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The Best Episodes of Burn Notice

Every episode of Burn Notice ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Burn Notice!

The Best Episodes of Burn Notice

A formerly blacklisted spy uses his unique skills and training to help people in desperate situations.

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  1. Background image for Lesser Evil
    9.2/10(5 votes)

    #1 - Lesser Evil

    S2:E16

    Michael gets to know Victor's motivation and his connection to Carla after capturing him. When the truth about Carla's organization is revealed, everyone is put in danger.

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    Director:Tim Matheson
    Writer:Matt Nix
  2. Background image for Trust Me
    9.0/10(4 votes)

    #2 - Trust Me

    S2:E3

    Andy, a cell-phone salesman, was conned into investing in a fake Cuban nightclub. Michael helps Andy when the people he borrowed the money from come knocking.

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    Director:Paul Holahan
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Bad Breaks
    9.0/10(4 votes)

    #3 - Bad Breaks

    S2:E13

    A federal agent with a knack for giving Michael trouble returns to Miami to force Michael to hand over blackmail materials; the two enemies must work together during a bank robbery.

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    8.9/10(559 votes)

    #4 - Last Stand

    S4:E18

    Michael, Fiona, and Jessie try to keep the NOC list away from Vaughn and his strike team. Meanwhile Sam and Madeline try to convince Congressman Cowley to pass the list higher up.

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    Writer:Matt Nix
  5. Background image for Truth & Reconciliation
    8.8/10(4 votes)

    #5 - Truth & Reconciliation

    S2:E14

    Michael takes on a sympathy case for a Haitian man whose daughter was murdered by a corrupt government official he believes is hiding in Miami. Michael gets closer to tracking down the person who tried to kill him.

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    8.8/10(4 votes)

    #6 - Friendly Fire

    S3:E11

    When Sam gets an unexpected visit from a former Seal buddy asking for help, Michael must infiltrate a protected urban barrio and hunt down a child predator. Michael also befriends a psychotic former spy runner in order to learn more about his destructive plans while in town.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Breaking and Entering
    8.7/10(6 votes)

    #7 - Breaking and Entering

    S2:E1

    Having been recruited by the people who burned him, Michael's new handler, Carla, tasks him with helping a computer tech, whose wife and daughter were kidnapped, liberate some information that is guarded by mercenaries.

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    Director:Paul Holahan
    Writer:Matt Nix
  9. Background image for Last Rites
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #8 - Last Rites

    S6:E3

    Pearce asks Michael to help her track down her fiancee's murderer. Fiona investigates the group that tried to get her killed in prison.

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    Director:Nick Gomez
  10. Background image for Split Decision
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #9 - Split Decision

    S6:E5

    Michael takes on a gangster with help from an unlikely ally. Card offers Fiona a deal to become a CIA asset, an arrangement that would prevent her from being extradited.

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    Director:Scott Peters
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Shock Wave
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #10 - Shock Wave

    S6:E6

    Michael finally gets a solid lead on Anson, but the plan to get Fiona out of prison hits a snag when an MI-6 agent tries to prevent her release. Across town, Sam must protect Barry after a cold-blooded assassin traps them in a secluded beach house.

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    Director:Renny Harlin
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Means & Ends
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #11 - Means & Ends

    S6:E12

    Fiona is surprised by a visit from a smuggler she met in prison, who needs her help bringing down a corrupt Miami detective. Meanwhile, Michael teams up with a former adversary in order to turn the tables on a more treacherous foe.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Hot Spot
    8.6/10(5 votes)

    #12 - Hot Spot

    S2:E11

    Sam calls in a favor and asks Michael to talk to Sean Martin, a football coach who helps impoverished kids. Sean wants Michael's assistance helping one of his players, Corey Jensen, who's being targeted by gangsters.

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    8.5/10(6 votes)

    #13 - False Flag

    S1:E10

    Michael is hired to track down a woman's estranged husband, who has disappeared with their son. Michael soon finds himself pitted against somebody just as skilled and dangerous as he is.

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  15. Background image for Loose Ends (2)
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #14 - Loose Ends (2)

    S1:E12

    Michael must rescue Sam from heroin smugglers, who happen to be ex-Special Forces, while also evading agents who are out to get him.

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    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #15 - The Hunter

    S3:E6

    When he hears about an operative from his past who is hunting him, Michael turns to a prominent member of Miami's underworld for help; a man approaches Michael with an offer.

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    Director:Bryan Spicer
    Writer:Lisa Joy
  17. Background image for Guilty As Charged
    8.4/10(532 votes)

    #16 - Guilty As Charged

    S4:E12

    Fiona attempts to find Jesse and convince him to meet with Michael. Meanwhile, Michael helps a criminal defense attorney rescue his daughter after she is kidnapped by one of his clients.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Matt Nix
  18. Background image for Out of the Fire
    8.4/10(490 votes)

    #17 - Out of the Fire

    S4:E17

    Michael's enemy Brennen and Michael's former friend Larry team up to pressure Michael into killing the individuals on the stolen NOC list. Meanwhile, Sam, Jesse, and Fiona try to help Michael turn the tables on Brennen and Larry.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Dead to Rights
    8.4/10(463 votes)

    #18 - Dead to Rights

    S5:E12

    With convincing from Sam and Jesse, Pearce begrudgingly lets Michael take drastic measures attempting to clear himself of Max's murder. Meanwhile, Larry returns, having kidnapped a government psychiatrist, and insists that Michael help him with a job.

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    Director:Matt Nix
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for Fail Safe
    8.4/10(515 votes)

    #19 - Fail Safe

    S5:E18

    As the team reaches a breaking point with Anson and his sinister plans, Pearce puts Michael in charge of his biggest CIA mission yet.

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    Director:Renny Harlin
    Writer:Matt Nix
  21. Background image for Mixed Messages
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #20 - Mixed Messages

    S6:E2

    Michael reconnects with his mentor and offers to help go after a drug cartel in exchange for visitation privileges with Fiona. Meanwhile, Fiona leans on a new friend for help fending off a gang leader in prison.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for Under the Gun
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #21 - Under the Gun

    S6:E4

    Michael, Sam and Jesse head to the Everglades to track the guard trying to kill Fiona in prison. Fiona has to do another favor for Ayn in order to get herself out of trouble.

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    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #22 - Official Business

    S6:E9

    The CIA recruits Fiona to break into a guarded safe after a civilian asset winds up in over her head. Meanwhile, Sam and Jesse visit a mercenary training camp to track the sniper who killed Nate.

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    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for Desperate Times
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #23 - Desperate Times

    S6:E10

    The team travels to Panama to capture an assassin; Madeline tries to obtain difficult answers.

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    Director:Renny Harlin
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for Desperate Measures
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #24 - Desperate Measures

    S6:E11

    After finding themselves stranded in Panama, Michael and the team are forced to hijack a plane in order to get home. Before they can leave, however, Michael must first escape the clutches of a sadistic Panamanian drug-runner.

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    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for Best Laid Plans
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #25 - Best Laid Plans

    S6:E15

    Michael brokers a deal selling an expensive piece of technology to a ruthless thief, but things become complicated when Sam is dragged in as part of a high stakes robbery. Meanwhile, Madeline goes to Barry to ask for a dangerous favor.

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    Director:Nick Gomez
    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"Lesser Evil" is the best rated episode of "Burn Notice". It scored 9.2/10 based on 5 votes. Directed by Tim Matheson and written by Matt Nix, it aired on 3/5/2009. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Trust Me".