The Best Episodes of The Orville Season 1
Every episode of The Orville Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Orville Season 1!
Follow the crew of the not-so-functional exploratory ship in the Earth's interstellar fleet, 400 years in the future.
Season 1 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "The Orville" season 1 is "Old Wounds", rated 7.4/10 from 5566 user votes. It was directed by Jon Favreau and written by Seth MacFarlane. "Old Wounds" aired on 9/10/2017 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Command Performance".
7.4/10 5,566 votes#1 - Old Wounds
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/10/2017
It's 2417, and the Planetary Union promotes Ed Mercer to Captain of the exploratory vessel The U.S.S. Orville. Ed's enthusiasm for his new position is dampened when his ex-wife, Kelly Grayson, is assigned to be his First Officer. While on their first routine mission, the Orville crew is ambushed by the Krill, a vicious alien race, who are bent on stealing a device that can cause time to accelerate.
Director: Jon Favreau
Writer: Seth MacFarlane
7.6/10 4,840 votes#2 - Command Performance
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/17/2017
When Ed and Kelly are tricked by a hologram of a ship in distress and find themselves prisoners in a replica of their former home, Alara must step up in her first command of the Orville and attempt a heroic rescue. Meanwhile, Bortus and Klyden receive some happy, yet unexpected news.
Director: Robert Duncan McNeill
Writer: Seth MacFarlane
7.6/10 5,238 votes#3 - About a Girl
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/21/2017
The Orville crew is divided between cultures when Bortus and Klyden debate if their newly born offspring should receive a controversial surgery.
Director: Brannon Braga
Writer: Seth MacFarlane
8.2/10 4,823 votes#4 - If the Stars Should Appear
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/28/2017
Ed and the Orville crew encounter a massive vessel adrift in space, which is in danger of colliding with a star. While some of the crew set out to help the ship's inhabitants, Bortus, Gordon, and John stay behind and fend off a Krill attack on another Union ship
Director: James L. Conway
Writer: Seth MacFarlane
7.8/10 4,319 votes#5 - Pria
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/5/2017
After the crew saves a stranded ship and its attractive captain, Ed becomes smitten with the Orville’s new guest, while Kelly suspects all is not what it seems. Meanwhile, Gordon attempts to teach Isaac the art of pulling off a practical joke.
Director: Jonathan Frakes
Writer: Seth MacFarlane
7.9/10 4,151 votes#6 - Krill
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/12/2017
After the Orville crew defeats a Krill attack on a brand-new colony, the Union sends Ed and Gordon on a dangerous undercover mission to infiltrate a Krill ship and obtain a copy of the Krill bible, the "Anhkana," to better understand the enemy.
Director: Jon Cassar
Writer: David A. Goodman
8.2/10 4,745 votes#7 - Majority Rule
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/26/2017
When two Union anthropologists go missing on a planet similar to 21st century Earth, Ed sends a team led by Kelly to find them, but the mission quickly goes awry when they realize the society’s government is completely based on a public voting system to determine punishment.
Director: Tucker Gates
Writer: Seth MacFarlane
7.3/10 3,668 votes#8 - Into the Fold
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/2/2017
Ed and the crew set out to save Dr. Finn, her two sons and Isaac after their shuttle gets thrown into uncharted space and they crash-land on a moon that is light years from the Orville.
Director: Brannon Braga
Writer: Brannon Braga, André Bormanis
7.8/10 3,691 votes#9 - Cupid's Dagger
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/9/2017
The Orville is called to mediate a peace treaty between two warring cultures, but tensions run even higher between Ed and Kelly when a familiar face boards the ship. Meanwhile Yaphit declares his love for Dr. Finn with surprising results.
Director: Jamie Babbit
Writer: Liz Heldens
8.0/10 3,499 votes#10 - Firestorm
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/16/2017
When a fire breaks out on The Orville and a crew member dies, Alara begins to question if she is fit for her job, just as unusual and terrifying things start happening on the ship.
Director: Brannon Braga
Writer: Cherry Chevapravatdumrong
7.9/10 3,082 votes#11 - New Dimensions
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/30/2017
Kelly discovers that Lt. John Lamarr is smarter than he lets on. So, she pushes Ed to consider him for a key leadership position on the ship after The Orville gets damaged by a mysterious spatial anomaly causing harrowing effects to all things living.
Director: Kelly Cronin
Writer: Seth MacFarlane
8.4/10 3,594 votes#12 - Mad Idolatry
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/7/2017
Ed and Kelly consider the possibility of reforging their relationship, but Kelly soon crash-lands on a planet in another universe with Isaac and Gordon.
Director: Brannon Braga
Writer: Seth MacFarlane