8.1/101,545 votes#1 - 1
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/12/2014
Noah escapes the city with his family to a Long Island estate. Alison and her husband struggle to move past a tragedy. Noah and Alison meet in a chance encounter.
Director: Mark Mylod
Writer: Sarah Treem
7.7/101,124 votes#2 - 2
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/19/2014
Noah and Alison are forced to consider an inevitability.
Director: Jeffrey Reiner
Writer: Hagai Levi, Maura Tierney
7.5/10999 votes#3 - 3
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/26/2014
Noah turns to Alison to help him research the local culture for his novel.
Director: Jeffrey Reiner
Writer: Sarah Treem, Hagai Levi, Eric Overmyer
7.5/10964 votes#4 - 4
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/2/2014
Noah and Alison grow closer on a day trip to remote Block Island.
Director: Jeffrey Reiner
Writer: Sarah Treem, Hagai Levi, Melanie Marnich
7.8/10902 votes#5 - 5
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/9/2014
Alison and Noah are forced to confront new obstacles at home.
Director: Carl Franklin
Writer: Sarah Treem, Hagai Levi, Kate Robin
7.9/10878 votes#6 - 6
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/16/2014
Noah discovers there's more to Alison than he's been led to believe.
Director: Carl Franklin
Writer: Sarah Treem, Hagai Levi
8.0/10867 votes#7 - 7
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/23/2014
With the summer coming to an end, the Solloways are returning to Brooklyn.
Director: Ryan Fleck
Writer: Sarah Treem, Hagai Levi, Kate Robin
7.6/10823 votes#8 - 8
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 12/7/2014
A chance encounter with Alison leads to an uncomfortable truth.
Director: Ryan Fleck
Writer: Sarah Treem, Hagai Levi
8.5/10961 votes#9 - 9
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/14/2014
Noah and Helen face a revelation. Alison spirals towards a reckoning.
Director: Jeffrey Reiner
Writer: Sarah Treem, Hagai Levi
8.4/10961 votes#10 - 10
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/21/2014
Detective Jeffries makes significant progress on his case.
Director: Jeffrey Reiner
Writer: Sarah Treem, Hagai Levi
The Best Episodes of The Affair Season 1
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The Affair explores the emotional effects of an extramarital relationship between Noah Solloway and Alison Lockhart after the two meet in the resort town of...
Genre:Drama
Network:Showtime
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"1" is the best rated episode of "The Affair" season 1. It scored 8.1/10 based on 1545 votes. Directed by Mark Mylod and written by Sarah Treem, it aired on 10/12/2014. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "2".