First Wave — 1998-2001 · 3 seasons · 66 eps

★ 7.2

First Wave

1998-2001 3 seasons 66 episodes

★ 7.2 (3,871 votes) Bottom 38%

Framed for murder and on the run, a former thief struggles to expose the vanguard of an alien invasion with the help of a conspiracy theorist and newly discovered prophecies of Nostradamus.

Episode Ratings Grid

Every episode at a glance, color-coded by rating. Rows are episode numbers within each season, columns are seasons.

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S1

S2

S3

E1

8.0

7.4

8.0

E2

7.7

7.1

7.8

E3

7.8

7.0

7.8

E4

7.8

7.4

7.2

E5

7.8

7.6

7.8

E6

8.1

7.4

7.9

E7

7.2

7.5

7.5

E8

8.1

7.5

7.3

E9

8.1

7.6

7.6

E10

7.5

7.8

7.9

E11

7.2

7.3

6.9

E12

7.5

7.6

6.9

E13

7.4

7.7

8.0

E14

7.7

8.6

8.5

E15

8.0

7.0

7.7

E16

7.7

7.4

7.5

E17

8.3

7.9

7.4

E18

7.9

7.2

7.6

E19

7.5

5.9

7.7

E20

7.2

7.6

8.3

E21

7.7

7.7

8.2

E22

7.2

8.0

8.6

Avg

7.7

7.5

7.7

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Good

Mid

Bad

Episode Power Rankings

The best and worst episodes at a glance. Use this to find must-watch episodes or ones you might want to skip.

🏆 Top Episodes

#1 8.6

S2E14 All About Eddie

#2

S3E22 8.6

Twice Bless'd

#3

S3E14 8.5

Legacy

4. S1E17 "Second Wave" 8.3
5. S3E20 "Beneath the Black Sky" 8.3
6. S3E21 "Terminal City" 8.2
7. S1E6 "Speaking in Tongues" 8.1
8. S1E8 "Book of Shadows" 8.1
9. S1E9 "Joshua" 8.1
10. S1E1 "Subject 117" 8.0

📉 Bottom Episodes

#66

S2E19 5.9

The Trial of Joshua Bridges

65. S3E12 "Unearthed" 6.9
64. S3E11 "Wednesday's Child" 6.9
63. S2E15 "Playland" 7.0
62. S2E3 "The Apostles" 7.0

The Quality Arc

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Episode Engagement

Vote count shows how many people cared enough to rate. High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

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25 Standouts

11 Infamous

21 Hidden Gems

9 Forgettable

Top Standout: S1E1 Subject 117

Most Infamous: S1E7 Lungfish

Best Hidden Gem: S3E22 Twice Bless'd

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Series Trajectory

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Season Momentum

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Season Consistency

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