The emotional effects of an extramarital relationship between Noah, a New York City schoolteacher and budding novelist with a wife of twenty years and four children and Alison, a young waitress and wife from Montauk at the end of Long Island, trying to piece her life back together in the wake of a tragedy.
The Affair (Season 1)
1 (Episode 1) 7.0
Writer: Sarah Treem
Air date: 2014-10-12
Runtime: 59 min
Overview: Noah escapes the city with his family to a Long Island estate. Alison and her husband struggle to move past a tragedy. Noah and Alison meet in a chance encounter.
2 (Episode 2) 6.9
Writer: Maura Tierney
Air date: 2014-10-19
Runtime: 52 min
Overview: Noah and Alison are forced to consider an inevitability.
3 (Episode 3) 7.1
Writer: Sarah Treem
Air date: 2014-10-26
Runtime: 52 min
Overview: Noah turns to Alison to help him research the local culture for his novel.
4 (Episode 4) 7.8
Writer: Sarah Treem
Air date: 2014-11-02
Runtime: 55 min
Overview: Noah and Alison grow closer on a day trip to remote Block Island.
5 (Episode 5) 7.8
Writer: Sarah Treem
Air date: 2014-11-09
Runtime: 56 min
Overview: Alison and Noah are forced to confront new obstacles at home.
6 (Episode 6) 7.4
Writer: Sarah Treem
Air date: 2014-11-16
Runtime: 51 min
Overview: Noah discovers there's more to Alison than he's been led to believe.
7 (Episode 7) 7.9
Writer: Sarah Treem
Air date: 2014-11-23
Runtime: 58 min
Overview: With the summer coming to an end, the Solloways are returning to Brooklyn.
8 (Episode 8) 6.9
Writer: Sarah Treem
Air date: 2014-12-07
Runtime: 56 min
Overview: A chance encounter with Alison leads to an uncomfortable truth.
9 (Episode 9) 8.4
Writer: Sarah Treem
Air date: 2014-12-14
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Noah and Helen face a revelation. Alison spirals towards a reckoning.
10 (Episode 10) 8.4
Writer: Sarah Treem
Air date: 2014-12-21
Runtime: 56 min
Overview: Detective Jeffries makes significant progress on his case.
Seasons
Episodes 10
Episodes 12
Episodes 10
Episodes 10
Episodes 11