The Best Episodes of Archer Season 1
Every episode of Archer Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Archer Season 1!
Sterling Archer is the world's most daunting spy. He works for ISIS, a spy agency run by his mother. In between dealing with his boss and his co-workers - one of whom is his ex-girlfriend - Archer manages to annoy or seduce everyone that crosses his path. His antics are only excusable because at the end of the day, he still somehow always manages to thwart whatever crises was threatening mankind.
Season 1 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Archer" season 1 is "Mole Hunt", rated 7.7/10 from 3024 user votes. It was directed by Mack Williams and written by Adam Reed. "Mole Hunt" aired on 9/17/2009 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Training Day".
7.7/10 3,024 votes#1 - Mole Hunt
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/2009
Archer is in trouble with his Mother and the Comptroller because his expense account is way out of proportion to his actual expenses. So he creates the idea that a Mole has breached ISIS and he needs to get into the mainframe to hunt him down (so he can cover his tracks!). All this leads to a surprising ending.
Director: Mack Williams
Writer: Adam Reed
7.5/10 2,509 votes#2 - Training Day
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/14/2010
Lana's residual lust for Archer prompts Malory to promote Cyril to field agent. Archer then trains his new competition as only he can, whilst Malory frets over her own past and her son's future.
Director: N/A
Writer: Adam Reed
8.1/10 2,465 votes#3 - Diversity Hire
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/21/2010
Owing to a rash of agent deaths (the result of Sterling's carelessness), ISIS can't meet government diversity standards. Enter the gruffly elegant Conway Stern, an "onyx" agent who wears a Star of David around his neck. Conway is "a diversity double whammy," gushes Malory, but that and his secret-agent skills aren't the only reasons she hired him.
Director: N/A
Writer: Adam Reed
7.5/10 2,251 votes#4 - Killing Utne
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/28/2010
Malory hosts a dinner party for the UN intelligence chairman, Torvald Utne, in an effort to get a new weapons contract for ISIS. Unfortunately, a group of rival assassins have targeted Mr. Utne for elimination.
Director: N/A
Writer: Adam Reed
8.0/10 2,296 votes#5 - Honeypot
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/4/2010
Malory's career is threatened when a sensitive videotape falls into the hands of a rogue (and roguish) Cuban agent, so she calls on Archer’s expertise in seduction to turn the tables on her blackmailer.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/10 2,175 votes#6 - Skorpio
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/11/2010
Archer must rescue Lana from the clutches of Skorpio, the infamous arms dealer. Meanwhile, Cyril fears not only for his girlfriend's life, but her succumbing to the seductive nature of Archer's heroics.
Director: N/A
Writer: Adam Reed
8.6/10 2,448 votes#7 - Skytanic
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/18/2010
When a bomb threat jeopardizes the maiden voyage of the luxury airship Excelsior, Archer and the ISIS crew must battle the clock (and each other) to avert disaster.
Director: N/A
Writer: Adam Reed
7.6/10 1,992 votes#8 - The Rock
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/4/2010
After ISIS loses yet another lucrative contract to rival agency ODIN, Malory assigns Archer and Lana to embarrass ODIN by stealing a priceless diamond from their biggest client.
Director: N/A
Writer: Adam Reed
8.0/10 2,022 votes#9 - Job Offer
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/11/2010
When Archer takes a higher-paying job at rival agency ODIN, Malory will stop at nothing to get him back.
Director: N/A
Writer: Adam Reed
7.9/10 2,042 votes#10 - Dial M for Mother
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/18/2010
Questions about the identity of Archer's real father lead him into a perilous trap... and an explosive confrontation with Malory.
Director: N/A
Writer: Adam Reed