Single Favourite Episode from TV Shows
by barbaricavatar | created - 7 months ago | updated - 2 months ago | PublicList is limited to one episode per show and there is no minimum score requirement. Outright comedies have their own list (below).
Ranked only alphabetically by show.
(excl. Star Trek which is by era)
See also: TV Series'
And: Single Favourite Comedy Episodes
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1.
Angel (1999–2004)
Episode:
A Hole in the World
(2004)
Unrated | 44 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
When an ancient sarcophagus arrives in the laboratory at Wolfram & Hart, Fred opens a small compartment and is infected by an ancient disease that slowly begins to kill her. As Angel and ... See full summary »
Directors: Joss Whedon, John Blush | Stars: David Boreanaz, James Marsters, J. August Richards, Amy Acker
Votes: 2,463
Angel - S05E15
2.
Band of Brothers (2001)
Episode:
Why We Fight
(2001)
TV-MA | 55 min | Drama, History, War
As the Allies move into Germany and the war comes closer to an end, disillusionment and anger set in for Easy Company - until they stumble onto a concentration camp abandoned by the German military.
Director: David Frankel | Stars: Doug Allen, Nicholas Aaron, Eion Bailey, Jamie Bamber
Votes: 10,995
Band of Brothers - Ep9
3.
Big Little Lies (2017–2019)
Episode:
I Want to Know
(2019)
TV-MA | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Celeste questions Mary Louise about a tragic event from Perry's childhood; Madeline worries their lie is tearing the Monterey Five apart.
Director: Andrea Arnold | Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern
Votes: 4,587
Big Little Lies - S02E07
4.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
Episode:
Lies My Parents Told Me
(2003)
TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
Robin Wood seeks revenge on Spike for killing his mother nearly 30 years ago, whilst everyone else tries to find out how The First has control over him.
Director: David Fury | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Emma Caulfield Ford, Michelle Trachtenberg
Votes: 3,152
Buffy the Vampire Slayer - S07E17
5.
Castle (2009–2016)
Episode:
Resurrection
(2015)
TV-PG | 42 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The serial killer Jerry Tyson, known as 3XK, is back and Castle and Beckett find themselves face-to-face with him at the precinct. Can they put him away for good?
Director: Bill Roe | Stars: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan, Jon Huertas
Votes: 1,506
Castle - S07E14
6.
Chernobyl (2019)
Episode:
Please Remain Calm
(2019)
TV-MA | 65 min | Drama, History, Thriller
With untold millions at risk, Ulana makes a desperate attempt to reach Valery and warn him about the threat of a second explosion.
Director: Johan Renck | Stars: Emily Watson, Matthew Needham, Nadia Clifford, Rosie Sheehy
Votes: 52,271
Chernobyl - Ep2
7.
Dark Skies (1996–1997)
Episode:
The Awakening (Pilot)
(1996)
TV-14 | 93 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Idealistic couple John Loengard and his girlfriend Kim Sayers arrive in Washington DC to work for the Kennedys. However, John's world shatters when he gets reassigned to Project Blue Book and uncovers an alien conspiracy.
Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: Eric Close, Megan Ward, J.T. Walsh, Robin Gammell
Votes: 138
Dark Skies - Ep1
8.
The Expanse (2015–2022)
Episode:
CQB
(2015)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Holden and crew are caught in the middle of a desperate battle as mysterious war ships attack and board the Donnager. As Miller continues to investigate Julie Mao, his partner Havelock continues to go missing.
Director: Jeff Woolnough | Stars: Thomas Jane, Steven Strait, Cas Anvar, Dominique Tipper
Votes: 4,667
Expanse, The - S01E04
9.
Fear the Walking Dead (2015–2023)
Episode:
The End Is the Beginning
(2020)
TV-MA | 52 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Mortally wounded, Morgan must decide whether to help a desperate stranger while a mysterious bounty hunter tries to finish what Ginny couldn't.
Director: Michael E. Satrazemis | Stars: Lennie James, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Maggie Grace, Colman Domingo
Votes: 4,235
Fear the Walking Dead - S06E01
10.
Firefly (2002–2003)
Episode:
Out of Gas
(2002)
TV-14 | 44 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
When Serenity's life support system fails, Mal orders the crew off the ship - but he stays behind.
Director: David Solomon | Stars: Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Morena Baccarin
Votes: 6,363
Firefly - Ep5
11.
House M.D. (2004–2012)
Episode:
Son of Coma Guy
(2006)
TV-PG | 44 min | Drama, Mystery
When the son of a man in a vegetative state starts going into a coma, the vegetative man is reawakened chemically by House, who hopes to get some clues to the son's problems.
Director: Daniel Attias | Stars: Hugh Laurie, Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps, Robert Sean Leonard
Votes: 3,627
House MD - S03E07
12.
Knight Rider (1982–1986)
Episode:
Knight of the Phoenix: Part 1
(1982)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A detective, believed to have been killed, is given a new face and identity and is armed with an artificially intelligent super car.
Director: Daniel Haller | Stars: David Hasselhoff, Edward Mulhare, Phyllis Davis, Pamela Susan Shoop
Votes: 2,238
Knight Rider - S01E01
13.
Merlin (2008–2012)
Episode:
The Last Dragonlord
(2009)
TV-14 | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Morgana has gone with Morgause, and the dragon, freed by Merlin, repeatedly attacks Camelot, causing huge fire damage. Only a dragon-lord is capable of containing the beast, men whom Uther ... See full summary »
Director: Jeremy Webb | Stars: John Hurt, Bradley James, Richard Wilson, Angel Coulby
Votes: 1,092
Merlin - S02E13
14.
NCIS (2003– )
Episode:
Kill Ari (Part I)
(2005)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The gang mourn the death of Kate; they recall her and deal with her death. Ari puts a round into Abby's lab, and the NCIS gets a new director, who shares a history with Gibbs. Ducky accepts an invitation to an unusual meeting. [Continued.]
Director: Dennis Smith | Stars: Mark Harmon, Michael Weatherly, Pauley Perrette, Sean Murray
Votes: 1,181
N.C.I.S - S03E01
15.
Night Sky (2022)
Episode:
The Caretaker
(2022)
TV-14 | 54 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
As Irene finds a new zest for life, Franklin becomes more suspicious of Jude. In Argentina, a visitor has something important to give Stella and Toni.
Director: Philip Martin | Stars: Sissy Spacek, J.K. Simmons, Chai Hansen, Kiah McKirnan
Votes: 705
Night Sky - Ep3
16.
The OA (2016–2019)
Episode:
Invisible Self
(2016)
TV-MA | 50 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
After OA recounts a dramatic final night at Hap's, the others begin to see her story in a new light. The fragments of the dream click into place.
Director: Zal Batmanglij | Stars: Brit Marling, Emory Cohen, Scott Wilson, Phyllis Smith
Votes: 3,499
OA, The - S01E08
17.
Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode:
Shock Theater - October 3, 1954
(1991)
TV-PG | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Sam leaps into a patient at a Mental Hospital and undergoes electroshock therapy. The treatment causes Sam to act like other people he's been. It also weakens his link to Al. Al must find a... See full summary »
Director: Joe Napolitano | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, David Proval, Bruce A. Young
Votes: 574
Quantum Leap - S03E22
18.
Space: 1999 (1975–1977)
Episode:
Dragon's Domain
(1975)
TV-14 | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Discredited eagle pilot Tony Cellini is beset by recurring nightmares in which he was the only survivor of disastrous space mission. Now the moon is approaching the same set of circumstances that Cellini encountered.
Director: Charles Crichton | Stars: Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Barry Morse, Gianni Garko
Votes: 572
Space 1999 - S01E08
19.
Star Trek (1966–1969)
Episode:
The Doomsday Machine
(1967)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The USS Enterprise encounters the wrecked USS Constellation and its distraught commodore who's determined to stop the giant planet-destroying robot ship that killed his crew.
Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, William Windom
Votes: 4,504
Star Trek: The Original Series - S02E06
20.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
The Best of Both Worlds: Part 1
(1990)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Responding to a distress call on one of the Federation's outer-most colonies, the Enterprise arrives...only to find a big hole in the ground where the town used to be, and discovers the Borg are behind the attack.
Director: Cliff Bole | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 5,797
Star Trek: The Next Generation - S03E26
21.
Star Trek: Voyager (1995–2001)
Episode:
Timeless
(1998)
TV-PG | 47 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A miscalculation by Ensign Kim causes a fatal crash during Voyager's first test with slipstream travel. Fifteen years in the future, survivors Chakotay, Kim and The Doctor attempt to send a message back in time to prevent the tragedy.
Director: LeVar Burton | Stars: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill
Votes: 2,636
Star Trek: Voyager - S05E06
22.
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–2005)
Episode:
Twilight
(2003)
TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
His memory crippled, Archer awakens years in the future, after the Xindi have reduced Earth to a cinder and the remnants of humanity have settled on a distant planet. Now, Archer learns that he may be the key to undoing this tragedy.
Director: Robert Duncan McNeill | Stars: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating
Votes: 2,145
Star Trek: Enterprise - S03E08
23.
Star Trek: Discovery (2017–2024)
Episode:
What's Past Is Prologue
(2018)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Lorca plans to move forward with a coup against the Emperor, propelling Burnham to make a quick decision to save not only herself, but the U.S.S. Discovery.
Director: Olatunde Osunsanmi | Stars: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Shazad Latif, Anthony Rapp
Votes: 4,695
Star Trek: Discovery - S01E13
24.
The Storyteller (1987–1989)
Episode:
The Soldier and Death
(1988)
TV-G | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Because of kind acts toward three beggars, an honest soldier returning from war is given a magical sack, an unbeatable deck of cards, a ruby whistle and a comparable dance, which he uses to save a kingdom and to foil Death.
Director: Jim Henson | Stars: John Hurt, Bob Peck, Stuart Richman, Walter Sparrow
Votes: 407
Storyteller, The - Ep5
25.
Supernatural (2005–2020)
Episode:
Swan Song
(2010)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
With the Apocalypse looming, Sam and Dean realize they are out of options and make heart-breaking decisions that will change their lives forever.
Director: Steve Boyum | Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins, Jim Beaver
Votes: 11,576
Supernatural - S05E22
26.
Taken (2002)
Episode:
High Hopes
(2002)
TV-PG | 85 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Jesse Keys seeks out his father Russell and together they decide to report their abductions to the Air Force. Medical tests reveal that they each have an identical brain implant. Eventually... See full summary »
Director: Sergio Mimica-Gezzan | Stars: Steve Burton, Dakota Fanning, Willie Garson, Jason Gray-Stanford
Votes: 326
Taken - Ep3
27.
Teachers (2001–2004)
Episode:
Episode #2.10
(2002)
TV-MA | 46 min | Comedy, Drama
Penny shows Simon's replacement, Matt, around the school before the Christmas party. While she forms a close relationship with Matt, Kurt and Brian spend the evening wondering how or who they will pull.
Director: Reza Moradi | Stars: Adrian Bower, Raquel Cassidy, Navin Chowdhry, Nina Sosanya
Votes: 30
Teachers - S02E10
28.
The Walking Dead (2010–2022)
Episode:
The Grove
(2014)
TV-MA | 42 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Carol has to cope with old secrets and Lizzie's psychotic behavior when she, Tyreese and the girls take refuge in a vacant house on the way to Terminus.
Director: Michael E. Satrazemis | Stars: Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Steven Yeun, Lauren Cohan
Votes: 18,955
Walking Dead, The - S04E14
29.
Odyssey 5 (2002–2004)
Episode:
Symbiosis
(2002)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Someone tips the crew on how to find the missing deaf niece of a scientist who worked on mind control technology. Sarah meets the man whom she married in the original timeline. Marc passes NASA's first test. Angela deals with her folks.
Director: Randy Zisk | Stars: Peter Weller, Sebastian Roché, Christopher Gorham, Leslie Silva
Votes: 88
Odyssey 5 - Ep5 (so far)
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