The Best Episodes of Planet Earth
Every episode of Planet Earth ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Planet Earth!
David Attenborough celebrates the amazing variety of the natural world in this epic documentary series, filmed over four years across 64 different countries.
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The best episode of "Planet Earth" is "From Pole to Pole", rated 9/10 from 4202 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by David Attenborough, Alastair Fothergill, Gary Parker. "From Pole to Pole" aired on 3/5/2006 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Ice Worlds".
9.0/10 4,202 votes#1 - From Pole to Pole
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2006-03-05
A global tour examining the behaviors of animals and revealing the effects of climate change on their environments.
Director: N/A
Writer: David Attenborough, Alastair Fothergill, Gary Parker
8.9/10 3,030 votes#2 - Ice Worlds
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2006-11-05
Experience life in the most hostile corners of the planet by exploring the terrain, seasons, and animals of the Arctic and Antarctic.
Director: Alastair Fothergill
Writer: N/A
8.9/10 2,934 votes#3 - Jungles
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2006-11-19
Jungles cover roughly three percent of our planet yet contain fifty percent of the world's species. Experience the countless flora and fauna that inhabit these unique areas.
Director: Alastair Fothergill
Writer: N/A
8.9/10 2,785 votes#4 - Ocean Deep
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 2006-12-10
An exploration of the deepest, darkest realms of the ocean, spanning countless species to a depth of 2,000 meters.
Director: Alastair Fothergill
Writer: Gary Parker
8.8/10 3,625 votes#5 - Mountains
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2006-03-12
An exploration of the world's major mountain ranges and the habitats they create.
Director: Alastair Fothergill
Writer: Vanessa Berlowitz, David Attenborough, Gary Parker
8.8/10 3,335 votes#6 - Fresh Water
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2006-03-19
Although merely 3% of water on earth, fresh water plays an important part in the planet's weather and erosion. It is immensely important for all non-marine wildlife, which drinks fresh water and swims, procreates, hunts in it. Its concentrations, such as rivers, lakes and swamps, abound in aquatic and other species, often adapted to 'wet' life.
Director: Alastair Fothergill
Writer: David Attenborough
8.8/10 3,232 votes#7 - Caves
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2006-03-26
Although often overlooked, caves are remarkable habitats with bizarre wildlife. Explore the structures created inside the earth as well as the adaptations animals have made to thrive in these environments.
Director: Alastair Fothergill
Writer: David Attenborough
8.8/10 2,808 votes#8 - Shallow Seas
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 2006-11-26
A look at the shallow seas of the earth, from coral reefs to kelp forests and beyond.
Director: Alastair Fothergill
Writer: N/A
8.8/10 2,706 votes#9 - Seasonal Forests
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 2006-12-03
Trees are Earth's largest organisms and are also one of the planet's oldest inhabitants. Seasonal forests (unlike tropical rain-forest) are the largest land habitats. A third of all trees grow in the endless taiga of the Arctic north. Northern America has forests that include California's sequoias, the Earth's largest trees. There and elsewhere, their vast production of photosynthesis and shade presides over a seasonal cycle of life and involves countless plant and animal species.
Director: Alastair Fothergill
Writer: N/A
8.6/10 3,085 votes#10 - Deserts
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2006-04-02
Despite the lack of rain, deserts are the most varied of our ecosystems. In fact, about thirty percent of the earth's land surface is covered in desert. Explore the unique conditions present in deserts as well as the survival mechanisms developed by the animals that inhabit them.
Director: Alastair Fothergill
Writer: David Attenborough
8.6/10 2,854 votes#11 - Great Plains
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2006-11-12
This episode deals with savanna, steppe, tundra, prairie, and looks at the importance and resilience of grasses in such treeless ecosystems. Their vast expanses contain the largest concentration of animal life. Over Africa's savanna, a swarm of 1.5 billion red-billed queleas are caught on camera, the largest flock of birds ever depicted.
Director: Alastair Fothergill
Writer: N/A