When the authorities of the cash-poor Oklahoma town of Tipton refuses to let the carnival set up show, Samson takes Jones' advice and temporally reinvents the troupe as a religious-revival show with Ben as the center act of a healer. In Mintern, Brother Justin's promise to the migrants of their new church upsets his regular congregation whom despise the seedy people. Meanwhile, Ben and Sofie team up to continue to search for clues about his mysterious past when they meet with an ailing old woman outside Tipton who knew Henry Scudder, Ben's father.

Carnivale Season 1 Episodes...

• s01e01 - Milfay
• s01e02 - After the Ball Is Over
• s01e03 - Tipton
• s01e04 - Black Blizzard
• s01e05 - Babylon
• s01e06 - Pick a Number
• s01e07 - The River
• s01e08 - Lonnigan, Texas
• s01e09 - Insomnia
• s01e10 - Hot and Bothered
• s01e11 - The Day of the Dead
• s01e12 - The Day That Was the Day

Carnivale Show Summary

Set in the 1930s Dust Bowl, 18-year old Ben Hawkins finds himself all alone in this world when his mother passes on. But a travelling Carnivandagrave;le takes him in. We also see the story of Brother Justin, a priest who is trying to find his way in the world. Little do Ben and Justin know, but they are to fight in a biblical battle. With help on the side (Ben with the carnie folk (Sofie, Libby, Apollonia, Ruthie, Samson, Lila, Lodz, Management) and Justin with his sister, Iris) they find out which side each are on and try to battle with the other for what they believe.