The Strain

7.5

2014

4 Seasons

A high concept thriller that tells the story of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather, the head of the Center for Disease Control Canary Team in New York City. He and his team are called upon to investigate a mysterious viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient and evil strain of vampirism. As the strain spreads, Eph, his team, and an assembly of everyday New Yorkers, wage war for the fate of humanity itself.

Episode Ratings

7.1

6.3

6.8

7.3

6.6

6.3

5.6

7.1

7.2

6.5

6.7

7.0

6.3

6.7

7.5

7.2

6.8

6.1

7.4

7.3

6.9

7.5

7.6

6.1

6.9

7.4

7.7

6.6

7.1

7.5

6.5

6.4

7.2

7.3

E10

6.9

7.1

7.3

7.6

E11

7.2

E12

7.5

5.9

E13

7.5

6.8

AVG.

7.2

6.6

6.8

7.4

● Must See TV (8.0+)

● Good (7.0-7.9)

● Average (6.0-6.9)

● Yikes (5.0-5.9)

● Skip It (<5.0)

Show Information

Status

Ended

First Air Date

7/13/2014

Last Air Date

9/17/2017

Number of Seasons

Number of Episodes

Rating

7.5

(1,943 votes)

Genres

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Drama

Mystery

Networks

Overview

Trailers & Videos

Official Series Trailer

The Strain Trailer

Reviews

Sejian

6/10

This show got an early 7/10 from me. The start was hella strong but it progressively went downhill faster than that time Neil Gaiman took over American Gods (2017) because Gods forbid a black man offend white people over slavery in America! 6/10 is the best rating I can give to Season 1, because as "good" as the Season 1 was, it suffers from the stupidity that became more prevalent in Season 2. So prevalent in fact that I just couldn't anymore by mid Season 2. How The Strain (2014) manages to retain it's high praise and high regard for it to remain in Recommended lists is beyond my understanding.