The BEST episodes of Jericho (2006) season 1

Every episode of Jericho (2006) season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Jericho (2006) season 1!

When Jake Green returns to his Kansas small-town home Jericho, where his dad Johnston is mayor, everyone is preoccupied with petty private business and family matters, but that changes drastically after a completely unexpected explosion. It soon becomes clear there has been a nuclear attack, but neither by whom nor on which scale. Suddenly life in Jericho, and as the inhabitants gradually discover all over the disintegrating USA, becomes a more primordial struggle for survival, where unexperienced dangers, primitive as well as technological, have to be weighed against pressing primal needs, such as food, fuel and self-defense against plunderers, invaders and even each-other. Jake, whose private story like that of other main characters slowly becomes disclosed to us, proves extremely resourceful and a smart hero, while his father's mayoral authority and even that of the only available medical professionals is soon challenged and undermined, criminal potentials are tapped into by circumstances and good people must rise to the daunting occasion assertively or perish. Even when contact is made with neighboring surviving towns, desperate rivalry soon cancels out solidarity.

Last Updated: 11/1/2024Network: CBSStatus: Ended
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Coalition of the Willing
star
8.18
1170 votes

#1 - Coalition of the Willing

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/2/2007

The residents of Jericho and New Bern fight over precious resources and Gray must make a tough decision after the streets of Jericho are bombed.

Directors: Guy Norman Bee
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Casus Belli
star
8.15
1008 votes

#2 - Casus Belli

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/18/2007

Jake believes something more is wrong after Eric doesn’t return from New Bern. Jake and Hawkins go to New Bern and discover that Jericho is in danger.

Directors: Steven DePaul
Writer: Karen Hall
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One If by Land
star
8.06
1064 votes

#3 - One If by Land

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/25/2007

The hostility mounts between the citizens of Jericho and New Bern. A handful of residents of New Bern are shot and injured after getting caught trying to steal from the Jericho salt mine.

Directors: Seith Mann
Writer: Joy Gregory
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Fallout
star
8.00
1147 votes

#4 - Fallout

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/20/2006

The fallout from the nuclear blast in Denver will hit Jericho in an hour and Jake has to get the residents inside. The official shelter is not adequate and Jake must find another shelter to protect them. Emily faces troubles of her own while being picked up by who she thinks are two officers.

Directors: Jon Turteltaub
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Why We Fight
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8.00
1082 votes

#5 - Why We Fight

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/9/2007

The battle with New Bern ensues, with Jericho residents out-manned and out-gunned, but not outsmarted. Jericho gains the upper hand but suffers a significant casualty. A friend of Jake's sends help from an unexpected source.

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A.K.A.
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7.99
1047 votes

#6 - A.K.A.

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/11/2007

Jake finds that Hawkins has not been honest with the residents of Jericho about his past and holds him at gunpoint for answers.

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Semper Fidelis
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7.98
1065 votes

#7 - Semper Fidelis

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/14/2007

After a company of Marines show up, the town of Jericho has hopes that life will finally start to return to normal. However, their behavior raises Jake's and Johnston's suspicions.

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Red Flag
star
7.89
1044 votes

#8 - Red Flag

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/22/2006

Supplies are dropped by air into Jericho and the Green's and Hawkins think that they know where they came from. Jonah Prowse returns to Jericho causing even more trouble.

Directors: Martha Mitchell
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Winter's End
star
7.87
1066 votes

#9 - Winter's End

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/28/2007

After April collapses and goes into early labor, Jake makes Kenchy face his problems so that they can save April. The wind turbine arrives from New Bern but Heather does not return. Jericho makes a deal with New Bern to send ten of their people to New Bern to make more wind turbines as long as New Bern receives a percentage of their spring crop.

Directors: Kevin Dowling
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One Man's Terrorist
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7.86
1038 votes

#10 - One Man's Terrorist

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/4/2007

Roger gets desperate after Gray kicks the refugees out of Jericho. Dale and Skylar collect on some debts. Hawkins continues his quest to find Sarah's contacts. Meanwhile, Hawkins begins the process of finding who's coming after him.

Directors: Christine Moore
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Federal Response
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7.81
1174 votes

#11 - Federal Response

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/18/2006

The children of Jericho start to return back to school. A power line that has fallen causes an accident on the playground when the power returns. Jake has an argument with his mother regarding a secret that Jake hasn't disclosed to his dad.

Directors: Duane Clark
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Crossroads
star
7.79
1031 votes

#12 - Crossroads

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/15/2006

The residents of Jericho receive a visit from a group of questionable outsiders and they realize that they need to form a plan to keep the outsiders out. Emily has a dream about her wedding morning to Roger. She wakes up and realizes that he is probably dead.

Directors: Paul McCrane
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The Day Before
star
7.75
1113 votes

#13 - The Day Before

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/21/2007

The lives of Jake and Hawkins are explored during this flashback episode. This episode begins 36 hours before the bombs went off. Sarah is introduced and is associated to Hawkins. Jake had been living in San Diego.

Directors: Rob Klug
Writer: Mike Kelley
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Pilot: The First Seventeen Hours
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7.74
1366 votes

#14 - Pilot: The First Seventeen Hours

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/2006

After a nuclear disaster caused by several terrorist attacks wipes out most of North America, residents of a small Kansas town have to come to terms with a very different reality.

Directors: Jon Turteltaub
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Black Jack
star
7.73
1052 votes

#15 - Black Jack

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/28/2007

Jake, his dad, Heather and Dale visit Black Jack to try and find the parts needed to fix the windmill. Sarah goes home with Hawkins against the rest of his family's wishes.

Directors: Helen Shaver
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Vox Populi
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7.72
1088 votes

#16 - Vox Populi

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/29/2006

Some of the residents of Jericho are concerned that Gray's actions may actually make Gray the new mayor. In other news, Mitchell claims that Jonah is the killer under much speculation.

Writer: Carol Barbee
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Four Horsemen
star
7.72
1036 votes

#17 - Four Horsemen

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/2006

After seeing a broadcast via satellite from Asia, Jake gathers a group of people together for information gathering. After finding out that there is information out there, Jake suggests having four search parties to go out to get a better understanding what is going on outside of Jericho. The search parties set off in four different directions.

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9:02
star
7.70
1163 votes

#18 - 9:02

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/25/2006

Hawkins must step in when an argument between Jake and an adversary becomes heated. After an electromagnetic pulse leaves Jericho in the dark crime runs rampant. Later, Jake is held at gunpoint and is rescued.

Directors: J. Miller Tobin
Writer: Nancy Won
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Rogue River
star
7.65
1148 votes

#19 - Rogue River

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/8/2006

Jake and Eric head out of Jericho to the nearby town of Rogue River to try and acquire some medicine for their father. While the brothers are at the hospital they encounter a combative group of individuals who call themselves Ravenwood. The brothers find that they’re trapped and must find a way back to Jericho.

Directors: Guy Bee
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Heart of Winter
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7.64
1038 votes

#20 - Heart of Winter

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/7/2007

While on a hunting trip outside of Jericho, Jake, Stanley and Mimi find themselves in a dangerous situation when they run into some strangers. Meanwhile, Hawkins realizes that his family is in danger because of him. Emily and Roger work on their relationship.

Directors: Steve Gomer
Writer: Nancy Won
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Walls of Jericho
star
7.61
1138 votes

#21 - Walls of Jericho

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/11/2006

Jake finds a stranger who is sick with radiation poisoning and he must make a decision whether or not to help him. The hospital’s generator is running out of gas and the residents find that their supplies are also running low.

Directors: Martha Mitchell
Writer: Ellie Herman
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Long Live the Mayor
star
7.60
1235 votes

#22 - Long Live the Mayor

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/1/2006

The slick gang leader Jonah bails Mitchell out of jail and agrees to give back the food that his bandits stole and agrees to keep out of Jericho. This plan strays off-course as Jonah negotiates new terms involving Jake and Emily.

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