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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!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Burn Notice Season 2 Episode 16 - Lesser Evil
    9.2/10(796 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.

    Director:Tim Matheson
    Writer:Matt Nix

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  2. Burn Notice Season 2 Episode 13 - Bad Breaks
    9.0/10(859 votes)

    #2 - 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.

    Director:John T. Kretchmer
    Writer:Michael Horowitz

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  3. Burn Notice Season 1 Episode 12 - Loose Ends (2)
    8.8/10(773 votes)

    #3 - 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.

    Directors:Jace Alexander, Stephen Surjik
    Writer:Matt Nix

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  4. Burn Notice Season 2 Episode 3 - Trust Me
    8.8/10(672 votes)

    #4 - 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.

    Director:Paul Holahan
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Burn Notice Season 3 Episode 11 - Friendly Fire
    8.8/10(690 votes)

    #5 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Burn Notice Season 4 Episode 3 - Made Man
    8.8/10(515 votes)

    #6 - Made Man

    S4:E3

    When dangerous mobsters threaten a port worker, Michael takes on the case. With Jesse, Michael also looks for intel on an underground-artillery operation.

    Directors:Tim Matheson, Jeffrey Donovan
    Writers:Alfredo Barrios Jr., Matt Nix

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  7. Burn Notice Season 5 Episode 14 - Breaking Point
    8.8/10(431 votes)

    #7 - Breaking Point

    S5:E14

    When gang warfare claims the life of one of Michael's childhood friends, he teams up with the victim's brother to entrap the gang in Fiona's weapons scheme.

    Director:Renny Harlin
    Writers:Ben Watkins, Rashad Raisani

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  8. Burn Notice Season 2 Episode 11 - Hot Spot
    8.7/10(689 votes)

    #8 - 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.

    Director:Stephen Surjik
    Writer:Ben Watkins

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  9. Burn Notice Season 4 Episode 10 - Hard Time
    8.7/10(492 votes)

    #9 - Hard Time

    S4:E10

    Michael infiltrates a high-security prison in order to protect an inmate (a good friend of Sam’s) who is marked for death by a fellow prisoner

    Director:Dennie Gordon
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Burn Notice Season 4 Episode 17 - Out of the Fire
    8.7/10(502 votes)

    #10 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Burn Notice Season 5 Episode 7 - Besieged
    8.7/10(488 votes)

    #11 - Besieged

    S5:E7

    Michael and Sam try to retrieve a boy from an armed compound. Fiona and Jesse babysit a day laborer.

    Director:Stephen Surjik
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Burn Notice Season 6 Episode 3 - Last Rites
    8.7/10(455 votes)

    #12 - 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.

    Director:Nick Gomez
    Writer:Ben Watkins

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  13. Burn Notice Season 6 Episode 5 - Split Decision
    8.7/10(443 votes)

    #13 - 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.

    Director:Scott Peters
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Burn Notice Season 6 Episode 6 - Shock Wave
    8.7/10(579 votes)

    #14 - 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.

    Director:Renny Harlin
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Burn Notice Season 6 Episode 12 - Means & Ends
    8.7/10(455 votes)

    #15 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Burn Notice Season 2 Episode 1 - Breaking and Entering
    8.6/10(778 votes)

    #16 - 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.

    Director:Paul Holahan
    Writer:Matt Nix

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  17. Burn Notice Season 2 Episode 14 - Truth & Reconciliation
    8.6/10(624 votes)

    #17 - 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.

    Director:Ernest R. Dickerson
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Burn Notice Season 1 Episode 10 - False Flag
    8.5/10(816 votes)

    #18 - 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.

    Director:Paul Shapiro
    Writers:Ben Watkins, Matt Nix

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  19. Burn Notice Season 1 Episode 11 - Dead Drop (1)
    8.5/10(754 votes)

    #19 - Dead Drop (1)

    S1:E11

    Sam takes on a case for a woman named Gillian, who is being blackmailed into using her security clearance to help smuggle heroin into the United States. Meanwhile, Michael is busy trying to arrange a meeting with Philip Cowan.

    Directors:Jace Alexander, Jeremiah S. Chechik
    Writer:Matt Nix

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  20. Burn Notice Season 3 Episode 6 - The Hunter
    8.5/10(594 votes)

    #20 - 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.

    Director:Bryan Spicer
    Writer:Lisa Joy

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  21. Burn Notice Season 7 Episode 8 - Nature of the Beast
    8.5/10(381 votes)

    #21 - Nature of the Beast

    S7:E8

    Michael goes after a drug smuggler at the bidding of the organization he's trying to infiltrate. Elsewhere, Fiona, Jesse and Strong visit a mental hospital in a search for more information about James.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Burn Notice Season 6 Episode 2 - Mixed Messages
    8.3/10(492 votes)

    #22 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Burn Notice Season 6 Episode 4 - Under the Gun
    8.3/10(450 votes)

    #23 - 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.

    Director:Dennie Gordon
    Writer:Michael Horowitz

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  24. Burn Notice Season 6 Episode 9 - Official Business
    8.3/10(429 votes)

    #24 - 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.

    Director:Jonathan Frakes
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Burn Notice Season 6 Episode 10 - Desperate Times
    8.3/10(489 votes)

    #25 - Desperate Times

    S6:E10

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

    Director:Renny Harlin
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Lesser Evil" is the best rated episode of "Burn Notice". It scored 9.2/10 based on 796 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, "Bad Breaks".