7.2/10 969 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/12/2017
When MIT grad student Liam Cole discovers an asteroid is set to collide with Earth in 186 days, he joins forces with tech billionaire Darius Tanz and the U.S. government to try and stop it – and together they stumble onto the greatest conspiracy never told.
Director: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Writer: Elizabeth Kruger, Craig Shapiro, Matt JL Wheeler
7.2/10 749 votes#2 - Another Trip Around the Sun
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/19/2017
Darius and Liam work to invent a theoretically impossible piece of technology to divert the asteroid, and Grace risks everything to help Darius. Also, Liam heads home to Boston to track down critical research, but finds something shocking instead.
Director: Kenneth Fink
Writer: Corey Miller
7.2/10 684 votes#3 - Truth or Darius
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/26/2017
It’s a race against time as Darius must accelerate his plan to stop the asteroid before the Pentagon shuts him down. Also, Grace has to make difficult decisions that could have life or death consequences for millions of people, and Liam and Jillian reunite under surprising circumstances.
Director: Stuart Gillard
Writer: Gavin Johannsen, Dennis Saldua
7.5/10 643 votes#4 - The Human Strain
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/2/2017
In order to prove to Harris and Grace that he’s not a traitor, Darius must reveal one of his most closely guarded secrets. Also, Liam helps Jillian adjust to her new job at Tanz.
Director: Greg Beeman
Writer: Mike Werb
7.5/10 626 votes#5 - Keeping the Faith
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/2/2017
While Darius works to discover who killed his friend Lazlo, he is forced to reckon with his past, and Liam discovers who’s been selling secrets to the Russians.
Director: Jennifer Lynch
Writer: Angela Harvey
7.4/10 603 votes#6 - Chip Off the Ol’ Block
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/9/2017
Darius recruits Grace, Harris and Liam for a dangerous mission, and Jillian confronts Liam about his secret.
Director: Russell Lee Fine
Writer: Blake Taylor
7.4/10 586 votes#7 - Seeing Red
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/16/2017
Grace and Darius slip off to Russia behind Harris’ back in an attempt to stop a potential nuclear conflict. Also, Liam seeks solace with Amanda.
Director: Robert Duncan McNeill
Writer: Christina M. Walker
7.5/10 600 votes#8 - From Russia, With Love
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/16/2017
Framed for murder, Darius and Grace must try to escape from Russia, and Liam tries to convince Jillian to come back to Tanz.
Director: Nick Gomez
Writer: Dennis Saldua
7.7/10 566 votes#9 - Patriot Games
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 8/23/2017
Grace narrowly escapes a deadly assassin and Darius and Liam forge unlikely alliances.
Director: Maja Vrvilo
Writer: Gavin Johannsen
7.5/10 551 votes#10 - Coup de Grace
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 8/30/2017
Grace and Darius seek answers from the President and Harris discovers deadly secrets.
Director: Dan Lerner
Writer: Angela Harvey
7.3/10 533 votes#11 - All In
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 9/6/2017
Grace and Harris must forge an alliance when their children’s lives are in jeopardy. Also, Liam presents Jillian with an unusual proposal.
Director: Edward Ornelas
Writer: Corey Miller
7.8/10 588 votes#12 - The Wormwood Prophecy
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 9/13/2017
Darius, Grace and Harris join forces to prove the president was murdered. Also, Grace tells Zoe the truth.
Director: Gregory Prange
Writer: Mike Werb
7.7/10 607 votes#13 - The Plot Against America
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 9/20/2017
Harris, Grace and Darius must topple the illegitimate government, and Darius makes final plans for the ark.
Director: Stuart Gillard
Writer: Elizabeth Kruger, Craig Shapiro
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An MIT grad student and a tech superstar bring a low-level Pentagon official a staggering discovery that an asteroid is just six months away from...
Genres:DramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:CBS
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Salvation" season 1. It scored 7.2/10 based on 969 votes. Directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo and written by Elizabeth Kruger, Craig Shapiro, Matt JL Wheeler, it aired on 7/12/2017. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Another Trip Around the Sun".