The Best Episodes of Dirt Season 1

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.5/10(157 votes)

   #1 - Pilot

   S1:E11/2/2007

   Courteney Cox stars as ruthless tabloid editor Lucy Spiller, who's masterful at using threats and manipulation to dig up dirt, aided by resourceful paparazzo Don Konkey. Lucy zeroes in on struggling actor Holt McLaren, who needs favorable publicity and whose rising-star girlfriend, Julia Mallory, is well-connected.

   Director:Matthew Carnahan

   Writer:Matthew Carnahan

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   Director:Matthew Carnahan

   Writer:Matthew Carnahan
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   7.8/10(109 votes)

   #2 - Blogan

   S1:E21/9/2007

   Lucy sends Don to shoot Kira Klay's corpse, but Kira looks all too lively to him. Don also gets a visit from Prince Tyreese, but it's not exactly a courtesy call. Meanwhile, Holt looks for ways to help Julia, and Willa shows journalistic spunk in tracking down dirt on a Hollywood power couple known as “Blogan.”

   Directors:Chris Long, Matthew Carnahan

   Writer:Matthew Carnahan

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   Directors:Chris Long, Matthew Carnahan

   Writer:Matthew Carnahan
3. 

   8.0/10(99 votes)

   #3 - Ovophagy

   S1:E31/16/2007

   "Dirt Now" is about to launch, and Lucy needs a cover story. Lucy suspects that drugs made an ailing Christian-pop star sick and dispatches Don to get the dirt. Meanwhile, Holt is courted by a major producer while Julia has a hard time back on the set of her sitcom.

   Director:Paris Barclay

   Writer:Joel Fields

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   Director:Paris Barclay

   Writer:Joel Fields
4. 

   7.7/10(83 votes)

   #4 - What to Expect When You're Expecting

   S1:E41/23/2007

   Lucy blackmails basketball star Prince Tyreese into helping her track down a missing rap star; Lucy and Leo's mother announces her plans to re-marry on the anniversary of their father's suicide.

   Director:Paris Barclay

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Paris Barclay

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5. 

   8.3/10(103 votes)

   #5 - You Don't Know Jack

   S1:E51/30/2007

   Lucy publishes photos of action-movie star Jack Dawson in the arms of her brother Leo; menacing visitors threaten Brent Barrow to reveal Lucy's source about the murder of Aundre G; Julia interrupts a photo shoot for Holt.

   Director:Chris Long

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Chris Long

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   8.2/10(87 votes)

   #6 - The Secret Lives of Altar Girls

   S1:E62/6/2007

   To assist Willa in her investigation of a teenage girl's murder in a small California town, Lucy delegates her onetime mentor to help. In the meantime, Holt and Lucy's growing attraction towards each other comes to a boil. Meanwhile Julia slumps into the arms of Garbo and deeper into drugs.

   Director:Jesse Bochco

   Writer:Joel Fields

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   Director:Jesse Bochco

   Writer:Joel Fields
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   8.0/10(84 votes)

   #7 - Come Together

   S1:E72/13/2007

   When her source takes back her story, Willa's excitement over her first story fades. In the meantime Lucy's relationship with Leo and her coming with DirtNow are jeopardized by Jack Dawson's lawsuit. Don becomes involved with a waitress.

   Director:Adam Arkin

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Adam Arkin

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   8.0/10(83 votes)

   #8 - The Thing Under the Bed

   S1:E82/20/2007

   Lucy has trouble sleeping. Willa teams up with Don to uncover a secret celebrity wedding. Julia deals with rehab while Holt deals with his career.

   Director:Dean White

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Dean White

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   8.2/10(77 votes)

   #9 - This Is Not Your Father's Hostage Situation

   S1:E92/27/2007

   A former child star takes the magazine staff hostage, forcing them to produce an entire issue about him. In the meantime, Lucy wonders if he is really a threat or simply a harmless has-been looking for publicity.

   Director:Unknown

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10. 

    8.2/10(94 votes)

    #10 - The Sexxx Issue

    S1:E103/6/2007

    Lucy proposes a sex-themed issue as a means of getting the staff to relax after the hostage situation. In the meantine, Brent and Willa find themselves in a compromising position with a girl whose father wishes to turn into a star, and Don faces his intimacy problem with Abby.

    Director:Lev L. Spiro

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Lev L. Spiro

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11. 

    8.0/10(78 votes)

    #11 - Pap Smeared

    S1:E113/13/2007

    Lucy's stalker embarrasses her at work with pictures of her and Holt's intimacy, and a young photographer learns from Don.

    Director:Chris Long

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Chris Long

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12. 

    8.4/10(93 votes)

    #12 - Caught On Tape

    S1:E123/20/2007

    Julia and Johnny's sex tape is released onto the internet.

    Director:Unknown

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13. 

    8.3/10(152 votes)

    #13 - Ita Missa Est

    S1:E133/27/2007

    Jennifer Aniston guest stars as a lesbian and an editor from a rival tabloid magazine, and Lucy's stalker's identity is revealed.

    Director:Matthew Carnahan

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Matthew Carnahan

    Writer:Unknown