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The Best Episodes of State of Affairs Season 1

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

Each day the President is faced with dozens of life and death decisions, and to prioritize the biggest international crises facing the country, one top CIA analyst - Charleston Tucker - assembles the President's Daily Briefing. This list of the most vital security issues facing the nation brings with it moral and political judgment calls for Charleston and her trusted group of brilliant analysts at the agency. Aside from the political minefields she has to walk, Charlie has a close personal relationship with the President because she was once engaged to her son before a tragic terrorist attack took his life. Charlie survived that attack and is now determined to bring the perpetrators to justice. Navigating a complex personal life and a pressure-cooker profession is, of course, a challenge, and Charlie sometimes engages in boundary-pushing behavior to avoid facing her grief. But when the clock strikes 2 a.m., she is all about her job - protecting her nation, serving her president and still trying to get to the bottom of her fiancé's murder that will reveal itself as a shocking mystery.

Genre:Drama
Network:NBC

Season 1 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "State of Affairs" season 1 is "Pilot", rated 7/10 from 377 user votes. It was directed by Joe Carnahan and written by N/A. "Pilot" aired on 11/17/2014 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Secrets & Lies".

  • Pilot
    7.0/10 377 votes

    #1 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/17/2014

    Charlie Tucker and President Payton attempt to come up with a plan to avenge the death of Payton's son, who was killed in Kabul after a diplomatic convoy was attacked.

    Director: Joe Carnahan

    Writer: N/A

  • Secrets & Lies
    7.2/10 276 votes

    #2 - Secrets & Lies

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/24/2014

    The team scrambles against the Russians over a stranded submarine that houses U.S. secrets. Elsewhere, President Payton appoints a formidable new CIA director.

    Director: Joe Carnahan

    Writer: Edward Allen Bernero

  • Half the Sky
    7.5/10 223 votes

    #3 - Half the Sky

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 12/1/2014

    Charlie has flashbacks of Midnight City, where she first met Nick. In other developments, Charlie springs into action when militants kidnap 21 Nigerian girls, and President Payton has trade talks with the Chinese president.

    Director: Sarah Pia Anderson

    Writer: Kim Clements

  • Bang, Bang
    7.5/10 205 votes

    #4 - Bang, Bang

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 12/8/2014

    Charlie and Nick receive a threatening text message each that then sees Nick attempting to find the source once and for all.

    Director: Nelson McCormick

    Writer: Sarah Kucserka, Veronica West

  • Ar Rissalah
    7.6/10 199 votes

    #5 - Ar Rissalah

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/15/2014

    With part of the convoy attack report having been leaked, President Payton has a lot of questions for Nick Vera to answer. Unfortunately though he seems to be missing in action.

    Director: Bill Eagles

    Writer: Devon Greggory

  • Masquerade
    8.1/10 197 votes

    #6 - Masquerade

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/22/2014

    Charlie and Maureen accompany President Payton to Qatar on a diplomatic trip. What begins as a standard mission of diplomacy becomes a disaster when a Qatar national infiltrates the American embassy claiming to be CIA.

    Director: Joe Carnahan

    Writer: Adam R. Perlman

  • Bellerophon
    7.5/10 181 votes

    #7 - Bellerophon

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 1/5/2015

    Numerous photos of national landmarks featuring an Arabic symbol surface. Meanwhile, Charlie is in Yemen to make contact with her asset, Nick's masked captor leads him to his next mission, Lucas oversees an interrogation at Langley, and President Payton must make a difficult decision.

    Director: P.J. Pesce

    Writer: Matthew Lau

  • Ghosts
    7.7/10 172 votes

    #8 - Ghosts

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 1/12/2015

    When The Revolutionary Forces of Colombia kidnap Jack Dawkins from a Panamanian prison and want a ransom for his safe return, the team has to find his location and rescue him before time runs out.

    Director: Félix Enríquez Alcalá

    Writer: Linda Burstyn

  • Cry Havoc
    8.3/10 193 votes

    #9 - Cry Havoc

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1/19/2015

    Charlie and the team attempt to prove that sorority girl Stacy Dover is an active member of Ar Rissalah's American terrorist cell.

    Director: Joshua Butler

    Writer: Heidi Cole McAdams

  • The War at Home
    7.6/10 159 votes

    #10 - The War at Home

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/26/2015

    As they attempt to find some missing bombs, Charlie needs to turn to a former adversary for help.

    Director: Nelson McCormick

    Writer: Susan Morris, Ari Briskman

  • The Faithful
    7.8/10 160 votes

    #11 - The Faithful

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 2/2/2015

    Charlie and Lucas attempt to assist a FBI search for a terrorist who has escaped custody in West Virginia.

    Director: Ernest R. Dickerson

    Writer: Adam Gaines, Zach Ayers

  • Here and Now
    8.1/10 177 votes

    #12 - Here and Now

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 2/9/2015

    Sacrifices may need to be made when Nick at last has the most-wanted terrorist in his sights, and Charlie is at odds with President Payton on how to proceed. Meanwhile, Sen. Burke releases secret intelligence that jeopardizes the entire mission, and Charlie's past with Nick comes to the fore.

    Director: Ben Hernandez Bray

    Writer: Sarah Kucserka, Veronica West

  • Deadcheck
    8.0/10 180 votes

    #13 - Deadcheck

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/16/2015

    Charlie quits the CIA to track down Omar Fatah; the seventh floor team vows to help Charlie.

    Director: Joe Carnahan

    Writer: N/A