The WORST episodes of Crisis

Every episode of Crisis ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Crisis!

Centers on an idealistic Secret Service agent who finds himself at the center of an international crisis on his first day on the job. In his search for the truth, he will have to cross moral and legal lines as he navigates the highest levels of power and corruption.

Last Updated: 11/16/2024Network: NBCStatus: Ended
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What Was Done to You
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7.51
1211 votes

#1 - What Was Done to You

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/30/2014

After Finley and Dunn meet with the President and First Lady, they soon realize that the Chief of Staff is the next parent sent on a dangerous mission to save his child. At the mansion, the mastermind teaches one of the hostages a lesson as they try to escape.

Directors: Mark Piznarski
Writer: Rand Ravich
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We Were Supposed to Help Each Other
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7.74
1121 votes

#2 - We Were Supposed to Help Each Other

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/6/2014

Finley and Dunn continue to look into the backgrounds of the parents, three of the parents are tasked with using their influence to steal a key piece of the mastermind’s puzzle from the CIA. Meanwhile, Meg deals with the aftermath of her actions. At the mansion, Amber deals with the unwanted attention of one of her captors while Beth Anne and Kyle start to get closer.

Writer: Rand Ravich
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Pilot
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7.77
1549 votes

#3 - Pilot

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/16/2014

It's field trip day for the students of Ballard High School, a place that educates the children of Washington, D.C.'s elite: top-of-their-industry CEOs, international diplomats, political power players and even the president's son. But when their bus is ambushed on a secluded rural road, the teenagers and their chaperones are taken, igniting a national crisis. The country's most powerful parents are now at the mercy of one vengeful mastermind, and with nowhere to turn and no one to trust, this unthinkable scenario grows from the select families at risk to an entire nation at stake.

Directors: Phillip Noyce
Writer: Rand Ravich
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If You Are Watching This I Am Dead
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7.79
1320 votes

#4 - If You Are Watching This I Am Dead

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/23/2014

After a mysterious phone call, Meg Fitch must collect a large sum of cash in order to get her daughter Amber back safely. Meanwhile, the Pakistani Ambassador is tasked with doing the unthinkable to get his son back. Elsewhere, Dunn and Finley begin working together to track down the whereabouts of a missing secret service agent and uncover a surprising secret. At the mansion, the students of Ballard High School are tested by their captors.

Directors: Peter Markle
Writer: Rand Ravich
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World's Best Dad
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7.81
1004 votes

#5 - World's Best Dad

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/21/2014

Gibson finds himself on a mission orchestrated by Beth Ann’s kidnapper, who insists Gibson publicly confess to his crimes at a ceremony with the President and First Lady. Meanwhile, Ian receives a cryptic message that sends him and Amber on a dangerous mission. Elsewhere, Finley and Dunn attempt to stop a threat and stumble upon a shocking revelation.

Directors: Mark Piznarski
Writer: Rand Ravich
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How Far Would You Go?
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7.82
1167 votes

#6 - How Far Would You Go?

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/4/2014

Dunn must take extreme measures to protect Meg. Meanwhile, Gibson makes a demand that could lead to the release of some of the students. As he becomes the focus of the next parent mission, Finley protects Gibson’s target from being captured by a desperate parent, Jakob Vries, who is also assigned to kill Finley.

Writer: Dawn DeNoon
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This Wasn't Supposed to Happen
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7.88
1016 votes

#7 - This Wasn't Supposed to Happen

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/21/2014

Finley makes a heroic move while in the mansion with the kidnappers. Meanwhile, Beth Ann ends up in further danger as a mystery person is determined to get revenge against Gibson.

Writer: Far Shariat
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You Do Not Know War
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7.88
1001 votes

#8 - You Do Not Know War

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/25/2014

After the president pays a visit to FBI headquarters, Olsen allows Dunn and Finley to share their theories with him.

Directors: Joshua Butler
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Designated Allies
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7.89
1119 votes

#9 - Designated Allies

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/13/2014

Gibson uses his wife Janice to gain information about the CIA’s covert soldier program. Dunn and Finley go off grid, becoming targets of the CIA when they take drastic measures to get information. Meanwhile, Meg searches for her company's connection to the kidnapping and is willing to put everything on the line to get Amber back.

Directors: Christine Moore
Writer: Far Shariat
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Best Laid Plans
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7.92
969 votes

#10 - Best Laid Plans

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/15/2014

Finley is forced to go inside the mansion as part of a hostage exchange. In an effort to trick the world into believing he is innocent, Gibson takes extreme measures and sets his sight on a new target for his next parent mission. With Meg’s help, Gibson enacts a piece of his plan that will bring out the truth about the soldier program.

Directors: Eriq La Salle
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Found
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7.95
1118 votes

#11 - Found

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/1/2014

As the FBI finally detects the location of the mansion, Finley and Dunn make a startling discovery and are led on a mission to find the father of one of the soldiers from the Pakistani embassy, who has been sent on a parent mission of his own. Elsewhere, Meg is forced to testify about her connection to the secret soldier program. Gibson puts an unlikely asset to work as the search for the mansion intensifies.

Directors: Mark Piznarski
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Homecoming
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7.98
1127 votes

#12 - Homecoming

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/27/2014

Seizing their opportunity to speak directly to the kidnapper, Finley and Dunn become one of the parent missions. Meanwhile, Widener continues to collaborate with TJS on a brutal plan to take out their former associate Gibson.

Directors: Steven DePaul
Writer: Erik Oleson
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Here He Comes
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7.99
1082 votes

#13 - Here He Comes

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/20/2014

When Finley and Dunn plot to lure the kidnappers out of hiding with a CIA file as bait, Finley comes face to face with one of the kidnappers looking to settle a score. Beth Ann fears for Kyle as he plots a way to escape. Meanwhile, Meg betrays someone close to her in exchange for information. Elsewhere, Widener connects with a mysterious asset to monitor Gibson’s plot.

Directors: Nick Gomez
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