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The Best Episodes of Burn Notice Season 1

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

The Best Episodes of Burn Notice Season 1

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

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  1. 8.4/10(746 votes)

    #1 - Loose Ends (2)

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    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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  2. 8.1/10(717 votes)

    #2 - Dead Drop (1)

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    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.

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  3. 8.0/10(1.3k votes)

    #3 - Pilot

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    S1:E1

    While on assignment, agent Michael Westen gets a "Burn Notice" and becomes untouchable. Having no idea what or who triggered his demise, Michael returns to his hometown, Miami, determined to find out the reason for his sudden termination.

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    Writer:Matt Nix
  4. 8.0/10(816 votes)

    #4 - Broken Rules

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    S1:E7

    Michael works to rid a community in little Havana of a crime boss, all the while baiting Jason Bly at the risk of his family and friends.

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  5. 8.0/10(779 votes)

    #5 - False Flag

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    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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  6. 7.8/10(882 votes)

    #6 - Fight or Flight

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    S1:E3

    A drug dealer is witnessed brutally beating up a man by a single mother. Oleg asks Michael to help the woman, Cara, his best waitress, after she stops showing up for work.

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    Director:Colin Bucksey
    Writer:N/A
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  8. 7.8/10(775 votes)

    #7 - Unpaid Debts

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    S1:E6

    Michael discovers a surprise aboard a boat he has retrieved from Jamaican gangsters. Meanwhile, a CSS agent urges Michael to stop his investigation into who burned him.

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    Director:Paul Holahan
    Writer:N/A
  9. 7.7/10(958 votes)

    #8 - Identity

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    S1:E2

    Michael helps Madeline's friend retrieve money from a swindler, and in return he receives information about some visitors that came to his mother's home.

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  10. 7.7/10(741 votes)

    #9 - Wanted Man

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    S1:E8

    With Michael's assistance, Fiona helps a man who has been framed for the theft of an expensive brooch.

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    Director:Ken Girotti
    Writer:N/A
  11. 7.7/10(734 votes)

    #10 - Hard Bargain

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    S1:E9

    A slightly dim house sitter's fiancée has been kidnapped, and Sam guilts Michael into a rescue while he's negotiating with a D.C. bureaucrat to stop the burn notice.

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    Director:N/A
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  12. 7.6/10(817 votes)

    #11 - Old Friends

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    S1:E4

    Michael's friend, Bill, asks for the spy's help in freeing his daughter from a prostitution ring. Meanwhile, Michael dodges multiple assassination attempts.

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    Director:David Solomon
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  13. 7.6/10(798 votes)

    #12 - Family Business

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    S1:E5

    Michael takes on arms dealers for an airport worker, while Nate obsesses about the car and their dad's will together.

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    Director:N/A
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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Loose Ends (2)" is the best rated episode of "Burn Notice" season 1. It scored 8.4/10 based on 746 votes. Directed by Jace Alexander, Stephen Surjik and written by Matt Nix, it aired on 9/20/2007. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Dead Drop (1)".