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The Best Episodes of The Planets Season 1

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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Planets Season 1 Episode 4 - Life Beyond the Sun: Saturn
    8.8/10(316 votes)

    S1:E4

    Professor Brian Cox reveals the history of Saturn. Saturn began life as a strange planet of rock and ice and in time transformed into a gas giant, ring-less and similar looking to its rival, Jupiter.

    Directors:Stephen Cooter, Nic Stacey
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Planets Season 1 Episode 3 - The Godfather: Jupiter
    8.7/10(337 votes)

    S1:E3

    Brian Cox continues his exploration of the solar system with a visit to a planet that dwarfs all the others: Jupiter. Its size gives it a great power that it has used to manipulate the other planets.

    Director:Stephen Cooter
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Planets Season 1 Episode 5 - Into the Darkness: Ice Worlds
    8.7/10(275 votes)

    S1:E5

    In the final episode, Professor Brian Cox journeys to the remotest part of the solar system, a place that the most mysterious planets call home.

    Directors:Martin Johnson, Stephen Cooter
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Planets Season 1 Episode 2 - The Two Sisters - Earth & Mars
    8.6/10(353 votes)

    S1:E2

    Professor Brian Cox continues his tour of the solar system revealing that it was once home to not one, but two blue planets.

    Director:Stephen Cooter
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Planets Season 1 Episode 1 - A Moment in the Sun - The Terrestrial Planets
    8.5/10(409 votes)

    S1:E1

    The rocky planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars were born at the same time from the same material - yet have lived radically different lives. What immense forces are at play?

    Directors:Martin Johnson, Stephen Cooter
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Life Beyond the Sun: Saturn" is the best rated episode of The Planets season 1. It scored 8.8/10 from 316 votes. Directed by Stephen Cooter, Nic Stacey and written by Unknown, it aired on June 18, 2019. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Godfather: Jupiter".