7.4/10627 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/13/2010
Annie Walker is removed from CIA training and thrust into the inner sanctum of the Agency for what appears to be their need of her exceptional linguistic skills, but there may be something or someone from her past that her CIA bosses are really after.
Director: Tim Matheson
Writer: N/A
7.2/10444 votes#2 - Walter's Walk
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/20/2010
New CIA agent Annie Walker is still forced to work on low-key cases until she is tipped off that a IRA cell operates in America.
Director: Tim Matheson
Writer: N/A
7.1/10429 votes#3 - South Bound Suarez
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/27/2010
Annie is tasked with getting close to Diego, a college student, in the hopes that his sister, Julia, will provide the CIA with intel on Victor Ponces, a corrupt Venezuelan government official. But when the CIA station agent looking into Ponces goes missing, Diego's trust in Annie means that she's going to have to finish the job.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/10428 votes#4 - No Quarter
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/3/2010
After a "simple brush pass" goes sour, Annie is stranded and on the run in Zurich with Eyal, a Mossad agent who can't be trusted. Meanwhile, as Auggie works to bring Annie home safely, Arthur and Joan are busy trying to track a leak coming from within the CIA ... and Auggie is near the top of the list
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10370 votes#5 - In the Light
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/10/2010
In order to stop a weapons shipment, Annie asks a former operative for help and attracts Henry Wilcox's and her former lover Ben Mercer's attention.
Director: Jonathan Glassner
Writer: N/A
7.3/10367 votes#6 - Houses of the Holy
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/17/2010
Annie is tasked with investigating a potential national security leak originating from the Senate Intelligence Committee. Elsewhere, Auggie is assigned as a stateside handler for his old special ops unit, and Annie is worried that her brother-in-law, Michael, is cheating on Danielle.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: N/A
7.5/10380 votes#7 - Communication Breakdown
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/24/2010
When communication systems throughout D.C. are shut down by a hacker, Auggie is put in the field to obtain the code for the CIA. But his excitement to be doing field work is tempered when he learns that the hacker responsible is Natasha Petrova ... who happens to be his ex-girlfriend.
Director: Kate Woods
Writer: N/A
7.3/10354 votes#8 - What Is and What Should Never Be
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/31/2010
After Annie witnesses a suspicious purchase at an art auction, her follow-up brings a surprise visitor -- Ben Mercer -- back into her life.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/10330 votes#9 - Fool in the Rain
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/7/2010
An Iranian trade delegation member attending the WTO conference in Toronto escapes his handlers and contacts the CIA, hoping to parlay stolen intelligence into safe passage to the United States.
Director: Vincent Misiano
Writer: N/A
7.5/10343 votes#10 - I Can't Quit You Baby
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 9/14/2010
Annie needs to be recruited by smugglers; Arthur and Joan must bring Henry Wilcox back into the fold.
Director: Ken Girotti
Writer: N/A
7.3/10324 votes#11 - When the Levee Breaks
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 9/14/2010
Annie is forced to confront her past when Ben Mercer walks into CIA Headquarters.
Director: Allan Kroeker
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Covert Affairs Season 1
Every episode of Covert Affairs Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Covert Affairs Season 1!
A young CIA operative, Annie Walker, is mysteriously summoned to headquarters for duty as a field operative. While Annie believes she's been promoted for her...
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Covert Affairs" season 1. It scored 7.4/10 based on 627 votes. Directed by Tim Matheson and written by N/A, it aired on 7/13/2010. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Walter's Walk".