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The Best Episodes of Avenue 5 Season 1

Every episode of Avenue 5 Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Avenue 5 Season 1!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Avenue 5 Season 1 Episode 8 - This Is Physically Hurting Me
    7.8/10(927 votes)

    S1:E8

    While Karen oversees an effort to jettison non-essential passenger items, Billie tries to teach an inattentive Ryan how to dock the ship. Matt learns of Judd’s plan to make the “ultimate sacrifice” by returning to Earth. Meanwhile, the passengers suspect all is not as it seems with the journey.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Avenue 5 Season 1 Episode 9 - Eight Arms But No Hands
    7.5/10(855 votes)

    S1:E9

    A search party commences for Matt, who’s in hiding with a guilty conscience – and the airlock codes. Iris questions Karen about her rumored affair with Ryan. Rav seeks an apology from Judd for ruining her life, as chaos ensues when a seat on a rescue shuttle suddenly becomes available. Season finale.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Avenue 5 Season 1 Episode 3 - I'm a Hand Model
    7.2/10(1115 votes)

    S1:E3

    Judd outlines the plan for a rescue mission and tasks Iris with organizing a vigil on Earth to raise the money to fund it. Rav endures a barrage of messages from the ship and handles an unruly press conference.

    Director:Natalie Bailey
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Avenue 5 Season 1 Episode 4 - Wait a Minute, Then Who Was That on the Ladder?
    7.2/10(1003 votes)

    S1:E4

    With Judd worried about his reputation, Iris arranges a meet-and-greet with several passengers in his luxury suite. Frustrated by a bridge crew with no answers, Ryan and Billie bond with the engineers below deck.

    Director:Natalie Bailey
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Avenue 5 Season 1 Episode 6 - Was It Your Ears?
    7.2/10(896 votes)

    S1:E6

    Rav attempts to secure funds for a rescue mission, while on the ship the stress begins to show when what appears to be an oxygen leak is detected. Meanwhile Judd hits on a plan to beautify the ship's recently gained orbital ring.

    Director:Peter Fellows
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Avenue 5 Season 1 Episode 5 - He's Only There To Stop His Skeleton From Falling Over
    7.1/10(957 votes)

    S1:E5

    Billie seeks her moment in the limelight after stepping in to help Ryan during the ship's newest crisis. Iris vets comedian Jordan Hatwal's material for the Halfway Home Party, which Judd has decided should go on as planned. Doug tries to get in the way of Mia's newfound sexual freedom.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Avenue 5 Season 1 Episode 7 - Are You a Spider, Matt?
    7.1/10(848 votes)

    S1:E7

    Judd enlists Ryan to help charm Harrison Aimes, an uber-wealthy passenger who has a strange effect on Judd. Meanwhile, the passengers become transfixed by a divine image circling the ship and Rav deals with the fallout when the ship's moral quandary hits the media.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Daisy May Cooper

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  8. Avenue 5 Season 1 Episode 2 - And Then He's Gonna Shoot Off...
    6.9/10(1291 votes)

    S1:E2

    Rav and her team meet with a NASA representative to plot a potential rescue mission. An engineer working in a hidden part of the ship has a surprisingly optimistic theory about the ship's future. Karen becomes a vocal advocate for passengers.

    Director:Natalie Bailey
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Avenue 5 Season 1 Episode 1 - I Was Flying
    6.7/10(1773 votes)

    S1:E1

    When a malfunction occurs aboard the luxury space cruise ship Avenue 5, it's up to engineer Billie McEvoy to warn Capt. Ryan Clark, owner Herman Judd and his right-hand woman Iris Kimura that the incident may have a cataclysmic knock-on effect.

    Director:Armando Iannucci
    Writer:Armando Iannucci

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"This Is Physically Hurting Me" is the best rated episode of Avenue 5 season 1. It scored 7.8/10 from 927 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on March 8, 2020. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Eight Arms But No Hands".