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The Best Episodes of Run the World Season 1

Every episode of Run the World Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Run the World Season 1!

The story of a group of Black women who work, live, and play in Harlem as they strive for world domination. They're not only surviving...
Genres:ComedyDrama
Network:Starz

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Phenomenal Women" is the best rated episode of "Run the World" season 1. It scored 7.4/10 based on 115 votes. Directed by Millicent Shelton and written by Leigh Davenport, it aired on 5/16/2021. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Because... ADOS".

  • Phenomenal Women
    7.4/10115 votes

    #1 - Phenomenal Women

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/16/2021

    Failed novelist Ella McFair starts her first day at HotTeaDigest dot com and enlists her friends to help her cover her first assignment.

    Director: Millicent Shelton

    Writer: Leigh Davenport

  • Because... ADOS
    7.7/1064 votes

    #2 - Because... ADOS

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/23/2021

    Renee updates Ella and Sondi on the status of her troubled marriage while Whitney struggles to balance work and her pending nuptials.

    Director: Justin Tipping

    Writer: Leigh Davenport

  • What a Co-inky-dick
    7.6/1052 votes

    #3 - What a Co-inky-dick

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/30/2021

    The girls throw Ella a karaoke party for her 32nd birthday where uninvited guests cause Whitney and Ella to spiral.

    Director: Justin Tipping

    Writer: Leigh Davenport

  • I Love Harlem
    8.2/1053 votes

    #4 - I Love Harlem

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/6/2021

    Whitney, Ella, Sondi and Renee brunch, shop, drink and dance in Harlem on a perfect uptown Saturday.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Plus Ones
    8.0/1044 votes

    #5 - Plus Ones

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 6/13/2021

    Sondi and Matthew host a party for their academic peers; chaos ensues at Whitney's final bridal dress fitting

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • My Therapist Says...
    8.2/1044 votes

    #6 - My Therapist Says...

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 6/27/2021

    Whitney, Sondi, Ella and Renee attend therapy with a savvy, blunt, upper-west side therapist, Dr. Nancy Josephson.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • What You Wish For
    8.4/1044 votes

    #7 - What You Wish For

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 7/4/2021

    Ella makes a career choice that has startling repercussions in her personal life. Renee makes a big decision for her career.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Almost, Lady, Almost!
    8.6/1038 votes

    #8 - Almost, Lady, Almost!

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 7/11/2021

    Ella, Renee, Sondi and Hope get wild and crazy at Whitney's bachelorette party, but the bride is nowhere to be found.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A