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The Worst Episodes of Succession

Every episode of Succession ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Succession!

Follow the lives of the Roy family as they contemplate their future once their aging father begins to step back from the media and entertainment...
Genres:DramaComedy
Network:HBO

Worst Episodes Summary

"Sh*t Show at the F**k Factory" is the worst rated episode of "Succession". It scored 7.6/10 based on 9260 votes. Directed by Mark Mylod and written by Tony Roche, it aired on 6/10/2018. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Lifeboats".

  • Sh*t Show at the F**k Factory
    7.6/109,260 votes
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    #1 - Sh*t Show at the F**k Factory

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/10/2018

    Logan's incapacitation sets off a heated succession debate among his children, as the Board rushes to inform the media about leadership contingencies before the stock market opens. Greg is tasked to retrieve some important items from the Roy apartment. Kendall makes an impassioned final plea to keep Waystar/Royco in the family, and receives some sobering news.

    Director: Mark Mylod

    Writer: Tony Roche

  • Lifeboats
    7.6/108,585 votes
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    #2 - Lifeboats

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/17/2018

    With Waystar's stock plunging to dangerous lows, Kendall is confronted with a major crisis involving a secret bank debt. Upset with Marcia for pulling rank in the Roy apartment, Shiv decides to enlist an old paramour to conduct a background check on Logan's third wife. Kendall and Roman attend their first big meeting in their new roles, as do Tom and Greg.

    Director: Mark Mylod

    Writer: Jonathan Glatzer

  • Celebration
    7.8/1010,950 votes
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    #3 - Celebration

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/3/2018

    On his 80th birthday, media magnate Logan Roy, whose imminent retirement was thought to be a given, shocks his family by announcing he's staying on indefinitely as CEO of Waystar/Royco. The news shatters his son Kendall, the heir apparent who's in the midst of negotiating the purchase of a digital-media venture founded by a slick operator named Lawrence.

    Director: Adam McKay

    Writer: Jesse Armstrong

  • Sad Sack Wasp Trap
    7.9/108,447 votes
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    #4 - Sad Sack Wasp Trap

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/24/2018

    With the company’s annual foundation gala fundraiser approaching, and his dad out of the picture, Kendall polishes up his speech while enlisting an on-air personality from the Waystar’s ATV Networks to accompany him. Shiv tries to minimize damage from a sordid photo that threatens a client's political future. Tom inherits a “virus” from his predecessor.

    Director: Adam Arkin

    Writer: Anna Jordan

  • I Went to Market
    8.1/108,152 votes
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    #5 - I Went to Market

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/1/2018

    After hearing Logan’s plan to expand in to local TV, Kendall begins to plot a vote of no confidence against his father. Greg drives his ornery grandfather Ewan from Canada to New York for a Thanksgiving reunion with Logan. Tom grows increasingly concerned about the terms of his prenuptial agreement with Shiv, and recruits Greg for a clandestine task.

    Director: Adam Arkin

    Writer: Georgia Pritchett

  • Prague
    8.1/107,920 votes
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    #6 - Prague

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 7/22/2018

    Tom has a bachelor’s party to remember. Kendall eyes a new business opportunity with a pair of idealistic entrepreneurs. Roman looks to land a deal for local TV stations with his father’s longtime nemesis. Logan tasks Greg to act as Kendall’s babysitter during Tom’s party. Shiv and Gil get ambushed during a TV interview on a Waystar network.

    Director: S.J. Clarkson

    Writer: Jon Brown

  • Return
    8.1/106,952 votes
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    #7 - Return

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 9/22/2019

    The Roys head to the UK, where Roman and Shiv try to strike a deal with their mother and Logan and Kendall face the consequences of their last visit.

    Director: Becky Martin

    Writer: Jonathan Glatzer

  • What It Takes
    8.1/107,228 votes
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    #8 - What It Takes

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/21/2021

    Logan and team head to Virginia for a conservative political conference, where Roman finds out surprising news about his mother.

    Director: Andrij Parekh

    Writer: Will Tracy

  • The Summer Palace
    8.3/107,818 votes
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    #9 - The Summer Palace

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 8/11/2019

    Kendall tries to make amends with his dad for his takeover attempt betrayal. Logan receives some unvarnished advice from his banker about the next best move for Waystar Royco. As Tom maneuvers for a new position in the company, Shiv tries to determine whether Logan is playing mind games regarding his successor.

    Director: Mark Mylod

    Writer: Jesse Armstrong

  • Vaulter
    8.3/107,509 votes
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    #10 - Vaulter

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 8/18/2019

    Roman and Kendall do a “routine health check” of a new media brand to help Vaulter to determine the future of the company. Tom tasks Greg with sniffing out waste at ATN, as Greg wonders if the divisive media outlet is the right fit for him. Connor and Willa host a soiree to mark their return to New York. Shiv brings Tom in the loop about her future at Waystar and with Gil’s campaign.

    Director: Andrij Parekh

    Writer: Jon Brown

  • Lion in the Meadow
    8.3/107,400 votes
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    #11 - Lion in the Meadow

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 11/7/2021

    Logan and Kendall have their first meeting together with Josh, a major investor worried about their family feud.

    Director: Robert Pulcini, Shari Springer Berman

    Writer: Jon Brown

  • Austerlitz
    8.4/108,304 votes
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    #12 - Austerlitz

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 7/15/2018

    In an effort to fix his public image, Logan agrees to a family therapy session at Connor’s New Mexico ranch that Logan intends to double as a publicity stunt. While lying low, Kendall spends some time with the locals and finds his sobriety tested. Shiv considers putting herself in a precarious situation when Nate pushes her to join a potential presidential candidate’s team.

    Director: Miguel Arteta

    Writer: Lucy Prebble

  • Pre-Nuptial
    8.5/107,849 votes
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    #13 - Pre-Nuptial

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 7/29/2018

    The Roys assemble at an English castle to prepare for Shiv and Tom’s wedding. The children reunite with their mother Caroline, who is every bit as acerbic as Logan. As guests mingle and clash, Kendall learns from Stewy and Sandy that their plot for a hostile takeover of Waystar has been fast-tracked in order to catch Logan off guard.

    Director: Mark Mylod

    Writer: Jesse Armstrong

  • Argestes
    8.6/107,381 votes
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    #14 - Argestes

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 9/15/2019

    As Logan looks to finalize a deal to buy the Pierce family's papers and TV stations at a media & banking retreat, a threat to the deal arises from an unexpected quarter. Tom worries about ATN's new slogan after learning some distressing news from Greg. Kendall, Shiv and Roman fail to see eye to eye on how to handle damage control ahead of a panel featuring the Roys.

    Director: Matt Shakman

    Writer: Susan Soon He Stanton

  • Dundee
    8.6/107,468 votes
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    #15 - Dundee

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 9/29/2019

    The entire Roy clan travels to Logan's hometown of Dundee, Scotland, for a celebration of Logan's 50 years in the business. Kendall becomes enamored with Jennifer, an actress in Willa's play. A former employee proves difficult to silence.

    Director: Kevin Bray

    Writer: Mary Laws

  • Mass in Time of War
    8.6/107,792 votes
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    #16 - Mass in Time of War

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/24/2021

    Kendall tries to get his siblings, as well as Stewy and Sandi, on his side. Fearing his legal situation, Greg asks Ewan for help.

    Director: Mark Mylod

    Writer: Jesse Armstrong

  • The Munsters
    8.6/1010,707 votes
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    #17 - The Munsters

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 3/26/2023

    As Kendall, Shiv, and Roman hone their pitch for potential investors in LA, a call from Tom shifts the siblings' focus towards one of their dad's long-coveted companies. Back in NY, Greg's uninvited plus-one raises questions at Logan's birthday party, Connor considers throwing a gargantuan sum at his campaign, and Tom seeks assurances from Logan.

    Director: Mark Mylod

    Writer: Jesse Armstrong

  • Living+
    8.6/109,471 votes
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    #18 - Living+

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 4/30/2023

    Ahead of a crucial new product launch on Investor Day, Shiv weighs a business proposal from Matsson, while Kendall and Roman call an impromptu meeting to flip the script on their latest interaction with the tech billionaire. Later, the brothers each try to match Logan’s tempestuous style, with varying results.

    Director: Lorene Scafaria

    Writer: Georgia Pritchett, Will Arbery

  • Secession
    8.8/108,867 votes
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    #19 - Secession

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 10/17/2021

    Following his bombshell presser, a righteous Kendall scrambles to find a base of operations, while Logan's team searches for safe harbor.

    Director: Mark Mylod

    Writer: Jesse Armstrong

  • Too Much Birthday
    8.8/108,508 votes
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    #20 - Too Much Birthday

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/28/2021

    At Kendall’s lavish birthday bash, Shiv and Roman try to arrange a meeting with Lukas Matsson, a tech mogul who recently snubbed Logan.

    Director: Lorene Scafaria

    Writer: Tony Roche, Georgia Pritchett

  • Rehearsal
    8.9/1010,196 votes
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    #21 - Rehearsal

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 4/2/2023

    After Shiv discovers that Tom is following Logan’s playbook, she, Kendall, and Roman consider backing Sandi and Stewy’s aggressive play on the Matsson deal. Meanwhile, Logan gives an impromptu pep talk to the ATN newsroom… and outsources a tricky conversation with Kerry. Later, Connor tries to make the most of his rehearsal dinner when Willa goes AWOL.

    Director: Becky Martin

    Writer: Tony Roche, Susan Soon He Stanton

  • Hunting
    9.0/109,122 votes
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    #22 - Hunting

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 8/25/2019

    Logan informs his management team of his plan to make another attempt to acquire a rival media company. Greg worries his meeting with a Logan biographer puts his standing with the family at risk. Connor's presidential announcement irritates Logan.

    Director: Andrij Parekh

    Writer: Tony Roche

  • Safe Room
    9.0/108,789 votes
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    #23 - Safe Room

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 9/1/2019

    Roman begins a six-week management training program. Connor and Willa attend the funeral of a family friend with a complicated past. Logan and Kendall arrange a covert meeting with PGM CEO Rhea Jarrell. Controversy surrounds a star anchor.

    Director: Robert Pulcini, Shari Springer Berman

    Writer: Georgia Pritchett

  • The Disruption
    9.0/108,355 votes
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    #24 - The Disruption

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/31/2021

    With the DOJ at the door, Logan summons his arsenal, while Tom makes a potentially life changing offer. Kendall becomes obsessed with his own takedown.

    Director: Cathy Yan

    Writer: Georgia Pritchett, Ted Cohen

  • Retired Janitors of Idaho
    9.0/108,436 votes
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    #25 - Retired Janitors of Idaho

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 11/14/2021

    Kendall and the Waystar team find themselves working together at the annual shareholders’ meeting, where Logan’s health takes a turn.

    Director: Kevin Bray

    Writer: Tony Roche, Susan Soon He Stanton