8.0/10357 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/2003
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
7.6/10272 votes#2 - What Happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/2003
Danny's friend Greg is found murdered in the desert, reporter is hot on the trail of a naughty senator, and King Arthur is riding through the casino.
Director: Michael W. Watkins
Writer: Gary Scott Thompson
7.6/10240 votes#3 - Donny, We Hardly Knew Ye
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/2003
Danny and Ed uncover a car thief, and Ed's cousin, Donny, meets the woman of his dreams at the roulette wheel and decides to get married immediately. Delinda ends things with Danny and decides to get a job.
Director: Kevin Hooks
Writer: N/A
7.6/10232 votes#4 - Jokers and Fools
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/2003
Nessa secretly meets with a cheater busted by Ed and Danny. A psychic gives Mary a dire prediction about his next show. Delinda starts work in the kitchen, but isn't there long.
Director: Timothy Busfield
Writer: Rebecca Rand Kirshner
7.6/10244 votes#5 - Groundhog Summer
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/2003
Danny and Ed hunt for a sexual predator targeting hotel guests.
Director: Michael W. Watkins
Writer: Gary Scott Thompson, Michael Berns
7.7/10232 votes#6 - Semper Spy
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/3/2003
Ed takes a Hawaii vacation leaving Danny in charge. Mike becomes the good luck charm for a gambler on a hot streak.
Director: N/A
Writer: Michael Berns
7.7/10241 votes#7 - Pros and Cons
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/10/2003
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
7.2/10214 votes#8 - Luck Be a Lady
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/17/2003
Ed's ex-CIA partner heads security for a diva. A full-comp VIP gives no gaming action. Penn & Teller have a cameo.
Director: Michael W. Watkins
Writer: N/A
7.2/10220 votes#9 - Year of the Tiger
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/2003
A high roller's rowdy daughters become Danny's responsibility. A small-town fiancé is seduced by the tables as Mary organizes a group wedding. Mike is sued by a drunk woman he rescues.
Director: Perry Lang
Writer: Adele Lim
7.3/10204 votes#10 - Decks and Violence
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/15/2003
A magician's wife disappears as scheduled, but fails to return. Mike's college buddy is in town. A convention of swizzle-stick collectors requires extra security.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/10205 votes#11 - Blood and Sand
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/5/2004
The casino hosts a boxing match. Delinda, Nessa and Mike find a bag of cash. Blue Man Group has a cameo.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10238 votes#12 - Hellraisers and Heartbreakers
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/12/2004
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
7.4/10238 votes#13 - The Night the Lights Went Out in Vegas
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/26/2004
Sin City screeches to a halt as a massive power outage brings down the light of the strip, locking down the Montecito, while a mysterious hotel guest is shot on the casino floor. In the midst of the blackout, super sleuths Nessa and Delinda attempt to find the casino killer, while a semi-delirious Sam flirts with paranoia as she suspects the murder to be part of an elaborate cover-up. Elsewhere, a trapped Danny and Mary spend the blackout rehashing some old feelings, while a claustrophobic Mike works tirelessly to free Ed and himself from the lockdown surveillance room.
Director: Craig Zisk
Writer: Gary Scott Thompson
6.7/10277 votes#14 - Things That Go Jump in the Night
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/2/2004
When a suicidal hotel guest (guest star Jon Lovitz) declares his life-ending intentions, Danny and Ed race to stop him from taking a flying leap off of the Montecito. Pleading to save the guest's life with the help of a little Vegas magic, Danny and Ed introduce him to the joys of gambling, but their plans backfire when he hits a major winning streak. Meanwhile, Sam lets herself get a little too close to a client only to have her romantic dreams ruined when his fiancée (guest star Paris Hilton) comes to town and Ed struggles with an over-eager security guard.
Director: Paul Shapiro
Writer: N/A
7.6/10263 votes#15 - Die Fast, Die Furious
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/9/2004
With the Montecito playing host to the production crew for the feature film "Die Fast, Die Furious" staring Hollywood action star Jean-Claude Van Damme (as himself), Ed maintains a watchful eye on the film's intense stunts. But when Van Damme soars to his death while attempting to perform the movie's key stunt - a dangerous motorcicle jump - Ed and Danny search for an explanation for the accident. Meanwhile, a new rival casino host (guest star Ian Antony Dale) attempts to square off with Sam in a battle for the biggest whale and a mournful Delinda remembers her fallen, but not forgotten, 24-hour boyfriend.
Director: Tucker Gates
Writer: Adele Lim
7.1/10235 votes#16 - New Orleans
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/16/2004
When a "whale" blows town while owing the Montecito almost $5 million, Ed has 36 hours to find the missing trust-fund baby and force him to make good on the debt. However, when the AWOL gambler turns up at the Montecito's sister resort in New Orleans, Danny, Sam and Ed hop a plane to "The Big Easy" to track their fugitive player. Elsewhere, Mary attempts to control an unruly clan of farmers in town to celebrate their family reunion and recent Powerball jackpot, while Mike takes on the daunting task of coordinating the "World's Largest Wet T-shirt Contest."
Director: Timothy Busfield
Writer: Gary Scott Thompson
7.2/10212 votes#17 - You Can't Take It with You
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/1/2004
When a less then brilliant townie (guest star Sean Astin) hits a big cash jackpot at the Montecito, Danny draws the challenging task of securing the winner and his bag full of cash only to watch Vegas' newest millionaire die for an alleged heart attack. However, when the man's greedy wife turns up to claim his winnings and discovers both the body and the cash are MIA, Danny smells a scam and scours the city for the missing money. Elsewhere, Ed welcomes a special guest - his mother Bette (guest star June Lockhart) - who regales the staff with tails of the fierce president of operations childhood, while Sam attempts to control the king and queen of coupons who are determined to leave Vegas without spending a dime.
Director: Greg Yaitanes
Writer: N/A
7.4/10208 votes#18 - Nevada State
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/15/2004
An escaped murderer seeks revenge against Sam for testifying against him; the hotel hosts a statewide cheerleading competition; Nessa discusses the merits of Manchester United with a trio of rowdy British soccer fans.
Director: Timothy Busfield
Writer: Daniel Arkin
7.6/10195 votes#19 - Sons and Lovers
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 3/22/2004
When one of the Montecito's guests wins big, his wallet is snatched before he can indulge in his winnings, forcing Danny , Sam and Ed to search the premises for the thieves. When the wallet is graciously returned, Danny and Sam give the Good Samaritan a priceless reward. Elsewhere, there is a suspicious machine on the floor with an unusually high payout pattern, and it's up to the Montecito's security team to figure out if it's a defective machine or a strategically deceiving guest. Meanwhile, Ed's thoughts are preoccupied with jealousy and suspicion when he finds out that Jillian (Cheryl Ladd) has been hanging out with the artist playing at the Montecito, Marc McGrath (as himself) and an overzealous agent pesters Mary trying to get her talent-less client a gig at the Montecito.
Director: David Solomon
Writer: N/A
7.9/10310 votes#20 - The Strange Life of Bob
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/19/2004
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
7.4/10192 votes#21 - Family Jewels
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 4/26/2004
When five million dollars of diamonds is stolen from a Montecito guest, Danny enlists Mike's technical expertise to determine the techniques used by the mysterious thief. However, Mike's involvement sends him off on a detective tangent as he is determined to solve the great jewel caper. Meanwhile, the arrival of one of the hotel's most loyal high rollers and his announcement of his pending marriage shocks Sam, especially since his fiancé utters the tragic phrase that he "will never gamble again". Determined, she works with Delinda and Mary to make this gambler realize that the true love he seeks actually exists with his longtime assistant. Elsewhere, a corporate psychologist visits the staff to get a read on the mental health of Ed's team.
Director: Timothy Busfield
Writer: N/A
7.9/10192 votes#22 - The Big Bang
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/10/2004
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
8.4/10229 votes#23 - Always Faithful
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 5/17/2004
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
The Best Episodes of Las Vegas Season 1
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Network:NBC
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Las Vegas" season 1. It scored 8/10 based on 357 votes. Directed by Michael W. Watkins and written by Gary Scott Thompson, it aired on 9/22/2003. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "What Happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas".