8.3/109,473 votes#1 - Apéritif
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/4/2013
When the FBI takes on a case of disappearing college girls, Jack Crawford recruits Will Graham, a gifted criminal profiler with a unique view into the psyche of serial killers, to consult. Jack also seeks the help of Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist. After a copycat strikes, Will and Hannibal join forces to track down the culprit.
Director: David Slade
Writer: Bryan Fuller
8.2/107,989 votes#2 - Amuse-Bouche
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/11/2013
Will and Jack race to apprehend a serial killer using humans as fertilizer.
Director: Michael Rymer
Writer: Jim Danger Gray
8.1/107,443 votes#3 - Potage
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/18/2013
Abigail Hobbs comes out of her coma with new information about her father.
Director: David Slade
Writer: David Fury
7.7/106,667 votes#4 - Œuf
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/24/2013
A series of family murders takes place.
Director: Peter Medak
Writer: Jennifer Schuur
7.9/106,867 votes#5 - Coquilles
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/25/2013
Jack and Will search for a killer who turns his victims into angels.
Director: Peter Medak, Guillermo Navarro
Writer: Scott Nimerfro
8.5/106,732 votes#6 - Entrée
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/2/2013
The Chesapeake Ripper taunts Jack Crawford with guilt from the past.
Director: Michael Rymer
Writer: Kai Yu Wu
8.6/106,933 votes#7 - Sorbet
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/9/2013
Will races to stop a rogue surgeon extracting organs from his victims.
Director: James Foley
Writer: Bryan Fuller, Jesse Alexander
8.9/107,179 votes#8 - Fromage
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/16/2013
A deadly symphony hall killing forces Will to hunt a defiant killer.
Director: Tim Hunter
Writer: Bryan Fuller, Jennifer Schuur
8.2/106,412 votes#9 - Trou Normand
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/23/2013
Will, Jack and the BAU team hunt for a serial killer who creates a totem pole out of his victims' bodies.
Director: Guillermo Navarro
Writer: Steve Lightfoot
8.7/106,694 votes#10 - Buffet Froid
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/30/2013
Will tracks a killer with mental instability similar to his own.
Director: John Dahl
Writer: Bryan Fuller, Chris Brancato, Andrew Black
8.5/106,342 votes#11 - Rôti
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/6/2013
When Dr. Gideon escapes to terrorize Alana and Dr. Chilton, Hannibal and Will go on the hunt. Eddie Izzard guest stars.
Director: Guillermo Navarro
Writer: Bryan Fuller, Scott Nimerfro, Steve Lightfoot
8.8/106,451 votes#12 - Relevés
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/13/2013
Hannibal convinces Jack and Alana that Will could be the copycat killer.
Director: Michael Rymer
Writer: Bryan Fuller, Chris Brancato
9.2/107,804 votes#13 - Savoureux
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/20/2013
Hannibal frames Will, convincing Jack and Alana that Will's the copycat killer.
Director: David Slade
Writer: Bryan Fuller, Scott Nimerfro, Steve Lightfoot
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Genres:DramaCrime
Network:NBC
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Apéritif" is the best rated episode of "Hannibal" season 1. It scored 8.3/10 based on 9473 votes. Directed by David Slade and written by Bryan Fuller, it aired on 4/4/2013. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Amuse-Bouche".