7.0/10376 votesLoading...#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
7.2/10275 votesLoading...#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
7.5/10222 votesLoading...#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
7.5/10204 votesLoading...#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
7.5/10181 votesLoading...#5 - 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
7.6/10198 votesLoading...#6 - 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
7.6/10159 votesLoading...#7 - 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
7.7/10172 votesLoading...#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
7.8/10160 votesLoading...#9 - 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
8.0/10180 votesLoading...#10 - 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
8.1/10196 votesLoading...#11 - 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
8.2/10177 votesLoading...#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
8.3/10193 votesLoading...#13 - 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 Worst Episodes of State of Affairs
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Genre:Drama
Network:NBC
Worst Episodes Summary
"Pilot" is the worst rated episode of "State of Affairs". It scored 7/10 based on 376 votes. Directed by Joe Carnahan and written by N/A, it aired on 11/17/2014. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Secrets & Lies".