The BEST episodes of Burn Notice season 6

Every episode of Burn Notice season 6, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Burn Notice season 6!

Covert intelligence operative Michael Westen has been punched, kicked, choked and shot. And now he's received a "burn notice", blacklisting him from the intelligence community and compromising his very identity. He must track down a faceless nemesis without getting himself killed while doubling as a private investigator on the dangerous streets of Miami in order to survive.

Last Updated: 3/20/2024Network: USA NetworkStatus: Ended
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Game Change
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8.17
554 votes

#1 - Game Change

Season 6 - Episode 18 - Aired 12/20/2012

Michael is nearly killed when a powerful enemy sends a crew of cartel assassins after his entire team. Michael realizes that in order to protect the ones closest to him, he must eliminate the threat once and for all.

Directors: Matt Nix
Writer: Matt Nix
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You Can Run...
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8.07
1304 votes

#2 - You Can Run...

Season 6 - Episode 17 - Aired 12/20/2012

Michael attempts to leave the country, but when the escape is ambushed, Sam and Jesse are taken captive. Racing against the clock to save Sam, Michael must also figure out how to rescue Jesse before time runs out.

Directors: Nick Gomez
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Shock Wave
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7.86
2039 votes

#3 - Shock Wave

Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/26/2012

Michael and the CIA get closer to discovering Anson's location, allowing them to release Fiona from prison. However, an MI6 agent attempts to put the operation to a stop in favor of bringing Fiona into British custody. Elsewhere, an assassin traps Sam and Barry in a secluded beach house.

Directors: Renny Harlin
Writer: Jason Tracey
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Desperate Times
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7.81
1875 votes

#4 - Desperate Times

Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/23/2012

The gang travel to Panama to take down an assassin, but their target discovers their plans and sets up a trap of his own. Elsewhere, Madeline grills Card for answers.

Directors: Renny Harlin
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Over the Line
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7.79
1564 votes

#5 - Over the Line

Season 6 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/15/2012

Michael becomes the target of a CIA task force after he’s accused of a crime at a local hotel. Meanwhile, senior officer Olivia Riley brings Sam in for questioning, and attempts to use him to find Michael’s whereabouts.

Directors: Marc Roskin
Writer: Ben Watkins
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Official Business
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7.78
1794 votes

#6 - Official Business

Season 6 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/16/2012

The CIA recruits Fiona to break into a guarded safe after a civilian asset winds up in over her head with a black market entrepreneur. Meanwhile, Sam and Jesse visit a mercenary training camp in hopes of finding the whereabouts of an exceptionally skilled sniper.

Directors: Jonathan Frakes
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Scorched Earth
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7.78
2127 votes

#7 - Scorched Earth

Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/14/2012

Refusing to let Anson get away, Michael races against the clock to find him... But time may not be his only obstacle. Meanwhile, Fiona is taken into federal custody after her surrender, where she's interrogated by an old nemesis.

Directors: Stephen Surjik
Writer: Matt Nix
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Desperate Measures
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7.78
1686 votes

#8 - Desperate Measures

Season 6 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/8/2012

After finding themselves stranded in Panama, Michael and the team are forced to hijack a plane in order to get home. Before they can leave, however, Michael must first escape the clutches of a sadistic Panamanian drug-runner.

Directors: Stephen Surjik
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Last Rites
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7.77
1995 votes

#9 - Last Rites

Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/28/2012

When Agent Pearce learns the identity of her fiancée's killer, she enlists Michael's help to seek revenge. Things get complicated, however, when they discover the man is under protection as a CIA asset. Meanwhile, Fiona seeks out a well-connected prison smuggler to find out who was behind an attempt on her life.

Directors: Nick Gomez
Writer: Ben Watkins
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Under the Gun
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7.77
1996 votes

#10 - Under the Gun

Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/12/2012

Michael, Sam and Jesse head down to the Everglades to track a lead, but things go horribly wrong when Sam is kidnapped by an unexpected foe. In prison, Fiona finds herself in hot water with a pair of dangerous inmates. An ally offers to help, in exchange for a dangerous favor.

Directors: Dennie Gordon
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Means & Ends
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7.77
520 votes

#11 - Means & Ends

Season 6 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/8/2012

Fiona is surprised by a visit from a smuggler she met in prison who needs her help bringing down a corrupt Miami detective. Meanwhile, Michael teams up with a former adversary in order to turn the tables on a more treacherous foe.

Directors: Ron Underwood
Writer: Jason Tracey
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Best Laid Plans
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7.73
1491 votes

#12 - Best Laid Plans

Season 6 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/6/2012

Michael brokers a deal selling an expensive piece of technology to a ruthless thief, but things become complicated when Sam is dragged in as part of a high stakes robbery. Meanwhile, Madeline goes to Barry to ask for a dangerous favor.

Directors: Nick Gomez
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Mixed Messages
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7.68
2050 votes

#13 - Mixed Messages

Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/21/2012

After the CIA denies his request to see Fiona, Michael calls upon his old Mentor, Tom Card. Michael offers help on a mission to take down a notorious drug cartel if Card can get him visitation privileges. In prison, Fiona is targeted by a ruthless gang leader, and must turn to a new friend in order to fend them off.

Directors: Jeffrey Donovan
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Reunion
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7.67
1979 votes

#14 - Reunion

Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/2/2012

Sam tries to help his girlfriend's son, who is indebted to a vicious loan shark. Michael and Fiona must pick up the pieces from their last mission.

Directors: Craig Siebels
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Odd Man Out
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7.67
1463 votes

#15 - Odd Man Out

Season 6 - Episode 16 - Aired 12/13/2012

Michael seeks refuge in a warehouse when he's caught in the middle of a smuggler's attempt to get revenge on his former client. Survival becomes a challenge as supplies run low and the exits are blocked.

Directors: Marc Roskin
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Unchained
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7.60
1871 votes

#16 - Unchained

Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/9/2012

Michael sets up his own arrest by the FBI as part of a plot to take down a Boston mobster. Elsewhere, Jesse and Pearce resort to blackmail to gain information on a gun sale, but their tactics don't go smoothly.

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Split Decision
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7.60
2008 votes

#17 - Split Decision

Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/19/2012

Tom Card, Michael's former mentor, tries to make a deal to get Fiona out of prison and help her avoid extradition. Michael gets some unexpected help in tracking down a vicious gangster.

Directors: Scott Peters
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Down & Out
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7.60
1598 votes

#18 - Down & Out

Season 6 - Episode 14 - Aired 11/29/2012

Michael arranges to be captured by a Syrian intelligence officer in order to rescue an inept smuggler. Riley offers Madeline a deal in hopes of tracking down Michael.

Directors: Henry Bronchtein
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