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The Worst Episodes of The Americans

Every episode of The Americans ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The Americans!

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

Worst Episodes Summary

"Immersion" is the worst rated episode of "The Americans". It scored 7.5/10 based on 1310 votes. Directed by Kevin Bray and written by Tracey Scott Wilson, it aired on 4/25/2017. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "What's the Matter with Kansas?".

  • Immersion
    7.5/101,310 votes
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    #1 - Immersion

    Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 4/25/2017

    A secret brings Elizabeth and Paige together. Back in Moscow, Oleg's own secrets put him under KGB suspicion and a new twist in the Morozov operation creates an opportunity that changes everything.

    Director: Kevin Bray

    Writer: Tracey Scott Wilson

  • What's the Matter with Kansas?
    7.6/101,372 votes
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    #2 - What's the Matter with Kansas?

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 3/28/2017

    Philip and Elizabeth have qualms about a new assignment, while a specter from Philip’s past creates unforeseen dangers. At the FBI, Stan makes a shocking play that could throw his career into turmoil.

    Director: Gwyneth Horder-Payton

    Writer: Peter Ackerman

  • Pests
    7.7/101,423 votes
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    #3 - Pests

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 3/14/2017

    Stan and Oleg wrestle with the harsh consequences of their complicated history as Philip and Elizabeth face a new mission with devastating implications for their country.

    Director: Chris Long

    Writer: Joe Weisberg, Joel Fields

  • The Committee on Human Rights
    7.7/101,346 votes
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    #4 - The Committee on Human Rights

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 4/18/2017

    As Paige becomes even more enmeshed in her parents' world, tensions with Matthew Beeman come to a head, Philip and Elizabeth's honeytraps take surprising turns, and Stan faces the consequences of overplaying his hand at the FBI.

    Director: Matthew Rhys

    Writer: Hilary Bettis

  • The Walk In
    7.8/101,828 votes
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    #5 - The Walk In

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 3/12/2014

    Philip and Elizabeth complete their next mission - but not without complications - and Philip's fears about Elizabeth's readiness for action deepen. Stan tracks the KGB walk-in which leads to much praise at work and a deepening of his attachment to, and dependence on, Nina. Meanwhile, Paige snoops into her mother's family background and Oleg begins to scrutinize Nina's secret operation.

    Director: Constantine Makris

    Writer: Stuart Zicherman

  • ARPANET
    7.8/101,717 votes
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    #6 - ARPANET

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 4/9/2014

    Philip uses his agent Charles Duluth to help him gain access to an early precursor to the Internet so that the KGB can bug American government communications. Nina faces the threat of a potential FBI polygraph exam, bringing her closer to KGB colleague Oleg.

    Director: Kevin Dowling

    Writer: Joshua Brand

  • Crossbreed
    7.8/101,363 votes
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    #7 - Crossbreed

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 4/11/2017

    Gabriel stuns Philip and Elizabeth with a sudden announcement and a crushing revelation about Philip's past. Stan and Aderholt draw a fly into their web while Oleg and Ruslan ambush their first suspect.

    Director: Roxann Dawson

    Writer: Stephen Schiff

  • IHOP
    7.8/101,321 votes
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    #8 - IHOP

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 5/2/2017

    Philip and Elizabeth are thrown off balance when things with Tuan take an unexpected turn. Henry makes a startling proposition and Stan has a disturbing encounter with Frank Gaad’s widow.

    Director: Daniel Attias

    Writer: Peter Ackerman

  • Gregory
    7.9/102,626 votes
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    #9 - Gregory

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/13/2013

    Philip and Elizabeth discover that their murdered colleague Robert had a wife they never knew about. As they try to determine what she knows and where her allegiance lies, Stan's investigation into Robert's death puts him hot on their trail.

    Director: Thomas Schlamme

    Writer: Joel Fields

  • COMINT
    7.9/102,333 votes
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    #10 - COMINT

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/27/2013

    A crucial agent crumbles under emotional distress and threatens to topple a valuable network of KGB informants. Professionally, Philip and Elizabeth are tasked with infiltrating the FBI's new communications encryption system while personally they are forced to grapple with one of the darker aspects of life as a spy.

    Director: Holly Dale

    Writer: Melissa James Gibson

  • Duty and Honor
    7.9/102,258 votes
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    #11 - Duty and Honor

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/13/2013

    Philip and Elizabeth's troubled marriage is further tested when a mission to discredit a Polish pro-democracy leader reunites Philip with his old flame.

    Director: Alex Chapple

    Writer: Joshua Brand

  • Mutually Assured Destruction
    7.9/102,184 votes
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    #12 - Mutually Assured Destruction

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/20/2013

    Philip and Elizabeth must stop an assassin from taking out key US scientists, while Stan and the FBI hunt the same man. Grannie shocks Elizabeth with the truth of what happened between Philip and Irina in New York.

    Director: Bill Johnson

    Writer: Joe Weisberg, Joel Fields

  • Covert War
    7.9/102,072 votes
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    #13 - Covert War

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 4/17/2013

    Events in Moscow strike a personal chord for Elizabeth, leading her to take on a dangerous mission she can't complete without Philip's help, and placing the couple on a collision course with both Grannie and the FBI.

    Director: Nicole Kassell

    Writer: Joshua Brand, Melissa James Gibson

  • Cardinal
    7.9/101,855 votes
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    #14 - Cardinal

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 3/5/2014

    As Philip investigates the fallout from the last operation, Elizabeth sticks close to home, concerned for her family until she gets a mysterious distress signal. Meanwhile, a walk-in arrives at the Rezidentura - providing both Nina and Stan with unique opportunities.

    Director: Daniel Sackheim

    Writer: Joe Weisberg, Joel Fields

  • Behind the Red Door
    7.9/101,764 votes
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    #15 - Behind the Red Door

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 4/2/2014

    A dangerous Naval officer becomes the key to Philip and Elizabeth’s mission as well as a potential threat to their family's safety. Lucia, a Sandinista intelligence officer working with the Jennings, is tasked with getting Elizabeth access to Capitol Hill. Stan struggles with the potential costs of protecting Nina.

    Director: Charlotte Sieling

    Writer: Melissa James Gibson

  • Yousaf
    7.9/101,643 votes
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    #16 - Yousaf

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 4/30/2014

    A new mission with international stakes has Philip calling on Annelise for assistance just as an old foe returns to D.C. with a vendetta. Stan makes a discovery that could put the FBI hot on the trail of illegals.

    Director: Stefan Schwartz

    Writer: Stephen Schiff, Stuart Zicherman

  • Baggage
    7.9/101,608 votes
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    #17 - Baggage

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 2/4/2015

    Elizabeth and Philip come together to deal with a mission gone wrong but struggle to reconcile their increasingly opposing ideologies. Stan welcomes a Soviet defector, Zinaida, to America. Nina acclimates to her new living arrangements.

    Director: Daniel Sackheim

    Writer: Joe Weisberg, Joel Fields

  • Born Again
    7.9/101,556 votes
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    #18 - Born Again

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 3/4/2015

    Gabriel has surprising information. Elizabeth begins to take family matters into her own hands. Stan receives upsetting news from his past and turns to Sandra for support.

    Director: Kevin Dowling

    Writer: Tracey Scott Wilson

  • One Day in the Life of Anton Baklanov
    7.9/101,477 votes
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    #19 - One Day in the Life of Anton Baklanov

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 4/8/2015

    Philip and Elizabeth's home and work lives collide in new and dangerous ways. Nina struggles to figure out her next steps. Arkady assigns Oleg and Tatiana to an operation with uncertain potential.

    Director: Andrew Bernstein

    Writer: Stephen Schiff, Tracey Scott Wilson

  • The Day After
    7.9/101,404 votes
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    #20 - 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

  • The Midges
    7.9/101,412 votes
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    #21 - The Midges

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 3/21/2017

    Philip and Elizabeth tell Paige more about the family business, but pressing new questions arise when an operation takes a ghastly and unexpected turn. Meanwhile, a sensitive package jeopardizes Oleg’s life back home.

    Director: Stefan Schwartz

    Writer: Tracey Scott Wilson

  • The Clock
    8.0/102,824 votes
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    #22 - The Clock

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/6/2013

    When Philip and Elizabeth are given an urgent task to plant a bug in Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger's office, they risk exposure when an unwilling maid of the Weinberger home refuses to cooperate. Stan closes in on a member of the Soviet Rezidentura in an effort to uncover the identities of deep cover Directorate S operatives.

    Director: Adam Arkin

    Writer: Joe Weisberg

  • A Little Night Music
    8.0/101,814 votes
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    #23 - A Little Night Music

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 3/19/2014

    Just when Philip and Elizabeth think they have a quiet road ahead, an old friend returns to complicate things. Not only do they have to intercept a target who could prove valuable to the Soviet Union, but they also have to take on an important rogue mission without the support of the Centre. Divisions inside the Rezidentura deepen between Oleg and Arkady and there’s an upheaval at the FBI as the chickens come home to roost for Agent Gaad. Meanwhile, Martha’s frustrations threaten to blow Philip’s cover.

    Director: Lodge Kerrigan

    Writer: Stephen Schiff

  • New Car
    8.0/101,704 votes
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    #24 - New Car

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 4/16/2014

    Philip and Elizabeth both find themselves faced with painful turns in their various missions. Stan fights to gain access to an American military program that could give him the upper hand in his battle of wills with Oleg.

    Director: John Dahl

    Writer: Peter Ackerman

  • Stealth
    8.0/101,644 votes
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    #25 - Stealth

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 5/7/2014

    Elizabeth makes a shocking discovery about Kate. Philip pursues a contact for information about stealth. Stan continues his pursuit of the illegals.

    Director: Gregory Hoblit

    Writer: Joshua Brand