Sloan experiences difficulties in her pregnancy, so Mark takes her to LA to be treated. He and Addison once again sleep together, but when he comes back he tells Lexie because he doesn't want to lie to her and wants them to get back together, but when she tells him she slept with Alex it puts an end to their relationship. When Sloan decides to give her baby up for adoption, Mark and Callie offer to raise it together. Sloan declines his offer and leaves Seattle, leaving Mark distraught. He enters into a relationship with cardiothoracic surgeon Teddy Altman (Kim Raver), despite the fact she is in love with their trauma colleague, Owen Hunt (Kevin McKidd). Sloan returns unexpectedly and gives birth to a son. She reconsiders having the baby adopted, but when Mark reassures her that he will support her no matter what, gives the baby to an adoptive couple from Washington.

text: In the sixth-season finale, a gunman commits mass murder at the hospital. Mark helps Lexie save Alex, her new boyfriend. In the aftermath of the shooting, Lexie has a nervous breakdown and Mark has her committed to the psychiatric unit. Their friendship is strained, however Lexie softens towards him when she learns that he is still in love with her. As Lexie goes to talk to Mark about him still being in love with her, she sees Mark entering his apartment with Derek's sister Amelia kissing her and ultimately having sex with her. When Callie's girlfriend, pediatric surgeon Arizona Robbins (Jessica Capshaw), breaks up with her, she and Mark have a drunken one-night stand. Shortly thereafter, he reconciles with Lexie, but is delighted when Callie discovers she is pregnant with his child. Lexie, however, is dismayed by the news and leaves Mark.

text: Mark asks Dr. Jackson Avery to find out how Lexie's doing, but Jackson lies to Mark that he wasn't able to find it out, and he (Jackson) starts dating Lexie shortly after that. In the meanwhile, Callie and Mark's daughter is born. Mark later gives Jackson and Lexie his blessing, and tells Lexie he will let her go; Lexie replies that she is still in love with him, but right now she needs Jackson to be happy. After giving Jackson a hard time, Mark finally acknowledges his surgery skills and decides to teach him, although he still evidences feelings towards Lexie, while he shows his own parenting skills with Sofia. He also starts getting along better with Arizona. After a long time without dating, Mark finally embarks on a relationship with Julia. This makes Lexie jealous, which leads to her and Jackson breaking up. Lexie struggles to tell Mark how she feels but finally admits it leaving him torn between her and Julia. In the season 8 finale, Mark, Lexie, Derek, Meredith, Cristina, and Arizona are involved in an aviation accident while on the way to Boise, Idaho to perform surgery on conjoined twins, crushing Lexie under debris. After trying and failing to save her, Mark holds a dying Lexie by the hand, telling her that he has and will always love her. He and the remaining surviving crash victims are left stranded in the woods, mourning Lexie and fighting to stay alive.

text: In the ninth-season premiere, it is discovered that Mark is on life support due to the extensive injuries he sustained in the plane crash and, as determined by his will, the machines would be turned off if he showed no signs of waking within 30 days. Flashbacks of some moments in Mark's life showcased him being videotaped as he was extending his congratulations to newlyweds Callie and Arizona. At the end of the speech, he declares that Lexie was the one he wanted to grow old and dance with in their granddaughter's wedding. At 5:00 that day, with Derek and Callie keeping vigil at his bedside, the machines were turned off, and Mark Sloan died shortly thereafter. The following episode reveals that he had a surge of good health upon his return to Seattle Grace before ultimately succumbing to his injuries. His 'surge' allowed him enough energy to advise his protégé Jackson, 'when you love someone, tell them', which is believed to be a reflection on the major obstacle of his failed relationship with Lexie. During this momentary energy, Mark also took the opportunity to make a clean break with his girlfriend, Julia, stating that the situation was not fair to her as he had always loved only Lexie. Following his death, Shonda Rhimes muses regarding Mark and Lexie's relationship: '...he and Lexie get to be together in a way. Their love remains true.”[1] Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital is later renamed Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital in tribute to Lexie and Mark.

text: Development[edit]

text: Casting and creation[edit]

text: This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (July 2011)

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text: Dane auditioned for the role during the casting of the pilot and ultimately received the role, which was only later introduced in the show.[3] He initially appeared as a guest-star in the episode "Yesterday" of the second season, becoming a series regular from the third season episode "Sometimes a Fantasy", first broadcast in October 2006.[4] Casting director Linda Lowy gave the insight: "You can't forget about McSteamy. We cast (Dane) for one episode, and I think the women across the nation went kind of crazy. Everyone was talking about him, so we decided to make him a regular."[5] In July 2012, TVLine announced Dane would leave the show after the first two episodes of the ninth season. Rhimes said she and Dane decided to end Mark's storyline after much discussion. She added: "It was a thing that Eric had been thinking about for a while, but it felt like the right time to him."[6][7] However, E! Online reported that Rhimes had been forced by the network to reduce the cast for budget reasons and that Dane had not asked to leave the series.[8]

text: Characterization[edit]

text: This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2013)

text: The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) characterized Sloan as "charming", "confident", "smug", "smarmy", and "great with his hands".[9] Shonda Rhimes said of the character: "Mark, the original bad boy, is struggling with his own demons. He brings a healthy serving of mystery and potential conflict to Seattle Grace."[10] Actress Kate Walsh said: "He's the guy you shouldn't go out with but you can't help yourself."[10] Carolina Paiz, one of the writers of the series, wrote: "he can be impertinent and evil and demeaning."[11]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Mark Sloan's relationship with Chyler Leigh's Lexie Grey has been well received by critics and fans alike, with Chris Monfette of IGN writing: "Sloan's honest relationship with Lexie helped to make both characters infinitely more interesting and mature."[12]

text: His role in the episode "In the Midnight Hour" from the fifth season was well received by Debbie Chang of BuddyTV who wrote, "Mark (Eric Dane) is pretty freaking awesome in this episode. He's lascivious as all heck, but he's showing some compassion." His scenes with Shepherd were described as "fun."[13] Victor Balta of Today listed their friendship in its "TV's best bromances". He called them "the most exciting couple on Grey’s", explaining "they’ve demonstrated an easy chemistry that makes for some of the great comic relief around Seattle Grace Hospital with their banter, sage wisdom on each other’s lives, and locker room-style teasing".[14] Their bromance was furthermore included in lists by About.com, BuddyTV, Cosmopolitan, Wetpaint.[15][16][17][18] However, following the announcement of Dane's upcoming departure from the show, Mark Perigard of the Boston Herald felt he and Derek "never clicked like you’d expect friends would. Any scene they had together ranged from uncomfortable to forced."[19]

text: His bromance with Jackson Avery was also well received. Janalen Samson of BuddyTV wrote: "Eric Dane has always shown a facility for sly, deft comedy and these scenes with Jesse Williams are proving to be gems. I do love a good Bromance and these two actors are bringing the love and the funny in spades."[20] Writing for TV Fanatic, Courtney Morrison commented: "Sloan has brought the GA comedy scale up a bit with his bromances and mentoring Jackson."[21] The pairing was listed in Zap2it's 25 Top Bromances of 2012.[22] Los Angeles Times TV columnist, Carina Mackenzie, described his scenes with Torres as "always perfectly sharp".[23]

text: At the 13th Screen Actors Guild Awards, Dane was part of the Grey's Anatomy cast awarded the "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series" accolade, for which they were also nominated the following year.[24][25]


document_title: List of Suits episodes

question_text: when is the new episode of suits airing

question_tokens: when is the new episode of suits airing

text: List of Suits episodes

text: Series overview[edit]

text:
Season
Episodes
Originally aired

First aired
Last aired

1
12
June 23, 2011 (2011-06-23)
September 8, 2011 (2011-09-08)

2
16
June 14, 2012 (2012-06-14)
February 21, 2013 (2013-02-21)

3
16
July 16, 2013 (2013-07-16)
April 10, 2014 (2014-04-10)

4
16
June 11, 2014 (2014-06-11)
March 4, 2015 (2015-03-04)

5
16
June 24, 2015 (2015-06-24)
March 2, 2016 (2016-03-02)

6
16
July 13, 2016 (2016-07-13)
March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01)

7
16
July 12, 2017 (2017-07-12)
April 25, 2018 (2018-04-25)

8
16
July 18, 2018 (2018-07-18)
TBA

text: Episodes[edit]

text: Season 1 (2011)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(millions)

1
1
"Pilot"
Kevin Bray
Aaron Korsh
June 23, 2011 (2011-06-23)
4.64[2]

2
2
"Errors and Omissions"
John Scott
Sean Jablonski
June 30, 2011 (2011-06-30)
3.89[3]

3
3
"Inside Track"
Kevin Bray
Aaron Korsh
July 7, 2011 (2011-07-07)
4.53[4]

4
4
"Dirty Little Secrets"
Dennie Gordon
Jon Cowan
July 14, 2011 (2011-07-14)
4.38[5]

5
5
"Bail Out"
Kate Woods
Ethan Drogin
July 21, 2011 (2011-07-21)
4.38[6]

6
6
"Tricks of the Trade"
Terry McDonough
Rick Muirragui
July 28, 2011 (2011-07-28)
4.44[7]

7
7
"Play the Man"
Tim Matheson
Erica Lipez
August 4, 2011 (2011-08-04)
4.03[8]

8
8
"Identity Crisis"
Norberto Barba
Ethan Drogin
August 11, 2011 (2011-08-11)
3.96[9]

9
9
"Undefeated"
Felix Alcala
Rick Muirragui
August 18, 2011 (2011-08-18)
4.45[10]

10
10
"Shelf Life"
Jennifer Getzinger
Sean Jablonski
August 25, 2011 (2011-08-25)
3.82[11]

11
11
"Rules of the Game"
Mike Smith
Jon Cowan
September 1, 2011 (2011-09-01)
3.96[12]

12
12
"Dog Fight"
Kevin Bray
Aaron Korsh
September 8, 2011 (2011-09-08)
3.47[13]

text: Season 2 (2012–13)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(millions)

13
1
"She Knows"
Michael Smith
Aaron Korsh
June 14, 2012 (2012-06-14)
3.47[14]

14
2
"The Choice"
Kevin Bray
Jon Cowan
June 21, 2012 (2012-06-21)
3.80[15]

15
3
"Meet the New Boss"
Michael Smith
Erica Lipez
June 28, 2012 (2012-06-28)
3.88[16]

16
4
"Discovery"
Kevin Bray
Daniel Arkin
July 12, 2012 (2012-07-12)
3.70[17]

17
5
"Break Point"
Christopher Misiano
Ethan Drogin
July 19, 2012 (2012-07-19)
3.72[18]

18
6
"All In"
John Scott
Karla Nappi
July 26, 2012 (2012-07-26)
3.89[19]

19
7
"Sucker Punch"
Adam Davidson
Genevieve Sparling
August 2, 2012 (2012-08-02)
3.41[20]

20
8
"Rewind"
Félix Alcalá
Rick Muirragui
August 9, 2012 (2012-08-09)
3.42[21]

21
9
"Asterisk"
Jennifer Getzinger
Justin Peacock
August 16, 2012 (2012-08-16)
4.00[22]

22
10
"High Noon"
Kevin Bray
Erica Lipez
August 23, 2012 (2012-08-23)
4.48[23]

23
11
"Blind-Sided"
David Platt
Ethan Drogin
January 17, 2013 (2013-01-17)
3.57[24]

24
12
"Blood in the Water"
Roger Kumble
Genevieve Sparling
January 24, 2013 (2013-01-24)
3.75[25]

25
13
"Zane vs. Zane"
Nicole Kassell
Rick Muirragui
January 31, 2013 (2013-01-31)
3.36[26]

26
14
"He's Back"
Kevin Bray
Daniel Arkin
February 7, 2013 (2013-02-07)
3.07[27]

27
15
"Normandy"
Terry McDonough
Jon Cowan
February 14, 2013 (2013-02-14)
2.90[28]

28
16
"War"
John Scott
Aaron Korsh
February 21, 2013 (2013-02-21)
3.20[29]

text: Season 3 (2013–14)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(millions)

29
1
"The Arrangement"
Christopher Misiano
Aaron Korsh
July 16, 2013 (2013-07-16)
2.93[30]

30
2
"I Want You to Want Me"
Roger Kumble
Jon Cowan
July 23, 2013 (2013-07-23)
2.88[31]

31
3
"Unfinished Business"
Anton Cropper
Ethan Drogin
July 30, 2013 (2013-07-30)
2.47[32]

32
4
"Conflict of Interest"
Michael Smith
Daniel Arkin
August 6, 2013 (2013-08-06)
2.99[33]

33
5
"Shadow of a Doubt"
Félix Alcalá
Genevieve Sparling
August 13, 2013 (2013-08-13)
2.79[34]

34
6
"The Other Time"
John Scott
Rick Muirragui
August 20, 2013 (2013-08-20)
2.76[35]

35
7
"She's Mine"
Anton Cropper
Paul Redford
August 27, 2013 (2013-08-27)
2.79[36]

36
8
"Endgame"
Michael Smith
Justin Peacock
September 3, 2013 (2013-09-03)
3.52[37]

37
9
"Bad Faith"
Christopher Misiano
Ethan Drogin
September 10, 2013 (2013-09-10)
2.95[38]

38
10
"Stay"
Kevin Bray
Rick Muirragui
September 17, 2013 (2013-09-17)
3.16[39]

39
11
"Buried Secrets"
Cherie Nowlan
Erica Lipez
March 6, 2014 (2014-03-06)
2.27[40]

40
12
"Yesterday's Gone"
Anton Cropper
Genevieve Sparling
March 13, 2014 (2014-03-13)
2.27[41]

41
13
"Moot Point"
Kevin Bray
Daniel Arkin
March 20, 2014 (2014-03-20)
2.35[42]

42
14
"Heartburn"
James Whitmore, Jr.
Aaron Korsh & Erica Lipez
March 27, 2014 (2014-03-27)
2.53[43]

43
15
"Know When to Fold 'Em"
Anton Cropper
Jon Cowan
April 3, 2014 (2014-04-03)
2.50[44]

44
16
"No Way Out"
Michael Smith
Aaron Korsh & Daniel Arkin
April 10, 2014 (2014-04-10)
2.40[45]

text: Season 4 (2014–15)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(millions)

45
1
"One-Two-Three Go..."
Anton Cropper
Aaron Korsh
June 11, 2014 (2014-06-11)
2.50[46]

46
2
"Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner"
Roger Kumble
Genevieve Sparling
June 18, 2014 (2014-06-18)
2.65[47]

47
3
"Two in the Knees"
Anton Cropper
Chris Downey
June 25, 2014 (2014-06-25)
2.76[48]

48
4
"Leveraged"
Kevin Bray
Nora Zuckerman & Lilla Zuckerman
July 9, 2014 (2014-07-09)
2.42[49]

49
5
"Pound of Flesh"
Christopher Misiano
Daniel Arkin
July 16, 2014 (2014-07-16)
2.33[50]

50
6
"Litt the Hell Up"
Silver Tree
Rick Muirragui
July 23, 2014 (2014-07-23)
2.70[51]

51
7
"We're Done"
Cherie Nowlan
Aaron Korsh & Daniel Arkin & Genevieve Sparling
July 30, 2014 (2014-07-30)
2.81[52]

52
8
"Exposure"
John Scott
Justin Peacock
August 6, 2014 (2014-08-06)
2.59[53]

53
9
"Gone"
James Whitmore, Jr.
Kyle Long
August 13, 2014 (2014-08-13)
2.59[54]

54
10
"This Is Rome"
Roger Kumble
Chris Downey
August 20, 2014 (2014-08-20)
2.76[55]

55
11
"Enough Is Enough"
Gabriel Macht
Nora Zuckerman & Lilla Zuckerman
January 28, 2015 (2015-01-28)
1.87[56]

56
12
"Respect"
Anton Cropper
Genevieve Sparling
February 4, 2015 (2015-02-04)
1.67[57]

57
13
"Fork in the Road"
Michael Smith
Rick Muirragui
February 11, 2015 (2015-02-11)
1.46[58]

58
14
"Derailed"
Patrick J. Adams
Justin Peacock & Kyle Long
February 18, 2015 (2015-02-18)
1.70[59]

59
15
"Intent"
Silver Tree
Daniel Arkin
February 25, 2015 (2015-02-25)
1.80[60]

60
16
"Not Just a Pretty Face"
Anton Cropper
Aaron Korsh
March 4, 2015 (2015-03-04)
1.55[61]

text: Season 5 (2015–16)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(millions)

61
1
"Denial"
Anton Cropper
Aaron Korsh
June 24, 2015 (2015-06-24)
2.13[62]

62
2
"Compensation"
Michael Smith
Rick Muirragui
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)
2.27[63]

63
3
"No Refills"
Anton Cropper
Chris Downey
July 8, 2015 (2015-07-08)
2.16[64]

64
4
"No Puedo Hacerlo"
Silver Tree
Genevieve Sparling
July 15, 2015 (2015-07-15)
2.38[65]

65
5
"Toe to Toe"
Kevin Bray
Nora Zuckerman & Lilla Zuckerman
July 22, 2015 (2015-07-22)
2.09[66]

66
6
"Privilege"
Michael Smith
Kyle Long
July 29, 2015 (2015-07-29)
2.16[67]

67
7
"Hitting Home"
Roger Kumble
Sharyn Rothstein
August 5, 2015 (2015-08-05)
2.08[68]

68
8
"Mea Culpa"
Kate Dennis
Daniel Arkin
August 12, 2015 (2015-08-12)
2.31[69]

69
9
"Uninvited Guests"
Silver Tree
Chris Downey
August 19, 2015 (2015-08-19)
2.30[70]

70
10
"Faith"
Anton Cropper
Genevieve Sparling
August 26, 2015 (2015-08-26)
2.34[71]

71
11
"Blowback"
Cherie Nowlan
Nora Zuckerman & Lilla Zuckerman
January 27, 2016 (2016-01-27)
1.74[72]

72
12
"Live to Fight…"
Rob Seidenglanz
Sharyn Rothstein
February 3, 2016 (2016-02-03)
1.51[73]

73
13
"God's Green Earth"
Anton Cropper
Genevieve Sparling & Sandra Silverstein
February 10, 2016 (2016-02-10)
1.71[74]

74
14
"Self Defense"
Patrick J. Adams
Kyle Long
February 17, 2016 (2016-02-17)
1.58[75]

75
15
"Tick Tock"
Roger Kumble
Daniel Arkin
February 24, 2016 (2016-02-24)
1.73[76]

76
16
"25th Hour"
Anton Cropper
Aaron Korsh
March 2, 2016 (2016-03-02)
1.71[77]

text: Season 6 (2016–17)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(millions)

77
1
"To Trouble"
Silver Tree
Aaron Korsh
July 13, 2016 (2016-07-13)
1.85[78]

78
2
"Accounts Payable"
Michael Smith
Ethan Drogin
July 20, 2016 (2016-07-20)
1.65[79]

79
3
"Back on the Map"
Cherie Nowlan
Rick Muirragui
July 27, 2016 (2016-07-27)
1.78[80]

80
4
"Turn"
Christopher Misiano
Daniel Arkin
August 3, 2016 (2016-08-03)
1.81[81]

81
5
"Trust"
Kate Dennis
Kyle Long
August 10, 2016 (2016-08-10)
1.51[82]

82
6
"Spain"
Silver Tree
Genevieve Sparling
August 17, 2016 (2016-08-17)
1.68[83]

83
7
"Shake the Trees"
Anton Cropper
Rick Muirragui & Sandra Silverstein
August 24, 2016 (2016-08-24)
1.83[84]

84
8
"Borrowed Time"
Gabriel Macht
Sharyn Rothstein
August 31, 2016 (2016-08-31)
1.88[85]

85
9
"The Hand That Feeds You"
Roger Kumble
Daniel Arkin
September 7, 2016 (2016-09-07)
1.87[86]

86
10
"P.S.L."
Kevin Bray
Aaron Korsh & Genevieve Sparling
September 14, 2016 (2016-09-14)
1.92[87]

87
11
"She's Gone"
Patrick J. Adams
Aaron Korsh & Rick Muirragui
January 25, 2017 (2017-01-25)
1.37[88]

88
12
"The Painting"
Gregor Jordan
Sharyn Rothstein & Sandra Silverstein
February 1, 2017 (2017-02-01)
1.53[89]

89
13
"Teeth, Nose, Teeth"
Silver Tree
Kyle Long
February 8, 2017 (2017-02-08)
1.28[90]

90
14
"Admission of Guilt"
Michael Smith
Ethan Drogin
February 15, 2017 (2017-02-15)
1.21[91]

91
15
"Quid Pro Quo"
Maurice Marable
Aaron Korsh & Daniel Arkin
February 22, 2017 (2017-02-22)
1.25[92]

92
16
"Character and Fitness"
Roger Kumble
Genevieve Sparling
March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01)
1.13[93]

text: Season 7 (2017–18)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(millions)

93
1
"Skin in the Game"
Silver Tree
Aaron Korsh
July 12, 2017 (2017-07-12)
1.40[94]

94
2
"The Statue"
Michael Smith
Genevieve Sparling
July 19, 2017 (2017-07-19)
1.36[95]

95
3
"Mudmare"
Maurice Marable
Sharyn Rothstein
July 26, 2017 (2017-07-26)
1.41[96]

96
4
"Divide and Conquer"
Anton Cropper
Daniel Arkin
August 2, 2017 (2017-08-02)
1.41[97]

97
5
"Brooklyn Housing"
Roger Kumble
Marshall Knight & Rob LaMorgese
August 9, 2017 (2017-08-09)
1.29[98]

98
6
"Home to Roost"
Valerie Weiss
Sandra Silverstein
August 16, 2017 (2017-08-16)
1.47[99]

99
7
"Full Disclosure"
Cherie Nowlan
Ethan Drogin
August 23, 2017 (2017-08-23)
1.35[100]

100
8
"100"
Patrick J. Adams
Rick Muirragui
August 30, 2017 (2017-08-30)
1.51[101]

101
9
"Shame"
Silver Tree
Sharyn Rothstein
September 6, 2017 (2017-09-06)
1.64[102]

102
10
"Donna"
Michael Smith
Genevieve Sparling
September 13, 2017 (2017-09-13)
1.68[103]

103
11
"Hard Truths"
Christopher Misiano
Ethan Drogin
March 28, 2018 (2018-03-28)
1.18[104]

104
12
"Bad Man"
Roger Kumble
Rick Muirragui
April 4, 2018 (2018-04-04)
1.06[105]

105
13
"Inevitable"
Christopher Misiano
Genevieve Sparling
April 11, 2018 (2018-04-11)
0.95[106]

106
14
"Pulling the Goalie"
Emile Levisetti
Aaron Korsh & Sharyn Rothstein
April 18, 2018 (2018-04-18)
0.99[107]

107
15
"Tiny Violin"
Christopher Misiano
Aaron Korsh & Daniel Arkin
April 25, 2018 (2018-04-25)
1.09[108]

108
16
"Good-Bye"
Anton L. Cropper
Aaron Korsh & Daniel Arkin
April 25, 2018 (2018-04-25)
1.07[108]

text: Season 8[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(millions)

109
1
TBA
TBA
TBA
July 18, 2018 (2018-07-18)[109]
TBD

text: Ratings[edit]

text:
Season
Ep. 1
Ep. 2
Ep. 3
Ep. 4
Ep. 5
Ep. 6
Ep. 7
Ep. 8
Ep. 9
Ep. 10
Ep. 11
Ep. 12
Ep. 13
Ep. 14
Ep. 15
Ep. 16

1
4.64
3.89
4.53
4.38
4.38
4.44
4.03
3.96
4.45
3.82
3.96
3.47
N/A

2
3.47
3.80
3.88
3.70
3.72
3.89
3.41
3.42
4.00
4.48
3.57
3.75
3.36
3.07
2.90
3.20

3
2.93
2.89
2.48
2.99
2.79
2.76
2.79
3.52
2.95
3.16
2.28
2.28
2.35
2.53
2.50
2.40

4
2.50
2.65
2.76
2.42
2.33
2.70
2.81
2.59
2.59
2.76
1.87
1.67
1.46
1.70
1.80
1.55

5
2.13
2.27
2.16
2.38
2.10
2.16
2.08
2.31
2.30
2.34
1.74
1.51
1.71
1.58
1.73
1.71

6
1.85
1.65
1.78
1.81
1.51
1.68
1.83
1.88
1.87
1.92
1.37
1.53
1.28
1.21
1.25
1.13

7
1.40
1.36
1.41
1.41
1.29
1.47
1.35
1.51
1.64
1.68
1.18
1.06
0.95
0.99
1.09
1.07

text: Home video releases[edit]

text:
Season
Episodes
DVD release dates

Region 1
Region 2
Region 4
Discs

1
12
May 1, 2012 (2012-05-01)[116]
April 30, 2012 (2012-04-30)[117]
June 7, 2012 (2012-06-07)[118]
3

2
16
May 28, 2013 (2013-05-28)[119]
May 13, 2013 (2013-05-13)[120]
February 13, 2014 (2014-02-13)[121]
4

3
16
May 27, 2014 (2014-05-27)[122]
June 9, 2014 (2014-06-09)[123]
October 2, 2014 (2014-10-02)[124]
4

4
16
April 28, 2015 (2015-04-28)[125]
June 8, 2015 (2015-06-08)[126]
August 5, 2015 (2015-08-05)
4

5
16
May 31, 2016 (2016-05-31)[127]
N/A
N/A
4

6
16
N/A
N/A
N/A