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Den of Geek's the Best TV Episode Numbers of All Time - Page 3

"What TV episode number has the best chance of turning out a classic? We find out.

Episodic storytelling is what makes TV special and if you pay attention long enough, you begin to notice some patterns. Most TV pilots play like mini-movies that often end up quite tonally different from the rest of the series to come. Season finales naturally tend to be a show's best effort of the year as they must satiate the audience for the long offseason. But what about all the episodes in-between? What episode numbers are consistently great?

We endeavored to find out.

Yes, what you're about to read is not a list of the "Best TV Episodes of All Time" but the "Best TV Episode Numbers of All Time." Numbers as in literally "episode 1, episode 2, episode 3, and so forth." By taking a holistic view of the TV industry at large, we've determined which episode numbers are more likely to produce quality than others."

-Alec Bojalad
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Pushing Daisies: "Pie-Lette (S1,E1)
Pushing Daisies: "Pie-Lette (S1,E1)
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South Park: "Good Times With Weapons" (S8,E1)
South Park: "Good Times With Weapons" (S8,E1)
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Black Mirror: "Be Right Back" (S2,E1)
Black Mirror: "Be Right Back" (S2,E1)
83
Friday Night Lights: "Pilot" (S1,E1)
Friday Night Lights: "Pilot" (S1,E1)
84
The Office: "The Dundies": (S2,E1)
The Office: "The Dundies": (S2,E1)
85
I Love Lucy: "Job Switching" (S2,E1)
I Love Lucy: "Job Switching" (S2,E1)
86
Battlestar Galactica: "33" (S1,E1)
Battlestar Galactica: "33" (S1,E1)
87
Lost: "Pilot" (S1,E1)
Lost: "Pilot" (S1,E1)
88
10: Episode 14
10: Episode 14
89
Breaking Bad: "Ozymandias" (S5,E14)
Breaking Bad: "Ozymandias" (S5,E14)
90
Freaks and Geeks: "Dead Dogs and Gym Teachers" (S1,E14)
Freaks and Geeks: "Dead Dogs and Gym Teachers" (S1,E14)
91
Brooklyn Nine-Nine: "The Box" (S5,E14)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine: "The Box" (S5,E14)
92
Schitt's Creek: "Happy Ending" (S6,E14)
Schitt's Creek: "Happy Ending" (S6,E14)
93
Scrubs: "My Screw Up" (S3,E14)
Scrubs: "My Screw Up" (S3,E14)
94
Friends: "The One Where Everyone Finds Out" (S5,E14)
Friends: "The One Where Everyone Finds Out" (S5,E14)
95
The Jeffersons: "Sorry, Wrong Meeting" (S7,E14)
The Jeffersons: "Sorry, Wrong Meeting" (S7,E14)
96
Frasier: "The Ski Lodge" (S5,E14)
Frasier: "The Ski Lodge" (S5,E14)
97
11: Episode 8
11: Episode 8
98
Twin Peaks: The Return: "Gotta Light?" (S3,E8)
Twin Peaks: The Return: "Gotta Light?" (S3,E8)
99
The Leftovers: "International Assassin" (S2,E8)
The Leftovers: "International Assassin" (S2,E8)
100
The Twilight Zone: "Time Enough at Last" (S1,E8)
The Twilight Zone: "Time Enough at Last" (S1,E8)
101
Doctor Who: "Silence in the Library" (S4,E8)
Doctor Who: "Silence in the Library" (S4,E8)
102
South Park: "Make Love, Not Warcraft" (S10,E8)
South Park: "Make Love, Not Warcraft" (S10,E8)
103
Atlanta: "Woods" (S2,E8)
Atlanta: "Woods" (S2,E8)
104
12: Episode 2
12: Episode 2
105
Arrested Development: "Top Banana" (S1,E2)
Arrested Development: "Top Banana" (S1,E2)
106
The Simpsons: "Cape Feare" (S5,E2)
The Simpsons: "Cape Feare" (S5,E2)
107
Parks and Recreation: "Flu Season" (S3,E2)
Parks and Recreation: "Flu Season" (S3,E2)
108
Friends: "The One Where No One's Ready" (S3,E2)
Friends: "The One Where No One's Ready" (S3,E2)
109
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: "The Visitor" (S4,E2)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: "The Visitor" (S4,E2)
110
The X-Files: "Home" (S4,E2)
The X-Files: "Home" (S4,E2)
111
13: Episode 9
13: Episode 9
112
Game of Thrones: "Battle of the Bastards" (S6,E9)
Game of Thrones: "Battle of the Bastards" (S6,E9)
113
Game of Thrones: "The Rains of Castamere" (S3,E9)
Game of Thrones: "The Rains of Castamere" (S3,E9)
114
How I Met Your Mother: "Slap Bet" (S2,E9)
How I Met Your Mother: "Slap Bet" (S2,E9)
115
Veep: "Testimony" (S4,E9)
Veep: "Testimony" (S4,E9)
116
Cheers: "Thanksgiving Orphans" (S5,E9)
Cheers: "Thanksgiving Orphans" (S5,E9)
117
14: Episode 3
14: Episode 3
118
Succession: "Connor's Wedding" (S4,E3)
Succession: "Connor's Wedding" (S4,E3)
119
Sherlock: "The Reichenbach Fall" (S2,E3)
Sherlock: "The Reichenbach Fall" (S2,E3)
120
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