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''[[Dexter (TV series)|Dexter]]'' is an American television drama that was broadcast on the premium cable channel [[Showtime (TV channel)|Showtime]] from October 1, 2006, to September 22, 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://media.www.washburnreview.org/media/storage/paper1140/news/2008/09/29/Entertainment/dexter.Book.Series.Similar.To.Tv-3458389.shtml |title=''Dexter'' book series similar to TV |access-date=January 16, 2009 |author=Ward, Kendra |date=September 29, 2008 |work=The Review |publisher=[[Washburn University]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091005044534/http://media.www.washburnreview.org/media/storage/paper1140/news/2008/09/29/Entertainment/dexter.Book.Series.Similar.To.Tv-3458389.shtml |archive-date=October 5, 2009}}</ref> A total of 96 episodes of ''Dexter'' were broadcast over eight seasons. 

The series is based on characters created by [[Jeff Lindsay (writer)|Jeff Lindsay]] for his [[Darkly Dreaming Dexter|''Dexter'' series of novels]], and follows the life of [[Dexter Morgan]] ([[Michael C. Hall]]), a Miami Metro Police Department [[bloodstain pattern analysis|blood pattern analyst]] with a double life.<ref name="pilot" /> While investigating murders in the homicide division, Dexter hunts and kills murderers and criminals who have escaped the justice system.<ref name="pilot">{{cite web |url=http://www.tv.com/Dexter/Dexter/episode/843320/recap.html?tag=content_wrap;episode_recap |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120914091500/http://www.tv.com/Dexter/Dexter/episode/843320/recap.html?tag=content_wrap;episode_recap |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 14, 2012 |title=''Dexter''—Episode Guide > Season 1, Episode 1 |publisher=TV.com |access-date=August 8, 2009}}</ref> Although the first season is based on the events of ''[[Darkly Dreaming Dexter]]'', the series's subsequent seasons do not follow the novels in the series.<ref name="IGNs2" /> Departing from the narrative of Lindsay's second Dexter novel ''[[Dearly Devoted Dexter]]'', the show's writer [[Daniel Cerone]] said that the writers "didn't see the opportunity in the second book" to adapt it.<ref name="IGNs2">{{cite web |url=http://au.tv.ign.com/articles/771/771668p1.html |title=Paley Fest: ''Dexter'' |access-date=January 16, 2009 |date=March 8, 2007 |publisher=IGN |first=Eric |last=Goldman |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713005836/http://au.tv.ign.com/articles/771/771668p1.html |archive-date=July 13, 2011}}</ref>

The series has received generally favorable reviews from critics, while the second season was widely praised.<ref name=metacritic>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/tv/shows/dexter |title=''Dexter'' (Series: Showtime, Sunday 10:00p (60 minutes)) |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=August 14, 2009 |archive-date=February 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120228185751/http://www.metacritic.com/tv/dexter/season-1 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Dexter (episode)|pilot episode]], which aired in the US on October 1, 2006, attracted more than a million viewers, giving Showtime its highest series [[Nielsen ratings|ratings]] in nearly two years.<ref name="pilotratings">{{cite news |url=http://www.tvguide.com/news/Short-Cuts-Dexter-15508.aspx |title=Short Cuts: ''Dexter'' Slays the Ratings, and More! |work=[[TV Guide]] |author=Mitovich, Matt |date=October 4, 2006 |access-date=January 16, 2009 |archive-date=June 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607081406/http://www.tvguide.com/news/Short-Cuts-Dexter-15508.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> Due to a dearth of original programming as a result of the [[2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike]], [[CBS]] began broadcasting ''Dexter'' in edited form on [[free-to-air]] television on February 17, 2008,<ref name="latimes1">{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-feb-17-ca-dexter17-story.html |first=Lynn |last=Smith |title=The slicing and dicing of''Dexter'' |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=February 17, 2008 |access-date=August 14, 2009 |archive-date=September 23, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090923103945/http://articles.latimes.com/2008/feb/17/entertainment/ca-dexter17 |url-status=live }}</ref> thus making ''Dexter'' the first program in two decades to air on a national broadcast network after being shown on a premium cable channel.<ref name="nytimes1">{{cite news |url=http://tvdecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/20/dexter-gains-a-wider-audience/ |author=Stelter, Brian |date=February 20, 2008 |title=''Dexter'' Gains a Wider Audience |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=February 4, 2009 |archive-date=July 17, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717235409/http://tvdecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/20/dexter-gains-a-wider-audience/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Eight seasons comprising twelve episodes each have been broadcast in the United States and abroad.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.multichannel.com/article/460711-_Dexter_s_Killing_Spree_Continues_Showtime_Orders_Sixth_Season.php |title=Dexter's Killing Spree Continues |work=Multichannel |last=Umstead |first=R. |access-date=December 6, 2010 |year=2010 |archive-date=December 11, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101211120336/http://www.multichannel.com/article/460711-_Dexter_s_Killing_Spree_Continues_Showtime_Orders_Sixth_Season.php |url-status=live }}</ref>  All eight seasons have been released on DVD and on Blu-ray; box sets containing the first three seasons were released on August 18, 2009, on both DVD<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002APNJCE |title=''Dexter'': Seasons 1–3: Michael C. Hall |website=Amazon |access-date=August 14, 2009}}</ref> and Blu-ray.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?id=5667 |title=''Dexter'': The Complete Seasons 1–3 Blu-ray |publisher=Blu-ray.com |access-date=August 14, 2009 |archive-date=August 18, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090818135356/http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?id=5667 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The show received [[List of awards and nominations received by Dexter|multiple nominations]] for various awards, winning 52—including four [[Primetime Emmy Award]]s,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/dexter|title=Dexter|access-date=2020-08-03|archive-date=2020-08-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200816210433/https://www.emmys.com/shows/dexter|url-status=live}}</ref> two [[Golden Globe Award]]s,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/tv-show/dexter|title=Dexter|access-date=2020-08-03|archive-date=2020-06-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617072317/https://www.goldenglobes.com/tv-show/dexter|url-status=live}}</ref> seven [[Satellite Award]]s,<ref>{{cite web |author=Chen, Christopher |url=http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2006.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718091353/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2006.shtml |archive-date=July 18, 2011 |title=2006 11th Annual Satellite Awards |publisher=International Press Academy |access-date=August 14, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Chen, Christopher |url=http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2007.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718091834/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2007.shtml |archive-date=July 18, 2011 |title=2007 12th Annual Satellite Awards |publisher=International Press Academy |access-date=August 14, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Chen, Christopher |url=http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2008.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718092650/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2008.shtml |archive-date=July 18, 2011 |title=2008 13th Annual Satellite Awards |publisher=International Press Academy |date=November 30, 2008 |access-date=August 14, 2009}}</ref> six [[Saturn Award]]s,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.saturnawards.org/past.html#television |title=Past Saturn Awards |publisher=Saturnawards.org |access-date=August 21, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050210040426/http://www.saturnawards.org/past.html |archive-date=February 10, 2005}}</ref> one [[Screen Actors Guild Award]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sagawards.org/nominee_recipient_database |title=Nominee & Recipient Database &#124; Screen Actors Guild Awards |publisher=Screen Actors Guild Awards |access-date=August 14, 2009}}{{dead link|date=September 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> and one [[TCA Awards|TCA Award]]<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://tvcritics.org/2008/nbc-triumphs-at-tca-awards/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717120723/http://tvcritics.org/2008/nbc-triumphs-at-tca-awards/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 17, 2012 |title=NBC Triumphs At TCA Awards |publisher=Television Critics Association |date=October 14, 2008 |access-date=August 14, 2009 }}</ref>—and was twice selected by the [[American Film Institute]] as one of the ten best television programs of the year in 2006 and 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.afi.com/tvevents/afiawards06/tv06.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605090314/http://www.afi.com/tvevents/afiawards06/tv06.aspx |archive-date=June 5, 2011 |title=AFI Awards 2006 |publisher=American Film Institute |access-date=August 14, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.afi.com/tvevents/afiawards07/tv07.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605085201/http://www.afi.com/tvevents/afiawards07/tv07.aspx |archive-date=June 5, 2011 |title=AFI Awards 2007 |publisher=American Film Institute |access-date=August 14, 2009}}</ref> Other nominations include [[Producers Guild of America|PGA Awards]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2009/01/06/future-looks-bright-for-dark-knight/ |title=Future looks bright for 'Dark Knight' |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |agency=Los Angeles Times |date=January 6, 2009 |access-date=October 23, 2022 |archive-date=October 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012060404/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2009-01-06/entertainment/0901050222_1_dark-knight-long-form-television-producers-guild |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Writers Guild of America Award|WGA Awards]],<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=3410 |title=2009 TV Nominees |publisher=Writers Guild of America |access-date=August 14, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212052838/http://www.wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=3410 |archive-date=December 12, 2008}}</ref> and [[Peabody Award]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/04/mad-men-project.html |title=The Watcher: ''Mad Men'', ''Project Runway'', ''Dexter'' honored with Peabodys |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=April 2, 2008 |author=Tempo |access-date=August 14, 2009 |archive-date=December 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043719/http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/04/mad-men-project.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Series overview ==
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== Episodes ==

=== Season 1 (2006) ===
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=== Season 2 (2007) ===
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=== Season 3 (2008) ===
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=== Season 4 (2009) ===
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=== Season 5 (2010) ===
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=== Season 6 (2011) ===
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=== Season 7 (2012) ===
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=== Season 8 (2013) ===
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==''Dexter: Early Cuts''==
In 2009, Showtime started releasing an animated ''Dexter'' webseries.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=12724 |title=''Dexter: Early Cuts'' – Alex Timmons |publisher=ShockTillYouDrop.com |date=November 9, 2009 |access-date=November 30, 2010|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091111085715/http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=12724 |archive-date=November 11, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://tv.ign.com/objects/022/022880.html |title=''Dexter: Early Cuts'': Season 1 - IGN |publisher=IGN |access-date=August 21, 2012 |archive-date=July 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718091655/http://tv.ign.com/objects/022/022880.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Each story is told in several two-minute chapters, the first three of which were written by series writer and producer [[Lauren Gussis]], and premiered in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sho.com/sho/dexter/video/webisodes |title=Showtime : ''Dexter'' : Video : Webisodes |date=October 2006 |publisher=Sho.com |access-date=August 21, 2012 |archive-date=June 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609084747/http://www.sho.com/sho/dexter/video/webisodes |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091204155351/http://www.tv.com/dexter-early-cuts-an-animated-webseries/webnews/734.html DEXTER: Early Cuts An Animated Webseries]. TV.com (October 8, 2009). Retrieved on November 30, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.sho.com/site/dexter/earlycuts/home.doShowtime: Dexter: Early Cuts]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Sho.com. Retrieved on November 30, 2010.</ref> More episodes were released in 2010 and 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/10/25/showtime-launches-second-season-of-dexter-early-cuts-478501/20101025showtime01/ |work=The Futon Critic |date=October 25, 2010 |title=Showtime Launches Second Season of ''Dexter: Early Cuts'' (press release) |access-date=November 2, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sho.com/site/dexter/webisodes.do |title=Watch Exclusive ''Dexter'' Webisodes, ''Dexter Early Cuts Dark Echo'' |work=Sho.com |access-date=November 30, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629155632/http://www.sho.com/site/dexter/webisodes.do |archive-date=June 29, 2012}}</ref>

===Season 1 (2009–10)===
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{{Episode list
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 |Title           = Alex Timmons: Chapter One
 |WrittenBy       = [[Lauren Gussis]]
 |Aux2            = [[Kyle Baker]]
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|10|25}}
}}
{{Episode list
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 |Title           = Alex Timmons: Chapter Two
 |WrittenBy       = Lauren Gussis
 |Aux2            = Kyle Baker
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|11|1}}
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber   = 3
 |Title           = Alex Timmons: Chapter Three
 |WrittenBy       = Lauren Gussis
 |Aux2            = Kyle Baker
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|11|8}}
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber   = 4
 |Title           = Alex Timmons: Chapter Four
 |WrittenBy       = Lauren Gussis
 |Aux2            = Kyle Baker
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|11|15}}
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber   = 5
 |Title           = Gene Marshall: Chapter One
 |WrittenBy       = Lauren Gussis
 |Aux2            = Kyle Baker
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|11|15}}
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber   = 6
 |Title           = Gene Marshall: Chapter Two
 |WrittenBy       = Lauren Gussis
 |Aux2            = Kyle Baker
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|11|22}}
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber   = 7
 |Title           = Gene Marshall: Chapter Three
 |WrittenBy       = Lauren Gussis
 |Aux2            = Kyle Baker
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|11|29}}
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber   = 8
 |Title           = Gene Marshall: Chapter Four
 |WrittenBy       = Lauren Gussis
 |Aux2            = Kyle Baker
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|12|6}}
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber   = 9
 |Title           = Cindy Landon: Chapter One
 |WrittenBy       = Lauren Gussis
 |Aux2            = Kyle Baker
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|12|13}}
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber   = 10
 |Title           = Cindy Landon: Chapter Two
 |WrittenBy       = Lauren Gussis
 |Aux2            = Kyle Baker
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|12|20}}
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber   = 11
 |Title           = Cindy Landon: Chapter Three
 |WrittenBy       = Lauren Gussis
 |Aux2            = Kyle Baker
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|12|27}}
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber   = 12
 |Title           = Cindy Landon: Chapter Four
 |WrittenBy       = Lauren Gussis
 |Aux2            = Kyle Baker
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|1|4}}
}}
}}

===Season 2: ''Dark Echo'' (2010)===
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{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber   = 1
 |Title           = Dark Echo: Chapter One
 |WrittenBy       = [[Tim Schlattmann]]
 |Aux2            = [[Bill Sienkiewicz]] & David Mack
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|10|24}}
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber   = 2
 |Title           = Dark Echo: Chapter Two
 |WrittenBy       = Tim Schlattmann
 |Aux2            = Bill Sienkiewicz & David Mack
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|10|24}}
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber   = 3
 |Title           = Dark Echo: Chapter Three
 |WrittenBy       = Tim Schlattmann
 |Aux2            = Bill Sienkiewicz & David Mack
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|10|24}}
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber   = 4
 |Title           = Dark Echo: Chapter Four
 |WrittenBy       = Tim Schlattmann
 |Aux2            = Bill Sienkiewicz & David Mack
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|10|24}}
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber   = 5
 |Title           = Dark Echo: Chapter Five
 |WrittenBy       = Tim Schlattmann
 |Aux2            = Bill Sienkiewicz & David Mack
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|10|24}}
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber   = 6
 |Title           = Dark Echo: Chapter Six
 |WrittenBy       = Tim Schlattmann
 |Aux2            = Bill Sienkiewicz & David Mack
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|10|24}}
}}
}}

===Season 3: ''All in the Family'' (2012)===
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{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber   = 1
 |Title           = All in the Family: Chapter 1
 |WrittenBy       = [[Scott Reynolds (writer)|Scott Reynolds]]
 |Aux2            = David Mack
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|8|21}}
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber   = 2
 |Title           = All in the Family: Chapter 2
 |WrittenBy       = Scott Reynolds
 |Aux2            = David Mack
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|8|28}}
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber   = 3
 |Title           = All in the Family: Chapter 3
 |WrittenBy       = Scott Reynolds
 |Aux2            = David Mack
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|9|4}}
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber   = 4
 |Title           = All in the Family: Chapter 4
 |WrittenBy       = Scott Reynolds
 |Aux2            = David Mack
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|9|11}}
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber   = 5
 |Title           = All in the Family: Chapter 5
 |WrittenBy       = Scott Reynolds
 |Aux2            = David Mack
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|9|18}}
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber   = 6
 |Title           = All in the Family: Chapter 6
 |WrittenBy       = Scott Reynolds
 |Aux2            = David Mack
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|9|25}}
}}
}}

== Home releases ==

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|+Home releases of ''Dexter''
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! scope="col" style="padding:0 8px;" colspan="3"| [[Blu-ray]] release dates
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! scope="col" style="padding:0 8px;"| [[Region 1 DVD|Region 1]]<ref name="tvshowsondvd">{{cite web |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/shows/Dexter/10274 |title=Dexter on DVD, Release Info, Reviews, News at |publisher=TV Shows On DVD|access-date=August 21, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825115417/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/shows/Dexter/10274 |archive-date=August 25, 2012}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="padding:0 8px;"| [[Region 2 DVD|Region 2]]
! scope="col" style="padding:0 8px;"| [[Region 4 DVD|Region 4]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ezydvd.com.au/search?q=dexter&sort=release |title=Dexter on DVD, Release Info, Reviews, News at |publisher=Ezydvd.com.au |access-date=September 28, 2014 |archive-date=September 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140929015051/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/search?q=dexter&sort=release |url-status=live }}</ref>

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| scope="row"|[[#Season 1 (2006)|1]]
| August 21, 2007
| May 19, 2008<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dexter-Complete-Season-1-DVD/dp/B0014J89JA/ref=sr_1_2?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1345516165&sr=1-2 |title=Dexter : Complete Season 1 [DVD&#93;: Michael C. Hall, Julie Benz, Jennifer Carpenter, Erik King, Lauren Velez, David Zayas, James Remar, C.S. Lee, Christina Robinson, Geoffrey Pierson |date=19 May 2008 |publisher=Amazon.co.uk |access-date=August 21, 2012}}</ref>
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| June 18, 2012
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| [[#Season 2 (2007)|2]]
| August 19, 2008
| March 30, 2009<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dexter-Season-DVD-Michael-Hall/dp/B001DXSX1G/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1345516140&sr=1-1 |title=''Dexter'' Season 2 [DVD&#93;: Michael C. Hall |date=30 March 2009 |publisher=Amazon.co.uk |access-date=August 21, 2012}}</ref>
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| August 20, 2008
| May 5, 2009
| June 18, 2012
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| [[#Season 3 (2008)|3]]
| August 18, 2009
| August 16, 2010<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dexter-Season-Michael-C-Hall/dp/B0036QV8JW/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1345516102&sr=1-1 |title=''Dexter''- Season 3 [DVD&#93;: Michael C. Hall, Jimmy Smits, Julie Benz, Jennifer Carpenter, Desmond Harrington |date=16 August 2010 |publisher=Amazon.co.uk |access-date=August 21, 2012}}</ref>
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| August 18, 2009
| June 18, 2012
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| [[#Season 4 (2009)|4]]
| August 17, 2010
| style="padding:0 8px;"| November 29, 2010<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dexter-Season-Michael-C-Hall/dp/B003ULP9OS/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1345516045&sr=1-1 |title=''Dexter''&nbsp;– Season 4 [DVD&#93;: Amazon.co.uk: Michael C. Hall |date=29 November 2010 |publisher=Amazon.co.uk |access-date=August 21, 2012}}</ref>
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| August 17, 2010
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| [[#Season 5 (2010)|5]]
| August 16, 2011<!-- <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehdroom.com/news/Dexter-Season-5-Blu-ray-Release-Date-and-Pre-Order/9035 |title=Dexter Season 5 Blu-ray Release Date and Pre-Order |publisher=TheHDRoom |date=May 24, 2011 |access-date=June 16, 2012}}</ref> -->
| September 5, 2011<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dexter-Season-Michael-C-Hall/dp/B004CYECF4/ref=sr_1_6?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1311422512&sr=1-6 |title=Dexter&nbsp;– Season 5 [DVD&#93;: Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, Desmond Harrington |date=5 September 2011 |publisher=Amazon.co.uk |access-date=June 16, 2012}}</ref>
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| [[#Season 6 (2011)|6]]
| August 14, 2012
| June 18, 2012<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dexter-The-Complete-Sixth-Season/dp/B005LBMKF6/ref=sr_tr_sr_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1333100676&sr=1-1 |title=''Dexter''&nbsp;– Season 6 [DVD&#93;: Amazon.co.uk: Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, Lauren Vélez, David Zayas, James Remar, C.S. Lee, Desmond Harrington, Julie Benz, Christina Robinson, Preston Bailey, Geoff Pierson, Erik King: Film & TV |publisher=Amazon.co.uk |access-date=June 16, 2012}}</ref>
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| June 20, 2012
| August 14, 2012
| June 18, 2012
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| [[#Season 7 (2012)|7]]
| May 14, 2013
| June 3, 2013
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| May 14, 2013
| June 3, 2013
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| [[#Season 8 (2013)|8]]
| style="padding:0 8px;"| November 12, 2013
| December 2, 2013<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dexter-Season-Michael-C-Hall/dp/B00DVKND9G/ref=sr_1_32?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1373583233&sr=1-32 |title=Dexter - Season 8 [DVD] |work=Amazon.co.uk |access-date=July 12, 2013}}</ref>
| November 27, 2013
| November 12, 2013
| November 27, 2013
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== See also ==
* ''[[Dexter: New Blood]]''
* ''[[Dexter: Original Sin]]''

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{wikiquote|Dexter (TV series)|Dexter}}
*{{Official website|https://www.sho.com/dexter}} at [[Showtime (TV channel)|Showtime]]
*{{Metacritic television|title=Dexter|qid=Q23577}}
*{{IMDb episodes|0773262|title=Dexter}}

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