8.2/102,357 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/2015
Brian Finch's life takes an extraordinary turn when he uses a mysterious drug, NZT, that allows him to access his full brain capacity. However, when an NZT-related murder lands Brian on the FBI's radar, he uses the drug in an attempt to stay ahead of the authorities long enough to clear his name.
Director: Marc Webb
Writer: Craig Sweeny
7.9/101,772 votes#2 - Badge! Gun!
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/2015
Brian risks his new FBI job when he disobeys orders to stay out of the investigation into a renowned journalist’s murder.
Director: Marc Webb
Writer: Craig Sweeny, Marc Webb
7.6/101,482 votes#3 - The Legend of Marcos Ramos
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/2015
When Brian helps Agents Harris and Boyle investigate the murder of a retired FBI agent, they’re shocked to find a link to the elusive head of a notorious drug cartel. Also, Brian reconnects with an old flame, Shauna but worries her renewed interest is really in the NZT version of him.
Director: Guillermo Navarro
Writer: Matthew Federman, Stephen Scaia
7.7/101,338 votes#4 - Page 44
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/2015
Brian's loyalty to the FBI is tested when Sands, Senator Edward Morra's representative, demands he steals the FBI's secret files on NZT. Also, Agent Harris is emotionally conflicted when she learns what her estranged father left her following his death.
Director: Douglas Aarniokoski
Writer: Mark Goffman
7.6/101,263 votes#5 - Personality Crisis
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/2015
Brian learns a shocking secret about Rebecca's late father but worries that telling her will land him in legal trouble. Also, Brian accidentally meddles in Rebecca's personal life while learning self-defense from her secret boyfriend, FBI Agent Casey Rooks.
Director: Joshua Butler
Writer: Sallie Patrick
8.2/101,328 votes#6 - Side Effects May Include...
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/27/2015
When Brian begins to experience the side effects of NZT again, Senator Morra demands he betrays Rebecca in exchange for another inoculation. Also, Brian secretly looks for an alternate cure for himself while he works with Rebecca outside FBI parameters to find the creators of NZT.
Director: Douglas Aarniokoski
Writer: Jenna Richman
7.9/101,289 votes#7 - Brian Finch's Black Op
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/3/2015
When Brian calls in sick for a day off from the FBI, the CIA abducts him from home to borrow his NZT-enhanced capabilities for a black ops mission. As the operation becomes increasingly dangerous, Brian finds himself without FBI support in a situation that's spiraling out of control.
Director: Aaron Lipstadt
Writer: Taylor Elmore
7.8/101,170 votes#8 - When Pirates Pirate Pirates
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/10/2015
When Naz is detained on suspicion of funding terrorism, Brian and Rebecca's efforts to clear her name lead them to Naz's daughter, Ava, who reveals a family secret Naz is keeping from the FBI.
Director: Peter Werner
Writer: Kari Drake
8.3/101,316 votes#9 - Headquarters!
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/17/2015
Brian offers to use NZT to capture the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted" criminals in two weeks, in exchange for Naz giving him his own personal work "headquarters" at the agency. Also, the secretive nature of Brian's new life working for the Bureau creates a rift between him and his father.
Director: Douglas Aarniokoski
Writer: N/A
7.7/101,091 votes#10 - Arm-ageddon
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/24/2015
When Boyle's former military buddy is accused of murder and blames it on the loss of control of his prosthetic arm, Boyle asks Brian to help determine if the artificial limb was hacked. Also, Brian's father demands he stop working for the FBI.
Director: Leslie Libman
Writer: Dennis Saldua
8.4/101,241 votes#11 - This Is Your Brian on Drugs
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/15/2015
When Agent Casey Rooks and his SWAT team skim 80 NZT pills for themselves from the recovery of stolen inventory, it starts an internal investigation that is viewed through the shifting perspectives of Brian’s immediate circle at the FBI.
Director: Steven A. Adelson
Writer: Sallie Patrick
8.4/101,236 votes#12 - The Assassination of Eddie Morra
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/5/2016
When an assassin makes an attempt on Senator Edward Morra's life, Brian is ordered to sabotage the FBI's investigation into it in order to prevent exposing the Senator's connection to NZT. As Brian and Morra's fates become further intertwined, Brian is faced with how far he's willing to go to protect the politician.
Director: Christine Moore
Writer: Matthew Federman, Stephen Scaia
6.2/101,480 votes#13 - Stop Me Before I Hug Again
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/19/2016
Brian embarks on his first FBI field assignment when he travels to Quantico to lend his skills to the bureau unit that catches serial killers. However, the trip takes a negative turn when Brian realizes the man he's working with may have put away an innocent person in the career-making case that made him a renowned profiler. Also, Brian tries to stay one step ahead of Rebecca as she comes closer to discovering Senator Morra's connection to NZT.
Director: Edward Ornelas
Writer: Jenna Richman
7.5/10943 votes#14 - Fundamentals of Naked Portraiture
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/9/2016
When a developer at the tech think tank Brian frequents is murdered, he and Rebecca interview the robotic version of the victim that she created before her death for clues to the killer's identity. Also, Brian screens agents for a position to join Mike and Ike as his third bodyguard.
Director: Guy Ferland
Writer: N/A
7.6/10972 votes#15 - Undercover!
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/16/2016
After a list with the real identities of undercover bureau operatives leaks, Brian develops a personal connection with FBI Agent Lucy Church, a tenacious rule-breaker, when he helps her finish a field case before she's exposed. Also, Sands makes a surprising move to end Rebecca's investigation into Senator Morra.
Director: Peter Werner
Writer: Taylor Elmore
8.1/10999 votes#16 - Sands, Agent of Morra
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/23/2016
When Sands, Senator Morra’s deadly representative, enlists Brian’s help to eliminate an immediate threat he needs to keep secret from the politician, Brian learns Sands’ dangerous and shocking past. Also, Brian’s sister, Rachel, scrambles to cover up his abrupt side mission with Sands when the FBI can’t reach him regarding a new case.
Director: Rich Lee
Writer: Geoffrey Tock, Gregory Weidman
8.1/101,017 votes#17 - Close Encounters
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/8/2016
Brian and Rebecca are placed under quarantine by the CDC after being exposed to an unknown substance after investigating a citywide blackout. Also, trust issues arise after Rebecca catches Brian using his secret stash of NZT.
Director: Maja Vrvilo
Writer: Kari Drake
8.0/10951 votes#18 - Bezgranichnyy
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/15/2016
When Brian’s closest relationships implode due to his inability to cut ties with Eddie Morra, he goes rogue from the FBI to free himself from the senator’s control. In Russia, he searches for Piper, Morra’s former associate turned adversary, and her alternative NZT vaccine. Also, Rebecca comes closer to discovering Brian’s connection to NZT and Senator Morra.
Director: John Behring
Writer: Matthew Federman, Stephen Scaia
8.0/10943 votes#19 - A Dog's Breakfast
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 3/22/2016
Brian’s double life unravels when Senator Morra makes contact just as Brian’s placed under 24-hour surveillance by the FBI following his rogue trip to Russia. Also, Mike and Ike tell an already suspicious Rebecca about Brian’s off-book interaction with Morra’s henchman, Sands.
Director: Lexi Alexander
Writer: Jenna Richman
8.6/101,140 votes#20 - Hi, My Name Is Rebecca Harris
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/5/2016
When Rebecca learns the truth about her father's death, she takes NZT for the first time and uses it to seek justice for his murder. Also, Sands makes a dangerous move against Brian to ensure the success of his new initiative.
Director: Holly Dale
Writer: Mark Goffman
8.4/101,027 votes#21 - Finale (1)
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 4/19/2016
When NZT floods the streets of New York City and threatens to become a national epidemic, the FBI partners with the DOJ in a city-wide manhunt to find the lab producing the drug. Also, Brian has trouble adjusting to his new reality when he lacks the resources to continue searching for Piper.
Director: Paul A. Edwards
Writer: Sallie Patrick, Taylor Elmore
8.1/10947 votes#22 - Finale (2)
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 4/26/2016
Following a stunning betrayal to their team, Brian and the FBI race to stop an NZT-enabled Sands and his associates from orchestrating an international incident. Also, Brian experiences devastating side effects when his NZT immunity starts to wear off.
Director: Douglas Aarniokoski
Writer: Craig Sweeny, Taylor Elmore
The Best Episodes of Limitless Season 1
Every episode of Limitless Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Limitless Season 1!
Brian Finch's life takes an extraordinary turn when he uses NZT-48, a neuroenhancing drug whose mystery and chaos lead him to working for the FBI...
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Network:CBS
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Limitless" season 1. It scored 8.2/10 based on 2357 votes. Directed by Marc Webb and written by Craig Sweeny, it aired on 9/22/2015. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Badge! Gun!".