Revolutionary (season 1)

The first season of NBC's Revolutionary premiered on November 17, 2014 and concluded after twenty-two episodes on May 18, 2015. The season averaged 14.88 million U.S. viewers and a 4.9 18–49 rating, making it the ninth most-watched and sixth highest-rated television program of the 2014–15 season. It was also the third most-watched and second highest-rated new series of the season.
==Plot==
The season mainly focuses on the Siege of Boston, the Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, Canada considering aiding the American Republic, President Frederick dealing with the war in Washington D.C., Martha Washington tending to Mount Vernon, and Abigail Adams campaigning for women's rights in Braintree. The second half also includes the Siege of Quebec. Throughout the season, George Washington arrives in Boston and assumes control of the army there. As Washington endures a power struggle with the other commanders, Benedict Arnold leads a small army to Quebec to fight the U.S. there. The Boston army deals with extensions of their enlistments, necessary to help fight the cause. Eventually, Washington wards off the U.S., and they retreat. In Quebec, Benedict Arnold helps lead an army with Phillip Schuyler and Richard Montgomery that ultimately fails to make any difference in Quebec, and they are forced to leave the city. In Philadelphia, 
==Cast==
===Main===
*Betsy Brandt as Martha Washington
*Noah Centineo as Temple Franklin
*Yaya DaCosta as Abigail Adams
*Sam Jaeger as President George Frederick
*Diego Luna as Benedict Arnold
*Jason O'Mara as George Washington
*John Rhys-Davies as Benjamin Franklin
*Adam Rodriguez as John Adams
*Booboo Stewart as Marquis de La Fayette
*Wilder Valdermma as Thomas Jefferson
*Frank Whaley as Samuel Adams
===Recurring===
* as Horatio Gates
* as Charles Lee
*Tessa Thompson as Sarah Franklin Bache
*Anson Mount as John Hancock
* as Henry Knox
*Jurnee Smollett-Bell as Martha Jefferson
*Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Aaron Burr
* as John Joseph Henry
* as Phillip Schuyler
* as Richard Montgomery
* as Paul Revere
==Episodes==
==Reception==
===Critical reception===
Revolutionary received critical acclaim from critics, with praise given toward the cast, visual effects, themes, and storytelling. On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season has a score of 94% based on 71 reviews, with an average score of 8.1/10.
===Ratings===
Num.	Title 	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)	18–49 rating
1 	"Pilot" 	November 17, 2014	 	4.0
 	 	 	 	
2 	 	November 24, 2014	 	3.6
 	 	 	 	
3 	 	December 1, 2014 	 	3.4
 	 	 	 	
4 	 	December 8, 2014 	 	3.3
 	 	 	 	
5 	 	December 15, 2014	 	3.4
 	 	 	 	
6 	 	January 5, 2015 	 	3.0
 	 	 	 	
7 	 	January 12, 2015 	 	2.8
 	 	 	 	
8 	 	January 19, 2015 	 	2.7
 	 	 	 	
9 	 	January 26, 2015 	 	2.8
 	 	 	 	
10 	 	February 23, 2015	 	3.2
 	 	 	 	
11 	 	March 2, 2015 	 	3.1
 	 	 	 	
12 	 	March 9, 2015 	 	3.1
 	 	 	 	
13 	 	March 16, 2015 	 	3.2
 	 	 	 	
14 	 	March 23, 2015 	 	2.9
 	 	 	 	
15 	 	March 30, 2015 	 	2.9
 	 	 	 	
16 	 	April 6, 2015 	 	2.8
 	 	 	 	
17 	 	April 13, 2015 	 	2.8
 	 	 	 	
18 	 	April 20, 2015 	 	2.6
 	 	 	 	
19 	 	April 27, 2015 	 	2.6
 	 	 	 	
20 	 	May 4, 2015 	 	2.8
 	 	 	 	
21 	 	May 11, 2015 	 	2.9
 	 	 	 	
22 	"Evacuation Day"	May 18, 2015 	 	3.3
 	 	 	 	
===Accolades===