6.1/10291 votes#1 - Galactica Discovers Earth (1)
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/27/1980
Thirty years after its voyage began, the Galactica finally nears Earth, but to their utter disappointment they find Earth's technology is no match for the Cylons. Adama dispatches two pilots with a mission to secretly speed up Earth's defence development.
Director: Sidney Hayers
Writer: Glen A. Larson
5.8/10265 votes#2 - Galactica Discovers Earth (2)
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/3/1980
When treacherous Xavier travels back in time, Troy and Dillon must race to capture him before the space-age technology falls into the hands of the Nazis.
Director: Sidney Hayers
Writer: Glen A. Larson
5.6/10266 votes#3 - Galactica Discovers Earth (3)
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/10/1980
Xavier appears on Earth before the arrival of the Galactica and it is up to Tory and Dillon to stop his schemes before all hope for a future colony is lost.
Director: Sidney Hayers
Writer: Glen A. Larson
5.0/10254 votes#4 - The Super Scouts (1)
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/16/1980
When the Cylons launch a surprise attack on the fleet, Adama sends Troy and Dillon to take the children to Earth for their own safety.
Director: Vince Edwards
Writer: Glen A. Larson
4.9/10238 votes#5 - The Super Scouts (2)
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/23/1980
Troy, Dillon and the children all become involved in efforts to stop a chemical company from polluting a town's water supply.
Director: Sigmund Neufeld Jr.
Writer: Glen A. Larson
4.6/10251 votes#6 - Spaceball
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/30/1980
While Troy and Dillon try to stop the renegade Xavier from altering Earth's history, the Galactica children find themselves at a baseball camp for underprivileged children.
Director: Barry Crane
Writer: Frank Lupo, Glen A. Larson, Jeff Freilich
5.8/10251 votes#7 - The Night the Cylons Landed (1)
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/13/1980
The Cylon Empire has built a new type of Cylon, a humanoid android; and when one of them survives a crash near New York City, Troy and Dillon must hunt the Cylon down.
Director: Sigmund Neufeld Jr.
Writer: Glen A. Larson
5.8/10243 votes#8 - The Night the Cylons Landed (2)
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/20/1980
Still chasing the humanoid Cylon, Troy and Dillon track him to a radio station, where he tries to send a signal to his Base Star.
Director: Barry Crane
Writer: Glen A. Larson
5.2/10241 votes#9 - Space Croppers
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 4/27/1980
Troy and Dillon form a partnership with an immigrant farmer to produce crops to feed the Galactica refugees after the Cylons destroy the fleet's agroships.
Director: Daniel Haller
Writer: Robert McCullough
7.9/10436 votes#10 - The Return of Starbuck
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/4/1980
Dr. Zee tells Adama about a dream where he sees Starbuck, crashed on a distant planet, befriending an injured Cylon Centurion and a mysterious alien woman who gives birth to a baby boy.
Director: Ron Satlof
Writer: Glen A. Larson
The Best Episodes of Galactica 1980 Season 1
Every episode of Galactica 1980 Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Galactica 1980 Season 1!
30 years after the original Battlestar Galactica series. Upon reaching Earth, the inhabitants of the renegade starfleet take action when they realize earthlings aren't advanced...
Genre:Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:ABC
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Galactica Discovers Earth (1)" is the best rated episode of "Galactica 1980" season 1. It scored 6.1/10 based on 291 votes. Directed by Sidney Hayers and written by Glen A. Larson, it aired on 1/27/1980. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Galactica Discovers Earth (2)".