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

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Dead Zone Season 2 Episode 18 - The Combination
    6.2/10(168 votes)

    #1 - The Combination

    S2:E18

    Johnny goes public with his vision of a heavyweight contender dying in an upcoming bout, but instead of stopping the fight, his announcement turns it into the pay-per-view event of the year.

    Director:James Head
    Writer:Michael Taylor

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  2. The Dead Zone Season 5 Episode 6 - Lotto Fever
    6.2/10(123 votes)

    #2 - Lotto Fever

    S5:E6

    Johnny must deal with an angry man who got winning Lotto tickets from Johnny after meeting him... but is now frustrated with all the problems the money brought with it.

    Director:Michael Robison
    Writer:Daniel Truly

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  3. The Dead Zone Season 5 Episode 7 - Symmetry
    6.2/10(130 votes)

    #3 - Symmetry

    S5:E7

    After Johnny is attacked, he begins to experience visions of his attacker's life and the life of one of the attacker's victims.

    Director:Rachel Talalay
    Writers:Christina Lynch, Loren Segan

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  4. The Dead Zone Season 4 Episode 4 - Still Life
    6.4/10(147 votes)

    #4 - Still Life

    S4:E4

    A painter's daughter and model has disappeared and Johnny tries to help locate her, but is swept into a web of obsession and hidden secrets.

    Director:Mike Rohl
    Writer:Juan Carlos Coto

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  5. The Dead Zone Season 1 Episode 7 - Enemy Mind
    6.5/10(231 votes)

    #5 - 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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  6. The Dead Zone Season 3 Episode 10 - Instinct
    6.5/10(155 votes)

    #6 - Instinct

    S3:E10

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

    Director:Mike Rohl
    Writers:Kay Reindl, Erin Maher

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  7. The Dead Zone Season 6 Episode 4 - Big Top
    6.5/10(138 votes)

    #7 - Big Top

    S6:E4

    Johnny visits an "Alice in Wonderland"-themed circus and becomes part of a ten year old murder. Johnny later realizes that J.J. may have inherited a part of his psychic powers.

    Director:Nick Copus
    Writer:Richard Hatem

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  8. The Dead Zone Season 6 Episode 9 - Transgressions
    6.5/10(114 votes)

    #8 - Transgressions

    S6:E9

    Johnny becomes involved in a murder case involving a young woman and demonic possession, where everything isn't as it seems.

    Director:James Head
    Writer:Katie Wech

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  9. The Dead Zone Season 6 Episode 10 - Drift
    6.5/10(123 votes)

    #9 - Drift

    S6:E10

    While on a trip to visit Bruce, Johnny views a racehorse being stolen in a vision. He also realizes that he may have lost the chance to reunite with Sarah and J.J. thanks to Stilson's efforts.

    Director:Holly Dale
    Writer:Scott Shepherd

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  10. The Dead Zone Season 6 Episode 2 - Ego
    6.6/10(123 votes)

    #10 - Ego

    S6:E2

    Johnny investigates a psychiatrist after a vision shows her being shot, he uncovers several patients who would like her dead.

    Director:Rachel Talalay
    Writer:Matt McGuinness

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  11. The Dead Zone Season 6 Episode 6 - Switch
    6.7/10(134 votes)

    #11 - Switch

    S6:E6

    Johnny is taking a train trip when he has a vision of someone throwing a woman from the train. Johnny goes to help and becomes romantically involved with her, but soon suspects that she's a fraud.

    Director:Paolo Barzman
    Writer:Scott Lew

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  12. The Dead Zone Season 1 Episode 4 - Enigma
    6.8/10(285 votes)

    #12 - Enigma

    S1:E4

    In helping an old man find his long lost love, Johnny himself falls in love with the woman through visions he has of her in her youth.

    Director:Michael Robison
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Dead Zone Season 1 Episode 11 - Dinner with Dana
    6.8/10(228 votes)

    #13 - Dinner with Dana

    S1:E11

    Things heat up between Johnny and Dana during a "pretend" dinner date, which Dana plans to use as the basis for a cover story.

    Director:Jon Cassar
    Writer:Michael Taylor

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  14. The Dead Zone Season 3 Episode 8 - Speak Now
    6.8/10(160 votes)

    #14 - Speak Now

    S3:E8

    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
    Writers:Moira Kirland, Christina Lynch, Loren Segan

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  15. The Dead Zone Season 4 Episode 2 - The Collector
    6.8/10(147 votes)

    #15 - 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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  16. The Dead Zone Season 4 Episode 10 - Coming Home
    6.8/10(136 votes)

    #16 - Coming Home

    S4:E10

    Johnny gets a vision of death concerning Sara's father, who is apparently being stalked by a "Shadow Man" who is preying on an old folks' community home.

    Director:Mike Rohl
    Writers:Christina Lynch, Loren Segan

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  17. The Dead Zone Season 5 Episode 4 - Articles of Faith
    6.8/10(132 votes)

    #17 - Articles of Faith

    S5:E4

    Johnny helps in the investigation of a hate-crime commited by the son of a neo-Nazi, but soon has reason to believe the boy's confession may be false.

    Director:Michael Robison
    Writer:Michael Taylor

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  18. The Dead Zone Season 5 Episode 8 - Vortex
    6.8/10(116 votes)

    #18 - Vortex

    S5:E8

    To save a child, Johnny infiltrates a compound belonging to a cult, but soon finds that the place is loaded with explosives and must stop a confrontation between the cult leader and the FBI before the entire place goes up.

    Director:Alexandra La Roche
    Writer:Michael Taylor

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  19. The Dead Zone Season 6 Episode 5 - Interred
    6.8/10(117 votes)

    #19 - Interred

    S6:E5

    Johnny has a vision of a man who has been buried alive. Johnny, with the help of Turner, rushes to locate the man.

    Director:James Head
    Writer:Katie Wech

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  20. The Dead Zone Season 2 Episode 7 - Misbegotten
    6.9/10(194 votes)

    #20 - Misbegotten

    S2:E7

    Johnny is kidnapped by three young women who demand his help in solving a murder mystery from the past.

    Director:Nick Marck
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Dead Zone Season 4 Episode 7 - Grains of Sand
    6.9/10(138 votes)

    #21 - Grains of Sand

    S4:E7

    When an immigrant woman dies, Johnny is determined to take care of her baby and reunite it with the father.

    Director:James Head
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Dead Zone Season 6 Episode 8 - Outcome
    6.9/10(123 votes)

    #22 - Outcome

    S6:E8

    Johnny must turn to a friend of Sarah's for help when he gets a vision of an imminent bus station bombing.

    Director:Érik Canuel
    Writers:Jim Dunn, Sam Ernst

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  23. The Dead Zone Season 1 Episode 8 - Netherworld
    7.0/10(239 votes)

    #23 - 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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  24. The Dead Zone Season 2 Episode 10 - Dead Men Tell Tales
    7.0/10(179 votes)

    #24 - Dead Men Tell Tales

    S2:E10

    The vision of a hit on crime boss Cathan Donnegal leads to Johnny's (Anthony Michael Hall) involvement with the mob.

    Director:Gloria Muzio
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Dead Zone Season 2 Episode 17 - The Mountain
    7.0/10(173 votes)

    #25 - The Mountain

    S2:E17

    On a camping trip together, Johnny, Sarah, Walt, and J.J. are taken hostage by thieves after Johnny is struck by a vision of a lost plane crash.

    Director:Mike Rohl
    Writer:Michael Cassutt

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Combination" is the worst rated episode of "The Dead Zone". It scored 6.2/10 based on 168 votes. Directed by James Head and written by Michael Taylor, it aired on 8/10/2003. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Lotto Fever".