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The Worst Episodes of Nancy Drew

Every episode of Nancy Drew ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Nancy Drew!

Nancy Drew makes plans to leave her hometown for college, but finds herself drawn into a supernatural murder mystery instead.
Genres:MysteryDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:The CW

Worst Episodes Summary

"The Celestial Visitor" is the worst rated episode of "Nancy Drew". It scored 6.3/10 based on 342 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 5/12/2021. This episode scored 0.5 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Heartbreak of Truth".

  • The Celestial Visitor
    6.3/10342 votes
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    #1 - The Celestial Visitor

    Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 5/12/2021

    As things begin to go haywire at The Claw, a striking stranger appears looking for Nancy, and announces himself as the billionaire Tom Swift. Meanwhile, Ace has issues with the way Nancy insists on handling things with Celia.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Heartbreak of Truth
    6.8/10128 votes
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    #2 - The Heartbreak of Truth

    Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 8/16/2023

    Nancy and the Drew Crew head out to the graveyard after she receives a mysterious call.

    Director: Kristin Lehman

    Writer: Céline Geiger

  • Pilot
    6.9/10751 votes
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    #3 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/9/2019

    An 18-year-old Nancy Drew makes plans to leave her hometown for college after high school graduation, but finds herself drawn into a supernatural murder mystery.

    Director: Larry Teng

    Writer: Noga Landau, Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage

  • The Sinner's Sacrifice
    7.1/10126 votes
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    #4 - The Sinner's Sacrifice

    Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 8/9/2023

    Ryan shows up just in the nick of time to help Nancy. Meanwhile, Nick is thrown by a statement George makes. Lastly, Bess is left feeling concerned after speaking with Ace.

    Director: Melinda Hsu Taylor

    Writer: Alex Taub, Leilani Terrell

  • The Siege of the Unseen Specter
    7.2/10344 votes
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    #5 - The Siege of the Unseen Specter

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 5/5/2021

    Nancy's birthday dinner with Carson is cut short when Detective Tamura shows up with a warrant to arrest her for contempt of court. Meanwhile, George, Bess and Ace work together to summon up one of their ancestors to help locate Odette's Englishwoman lover Mary's soul amongst billions in the spirit world.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Web of Yesterdays
    7.2/10138 votes
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    #6 - The Web of Yesterdays

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 7/5/2023

    Nancy and the Drew Crew work together to identify a creature. Meanwhile, Bess reaches out to Carson after receiving a cease-and-desist letter. Lastly, Tristan ends up stealing Nancy’s thunder during Career Day at the high school.

    Director: Larry Teng

    Writer: Alex Taub, Tiffany Patterson

  • The Secret of the Old Morgue
    7.3/10538 votes
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    #7 - The Secret of the Old Morgue

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/16/2019

    When Nancy learns that Tiffany Hudson's corpse is being moved out of Horseshoe Bay for a private autopsy, she puts her investigation into Lucy Sable's dress on hold to pull off one of her most risky missions yet.

    Director: Larry Teng

    Writer: Noga Landau

  • The Beacon of Moonstone Island
    7.3/10234 votes
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    #8 - The Beacon of Moonstone Island

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 4/28/2021

    Gil insists on helping Nancy investigate a hunch on Moonstone Island, but Ace and Amanda are forced to step in when he is unable to be there for her. Meanwhile, Nick begins questioning Nancy's loyalty. Lastly, Odette is getting on George's last nerve.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Curse of the Dark Storm
    7.4/10480 votes
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    #9 - The Curse of the Dark Storm

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/23/2019

    When a nor’easter hits Horseshoe Bay, Ace warns everyone that the storm has been known to blow restless spirits ashore. Meanwhile, Nancy confronts Nick about the secrets he’s been keeping.

    Director: John T. Kretchmer

    Writer: Lisa Bao, Jesse Stern

  • The Haunted Ring
    7.4/10447 votes
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    #10 - The Haunted Ring

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/30/2019

    As the funeral for Tiffany Hudson nears, her confused spirit seemingly haunts Horseshoe Bay. Nancy invites Bess to stay with her, allowing Nancy to figure out what Bess is hiding. Nick struggles with what he learned about Tiffany.

    Director: Larry Teng

    Writer: Céline Geiger

  • The Case of the Wayward Spirit
    7.4/10425 votes
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    #11 - The Case of the Wayward Spirit

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/6/2019

    When Nancy realizes that George is possessed by Tiffany's spirit, she must act quickly to rid her friend of the ghostly passenger before it's too late. A mysterious stranger wanders in to The Claw and asks the gang to cater a charity gala.

    Director: Claudia Yarmy

    Writer: Melinda Hsu Taylor, Katherine DiSavino

  • The Search for the Midnight Wraith
    7.4/10320 votes
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    #12 - The Search for the Midnight Wraith

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/20/2021

    Nancy and her friends realize they need to come up with a plan to stop the Aglaeca before it's too late; Detective Tamura shows up at The Claw to bring Nancy in for questioning in a mysterious comatose girl's assault.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Quest for the Spider Sapphire
    7.4/10244 votes
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    #13 - The Quest for the Spider Sapphire

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 3/17/2021

    Nancy and George work together to vanish the ghost who’s been timesharing George’s body since they defeated the Aglaeca. Meanwhile, no one is more surprised than Bess when a blast from her past comes knocking.

    Director: Roxanne Benjamin

    Writer: N/A

  • The Bargain of the Blood Shroud
    7.4/10244 votes
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    #14 - The Bargain of the Blood Shroud

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 3/24/2021

    Nancy and the Drew Crew strike a deal with Gil Bobbsey.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Burning of the Sorrows
    7.4/10193 votes
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    #15 - The Burning of the Sorrows

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 12/3/2021

    Nancy, Bess, Agent Park and Temperance have to join forces when an attempt to trap a killer ends up unintentionally unleashing a deadly supernatural entity that feeds on people’s sorrows. Meanwhile, Ace and Ryan discover a haunting at the Historical Society, and George meets a friend from Nick’s past who may have secrets of her own.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Return of the Killer's Hook
    7.4/10142 votes
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    #16 - The Return of the Killer's Hook

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 6/21/2023

    Nancy runs into an old friend who is in town directing a remake of a horror film called “Longhook,” where strange things are happening on set. She’s hoping that solving a new case will help get her out of her funk, and a worried Ryan offers to help Nancy since he is a self-proclaimed expert on the original version of the film. Meanwhile, Ace helps Bess rehearse for her role as Victim #1 in the movie. Lastly, George and Nick discover that they were both stood up for meetings by councilwoman, Brie, which gives them both an uneasy feeling.

    Director: Pascal Verschooris

    Writer: Jennifer Vestuto, Melissa Marlette

  • The Ballad of Lives Foregone
    7.4/10132 votes
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    #17 - The Ballad of Lives Foregone

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 8/2/2023

    Carson and Ryan work together to help Nancy.

    Director: Kristin Lehman

    Writer: Lauriel Harte Marger, Hayley Munoz

  • The Tale of the Fallen Sea Queen
    7.5/10386 votes
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    #18 - The Tale of the Fallen Sea Queen

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/20/2019

    The gang resolves to find a way to speak with the only eyewitness to Lucy and Tiffany's murders -- Lucy herself. Nancy is faced with a truth that seems to validate her greatest fear.

    Director: Rebecca Rodriguez

    Writer: Erika Harrison, Katie Schwartz

  • The Vision of the Birchwood Prisoner
    7.5/10196 votes
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    #19 - The Vision of the Birchwood Prisoner

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 11/5/2021

    After a major setback in the Frozen Hearts case, Nancy asks Temperance for help with an occult approach to getting answers from a murder suspect. Meanwhile, the Bobbsey entanglement creates a world of trouble for Ace, and George has a long-overdue confrontation with someone from her past.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Confession of the Long Night
    7.5/10196 votes
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    #20 - The Confession of the Long Night

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 1/7/2022

    A truth-inducing ritual takes hold of a town-wide cocktail party, yielding volcanic emotional confessions and a surprising romantic connection for Nancy.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Mystery of Blackwood Lodge
    7.6/10411 votes
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    #21 - The Mystery of Blackwood Lodge

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/13/2019

    While trying to uncover the truth about a long-buried history between Lucy Sable and Ryan Hudson, Nancy finds herself in the curious position of having to strike a deal with Horseshoe Bay’s newest and most suspect widower.

    Director: Amanda Row

    Writer: Alex Taub, Andrea Thornton Bolden

  • The Hidden Staircase
    7.6/10374 votes
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    #22 - The Hidden Staircase

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/11/2019

    In our winter finale, Nancy and the Drew Crew desperately search for George’s missing sister, Ted, whose kidnapping eerily mirrors the investigation that started Nancy’s sleuthing career. Meanwhile, while revisiting the trauma of her past, as a means to solving the present-day mystery, Nancy finally reconnects with her father just as an escalation in the Lucy Sable investigation threatens to separate them forever.

    Director: Shannon Kohli

    Writer: Melinda Hsu Taylor

  • The Mark of the Poisoner’s Pearl
    7.6/10348 votes
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    #23 - The Mark of the Poisoner’s Pearl

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/15/2020

    After discovering a connection between the poison that killed Tiffany Hudson and a Horseshoe Bay cold case, Nancy and the Drew Crew risk their lives to bring a serial killer to justice.

    Director: Sydney Freeland

    Writer: Lisa Bao, Katherine DiSavino

  • The Phantom of Bonny Scot
    7.6/10332 votes
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    #24 - The Phantom of Bonny Scot

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/22/2020

    When Nancy’s quest to clear Carson’s name clashes with Owen’s pursuit of justice for the victims of the Bonny Scot, she’ll have to decide just how far she’s willing to go to get her dad out of jail.

    Director: Ramsey Nickell

    Writer: Andrea Thornton Bolden, Katie Schwartz

  • The Reunion of Lost Souls
    7.6/10298 votes
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    #25 - The Reunion of Lost Souls

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1/27/2021

    Nancy and the Drew Crew continue to search for clues to battle the Aglaeca. George has an unfortunate first encounter with Nick's visiting mother. Carson and Ace have a heart-to-heart.

    Director: Eduardo Sánchez

    Writer: N/A