7.1/1033 votes#1 - Trigon: KGB Chess Game
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/19/2016
The story of Aleksandr Ogorodnik, a Soviet diplomat with the codename Trigon, who was recruited by the CIA at the height of the Cold War to obtain valuable intelligence on the Soviet Union.
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6.8/1036 votes#2 - The Hunt for Saddam
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/26/2016
The U.S. military's search for missing Iraq dictator Saddam Hussein.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/1023 votes#3 - Zarqawi: Father of ISIS
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/3/2016
A report on efforts by President George W. Bush and the Joint Special Operations Command to stop violent Al Qaeda leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
Director: N/A
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- 7.7/1029 votes
#4 - Cuba: Traitor on the Inside
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/10/2016
The FBI and Defense Intelligence Agency team up to capture DIA Senior Analyst Ana Montes for allegedly passing sensitive intelligence to Cuba.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1020 votes
#5 - Cross International: The Billion Dollar Black Market
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/17/2016
Investigations begin on an undercover sting operation to stop illegal arms; led by ICE and Homeland Security.
Director: N/A
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- 6.2/1020 votes
#6 - The Taliban's Double Agent
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/21/2016
A Taliban double agent was instrumental in securing the release of foreign nationals held hostage in Afghanistan by the Taliban.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/1021 votes
#7 - Red Strom Rising
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/28/2016
Engineer Chi Mak was allegedly leaking Naval secrets to the Chinese government back in 2004 and was pursued by the FBI and NCIS.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1014 votes
#8 - Hexagon: The Secret Satellite
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/4/2016
During the Cold War, the U.S. military races against time to recover classified footage from a top secret surveillance satellite that crashed into the Pacific Ocean before it falls into enemy hands.
Director: N/A
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The Best Episodes of Declassified: Untold Stories of American Spies Season 1
Every episode of Declassified: Untold Stories of American Spies Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Declassified: Untold Stories of American Spies Season 1!
Explore the true stories of America's covert operations told firsthand by the agents who lived it, while getting unprecedented access to the riveting and secret...
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Trigon: KGB Chess Game" is the best rated episode of "Declassified: Untold Stories of American Spies" season 1. It scored 7.1/10 based on 33 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 6/19/2016. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Hunt for Saddam".