8.9/1017,521 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/8/1990
The small northwest town of Twin Peaks, Washington is shaken up when the body of the Homecoming Queen, Laura Palmer, is discovered washed up on a riverbank, wrapped in plastic.
Director: David Lynch
Writer: David Lynch, Mark Frost
8.2/106,852 votes#2 - Traces to Nowhere
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/12/1990
Agent Dale Cooper and Sheriff Harry Truman discover more about the troubled secret life of the murdered Laura Palmer.
Director: Duwayne Dunham
Writer: David Lynch, Mark Frost
8.9/107,236 votes#3 - Zen, or the Skill to Catch a Killer
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/19/1990
Agent Cooper demonstrates an unusual deductive technique for the Twin Peaks Sheriff's Department.
Director: David Lynch
Writer: David Lynch, Mark Frost
8.2/106,079 votes#4 - Rest In Pain
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/26/1990
The people of Twin Peaks gather together to attend the funeral of Laura Palmer.
Director: Tina Rathborne
Writer: Harley Peyton
8.1/105,830 votes#5 - The One-Armed Man
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/3/1990
Cooper and Truman try to find The One-Armed Man.
Director: Tim Hunter
Writer: Robert Engels
8.4/105,711 votes#6 - Cooper's Dreams
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/10/1990
Cooper and Truman discover a crime scene in the woods.
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Writer: Mark Frost
8.5/105,583 votes#7 - Realization Time
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/17/1990
Dr. Jacoby gets a phone call from Laura Palmer.
Director: Caleb Deschanel
Writer: Harley Peyton
9.0/106,195 votes#8 - The Last Evening
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/23/1990
The investigation of Laura Palmer's murder reaches a terrifying conclusion.
Director: Mark Frost
Writer: Mark Frost
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The body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin Peaks. FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper...
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Twin Peaks" season 1. It scored 8.9/10 based on 17521 votes. Directed by David Lynch and written by David Lynch, Mark Frost, it aired on 4/8/1990. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Traces to Nowhere".