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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

Matt Nix Ratings Summary

"False Flag" is the best rated episode written by Matt Nix. It scored 9/10 based on 4 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)".

  • False Flag
    9.0/104 votes

    #1 - False Flag

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 9/13/2007

    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.

    Director: Paul Shapiro

    Writer: Matt Nix

  • Loose Ends (2)
    9.0/102 votes

    #2 - Loose Ends (2)

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 9/20/2007

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

    Director: Jace Alexander

    Writer: Matt Nix

  • Lesser Evil
    9.0/103 votes

    #3 - Lesser Evil

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 3/5/2009

    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.

    Director: Tim Matheson

    Writer: Matt Nix

  • Made Man
    8.7/103 votes

    #4 - Made Man

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 6/17/2010

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

    Director: Tim Matheson

    Writer: Matt Nix

  • Breaking and Entering
    8.5/104 votes

    #5 - Breaking and Entering

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 7/10/2008

    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.

    Director: Paul Holahan

    Writer: Matt Nix

  • Relapse
    8.5/102 votes

    #6 - Relapse

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 7/30/2015

    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.

    Director: Michael Nankin

    Writer: Matt Nix

  • Bad Blood
    8.2/104 votes

    #7 - Bad Blood

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 8/14/2008

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

    Director: Bronwen Hughes

    Writer: Matt Nix

  • Dead Drop (1)
    8.0/102 votes

    #8 - Dead Drop (1)

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 9/20/2007

    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.

    Director: Jace Alexander

    Writer: Matt Nix

  • A Dark Road
    8.0/102 votes

    #9 - A Dark Road

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 1/21/2010

    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.

    Director: John T. Kretchmer

    Writer: Matt Nix

  • Guilty As Charged
    8.0/102 votes

    #10 - Guilty As Charged

    Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 8/26/2010

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Matt Nix

  • Fail Safe
    8.0/102 votes

    #11 - Fail Safe

    Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 12/15/2011

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

    Director: Renny Harlin

    Writer: Matt Nix

  • Pilot
    8.0/101 votes

    #12 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/19/2010

    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.

    Director: Tim Matheson

    Writer: Matt Nix

  • Infection
    8.0/103 votes

    #13 - Infection

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/18/2015

    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.

    Director: Scott Peters

    Writer: Matt Nix

  • Pilot
    8.0/102 votes

    #14 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/1/2023

    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.

    Director: Anthony Hemingway

    Writer: Matt Nix

  • Friends and Enemies
    7.8/104 votes

    #15 - Friends and Enemies

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 6/3/2010

    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.

    Director: Tim Matheson

    Writer: Matt Nix

  • Pilot
    7.6/1011 votes

    #16 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/28/2007

    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.

    Director: Jace Alexander

    Writer: Matt Nix

  • Last Stand
    7.5/102 votes

    #17 - Last Stand

    Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 12/16/2010

    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.

    Director: Stephen Surjik

    Writer: Matt Nix

  • Company Man
    7.5/101 votes

    #18 - Company Man

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 6/23/2011

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

    Director: Stephen Surjik

    Writer: Matt Nix

  • Damned If You Do
    7.5/102 votes

    #19 - Damned If You Do

    Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 11/3/2011

    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.

    Director: Stephen Surjik

    Writer: Matt Nix

  • Scorched Earth
    7.5/102 votes

    #20 - Scorched Earth

    Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 6/14/2012

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

    Director: Stephen Surjik

    Writer: Matt Nix

  • Public Secrets
    7.5/101 votes

    #21 - Public Secrets

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/8/2023

    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.

    Director: Robert Duncan McNeill

    Writer: Matt Nix

  • Devil You Know
    7.3/103 votes

    #22 - Devil You Know

    Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 3/4/2010

    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.

    Director: Matt Nix

    Writer: Matt Nix

  • rX
    7.3/1018 votes

    #23 - rX

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/9/2017

    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.

    Director: Len Wiseman

    Writer: Matt Nix

  • Reckoning
    7.0/102 votes

    #24 - Reckoning

    Season 7 Episode 13 - Aired 9/12/2013

    Series Finale. Michael must regain the trust of those closest to him in order to finish what he started.

    Director: Matt Nix

    Writer: Matt Nix

  • Pilot
    7.0/101 votes

    #25 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/18/2015

    The drama about a disillusioned ER doctor opens with Ellison saving the life of a young boy when he intervenes in a drive-by shooting and ends up in the middle of a gang war.

    Director: Matt Nix

    Writer: Matt Nix