7.3/1062 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/29/1992
Frank Nolan and Fay Peronivic find themselves mysteriously drawn to an all-night café following a surreal brush with death.
Director: N/A
Writer: Thomas Baum
6.6/1041 votes#2 - Aliens Ate My Lunch
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/3/1992
When a desperate tabloid writer concocts a story about a small-town alien invasion, his simple lie snowballs out of his control.
Director: Armand Mastroianni, Wes Craven
Writer: Barry Pullman
7.0/1035 votes#3 - Sanctuary for a Child
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/27/1992
The café brings Frank back to his hometown, where he befriends a boy whose comatose body lies in the town hospital.
Director: N/A
Writer: Thomas Baum
7.3/1038 votes#4 - The Heart of the Mystery
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/20/1992
The café slows down time in order to enable a detective to find the answer to an unsolved murder before his death by gunshot.
Director: John Harrison
Writer: N/A
7.1/1038 votes#5 - Dying Well is the Best Revenge
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/6/1992
When Frank gets involved with a married woman whose husband is very possessive, Fay worries for his safety.
Director: Armand Mastroianni
Writer: N/A
7.4/1035 votes#6 - Fay & Ivy
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/13/1992
Fay's younger sister Ivy comes to the city to visit her, but trouble comes along in the form of her scummy boyfriend Jesse.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Nightmare Cafe Season 1
Every episode of Nightmare Cafe Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Nightmare Cafe Season 1!
Nightmare Cafe is a short-lived American telefantasy program which aired on NBC for an abridged first season from January to April 1992. While the overall...
Genre:Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:NBC
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Nightmare Cafe" season 1. It scored 7.3/10 based on 62 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Thomas Baum, it aired on 1/29/1992. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Aliens Ate My Lunch".