The BEST episodes of American Crime Story season 1
Every episode of American Crime Story season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of American Crime Story season 1!
An award-winning anthology series that examines some of America's most famous crimes. Each season is presented as a self-contained mini-series following unrelated true events.
#1 - The Verdict
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/5/2016
The prosecution and defense make their closing statements, the jurors deliberate, and the verdict comes down.
#2 - Manna from Heaven
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/29/2016
Johnnie Cochran and F. Lee Bailey head across the country to get their hands on the Mark Fuhrman tapes. Judge Ito must decide whether the tapes, and the racial epithets they contain, are admissible.
#3 - A Jury in Jail
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/22/2016
Months into the trial, cut off from their families, society and the media, the jurors grow stir crazy and start becoming unlikely targets for the prosecution and the defense. Meanwhile, the country gets an introduction to the science of DNA evidence.
#4 - Marcia, Marcia, Marcia
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/8/2016
As Marcia Clark juggles her home and work obligations, she starts to feel the public scrutiny of her appearance.
#5 - Conspiracy Theories
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/15/2016
Conspiracy theories start to arise around the case. The prosecution debates whether they should have O.J. Simpson try on the gloves in court.
#6 - 100% Not Guilty
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/23/2016
Jury selection becomes thorny, Johnnie Cochran angles to take over the defense, and Marcia Clark calls on Christopher Darden to join the prosecution.
#7 - The Race Card
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/1/2016
As the trial begins, Christopher Darden and Johnnie Cochran face off in court. Chris has doubts about Mark Fuhrman as a witness. The jury visits the crime scene.
#8 - The Dream Team
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/16/2016
Marcia Clark announces that O.J. Simpson has been charged. Robert Shapiro seeks advice from F. Lee Bailey and comes up with a provocative strategy. As Shapiro starts putting together "The Dream Team", he must convince O.J. to hire Johnnie Cochran.
#9 - From the Ashes of Tragedy
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/2/2016
After the bodies of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman are discovered, police finger O.J. as a suspect and prosecutor Marcia Clark takes the case.
#10 - The Run of His Life
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/9/2016
With O.J. Simpson missing in the white Bronco, Robert Shapiro and Robert Kardashian deal with the fallout, as the D.A.'s office and LAPD scramble to save face and find him.