List of Downton Abbey episodes
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Downton Abbey is a British period drama television series created by Julian Fellowes and co-produced by Carnival Films and Masterpiece. It first aired on ITV in the United Kingdom on 26 September 2010 and on PBS in the United States on 9 January 2011, as part of the Masterpiece Classic anthology. Six series have been made, the sixth airing in the autumn of 2015 in the UK and Ireland and in January 2016 in the United States. On 26 March 2015, the sixth series was confirmed to be the final series, with the final episode airing in the UK on 25 December 2015 on ITV. During the course of the programme, 52 episodes of Downton Abbey aired over six series. Since the series reached streaming, the customary Christmas special episode of series 2-6 was divided into two parts. Three feature films, Downton Abbey (2019), Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) and Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025), have since been produced.
Tables
First released
First released
Series
First released
Episodes
Last released
1
1
Series
1
Episodes
7
Episodes
26 September 2010 (2010-09-26)
Originally released
7 November 2010 (2010-11-07)
Originally released
9
2
2
Series
2
Episodes
8
Episodes
18 September 2011 (2011-09-18)
Originally released
6 November 2011 (2011-11-06)
Originally released
11
Special
Special
Series
Special
Episodes
25 December 2011 (2011-12-25)
3
3
Series
3
Episodes
8
Episodes
16 September 2012 (2012-09-16)
Originally released
4 November 2012 (2012-11-04)
Originally released
11
Special
Special
Series
Special
Episodes
25 December 2012 (2012-12-25)
4
4
Series
4
Episodes
8
Episodes
22 September 2013 (2013-09-22)
Originally released
10 November 2013 (2013-11-10)
Originally released
11
Special
Special
Series
Special
Episodes
25 December 2013 (2013-12-25)
5
5
Series
5
Episodes
8
Episodes
21 September 2014 (2014-09-21)
Originally released
9 November 2014 (2014-11-09)
Originally released
10
Special
Special
Series
Special
Episodes
25 December 2014 (2014-12-25)
6
6
Series
6
Episodes
8
Episodes
20 September 2015 (2015-09-20)
Originally released
8 November 2015 (2015-11-08)
Originally released
10
Special
Special
Series
Special
Episodes
25 December 2015 (2015-12-25)
| Series | Episodes | Originally released | Ave. UK viewers (millions) | ||
| First released | Last released | ||||
| 1 | 7 | 26 September 2010 (2010-09-26) | 7 November 2010 (2010-11-07) | 9 | |
| 2 | 8 | 18 September 2011 (2011-09-18) | 6 November 2011 (2011-11-06) | 11 | |
| Special | 25 December 2011 (2011-12-25) | ||||
| 3 | 8 | 16 September 2012 (2012-09-16) | 4 November 2012 (2012-11-04) | 11 | |
| Special | 25 December 2012 (2012-12-25) | ||||
| 4 | 8 | 22 September 2013 (2013-09-22) | 10 November 2013 (2013-11-10) | 11 | |
| Special | 25 December 2013 (2013-12-25) | ||||
| 5 | 8 | 21 September 2014 (2014-09-21) | 9 November 2014 (2014-11-09) | 10 | |
| Special | 25 December 2014 (2014-12-25) | ||||
| 6 | 8 | 20 September 2015 (2015-09-20) | 8 November 2015 (2015-11-08) | 10 | |
| Special | 25 December 2015 (2015-12-25) | ||||
· Episodes › Series 1 (2010)
1
1
No.
overall
1
No. in
series
1
Title
"Episode One"
Directed by
Brian Percival
Written by
Julian Fellowes
Original release date
26 September 2010 (2010-09-26)
UK viewers
(millions)
9
2
2
No.
overall
2
No. in
series
2
Title
"Episode Two"
Directed by
Ben Bolt
Written by
Julian Fellowes
Original release date
3 October 2010 (2010-10-03)
UK viewers
(millions)
9
3
3
No.
overall
3
No. in
series
3
Title
"Episode Three"
Directed by
Ben Bolt
Written by
Julian Fellowes
Original release date
10 October 2010 (2010-10-10)
UK viewers
(millions)
8
4
4
No.
overall
4
No. in
series
4
Title
"Episode Four"
Directed by
Brian Kelly
Written by
Julian Fellowes, Shelagh Stephenson
Original release date
17 October 2010 (2010-10-17)
UK viewers
(millions)
9
5
5
No.
overall
5
No. in
series
5
Title
"Episode Five"
Directed by
Brian Kelly
Written by
Julian Fellowes
Original release date
24 October 2010 (2010-10-24)
UK viewers
(millions)
9,40
6
6
No.
overall
6
No. in
series
6
Title
"Episode Six"
Directed by
Brian Percival
Written by
Julian Fellowes, Tina Pepler
Original release date
31 October 2010 (2010-10-31)
UK viewers
(millions)
9
7
7
No.
overall
7
No. in
series
7
Title
"Episode Seven"
Directed by
Brian Percival
Written by
Julian Fellowes
Original release date
7 November 2010 (2010-11-07)
UK viewers
(millions)
10
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | UK viewers (millions) |
| 1 | 1 | "Episode One" | Brian Percival | Julian Fellowes | 26 September 2010 (2010-09-26) | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | "Episode Two" | Ben Bolt | Julian Fellowes | 3 October 2010 (2010-10-03) | 9 |
| 3 | 3 | "Episode Three" | Ben Bolt | Julian Fellowes | 10 October 2010 (2010-10-10) | 8 |
| 4 | 4 | "Episode Four" | Brian Kelly | Julian Fellowes, Shelagh Stephenson | 17 October 2010 (2010-10-17) | 9 |
| 5 | 5 | "Episode Five" | Brian Kelly | Julian Fellowes | 24 October 2010 (2010-10-24) | 9,40 |
| 6 | 6 | "Episode Six" | Brian Percival | Julian Fellowes, Tina Pepler | 31 October 2010 (2010-10-31) | 9 |
| 7 | 7 | "Episode Seven" | Brian Percival | Julian Fellowes | 7 November 2010 (2010-11-07) | 10 |
· Episodes › Series 2 (2011)
8
8
No.
overall
8
No. in
series
1
Title
"Episode One"
Directed by
Ashley Pearce
Written by
Julian Fellowes
Original release date
18 September 2011 (2011-09-18)
UK viewers
(millions)
11
9
9
No.
overall
9
No. in
series
2
Title
"Episode Two"
Directed by
Ashley Pearce
Written by
Julian Fellowes
Original release date
25 September 2011 (2011-09-25)
UK viewers
(millions)
11
10
10
No.
overall
10
No. in
series
3
Title
"Episode Three"
Directed by
Andy Goddard
Written by
Julian Fellowes
Original release date
2 October 2011 (2011-10-02)
UK viewers
(millions)
11
11
11
No.
overall
11
No. in
series
4
Title
"Episode Four"
Directed by
Brian Kelly
Written by
Julian Fellowes
Original release date
9 October 2011 (2011-10-09)
UK viewers
(millions)
11
12
12
No.
overall
12
No. in
series
5
Title
"Episode Five"
Directed by
Brian Kelly
Written by
Julian Fellowes
Original release date
16 October 2011 (2011-10-16)
UK viewers
(millions)
11
13
13
No.
overall
13
No. in
series
6
Title
"Episode Six"
Directed by
Andy Goddard
Written by
Julian Fellowes
Original release date
23 October 2011 (2011-10-23)
UK viewers
(millions)
11
14
14
No.
overall
14
No. in
series
7
Title
"Episode Seven"
Directed by
James Strong
Written by
Julian Fellowes
Original release date
30 October 2011 (2011-10-30)
UK viewers
(millions)
12
15
15
No.
overall
15
No. in
series
8
Title
"Episode Eight"
Directed by
James Strong
Written by
Julian Fellowes
Original release date
6 November 2011 (2011-11-06)
UK viewers
(millions)
12
Special
Special
No.
overall
Special
16
16
No.
overall
16
No. in
series
–
Title
"Christmas at Downton Abbey"
Directed by
Brian Percival
Written by
Julian Fellowes
Original release date
25 December 2011 (2011-12-25)
UK viewers
(millions)
12
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | UK viewers (millions) | ||||||
| 8 | 1 | "Episode One" | Ashley Pearce | Julian Fellowes | 18 September 2011 (2011-09-18) | 11 | ||||||
| 9 | 2 | "Episode Two" | Ashley Pearce | Julian Fellowes | 25 September 2011 (2011-09-25) | 11 | ||||||
| 10 | 3 | "Episode Three" | Andy Goddard | Julian Fellowes | 2 October 2011 (2011-10-02) | 11 | ||||||
| 11 | 4 | "Episode Four" | Brian Kelly | Julian Fellowes | 9 October 2011 (2011-10-09) | 11 | ||||||
| 12 | 5 | "Episode Five" | Brian Kelly | Julian Fellowes | 16 October 2011 (2011-10-16) | 11 | ||||||
| 13 | 6 | "Episode Six" | Andy Goddard | Julian Fellowes | 23 October 2011 (2011-10-23) | 11 | ||||||
| 14 | 7 | "Episode Seven" | James Strong | Julian Fellowes | 30 October 2011 (2011-10-30) | 12 | ||||||
| 15 | 8 | "Episode Eight" | James Strong | Julian Fellowes | 6 November 2011 (2011-11-06) | 12 | ||||||
| Special | ||||||||||||
| 16 | – | "Christmas at Downton Abbey" | Brian Percival | Julian Fellowes | 25 December 2011 (2011-12-25) | 12 | ||||||
· Episodes › Series 3 (2012)
17
17
No.
overall
17
No. in
series
1
Title
"Episode One"
Directed by
Brian Percival
Written by
Julian Fellowes
Original release date
16 September 2012 (2012-09-16)
UK viewers
(millions)
11
18
18
No.
overall
18
No. in
series
2
Title
"Episode Two"
Directed by
Brian Percival
Written by
Julian Fellowes
Original release date
23 September 2012 (2012-09-23)
UK viewers
(millions)
12
19
19
No.
overall
19
No. in
series
3
Title
"Episode Three"
Directed by
Andy Goddard
Written by
Julian Fellowes
Original release date
30 September 2012 (2012-09-30)
UK viewers
(millions)
11
20
20
No.
overall
20
No. in
series
4
Title
"Episode Four"
Directed by
Andy Goddard
Written by
Julian Fellowes
Original release date
7 October 2012 (2012-10-07)
UK viewers
(millions)
11
21
21
No.
overall
21
No. in
series
5
Title
"Episode Five"
Directed by
Jeremy Webb
Written by
Julian Fellowes
Original release date
14 October 2012 (2012-10-14)
UK viewers
(millions)
11
22
22
No.
overall
22
No. in
series
6
Title
"Episode Six"
Directed by
Jeremy Webb
Written by
Julian Fellowes
Original release date
21 October 2012 (2012-10-21)
UK viewers
(millions)
12
23
23
No.
overall
23
No. in
series
7
Title
"Episode Seven"
Directed by
David Evans
Written by
Julian Fellowes
Original release date
28 October 2012 (2012-10-28)
UK viewers
(millions)
11
24
24
No.
overall
24
No. in
series
8
Title
"Episode Eight"
Directed by
David Evans
Written by
Julian Fellowes
Original release date
4 November 2012 (2012-11-04)
UK viewers
(millions)
12
Special
Special
No.
overall
Special
25
25
No.
overall
25
No. in
series
–
Title
"A Journey to the Highlands"
Directed by
Andy Goddard
Written by
Julian Fellowes
Original release date
25 December 2012 (2012-12-25)
UK viewers
(millions)
10
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | UK viewers (millions) | ||||||
| 17 | 1 | "Episode One" | Brian Percival | Julian Fellowes | 16 September 2012 (2012-09-16) | 11 | ||||||
| 18 | 2 | "Episode Two" | Brian Percival | Julian Fellowes | 23 September 2012 (2012-09-23) | 12 | ||||||
| 19 | 3 | "Episode Three" | Andy Goddard | Julian Fellowes | 30 September 2012 (2012-09-30) | 11 | ||||||
| 20 | 4 | "Episode Four" | Andy Goddard | Julian Fellowes | 7 October 2012 (2012-10-07) | 11 | ||||||
| 21 | 5 | "Episode Five" | Jeremy Webb | Julian Fellowes | 14 October 2012 (2012-10-14) | 11 | ||||||
| 22 | 6 | "Episode Six" | Jeremy Webb | Julian Fellowes | 21 October 2012 (2012-10-21) | 12 | ||||||
| 23 | 7 | "Episode Seven" | David Evans | Julian Fellowes | 28 October 2012 (2012-10-28) | 11 | ||||||
| 24 | 8 | "Episode Eight" | David Evans | Julian Fellowes | 4 November 2012 (2012-11-04) | 12 | ||||||
| Special | ||||||||||||
| 25 | – | "A Journey to the Highlands" | Andy Goddard | Julian Fellowes | 25 December 2012 (2012-12-25) | 10 | ||||||
· Episodes › Series 4 (2013)
26
26
No.
overall
26
No. in
series
1
Title
"Episode One"
Directed by
David Evans
Written by
Julian Fellowes
Original release date
22 September 2013 (2013-09-22)
UK viewers
(millions)
11
27
27
No.
overall
27
No. in
series
2
Title
"Episode Two"
Directed by
David Evans
Written by
Julian Fellowes
Original release date
29 September 2013 (2013-09-29)
UK viewers
(millions)
12
28
28
No.
overall
28
No. in
series
3
Title
"Episode Three"
Directed by
Catherine Morshead
Written by
Julian Fellowes
Original release date
6 October 2013 (2013-10-06)
UK viewers
(millions)
11
29
29
No.
overall
29
No. in
series
4
Title
"Episode Four"
Directed by
Catherine Morshead
Written by
Julian Fellowes
Original release date
13 October 2013 (2013-10-13)
UK viewers
(millions)
11
30
30
No.
overall
30
No. in
series
5
Title
"Episode Five"
Directed by
Philip John
Written by
Julian Fellowes
Original release date
20 October 2013 (2013-10-20)
UK viewers
(millions)
11
31
31
No.
overall
31
No. in
series
6
Title
"Episode Six"
Directed by
Philip John
Written by
Julian Fellowes
Original release date
27 October 2013 (2013-10-27)
UK viewers
(millions)
11
32
32
No.
overall
32
No. in
series
7
Title
"Episode Seven"
Directed by
Edward Hall
Written by
Julian Fellowes
Original release date
3 November 2013 (2013-11-03)
UK viewers
(millions)
11
33
33
No.
overall
33
No. in
series
8
Title
"Episode Eight"
Directed by
Edward Hall
Written by
Julian Fellowes
Original release date
10 November 2013 (2013-11-10)
UK viewers
(millions)
12
Special
Special
No.
overall
Special
34
34
No.
overall
34
No. in
series
–
Title
"The London Season"
Directed by
Jon East
Written by
Julian Fellowes
Original release date
25 December 2013 (2013-12-25)
UK viewers
(millions)
9
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | UK viewers (millions) | ||||||
| 26 | 1 | "Episode One" | David Evans | Julian Fellowes | 22 September 2013 (2013-09-22) | 11 | ||||||
| 27 | 2 | "Episode Two" | David Evans | Julian Fellowes | 29 September 2013 (2013-09-29) | 12 | ||||||
| 28 | 3 | "Episode Three" | Catherine Morshead | Julian Fellowes | 6 October 2013 (2013-10-06) | 11 | ||||||
| 29 | 4 | "Episode Four" | Catherine Morshead | Julian Fellowes | 13 October 2013 (2013-10-13) | 11 | ||||||
| 30 | 5 | "Episode Five" | Philip John | Julian Fellowes | 20 October 2013 (2013-10-20) | 11 | ||||||
| 31 | 6 | "Episode Six" | Philip John | Julian Fellowes | 27 October 2013 (2013-10-27) | 11 | ||||||
| 32 | 7 | "Episode Seven" | Edward Hall | Julian Fellowes | 3 November 2013 (2013-11-03) | 11 | ||||||
| 33 | 8 | "Episode Eight" | Edward Hall | Julian Fellowes | 10 November 2013 (2013-11-10) | 12 | ||||||
| Special | ||||||||||||
| 34 | – | "The London Season" | Jon East | Julian Fellowes | 25 December 2013 (2013-12-25) | 9 | ||||||
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