The BEST episodes of 12 Monkeys season 1

Every episode of 12 Monkeys season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of 12 Monkeys season 1!

Using a dangerous and untested method of time travel, Cole arrives from a post-apocalyptic future in the present day. His mission is to locate and eradicate the source of a deadly plague that will eventually decimate 93.6% of the human race.

Last Updated: 9/12/2024Network: SYFYStatus: Ended
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Arms of Mine
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7.80
2657 votes

#1 - Arms of Mine

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/10/2015

Cole and Railly attempt a final confrontation with their closest enemies, while Jones faces a new threat to all that she's accomplished.

Directors: David Grossman
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Paradox
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7.78
2579 votes

#2 - Paradox

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/3/2015

With Cole dying from the effects of time-travel, Railly must find the one person who can save him.

Directors: Dennie Gordon
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Shonin
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7.76
2739 votes

#3 - Shonin

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/27/2015

Cole splinters to Tokyo, 1987 in a last chance effort to stop the Army of the 12 Monkeys.

Directors: Mark Tonderai
Writer: Sean Tretta
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The Keys
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7.71
2825 votes

#4 - The Keys

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/27/2015

Cole, Dr. Railly and Aaron strive to stop the virus from being deployed as a bio-weapon in Chechnya.

Directors: John Badham
Writer: Sean Tretta
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Atari
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7.63
3176 votes

#5 - Atari

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/6/2015

A fight for the future ensues when a dangerous band of marauders hunting for Cole and Ramse threatens the mission to save the past.

Directors: David Grossman
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The Night Room
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7.56
2909 votes

#6 - The Night Room

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/13/2015

Cole and Dr. Railly face off with the Army of the 12 Monkeys when both discover the Night Room – an off-site, black ops lab that houses the virus that will one day destroy the world.

Directors: David Boyd
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Splinter
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7.55
4497 votes

#7 - Splinter

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/16/2015

27 years after a virus wipes out most of humanity, scientists send James Cole back to 2015 to stop the plague from ever happening. Cole's only lead is virologist Dr. Cassandra Railly, who knows the dangerous source of the outbreak.

Directors: Jeffrey Reiner
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Cassandra Complex
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7.54
3324 votes

#8 - Cassandra Complex

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/30/2015

Cole's search for the location of the virus leads him to 2014, and to a devastating moment in Dr. Railly's life involving a dangerous outbreak in Haiti.

Directors: Michael Waxman
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Yesterday
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7.53
2794 votes

#9 - Yesterday

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/6/2015

The Core that powers the time machine is fading. To get Cole back from the past, Jones must convince her former colleagues at the military operation "Spearhead" that her mission is worth saving.

Directors: Michael Waxman
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Mentally Divergent
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7.51
3695 votes

#10 - Mentally Divergent

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/23/2015

The trail of a mysterious organization called the “Army of the 12 Monkeys” leads Cole to a mental institution in 2015, where a patient holds the key to the plague that destroys the world. Meanwhile, despite warnings that her involvement may disrupt the course of history, Dr. Railly risks her life to help him.

Directors: David Grossman
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Tomorrow
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7.50
2121 votes

#11 - Tomorrow

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/13/2015

Cole finds himself in 2017 at the height of the plague. Out of options, Jones faces an impossible choice to replace the Core.

Directors: T.J. Scott
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The Red Forest
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7.43
2841 votes

#12 - The Red Forest

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/20/2015

When the tragic events of the Night Room create an alternate reality in 2043, Cole risks his future.

Directors: Alex Zakrzewski
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Divine Move
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7.43
2741 votes

#13 - Divine Move

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/20/2015

Forces come to a head when Ramse does what it takes to protect his newfound family, leaving Cole to deal with the aftermath.

Directors: Magnus Martens
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