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The Affair
2014–2019
· TV Show
· 60 min episodes
· 5 seasons
B
MEANRANK
76/100
Every rating
59–85
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 59, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 85.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →A struggling novelist and a young waitress strike up an extramarital relationship that promises to forever change the course of their lives.
Details
- Created by
- Hagai Levi, Sarah Treem
- Studio
- Showtime Networks, Higlewater, Sheleg
- Released
- 12 October 2014
- Country
- United States, Israel
- Language
- Mandarin, Hindi, Latin, English, Spanish, French
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 53 across 5 seasons
- Awards
- 3 wins, 7 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 10 →3 wins from 10 nominations across 10 ceremonies
| Best Actor – Television Series Drama 2014 | Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Dominic West | Nominee |
| Best Actress – Television Series Drama 2014 | Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Ruth Wilson | Winner |
| Best New Series 2014 | Best New Series | The Affair | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series 2014 | Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Maura Tierney | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film 2014 | Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Maura Tierney | Winner |
| Best Television Series – Drama 2014 | Best Television Series – Drama | The Affair | Winner |
| Favorite Premium Cable TV Actor 2014 | Favorite Premium Cable TV Actor | Joshua Jackson | Nominee |
| Outstanding Locations in a Contemporary TV Series 2014 | Outstanding Locations in a Contemporary TV Series | Sean Ilnseher | Nominee |
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Best Actress – Television Series Drama
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Ruth Wilson | Winner |
Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Maura Tierney | Winner |
Best Television Series – Drama
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Television Series – Drama | The Affair | Winner |
Best Actor – Television Series Drama
1 nomination
| Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Dominic West | Nominee |
Best New Series
1 nomination
| Best New Series | The Affair | Nominee |
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Maura Tierney | Nominee |
Favorite Premium Cable TV Actor
1 nomination
| Favorite Premium Cable TV Actor | Joshua Jackson | Nominee |
Outstanding Locations in a Contemporary TV Series
1 nomination
| Outstanding Locations in a Contemporary TV Series | Sean Ilnseher | Nominee |
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
1 nomination
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Maura Tierney | Nominee |
Television: Episodic Drama
1 nomination
| Television: Episodic Drama | Lydia Diamond, Sarah Sutherland and Jaquén Castellanos for "Episode 407" | Nominee |