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The Best Episodes of Scream Queens Season 1

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

The super-charged comedy-horror series is a modern take on the classic whodunit with a killer cast. 
Genres:MysteryComedy
Network:FOX

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Scream Queens" season 1. It scored 7.4/10 based on 2451 votes. Directed by Ryan Murphy and written by Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan, Brad Falchuk, it aired on 9/22/2015. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Hell Week".

  • Pilot
    7.4/102,451 votes

    #1 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/2015

    Twenty years after a mysterious death rocks Wallace University, another murder takes place.

    Director: Ryan Murphy

    Writer: Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan, Brad Falchuk

  • Hell Week
    7.7/102,037 votes

    #2 - Hell Week

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/22/2015

    When anti-Kappa Dean Cathy Munsch decrees that sorority pledging must be open to all students, and not just the school’s silver-spooned elite, all hell is about to break loose, as a devil-clad killer begins wreaking havoc across the campus.

    Director: Brad Falchuk

    Writer: Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan, Brad Falchuk

  • Chainsaw
    7.6/101,784 votes

    #3 - Chainsaw

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/29/2015

    Chanel finds a new project in Hester, Chanel #3 confesses a secret and Grace and Zayday uncover a surprising connection between two fellow students. Meanwhile, Denise sets her sights on one of the Kappas, and Dean Munsch appoints a new Wallace University mascot as Chad and Earl Grey lead the fraternity on a witch hunt for the Red Devil.

    Director: Ian Brennan

    Writer: Ian Brennan

  • Haunted House
    7.8/101,675 votes

    #4 - Haunted House

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/6/2015

    As Halloween approaches, Chanel creates a devious plan after Zayday makes a shocking announcement. Meanwhile Grace and Pete pay a visit to a mysterious woman with ties to Kappa's past. Also, Hester grows closer to Chad, Denise continues her search for the red devil killer and Dean Munsch does everything in her power to keep Wallace University open.

    Director: Bradley Buecker

    Writer: Brad Falchuk

  • Pumpkin Patch
    7.7/101,550 votes

    #5 - Pumpkin Patch

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/13/2015

    With Halloween just days away, Dean Munsch makes an announcement affecting the campus and, specifically, Chanel's plan to throw a pumpkin patch party in support of her Kappa Kappa Tau presidential campaign. Meanwhile, Grace and Pete lead a search party for a missing friend, which steers them closer to the Red Devil than ever before, and Chanel #3 and #5 learn what life would be like without Chanel.

    Director: Brad Falchuk

    Writer: Brad Falchuk

  • Seven Minutes in Hell
    7.8/101,494 votes

    #6 - Seven Minutes in Hell

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/20/2015

    In an attempt to protect herself from the killer, Chanel makes a surprising decision, which leaves Zayday in a position of power. To stay close to each other, the girls of Kappa Kappa Tau host a slumber party, but when a shocking discovery is made, not everyone will survive the night.

    Director: Michael Uppendahl

    Writer: Ryan Murphy

  • Beware of Young Girls
    7.7/101,447 votes

    #7 - Beware of Young Girls

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/3/2015

    Dean Munsch is left in a desperate situation when a shocking event leads her to come face-to-face with her ex-husband's mistress. Meanwhile, in an attempt to determine who the Red Devil killer is, the Kappas use a Ouija board to communicate with Chanel #2 from beyond the grave and learn of a wicked plot against one of their own.

    Director: Barbara Brown

    Writer: Ryan Murphy

  • Mommie Dearest
    7.7/101,399 votes

    #8 - Mommie Dearest

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/10/2015

    Grace enlists Chanel’s help to learn more about KKT’s past, and ends up realizing she might not be so different from her nemesis after all. Dean Munsch goes “psycho” when she becomes the latest target of the Red Devils. Meanwhile, Denise becomes the new house mother of Kappa House and a shocking figure from the past returns.

    Director: Michael Uppendahl

    Writer: Ian Brennan

  • Ghost Stories
    8.0/101,410 votes

    #9 - Ghost Stories

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/17/2015

    Denise does little to calm the Kappas' fears when she spins a terrifying ghost story. Meanwhile, Hester's shocking announcement pushes Chanel to the edge, and a familiar face returns to campus as the Red Devil claims another victim.

    Director: Michael Uppendahl

    Writer: Ryan Murphy

  • Thanksgiving
    8.2/101,430 votes

    #10 - Thanksgiving

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/24/2015

    Chad takes Chanel to his family home for Thanksgiving, where she meets his brothers, Brad and Thad, as well as his parents. However, an uninvited guest throws the holiday into chaos. Meanwhile, Dean Munsch gathers the survivors at Kappa House, but dinner quickly explodes into accusations of who among them is really the killer. Then, the Red Devil carves up a deadly main course as another victim falls.

    Director: Michael Lehmann

    Writer: Brad Falchuk

  • Black Friday
    7.7/101,295 votes

    #11 - Black Friday

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/1/2015

    After the horror-filled events of Thanksgiving, the Chanels decide to celebrate their favorite holiday -- Black Friday, but the Red Devil has plans to stop their shopping spree. When the Kappas conclude that Dean Munsch is the killer, they set a plan in motion to stop her once and for all. Meanwhile, Denise lands yet another job, Chad offers Pete a chance to join the Dickie Dollar Scholars and someone confesses to being the murderer.

    Director: Barbara Brown

    Writer: Ian Brennan

  • Dorkus
    8.2/101,399 votes

    #12 - Dorkus

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/8/2015

    Shocking confessions are made as the Red Devil is finally unmasked and the killer revealed.

    Director: Bradley Buecker

    Writer: Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan, Brad Falchuk

  • The Final Girl(s)
    7.7/101,500 votes

    #13 - The Final Girl(s)

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/8/2015

    Shocking confessions are made as the Red Devil is finally unmasked and the killer revealed.

    Director: Brad Falchuk

    Writer: Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan, Brad Falchuk