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The Best Episodes Written By Matt Nix

Every TV Episode Written by Matt Nix Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. 9.0/10(5 votes)

    #1 - False Flag

    S1:E10

    Michael is hired to track down a woman's estranged husband, who has disappeared with their son. Michael soon finds himself pitted against somebody just as skilled and dangerous as he is.

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    Director:Paul Shapiro
    Writer:Matt Nix
  2. 9.0/10(3 votes)

    #2 - Loose Ends (2)

    S1:E12

    Michael must rescue Sam from heroin smugglers, who happen to be ex-Special Forces, while also evading agents who are out to get him.

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    Writer:Matt Nix
  3. 9.0/10(4 votes)

    #3 - Lesser Evil

    S2:E16

    Michael gets to know Victor's motivation and his connection to Carla after capturing him. When the truth about Carla's organization is revealed, everyone is put in danger.

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    Director:Tim Matheson
    Writer:Matt Nix
  4. 8.8/10(4 votes)

    #4 - Made Man

    S4:E3

    When dangerous mobsters threaten a port worker, Michael takes on the case. With Jesse, Michael also looks for intel on an underground-artillery operation.

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    Director:Tim Matheson
    Writer:Matt Nix
  5. 8.7/10(3 votes)

    #5 - Dead Drop (1)

    S1:E11

    Sam takes on a case for a woman named Gillian, who is being blackmailed into using her security clearance to help smuggle heroin into the United States. Meanwhile, Michael is busy trying to arrange a meeting with Philip Cowan.

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    Writer:Matt Nix
  6. 8.7/10(6 votes)

    #6 - Breaking and Entering

    S2:E1

    Having been recruited by the people who burned him, Michael's new handler, Carla, tasks him with helping a computer tech, whose wife and daughter were kidnapped, liberate some information that is guarded by mercenaries.

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    Director:Paul Holahan
    Writer:Matt Nix
  7. 8.5/10(2 votes)

    #7 - Relapse

    S1:E8

    John tries to rein in his compulsions, but is tested when he's tipped off about an impending massacre. Samantha, meanwhile, turns to Det. Holden for answers.

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    Writer:Matt Nix
  8. 8.2/10(5 votes)

    #8 - Bad Blood

    S2:E6

    When someone's suspected of embezzling from a hip-hop mogul's charity, Michael attempts to trick the thief into stealing a larger sum.

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    Writer:Matt Nix
  9. 8.0/10(3 votes)

    #9 - A Dark Road

    S3:E10

    When a recently widowed woman hires Michael and Fiona to get her away from a group of violent con men, Michael turns to Madeline for help — but he may ask her to go too far. Meanwhile, a mysterious contact goes to extreme lengths to get Michael's attention.

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  10. 8.0/10(3 votes)

    #10 - Guilty As Charged

    S4:E12

    Fiona attempts to find Jesse and convince him to meet with Michael. Meanwhile, Michael helps a criminal defense attorney rescue his daughter after she is kidnapped by one of his clients.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:Matt Nix
  11. 8.0/10(3 votes)

    #11 - Fail Safe

    S5:E18

    As the team reaches a breaking point with Anson and his sinister plans, Pearce puts Michael in charge of his biggest CIA mission yet.

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    Director:Renny Harlin
    Writer:Matt Nix
  12. 8.0/10(3 votes)

    #12 - Scorched Earth

    S6:E1

    Michael pursues Anson in Miami. Meanwhile, Fiona is taken into custody and interrogated by a former foe.

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    Writer:Matt Nix
  13. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    Old-school cop Dan Stark and modern-day detective Jack Bailey expose the big picture of small crime. Pursuing a routine investigation of a stolen humidifier, Jack and Dan are inadvertently thrust into a much larger case involving drug smugglers, hired assassins and a stolen green golf bag. Reminded of the way he busted punks back in the good old days, Dan convinces Jack to go along for the ride, and in their reckless pursuit of justice, the two wind up risking their lives, breaking a flurry of department regulations and reminding their boss, Lieutenant Ana Ruiz, and Jack's ex-girlfriend, Assistant District Attorney Liz Traynor, why these good guys will be spending many more days investigating seemingly minor crimes.

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    Director:Tim Matheson
    Writer:Matt Nix
  14. 8.0/10(3 votes)

    #14 - Infection

    S1:E2

    Ellison scrambles to locate Antoine when the boy disappears from his bed at the surgical center; and Polk tries to convince a patient to lie about her medical condition in order to keep John out of their supervisors' crosshairs.

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    Director:Scott Peters
    Writer:Matt Nix
  15. 8.0/10(2 votes)

    #15 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    Helen, a language professor bored with her daily routine, who makes the shocking discovery that her seemingly ordinary husband is leading an extraordinary double life.

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  16. 7.8/10(5 votes)

    #16 - Friends and Enemies

    S4:E1

    Michael helps Fiona and Sam protect a lawyer against the city's most dangerous biker gang. Meanwhile, he must team up with an unlikely ally to stop a looming terrorist threat... but quickly finds that no mission is without its price.

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    Director:Tim Matheson
    Writer:Matt Nix
  17. 7.7/10(13 votes)

    #17 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    While on assignment, agent Michael Westen gets a "Burn Notice" and becomes untouchable. Having no idea what or who triggered his demise, Michael returns to his hometown, Miami, determined to find out the reason for his sudden termination.

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    Writer:Matt Nix
  18. 7.7/10(3 votes)

    #18 - Last Stand

    S4:E18

    Michael, Fiona, and Jessie try to keep the NOC list away from Vaughn and his strike team. Meanwhile Sam and Madeline try to convince Congressman Cowley to pass the list higher up.

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    Writer:Matt Nix
  19. 7.7/10(3 votes)

    #19 - Company Man

    S5:E1

    Michael works with his old agency to go after the people who burned him in a case that leads the group to Venezuela.

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    Writer:Matt Nix
  20. 7.7/10(3 votes)

    #20 - Damned If You Do

    S5:E13

    Michael and Fiona plan to abduct a hacker in Puerto Rico in order to obtain his software, but the man has several other enemies to contend with. Elsewhere, Madeline learns to retrieve information from the police under the tutelage of Sam and Jesse.

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    Writer:Matt Nix
  21. 7.5/10(4 votes)

    #21 - Devil You Know

    S3:E16

    International fugitive Simon is loose and Michael's on the run from the FBI for his role in Simon’s escape. When Simon confronts Michael and threatens to blow up a Miami Beach hotel, Michael must call on his friends and an old enemy to help him avoid disaster and put Simon back in the dark hole where he belongs.

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    Director:Matt Nix
    Writer:Matt Nix
  22. 7.5/10(14 votes)

    #22 - Hard Reset

    S1:E1

    After tech billionaire Gideon Reeves witnesses his best friend's murder, he takes charge of Chicago's troubled 13th District and reboots it as a technically innovative police force, challenging the district to rethink everything about the way they fight crime. Gideon knows if he's going to change anything, he'll need help, which he finds from detective Theresa Murphy, an ambitious, street-smart cop who is willing to give Gideon's technological ideas a chance. After Gideon launches the APB app, allowing citizens to immediately alert the police of a crime, downloads of the app spike, and Gideon realizes his work is just beginning.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:Matt Nix
  23. 7.5/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Public Secrets

    S1:E2

    Helen gets her first official Omega Sector assignment – going undercover with Harry and the team at an academic conference in Madrid to stop a bioweapon terrorist attack. During the mission, Harry does his best to keep his history with Ximena, a sexy cryptographer they must work with to complete the mission, away from his wife.

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  24. 7.4/10(19 votes)

    #24 - rX

    S1:E2

    After exerting her powers beyond their limits, Blink goes into a state of shock, forcing Caitlin and Eclipse to go on a mission to find a special serum that will help her to recover. Meanwhile, Reed faces some difficult choices when it comes to helping his family, and Polaris runs into some trouble.

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    Director:Len Wiseman
    Writer:Matt Nix
  25. 7.2/10(15 votes)

    #25 - eMergence

    S2:E1

    Reeva Payge purges the Inner Circle of those who disagree with her, leaving her completely in charge. Then, fast-forward six months, when the Mutant Underground saves a girl, but not her family, from a Sentinel raid. Against the group's wishes, Eclipse and Caitlin meet with a criminal hacker to get info on the Inner Circle. Meanwhile, Polaris prepares for the birth of her baby, her contractions magnetizing anything metal and wreaking havoc. She also makes Andy promise to save the baby, no matter what.

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Matt Nix Ratings Summary

"False Flag" is the best rated episode written by Matt Nix. It scored 9/10 based on 5 votes. It was directed by Paul Shapiro. It aired on 9/13/2007 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Loose Ends (2)".