The BEST episodes of Salem
Every episode of Salem ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Salem!
Set in the volatile world of 17th century Massachusetts, it explores what really fueled the town’s infamous witch trials and centers on Mary Sibley, the beautiful, ruthless but vulnerable wife of an ancient, ailing but very wealthy Salem town Selectman.
#1 - Black Sunday
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/25/2017
Series Finale. Everyone prepares on the eve of Salem's demise.
#2 - The Reckoning
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/16/2016
Mary’s penance for her betrayal takes a deadly turn while Cotton is forced to perform an exorcism of his own.
#3 - Night's Black Agents
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/30/2016
Cotton discovers life-altering news while Mary learns the power of her femininity.
#4 - The Heart is a Devil
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/9/2016
Mary leaves the comfort of Alden's embrace, determined to do whatever it takes to keep evil at bay.
#5 - From Within
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/19/2015
Mary receives help from a former foe to keep Salem in the grasp of the witches.
#6 - Wages of Sin
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/31/2015
Mary makes a sacrifice to save her son from Marburg.
#7 - After the Fall
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/2/2016
Salem's only hope to survive the hell that has risen is to raise the dead.
#8 - Wednesday's Child
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/14/2016
Mary and Alden's twisted love is put to the ultimate test and Anne plunges into dark magic.
#9 - The Man Who Was Thursday
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/4/2017
Anne's pregnancy starts to show as her house-guest goes to work for Mercy. Isaac finds himself in a new role and seems to enjoy it. Plans are made to defeat the dark child and the boy goes to pieces.
#10 - Saturday Mourning
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/18/2017
Hearts are destroyed when everyone's true colors are revealed and one bleeds darker than the rest.
#11 - Book of Shadows
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/26/2015
Anne explores her supernatural side. Mary receives a chilling warning.
#12 - The Witching Hour
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/28/2015
Mary refuses to believe that her son is still alive while the Countess does everything she can to impress the boy. Ann tries to convince Cotton that she uses her powers for good and Alden balances between life and death.
#13 - Midnight Never Come
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/21/2015
Mary makes a last ditch effort to stop Countess Marburg's attempts while alliances shift as surprising truths are revealed.
#14 - Cry Havoc
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/5/2015
Salem's leading witch, Mary Sibley, faces both foreign and domestic challenges to her authority.
#15 - Blood Kiss
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/12/2015
Mary initiates the second act of the Grand Rite. Alden returns to Salem.
#17 - Til Death Do Us Part
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/7/2015
When Mary and Alden join forces, Alden gets his first test in fatherhood.
#18 - The Witch is Back
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/7/2016
A traitor is exposed while a ghost from Salem’s past makes a shocking appearance.
#19 - On Earth as in Hell
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/14/2015
Mary has a public fall from grace. Alden and Cotton try to save the boy's soul.
#20 - Ill Met by Moonlight
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/10/2015
Countess Marburg arrives in Salem and threatens Mary's stronghold on the city.
#21 - The Beckoning Fair One
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/17/2015
Mary and Countess Marburg keep up appearances while continuing their covert battle for Salem.
#22 - Friday's Knights
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/11/2017
Mortal enemies are forced to work together to keep the door to hell locked.
#23 - The House of Pain
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/22/2014
Increase gets closer to understanding who really runs Salem. Anne finds herself in danger, and Mr. and Mrs. Hale realize that Alden may be the only one who can save her.
#24 - The Wine Dark Sea
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/3/2015
Mary and her tormentor, Countess Marburg, meet face-to-face.
#25 - Ashes, Ashes
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 7/6/2014
Alden’s trial begins, triggering a chain of events that breaks nearly every remaining allegiance left in Salem. While Mary arms the Malum for the Grand Rite, the coven elders urge her to use Alden as the final sacrifice. Increase seizes Mercy’s acolytes for information to use against Alden.