One Tree Hill
Soap & telenovelaHeightened, continuing melodrama.This show: 8/10Love storyA love story as the engine of the show, not a side plot.This show: 8/10SentimentalOpenly emotional storytelling that reaches straight for the heartstrings.This show: 7/10Young adultTeen protagonists with teen-first appeal.This show: 7/10FriendshipA friend group's dynamics carry the show.This show: 7/10Coming of ageGrowing up as the central arc.This show: 7/10Romantic yearningThe will-they-won't-they ache as the main draw.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Chad Michael MurrayJames LaffertyHilarie Burton MorganBethany Joy LenzSophia BushLee Norris
Written by
Mark Schwahn
Starring
Chad Michael MurrayJames LaffertyHilarie Burton MorganBethany Joy LenzSophia BushLee Norris
Written by
Mark Schwahn
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One Tree Hill Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | ||
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| S1 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.8 | |||
| S2 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 8.8 | ||
| S3 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.8 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 9.6 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 9.3 | |||
| S4 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 9.6 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 9.3 | ||||
| S5 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.8 | |||||||
| S6 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.4 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 9.2 | |
| S7 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.4 | |||
| S8 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.5 | |||
| S9 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 8.3 | 9.3 |
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About
"Small-town basketball soap with a legendary soundtrack"
Half-brothers Lucas and Nathan Scott share a last name, a basketball court, and a mutual grudge in the small town of Tree Hill, North Carolina. What starts as a sports rivalry quickly spirals into a sprawling soap of love triangles, best-friend betrayals, and small-town scandal that stretches across nine years and a jarring time jump. It is unapologetically melodramatic, propelled by a killer indie soundtrack and a revolving cast of yearning teenagers turned yearning adults. The plots get increasingly ridiculous, but the emotional sincerity and soundtrack-driven mood keep longtime fans hooked well past the point of logic.
Watch it for
the indie-heavy soundtrack and earnest, soap-operatic emotional core that fans still swear by.
Maybe skip if
you need realism, tight plotting, or dislike escalating melodrama over nine seasons.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Season 12003
8.216K2216h 41m
Aside from a love for hoops, it would seem that Lucas and Nathan are two young men with little in common, but they are bound by the dark secret that they share the same father. Arrogant and assured, Nathan is the star of the high school basketball team and hails from a wealthy family. Quiet and driven, Lucas is the only child of a single working mom. Now the two boys' lives collide when a twist of fate puts Lucas on Nathan's team and the half-brothers compete, not only for control of the court, but also for the heart of Nathan's beautiful girlfriend Peyton. Years in the making, a deep and bitter conflict slowly unfolds as the two boys struggle to come to terms with who they really are, and a father who has chosen to live vicariously through one son, while ignoring the existence of the other.
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Season 22004
8.112K2317h 49m
Lucas Scott has left town with his Uncle Keith to start a new life. It's not long, however, before they second thoughts, prompted in part by Dan's recent heart attack and the women they left behind. Peyton and Brooke, both angry that Lucas left without saying goodbye, try to mend their friendship. Meanwhile, Nathan Scott has married Haley in a union received with mixed reactions.
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Season 32005
8.714K2217h
Summer is coming to an end senior year is right around the corner. Lucas reunites with Brooke after a summer apart. Nathan comes home from basketball camp to find that Haley has decided to return to save their marriage. Meanwhile, Peyton tries to find the truth about Ellie Harp and Dan Scott is on a mission to figure out who set the the dealership on fire.
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Season 42006
8.612K2116h 54m
The inhabitants of Tree Hill have witnessed Lucas' metamorphosis from loner to high school basketball star, Nathan and Haley's troubled marriage and Peyton and Brooke's tumultuous friendship. As the group of high school seniors find themselves dealing with life-altering experiences they will never forget, the adults in Tree Hill continue to deal with the residue of decisions they made years ago.
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Season 52008
8.38K1813h 21m
The show leaps forward four years and the Tree Hill gang has graduated from college. Some have found success while others have failed. Some are the same, some are very different. Lucas has written and published a book, Brooke has made it big in the fashion industry, Peyton is pursuing a career in the music business, and Nathan and Haley continue to raise a now older James.
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Season 62008
8.310K2418h 54m
Lucas Scott embarks on the journey of a lifetime with the woman he chose to love. Nathan Scott continues to work on his comeback as a professional athlete with ambitions to play in the NBA. Brooke's battle with her unscrupulous mother Victoria over the enormously successful apparel line heats up. Haley continues to dream of success in the music business. Skills' and Deb's hook-up threatens to become "un-hooked." Mouth and Millicent wrestle with leaving Tree Hill and Dan's life hangs in the balance.
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Season 72009
7.98K2219h 20m
Nathan's NBA career is threatened by explosive scandal. Haley faces a family tragedy. Brooke thinks she's found true love with Julian - until a Hollywood hottie decides he's just her type. Dan leaves the slammer for the media spotlight and a sexy young wife. Millie spirals into self-destruction, breaking Mouth's heart.
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Season 82010
8.07K2217h 46m
Brooke Davis happier than ever. Recently engaged to Julian, her wedding will be the captivating affair one might expect from a young, beautiful, successful fashion designer. As Nathan Scott prepares for his second season in the NBA, the Scott family is expecting their second child and Haley feels as though the baby will be a girl. How will she balance her pregnancy while raising Jamie and pursuing her music career? Also, Quinn and Clay's lives hang in the balance, the victims of a brutal attack which affects all of their friends and family.
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Season 92012
8.55K1310h 32m
In the last season of the series, Julian Baker and Brooke Davis juggle parenthood to their two sons and their very young careers. Haley James Scott adapts to life with a second child, an increasingly independent Jamie, a busy café to run, and a husband travelling more for work. Clay Evans, Nathan's friend and business partner, found love and happiness with Quinn James. Is a wedding in store for the couple? Or Mouth and Millicent? And what's to become of Alex Dupré and Chase and their burgeoning romance?
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Chad Michael Murray Lucas Scott
James Lafferty Nathan Scott, Nathan Lee
Hilarie Burton Morgan Peyton Sawyer, Peyton Scott
Bethany Joy Lenz Haley James Scott, Haley James
Sophia Bush Brooke Davis, Brooke Davis Baker
Lee Norris Marvin 'Mouth' McFadden, Mouth
Paul Johansson Dan Scott
Antwon Tanner Antwon 'Skills' Taylor
Barbara Alyn Woods Deb Scott, Deb Lee
Jackson Brundage Jamie Scott
Crew
Mark Schwahn
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