7.4/1026 votes#1 - Setting the Stage
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/2021
Amidst the backdrop of the 1979 Iranian revolution, Jimmy Carter's failure to free American hostages sets the stage for Reagan's own hostage crisis.
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7.4/1020 votes#2 - Body and Soul
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/2021
After Nicaragua, the Reagan Administration is convinced the Soviet Union is on the march; Lt Colonel Oliver North is tapped to support the Contras.
Director: N/A
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7.3/1021 votes#3 - A Difficult Dilemma
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/2021
A civil war in Lebanon results in a new hostage crisis; National Security Advisor Robert "Bud" McFarlane's proposal.
Director: N/A
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7.5/1021 votes#4 - The Trip to Tehran
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/10/2021
Reagan's cabinet strikes an illegal weapons-for-hostages deal with an Iranian arms merchant; proceeds pay for the Nicaraguan civil war.
Director: N/A
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7.8/1020 votes#5 - Shot Out of the Sky
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/17/2021
Bizarre events in Iran and in Nicaragua, spark a frenzy among the press and public; Reagan's team debates how best to respond.
Director: N/A
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7.5/1019 votes#6 - The Fall Guy
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/24/2021
The Justice Department launches an investigation into the Reagan administration's deals with Iran; one man is chosen to take the fall for the president.
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Amidst the backdrop of the 1979 Iranian revolution, Jimmy Carter's failure to free American hostages sets the stage for Reagan's own hostage crisis.
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Setting the Stage" is the best rated episode of "Fiasco" season 1. It scored 7.4/10 based on 26 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/19/2021. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Body and Soul".