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The Worst Episodes of The Dead Zone

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

Seasons6

  1. Background image for Lotto Fever
    6.2/10(111 votes)

    #1 - 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.

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  2. Background image for Symmetry
    6.2/10(118 votes)

    #2 - 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.

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  3. Background image for The Combination
    6.3/10(149 votes)

    #3 - 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.

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    Director:James Head
  4. Background image for Still Life
    6.3/10(133 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.

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  5. Background image for Big Top
    6.4/10(123 votes)

    #5 - 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.

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    Director:Nick Copus
  6. Background image for Transgressions
    6.5/10(100 votes)

    #6 - Transgressions

    S6:E9

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

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    Director:James Head
    Writer:Katie Wech
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  8. Background image for Enemy Mind
    6.6/10(199 votes)

    #7 - 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.

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    Director:Jon Cassar
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Instinct
    6.6/10(138 votes)

    #8 - Instinct

    S3:E10

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

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  10. Background image for Ego
    6.6/10(110 votes)

    #9 - Ego

    S6:E2

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

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  11. Background image for Drift
    6.6/10(109 votes)

    #10 - 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.

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    Director:Holly Dale
  12. Background image for The Collector
    6.7/10(132 votes)

    #11 - 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.

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  13. Background image for Coming Home
    6.7/10(124 votes)

    #12 - 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.

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  14. Background image for Interred
    6.7/10(103 votes)

    #13 - 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.

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    Director:James Head
    Writer:Katie Wech
  15. Background image for Switch
    6.7/10(120 votes)

    #14 - 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.

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    Director:Paolo Barzman
    Writer:Scott Lew
  16. Background image for Enigma
    6.8/10(249 votes)

    #15 - 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.

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    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for Grains of Sand
    6.8/10(125 votes)

    #16 - 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.

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    Director:James Head
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for Vortex
    6.8/10(104 votes)

    #17 - 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.

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  19. Background image for Dinner with Dana
    6.9/10(200 votes)

    #18 - 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.

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    Director:Jon Cassar
  20. Background image for Misbegotten
    6.9/10(175 votes)

    #19 - Misbegotten

    S2:E7

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

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    Director:Nick Marck
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Speak Now
    6.9/10(142 votes)

    #20 - 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.

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  22. Background image for The Last Goodbye
    6.9/10(143 votes)

    #21 - 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.

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    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for A Very Dead Zone Christmas
    6.9/10(156 votes)

    #22 - A Very Dead Zone Christmas

    S4:E12

    Johnny prepares for a Christmas celebration and has to deal with a visit by Alex, an amnesiac Santa, three young brothers without a family, and... turducken.

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    Director:James Head
  24. Background image for Panic
    6.9/10(120 votes)

    #23 - Panic

    S5:E3

    Johnny is trapped in his house with J.J. and another neighborhood teen by vicious killers, and discovers a family secret while trying to keep one step ahead of the intruders.

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  25. Background image for Articles of Faith
    6.9/10(117 votes)

    #24 - 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.

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  26. Background image for Re-Entry
    6.9/10(117 votes)

    #25 - Re-Entry

    S6:E3

    Johnny gets a vision of disaster on a private space mission and is forced to work with Stillson to save the crew.

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    Director:Tim Southam

Worst Episodes Summary

"Lotto Fever" is the worst rated episode of "The Dead Zone". It scored 6.2/10 based on 111 votes. Directed by Michael Robison and written by Daniel Truly, it aired on 7/23/2006. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Symmetry".