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The Best Episodes of The Chronicle Season 1

Every episode of The Chronicle Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Chronicle Season 1!

The Chronicle is the name of a science fiction television series on the Sci Fi Channel. The series is based on the "News from the...
Genres:ComedySci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:Syfy
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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "The Chronicle" season 1. It scored 6.8/10 based on 16 votes. Directed by Marc Buckland and written by Silvio Horta, it aired on 7/14/2001. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "What Gobbles Beneath".

  • Pilot
    6.8/10(16)

    #1 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 7/14/2001

    Reporter Tucker Burns finally gets a job at a tabloid, The World Chronicle, and soon finds himself on the the trail a real-life monster.

    Director: Marc Buckland

    Writer: Silvio Horta

  • What Gobbles Beneath
    6.8/10(11)

    #2 - What Gobbles Beneath

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 7/14/2001

    After a media mogul disappears, the reporters discover a monster living under Manhattan attrcted to the radiation emissions of its victims' cell phones.

    Director: Adam Davidson

    Writer: Silvio Horta

  • Here There Be Dragons
    6.9/10(11)

    #3 - Here There Be Dragons

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 7/21/2001

    Tucker gets the surprise of his life when he goes to investigate the existence of a dragon underneath Chinatown and finds a woman pregnant with the ""dragon's"" baby.

    Director: Sanford Bookstaver

    Writer: Naren Shankar

  • Baby Got Back
    8.0/10(14)

    #4 - Baby Got Back

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 7/28/2001

    An abandoned baby is left at the Chronicle, the reporters investigate and find that the father, the CEO of a marketing company, has made a deal with the Devil - literally.

    Director: John T. Kretchmer

    Writer: Silvio Horta

  • He's Dead, She's Dead
    8.3/10(8)

    #5 - He's Dead, She's Dead

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 8/4/2001

    A mysterious scientist, purported to have died, has perfected a way to bring people back to life, including himself.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Bermuda Love Triangle
    8.2/10(7)

    #6 - Bermuda Love Triangle

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 8/11/2001

    Tucker's story about a mermaid and Grace's story about a missing Naval pilot cross when it turns out the mermaid is seeking out the pilot to fulfill their romance.

    Director: Krishna Rao

    Writer: Henry Alonso Myers

  • Only the Young Die Good
    5.7/10(12)

    #7 - Only the Young Die Good

    Season 1 Episode 7

    Aired 8/18/2001

    Staff at a Longevity institute and old folks' home are being used as host bodies of rich old people.

    Director: Adam Davidson

    Writer: Peter Hume

  • Bring Me the Head of Tucker Burns
    6.7/10(10)

    #8 - Bring Me the Head of Tucker Burns

    Season 1 Episode 8

    Aired 8/25/2001

    An outlaw biker returns from the grave to severe the heads of escapees from Hell.

    Director: Sanford Bookstaver

    Writer: Javier Grillo-Marxuach

  • Let Sleeping Dogs Fry
    6.9/10(11)

    #9 - Let Sleeping Dogs Fry

    Season 1 Episode 9

    Aired 9/8/2001

    A ghost begins killing the opulent residents of North Hampton using their electrical appliances.

    Director: Bruce Seth Green

    Writer: Javier Grillo-Marxuach

  • Take Me Back
    8.0/10(8)

    #10 - Take Me Back

    Season 1 Episode 10

    Aired 9/15/2001

    Grace becomes the target of aliens who were responsible for her original abduction, and are targeting members of her abduction support group.

    Director: Krishna Rao

    Writer: Naren Shankar

  • Touched by an Alien
    8.4/10(7)

    #11 - Touched by an Alien

    Season 1 Episode 11

    Aired 1/4/2002

    Stern is targeted by an alien assassin who jumps from body to body through sexual contact.

    Director: Sanford Bookstaver

    Writer: Javier Grillo-Marxuach

  • Pig Boy's Big Adventure
    7.7/10(9)

    #12 - Pig Boy's Big Adventure

    Season 1 Episode 12

    Aired 1/11/2002

    The reporters go off on the trail of a ""savage simian"" and find themselves on a trail of a doctor performing animal/human hybrid experiments.

    Director: Michael Grossman

    Writer: Javier Grillo-Marxuach

  • The Cursed Sombrero
    7.6/10(7)

    #13 - The Cursed Sombrero

    Season 1 Episode 13

    Aired 1/18/2002

    The team are on the trail of a cursed sombrero, while Kristen tries to deal with her exposure to the strange events in Tucker's life.

    Director: Sanford Bookstaver

    Writer: Silvio Horta

  • Tears of a Clone
    8.3/10(8)

    #14 - Tears of a Clone

    Season 1 Episode 14

    Aired 1/25/2002

    Grace must cope with an electrocution, a disinterested editor, a badgering mother, and an evil clone of herself running around.

    Director: Adam Davidson

    Writer: Hans Beimler

  • I See Dead Fat People
    8.6/10(11)

    #15 - I See Dead Fat People

    Season 1 Episode 15

    Aired 2/1/2002

    The reporters investigate a report of a house haunted by...overweight ghosts.

    Director: Jay Tobias

    Writer: N/A

  • Man and Superman
    NaN/10(0)

    #16 - Man and Superman

    Season 1 Episode 16

    Aired 2/8/2002

    A superhero begins flying the skies of New York City, and while the Chronicle reporters investigate, the police begin taking an interest in them.

    Director: Adam Davidson

    Writer: Henry Alonso Myers

  • Hot from the Oven
    NaN/10(0)

    #17 - Hot from the Oven

    Season 1 Episode 17

    Aired 2/15/2002

    The reporters investigate an oven that is actually a cursed entrance to Hell.

    Director: Jay Tobias

    Writer: Javier Grillo-Marxuach

  • The Stepford Cheerleaders
    5.0/10(10)

    #18 - The Stepford Cheerleaders

    Season 1 Episode 18

    Aired 2/22/2002

    Grace, Wes, and Tucker go undercover at a local high school where strange things are occurring.

    Director: Perry Lang

    Writer: Henry Alonso Myers

  • The Mists of Avalon Parkway
    8.6/10(8)

    #19 - The Mists of Avalon Parkway

    Season 1 Episode 19

    Aired 3/1/2002

    A strange mobile mist is killing people in New Jersey, and has a connection a local boy.

    Director: David Straiton

    Writer: Henry Alonso Myers

  • The King is Undead
    7.9/10(10)

    #20 - The King is Undead

    Season 1 Episode 20

    Aired 3/8/2002

    Grace's vampire case and Wes & Tucker's Elvis impersonator interview cross paths when the guys find out the Elvis impersonators are vampires.

    Director: Krishna Rao

    Writer: Javier Grillo-Marxuach

  • Hell Mall
    7.8/10(7)

    #21 - Hell Mall

    Season 1 Episode 21

    Aired 3/15/2002

    Tucker investigates a series of strange deaths and acts of possession at an upscale mall.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Patrick Sean Smith

  • A Snitch in Time
    8.8/10(9)

    #22 - A Snitch in Time

    Season 1 Episode 22

    Aired 3/22/2002

    Grace is stalked by members of the Swedish Mafia while investigating cases of spontaneous combustion. And the future of the Chronicle is threatened.

    Director: Krishna Rao

    Writer: Hans Beimler