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The Best Episodes of Alien News Desk Season 1

Every episode of Alien News Desk Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Alien News Desk Season 1!

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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 Humans of Planet Earth.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Alien News Desk Season 1 Episode 4 - Simultaneous Vortex Exit
    9.4/10(13 votes)

    S1:E4

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

    Director:Lauren Andrews
    Writer:Sam West

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  2. Alien News Desk Season 1 Episode 10 - Bloated Acquisition Piles
    9.3/10(8 votes)

    S1:E10

    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

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  3. Alien News Desk Season 1 Episode 11 - Princes of Mange
    9.2/10(12 votes)

    S1:E11

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

    Director:Jeannette Moreno King
    Writer:Lauren Moser

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  4. Alien News Desk Season 1 Episode 7 - Corrupt, Bloviating Narcissists
    9.1/10(10 votes)

    S1:E7

    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

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  5. Alien News Desk Season 1 Episode 12 - The Ultimate Shape-Shifter Shaft
    9.1/10(10 votes)

    S1:E12

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

    Director:Lauren Andrews
    Writer:Dennis McNicholas

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  6. Alien News Desk Season 1 Episode 3 - Udder Madness
    9.0/10(15 votes)

    S1:E3

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

    Director:Jeannette Moreno King
    Writer:Dennis McNicholas

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  7. Alien News Desk Season 1 Episode 5 - A Big Moldy Space Orange
    9.0/10(10 votes)

    S1:E5

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

    Director:Jeannette Moreno King
    Writer:Scott Gairdner

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  8. Alien News Desk Season 1 Episode 6 - A Very Norffy Gronksmas
    9.0/10(10 votes)

    S1:E6

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

    Director:Lauren Andrews
    Writer:Sam West

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  9. Alien News Desk Season 1 Episode 9 - Cumbersome Dongles
    9.0/10(9 votes)

    S1:E9

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

    Director:Jeannette Moreno King
    Writers:Josh Patten, Lauren Moser

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  10. Alien News Desk Season 1 Episode 8 - A Wasteland of Rehashed Dreck
    8.7/10(11 votes)

    S1:E8

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

    Director:Lauren Andrews
    Writer:Lauren Moser

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  11. Alien News Desk Season 1 Episode 2 - Inane Utterings of a Brainwashed People
    8.1/10(20 votes)

    S1:E2

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

    Director:Jeannette Moreno King
    Writer:Scott Gairdner

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  12. Alien News Desk Season 1 Episode 1 - Ungrateful Wads of Protein
    7.5/10(37 votes)

    S1:E1

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

    Director:Lauren Andrews
    Writers:Sam West, Chris Prynoski, Austin Reading

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Simultaneous Vortex Exit" is the best rated episode of "Alien News Desk" season 1. 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 is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Bloated Acquisition Piles".