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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!

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...

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  1. 8.1/10(384 votes)

    #1 - A Couple of Choices

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    S1:E3

    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.

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  2. 8.1/10(382 votes)

    #2 - In Sickness and Adultery

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    S1:E5

    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.

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  3. 8.1/10(320 votes)

    #3 - When Push Comes to Shove (1)

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    S1:E16

    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.

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  4. 8.0/10(538 votes)

    #4 - Pilot

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    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.

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  5. 7.9/10(343 votes)

    #5 - Coded

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    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.

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  6. 7.9/10(352 votes)

    #6 - The Other Side of the Tracks

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    S1:E10

    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.

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  8. 7.9/10(329 votes)

    #7 - Penny for Your Thoughts

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    S1:E15

    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.

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  9. 7.8/10(385 votes)

    #8 - Night of the Wolf

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    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.

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  10. 7.7/10(352 votes)

    #9 - Coming Soon

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    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.

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  11. 7.6/10(417 votes)

    #10 - Suspicions and Certainties

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    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.

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  12. 7.6/10(344 votes)

    #11 - Jump Start

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    S1:E7

    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.

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  13. 7.6/10(355 votes)

    #12 - Lucky

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    S1:E8

    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.

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    Director:Peter Werner
    Writer:N/A
  14. 7.6/10(373 votes)

    #13 - I Married a Mind Reader

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    S1:E11

    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.

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  15. 7.6/10(343 votes)

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

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    S1:E12

    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.

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  16. 7.6/10(324 votes)

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

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    S1:E13

    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?

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  17. 7.6/10(296 votes)

    #16 - In the Rough

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    S1:E14

    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.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"A Couple of Choices" is the best rated episode of "Medium" season 1. It scored 8.1/10 based on 384 votes. Directed by Jeff Bleckner and written by Glenn Gordon Caron, Michael Angeli, it aired on 1/17/2005. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "In Sickness and Adultery".