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The Best Episodes of The Agency

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

The Agency is a CBS television drama that followed the inner-workings of the CIA. The series was created by Michael Frost Beckner and was executive...
Genre:Drama
Network:CBS

Best Episodes Summary

"Unholy Alliances" is the best rated episode of "The Agency". It scored 9.4/10 based on 88 votes. Directed by Harry Winer and written by N/A, it aired on 2/22/2003. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Understudy".

  • Unholy Alliances
    9.4/1088 votes
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    #1 - Unholy Alliances

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/22/2003

    Gage goes to Israel to help with peace talks.

    Director: Harry Winer

    Writer: N/A

  • The Understudy
    9.3/1022 votes
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    #2 - The Understudy

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/25/2002

    Justin sells weapons to the mob.

    Director: Alex Zakrzewski

    Writer: James Duff

  • Rules Of The Game
    9.2/1017 votes
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    #3 - Rules Of The Game

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/6/2001

    When the National Security Agency (NSA) learns of a plot to assassinate the King of Saudi Arabia, Matt and Lisa help track down those involved only to discover that there is a larger terrorist plot in the works. Soon after Matt and Lisa catch the would-be assassins, Israeli intelligence informs the CIA that one of the incarcerated terrorists is their own agent on an undercover mission and requests his safe return. Once Matt arranges this, the Agency discovers that Israeli intelligence has deceived them and the man they released is a link to a terrorist they had been pursuing for years.

    Director: Nick Gomez

    Writer: N/A

  • The Plague Year
    9.2/1010 votes
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    #4 - The Plague Year

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 3/7/2002

    The CIA tracks an Algerian suicide bomber as he enters the United States, but they don't realize that he is infected with the smallpox virus.

    Director: J. Miller Tobin

    Writer: James Duff

  • The Greater Good
    9.1/1077 votes
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    #5 - The Greater Good

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 4/4/2002

    Gage tells Matt to blow up a chemical weapons plant in sudan,even though 100 people work inside.

    Director: Michael W. Watkins

    Writer: Melissa Rosenberg

  • Anthrax
    9.0/1014 votes
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    #6 - Anthrax

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/8/2001

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    Director: Randall Zisk

    Writer: N/A

  • Peacemakers
    9.0/10683 votes
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    #7 - Peacemakers

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 4/18/2002

    The CIA tries to stop nuclear war between to countries.

    Director: Joe Chappelle

    Writer: N/A

  • Heartless
    9.0/1041 votes
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    #8 - Heartless

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/9/2002

    A blown operation leads to a Senate inquiry into possible wrongdoings at the CIA. The CIA tries to turn a Columbian druglord and terroist into an informant, but the operation goes awry when a DEA officer tips off the police as to the operation causing the deaths of seven people.

    Director: Jay Tobias

    Writer: Doris Egan

  • Coventry
    9.0/1013 votes
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    #9 - Coventry

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 2/8/2003

    Lex learns that a possible bomb attack may occur in Australia, Gage doesn't want to act because terrorists may another attcak on the U.S.

    Director: J. Miller Tobin

    Writer: Shaun Cassidy, Doris Egan

  • War, Inc
    9.0/1013 votes
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    #10 - War, Inc

    Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 4/26/2003

    David Cassidy (Everett Price) who lost his wife on 9/11 hurts the relationship between the U.S. & Saudi Arabia, Now Gage must try and stop anymore missile attacks.

    Director: J. Miller Tobin

    Writer: N/A

  • C.S. Lie
    8.9/1015 votes
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    #11 - C.S. Lie

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/2002

    When a CIA plane crashes in China, the operatives must hide the evidence before it is discovered.

    Director: Michael W. Watkins

    Writer: Larry Moskowitz

  • Thanksgiving
    8.9/1018 votes
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    #12 - Thanksgiving

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/23/2002

    Ouinn tells everybody stiles is missing now everyone puts their holiday plans on hold to find him.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Absolute Bastard
    8.9/1015 votes
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    #13 - Absolute Bastard

    Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 2/15/2003

    Stiles heads to west Africa to help former CIA informants and runs into someone he loved.

    Director: J. Miller Tobin

    Writer: Daniel Arkin

  • In Our Own Backyard
    8.8/1018 votes
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    #14 - In Our Own Backyard

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/25/2001

    CIA tries to uncover if someone has sneaked a Russian atomic bomb into the US.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Moo
    8.8/1010 votes
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    #15 - Moo

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/28/2002

    Tom and Carl learn that a story about a war crime Tom allegedly committed during his service in Vietnam is about to be revealed in the press and that the source of the story has been found dead. Meanwhile, Matt and Jackson receive word that a visiting Eastern European dictator is near death and they enlist a hooker to help determine how ill he really is. At the same time, Joshua must deal with a museum curator when he accidentally destroys a cow costume that's part of an upcoming exhibit.

    Director: Robert Berlinger

    Writer: Shaun Cassidy

  • Debbie Does Djakarta
    8.8/1015 votes
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    #16 - Debbie Does Djakarta

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 2/1/2003

    Just how far will the CIA go to get what it wants? Gage and the team must try and stop an election in Indonesia which puts a terrorist supporter in the run for Pesident. James Graydon a former U.S. President wants to see the election go through nicely.

    Director: Adam Davidson

    Writer: N/A

  • Our Man in Korea (1)
    8.8/10153 votes
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    #17 - Our Man in Korea (1)

    Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 5/10/2003

    Terri Lowell is about to get a big shock the man she dated in college could be a double agent because his company could be shipping weapons to North Korea (behind his back) his wife is actually doing it. Quinn learns his sister is dying. He has to find her in the car at sunset. Terri and stiles continue try to find the guidance system. Terri learns Brain wants to leave his wife. Caroline quickly finds out and tries to protect him. Quinn finds that his sister killed herself and kisses her goodbye. Terri goes to meet him and finds him dead and his wife may have killed him. Terri is questioned about wether she got bad information.

    Director: Larry Shaw

    Writer: N/A

  • Our Man In Washington (2)
    8.8/10160 votes
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    #18 - Our Man In Washington (2)

    Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 5/17/2003

    Terri is thought to be alive after Stiles & Agent Shelton discover her car and watch. Terri is kidnapped to find who Terri told about the double life of Joshua and how Terri found out. Terri still won't let her captors know who she told she then has a bomb hooked to her. Meanwhile Terri learns that Joshua was told to kidnap her and that she should trust him. Haisely then tells Quinn that Joshua may have taken Terri, Quinn finds the information hard to believe and wonders why Mr. Holland didn't say anything. Quinn tells Haisley that 12 years ago (when Quinn was director) He had Joshua feed information to Germany. Gage asks Holland to feed German information to the CIA while still trying to free Terri.

    Director: Alex Zakrzewski

    Writer: N/A

  • An Isolated Incident
    8.7/1081 votes
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    #19 - An Isolated Incident

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/18/2003

    Stiles and Terri head to the Gaza Strip in search of a U.S. citizen who left America with his wife due to a killing spree at a travel agency.

    Director: Peter Markle

    Writer: Larry Moskowitz

  • Finale
    8.6/1014 votes
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    #20 - Finale

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/9/2002

    A CIA Agent is taken Hostage.

    Director: Michael Nankin

    Writer: Melissa Rosenberg

  • First Born
    8.6/1015 votes
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    #21 - First Born

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/16/2002

    The president's brother is in an accident, which put the CIA in a bind.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Elite Meat to Eat
    8.6/1014 votes
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    #22 - Elite Meat to Eat

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/14/2002

    Teri is taken to Stiles to his home. The Incident Response Team heads to Ireland to stop arms dealers.

    Director: Joe Chappelle

    Writer: Shaun Cassidy, Doris Egan

  • Pilot
    8.5/1017 votes
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    #23 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/1/2001

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    Director: Mikael Salomon

    Writer: N/A

  • Deadline
    8.5/1020 votes
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    #24 - Deadline

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/20/2001

    A ambitious journalist plans to run a career-making story about one of the Agency's great Cold War successes, which will expose and therefore cost the life of a now retired Russian general who risked his life to help Director Pierce and the CIA. The journalist refuses to kill the story, and Director Pierce and his team must do everything they can to protect the Russian, even if it means putting another life in jeopardy. Meanwhile, Terri's estranged husband begins divorce proceedings, and Matt pushes Jackson for answers about his brother's mysterious death.

    Director: Mikael Salomon

    Writer: N/A

  • The Year Of Lying Dangerously
    8.4/1016 votes
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    #25 - The Year Of Lying Dangerously

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/18/2001

    The local governor plans a political coup after some American miners are taken hostage in Indonesia.

    Director: Nick Gomez

    Writer: N/A