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Bates Motel

2013–2017 · 5 seasons · 50 episodes · Drama, Horror, Mystery

A "contemporary prequel" to the 1960 film Psycho, depicting the life of Norman Bates and his mother Norma prior to the events portrayed in Hitchcock's film, albeit in a different fictional town and in a modern setting. The series begins after the death of Norma's husband, when she purchases a motel located in a coastal Oregon town so she and Norman can start a new life.

8.1IMDb · 128k votes

A "contemporary prequel" to the 1960 film Psycho, depicting the life of Norman Bates and his mother Norma prior to the events portrayed in Hitchcock's film, albeit in a different fictional town and in a modern setting. The series begins after the death of Norma's husband, when she purchases a motel located in a coastal Oregon town so she and Norman can start a new life.

Best season: 8.7; Season 5. Weakest is season 1, at 8.1
Top episode: 9.4; S4 E9 · Forever
Lowest episode: 7.8; S1 E9 · Underwater
Finale: 9.1; +0.7 against the show's 8.4 average

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	Episode 1	Episode 2	Episode 3	Episode 4	Episode 5	Episode 6	Episode 7	Episode 8	Episode 9	Episode 10
Season 1	8.0	7.8	8.0