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The Best Episodes of Z Nation Season 1

Every episode of Z Nation Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Z Nation Season 1!

Three years after the zombie virus has gutted the country, a team of everyday heroes must transport the only known survivor of the plague from...
Genres:MysteryAction & AdventureDrama
Network:Syfy

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Puppies and Kittens" is the best rated episode of "Z Nation" season 1. It scored 6.5/10 based on 1549 votes. Directed by John Hyams and written by Karl Schaefer, it aired on 9/12/2014. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Fracking Zombies".

  • Puppies and Kittens
    6.5/101,549 votes

    #1 - Puppies and Kittens

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/12/2014

    Three years into the zombie apocalypse, a ragtag team of everyday heroes comes together to transport the only known survivor of the zombie virus from Upstate New York to a lab in California, in hopes of using his blood for a vaccine. A zombie baby proves to be an early obstacle, and what they don't know is that their last, best hope for a vaccine is hiding a dark secret that threatens them all.

    Director: John Hyams

    Writer: Karl Schaefer

  • Fracking Zombies
    6.8/101,188 votes

    #2 - Fracking Zombies

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/19/2014

    In New Jersey, the survivors run out of fuel and embark on a dangerous mission to replenish their supply. Meanwhile, Cassandra's past comes back to haunt her.

    Director: John Hyams

    Writer: Michael Cassutt

  • Philly Feast
    7.3/101,090 votes

    #3 - Philly Feast

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/26/2014

    The survivors make their way through the mean streets of Philadelphia, where they cross paths with a group of psychotic outlaws with ties to one of their own.

    Director: Luis Prieto

    Writer: Karl Schaefer, Eric Wallace

  • Full Metal Zombie
    7.2/101,022 votes

    #4 - Full Metal Zombie

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/3/2014

    What's worse than a zombie? An army of zombies (as in, literally a zombie army). Plus, 10K's mysterious past revealed.

    Director: Michael Robison

    Writer: Eric Bernt

  • Home Sweet Zombie
    7.1/10978 votes

    #5 - Home Sweet Zombie

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/10/2014

    The survivors visit Warren's home town in Central Illinois, but will they find her long missing husband? Oh, yeah - there's also a zombie tornado that leaves everyone in danger.

    Director: Luis Prieto

    Writer: Karl Schaefer

  • Resurrection Z
    8.0/101,050 votes

    #6 - Resurrection Z

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/17/2014

    An encounter with a seeming Utopian enclave and a religious cult results in a game changer when the survivors travel near Branson, Mo.

    Director: John Hyams

    Writer: Craig Engler

  • Welcome to the Fu-Bar
    7.5/10984 votes

    #7 - Welcome to the Fu-Bar

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/24/2014

    The survivors struggle to recover from a shocking death; and in Kansas they happen upon a gun show that makes the zombie apocalypse look calm.

    Director: Abram Cox

    Writer: Jennifer Derwingson

  • Zunami
    7.7/10973 votes

    #8 - Zunami

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/31/2014

    As they travel across Nebraska, the group finds themselves trapped in a morgue as a literal zombie tsunami engulfs them; at the same time, Citizen Z gets a visitor who might not be who he seems to be.

    Director: John Hyams

    Writer: Craig Engler

  • Die Zombie Die... Again
    5.2/101,327 votes

    #9 - Die Zombie Die... Again

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/7/2014

    Mack attempts to go on a real date with Addy, but ends up stuck in some Groundhog Day-like nightmare.

    Director: Nick Lyon

    Writer: Michael Cassutt

  • Going Nuclear
    7.4/101,086 votes

    #10 - Going Nuclear

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/14/2014

    The survivors square off against radioactive zombies when they arrive in a South Dakota town that's on the brink of nuclear disaster.

    Director: Tim Andrew

    Writer: Craig Engler

  • Sisters of Mercy
    7.2/10876 votes

    #11 - Sisters of Mercy

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/21/2014

    The two groups of survivors reunite in Utah, where they come upon an all-female commune that seems like paradise—that is, until someone ends up dead.

    Director: Rachel Lee Goldenberg

    Writer: Jennifer Derwingson

  • Murphy's Law
    7.8/10887 votes

    #12 - Murphy's Law

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 11/28/2014

    Murphy is kidnapped by a group of outlaws trying to crack the "Fort Knox of Oxycontin." As the survivors battle drug-enhanced zombies, a startling discovery is made about Murphy's abilities.

    Director: Tim Andrew

    Writer: Michael Cassutt

  • Doctor of the Dead
    8.3/101,056 votes

    #13 - Doctor of the Dead

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/5/2014

    The team is rerouted to a Colorado lab where they hope to find Dr. Merch.

    Director: John Hyams

    Writer: Karl Schaefer, John Hyams