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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 exceptional linguistic skills, there may be something or someone from her past that her CIA bosses are really after. Auggie Anderson is a CIA military intelligence agent who was blinded while on assignment and is Annie's guide in this world of bureaucracy, excitement and intrigue.

Genres:DramaAction & Adventure
Network:USA Network

Season 1 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Covert Affairs" season 1 is "Pilot", rated 7.4/10 from 619 user votes. It was directed by Tim Matheson and written by N/A. "Pilot" aired on 7/13/2010 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Walter's Walk".

  • Pilot
    7.4/10 619 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

  • Walter's Walk
    7.2/10 439 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

  • South Bound Suarez
    7.1/10 424 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

  • No Quarter
    7.7/10 422 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

  • In the Light
    7.3/10 366 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

  • Houses of the Holy
    7.3/10 363 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

  • Communication Breakdown
    7.5/10 374 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

  • What Is and What Should Never Be
    7.3/10 348 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

  • Fool in the Rain
    7.2/10 325 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

  • I Can't Quit You Baby
    7.5/10 339 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

  • When the Levee Breaks
    7.3/10 321 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