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The Best Episodes of The Magnificent Seven Season 1

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

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The Magnificent Seven is an American western television series based on the 1960 movie, which is a remake of the Japanese film Seven Samurai. It aired between 1998 and 2000. It was filmed in Newhall,

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Magnificent Seven Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot (1) - The Ghosts of the Confederacy
    8.3/10(103 votes)

    #1 - Pilot (1) - The Ghosts of the Confederacy

    S1:E1

    A band of marauding Confederate soldiers threatens an Indian village. The village elders travel to a nearby town to purchase protection. They approach Chris and Vin with their offer. They quickly accept and recruit the rest of the seven to help them save the village. The seven protect the village, with Ezra showing up at the last moment and Nathan falling in love.

    Director:Geoff Murphy

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  2. The Magnificent Seven Season 1 Episode 2 - Pilot (2) - The Ghosts of the Confederacy
    8.0/10(96 votes)

    #2 - Pilot (2) - The Ghosts of the Confederacy

    S1:E2

    A band of marauding Confederate soldiers threatens an Indian village. The village elders travel to a nearby town to purchase protection. They approach Chris and Vin with their offer. They quickly accept and recruit the rest of the seven to help them save the village. The seven protect the village, with Ezra showing up at the last moment and Nathan falling in love.

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  3. The Magnificent Seven Season 1 Episode 3 - One Day Out West
    8.3/10(85 votes)

    #3 - One Day Out West

    S1:E3

    J.D. volunteers to serve as sheriff when a Federal Judge, Mary's father, comes to clean up the town. Judge Travis enlists the Seven to protect the town.

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  4. The Magnificent Seven Season 1 Episode 4 - Working Girls
    8.3/10(79 votes)

    #4 - Working Girls

    S1:E4

    The town takes in a group of 'working girls' escaping from their vengeful master.

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  5. The Magnificent Seven Season 1 Episode 5 - Safecracker
    8.7/10(81 votes)

    #5 - Safecracker

    S1:E5

    An ex-safecracker traveling through town is forced to return to her nefarious ways by an adamant ex-partner.

    Director:T.J. Scott
    Writer:Rick Husky

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  6. The Magnificent Seven Season 1 Episode 6 - Witness
    8.1/10(76 votes)

    #6 - Witness

    S1:E6

    Mary's young son visits, only to be haunted by his memories of a rogue townsperson. Ezra's con-artist mother comes to town.

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  8. The Magnificent Seven Season 1 Episode 7 - Nemesis
    8.3/10(74 votes)

    #7 - Nemesis

    S1:E7

    Chris pursues the man he believes is responsible for the murder of his wife and sons. The rest of the seven try their best to keep Chris from doing something he might regret. A reporter follows the men around to get a story.

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  9. The Magnificent Seven Season 1 Episode 8 - The Collector
    8.9/10(96 votes)

    #8 - The Collector

    S1:E8

    The Seven get involved when a 'collector', Guy Royal, attempts to buy a string of homes; the future home of the railroad. Royal's hired gun has a bone to pick with Chris over an incident many years back. Josiah is excited when his former love, saloon singer Emma comes to town. J.D. competes with a tomboy.

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  10. The Magnificent Seven Season 1 Episode 9 - Manhunt
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #9 - Manhunt

    S1:E9

    Vin takes the lead in a manhunt to catch an escaped prisoner who took a local woman hostage. The girl's father, the local preacher, seeks vengeance.

    Director:Steve Beers
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Magnificent Seven Season 1 Episode 10 - Inmate 78
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - Inmate 78

    S1:E10

    Chris is arrested and thrown into a gulag-type prison camp while intervening in the arrest of an innocent man. He's subsequently informed that the sheriff identifies drifters who look like they have money, and arrest them on trumped-up charges until their families pay the bail. Vin, Ezra and the boys search for Chris when he doesn't return.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Pilot (1) - The Ghosts of the Confederacy" is the best rated episode of "The Magnificent Seven" season 1. It scored 8.3/10 based on 103 votes. Directed by Geoff Murphy and written by John Watson, it aired on 1/3/1998. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Pilot (2) - The Ghosts of the Confederacy".