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The Best Episodes of Defending Jacob Season 1

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The Best Episodes of Defending Jacob Season 1

A family's lives are irreparably disrupted when the 14-year-old son is accused of murdering a fellow classmate.

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  1. Background image for Pilot
    7.9/10(2.8k votes)

    #1 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    Assistant District Attorney Andy Barber is assigned as the lead prosecutor in the case of his son's murdered classmate.

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  2. Background image for Everything Is Cool
    8.1/10(2.6k votes)

    #2 - Everything Is Cool

    S1:E2

    When new evidence is discovered, Andy is taken off the case.

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  3. Background image for Poker Faces
    8.1/10(2.5k votes)

    #3 - Poker Faces

    S1:E3

    Andy admits a family secret to Laurie before it becomes public.

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  4. Background image for Damage Control
    7.8/10(2.3k votes)

    #4 - Damage Control

    S1:E4

    Andy takes matters into his own hands. Laurie reexamines the life she knew.

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  5. Background image for Visitors
    7.9/10(2.3k votes)

    #5 - Visitors

    S1:E5

    Andy visits his father, and learns some troubling information from Jacob’s friends Derek and Sarah.

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  6. Background image for Wishful Thinking
    8.0/10(2.2k votes)

    #6 - Wishful Thinking

    S1:E6

    Andy and Klein explore two last-ditch efforts to prove Jacob's innocence.

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  8. Background image for Job
    9.0/10(2.9k votes)

    #7 - Job

    S1:E7

    As the trial begins, Jacob's fate hangs in the balance.

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  9. Background image for After
    7.9/10(2.9k votes)

    #8 - After

    S1:E8

    The trial comes to an end, but with unexpected consequences.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Defending Jacob" season 1. It scored 7.9/10 based on 2821 votes. Directed by Morten Tyldum and written by Mark Bomback, it aired on 4/24/2020. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Everything Is Cool".