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The Best Episodes of Save Me Season 1

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

After choking on a hero sandwich in her kitchen and suffering a dramatic near-death experience, Beth Harper - an absentee wife and mother - is revived and claims she can now talk to God. Her teenage daughter, Emily, is horrified and her husband, Tom, is skeptical. To make matters worse, Tom's ex-mistress, Carly McKenna, is in a coma after a close encounter with lightning in the Harpers' front yard.

Genre:Comedy
Network:NBC

Season 1 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Save Me" season 1 is "The Book of Beth", rated 7.2/10 from 152 user votes. It was directed by Scott Winant and written by John Scott Shepherd. "The Book of Beth" aired on 5/23/2013 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Take It Back".

  • The Book of Beth
    7.2/10 152 votes

    #1 - The Book of Beth

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/23/2013

    Beth Harper, an absentee wife and mother who suffers a dramatic near-death experience and is revived only to discover that she now receives messages from God. As she warms up to her powers and begins dispensing advice that is astonishingly accurate, her husband Tom is skeptical and their teenage daughter Emily is horrified. Complicating matters even more, Tom's mistress Carly shows up to confront Beth about the affair and quickly gets a shocking surprise.

    Director: Scott Winant

    Writer: John Scott Shepherd

  • Take It Back
    7.2/10 45 votes

    #2 - Take It Back

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/23/2013

    Beth tries to make amends with friends she offended in the past; Tom must adjust to his wife's new ability to communicate with God.

    Director: Scott Winant

    Writer: Darlene Hunt

  • WWJD
    6.1/10 36 votes

    #3 - WWJD

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/30/2013

    When Beth learns her friends and family were hoping to oust the elderly woman she wants to help from the neighborhood, she decides to go though with her plan anyway and makes a friend in the process.

    Director: Wendey Stanzler

    Writer: Andy Bobrow

  • Heal Thee
    6.5/10 38 votes

    #4 - Heal Thee

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/30/2013

    Beth and Tom visit a comatose Carly in the hospital. When they hit a squirrel on the way home, Beth becomes obsessed with saving it, going to great lengths to help the animal despite the objections of her husband and friends. Later - it becomes clear to all that the squirrel is a symbol of something much more important in Beth's life.

    Director: Randall Zisk

    Writer: Mark Driscoll

  • Whatever the Weather
    6.9/10 20 votes

    #5 - Whatever the Weather

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 6/6/2013

    When Beth receives a message to "Honor thy Father and thy Mother," she decides she must earn her daughter Emily's respect and make some positive changes in her life.

    Director: Jann Turner

    Writer: Jennifer Hoppe, Nancy Fichman, Anthony King

  • Heavenly Hostess
    6.7/10 25 votes

    #6 - Heavenly Hostess

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 6/6/2013

    When Tom reveals that he's up for a big promotion, Beth decides to host a dinner party for his boss Stephanie (Debra Wilson) and her officious assistant Randall (Michael McDonald) but she becomes distracted by a garage sale she thought she had cancelled. To make matters worse, she receives a divine message to get rid of many of their worldly possessions at the sale, so by the time everyone arrives, there is not much left of the family dining room. Luckily for Beth, Tom's boss is a woman who also knows a thing or two about speaking with the Lord.

    Director: Michael McDonald

    Writer: Bryan Behar, Steve Baldikoski

  • Holier Than Thou
    6.7/10 31 votes

    #7 - Holier Than Thou

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 6/13/2013

    When Beth learns that the hospital where Emily was born is being shut down, she decides she must try to raise funds to save it. Unfortunately for her, her friends are busy, distracted or not at all interested. Beth's overzealousness soon becomes a big problem, but when she receives a divine visit from the Almighty herself, she realizes that she really can make a difference without making everyone do things her way.

    Director: Scott Winant

    Writer: Raphael Bob-Waksberg, Julie Durk, Joanna Calo