The Best Episodes of Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror Season 1

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The System Was Blinking Red" is the best rated episode of "Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror" season 1. It scored 8.1/10 based on 600 votes. Directed by Brian Knappenberger and written by N/A, it aired on 9/1/2021. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "A Place of Danger".

8.1/10600 votes
#1 - The System Was Blinking Red
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/1/2021
Interviews and chilling archival recordings chronicle the chaos that unfolded during the 9/11 attacks, whose origins can be traced to the 1980s.
Director: Brian Knappenberger
Writer: N/A
8.0/10545 votes
#2 - A Place of Danger
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/1/2021
Survivors recount the horrors they endured on 9/11. Immediately after the attacks, George W. Bush begins charting America's aggressive military response.
Director: Brian Knappenberger
Writer: N/A
7.6/10503 votes
#3 - The Dark Side
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/1/2021
Learning the hijackers benefitted from gaps in US intelligence, the White House justifies a secret surveillance program and "enhanced interrogation."
Director: Brian Knappenberger
Writer: N/A
7.9/10479 votes
#4 - The Good War
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/1/2021
With no cohesive strategy, the war in Afghanistan squanders early successes and backfires, fueling disillusionment, corruption and a Taliban resurgence.
Director: Brian Knappenberger
Writer: N/A
7.7/10444 votes
#5 - Graveyard of Empires
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/1/2021
After two decades, the US aims to end its longest-ever war, but its withdrawal threatens to plunge Afghanistan back into repressive, bloody violence.
Director: Brian Knappenberger
Writer: N/A