7.2/10152 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
7.2/1045 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
6.1/1036 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
6.5/1038 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
6.9/1020 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: Nancy Fichman, Jennifer Hoppe, Anthony King
6.7/1025 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: Steve Baldikoski, Bryan Behar
6.7/1031 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, Joanna Calo, Julie Durk
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After choking on a hero sandwich in her kitchen and suffering a dramatic near-death experience, Beth Harper - an absentee wife and mother - is...
Genre:Comedy
Network:NBC
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Book of Beth" is the best rated episode of "Save Me" season 1. It scored 7.2/10 based on 152 votes. Directed by Scott Winant and written by John Scott Shepherd, it aired on 5/23/2013. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Take It Back".