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The Best Episodes of Burn Notice Season 1

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

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A formerly blacklisted spy uses his unique skills and training to help people in desperate situations.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Burn Notice Season 1 Episode 12 - Loose Ends (2)
    8.4/10(792 votes)

    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.

    Directors:Jace Alexander, Stephen Surjik
    Writer:Matt Nix

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  2. Burn Notice Season 1 Episode 11 - Dead Drop (1)
    8.2/10(772 votes)

    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.

    Directors:Jace Alexander, Jeremiah S. Chechik
    Writer:Matt Nix

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  3. Burn Notice Season 1 Episode 10 - False Flag
    8.1/10(836 votes)

    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.

    Director:Paul Shapiro
    Writers:Ben Watkins, Matt Nix

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  4. Burn Notice Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    8.0/10(1398 votes)

    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.

    Director:Jace Alexander
    Writer:Matt Nix

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  5. Burn Notice Season 1 Episode 7 - Broken Rules
    8.0/10(870 votes)

    S1:E7

    Michael works to rid a community in little Havana of a crime boss, all the while baiting Jason Bly at the risk of his family and friends.

    Directors:Tim Matheson, Jace Alexander
    Writers:Matt Nix, Mere Smith

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  6. Burn Notice Season 1 Episode 3 - Fight or Flight
    7.8/10(959 votes)

    S1:E3

    A drug dealer is witnessed brutally beating up a man by a single mother. Oleg asks Michael to help the woman, Cara, his best waitress, after she stops showing up for work.

    Director:Colin Bucksey
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Burn Notice Season 1 Episode 6 - Unpaid Debts
    7.8/10(837 votes)

    S1:E6

    Michael discovers a surprise aboard a boat he has retrieved from Jamaican gangsters. Meanwhile, a CSS agent urges Michael to stop his investigation into who burned him.

    Director:Paul Holahan
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Burn Notice Season 1 Episode 2 - Identity
    7.7/10(1042 votes)

    S1:E2

    Michael helps Madeline's friend retrieve money from a swindler, and in return he receives information about some visitors that came to his mother's home.

    Directors:Jace Alexander, Rod Hardy
    Writer:Matt Nix

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  9. Burn Notice Season 1 Episode 8 - Wanted Man
    7.7/10(802 votes)

    S1:E8

    With Michael's assistance, Fiona helps a man who has been framed for the theft of an expensive brooch.

    Director:Ken Girotti
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Burn Notice Season 1 Episode 9 - Hard Bargain
    7.7/10(792 votes)

    S1:E9

    A slightly dim house sitter's fiancée has been kidnapped, and Sam guilts Michael into a rescue while he's negotiating with a D.C. bureaucrat to stop the burn notice.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Burn Notice Season 1 Episode 4 - Old Friends
    7.6/10(897 votes)

    S1:E4

    Michael's friend, Bill, asks for the spy's help in freeing his daughter from a prostitution ring. Meanwhile, Michael dodges multiple assassination attempts.

    Director:David Solomon
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Burn Notice Season 1 Episode 5 - Family Business
    7.6/10(867 votes)

    S1:E5

    Michael takes on arms dealers for an airport worker, while Nate obsesses about the car and their dad's will together.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Loose Ends (2)" is the best rated episode of "Burn Notice" season 1. It scored 8.4/10 based on 792 votes. Directed by Jace Alexander, Stephen Surjik and written by Matt Nix, it aired on 9/20/2007. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Dead Drop (1)".