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The Best Episodes of Justified Season 1

Every episode of Justified Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Justified Season 1!

A character drama based on the 2001 Elmore Leonard short story "Fire in the Hole." Leonard's tale centers around U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens of Kentucky,...
Genres:CrimeDrama
Network:FX

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Fire in the Hole" is the best rated episode of "Justified" season 1. It scored 8.3/10 based on 3467 votes. Directed by Michael Dinner and written by Graham Yost, it aired on 3/16/2010. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Riverbrook".

  • Fire in the Hole
    8.3/103,467 votes

    #1 - Fire in the Hole

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/16/2010

    Gunslinging U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens faces off against his oldest friend in Harlan, Kentucky, a 21st Century Wild West.

    Director: Michael Dinner

    Writer: Graham Yost

  • Riverbrook
    7.6/102,600 votes

    #2 - Riverbrook

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/23/2010

    Raylan hunts an escaped prisoner who is determined to reunite with his ex-wife...and his stashed fortune.

    Director: Michael Dinner

    Writer: Graham Yost

  • Fixer
    7.4/102,414 votes

    #3 - Fixer

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/30/2010

    In tracking a vanished confidential informant, Raylan goes against a pair of violent ex-cons who are just dying for a showdown with "The Kentucky Cowboy."

    Director: Frederick King Keller

    Writer: N/A

  • Long in the Tooth
    7.9/102,378 votes

    #4 - Long in the Tooth

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/6/2010

    Raylan leaves to California to follow the trails of a criminal who has evaded him twice in the past, and Raylan is determined that the third time won't be the same.

    Director: Adam Arkin

    Writer: Chris Provenzano

  • The Lord of War and Thunder
    7.7/102,195 votes

    #5 - The Lord of War and Thunder

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/13/2010

    Raylan's father is arrested in the wake of a confrontation with the tenant of a house he and Raylan's stepmother own.

    Director: Jon Avnet

    Writer: N/A

  • The Collection
    7.7/102,158 votes

    #6 - The Collection

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/20/2010

    After an apparent suicide on an opulent Kentucky horse farm, Raylan must resist the sexy widow as he searches for the dead man's missing art.

    Director: Rod Holcomb

    Writer: Graham Yost

  • Blind Spot
    8.0/102,069 votes

    #7 - Blind Spot

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/27/2010

    Raylan foils an attempt on Ava's life and vows to find out who was behind it. Later, Raylan finds out that Ava may not have been the target.

    Director: Michael W. Watkins

    Writer: Graham Yost

  • Blowback
    8.3/102,084 votes

    #8 - Blowback

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/4/2010

    When a murderous inmate takes hostages, Raylan must scramble to defuse the situation before the bullets start flying.

    Director: Jon Avnet

    Writer: N/A

  • Hatless
    8.4/102,070 votes

    #9 - Hatless

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/11/2010

    Raylan has a few drinks and gets himself beaten up, after being suspended as a Marshall. He pulls himself together and decides to jeopardise his career further by going after the thugs who have been harassing his ex-wife's new husband.

    Director: Peter Werner

    Writer: N/A

  • The Hammer
    7.8/101,939 votes

    #10 - The Hammer

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/18/2010

    Determined to repair the damage he's done, Raylan takes time away from his assignment bodyguarding an eccentric judge to track down an old lead.

    Director: Michael Katleman, John Dahl

    Writer: Chris Provenzano

  • Veterans
    7.9/101,896 votes

    #11 - Veterans

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 5/25/2010

    When Boyd Crowder and his crusaders become vigilantes, Raylan takes it upon himself to try to shut them down.

    Director: Tony Goldwyn

    Writer: N/A

  • Fathers and Sons
    8.4/101,932 votes

    #12 - Fathers and Sons

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/1/2010

    In order to work for the Marshal's Office, Raylan's dad Arlo agrees to become a double agent and work for Bo Crowder. Meanwhile, Bo sets up a meth lab to get back in business.

    Director: Michael Katleman

    Writer: Dave Andron

  • Bulletville
    9.1/102,448 votes

    #13 - Bulletville

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/8/2010

    In the season finale, things come to a head in Harlan when the worlds of Raylan, Boyd and Bo Crowder collide.

    Director: Adam Arkin

    Writer: Fred Golan