8.2/101,373 votes#1 - Chapter One
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/25/2017
The story of Albert Einstein, seen through glimpses of his twilight years and flashbacks to his time as a student in Munich and Zürich in the 1890s.
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8.1/10986 votes#2 - Chapter Two
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/2/2017
After butting heads in class, Einstein falls in love with the determined Mileva Maric. Their affair raises eyebrows.
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8.1/10853 votes#3 - Chapter Three
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/9/2017
Einstein struggles to support his pregnant wife and land an academic post in a rigid world of tradition and protocol.
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8.6/10854 votes#4 - Chapter Four
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/16/2017
Albert Einstein and Mileva juggle raising a kids with his attempts to catch the eye of the scientific establishment.
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8.1/10742 votes#5 - Chapter Five
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/23/2017
Einstein begins to experience the academic life he coveted, but he falters in his familial responsibilities. He is reintroduced to his cousin Elsa.
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8.1/10709 votes#6 - Chapter Six
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/30/2017
Einstein moves his family for work, and to be closer to his new love, Elsa. He sets out to prove his theory as his marriage reaches a breaking point.
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8.3/10711 votes#7 - Chapter Seven
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 6/6/2017
In the wake of the war, patriotism corrupts one of Albert Einstein’s closest friends, Fritz Haber, pitting them against each other.
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8.4/10726 votes#8 - Chapter Eight
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 6/13/2017
Einstein and his wife Elsa attempt to flee Germany after the rise of the Nazis, but they face unexpected roadblocks.
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8.5/10720 votes#9 - Chapter Nine
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/20/2017
Albert Einstein settles into life in America, but dangers abroad continue to be a threat to both him and his former colleagues.
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8.8/10841 votes#10 - Chapter Ten
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/27/2017
After the atomic bomb is dropped and World War II draws to a close, Einstein assumes the role of world citizen in his twilight years.
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The Best Episodes of Genius Season 1
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The life stories of history's greatest minds. From their days as young adults to their final years we see their discoveries, loves, relationships, causes, flaws...
Genre:Drama
Network:National Geographic
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Chapter One" is the best rated episode of "Genius" season 1. It scored 8.2/10 based on 1373 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/25/2017. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Chapter Two".