Higher Ground

The Best Episodes of Higher Ground

Genre:Drama
Network:ABC Family

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

Higher Ground is an American-Canadian drama action television show shot outside Vancouver, British Columbia. The series ran from January 14, 2000 - June 16, 2000...
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  1. 8.9/10(48 votes)

    #1 - Because I Love You

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    S1:E22

    Scott's dad comes to take him back home. Scott tries to convince Shelby they can stay togeather even if he dosen't stay at Horizion. Kat talks Peter & Sopie in to having a MORP. David is back and Ezra is upset because Daisy like David and not him. Scott get into a fight with his dad on their way home an makes him take him take him back to Horizion, and when he gets back Shelby asked him why he came back and he said ""because I love you."" Sopie asks Peter to marry her.

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    Director:Alan Simmonds
    Writer:N/A
  2. 8.8/10(35 votes)

    #2 - Because It's There

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    S1:E19

    Scott tries to get Peter to get Shelby back to Horizon. Shelby finds out her stepfather abused her little sister Jess.

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  3. 8.7/10(32 votes)

    #3 - Attention Deficit

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    S1:E13

    When a tough father brings his troubled son to the school, the kid soon antagonizes the other students as the father treks through bear country with Peter.

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    Writer:N/A
  4. 8.7/10(39 votes)

    #4 - Innocence

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    S1:E16

    As a winter storm moves in, the kids' solo treks are ruined, Shelby becomes lost, and Peter's visiting father has a heart attack.

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    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writer:N/A
  5. 8.6/10(38 votes)

    #5 - Close Encounters

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    S1:E10

    Scott travels down a treacherous river, trying to run away after an encounter with his abusive stepmother. Meanwhile, Shelby falls in love with a horse that's been abused and abandoned.

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    Director:Alan Simmonds
    Writer:N/A
  6. 8.6/10(35 votes)

    #6 - Best Behavior

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    S1:E11

    Juliette is devastated when she isn't invited to her mother's wedding; Ezra is devastated when he learns that his parents' apparent reconciliation is a sham.

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    Director:Alan Simmonds
    Writer:N/A
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  8. 8.6/10(35 votes)

    #7 - The Kids Stay In The Picture

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    S1:E14

    Horizon's new boss wants to make a promotional film that uses actors instead of the actual students, and Scott's real mother shows up seeking to regain custody of him.

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    Director:Mike Rohl
    Writer:N/A
  9. 8.6/10(42 votes)

    #8 - Exposed

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    S1:E15

    When an undercover reporter shows up to do an expose on the school, the students feed her the wild stories that she wants to hear.

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  10. 8.6/10(36 votes)

    #9 - One of Those Days

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    S1:E18

    Peter's brother arrives to contest their father's will; Sophie undergoes a medical procedure; Shelby's mother pulls her out of school to take care of her ailing, formerly abusive stepfather; Ezra steals the plot of Romeo & Juliet for his new play.

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    Director:Alan Simmonds
    Writer:N/A
  11. 8.5/10(61 votes)

    #10 - Scott Free

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    S1:E1

    Troubled Scott is brought to the school against his will, as Peter learns that the bank is foreclosing on the school property.

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    Writer:N/A
  12. 8.5/10(34 votes)

    #11 - Wherefore Art Thou

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    S1:E12

    After Auggie and Juliette run away, Auggie is arrested for stealing food, and Peter must try to obtain his release at a probation hearing.

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    Director:Alan Simmonds
    Writer:N/A
  13. 8.5/10(37 votes)

    #12 - Mended Fences

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    S1:E21

    PARENTS WEEK! Scott and Shelby get into a fight. Juliette meets Auggies parents. Shelby's sister runs away from home and to Horizon. Scott lies and tells his father his step mother never abused him (but she really did). When Juliette goes to make herself throw up she ends up talking to Shelby and they sort-of become friends. After Jess gets to Horizon and tells Scott & Shelby her awful story, Scott begins to understand what Shelby went through.

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  14. 8.4/10(45 votes)

    #13 - Babe in Arms

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    S1:E2

    As the students are recruited to help search for a six-year-old girl lost in the woods, Auggie tries to learn the reasons behind Shelby'a apparent unconcern for the child.

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    Director:Alan Simmonds
    Writer:N/A
  15. 8.4/10(34 votes)

    #14 - Worlds Apart

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    S1:E7

    Auggie's older brother tries to talk him into selling drugs to the rich kids at Horizon, while potential investors visit the school, and Sophie and Peter try to figure out their relationship.

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  16. 8.4/10(39 votes)

    #15 - Seductions

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    S1:E8

    As a thunderstorm causes the school to flood, Shelby's attempt to seduce Scott brings him unpleasant memories.

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    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writer:N/A
  17. 8.4/10(33 votes)

    #16 - Daised and Confused

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    S1:E17

    Daisy returns home with Sophie and Shelby for her mother's funeral and must face her abusive, drunken father. Meanwhile, the Cliffhangers read and identify with Mary Shelley's ""Frankenstein"".

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  18. 8.3/10(39 votes)

    #17 - Crossroads

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    S1:E6

    Sophie gives the group a parenting assignment, and Katherine's behavior with her boyfriend threatens her impending graduation.

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    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writer:N/A
  19. 8.3/10(36 votes)

    #18 - Hope Falls

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    S1:E9

    After a student commits suicide, Hannah resigns and the school's founder decides to take the group on a trek to the site of his son's death 22 years earlier.

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  20. 8.3/10(34 votes)

    #19 - Falling Up

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    S1:E20

    Peter gets hooked on pain killers. Scotts mother comes to vist. Shelby comes back to horizion.

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  21. 8.2/10(40 votes)

    #20 - Walking the Line

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    S1:E3

    Peter visits his father while in New York trying to get a loan, and back at the school the students dread taking their PSATs.

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    Director:Mick MacKay
    Writer:N/A
  22. 8.2/10(39 votes)

    #21 - Our Strongest Link

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    S1:E4

    To teach the kids to work as a team, they are entered in the Junior Eco-Challenge competition.

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    Director:Tony Westman
  23. 8.1/10(41 votes)

    #22 - What Remains

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    S1:E5

    A search-and-rescue mission is mounted to find Juliette, who has fallen into an uncharted cave containing ancient Indian bones.

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    Writer:N/A

Best Episodes Summary

"Because I Love You" is the best rated episode of "Higher Ground". It scored 8.9/10 based on 48 votes. Directed by Alan Simmonds and written by N/A, it aired on 6/16/2000. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Because It's There".