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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!

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

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Ungrateful Wads of Protein" is the best rated episode of "Alien News Desk" season 1. It scored 7.5/10 based on 36 votes. Directed by Lauren Andrews and written by Chris Prynoski, Austin Reading, Sam West, it aired on 2/27/2019. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Inane Utterings of a Brainwashed People".

  • Ungrateful Wads of Protein
    7.5/1036 votes

    #1 - 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

  • Inane Utterings of a Brainwashed People
    8.1/1020 votes

    #2 - 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

  • Udder Madness
    9.0/1015 votes

    #3 - 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

  • Simultaneous Vortex Exit
    9.4/1013 votes

    #4 - 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

  • A Big Moldy Space Orange
    9.0/1010 votes

    #5 - 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

    #6 - 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

  • Corrupt, Bloviating Narcissists
    9.1/1010 votes

    #7 - 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

  • A Wasteland of Rehashed Dreck
    8.7/1011 votes

    #8 - 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

  • Cumbersome Dongles
    9.0/109 votes

    #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

  • Bloated Acquisition Piles
    9.3/108 votes

    #10 - 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

    #11 - 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

  • The Ultimate Shape-Shifter Shaft
    9.1/1010 votes

    #12 - 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