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The first season of Bates Motel premiered on March 18 2013 and concluded on May 20 2013. The season consisted of 10 episodes and aired on Monday nights at 10:00pm on A&E. The series is described as a contemporary prequel to the 1960 film Psycho and follows the life of Norman Bates and his mother Norma prior to the events portrayed in the Hitchcock film. The series takes place in the fictional town of White Pine Bay Oregon.