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The Best Episodes of The Dead Zone Season 3

Every episode of The Dead Zone Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Dead Zone Season 3!

Johnny Smith discovers he has developed psychic abilities after a coma.
Genres:DramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:USA Network
Episodes
12
Avg. Rating
7.3
S1
S2
S3
S4
E1
E2
E3
7.4
7.3
7.4

Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Finding Rachel (1)" is the best rated episode of "The Dead Zone" season 3. It scored 7.4/10 based on 140 votes. Directed by James Head and written by Karl Schaefer, it aired on 6/6/2004. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Finding Rachel (2)".

  • Finding Rachel (1)
    7.4/10140 votes

    #1 - Finding Rachel (1)

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 6/6/2004

    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

  • Finding Rachel (2)
    7.3/10138 votes

    #2 - Finding Rachel (2)

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 6/13/2004

    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

    Writer: Karl Schaefer, Michael R. Perry

  • Collision
    7.4/10134 votes

    #3 - Collision

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 6/20/2004

    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

  • The Cold Hard Truth
    7.2/10144 votes

    #4 - The Cold Hard Truth

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 6/27/2004

    Johnny becomes involved with an abusive radio shock jock whose death he foresees, and in the process forges a new relationship with his son J.J.

    Director: Anthony Michael Hall

    Writer: Michael Taylor

  • Total Awareness
    7.3/10139 votes

    #5 - Total Awareness

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 7/4/2004

    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

  • No Questions Asked
    7.2/10136 votes

    #6 - No Questions Asked

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 7/18/2004

    Walt reluctantly accepts Johnny's help when a crime from the past comes back to haunt him.

    Director: Mike Rohl

    Writer: Moira Kirland

  • Looking Glass
    7.5/10145 votes

    #7 - Looking Glass

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 7/25/2004

    Johnny fights to prevent identical twin law students from using him and his visions to commit the perfect murder.

    Director: James Head

    Writer: James Morris, Shintaro Shimosawa

  • Speak Now
    6.8/10136 votes

    #8 - Speak Now

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 8/1/2004

    As a young couple is about to tie the knot, Johnny has a troubling vision of their future and must figure out how to reveal what he sees.

    Director: Mike Rohl

    Writer: Moira Kirland, Christina Lynch, Loren Segan

  • Cycle of Violence
    7.7/10148 votes

    #9 - Cycle of Violence

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 8/8/2004

    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: N/A

  • Instinct
    6.6/10133 votes

    #10 - Instinct

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 8/15/2004

    Johnny and Walt investigate the sudden violent behavior of the animals around Cleaves Mills.

    Director: Mike Rohl

    Writer: Erin Maher, Kay Reindl

  • Shadows
    7.0/10130 votes

    #11 - Shadows

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 8/22/2004

    When Johnny foresees the death of someone very close to him, his inner rage pushes him to the brink of murder.

    Director: Shawn Piller

    Writer: Michael Taylor

  • Tipping Point (1)
    7.7/10136 votes

    #12 - Tipping Point (1)

    Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 8/22/2004

    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