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The Best Episodes of Zoo Season 1

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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Zoo Season 1 Episode 12 - Wild Things
    7.8/10(620 votes)
    S1:E12

    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

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  2. Zoo Season 1 Episode 11 - Eats, Shoots and Leaves
    7.6/10(607 votes)
    S1:E11

    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:Bek Smith

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  3. Zoo Season 1 Episode 13 - That Great Big Hill of Hope
    7.6/10(636 votes)
    S1:E13

    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.

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  4. Zoo Season 1 Episode 4 - Pack Mentality
    7.4/10(728 votes)
    S1:E4

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

    Writer:Bryan Oh

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  5. Zoo Season 1 Episode 5 - Blame It on Leo
    7.4/10(685 votes)
    S1:E5

    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.

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  6. Zoo Season 1 Episode 7 - Sleuths
    7.4/10(627 votes)
    S1:E7

    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.

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  8. Zoo Season 1 Episode 8 - The Cheese Stands Alone
    7.4/10(628 votes)
    S1:E8

    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.

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  9. Zoo Season 1 Episode 9 - Murmuration
    7.4/10(611 votes)
    S1:E9

    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.

    Writer:Bryan Oh

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  10. Zoo Season 1 Episode 1 - First Blood
    7.3/10(1096 votes)
    S1:E1

    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:Unknown

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  11. Zoo Season 1 Episode 2 - Fight or Flight
    7.3/10(849 votes)
    S1:E2

    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.

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  12. Zoo Season 1 Episode 3 - The Silence of the Cicadas
    7.3/10(768 votes)
    S1:E3

    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.

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  13. Zoo Season 1 Episode 6 - This Is What It Sounds Like
    7.3/10(642 votes)
    S1:E6

    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.

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  14. Zoo Season 1 Episode 10 - Emotional Contagion
    7.3/10(603 votes)
    S1:E10

    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.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Wild Things" is the best rated episode of Zoo season 1. It scored 7.8/10 from 620 votes. Directed by John Polson and written by Carla Kettner, it aired on September 8, 2015. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Eats, Shoots and Leaves".