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The Best Episodes of Flamingo Road

Every episode of Flamingo Road ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Flamingo Road!

Flamingo Road is an American prime time soap opera that aired on NBC. It was first seen as a TV movie on May 12, 1980,...
Genres:SoapDrama
Network:NBC

Top Episode Ratings Summary

"Murder, They Said" is the best rated episode of "Flamingo Road". It scored 7.8/10 based on 17 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 5/4/1982. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "The High and the Mighty".

  • Murder, They Said
    7.8/1017 votes
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    #1 - Murder, They Said

    Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 5/4/1982

    Courtesy of TV Guide: There's a surfeit of suspects when someone takes a shot at Tyronne.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The High and the Mighty
    7.6/1012 votes
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    #2 - The High and the Mighty

    Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 3/30/1982

    A plane carrying Sam and Field crashes in the Everglades under suspicious circumstances- they were returning from a fact-finding mission concerning Tyronne's private dealings in Nassau.

    Director: Don Weis

    Writer: N/A

  • Hurricane
    7.4/1013 votes
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    #3 - Hurricane

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 4/2/1981

    Courtesy of TV Guide: The killers tracking Lane seek refuge from a hurricane in Lute-Mae's place.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Heatwave
    7.4/1010 votes
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    #4 - Heatwave

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 1/19/1982

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Field has the mill's books audited; Constance travels to Tallahassee to meet with prospective casino investors and rendezvous with Julio; Tyronne learns that Lute-Mae is Constance's natural mother; and Alicia invites Skipper to dinner.

    Director: Stan Lathan

    Writer: N/A

  • The Powers That Be
    7.3/1012 votes
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    #5 - The Powers That Be

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 12/15/1981

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Tyronne tries to gain Field's support by showing him how easily he can ruin his political career; and Claude wants to put Eudora in a mental hospital

    Director: Kim Friedman

    Writer: N/A

  • Old Friends
    7.3/1012 votes
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    #6 - Old Friends

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 1/5/1982

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Angry over losing the barrio, Tyronne buys the local bank and forecloses on Claude's paper mill.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Secrets
    7.2/1013 votes
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    #7 - Secrets

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 3/10/1981

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Constance is bent on destroying Skipper's new romance; and a killer is tracking Lane.

    Director: Barry Crane

    Writer: N/A

  • Double Trouble
    7.2/1012 votes
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    #8 - Double Trouble

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 2/23/1982

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Eudora smothers Skipper with maternal care; Constance has Julio spy on Field; and Lane and Sam honeymoon in the Caribbean.

    Director: Bill Duke

    Writer: N/A

  • The Harder They Fall
    7.2/1011 votes
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    #9 - The Harder They Fall

    Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 4/27/1982

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Tyronne plots to drive Titus insane; Constance learns an awful truth; and gangsters are gunning for Sam.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Arrangement
    7.1/1012 votes
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    #10 - The Arrangement

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 11/3/1981

    Courtesy of TV Guide: The second season picks up where the first left off: Constance may never walk again after falling from the second-floor landing of Lute-Mae's.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Intruder
    7.1/1011 votes
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    #11 - The Intruder

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 11/24/1981

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Sam battles a ruthless tycoon who wants him out of the bidding for a valuable section of waterfront property; and Claude catches Field in a restaurant with another woman.

    Director: Paul Stanley

    Writer: Joel Steiger

  • A Mother's Revenge
    7.0/1014 votes
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    #12 - A Mother's Revenge

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1/27/1981

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Suspicions concerning the Weldon mill fire flare up again; and Fielding learns a damaging secret about his political rival.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Jealous Wife
    7.0/1014 votes
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    #13 - Jealous Wife

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/17/1981

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Constance finds Fielding and Lane locked in an embrace and asks Titus to run Lane out of town.

    Director: Fernando Lamas

    Writer: N/A

  • Little Foxes
    7.0/1012 votes
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    #14 - Little Foxes

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 12/22/1981

    Courtesy of TV Guide: On Christmas Eve in Truro, Tyronne wants Titus to evict the Cubans from his newly acquired barrio property; and Constance seeks the attention of Julio.

    Director: Alan Cooke

    Writer: N/A

  • No Dice
    7.0/1011 votes
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    #15 - No Dice

    Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 3/23/1982

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Tyronne moves to secure Field's support as the gambling bill nears a vote; Sande is depressed about her role as Field's mistress; and Skipper and Alicia take a big step forward in their relationship.

    Director: Michael Preece

    Writer: N/A

  • Chance of a Lifetime
    6.9/1011 votes
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    #16 - Chance of a Lifetime

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 2/16/1982

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Sam marries Lane; Skipper's blindness could be permanent; and Titus frames Elmo for the explosion in the newspaper office.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • An Eye For An Eye
    6.9/1013 votes
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    #17 - An Eye For An Eye

    Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 4/20/1982

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Lute-Mae goes gunning for Tyronne; and Field makes a surprising political move to stop the gambling bill.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Illicit Weekend
    6.8/1016 votes
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    #18 - Illicit Weekend

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/13/1981

    Newly married Fielding, who is running for the state senate, takes his mistress, Lane Ballou, to a campaign speech with him in Tallahassee.

    Director: John Newland

    Writer: N/A

  • They Drive By Night
    6.8/1015 votes
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    #19 - They Drive By Night

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 3/17/1981

    Courtesy of TV Guide: A mysterious killer draws closer to Lane; and Field is involved in an auto-accident that could ruin his political career.

    Director: Michael Preece

    Writer: N/A

  • The Explosion
    6.8/1011 votes
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    #20 - The Explosion

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 2/9/1982

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Titus decides to silence Elmo's newspaper before Skipper's editorials ruin his plans for legalized gambling in Truro. Meanwhile, Sam and Lane elope.

    Director: Stan Lathan

    Writer: N/A

  • The Bad and the Beautiful
    6.8/1013 votes
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    #21 - The Bad and the Beautiful

    Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 4/13/1982

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Tyronne uses voodoo to begin his destruction of the people of Truro- starting with his sister.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Hostages (1)
    6.6/1020 votes
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    #22 - The Hostages (1)

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/6/1981

    In the series premiere, Fielding Carlyle, the deputy sheriff of Truro County, takes his new bride, the wealthy Contance Weldon, on a honeymoon yacht cruise. But they are taken hostage by a drug smuggler, who was double-crossed by Fielding's boss and mentor- the corrupt Sheriff Titus Semple.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sins of the Fathers
    6.6/1012 votes
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    #23 - Sins of the Fathers

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 3/16/1982

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Field gets the upperhand on Titus when he is given a record of the sheriff's crooked dealings; and Tyronne's real reason for being in Truro is revealed.

    Director: Don Weis

    Writer: N/A

  • Bad Girl
    6.5/1014 votes
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    #24 - Bad Girl

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/9/1981

    Courtesy of TV Guide: A girl with a sordid past sets her sights on Skipper; Lane is terrified when an old acquaintance is killed in an ""accident.""

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Hell Hath No Fury
    6.5/1014 votes
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    #25 - Hell Hath No Fury

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 3/17/1981

    Courtesy of TV Guide: Constance seeks revenge on her estranged husband by having an affair with Sam.

    Director: Barry Crane

    Writer: N/A