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The Best Episodes of Eureka Season 1

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

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The sleepy Pacific Northwest town of Eureka is hiding a mysterious secret. The government has been relocating the world's geniuses and their families to this rustic town for years where innovation and chaos have lived

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Eureka Season 1 Episode 12 - Once in a Lifetime
    8.4/10(762 votes)

    S1:E12

    Ambition trumps common sense when Stark is given a chance to try out the Top-secret artifact. Once it's tested, Eureka warps into the future and ends up in 2010, where the town is different.

    Director:Michael Lange
    Writers:Jaime Paglia, Andrew Cosby, Johanna Stokes

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  2. Eureka Season 1 Episode 11 - H.O.U.S.E. Rules
    8.1/10(730 votes)

    S1:E11

    A bad day in the lab forces Carter to rethink his decision to live in Eureka, prompting an intervention from S.A.R.A.H. (the self Activated Residential Automated Habitat.

    Director:Jeff Woolnough
    Writer:Harry Victor

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  3. Eureka Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.9/10(1338 votes)

    S1:E1

    An accident leads a U.S. Marshal and a teenage girl to a peculiar town populated by scientists and their families where 10-year-old boys are in 11th grade, the local diner doesn't believe in menus, and E=MC² was just the beginning. Just as the Marshal starts to get settled into the swing of things, a local scientist develops a bomb that seems to appear anywhere and eats all the matter around it.

    Director:Peter O'Fallon
    Writers:Jaime Paglia, Andrew Cosby

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  4. Eureka Season 1 Episode 6 - Dr. Nobel
    7.9/10(795 votes)

    S1:E6

    A sleeping weapons system is accidentally awakened by Fargo and Spencer. Henry tries to avert the pending catastrophe with the help of a retired, nonsensical scientist.

    Director:Jeff Woolnough
    Writers:Harry Victor, Dan E. Fesman

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  5. Eureka Season 1 Episode 10 - Purple Haze
    7.8/10(704 votes)

    S1:E10

    Strange behavior exhibited by the townspeople is investigated by Carter, who has to solve the mystery before Stark makes a decision that could affect the world.

    Director:David Straiton
    Writers:Jaime Paglia, Andrew Cosby

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  6. Eureka Season 1 Episode 3 - Before I Forget
    7.7/10(894 votes)

    S1:E3

    Something starts to steal the townspeople's memory...

    Director:Michael Robison
    Writer:John Rogers

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  7. Eureka Season 1 Episode 5 - Invincible
    7.7/10(779 votes)

    S1:E5

    An unpredictable researcher accidentally unleashes a dangerous artifact which was previously hidden by Nathan Stark.

    Directors:Michael Robison, Michael Grossman
    Writer:John Rogers

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  8. Eureka Season 1 Episode 2 - Many Happy Returns
    7.6/10(934 votes)

    S1:E2

    The citizens of Eureka attend the funeral of Susan Perkins, only to find out that she is in fact alive. Meanwhile the Sheriff moves into an underground bunker that is actually a 'smart house' controlled by a computer dubbed 'S.A.R.A.H., and begins to investigate a 'ghost' that has been appearing in town.

    Director:Jefery Levy
    Writers:Jaime Paglia, Andrew Cosby

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  9. Eureka Season 1 Episode 8 - Right as Raynes
    7.6/10(746 votes)

    S1:E8

    A former resident returns to Eureka and creates mayhem which threatens Global Dynamics, prompting Stark to take action.

    Director:Mike Rohl
    Writer:Johanna Stokes

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  10. Eureka Season 1 Episode 7 - Blink
    7.5/10(734 votes)

    S1:E7

    Carter investigates an unusual car accident. Meanwhile, Stark, under the stress of completing a project on time, pressures two research teams to produce results.

    Director:Jefery Levy
    Writers:Jaime Paglia, Andrew Cosby

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  11. Eureka Season 1 Episode 9 - Primal
    7.5/10(709 votes)

    S1:E9

    Taggart achieves a medical breakthrough while Fargo invents a device that bridges the divide between computers and human brains.

    Director:Colin Bucksey
    Writers:Martin Weiss, Karl Schaefer

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  12. Eureka Season 1 Episode 4 - Alienated
    7.4/10(798 votes)

    S1:E4

    After hosting a movie party, Spencer is found the next day in the middle of a crop circle, claiming he was abducted by aliens; and then other people who attended the party start to go missing as well. Elsewhere, the legislator responsible for Eureka's funding visits the town, and gets dragged into a Sector 5 experiment...

    Director:Marita Grabiak
    Writers:Betsy Landis, Varina Bleil

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Once in a Lifetime" is the best rated episode of "Eureka" season 1. It scored 8.4/10 based on 762 votes. Directed by Michael Lange and written by Jaime Paglia, Andrew Cosby, Johanna Stokes, it aired on 10/3/2006. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "H.O.U.S.E. Rules".