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The Best Episodes of The Twilight Zone Season 1

Every episode of The Twilight Zone Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Twilight Zone Season 1!

Tales of science fiction, fantasy and the occult, exploring humanity's hopes, despairs, prides and prejudices in metaphoric ways. Next stop ahead The Twilight Zone.
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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Comedian" is the best rated episode of "The Twilight Zone" season 1. It scored 6.2/10 based on 5777 votes. Directed by Owen Harris and written by Alex Rubens, it aired on 4/1/2019. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Nightmare at 30,000 Feet".

  • The Comedian
    6.2/105,777 votes

    #1 - The Comedian

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/1/2019

    Taking advice from a famous comedian, a stand-up comic makes fun of his own life - with unexpected results.

    Director: Owen Harris

    Writer: Alex Rubens

  • Nightmare at 30,000 Feet
    6.9/105,171 votes

    #2 - Nightmare at 30,000 Feet

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/1/2019

    A journalist listens to a podcast detailing how the plane on which he's a passenger will disappear.

    Director: Greg Yaitanes

    Writer: N/A

  • Replay
    5.9/105,072 votes

    #3 - Replay

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/11/2019

    A self-made lawyer and mother named Nina Harrison takes her son Dorian to his first year at college. Her old camcorder can rewind time, but can it help her ensure her son's future?

    Director: Gerard McMurray

    Writer: Selwyn Seyfu Hinds

  • A Traveler
    5.8/103,431 votes

    #4 - A Traveler

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/18/2019

    On Christmas Eve in Iglaak, Alaska, a mysterious traveler wishes to be pardoned by Captain Lane Pendleton.

    Director: Ana Lily Amirpour

    Writer: Glen Morgan

  • The Wunderkind
    5.2/103,293 votes

    #5 - The Wunderkind

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/25/2019

    A down-on-his-luck campaign manager is determined to get a kid elected as the President of the United States.

    Director: Richard Shepard

    Writer: Andrew Guest

  • Six Degrees of Freedom
    6.1/102,854 votes

    #6 - Six Degrees of Freedom

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/2/2019

    A space crew preparing for the first human flight to Mars is faced with a life-altering decision… and its consequences.

    Director: Jakob Verbruggen

    Writer: Heather Anne Campbell, Glen Morgan

  • Not All Men
    5.1/103,294 votes

    #7 - Not All Men

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/9/2019

    A meteor shower spreads infection across an entire town, affecting some of the inhabitants more than others.

    Director: Christina Choe

    Writer: Heather Anne Campbell

  • Point of Origin
    5.3/102,354 votes

    #8 - Point of Origin

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/16/2019

    A suburban housewife wants to go home. But where - and what - is home, really?

    Director: Mathias Herndl

    Writer: John Griffin

  • The Blue Scorpion
    6.3/102,117 votes

    #9 - The Blue Scorpion

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/23/2019

    Following the death of his dad, an anthropology professor finds the re-emergence of a gun called the Blue Scorpion which is about to become his most personal research project.

    Director: Craig William Macneill

    Writer: Glen Morgan

  • Blurryman
    5.9/102,177 votes

    #10 - Blurryman

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/30/2019

    A writer is haunted by a mysterious figure.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A