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The Best Episodes of Alien News Desk

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

This weekly, half-hour topical animated series set in an extraterrestrial newsroom covers up-to-the-minute news and commentary about the universe’s most baffling species - the inscrutable...
Genres:AnimationComedySci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:Syfy

Best Episodes Summary

"Simultaneous Vortex Exit" is the best rated episode of "Alien News Desk". It scored 9.4/10 based on 13 votes. Directed by Lauren Andrews and written by Sam West, it aired on 3/20/2019. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Bloated Acquisition Piles".

  • Simultaneous Vortex Exit
    9.4/1013 votes
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    #1 - Simultaneous Vortex Exit

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/20/2019

    Drexx joins the gig economy, Tuva fights robot appropriation, and Stonehenge kicks ass.

    Director: Lauren Andrews

    Writer: Sam West

  • Bloated Acquisition Piles
    9.3/108 votes
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    #2 - Bloated Acquisition Piles

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/1/2019

    Get your safe words ready for a sexy report on corporate mergers. Plus, meet Drexx's pal Lord Xenu.

    Director: Lauren Andrews

    Writer: Scott Gairdner

  • Princes of Mange
    9.2/1012 votes
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    #3 - Princes of Mange

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 5/8/2019

    Humanity's biggest threats: spidered-men, twins, and the vengeful gods known as “mascots.”

    Director: Jeannette Moreno King

    Writer: Lauren Moser

  • Corrupt, Bloviating Narcissists
    9.1/1010 votes
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    #4 - Corrupt, Bloviating Narcissists

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/10/2019

    Drexx and Tuva visit the kingdom of The Masters. Then, a handy guide on how to probe yourself.

    Director: Jeannette Moreno King

    Writer: Josh Patten

  • The Ultimate Shape-Shifter Shaft
    9.1/1010 votes
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    #5 - The Ultimate Shape-Shifter Shaft

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 5/15/2019

    Drexx and Tuva reckon with the galaxy's ultimate shame: getting rebooted.

    Director: Lauren Andrews

    Writer: Dennis McNicholas

  • Udder Madness
    9.0/1015 votes
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    #6 - Udder Madness

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/13/2019

    Meet some special vehicles called “Indycars” and the grotesque pseudo-humans called “bodybuilders.”

    Director: Jeannette Moreno King

    Writer: Dennis McNicholas

  • A Big Moldy Space Orange
    9.0/1010 votes
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    #7 - A Big Moldy Space Orange

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/27/2019

    Drexx and Tuva grapple with love, the Supreme Court, and a very wordy segment name.

    Director: Jeannette Moreno King

    Writer: Scott Gairdner

  • A Very Norffy Gronksmas
    9.0/1010 votes
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    #8 - A Very Norffy Gronksmas

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/3/2019

    Where is Barack Obama? Who is The Spoiler? And what's the deal with Drake?

    Director: Lauren Andrews

    Writer: Sam West

  • Cumbersome Dongles
    9.0/109 votes
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    #9 - Cumbersome Dongles

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 4/24/2019

    The wall, the welfare queen, and a chef (Chris Parnell) cooks up the garbage humans call “food.”

    Director: Jeannette Moreno King

    Writer: Josh Patten, Lauren Moser

  • A Wasteland of Rehashed Dreck
    8.7/1011 votes
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    #10 - A Wasteland of Rehashed Dreck

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/17/2019

    What is 4/20 and why does it make humans giggle? Plus, a joyous celebration of Tax Day.

    Director: Lauren Andrews

    Writer: Lauren Moser

  • Inane Utterings of a Brainwashed People
    8.1/1020 votes
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    #11 - Inane Utterings of a Brainwashed People

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/6/2019

    Shocking reports on floating prisons, anti-poor fabrics, and a barbaric act known as ventriloquism.

    Director: Jeannette Moreno King

    Writer: Scott Gairdner

  • Ungrateful Wads of Protein
    7.5/1036 votes
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    #12 - Ungrateful Wads of Protein

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/27/2019

    Drexx and Tuva probe the Royal Family, fried chicken, and human arrogance totems, aka “Oscars.”

    Director: Lauren Andrews

    Writer: Chris Prynoski, Austin Reading, Sam West