House of Lies / Episode List

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This episode list contains all episodes of the US comedy series House of Lies , sorted according to the US first broadcast . Between 2012 and 2016, a total of 58 episodes were created in five seasons.

Overview

Season	Number of episodes	First broadcast in the USA		German-language first broadcast
		Season premiere	Season finale	Season premiere	Season finale
1	12	January 8, 2012	April 1, 2012	November 29, 2012	January 3, 2013
2	12	January 13, 2013	April 7, 2013	November 14, 2013	19th December 2013
3	12	January 12, 2014	April 6, 2014	November 11, 2014	December 16, 2014
4th	12	January 11, 2015	March 29, 2015	October 27, 2015	1st December 2015
5	10	April 10, 2016	June 12, 2016	October 25, 2016	22nd November 2016

season 1

The first broadcast of the first season was from January 8 to April 1, 2012 on the US TV channel Showtime to see. The German-language first broadcast was broadcast by AXN from November 29, 2012 to January 3, 2013.

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	First broadcast in the USA	German language first broadcast (D)	Director	script	Odds (USA)
1	1	The bank pays everything	Gods of Dangerous Financial Instruments	Jan. 8, 2012	Nov 29, 2012	Stephen Hopkins	Matthew Carnahan	1.03 million
2	2	Amsterdam	Amsterdam	Jan 15, 2012	Nov 29, 2012	Stephen Hopkins	Matthew Carnahan	0.89 million
3	3	Microphallus	Microphallus	Jan. 22, 2012	Dec 6, 2012	Since man	Matthew Carnahan	0.72 million
4th	4th	What Would Clooney Do?	Mini mogul	Jan. 29, 2012	Dec 6, 2012	Stephen Hopkins	Synopsis: Kate Garwood & Karin Gist Acting: Karin Gist	1.02 million
5	5	Damn Utah!	Utah	Feb 5, 2012	Dec 13, 2012	Adam Bernstein	David Walpert	0.83 million
6th	6th	Really weekend?	Our Descent Into Los Angeles	Feb 12, 2012	Dec 13, 2012	Stephen Hopkins	Matthew Carnahan & Devon Shepard	0.99 million
7th	7th	White people in handcuffs	Bareback Town	Feb. 19, 2012	Dec 20, 2012	Miguel Arteta	Barbara Nance	0.85 million
8th	8th	Trust nobody!	Veritas	4th Mar 2012	Dec 20, 2012	Stephen Hopkins	Wesley S. Nickerson III	0.82 million
9	9	Under the microscope	Ouroboros	11th Mar 2012	Dec 27, 2012	Stephen Hopkins	Matthew Carnahan	0.70 million
10	10	Foreplay with aftermath	Prologue and Aftermath	18 Mar 2012	Dec 27, 2012	Beth McCarthy Miller	Karen Gist	0.62 million
11	11	Big business	Business	25th Mar 2012	Jan. 3, 2013	Stephen Hopkins	David Walpert	0.72 million
12	12	The poisoned well	The Mayan Apocalypse	Apr 1, 2012	Jan. 3, 2013	Matthew Carnahan	Matthew Carnahan	0.77 million

season 2

The first broadcast of the second season was from January 13th to April 7th 2013 on the US TV channel Showtime . The German-language first broadcast was broadcast by AXN from November 14th to December 19th, 2013.

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	First broadcast in the USA	German language first broadcast (D)	Director	script	Odds (USA)
13	1	Do we have?	Stochasticity	Jan. 13, 2013	Nov 14, 2013	Stephen Hopkins	Matthew Carnahan	1.19 million
14th	2	The end of the dinosaurs	When Dinosaurs Ruled the Planet	Jan. 20, 2013	Nov 14, 2013	Stephen Hopkins	David Walpert	0.89 million
15th	3	Men's evening	Man-date	Jan. 27, 2013	Nov 21, 2013	Stephen Hopkins	Matthew Carnahan	1.14 million
16	4th	The Damon Deal	Damonschildren.org	Feb 10, 2013	Nov 21, 2013	Stephen Hopkins	Matthew Carnahan	0.92 million
17th	5	The shy Sarah	Sincerity is an Easy Disguise in This Business	Feb. 17, 2013	Nov 28, 2013	Anton Cropper	Karen Gist	0.79 million
18th	6th	Family values	Family values	Feb. 24, 2013	Nov 28, 2013	Stephen Hopkins	Wesley S. Nickerson III	0.77 million
19th	7th	The sextape	The Runner Stumbles	3rd Mar 2013	Dec 5, 2013	Stephen Hopkins	Matthew Carnahan	0.95 million
20th	8th	The dildo king	Wonders of the World	10 Mar 2013	Dec 5, 2013	David Von Ancken	David Walpert	0.86 million
21st	9	Rich and young and beautiful	Liability	17th Mar 2013	Dec 12, 2013	Stephen Hopkins	Karen Gist	0.80 million
22nd	10	The exit strategy	All in	24 Mar 2013	Dec 12, 2013	Adam Bernstein	Wesley S. Nickerson III & Theo Travers	0.77 million
23	11	Hostile takeover	Hostile takeover	31 Mar 2013	Dec. 19, 2013	Stephen Hopkins	Wesley S. Nickerson III & Theo Travers	0.78 million
24	12	Three words	Til Death Do Us Part	Apr 7, 2013	Dec. 19, 2013	Stephen Hopkins	Matthew Carnahan & David Walpert	0.86 million

season 3

The first broadcast of the third season was from January 12 to April 6, 2014 on the US cable channel Showtime . The German-language premiere broadcast of the Pay TV transmitter AXN from 11 November to 16 December, 2014.

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	First broadcast in the USA	German language first broadcast (D)	Director	script	Odds (USA)
25th	1	Rubble and ashes	Wreckage	Jan. 12, 2014	Nov 11, 2014	Stephen Hopkins	Matthew Carnahan	0.84 million
26th	2	Not to be killed	power	Jan. 19, 2014	Nov 11, 2014	Stephen Hopkins	Matthew Carnahan	0.79 million
27	3	The rainmaker comeback	boom	Jan. 26, 2014	Nov 18, 2014	Stephen Hopkins	David Walpert	0.74 million
28	4th	Naked in the back seat	Associates	Feb. 2, 2014	Nov 18, 2014	Don Cheadle	David Walpert	0.65 million
29	5	Every day like war	Soldiers	Feb 9, 2014	Nov 25, 2014	Stephen Hopkins	Jessica Borsiczky	0.85 million
30th	6th	Chocolate for the dog	Middlegame	Feb 16, 2014	Nov 25, 2014	Stephen Hopkins	Wesley S. Nickerson III	0.82 million
31	7th	They call him Michelle	Pushback	23 Feb 2014	Dec 2, 2014	Uta Briesewitz	Taii K. Austin	0.80 million
32	8th	Fertile in Chicago	Brinkmanship	9 Mar 2014	Dec 2, 2014	Daisy by Scherler Mayer	Theo Travers	0.64 million
33	9	The Compton trip	Zhang	16. Mar. 2014	Dec 9, 2014	Stephen Hopkins	Wesley S. Nickerson III	0.73 million
34	10	Shots in the night	Comeuppance	23 Mar 2014	Dec 9, 2014	Stephen Hopkins	David Walpert	0.52 million
35	11	Men with boobs	Together	30th Mar 2014	Dec 16, 2014	Stephen Hopkins	David Walpert	0.76 million
36	12	Alone in the desert	Joshua	Apr 6, 2014	Dec 16, 2014	Matthew Carnahan	Matthew Carnahan	0.67 million

Season 4

The fourth season was first broadcast from January 11 to March 29, 2015 on the US cable channel Showtime . The German premiere broadcast of the Pay TV transmitter AXN from 13 January to 31 March, 2015.

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	First broadcast in the USA	German language first broadcast (D)	Director	script	Odds (USA)
37	1	Congratulations!	At the End of the Day, Reality Wins	Jan. 11, 2015	Oct 27, 2015	Matthew Carnahan	Matthew Carnahan	0.72 million
38	2	I am a goddamn scorpio	I'm a Motherfucking Scorpion, That's Why	Jan. 18, 2015	Oct 27, 2015	Daisy by Scherler Mayer	David Walpert	0.57 million
39	3	Oscar Wilde was right	Entropy is Contagious	Jan. 25, 2015	Nov 3, 2015	Daisy by Scherler Mayer	Matthew Carnahan	0.65 million
40	4th	The god of electric cars	We Can Always Just Overwhelm the Vagus Nerve with Another Sensation	Feb. 1, 2015	Nov 3, 2015	Victor Nelli, Jr.	David Walpert	0.44 million
41	5	Burned earth	The Urge to Save Humanity is Almost Always a Front for the Urge to Rule	Feb 8, 2015	Nov 10, 2015	Don Cheadle	Wesley S. Nickerson III	0.56 million
42	6th	We are not the Beatles	Trust Me, I'm Getting Plenty of Erections	Feb 15, 2015	Nov 10, 2015	John Dahl	Jessica Borsiczky	0.48 million
43	7th	The next olive branch ...	The Next Olive Branch Goes Straight Up Your Ass	1st Mar 2015	Nov 17, 2015	Michael Uppendahl	Taii K. Austin	0.62 million
44	8th	When dreams come true	He Didn't Mean That, Natalie Portman	March 8 2015	Nov 17, 2015	Michael Winterbottom	Taii K. Austin	0.65 million
45	9	Rocking or crushing?	We're Going to Build a Mothership and Rule the Universe	15th Mar 2015	Nov 24, 2015	Michael Uppendahl	Theo Travers	0.72 million
46	10	Praise the mammon!	Praise Money! Hallowed be Thy name	22 Mar 2015	Nov 24, 2015	Michael Lehmann	Wesley S. Nickerson III	0.59 million
47	11	The woman of the year	Everything's So Fucking Obvious, I'm Starting to Wonder Why We're Even Having This Conversation	29 Mar 2015	Dec 1, 2015	Daisy by Scherler Mayer	David Walpert	0.50 million
48	12	Difficult birth	It's a box inside a box inside a box, dips ...	March 29, 2015	Dec 1, 2015	Matthew Carnahan	Matthew Carnahan	0.50 million

Season 5

The first broadcast of the fifth season took place from April 10 to June 12, 2016 on the US cable channel Showtime . The German premiere broadcast of the Pay TV transmitter AXN from October 25 to 12 June 2016th

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	First broadcast in the USA	German language first broadcast (D)	Director	script	Odds (USA)
49	1	I am what I own	Creative Destruction Phenomenon	Apr 10, 2016	Oct 25, 2016	Matthew Carnahan	Matthew Carnahan	0.399 million
50	2	The witch master	Game theory	Apr 17, 2016	Oct 25, 2016	Don Cheadle	David Walpert	0.418 million
51	3	Ayahuasca	Holacracy	Apr 24, 2016	Nov 1, 2016	Daisy by Scherler Mayer	Matthew Carnahan	0.308 million
52	4th	The baby whisperer	End State Vision	May 1, 2016	Nov 1, 2016	Daisy by Scherler Mayer	David Walpert	0.357 million
53	5	Gold out of shit	Above Board Metrics	May 8, 2016	Nov 8, 2016	Gary B. Goldman	Wesley S. Nickerson III	0.258 million
54	6th	Bug in the blackground	Johari Window	May 15, 2016	Nov 8, 2016	Don Cheadle	Theo Travers	0.383 million
55	7th	As wide as an elephant's ass	One-eighty	May 22, 2016	Nov 15, 2016	Jessica Borsiczky	Jessica Borsiczky	0.256 million
56	8th	We do it for the money	Tragedy of the Commons	May 29, 2016	Nov 15, 2016	Craig Zisk	Sarah Walker	0.243 million
57	9	The world is a jungle	Violent Agreement	Jun 5, 2016	Nov 22, 2016	Helen Hunt	David Walpert & Wesley S. Nickerson III	0.304 million
58	10	No es fácil	No Es Facil	Jun 12, 2016	Nov 22, 2016	Matthew Carnahan	Matthew Carnahan	0.307 million

Web links

• Episode list in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Episode list at TheFutonCritic.com
• List of episodes at Fernsehserien.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ House of Lies: Season 1 . In: Zap2it.com . Retrieved January 27, 2014.
2. ↑ House of Lies: Season 1 . In: Fernsehserien.de . Retrieved November 24, 2013.
3. ^ Robert Seidman: Sunday Cable Ratings: Kardashians Rule, Oprah Drools? + Atlanta 'Housewives,' 'Cajun Pawn Stars,' 'Mob Wives 2,' 'Rachael vs. Guy, '' Leverage, '' Shameless' & More . In: TV by the Numbers . January 10, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
4. ↑ Bill Gorman: Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Kourtney & Kim' Take The Crown + 'Cajun Pawn Stars, Atlanta' Housewives, '' Mob Wives 2, '' Hell On Wheels' 'Leverage,' 'Shameless' & More . In: TV by the Numbers . January 18, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
5. ↑ Robert Seidman: Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Kourtney & Kim' Edge Down, Still Lead + Atlanta 'Housewives,' 'Ax Men,' Mob Wives 2, '' Shameless' & More . In: TV by the Numbers . January 24, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
6. ↑ Bill Gorman: Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Kourtney & Kim' Finale Goes Large + Atlanta 'Housewives,' 'Ax Men,' Mob Wives 2, '' Shameless' & More . In: TV by the Numbers . January 31, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
7. ^ Robert Seidman: Cable Ratings: ESPN Post Game Coverage Leads Quiet Super Bowl Sunday + 'Shameless,' 'Californication' & More . In: TV by the Numbers . February 7, 2012. Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 24, 2013. 
8. ↑ Bill Gorman: Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Starts Big + Grammys Red Carpet, 'Ax Men', 'Pawn Stars,' 'Shameless,' 'House Of Lies' & More . In: TV by the Numbers . February 14, 2012. Archived from the original on February 18, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 24, 2013. 
9. ↑ Robert Seidman: Sunday Cable Ratings: More Cable Beats Broadcast - 'The Walking Dead' Down, But Still Dominates + 'Ax Men', 'Khloe & Lamar,' 'Shameless,' 'House Of Lies' & More . In: TV by the Numbers . February 22, 2012. Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 24, 2013. 
10. ↑ Sarah Bible: Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead,' 'Storage Wars,' 'Army Wives,' 'Real Housewives' & More . In: TV by the Numbers . March 6, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
11. ↑ Amanda Kondology: Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Dominates, 'Oprah's Next Chapter' Sees Series High . In: TV by the Numbers . March 13, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
12. ↑ Sara Bible: Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Walking Dead' Season Finale Laps the Field + 'Khloe & Lamar,' 'Frozen Planet,' 'Army Wives' & More . In: TV by the Numbers . March 20, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
13. ↑ Amanda Kondolojy: Sunday Cable Ratings: NBA Basketball, 'Mad Men' Season Premiere + 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' & More . In: TV by the Numbers . March 27, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
14. ^ Sara Bible: Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Game of Thrones' Returns To Series High; + 'Khloe & Lamar,' 'The Killing', 'Mad Men,' Army Wives' & More . In: TV by the Numbers . April 3, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
15. ↑ House of Lies: Season 2 . In: Zap2it.com . Retrieved January 27, 2014.
16. ↑ House of Lies: Season 2 . In: Fernsehserien.de . Retrieved November 24, 2013.
17. ↑ Amanda Kondology: 'Shameless,' 'Californication,' and 'House of Lies' Premiere to Viewership Highs . In: TV by the Numbers . January 14, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
18. Jump up ↑ Sara Bible: Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' Wins Night, 'Kourtney & Kim Take Miami', 'Ax Men,' 'Shameless', 'House of Lies' & More . In: TV by the Numbers . January 23, 2013. Accessed November 24, 2013.
19. ↑ Amanda Kondolojy: Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' Wins Again + 'Ax Men', 'Kourtney and Kim Take Miami', 'Shameless' & More . In: TV by the Numbers . January 29, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
20. ↑ Amanda Kondolojy: Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Kills the Competition + 'Talking Dead', 'Real Housewives of Atlanta', 'Live from the Red Carpet' & More . In: TV by the Numbers . February 12, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
21. ↑ Sara Bible: Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Wins Night, 'NBA All Star Game', 'Real Housewives of Atlanta', 'Ax Men', 'Shameless', 'Bar Rescue' & More . In: TV by the Numbers . February 20, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
22. ↑ Amanda Kondolojy: Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Walking Dead' Wins Night + 'Live From the Red Carpet', 'Ax Men', 'Bar Rescue', 'Shameless' & More . In: TV by the Numbers . February 26, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
23. ↑ Sara Bible: Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Wins Night, 'The Bible,' Vikings', 'Shameless',' Real Housewives of Atlanta ',' Pawn Stars' & More . In: TV by the Numbers . March 5, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
24. ↑ Travis Yanan: Sunday's Cable Ratings: "Walking Dead" Leads Viewers, Demos . In: the Futon Critic . March 12, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
25. ↑ Travis Yanan: Sunday's Cable Ratings: "The Walking Dead" Leads Demos, "The Bible" Tops Viewers . In: the Futon Critic . March 19, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
26. ^ Travis Yanan: Sunday's Cable Ratings: "Walking Dead" Dominates Demos, Edge's "Bible" in Viewers . In: the Futon Critic . March 26, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
27. ^ Travis Yanan: Sunday's Cable Ratings: "The Walking Dead" Goes Out on Top for AMC . In: the Futon Critic . April 2, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
28. ^ Travis Yanan: Sunday's Cable Ratings: "Game of Thrones" Claims Total Viewer, Demo Crowns . In: the Futon Critic . April 9, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
29. ↑ House of Lies: Season 3 . In: Zap2it.com . Retrieved January 27, 2014.
30. ↑ House of Lies: Season 3 . In: Fernsehserien.de . Retrieved March 2, 2015.
31. ↑ Amanda Kondolojy: Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' Wins Night, 'True Detective', 'Ax Men', 'Shameless' & More . In: TVbytheNumbers.com . January 14, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
32. ^ Sara Bible: Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' Wins Night, 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians', 'Shameless', 'True Detective', 'Girls' & More . In: TVbytheNumbers.com . January 22, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
33. ^ Travis Yanan: Sunday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: Grammy Awards Overshadow the Night for CBS . In: TheFutonCritic.com . January 28, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
34. ^ Travis Yanan: Sunday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Super Bowl XLVIII" Triumphs for FOX . In: TheFutonCritic.com . February 4, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
35. ↑ Amanda Kondolojy: Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Tops Night + 'Real Housewives of Atlanta', 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians' & More . In: TVbytheNumbers.com . February 11, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
36. ^ Travis Yanan: Sunday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "The Walking Dead" Trump's Winter Games in Demos . In: TheFutonCritic.com . February 19, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
37. ^ Travis Yanan, Sunday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Walking Dead" Continues Its Demo Reign . In: TheFutonCritic.com . February 25, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
38. ^ Travis Yanan: Sunday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Resurrection," "Walking Dead" Top Both Viewers, Demos . In: TheFutonCritic.com . March 11, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
39. ^ Travis Yanan: Sunday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "The Walking Dead" Claims Top Honors in Viewers, Demos . In: TheFutonCritic.com . March 18, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
40. ^ Travis Yanan: Sunday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: Another Week, Another "Walking Dead" Victory . In: TheFutonCritic.com . March 25, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
41. ^ Travis Yanan: Sunday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "The Walking Dead" Closes Season on Top . In: TheFutonCritic.com . April 1, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
42. ^ Travis Yanan: Sunday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Game of Thrones" Returns to Take Demo Crown . In: TheFutonCritic.com . April 8, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
43. ↑ House of Lies: Season 4 . In: Zap2it.com . Retrieved January 22, 2015.
44. ↑ House of Lies: Season 4 . In: Fernsehserien.de . Retrieved November 6, 2015.
45. ^ House of Lies: Season Four Ratings . In: TVSeriesfinale.com . March 31, 2015. Accessed April 1, 2015.
46. ↑ House of Lies: Season 5 . In: Fernsehserien.de . Retrieved June 5, 2020.
47. ^ House of Lies: Season Five Ratings . In: TVSeriesfinale.com . June 14, 2016. Accessed June 5, 2020.