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The Best Episodes of Dirt Season 1

Every episode of Dirt Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Dirt Season 1!

Dirt is an American television serial broadcast on the FX network. It premiered on January 2, 2007 and starred Courteney Cox as Lucy Spiller, the editor-in-chief of the first-of-its-kind "glossy tabloid" magazine DirtNow, which was previously two separate publications: drrt and Now.

Genre:Drama
Network:FX

Season 1 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Dirt" season 1 is "Pilot", rated 7.5/10 from 153 user votes. It was directed by Matthew Carnahan and written by Matthew Carnahan. "Pilot" aired on 1/2/2007 and is rated 0.3 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Blogan".

  • Pilot
    7.5/10 153 votes

    #1 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/2/2007

    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

  • Blogan
    7.8/10 108 votes

    #2 - Blogan

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/9/2007

    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.”

    Director: Matthew Carnahan, Chris Long

    Writer: Matthew Carnahan

  • Ovophagy
    8.0/10 98 votes

    #3 - Ovophagy

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/16/2007

    "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

  • What to Expect When You're Expecting
    7.7/10 81 votes

    #4 - What to Expect When You're Expecting

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/23/2007

    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: N/A

  • You Don't Know Jack
    8.3/10 102 votes

    #5 - You Don't Know Jack

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1/30/2007

    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: N/A

  • The Secret Lives of Altar Girls
    8.2/10 86 votes

    #6 - The Secret Lives of Altar Girls

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/6/2007

    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

  • Come Together
    8.0/10 83 votes

    #7 - Come Together

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/13/2007

    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: N/A

  • The Thing Under the Bed
    8.0/10 83 votes

    #8 - The Thing Under the Bed

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/20/2007

    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: N/A

  • This Is Not Your Father's Hostage Situation
    8.2/10 77 votes

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

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 2/27/2007

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Sexxx Issue
    8.2/10 93 votes

    #10 - The Sexxx Issue

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/6/2007

    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: N/A

  • Pap Smeared
    8.0/10 78 votes

    #11 - Pap Smeared

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 3/13/2007

    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: N/A

  • Caught On Tape
    8.4/10 93 votes

    #12 - Caught On Tape

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 3/20/2007

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Ita Missa Est
    8.3/10 149 votes

    #13 - Ita Missa Est

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 3/27/2007

    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: N/A