8.6/10460 votesLoading...#1 - Against Time
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 2/20/2024
Ben finds himself behind the wheel of a speeding stock car in 1976, but a terrifying threat from the future could sabotage the leap. Ben and the team risk everything to complete the mission.
Director: Chris Grismer
Writer: Drew Lindo
8.3/10469 votesLoading...#2 - Secret History
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/15/2023
At Princeton University in 1955, Ben must find a formula hidden by Albert Einstein that holds the key to nuclear energy before the Nazis get it. He's surprised to run into a familiar face on campus.
Director: Pamela Romanowsky
Writer: Drew Lindo
8.1/10513 votesLoading...#3 - Judgement Day
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 4/3/2023
Ben’s next leap takes him closer to home than he ever expected. The team faces the ultimate showdown with Leaper X as they battle for the future of the Quantum Leap project and their lives.
Director: Chris Grismer
Writer: Margarita Matthews
8.0/10349 votesLoading...#4 - As the World Burns
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 2/20/2024
Ben leaps into the body of a 1974 Baltimore firefighter and is unexpectedly reunited with his time-crossed love, Hannah, and her son, Jeffrey. Trapped in an inferno, Ben must save their lives.
Director: Pamela Romanowsky
Writer: Benjamin Raab, Deric A. Hughes
7.9/10662 votesLoading...#5 - Leap. Die. Repeat.
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/30/2023
When Ben leaps into one of five people in an elevator at a 1962 nuclear reactor, he must figure which one triggers a bomb that kills them all. Each time the bomb goes off, he leaps into another one of them an hour earlier, resetting the scene.
Director: Pamela Romanowsky
Writer: Margarita Matthews
7.9/10410 votesLoading...#6 - Nomads
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 12/13/2023
When Ben leaps as far as Egypt into an undercover CIA agent caught in a dangerous game of international espionage, he must move quickly to save a woman's life.
Director: Chris Grismer
Writer: Dean Georgaris
7.8/10505 votesLoading...#7 - S.O.S.
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 3/6/2023
When Ben leaps onto a naval battleship during war games in 1989, he must not only navigate a dangerous rescue mission but also contend with his commanding officer, XO Alexander Augustine, otherwise known as Addison's father.
Director: Chris Grismer
Writer: Dean Georgaris
7.8/10472 votesLoading...#8 - The Friendly Skies
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/27/2023
When Ben leaps aboard a 1970s passenger jet as a flight attendant, he must outwit its hijackers before it mysteriously crashes into the Atlantic, and worse, he has to do it all without Ziggy’s help.
Director: Linda Mendoza
Writer: Alex Berger
7.8/10430 votesLoading...#9 - Closure Encounters
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/18/2023
Now a government agent, Ben investigates unexplained extraterrestrial activity. After a mysterious incident in New Mexico, two young girls' lives are on the line. Ben meets Hannah Carson, who may be more than she appears.
Director: Chris Grismer
Writer: Romy Loor
7.7/10376 votesLoading...#10 - Off the Cuff
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 1/30/2024
When Ben leaps into a bounty hunter escorting the world's most slippery criminal, a deadly pursuit forces them to go into hiding; but Ben quickly realizes this leap is more than meets the eye. Addison faces a difficult decision.
Director: Joe Menendez
Writer: Alex Berger
7.6/10447 votesLoading...#11 - Ben, Interrupted
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 3/20/2023
When Ben lands in a 1950s psychiatric institution, he must engineer a daring escape for a young woman unjustly committed by her husband. Meanwhile, the team is shocked to learn the identity of a mole in Quantum headquarters.
Director: Jude Weng
Writer: Annelise Kollevoll Medina
7.4/10821 votesLoading...#12 - A Decent Proposal
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/10/2022
Ben leaps to 1980s Los Angeles and into the body of Eva Sandoval, a no-nonsense bounty hunter in the midst of securing an elusive target. Ben remembers more about his own life.
Director: Rachel Talalay
Writer: Moira Kirland
7.4/10711 votesLoading...#13 - What a Disaster!
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/24/2022
Ben and Addison find themselves in San Francisco during the historic 1989 earthquake. As the city continues to crumble with aftershocks, Ben must try to mend a family in chaos as Jenn and Ian search for clues to an unsettling mystery.
Director: Helen Shaver, Chris Grismer
Writer: Steven Lilien, Bryan Wynbrandt, Martin Gero
7.4/10723 votesLoading...#14 - O Ye of Little Faith
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/31/2022
Ben leaps into a priest who has been called to assist a family in crisis on Halloween night; as he delves into mysterious and inexplicable events, he's forced to muster all his resources as a scientist before time runs out.
Director: Chris Grismer
Writer: Margarita Matthews
7.4/10621 votesLoading...#15 - Fellow Travelers
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1/2/2023
Ben lands in 1979 Chicago as Jack Armstrong, a devoted security guard to talented pop singer Carly Farmer. During Carly’s prep for a concert, it quickly becomes clear her life is in danger and Ben must determine who is trying to kill her and why.
Director: David Grossman
Writer: Steven Lilien, Bryan Wynbrandt
7.4/10561 votesLoading...#16 - Paging Dr. Song
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/9/2023
Ben leaps into Alexandra Tomkinson, a medical resident in a Seattle hospital. As victims from a train crash pour into the ER, Addison reveals Ben’s complicated mission, he must go up against hospital bosses to save lives and Alexandra’s career.
Director: Tessa Blake
Writer: Benjamin Raab, Deric A. Hughes
7.4/10486 votesLoading...#17 - This Took Too Long!
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/4/2023
Instead of leaping home as expected, Ben finds himself in 1978 aboard a top-secret military flight, transporting a mysterious cargo. When the flight comes under attack, Ben and the crew discover the sobering truth behind their mission.
Director: John Terlesky
Writer: Martin Gero
7.4/10414 votesLoading...#18 - Ben & Teller
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/11/2023
Ben takes on the role of a bank teller in the wrong place at the wrong time during a dangerous armed robbery. Addison, Magic, Ian and Jenn come to terms with a shocking discovery. The team adds a new member.
Director: Kristin Windell
Writer: Aadrita Mukerji
7.4/10298 votesLoading...#19 - The Outsider
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 2/13/2024
An anonymous source sends Ben and an experienced local Denver TV journalist on the trail of a dangerous conspiracy as they pursue the scoop of a lifetime in the early '80s. There's trouble at HQ when Ian's past decisions come back to haunt the team.
Director: Deborah Pratt
Writer: N/A
7.3/10637 votesLoading...#20 - Stand by Ben
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/7/2022
Ben leaps into the body of a 16-year-old boy and finds himself among a group of outcast teens on the run. Ben relies on determination to try and guide himself and Addison to safety, all leading to a shocking revelation as a significant piece of his memory returns.
Director: Avi Youabian
Writer: Emily Kim
7.3/10380 votesLoading...#21 - The Lonely Hearts Club
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/25/2023
Ben leaps into the body of an ambitious Hollywood assistant whose famous client, Neal Russell, is in danger. As Ben realizes that Neal's circumstances may shed light on his own, his working relationship with Addison reaches an inflection point.
Director: M.J. Bassett
Writer: Kristy Lowrey
7.2/10864 votesLoading...#22 - Somebody Up There Likes Ben
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/2022
Ben leaps to flashy 1970s Las Vegas and into the body of promising young boxer Danny Hill on the eve of a big title fight. Ben and Addison must help Danny win the fight or lose everything. Magic, Ian and Jenn dig into Ben’s past to uncover the truth.
Director: Marcus Stokes
Writer: Drew Lindo
7.2/10505 votesLoading...#23 - Family Style
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/27/2023
When Ben leaps into an Indian family to try to prevent their beloved family restaurant from burning down, he finds an emotional connection with their matriarch through memories of his own. Magic and Jenn share a surprising revelation with Ian.
Director: Deborah Pratt
Writer: Aadrita Mukerji
7.1/10441 votesLoading...#24 - Ben Song for the Defense
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 3/13/2023
When Ben leaps into a harried public defender, he must keep an innocent teenager accused of murder out of prison for life. In an unexpected turn of events, Jenn puts her legal expertise to the test as she steps in as the hologram.
Director: Kristin Windell
Writer: Romy Loor
7.0/10971 votesLoading...#25 - Atlantis
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/2022
Ben finds himself headed into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis in 1995. Addison confides to Ian about a discovery and finds herself at odds with Magic and Jenn.
Director: David McWhirter
Writer: Robert Hull
The Best Episodes of Quantum Leap
Every episode of Quantum Leap ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Quantum Leap!
It's been nearly 30 years since Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished. Now, a new team, led by physicist Ben...
Genres:Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaMystery
Network:NBC
Best Episodes Summary
"Against Time" is the best rated episode of "Quantum Leap". It scored 8.6/10 based on 460 votes. Directed by Chris Grismer and written by Drew Lindo, it aired on 2/20/2024. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Secret History".