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The Best Episodes of The Dead Zone

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Johnny Smith discovers he has developed psychic abilities after a coma.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Dead Zone Season 2 Episode 8 - Cabin Pressure
    8.5/10(220 votes)

    #1 - Cabin Pressure

    S2:E8

    On a flight to Washington with Purdy, Johnny is hit with a vision of their plane crashing.

    Director:Mike Rohl
    Writer:Jill E. Blotevogel

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  2. The Dead Zone Season 2 Episode 9 - The Man Who Never Was
    8.5/10(178 votes)

    #2 - The Man Who Never Was

    S2:E9

    A terrifying vision leads to Johnny's involvement with a man who suddenly disappears.

    Director:James Head
    Writer:David Benz

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  3. The Dead Zone Season 2 Episode 16 - The Hunt
    8.5/10(172 votes)

    #3 - The Hunt

    S2:E16

    A covert branch of U.S. intelligence recruits Johnny to track down the world's most wanted terrorist.

    Director:James Head
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Dead Zone Season 3 Episode 5 - Total Awareness
    8.5/10(158 votes)

    #4 - Total Awareness

    S3:E5

    Johnny and a rebellious young woman with a strange gift for numbers team up to expose the use of a total information awareness system for domestic surveillance.

    Director:Kevin Speckmaier
    Writer:Michael Cassutt

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  5. The Dead Zone Season 4 Episode 5 - Heroes & Demons
    8.5/10(162 votes)

    #5 - Heroes & Demons

    S4:E5

    An autistic boy makes his way to Johnny to "ask" him to help clear his father - a cop on death row for the murder of an undercover cop.

    Director:James Head
    Writer:Michael Taylor

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  6. The Dead Zone Season 1 Episode 1 - Wheel of Fortune (1)
    8.0/10(372 votes)

    #6 - Wheel of Fortune (1)

    S1:E1

    After six years in a coma following a near-fatal car accident, Johnny awakens to find he has the gift of second sight.

    Director:Rob Lieberman
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Dead Zone Season 1 Episode 8 - Netherworld
    8.0/10(230 votes)

    #7 - Netherworld

    S1:E8

    Struck with a vision of a fiery explosion, Johnny must distinguish between his dream world and reality in order to prevent a disaster.

    Director:Rob Lieberman
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Dead Zone Season 1 Episode 9 - The Siege
    8.0/10(226 votes)

    #8 - The Siege

    S1:E9

    Johnny attempts to manipulate the events during a hostage situation in a bank but each time he makes a move, the ending changes for the worse.

    Director:Michael Shapiro
    Writer:Philip DeGuere Jr.

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  9. The Dead Zone Season 2 Episode 2 - Descent (1)
    8.0/10(186 votes)

    #9 - Descent (1)

    S2:E2

    Johnny struggles to rescue four teens trapped in a collapsing mine, all while reliving - and in some way trying to redeem - sins from his family's past.

    Director:James Head
    Writer:Robert Hewitt Wolfe

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  10. The Dead Zone Season 2 Episode 6 - Scars
    8.0/10(170 votes)

    #10 - Scars

    S2:E6

    Johnny's decision to join the reelection campaign of Stillson's chief opponent, Harrison Fisher, has unintended consequences.

    Director:Armand Mastroianni
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Dead Zone Season 2 Episode 12 - Zion
    8.0/10(183 votes)

    #11 - Zion

    S2:E12

    The death of Bruce's father, Pastor David Lewis leads Bruce on an amazing journey down the "road not taken."

    Director:Michael Robison
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Dead Zone Season 2 Episode 13 - The Storm
    8.0/10(170 votes)

    #12 - The Storm

    S2:E13

    When Johnny is caught in a deadly storm, he is forced to come to terms with his own destiny in order to save those he loves.

    Director:Michael Robison
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Dead Zone Season 2 Episode 19 - Visions
    8.0/10(162 votes)

    #13 - Visions

    S2:E19

    Johnny sets out to discover the secret of a mysterious man who appears to be stalking him, but who actually has a life-changing message for Johnny.

    Director:Michael Robison
    Writer:Craig Silverstein

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  14. The Dead Zone Season 3 Episode 1 - Finding Rachel (1)
    8.0/10(159 votes)

    #14 - Finding Rachel (1)

    S3:E1

    Johnny becomes the prime suspect in a case he's desperately trying to solve and is confronted by the victim's sister, who clamors for his arrest.

    Director:James Head
    Writer:Karl Schaefer

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  15. The Dead Zone Season 3 Episode 2 - Finding Rachel (2)
    8.0/10(157 votes)

    #15 - Finding Rachel (2)

    S3:E2

    Following his arrest for the murder of a young volunteer for the Stillson campaign, Johnny persuades the victim's sister to help him find the real killer.

    Director:James Head
    Writers:Karl Schaefer, Michael R. Perry

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  16. The Dead Zone Season 3 Episode 3 - Collision
    8.0/10(153 votes)

    #16 - Collision

    S3:E3

    Rebecca helps Johnny endure agonizing visions of his terrible car accident years earlier, which are triggered by his efforts to rescue a missing girl.

    Director:Michael Robison
    Writer:Michael R. Perry

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  17. The Dead Zone Season 3 Episode 9 - Cycle of Violence
    8.0/10(167 votes)

    #17 - Cycle of Violence

    S3:E9

    When Johnny has visions of a school shooting, the principal focuses on a particularly outspoken student as the likeliest culprit while Johnny struggles to confirm the identity of the shooter.

    Director:Ellie Kanner
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Dead Zone Season 3 Episode 12 - Tipping Point (1)
    8.0/10(154 votes)

    #18 - Tipping Point (1)

    S3:E12

    As problems with his dead zone become life threatening, Johnny must decide if brain surgery is an option, knowing he will lose the psychic abilities that may help prevent Armageddon.

    Director:Michael Robison
    Writer:Karl Schaefer

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  19. The Dead Zone Season 4 Episode 1 - Broken Circle (2)
    8.0/10(147 votes)

    #19 - Broken Circle (2)

    S4:E1

    Johnny fights to stop Rebecca from killing Greg Stillson, whom she believes is responsible for her sister's murder.

    Director:James Head
    Writers:Michael Taylor, Michael R. Perry

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  20. The Dead Zone Season 4 Episode 2 - The Collector
    8.0/10(145 votes)

    #20 - The Collector

    S4:E2

    When a friend of Sara's goes missing, Johnny becomes involved trying to find her twisted abductor...before he kills the missing woman.

    Director:Michael Robison
    Writers:Shintaro Shimosawa, James Morris

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  21. The Dead Zone Season 4 Episode 3 - Double Vision
    8.0/10(167 votes)

    #21 - Double Vision

    S4:E3

    Johnny runs into an attractive psychic as they both try to find and stop a sniper.

    Director:Mike Rohl
    Writer:Karl Schaefer

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  22. The Dead Zone Season 4 Episode 6 - The Last Goodbye
    8.0/10(157 votes)

    #22 - The Last Goodbye

    S4:E6

    Johnny gets a vision of a rock star who is believed to have died...but Johnny realizes he's still alive.

    Director:Michael Robison
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Dead Zone Season 1 Episode 2 - What It Seems (2)
    7.7/10(293 votes)

    #23 - What It Seems (2)

    S1:E2

    Johnny uses his psychic powers to help solve a serial murder case.

    Director:Rob Lieberman
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Dead Zone Season 1 Episode 5 - Unreasonable Doubt
    7.7/10(281 votes)

    #24 - Unreasonable Doubt

    S1:E5

    Johnny is called to serve on a jury and uses his powers to uncover the real facts in the case.

    Director:Rob Lieberman
    Writer:Michael Taylor

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  25. The Dead Zone Season 1 Episode 7 - Enemy Mind
    7.5/10(220 votes)

    #25 - Enemy Mind

    S1:E7

    While trying to rescue a runaway teen, Johnny is exposed to mind-altering drugs which have a uniquely adverse effect on his brain.

    Director:Jon Cassar
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Cabin Pressure" is the best rated episode of "The Dead Zone". It scored 8.5/10 based on 220 votes. Directed by Mike Rohl and written by Jill E. Blotevogel, it aired on 3/2/2003. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Man Who Never Was".