8.5/10 733 votes#1 - Forests
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/27/2022
A journey through an underground cave in North America turns perilous when a young Triceratops is separated from its mother.
Director: Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones
Writer: Matthew Wright
8.4/10 1,270 votes#2 - Coasts
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/23/2022
A pregnant Tuarangisaurus is in distress—and her young calf can sense it—as she travels waters that are home to the ocean's deadliest predators.
Director: Adam Valdez
Writer: Paul D. Stewart
8.4/10 961 votes#3 - Deserts
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/24/2022
Above the deserts of North Africa, aerial combat ensues as male Barbaridactylus pterosaurs fight for the attention of females below.
Director: Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones
Writer: Dom Walter
8.4/10 861 votes#4 - Freshwater
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/25/2022
With its feathered body and duck bill, the eight-ton Deinocheirus wades through an Asian wetland in search of relief from pesky biting flies.
Director: Andrew R. Jones
Writer: Paul Thompson
8.4/10 770 votes#5 - Ice Worlds
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/26/2022
Within the snow-covered forest, a tense standoff develops between ancient rivals, Pachyrhinosaurus and Nanuqsaurus.
Director: Adam Valdez
Writer: Simon Bell
8.3/10 341 votes#6 - Badlands
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 5/23/2023
Trudging through a scorching desert, two young Tarchia find relief at an oasis and encounter an adult twice their size, ready to lay claim.
Director: Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones
Writer: Nick Lyon
8.3/10 325 votes#7 - Swamps
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 5/24/2023
In a drought-stricken basin where much has perished, an old Pachycephalosaurus bull defends his leadership against a young challenger.
Director: Krzysztof Szczepański
Writer: Alec Ginns
8.2/10 405 votes#8 - Islands
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 5/22/2023
On a small island, a monumental display takes place as the giant Hatzegopteryx reveals his gentler side to woo a mate.
Director: Andrew R. Jones
Writer: Paul D. Stewart
8.2/10 303 votes#9 - North America
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 5/26/2023
Not many can intimidate North America's top predator, T. rex, whose size and bite are a deadly combo—except for a giant winged foe.
Director: Andrew R. Jones
Writer: Paul Thompson
8.1/10 330 votes#10 - Oceans
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 5/25/2023
Deep beneath the water's surface, the world's largest predator—the Mosasaurus—lies in wait to ambush unsuspecting prey.
Director: Adam Valdez
Writer: Amber Cherry Eames
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Top Episode Ratings Summary
"Forests" is the best rated episode of "Prehistoric Planet". It scored 8.5/10 based on 733 votes. Directed by Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones and written by Matthew Wright, it aired on 5/27/2022. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Coasts".