7.5/1044 votes#1 - Fighting Pandemics
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/1/2015
Viral outbreaks can become deadly pandemics in a matter of days. To prevent catastrophe, courageous scientists are fighting back with new treatments and vaccines.
Director: Peter Berg
Writer: N/A
7.6/1039 votes#2 - More Than Human
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/8/2015
Scientific advancements are challenging the concept of what it means to be human. In the near future, enhancing the human body with technology could lead to the next stage of our evolution.
Director: Paul Giamatti
Writer: N/A
8.1/1029 votes#3 - Decoding the Brain
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/15/2015
Using powerful new technologies, scientists are seeking solutions to a variety of mental illnesses by exploring unmapped facets of the human brain.
Director: Brett Ratner
Writer: N/A
7.7/1037 votes#4 - The Age of Aging
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/29/2015
New discoveries may help us slow or even turn back our biological clocks.
Director: Ron Howard
Writer: N/A
8.0/1023 votes#5 - Energy From the Edge
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/6/2015
Reliance on fossil fuels is leading us into a global energy crisis. If we act now, developments in energy production could avert disaster and usher in a new era of clean, safe energy.
Director: Akiva Goldsman
Writer: N/A
6.9/1022 votes#6 - Water Apocalypse
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/13/2015
Earth is facing the devastating loss of a vital resource: clean water. Now, innovators across the globe are seeking solutions in emergent technologies to prevent a planet-wide water crisis.
Director: Angela Bassett
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Breakthrough Season 1
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Providing a thought-provoking and imaginative perspective on scientific discovery as it unfolds, each episode follows scientific explorers working on cutting-edge projects with breakthrough potential, revealing...
Genre:Documentary
Network:National Geographic
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Fighting Pandemics" is the best rated episode of "Breakthrough" season 1. It scored 7.5/10 based on 44 votes. Directed by Peter Berg and written by N/A, it aired on 11/1/2015. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "More Than Human".