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The Best Episodes of The Walking Dead Season 1

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

Sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes awakens from a coma to find a post-apocalyptic world dominated by flesh-eating zombies. He sets out to find his family and...
Genres:Action & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:AMC

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Days Gone Bye" is the best rated episode of "The Walking Dead" season 1. It scored 9.2/10 based on 31684 votes. Directed by Frank Darabont and written by Frank Darabont, it aired on 10/31/2010. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Guts".

  • Days Gone Bye
    9.2/1031,684 votes

    #1 - Days Gone Bye

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/31/2010

    Rick searches for his family after emerging from a coma into a world terrorized by the walking dead. Morgan and Duane, whom he meets along the way, help teach Rick the new rules for survival.

    Director: Frank Darabont

    Writer: Frank Darabont

  • Guts
    8.6/1019,928 votes

    #2 - Guts

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/7/2010

    Rick unknowingly causes a group of survivors to be trapped by walkers. The group dynamic devolves from accusations to violence, as Rick must confront an enemy far more dangerous than the undead.

    Director: Michelle MacLaren

    Writer: Frank Darabont

  • Tell It to the Frogs
    8.2/1018,263 votes

    #3 - Tell It to the Frogs

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/14/2010

    After returning to the camp with the department store survivors and an emotional reunion with his wife and son, Rick decides to go against Shane's advice and go back to Atlanta for Merle Dixon and his dropped bag of guns accompanied by Merle's younger brother, Darryl Dixon, as well as Glenn and T-Dog.

    Director: Gwyneth Horder-Payton

    Writer: Charles H. Eglee, Jack LoGiudice, Frank Darabont

  • Vatos
    8.5/1017,839 votes

    #4 - Vatos

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/21/2010

    Rick, Glenn, T-Dog, and Daryl move on after their grisly discovery to retrieve the guns when they encounter a group of scavengers who narrowly beat them to the catch. However, Glenn is kidnapped in the scuffle, which leads to a tense stand-off and a surprising discovery. Meanwhile, back at camp, the group has to handle a serious situation when Jim begins acting unhinged.

    Director: Johan Renck

    Writer: Robert Kirkman

  • Wildfire
    8.1/1017,172 votes

    #5 - Wildfire

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/28/2010

    Everyone deals with the fallout of the walker attack. Andrea has to come to grips with the fate of her sister, while Jim is found out to have been bitten. With the camp clearly no longer safe, a decision must made about the direction they are to take.

    Director: Ernest R. Dickerson

    Writer: Glen Mazzara

  • TS-19
    8.6/1018,666 votes

    #6 - TS-19

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/5/2010

    Rick and the group are allowed into the CDC by a strange doctor, but all is not what it seems in their newfound haven.

    Director: Guy Ferland

    Writer: Frank Darabont, Adam Fierro