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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!

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...

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  1. 8.9/10(1.7k votes)

    #1 - Travel Agents

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    S4:E7

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

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  2. 8.8/10(1.8k votes)

    #2 - Chloramphenicol

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    S4:E4

    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?

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  3. 8.7/10(1.7k votes)

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

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    S4:E8

    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?

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  4. 8.5/10(1.6k votes)

    #4 - The Rat

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    S4:E6

    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.

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  5. 8.5/10(1.5k votes)

    #5 - Dinner for Seven

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    S4:E11

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

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  6. 8.2/10(1.5k votes)

    #6 - Pastor Tim

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    S4:E2

    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.

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  8. 8.2/10(1.5k votes)

    #7 - Experimental Prototype City of Tomorrow

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    S4:E3

    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.

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  9. 8.2/10(1.5k votes)

    #8 - Clark's Place

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    S4:E5

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

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  10. 8.2/10(1.5k votes)

    #9 - Munchkins

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    S4:E10

    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.

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  11. 8.2/10(1.5k votes)

    #10 - A Roy Rogers in Franconia

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    S4:E12

    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?

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  12. 8.2/10(1.6k votes)

    #11 - Persona Non Grata

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    S4:E13

    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?

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  13. 8.1/10(1.6k votes)

    #12 - Glanders

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    S4:E1

    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?

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  14. 7.9/10(1.4k votes)

    #13 - The Day After

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    S4:E9

    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?

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Travel Agents" is the best rated episode of "The Americans" season 4. It scored 8.9/10 based on 1730 votes. Directed by Daniel Attias and written by Tanya Barfield, it aired on 4/27/2016. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Chloramphenicol".