6.5/101,544 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
6.8/101,184 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
7.3/101,087 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
7.2/101,019 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
7.1/10976 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
8.0/101,048 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
7.5/10982 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
7.7/10970 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
5.2/101,325 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
7.4/101,083 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
7.2/10873 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
7.8/10884 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
8.3/101,053 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
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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 1544 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".