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The Best Episodes of The 4400

Every episode of The 4400 ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The 4400!

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4400 centers on the return of 4400 people who, previously presumed dead or reported missing, reappear on Earth. Though they have not aged physically, some of them seem to have deeper alterations ranging from superhuman

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The 4400 Season 2 Episode 12 - The Fifth Page
    8.3/10(485 votes)

    S2:E12

    When 4400s around the world come down with life-threatening illnesses, Ryland comes back to NTAC and orders the sick - and even unaffected 4400s - to be quarantined. Tom and Diana race to find a cure and discover a shocking secret in the process.

    Director:Scott Peters
    Writers:Ira Steven Behr, Craig Sweeny

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  2. The 4400 Season 4 Episode 13 - The Great Leap Forward
    8.2/10(484 votes)

    S4:E13

    Paramedics try to resuscitate Susan Farrell. They believe that she took promicin and lost the 50/50 lotto that comes with it. Danny is certain that she did not take the shot. After arriving at the hospital with the paramedics, things get complicated as everyone around Danny start to die. Garrity and another NTAC agent are sent to the hospital to assess the situation.

    Director:Scott Peters
    Writers:Ira Steven Behr, Craig Sweeny

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  3. The 4400 Season 2 Episode 6 - As Fate Would Have It
    8.1/10(585 votes)

    S2:E6

    A morbid premonition from Maia threatens the future of the 4400 Center.

    Director:Nick Gomez
    Writer:Craig Sweeny

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  4. The 4400 Season 3 Episode 12 - Terrible Swift Sword
    8.1/10(432 votes)

    S3:E12

    NOVA group members that were in the custody of NTAC escape from jail with outside help from Jordan Collier. Diana tells April about her relationship with Ben. Shawn and Richard learn that Isabelle is working with Dennis Ryland.

    Director:Scott Peters
    Writers:Ira Steven Behr, Craig Sweeny, Bruce Miller

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  5. The 4400 Season 4 Episode 6 - The Marked
    7.9/10(363 votes)

    S4:E6

    Jordan wants Shawn to rejoin the movement. Meanwhile, a 4400 with an amazing ability disappears.

    Director:Leslie Libman
    Writer:Craig Sweeny

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  6. The 4400 Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.8/10(898 votes)

    S1:E1

    4400 people, assumed to be dead or missing over the past fifty years, reappear in a ball of light. None have any memory of where they've been, and some are manifesting paranormal abilities.

    Director:Yves Simoneau
    Writers:Scott Peters, René Echevarria

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  7. The 4400 Season 1 Episode 5 - White Light
    7.8/10(626 votes)

    S1:E5

    Diana helps Tom break Kyle out of NTAC quarantine, eventually leading them to discover the truth behind the 4400.

    Director:Tim Hunter
    Writer:Scott Peters

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  8. The 4400 Season 3 Episode 4 - Gone (1)
    7.8/10(416 votes)

    S3:E4

    Someone is targeting young 4400's and Maia gets kidnapped. A mistake from Shawn's past comes back to haunt him. Richard is given a position of authority at the 4400 Center.

    Director:Morgan Beggs
    Writer:Bruce Miller

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  9. The 4400 Season 4 Episode 5 - Try The Pie
    7.8/10(362 votes)

    S4:E5

    Tom tracks Jordan to a small town, where he meets a woman who can relieve people's stress by talking to them. Meanwhile, Marco and Diana have a nice talk. Maia's visions are giving her nightmares.

    Director:Craig Ross Jr.
    Writer:Michael Narducci

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  10. The 4400 Season 2 Episode 5 - Suffer the Children
    7.7/10(474 votes)

    S2:E5

    Tom and Diana investigate a 4400 junior high school teacher accused of child abuse.

    Director:Vincent Misiano
    Writer:Frederick Rappaport

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  11. The 4400 Season 2 Episode 11 - Lockdown
    7.7/10(436 votes)

    S2:E11

    A 4400 terrorist releases a signal at NTAC that makes the men violent, forcing a lockdown of the facility. Lilly questions how the Centre is handling her daughter, and Shawn tries to recruit a familiar face.

    Director:Doug Petrie
    Writer:Doug Petrie

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  12. The 4400 Season 3 Episode 1 - The New World (1)
    7.7/10(470 votes)

    S3:E1

    Ryland and other government officials are on trial for withholding vital information that they discovered about the returnees when a disturbing sound is heard the courtroom. Tom and Diana, with the help of Gary Navarro, try and track down T.J Kim, who they believe is responsible for the piercing sound heard in the courtroom. Richard and Lily are forced to deal with a now grown Isabelle While Lily also suffers from a rapid aging disease that Shawn is unable to heal. Tom and Diana also investigate a radical organisation called the Nova Group that appears to have ties with Shawn and the 4400 Center.

    Director:Vincent Misiano
    Writers:Ira Steven Behr, Craig Sweeny, Frederick Rappaport

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  13. The 4400 Season 3 Episode 3 - Being Tom Baldwin
    7.7/10(432 votes)

    S3:E3

    Tom is accused of murdering TJ Kim. 17 year old Boyd Gelder has the ability to change his appearance whenever he chooses. Meanwhile, Shawn and Isabelle grow closer.

    Director:Colin Bucksey
    Writers:James Morris, Shintaro Shimosawa

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  14. The 4400 Season 3 Episode 10 - The Starzl Mutation
    7.7/10(378 votes)

    S3:E10

    Tom and Diana's investigation into a series of gruesome murders leads them to uncover another conspiracy within the government. At the 4400 Center, Shawn receives a gift from another returnee that allows him to see his future.

    Director:Allison Liddi-Brown
    Writers:Craig Sweeny, Amy Berg

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  15. The 4400 Season 4 Episode 7 - Till We Have Built Jerusalem
    7.7/10(358 votes)

    S4:E7

    Jordan Collier's movement takes a huge step forward when his followers settle in the heart of Seattle.

    Director:Scott Peters
    Writer:Robert Hewitt Wolfe

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  16. The 4400 Season 2 Episode 10 - Hidden
    7.6/10(444 votes)

    S2:E10

    NTAC is keen to find Jordan Collier's killer as Tom is desperate to find Kyle.

    Director:Vincent Misiano
    Writer:Frederick Rappaport

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  17. The 4400 Season 4 Episode 4 - The Truth and Nothing But the Truth
    7.6/10(352 votes)

    S4:E4

    Diana locates her sister, April, who took promicin and developed an ability that puts her life in jeopardy.

    Director:Scott Peters
    Writer:Mark Kruger

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  18. The 4400 Season 4 Episode 12 - Tiny Machines
    7.6/10(357 votes)

    S4:E12

    Meghan and Diana learn how to remove the entity from Tom, but the procedure is dangerous. Meanwhile, Shawn finds help in his attempt to rescue Kevin from Promise City; and Jordan is betrayed by someone close.

    Director:Allison Liddi-Brown
    Writers:Ira Steven Behr, Craig Sweeny

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  19. The 4400 Season 1 Episode 2 - The New & Improved Carl Morrissey
    7.5/10(708 votes)

    S1:E2

    Tom and Diana investigate a 4400 who has used his ability of enhanced reflexes to become a vigilante.

    Director:Helen Shaver
    Writer:Ira Steven Behr

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  20. The 4400 Season 1 Episode 4 - Trial by Fire
    7.5/10(621 votes)

    S1:E4

    NTAC races against the clock to stop a group of fanatics targeting 4400s.

    Director:Nick Gomez
    Writer:Robert Hewitt Wolfe

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  21. The 4400 Season 2 Episode 1 - Wake Up Call (1)
    7.5/10(557 votes)

    S2:E1

    Tom and Diana investigate a mysterious structure being built at a psychiatric hospital, based on the drawings of one of their patients who's a 4400.

    Director:Leslie Libman
    Writers:Ira Steven Behr, Craig Sweeny

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  22. The 4400 Season 2 Episode 13 - Mommy's Bosses
    7.5/10(47 votes)

    S2:E13

    Discovering that NTAC is behind the disease plaguing the 4400s, Tom and Diana try to get to the bottom of NTAC's cover-up, while Kyle considers turning himself in.

    Director:John Behring
    Writers:Ira Steven Behr, Craig Sweeny

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  23. The 4400 Season 3 Episode 9 - The Ballad of Kevin and Tess
    7.5/10(387 votes)

    S3:E9

    Kevin is on the run after horribly mutating due to the promicin experiments. Tom and Diana go to Tess for help. Diana gets what she believes is the flu and discovers something startling.

    Director:Scott Peters
    Writers:Ira Steven Behr, Craig Sweeny

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  24. The 4400 Season 4 Episode 1 - The Wrath of Graham
    7.5/10(432 votes)

    S4:E1

    A high school student develops an ability after injecting promicin. Tom visits Isabelle in jail, while Diana searches for her missing sister. Following the advice of a young woman, named Cassie, Kyle is able to wake Shawn from his coma. Jordan Collier's conscience gets to him. Meanwhile, NTAC gets a new director.

    Director:Ernest R. Dickerson
    Writers:Ira Steven Behr, Craig Sweeny

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  25. The 4400 Season 4 Episode 3 - Audrey Parker's Come and Gone
    7.5/10(368 votes)

    S4:E3

    Audrey Parker, an elderly woman, takes promicin and develops the ability to astral project. Meanwhile, Shawn decides to start publicly healing people again despite threats from the government to shut him down. And Ben and Maia return to Seattle to visit Diana.

    Director:Colin Bucksey
    Writer:Nick Wauters

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Fifth Page" is the best rated episode of "The 4400". It scored 8.3/10 based on 485 votes. Directed by Scott Peters and written by Ira Steven Behr, Craig Sweeny, it aired on 8/21/2005. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Great Leap Forward".