The following is a list of episodes for the CBC/Showtime television series The Tudors. The series formally began April 1, 2007. Individual episodes are numbered.
On June 20, 2010, the series aired its 38th and final episode. All four seasons have been released on DVD in Regions 1, 2 and 4.
Henry VIII is the young and virile king of England, one of the most powerful nations in the world, and seems to have it all. However, he is troubled by religious unrest in his own kingdom, as well as political struggles and changing allegiances with other countries. And weighing most on his mind is his failure thus far to produce a male heir with his Queen, Katherine of Aragon; so far their only child (who survived beyond birth) is the young Princess Mary, on whom he dotes. The aunt of the powerful Spanish king Charles, Katherine is all that a Queen should be, and popular, but the difficult pursuit of a divorce approved by the Pope becomes a seductive option- especially when he encounters the beautiful, bold and intelligent Anne Boleyn.
The season 2 premiere of The Tudors attracted 768 000 viewers to the original broadcast, with an additional 254 000 viewing the reaired broadcast the same night.
The third season of The Tudors premiered on April 5, 2009, and attracted 726,000 viewers in the United States, which was a five percent decrease from the previous season's premiere. The premiere bested HBO's In Treatment season two premiere which drew 657,000 viewers, and marks one of the few times that a Showtime original received more viewers than an HBO original. The season finale aired on May 24, 2009, and the original broadcast attained 366,000 viewers.