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The Best Episodes of The Americans Season 4

Every episode of The Americans Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Americans Season 4!

Set during the Cold War period in the 1980s, The Americans is the story of Elizabeth and Philip Jennings, two Soviet KGB officers posing as...
Genres:CrimeDrama
Network:FX

Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Glanders" is the best rated episode of "The Americans" season 4. It scored 8.1/10 based on 1573 votes. Directed by Thomas Schlamme and written by Joe Weisberg, Joel Fields, it aired on 3/16/2016. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Pastor Tim".

  • Glanders
    8.1/101,573 votes

    #1 - Glanders

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 3/16/2016

    Philip and Elizabeth deal with the fallout of all they’ve wrought. What will happen when the FBI finds out about Gene’s suicide? How will Pastor Tim deal with the revelation that they are Russian spies? And will they be able to handle a dangerous, new bioweapons assignment?

    Director: Thomas Schlamme

    Writer: Joe Weisberg, Joel Fields

  • Pastor Tim
    8.2/101,491 votes

    #2 - Pastor Tim

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 3/23/2016

    Philip tries with increasing desperation to get rid of a sensitive and dangerous package as family tensions in the Jennings House reach a boiling point when Paige shares a secret of her own.

    Director: Chris Long

    Writer: Joe Weisberg, Joel Fields

  • Experimental Prototype City of Tomorrow
    8.2/101,468 votes

    #3 - Experimental Prototype City of Tomorrow

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 3/30/2016

    Paige copes with new burdens that come with her family’s secret as Philip and Elizabeth struggle to contain their cover without destroying their daughter.

    Director: Kevin Dowling

    Writer: Stephen Schiff

  • Chloramphenicol
    8.8/101,752 votes

    #4 - Chloramphenicol

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 4/6/2016

    A devastating flaw during a mission forces Philip, Elizabeth, William and Gabriel to confront the depths of their patriotism… and their mortality. In Russia, in striving to be a better person, has Nina put her life on the line?

    Director: Stefan Schwartz

    Writer: Tracey Scott Wilson

  • Clark's Place
    8.2/101,491 votes

    #5 - Clark's Place

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 4/13/2016

    Philip must consider his life with Martha and make a crushing choice from which there is no coming back.

    Director: Noah Emmerich

    Writer: Peter Ackerman

  • The Rat
    8.5/101,518 votes

    #6 - The Rat

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 4/20/2016

    Martha must finally face the truth she has denied – and her life may never be the same. Plus, a chilling new development in William’s work forces the Jennings to face the realities of what a biological war would mean.

    Director: Kari Skogland

    Writer: Joshua Brand

  • Travel Agents
    8.9/101,679 votes

    #7 - Travel Agents

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 4/27/2016

    The KGB and the FBI both race to track down a vital agent… everything is at stake.

    Director: Daniel Attias

    Writer: Tanya Barfield

  • The Magic of David Copperfield V: The Statue of Liberty Disappears
    8.7/101,678 votes

    #8 - The Magic of David Copperfield V: The Statue of Liberty Disappears

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 5/4/2016

    The Jennings’s approach their breaking points as both Philip and Elizabeth must handle loyal agents. Will they make it through with their patriotism – and sanity – intact?

    Director: Matthew Rhys

    Writer: Stephen Schiff

  • The Day After
    7.9/101,404 votes

    #9 - The Day After

    Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 5/11/2016

    The Day After premieres, making the stakes - and terrible consequences - of the Cold War plain. Even with that in mind, will Elizabeth be able to complete the painful process of the "Patty" operation?

    Director: Daniel Sackheim

    Writer: Tracey Scott Wilson

  • Munchkins
    8.2/101,450 votes

    #10 - Munchkins

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 5/18/2016

    When Paige’s long-ago indiscretion threatens to resurface and destroy the family, Philip and Elizabeth find themselves scrambling – and Paige finds herself reevaluating who her parents really are.

    Director: Steph Green

    Writer: Peter Ackerman

  • Dinner for Seven
    8.5/101,457 votes

    #11 - Dinner for Seven

    Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 5/25/2016

    Elizabeth completes the last steps of a very personal operation… but at what cost?

    Director: Nicole Kassell

    Writer: Joshua Brand

  • A Roy Rogers in Franconia
    8.2/101,430 votes

    #12 - A Roy Rogers in Franconia

    Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 6/1/2016

    As Paige deals with last episode’s trauma, she sees her mother in a new light… and finds she has inherited some of her parents’ skills. Plus, has Oleg reached his breaking point with Stan?

    Director: Chris Long

    Writer: Joe Weisberg, Joel Fields

  • Persona Non Grata
    8.3/101,535 votes

    #13 - Persona Non Grata

    Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 6/8/2016

    Philip and Elizabeth are in a high-stakes race against the FBI to recover a hazardous package. Will they get there in time? And will Paige follow her parents into the family business?

    Director: Chris Long

    Writer: Joe Weisberg, Joel Fields