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The Best Episodes of Zoo

Every episode of Zoo ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Zoo!

Set amidst a wave of violent animal attacks sweeping across the planet, a young renegade scientist is thrust into a race to unlock the mystery...
Genre:Drama
Network:CBS

Top Episode Ratings Summary

"Wild Things" is the best rated episode of "Zoo". It scored 7.8/10 based on 593 votes. Directed by John Polson and written by Carla Kettner, it aired on 9/8/2015. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Clementine".

  • Wild Things
    7.8/10593 votes
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    #1 - Wild Things

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 9/8/2015

    Chloe tries to bring light to the rising threat from the animals. Jackson is taken to a hospital and while they are there Mitch works to create a cure. However, there are many obstacles they must overcome.

    Director: John Polson

    Writer: Carla Kettner

  • Clementine
    7.8/10473 votes
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    #2 - Clementine

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 9/6/2016

    Mitch and Jamie hatch a daring plan to undermine the Noah Objective once and for all, and the team reunites on the Island of Pangaea where the final pieces of the cure are put in place.

    Director: Michael Katleman

    Writer: Melissa Glenn, Bryan Oh

  • Eats, Shoots and Leaves
    7.6/10582 votes
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    #3 - Eats, Shoots and Leaves

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 9/8/2015

    Chloe is taken hostage by someone she knows. Jackson and the others are arrive at Zambia to find the leopard to test Mitch's theory of the animal mutation.

    Director: Zetna Fuentes

    Writer: Rebekah F. Smith

  • That Great Big Hill of Hope
    7.6/10611 votes
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    #4 - That Great Big Hill of Hope

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 9/15/2015

    Jackson and the team make a final attempt to find a cure to the worldwide animal pandemic, but hit an obstacle that may be impenetrable.

    Director: Michael Katleman

    Writer: Jeff Pinkner, Scott Rosenberg

  • The Moon and the Star
    7.6/10441 votes
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    #5 - The Moon and the Star

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 7/19/2016

    Jaime and Logan arrive at Caraquet, but things are not what they seem. The group tries to save Chloe.

    Director: Norman Buckley

    Writer: Bryan Oh, Nick Parker

  • Pangaea
    7.6/10414 votes
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    #6 - Pangaea

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 9/6/2016

    Mitch and Jamie hatch a daring plan to undermine the Noah Objective once and for all, and the team reunites on the Island of Pangaea where the final pieces of the cure are put in place.

    Director: Gary Fleder

    Writer: Bryan Oh, Nick Parker

  • The Day of the Beast
    7.5/10535 votes
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    #7 - The Day of the Beast

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 6/28/2016

    Following a shift in violent animal behavior, the team attempt to rescue Jamie and secure the leopard that could hold the key to curing the animal crisis.

    Director: Michael Katleman

    Writer: Matt Pitts, Melissa Glenn

  • Caraquet
    7.5/10494 votes
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    #8 - Caraquet

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 6/28/2016

    The discovery of a shocking mutation comes with potentially dire consequences for a member of the team.

    Director: Michael Katleman

    Writer: Bryan Oh, Nick Parker

  • Sex, Lies and Jellyfish
    7.5/10419 votes
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    #9 - Sex, Lies and Jellyfish

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 7/26/2016

    The team travels to Portugal where they square off against a dangerous venom dealer in order to get one step closer to the cure. Also, Jackson's increasingly erratic behavior jeopardizes the entire team.

    Director: Edward Ornelas

    Writer: Matt Pitts, Jay Faerber

  • Sins of the Father
    7.5/10395 votes
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    #10 - Sins of the Father

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 8/16/2016

    Jackson faces the most difficult decision of his life. Also, Mitch reluctantly enlists help from his father, Max Morgan, to investigate the origin of the final set of triple helix animal bones,

    Director: Michael Katleman

    Writer: Carla Kettner

  • The Yellow Brick Road
    7.5/10389 votes
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    #11 - The Yellow Brick Road

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 8/23/2016

    With Jackson missing, Mitch and Abraham race to find him before General Davies and the International Animal Defense Group can locate him and prevent the team from making a cure. Also, Jamie, Dariela and Allison make a last-ditch effort to convince the Russian government to drop out of the Noah Objective.

    Director: David Barrett

    Writer: Matt Pitts, Jay Faerber

  • The Contingency
    7.5/10372 votes
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    #12 - The Contingency

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 8/30/2016

    Mitch and Jamie brave an animal attack at the Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C., and Jackson finally gets the answers he’s been looking for from a surprising source.

    Director: Leslie Libman

    Writer: Rebekah F. Smith, Melissa Glenn

  • Sleuths
    7.4/10603 votes
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    #13 - Sleuths

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/11/2015

    The team heads to Paris to investigate a group of bears whose trackers have gone offline. Mitch makes a shocking new discovery about the Mother Cell. Chloe runs into her ex-fiancé.

    Director: Dean White

    Writer: Denitria Harris-Lawrence

  • The Cheese Stands Alone
    7.4/10606 votes
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    #14 - The Cheese Stands Alone

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/18/2015

    The team discovers a terrifying rat infestation when a cargo ship carrying the bloodthirsty rodents washes up off the coast of Massachusetts. Also, unbeknownst to the rest of the team, Mitch reconnects with his terminally ill daughter in Boston as he prepares to make a trade with Reiden-Global to save her life.

    Director: Eric Laneuville

    Writer: Jay Faerber, Scott Rosenberg

  • Murmuration
    7.4/10586 votes
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    #15 - Murmuration

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 8/25/2015

    Jamie contacts a fellow journalist in an attempt to expose the truth about Reiden’s involvement in the global animal problem. After realizing Delavenne works for Reiden, Mitch escapes with both the Mother Cell and his daughter’s medication. However, on their way to deliver the medication, Mitch and Abraham come face-to-face with a terrifying army of birds.

    Director: Michael Katleman

    Writer: Bryan Oh

  • The Walls of Jericho
    7.4/10439 votes
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    #16 - The Walls of Jericho

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 7/12/2016

    In an effort to unravel a dark conspiracy within the Noah Objective, the team travels to Vancouver, where it must infiltrate a black-tie event in order to get close to General Davies and stave off an impending animal threat. Also, Jamie and Logan's journey is interrupted when Logan's past comes back to haunt them.

    Director: David Solomon

    Writer: Matt Pitts, Melissa Glenn

  • Zero Sum
    7.4/10402 votes
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    #17 - Zero Sum

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 8/9/2016

    Jackson learns his mother is missing in Africa, but before he can look for her, he and the team must contend with a hostile force that has overtaken their plane. Also, Jamie learns a shocking secret about Abraham.

    Director: Anton Cropper

    Writer: Bryan Oh, Nick Parker

  • First Blood
    7.3/101,053 votes
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    #18 - First Blood

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/30/2015

    In Botswana, guides Jackson Oz and Abraham Kenyatta come across a mysterious series of lion attacks. In LA, two lions escape a zoo and go on a rampage, and investigative reporter Jamie Campbell believes that it's tied to pesticide infested food sold by Reiden Global.

    Director: Brad Anderson

    Writer: N/A

  • Fight or Flight
    7.3/10826 votes
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    #19 - Fight or Flight

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/7/2015

    Jackson discovers that Abraham is alive and stages a daring rescue to bring his friend home safely. Meanwhile, Jamie suspects that Reiden Global's pesticide is responsible for the lion attacks and convinces Mitch to help her. In Paris, a mysterious man approaches Chloe and asks her to accompany him.

    Director: Michael Katleman

    Writer: Jeff Pinkner, Scott Rosenberg

  • The Silence of the Cicadas
    7.3/10743 votes
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    #20 - The Silence of the Cicadas

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/14/2015

    Jackson and Abraham travel to Robert's isolated lab to recover his research. Meanwhile, Jamie convinces Mitch to go to New Orleans with her to approach a sympathetic senator, and Gaspald convinces Chloe to join forces with him.

    Director: Chris Long

    Writer: Denitria Harris-Lawrence

  • Pack Mentality
    7.3/10703 votes
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    #21 - Pack Mentality

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/21/2015

    Jackson, Jamie, and Chloe travel to Mississippi to investigate the prison fire, while Abraham and Mitch go north to trap and study wolves.

    Director: David Grossman

    Writer: Bryan Oh

  • Blame It on Leo
    7.3/10660 votes
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    #22 - Blame It on Leo

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/28/2015

    Jackson, Jamie and Agent Shaffer search for a chemist in Alabama who has evidence of Reiden Global's role in the growing animal problem. Meanwhile, Chloe, Mitch and Abraham fly to Rio de Janeiro to delay the local government's plan for a massive bat extermination and come up against a ruthless drug lord.

    Director: Steven A. Adelson

    Writer: Jay Faerber

  • This Is What It Sounds Like
    7.3/10617 votes
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    #23 - This Is What It Sounds Like

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/4/2015

    Abraham works to save Chloe and Mitch from a drug lord; Jackson and Jamie continue to work with Agent Shaffer in search of Evan Lee Hartley and the Mother Cell after Leo is killed in the crash.

    Director: David Solomon

    Writer: Carla Kettner

  • Emotional Contagion
    7.3/10580 votes
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    #24 - Emotional Contagion

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 9/1/2015

    On the run as fugitives, the team flies to Zambia to gather leopard DNA in order to manufacture a cure for the abnormal behavior that's affecting animals worldwide. When it’s time to leave, they need to reach out to animal rights activist Ray Endicott to get safe passage out of the country. Also, Chloe makes the ultimate sacrifice to avoid further bloodshed.

    Director: Christine Moore

    Writer: Jay Faerber

  • Collision Point
    7.3/10455 votes
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    #25 - Collision Point

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 7/5/2016

    A tragedy strikes the team's only ally within the government, leaving Jackson and the team on their own to stop a surge of animal-related attacks from destroying the city of Geneva, Switzerland. Meanwhile, Dariela discovers something shocking about General Davies; and in the Canadian wilderness, Jamie comes across a troubling detail about Logan.

    Director: Steven A. Adelson

    Writer: Rebekah F. Smith, Jay Faerber