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The Best Episodes of Manhattan Season 1

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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Manhattan Season 1 Episode 12 - The Gun Model
    8.5/10(280 votes)

    S1:E12

    Akley becomes vulnerable when he tries to fix Thin Man's shortcomings.

    Director:Dan Attias
    Writer:Lila Byock

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  2. Manhattan Season 1 Episode 13 - Perestroika
    8.5/10(291 votes)

    S1:E13

    Frank is offered a life-changing opportunity. At the same time, the U.S. Army put Charlie on the hot seat.

    Director:Thomas Schlamme
    Writer:Sam Shaw

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  3. Manhattan Season 1 Episode 11 - Tangier
    8.0/10(263 votes)

    S1:E11

    A development overseas re-invigorates the hunt for a spy on The Hill. Charlie and Abby make a sacrifice when the plan with Frank is threatened.

    Director:Julie Anne Robinson
    Writer:Scott Brown

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  4. Manhattan Season 1 Episode 4 - Last Reasoning of Kings
    7.9/10(298 votes)

    S1:E4

    The arrival of a high-profile guest shakes things up. Frank is haunted by his past.

    Director:Paris Barclay
    Writers:Tom Spezialy, Gideon Yago

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  5. Manhattan Season 1 Episode 8 - The Second Coming
    7.9/10(258 votes)

    S1:E8

    Both Charlie and Frank face serious questions as to the future of their projects.

    Director:Daniel Stern
    Writers:Sam Shaw, Dustin Thomason

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  6. Manhattan Season 1 Episode 9 - Spooky Action at a Distance
    7.8/10(248 votes)

    S1:E9

    Frank and Charlie hatch a plan.

    Director:Andrew Bernstein
    Writer:Mark Lafferty

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  7. Manhattan Season 1 Episode 10 - The Understudy
    7.8/10(258 votes)

    S1:E10

    An unexpected visitor arrives on the Hill.

    Director:Simon Cellan Jones
    Writer:Tom Spezialy

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  8. Manhattan Season 1 Episode 2 - The Prisoner's Dilemma
    7.7/10(352 votes)

    S1:E2

    Frank attempts to save his team, and pays the price; at the same time, the wives get creative trying to make life on the Hill more interesting.

    Director:Thomas Schlamme
    Writer:Sam Shaw

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  9. Manhattan Season 1 Episode 5 - A New Approach to Nuclear Cosmology
    7.7/10(298 votes)

    S1:E5

    Frank clashes with Charlie to protect Babbit, who has become the subject of an investigation.

    Director:Bill D'Elia
    Writers:Mark Lafferty, Noelle Valdivia

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  10. Manhattan Season 1 Episode 6 - Acceptable Limits
    7.7/10(278 votes)

    S1:E6

    Frank seeks medical answers; Charlie and Helen travel to survey an off-site reactor.

    Director:Michael Uppendahl
    Writer:Dustin Thomason

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  11. Manhattan Season 1 Episode 3 - The Hive
    7.6/10(305 votes)

    S1:E3

    The loss of one of their own leaves the community reeling; and new security measures interfere with the work being performed by the scientists.

    Director:Christopher Misiano
    Writers:Nathaniel Halpern, Lisa Melamed

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  12. Manhattan Season 1 Episode 7 - The New World
    7.6/10(278 votes)

    S1:E7

    Helen and Charlie deal with a crisis; Abby embarks on a journey of self-discovery.

    Director:Rosemary Rodriguez
    Writers:Lila Byock, Dustin Thomason

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  13. Manhattan Season 1 Episode 1 - You Always Hurt the Ones You Love
    7.5/10(445 votes)

    S1:E1

    A drama about the clandestine race to build the world's first atomic bomb in Los Alamos, N.M., centers on a self-destructive professor who is commissioned to help lead the Manhattan Project in the series opener.

    Director:Thomas Schlamme
    Writer:Sam Shaw

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Gun Model" is the best rated episode of Manhattan season 1. It scored 8.5/10 from 280 votes. Directed by Dan Attias and written by Lila Byock, it aired on October 12, 2014.