Every season of Close Encounters ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of Close Encounters!

Episode 1

Ray is in Tasmania to learn more about the island’s icon, the Tasmanian devil and the fight to save it from a deadly cancer.

Tasmanian Devil

Episode 3

Episode 4

Episode 5

Episode 6

Episode 7

Episode 8

Episode 9

Episode 10

Episode 11

Episode 12

Episode 13

Henry Baker is driving home with his family when his wife spots strange lights hovering over Lake Erie. On a remote ranch in Argentina strange lights turn violent when three women try to investigate them.

Lake "Eerie"/Phasers on Stun

British Invasion/School Daze

Catnip/Swampcraft

Four U.S. Air Force reservists are chased by a strange light while flying back to their base in Cleveland while a mother and 2 kids witnessed. Alan Godfrey loses consciousness when he investigates a mysterious disruption in West Yorkshire UK.

Episode 14

The Best Seasons of Close Encounters

The Best Seasons of Close Encounters

The Best Seasons of Close Encounters

Season 2

Season 1