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The Best Episodes of Las Vegas

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

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Ed Deline is a strict ex-CIA officer who went from being Head of Security to becoming President of Operations of the Montecito, whose job is to run the day-to-day operations of the casino. Following his

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Las Vegas Season 4 Episode 17 - Heroes
    8.5/10(228 votes)

    #1 - Heroes

    S4:E17

    Mike discovers that Sam has been kidnapped by one of her clients. Danny takes extreme measures to prevent one of his friends from being deployed to Iraq. Delinda discovers some important news for her and Danny; she's pregnant. And Mary decides to take action against her father.

    Director:David Solomon
    Writer:Gary Scott Thompson

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  2. Las Vegas Season 1 Episode 23 - Always Faithful
    8.4/10(240 votes)

    #2 - Always Faithful

    S1:E23

    Danny is recalled to the marines, effective in 24 hours. While he is getting his affairs in order, Mary has a visit from her father. Danny and Mary confront him together, and when he tells her that he has two little girls, she decides to tell his wife what he did to his first little girl. The casino is also dealing with counterfeit money, and Mike is at the forefront of solving the crime. There is a going away party for Danny, he asks Ed to be the executor of his will, gives his car keys to Mike and says goodbye to everybody. Finally he leaves and goes to see Mary, they make love and she tells him that she loves him. He then meets Mike and is driven through Las Vegas one last time as he leaves.

    Director:Timothy Busfield
    Writer:Gary Scott Thompson

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  3. Las Vegas Season 2 Episode 24 - Centennial
    8.4/10(230 votes)

    #3 - Centennial

    S2:E24

    In the final episode of the series' second season, the new owner of the Montecito will be making some big changes to both the staff and property at the casino. Jon Bon Jovi and Dean Cain guest star in the finale.

    Director:David Solomon
    Writer:Gary Scott Thompson

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  4. Las Vegas Season 4 Episode 5 - Delinda's Box (1)
    8.4/10(191 votes)

    #4 - Delinda's Box (1)

    S4:E5

    Delinda's been kidnapped and there's only 12 hours to save her. Ed tries to get his hands on $50 million in ransom money from the Montecito. Sam is dealing with a couple of guys who just won 2 Million Dollars each. And if that's not enough there's a flu epidemic hitting the hotel.

    Director:David Solomon
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Las Vegas Season 3 Episode 7 - Everything Old Is You Again
    8.3/10(261 votes)

    #5 - Everything Old Is You Again

    S3:E7

    Danny imagines to be back in the 60s when the Montecito was called the Jubilee. Ed becomes the new president of the casino. He makes Danny the director of entertainment and Mike the head of security. Mary is a waitress who gets a promotion. Delinda opens a dress shop. And Sam starts out as a call girl.

    Director:David Solomon
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Las Vegas Season 3 Episode 23 - Father of the Bride
    8.3/10(219 votes)

    #6 - Father of the Bride

    S3:E23

    While Delinda is preparing to get married old romances resurface. Bachelor and Bachelorette Parties are being planned. Meanwhile Ed is being visited by his CIA past.

    Director:Gary Scott Thompson
    Writer:Gary Scott Thompson

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  7. Las Vegas Season 4 Episode 6 - Delinda's Box (2)
    8.3/10(190 votes)

    #7 - Delinda's Box (2)

    S4:E6

    Ed and Danny are still after Delinda's kidnappers. Mike and Sam are dealing with a Buddist Monk who seems to be winning too much. Mary is trying to help out wherever there is not enough personnel due to the flu epidemic.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Las Vegas Season 4 Episode 8 - White Christmas
    8.2/10(204 votes)

    #8 - White Christmas

    S4:E8

    It's Christmas and everybody in the Montecito is forced to take part in Ed's secret Santa gift exchange. At the same time Danny's car, his most valuable possession, is stolen on Christmas Eve. Delinda is planning her first Christmas with Danny. And Sam gets an autographed photo of Elvis during one of his first concerts as a surprise for one of her favorite "whales."

    Director:Gary Scott Thompson
    Writer:Gary Scott Thompson

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  9. Las Vegas Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    8.1/10(385 votes)

    #9 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    Danny has a busy day coddling an oddball winner, trying to locate a missing high roller, and figuring out a cheater's MO. Big Ed finds his daughter sleeping with Danny.

    Director:Michael W. Watkins
    Writer:Gary Scott Thompson

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  10. Las Vegas Season 1 Episode 12 - Hellraisers and Heartbreakers
    8.0/10(251 votes)

    #10 - Hellraisers and Heartbreakers

    S1:E12

    Big Ed's former CIA protégé Jack Keller (Alec Baldwin), is now a security consultant supervising the Montecito's switch from analog to digital surveillance. Brooks and Dunn get on a lengthy roll at the crap table. Ed sees red when a comic turns blue.

    Director:Timothy Busfield
    Writer:Michael Berns

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  11. Las Vegas Season 1 Episode 22 - The Big Bang
    8.0/10(200 votes)

    #11 - The Big Bang

    S1:E22

    While attempting to comfort a concerned gambler who is demanding his favorite dealer, Nessa discovers the diehard blackjack player has a bomb strapped to his chest. As she causally alerts Ed - who joins the nervous bomber at the table - Nessa attempts to talk him down while Danny discovers the horrifying truth that second bombs has been planted inside the hotel by an accomplice. Elsewhere, Mary and Sam prep the pool for a private concert by rock star Everlast (as himself) for a group of privileged teenagers while Delinda attempts to make her kitchen demonstration a success.

    Director:Allison Liddi-Brown
    Writer:Michael Berns

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  12. Las Vegas Season 2 Episode 1 - Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
    8.0/10(236 votes)

    #12 - Have You Ever Seen the Rain?

    S2:E1

    Danny returns from the war, much to the surprise and joy of everybody, particularly Mary. However, he is acting strangely as the memories of the war haunt him. He begins to worry everybody, particularly Ed and Mary. The guys of the casino are also contending with two of the dumbest guys on earth, one of who has a microchip in his arm. The new guy Leo has a thing for Delinda, and Sam and Delinda are at odds as Sam wants to hire out Mystique to a group of rich morticians.

    Director:Craig Zisk
    Writer:Gary Scott Thompson

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  13. Las Vegas Season 2 Episode 3 - Blood Is Thicker
    8.0/10(188 votes)

    #13 - Blood Is Thicker

    S2:E3

    Ed is framed for murder when enemies from his past resurface. Danny and Mike secretly intervene to investigate and take matters into their own hands. Meanwhile, Sam, Nessa, Mary and Delinda desperately attempt to find tenants for their new joint-purchased home, settling on what they think to be the perfect tenants, only to discover they've misjudged the situation.

    Director:Allison Liddi-Brown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Las Vegas Season 3 Episode 6 - The Real McCoy
    8.0/10(185 votes)

    #14 - The Real McCoy

    S3:E6

    Sam's brother is staying longer than expected because he's having an affair with Monica. Danny tracks down the woman who appears on pictures with his father.

    Director:Félix Alcalá
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Las Vegas Season 4 Episode 1 - Father of the Bride Redux
    8.0/10(201 votes)

    #15 - Father of the Bride Redux

    S4:E1

    Delinda must face her fiancé Derek and tell him about her feelings for Danny. Everyone is shocked by Ed's attack. When a whale refuses to leave a Villa in one of the Montecito's Hawaiian resorts Sam has to head out there to take care of it.

    Director:Gary Scott Thompson
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Las Vegas Season 1 Episode 20 - The Strange Life of Bob
    7.9/10(320 votes)

    #16 - The Strange Life of Bob

    S1:E20

    Falling in love with a new temporary Montecito employee known only as "Bob the floater" (guest star Christian Kane), Nessa begins pressing her new mystery man for more personal details. However, when she discovers that her new beau is actually suffering from amnesia and walked into the hotel several days again hoping to jar his memory, Nessa turns to Ed in the hopes of uncovering the truth about Bob. Meanwhile, a guest's discovery of a revealing picture of her undressing in a hotel cabana on the internet, sends Danny on the hunt for a peeping camera man whose lens has also captured a revealing side of Delinda. Sam's war of words with a world-champion eater prompts her to enter an eating contest, enlisting Mike as her trainer.

    Director:Michael Grossman
    Writer:Rebecca Rand Kirshner

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  17. Las Vegas Season 2 Episode 18 - To Protect and Serve Manicotti
    7.9/10(252 votes)

    #17 - To Protect and Serve Manicotti

    S2:E18

    When a local restaurateur (and mother of a Montecito showgirl) is approached by petty mobsters, Ed enlists the support of a long-time friend "Frank the Repairman" (guest star Sylvester Stallone) to quash their extortion attempts. As the two navigate their way through the local mob's hierarchy, Ed discovers that he has a decades-old connection to the ringleader. Elsewhere, Danny and Mike feverishly work to reclaim $100,000 stolen from the casino by a cunning thief. Once the thief's identity is revealed, Danny concocts a clever scheme to make good on the money before Ed discovers the truth. Meanwhile, Joe Rogan (as himself ) visits the casino in search of a little R & R. Sam , Delinda and Nessa who are desperate to be contestants on Joe's show, compete with each other for his attention.

    Director:Paul Michael Glaser
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Las Vegas Season 3 Episode 20 - All Quiet on the Montecito Front
    7.9/10(188 votes)

    #18 - All Quiet on the Montecito Front

    S3:E20

    Romance begins to bloom between Danny and Delinda, to their utmost surprise. But keeping the relationship tight-lipped proves difficult, particularly when Jillian flies in Delinda's old college flame (Shawn Christian). Meanwhile, Casey organizes a paintball retreat for the department heads.

    Director:Milan Cheylov
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Las Vegas Season 5 Episode 1 - A Hero Ain't Nothing But A Sandwich
    7.9/10(225 votes)

    #19 - A Hero Ain't Nothing But A Sandwich

    S5:E1

    The Montecito staff members along with the Las Vegas police have their hands full as they try to discover who killed Mary's father while investigating the recent hotel robbery. A mysterious cowboy pays the tax debts of the Montecito and becomes the new owner.

    Directors:Timothy Busfield, Robert Duncan McNeill
    Writer:Gary Scott Thompson

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  20. Las Vegas Season 1 Episode 7 - Pros and Cons
    7.8/10(260 votes)

    #20 - Pros and Cons

    S1:E7

    Mary gets Wayne Newton to help an unlucky couple. A grifter passes counterfeit chips to Delinda. Sam is kept busy by two regulars who bet on anything.

    Director:Greg Yaitanes
    Writer:Daniel Arkin

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  21. Las Vegas Season 2 Episode 12 - When You Got to Go, You Got to Go
    7.8/10(313 votes)

    #21 - When You Got to Go, You Got to Go

    S2:E12

    When Ed (James Caan) is kidnapped, Danny (Josh Duhamel) and Mike (James Lesure) begin a frantic search of the city to find him. The fact that Ed refuses to let them contact autorities or pay the kidnapper's ransom only makes their search more difficult. Sam (Vanessa Marcil) arranges a Vegas-style wedding for one of her clients, but it comes to a screeching halt when their lucky rings are lost. Elsewhere, Mary (Nikki Cox) and Delinda (Molly Sims) collaborate when the Montecito hosts a popular 80's rock band (Duran-Duran).

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Las Vegas Season 2 Episode 16 - Can You See What I See?
    7.8/10(176 votes)

    #22 - Can You See What I See?

    S2:E16

    When the hotel enters one of its slowest weeks of the year, Ed decides to stir things up a bit by switching everyone's job positions around so they can walk in one another's shoes. Delinda takes over for Ed and finds herself bored stiff after having to attend a city hall meeting while Sam and Mary take over surveillance. Meanwhile, Danny is in charge of the casino floor and runs into an old high school buddy who's having extremely unusual and suspicious luck winning millions of dollars. Elsewhere, Mike is put to the task of clearing a traffic ticket that Ed claims is wrong - despite the fact that there are photos to prove his guilt.

    Director:Tawnia McKiernan
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Las Vegas Season 2 Episode 22 - Letters, Lawyers and Loose Women
    7.8/10(189 votes)

    #23 - Letters, Lawyers and Loose Women

    S2:E22

    Mary meets her secret admirer but faces legal issues on the road to romance. When a philandering hotel guest (guest star Dave Foley) loses his wedding ring at a local brothel, Mike agrees to help him find it by investigating the establishment. Meanwhile, Danny and Ed do some investigating of their own to respect a friend's last wish for justice.

    Director:Tawnia McKiernan
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Las Vegas Season 3 Episode 1 - Viva Las Vegas
    7.8/10(205 votes)

    #24 - Viva Las Vegas

    S3:E1

    In the third season premiere, Ed's got major problems as the revamped Montecito struggles to finish work in time to re-open on new boss' Monica Mancuso's (Lara Flynn Boyle) schedule as he also tries to lure back Danny and his former staff to prevent a suspected "smash-and-grab" heist that has hit other casinos. But convincing Danny and the gang proves to be difficult since each has his or her reasons for leaving, and what's more, Ed suspects two construction hard-hats are planning an inside robbery once the Montecito's doors swing open again amid much fanfare.

    Director:David Solomon
    Writer:Gary Scott Thompson

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  25. Las Vegas Season 3 Episode 3 - Double Down, Triple Threat (II)
    7.8/10(206 votes)

    #25 - Double Down, Triple Threat (II)

    S3:E3

    Danny is with blackjack player Gabe Labrador who's wearing a wig and counting cards. The man doesn't want to stop playing and claims he must win big to pay off the men who kidnapped his daughter. Ed, Mike, Danny and a cop from Metro work on the case even though they aren't sure Gabe is telling the truth. Mary seems to still be helping Danny taking care of his dad's stuff. She is still dating Jake. A player who won a lot of money wants to give it back, but then wants it back, then wants to give it again, etc. The crossover starts on Crossing Jordan S05E02 Luck Be a Lady (I).

    Director:Paul Michael Glaser
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Heroes" is the best rated episode of "Las Vegas". It scored 8.5/10 based on 228 votes. Directed by David Solomon and written by Gary Scott Thompson, it aired on 3/9/2007. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Always Faithful".