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The Best Episodes of Alcatraz

Every episode of Alcatraz ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Alcatraz!

The Best Episodes of Alcatraz

A unique team, consisting of a federal agent, a police officer and a conspiracy theory novelist, investigate the shocking reappearance of Alcatraz's most notorious prisoners,...

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  1. Background image for Tommy Madsen
    8.0/10(614 votes)

    #1 - Tommy Madsen

    S1:E13

    Revealing doors are opened and lives hang in the balance as Rebecca will stop at nothing in pursuit of the man who killed her partner.

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  2. Background image for Garrett Stillman
    7.8/10(511 votes)

    #2 - Garrett Stillman

    S1:E12

    Doc and Rebecca close in on a man who may be the key to revealing the secrets behind all the returning criminals. Meanwhile, Hauser makes a discovery beneath the halls of Alcatraz that brings him ever closer to the truth.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Paxton Petty
    7.7/10(612 votes)

    #3 - Paxton Petty

    S1:E6

    When Hauser, Madsen, and Soto track former inmate Paxton Petty, a landmine bomber who has returned and is placing bombs throughout populated areas of San Francisco, methods of the past are applied to the present.

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    Director:Unknown
  4. Background image for The Ames Brothers
    7.7/10(528 votes)

    #4 - The Ames Brothers

    S1:E8

    Herman and Pinky Ames, who almost escaped in 1963, return to Alcatraz in the present day and find something strangely wrong.

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    Director:Nick Copus
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Guy Hastings
    7.6/10(611 votes)

    #5 - Guy Hastings

    S1:E5

    Guy Hastings, an Alcatraz guard, reappears. Although a good man, Hastings is being asked to do bad things and will come face-to-face with an old acquaintance.

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  6. Background image for Jack Sylvane
    7.5/10(1.2k votes)

    #6 - Jack Sylvane

    S1:E1

    Years ago when the most dangerous prisoners of Alcatraz mysteriously disappeared, they resurface in the present day as part of a larger conspiracy, leaving a police detective, an expert on Alcatraz and an FBI agent to track them down.

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  8. Background image for Sonny Burnett
    7.5/10(506 votes)

    #7 - Sonny Burnett

    S1:E9

    Sonny Burnett, a man with a dark side, who became extremely violent while at Alcatraz reappears.

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    Director:Unknown
  9. Background image for Webb Porter
    7.5/10(525 votes)

    #8 - Webb Porter

    S1:E11

    Rebecca, Doc, and Hauser set out to capture musically-inclined serial killer Webb Porter, an unknown ’63 that returns more violent than ever.

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  10. Background image for Ernest Cobb
    7.4/10(892 votes)

    #9 - Ernest Cobb

    S1:E2

    When a sniper begins targeting young victims, the team is forced to retrace the steps of the past in order to solve this modern day mystery.

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    Director:Jack Bender
  11. Background image for Clarence Montgomery
    7.4/10(537 votes)

    #10 - Clarence Montgomery

    S1:E10

    Clarence Montgomery was the only innocent man in Alcatraz, but he's returned and is committing crimes.

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    Director:Jack Bender
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Kit Nelson
    7.3/10(766 votes)

    #11 - Kit Nelson

    S1:E3

    When child killer Kit Nelson, a terrifying kidnapper who always returns his victims home - after he's killed them - reappears from the past, the team is in a race against time to catch the man before he kills again.

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  13. Background image for Cal Sweeney
    7.3/10(660 votes)

    #12 - Cal Sweeney

    S1:E4

    When a bank robbing criminal returns from the past and things go wrong in the present, Rebecca has to break him out of the hostage-filled bank before people can find out who he is.

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    Director:Brad Anderson
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Johnny McKee
    7.3/10(573 votes)

    #13 - Johnny McKee

    S1:E7

    Madsen and Hauser hunt down Johnny McKee, a former Alcatraz inmate and vicious killer with a background in chemistry. It’s a race against time before McKee horrifically poisons more innocent victims. Meanwhile, more details emerge about Madsen’s grandfather.

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    Director:Brad Turner

Best Episodes Summary

"Tommy Madsen" is the best rated episode of "Alcatraz". It scored 8/10 based on 614 votes. Directed by Aaron Lipstadt and written by Jennifer Johnson, it aired on 3/26/2012. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Garrett Stillman".