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The Best Episodes of Medium Season 1

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

Allison Dubois works in the District Attorney’s office using her natural intuition about people and her ability to communicate with the dead to help to solve crimes. Her dreams often give her clues to the whereabouts of missing people.

Genres:CrimeDramaMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
Networks:NBCCBS

Season 1 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Medium" season 1 is "Pilot", rated 8/10 from 519 user votes. It was directed by Glenn Gordon Caron and written by Glenn Gordon Caron. "Pilot" aired on 1/3/2005 and is rated 0.4 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Suspicions and Certainties".

  • Pilot
    8.0/10 519 votes

    #1 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/3/2005

    Joe tries to prove that Allison's dreams are stress related by sending descriptions of them to law enforcement agencies. However, when one of her dreams matches a homicide in Texas, his attempt is thwarted.

    Director: Glenn Gordon Caron

    Writer: Glenn Gordon Caron

  • Suspicions and Certainties
    7.6/10 402 votes

    #2 - Suspicions and Certainties

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/10/2005

    Allison questions her powers when her old boss asks for her help in selecting a jury that will reinstate the death penalty for a murderer/rapist. This causes Allison to suspect that she has helped put the wrong man on death row.

    Director: Vincent Misiano

    Writer: Glenn Gordon Caron

  • A Couple of Choices
    8.1/10 370 votes

    #3 - A Couple of Choices

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/17/2005

    Allison has a dream of a husband and wife committing a murder/suicide. D.A. Devalos introduces her to a friend of his, Detective Lee Scanlon, who's sister and brother in-law's deaths were also ruled a murder/suicide, and sees a connection. After learning about Allison's methods of investigation, Scanlon decides he doesn't want her help.

    Director: Jeff Bleckner

    Writer: Michael Angeli, Glenn Gordon Caron

  • Night of the Wolf
    7.8/10 372 votes

    #4 - Night of the Wolf

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/24/2005

    Allison tries convincing Devalos that she heard a witness misinforming a police sketch artist, making them look for the wrong man. Meanwhile, 6-year-old Bridgette's new playmate indicates that another member of the family can see the dead.

    Director: Artie Mandelberg

    Writer: René Echevarria

  • In Sickness and Adultery
    8.1/10 368 votes

    #5 - In Sickness and Adultery

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1/31/2005

    Allison seeks Catherine's (the psychic she talked to in "Pilot") help after learning that Joe has scheduled a biopsy exam. The psychic gives her a strange message that later comes back to haunt Allison. A case about the homicide of a police officer takes a shocking turn when Allison dreams where the murder weapon is located and is then called to the stand to testify how she obtained the information. Meanwhile, Allison fears that Joe is having an affair when he repeatedly comes home late from work.

    Director: Aaron Lipstadt

    Writer: Michael Angeli

  • Coming Soon
    7.7/10 338 votes

    #6 - Coming Soon

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/7/2005

    Allison runs into the man who kidnapped her daughter in one of her dreams at the District Attorney's office. She learns that he is a "Good Samaritan" who witnessed a robbery and is fully cooperating. After learning that he has kidnapped multiple young women, Allison reaches a roadblock in her investigation that leads her to yet another unbelievable breakthrough in the case. Meanwhile, Joe tutors Ariel in math, which in turn brings Allison to another shocking discovery.

    Director: Vincent Misiano

    Writer: Moira Kirland

  • Jump Start
    7.7/10 331 votes

    #7 - Jump Start

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/14/2005

    Allison investigates the supposed suicide of a girl who was dating D.A. Larry Watt's son Greg. When the girl's body is found in a ravine, new evidence is presented that implicates the defense attorney. Meanwhile, Joe is concerned about one of his colleagues after Allison has a premonition of the colleague having a heart attack.

    Director: Artie Mandelberg

    Writer: Melinda Hsu Taylor

  • Lucky
    7.6/10 341 votes

    #8 - Lucky

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/21/2005

    After Alison has a terrible dream of her soldier brother dying, she gets a surprise at her front door. Meanwhile, Allison and Devalos work on an arson case and Allison has trouble getting information from the ghost of a young girl who died in the fire.

    Director: Peter Werner

    Writer: N/A

  • Coded
    7.9/10 329 votes

    #9 - Coded

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 2/28/2005

    Allison's daughter Ariel dreams that she is a young girl named Sarah being held captive by an ogre in a castle. While Joe agonizes over the possibility that both of his daughters have inherited their mother's psychic abilities, Allison tries to help Ariel and interpret the dream. However, Allison's advice provokes Ariel to run away from a field trip in order to follow up a clue.

    Director: Bill L. Norton

    Writer: Moira Kirland

  • The Other Side of the Tracks
    7.9/10 336 votes

    #10 - The Other Side of the Tracks

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/14/2005

    Allison's recurring dream about two young boys racing a train is analyzed by Dr. Leonard Cardwell, but Allison soon learns that he's involved. Devalos investigates the case of a 14-year-old who confessed to murder.

    Director: Eric Laneuville

    Writer: Chris Dingess

  • I Married a Mind Reader
    7.6/10 356 votes

    #11 - I Married a Mind Reader

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 3/21/2005

    Allison gets sick and entertains herself by watching a '60s sitcom called "I Married a Mind Reader." The male star was convicted of killing his wife, the female star. Allison's dreams take her back to the '60s, which for her end up being a time of deceit, lies, and secrets.

    Director: Duane Clark

    Writer: René Echevarria

  • A Priest, a Doctor and a Medium Walk into an Execution Chamber
    7.6/10 329 votes

    #12 - A Priest, a Doctor and a Medium Walk into an Execution Chamber

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 3/28/2005

    The girlfriend of a convicted drug lord is killed on the night of his execution. The drug lord's ghost is seen at the crime scene, and Allison is brought in to investigate. Also, Allison discovers a dark secret about the mother of a boy that Ariel has a crush on.

    Director: Bill L. Norton

    Writer: Chris Dingess

  • Being Mrs. O'Leary's Cow
    7.6/10 311 votes

    #13 - Being Mrs. O'Leary's Cow

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 4/25/2005

    Evidence shows that a pilot is indeed guilty of his wife's murder. However, in Allison’s dream, when the pilot is put in jail, there is a plane crash where hundreds of people are killed. Should Allison put forth the evidence to land this guilty man in jail, or let him go free in order to save hundreds of innocent lives?

    Director: Ronald L. Schwary

    Writer: Melinda Hsu Taylor

  • In the Rough
    7.7/10 285 votes

    #14 - In the Rough

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 5/2/2005

    When a case from ten years is re-opened, Allison finds herself in a chaotic situation. Things continue to get messier when Allison finds out that the convicted man is innocent, and that someone she knows and trusts may have been involved in his framing.

    Director: Duane Clark

    Writer: René Echevarria

  • Penny for Your Thoughts
    7.9/10 317 votes

    #15 - Penny for Your Thoughts

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 5/9/2005

    Allison encounters a psychopathic doctor who raped and murdered numerous teenage girls years ago. After learning that an evil soul has been possessing people, she sets forth to stop it before a new victim is found. Meanwhile, Ariel's math teacher accuses her of cheating and Joe steps up to her defense.

    Director: Aaron Lipstadt

    Writer: Moira Kirland

  • When Push Comes to Shove (1)
    8.2/10 311 votes

    #16 - When Push Comes to Shove (1)

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 5/23/2005

    After somehow seeing Capt. Kenneth Push in a vision at a murder scene, Allison calls upon his assistance to find a serial killer. However, the only way Capt. Push can help is by literally putting his life on the line.

    Director: Aaron Lipstadt

    Writer: Chris Dingess