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The Best Episodes of The Burning Zone

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

The Burning Zone is a television drama broadcast on the UPN network as part of its 1996–97 lineup. It ran for 19 episodes. The series...
Genre:Drama
Network:UPN

Best Episodes Summary

"Blood Covenant" is the best rated episode of "The Burning Zone". It scored 9/10 based on 44 votes. Directed by Oscar L. Costo and written by N/A, it aired on 11/19/1996. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Silent Tower".

  • Blood Covenant
    9.0/1044 votes
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    #1 - Blood Covenant

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/1996

    A doctor, angry with the US government for the death of his wife and for abandoning him in Zaire threatens to infect Orlando's main blood supply with malaria unless a billion dollars is deposited to a Swiss bank account.

    Director: Oscar L. Costo

    Writer: N/A

  • The Silent Tower
    8.6/1024 votes
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    #2 - The Silent Tower

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/10/1996

    Dr. Cassian, the new team leader, sends the biocrisis team to investigate a Chicago high-rise. A mysterious rash of suicides caused by hallucinations has led to 79 deaths in the two years since its opening.

    Director: Michael Lange

    Writer: N/A

  • Pilot
    8.4/1021 votes
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    #3 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/3/1996

    After hibernating for 15,000 years, a malevolent virus is released from an ancient tomb in Costa Rica. A top team of specialists is assembled to research it. Infection causes blood-red eyes, a high fever and superhuman strength, and an exceptional interest in deadly diseases.

    Director: Bradford May

    Writer: N/A

  • Hall of the Serpent
    8.4/1024 votes
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    #4 - Hall of the Serpent

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/1996

    Cassian's niece falls under the spell of a self-proclaimed healer who claims to be able to cure deadly diseases. He appears to heal people-until they defy him. The team infiltrates his compound in Mexico to rescue Cassian's niece, who has been diagnosed with leukemia.

    Director: Michael Lange

    Writer: N/A

  • Faces in the Night
    8.4/1022 votes
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    #5 - Faces in the Night

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/26/1996

    When Dr. Shiroma is abducted by a serial killer who only kills his victims during the full moon, the team races to discover the killer's identity before she becomes his next victim.

    Director: Scott Brazil

    Writer: Carleton Eastlake

  • Arms of Fire
    8.3/1014 votes
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    #6 - Arms of Fire

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/24/1996

    Cassian's biocrisis team investigates two cases of spontaneous human combustion at a poor urban high school. The team traces the cause to an unscrupulous pharmaceutical company.

    Director: Michael Katleman

    Writer: N/A

  • Midnight of the Carrier
    8.3/1020 votes
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    #7 - Midnight of the Carrier

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/7/1997

    The team removes a capsule from the head of an old man. This leads to the shocking discovery of white supremacists in the CIA and occultism in the Third Reich. During the operation, security is compromised, and the team fights to save the old man's life and to protect the contents of the capsule from someone who wants it at any cost.

    Director: Janet Greek

    Writer: Carleton Eastlake

  • Night Flight
    8.2/1019 votes
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    #8 - Night Flight

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/1/1996

    During the flight back from a small island country, Marcase, Shiroma and Hailey must fight an outbreak of hemorrhagic fever. Faced with a 5-hour flight, they must find a cure in time to land.

    Director: Jesús Salvador Treviño

    Writer: Carleton Eastlake

  • St. Michael's Nightmare
    8.0/1021 votes
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    #9 - St. Michael's Nightmare

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/17/1996

    The team travels to Philadelphia to search for the cause of violence and death that have occurred the last two years during the Festival of St. Michael, a celebration of good's victory over evil.

    Director: Scott Brazil

    Writer: N/A

  • Lethal Injection
    8.0/1017 votes
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    #10 - Lethal Injection

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/15/1996

    A sinister government black-project uses death row inmates as guinea pigs to make contact with the afterlife. It nearly costs Marcase his life, and Cassian must find a way to shut it down.

    Director: Richard Compton

    Writer: N/A

  • Touch of the Dead
    8.0/1019 votes
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    #11 - Touch of the Dead

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/29/1996

    Cassian is infected with a bacteria that will kill him in 48 hours. While searching for an antidote, the team uncovers a government conspiracy.

    Director: Oscar L. Costo

    Writer: N/A

  • Critical Mass
    7.0/1012 votes
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    #12 - Critical Mass

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/28/1997

    Dr. Brian Taft, a neuropathologist, is enlisted by Cassian to help investigate the death of a LA fireman. After being exposed to a meteorite, the fireman grew fatal brain tumors and developed homicidal madness. Cassian fears the same may be happening to anyone exposed to this meteorite, including the scientists examining it.

    Director: Richard Compton

    Writer: Carleton Eastlake

  • The Last Endless Summer
    6.9/109 votes
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    #13 - The Last Endless Summer

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/11/1997

    When several surfers come down with a fatal but undetectable disease that causes organ failure overnight, Cassian's team is called in to assist. A medical student, with a promising future, is also aflicted.

    Director: Stephen L. Posey

    Writer: N/A

  • On Wings of Angels
    6.9/108 votes
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    #14 - On Wings of Angels

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 5/20/1997

    A secret project goes wrong when a prison escapee, who was exposed to a deadly experimental drug, kidnaps Taft and orders him to save his life or die.

    Director: Richard Compton

    Writer: N/A

  • Wild Fire
    6.6/1010 votes
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    #15 - Wild Fire

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 5/13/1997

    A drug-resistant Cholera breaks out in Detroit. Tainted pearls smuggled from the South Pacific are the source of contamination. Cassian's team rushes to develop a cure before it spreads to other cities. Hailey finds painful memories when he returns to his home town.

    Director: Stephen L. Posey

    Writer: N/A

  • Death Song
    6.4/109 votes
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    #16 - Death Song

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/4/1997

    Several recovering Hodgkin's patient's bones are suddenly breaking into multiples fractures. Cassian and Taft investigate the gruesome deaths. Hailey becomes involed with a famous singer who faces the same fate.

    Director: Michael Miller

    Writer: N/A

  • A Secret in the Neighborhood
    6.4/109 votes
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    #17 - A Secret in the Neighborhood

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 5/6/1997

    When a boy collapses at an amusement park with burns in his mouth and throat, chemical weapons are suspected. The team suspects a government installation has a hazardous chemical leak.

    Director: Michael Miller

    Writer: N/A

  • Elegy For a Dream
    6.2/1012 votes
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    #18 - Elegy For a Dream

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 4/29/1997

    Taft's football-playing nephew falls victim to a flesh-eating bacterium that may cause him to lose his arm. Contaminated tattoo ink is spreading the bacterium around Chicago.

    Director: Nancy Malone

    Writer: Michael Gleason

  • The Last Five Pounds are the Hardest
    6.1/109 votes
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    #19 - The Last Five Pounds are the Hardest

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/18/1997

    Several people across the US are found dead or in a coma. The only connection is Metabathin, a diet pill. While Taft's investigation can find nothing wrong with Metabathin, Cassian's team uncovers a stock manipulation scheme when someone from the company leaks information that causes the public to panic.

    Director: Michael Miller

    Writer: Carleton Eastlake