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The Worst Episodes of Breakthrough

Every episode of Breakthrough ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Breakthrough!

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...
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Worst Episodes Summary

"Power to the People" is the worst rated episode of "Breakthrough". It scored 6.7/10 based on 11 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 6/6/2017. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Game of Drones".

  • Power to the People
    6.7/1011 votes
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    #1 - Power to the People

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 6/6/2017

    The world’s electric grids are aging and vulnerable. Now, engineers are making a dangerous trek to prove there is a better way to bring power to the people.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Game of Drones
    6.8/107 votes
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    #2 - Game of Drones

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 5/23/2017

    The military and defense industry are looking for ways to defend against a mass drone attack, and they’ll learn how at the Game of Drones competition.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Water Apocalypse
    6.9/1022 votes
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    #3 - 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

  • Addiction: A Psychedelic Cure?
    7.1/1015 votes
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    #4 - Addiction: A Psychedelic Cure?

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 5/2/2017

    Renegade researchers are fighting the medical establishment by exploring a controversial cure for our vices: psychedelic drugs.

    Director: David Lowery

    Writer: N/A

  • Fighting Pandemics
    7.5/1044 votes
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    #5 - 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

  • More Than Human
    7.6/1039 votes
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    #6 - 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

  • The Age of Aging
    7.7/1037 votes
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    #7 - 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

  • Curing Cancer
    7.7/1016 votes
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    #8 - Curing Cancer

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 5/16/2017

    Using T cells taken from cancer patients and deactivated HIV virus, maverick doctors have created a stunning new therapy for a dreaded disease.

    Director: Ana Lily Amirpour

    Writer: N/A

  • Predicting the Future
    7.8/1016 votes
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    #9 - Predicting the Future

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 5/30/2017

    By finding hidden patterns in big data, computers powered by a new form of artificial intelligence can predict the future with amazing accuracy.

    Director: Shane Carruth

    Writer: N/A

  • Energy From the Edge
    8.0/1023 votes
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    #10 - 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

  • Decoding the Brain
    8.1/1029 votes
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    #11 - 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

  • Cyber Terror
    8.3/1012 votes
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    #12 - Cyber Terror

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 5/9/2017

    Inside the hidden world of hackers: “White-hat” hackers stage a risky raid on a bank; a “black-hat” ISIS recruiter organizes a terrorist attack.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A