The BEST episodes of Salvation

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

When it is discovered that an enormous asteroid is just six months away from colliding with Earth, MIT grad student Liam Cole and tech billionaire Darius Tanz team up to save humanity from this impending apocalypse - without ever alerting the public. As part of the project, Darius recruits an aspiring sci-fi writer, Jillian, to work on a theoretical approach to saving humanity. While they try to save the world their way, the government has its own approach, with Deputy Secretary of Defense Harris Edwards spearheading the top-secret plan to deflect the asteroid.

Last Updated: 12/19/2024Network: CBSStatus: Ended
The Plot Against America
star
7.91
2073 votes

#1 - The Plot Against America

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/20/2017

Season Finale. Harris, Grace and Darius must topple the illegitimate government, and Darius makes final plans for the ark.

Directors: Stuart Gillard
Watch Now:Amazon
Get Ready
star
7.90
956 votes

#2 - Get Ready

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/17/2018

One last mystery holds the key to saving the world, and Grace must choose how she spends her final days.

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
The Wormwood Prophecy
star
7.78
2100 votes

#3 - The Wormwood Prophecy

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/13/2017

Darius, Grace and Harris join forces to prove the president was murdered. Also, Grace tells Zoe the truth.

Directors: Greg Prange
Writer: Mike Werb
Watch Now:Amazon
Patriot Games
star
7.71
2278 votes

#4 - Patriot Games

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/23/2017

Grace narrowly escapes a deadly assassin and Darius and Liam forge unlikely alliances.

Directors: Maja Vrvilo
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
White House Down
star
7.66
1153 votes

#5 - White House Down

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/23/2018

Grace forges a dangerous alliance with Claire’s brother, Alonzo. Also, Harris and Darius must work together to face down Bennett’s forces

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
From Russia, With Love
star
7.66
2273 votes

#6 - From Russia, With Love

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/16/2017

Framed for murder, Darius and Grace must try to escape from Russia, and Liam tries to convince Jillian to come back to Tanz.

Directors: Nick Gomez
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Celebration Day
star
7.65
966 votes

#7 - Celebration Day

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/3/2018

A stand-off at the COPE compound leads to tragic results.

Directors: Stuart Gillard
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Let the Chips Fall
star
7.65
1137 votes

#8 - Let the Chips Fall

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/30/2018

Darius and Grace’s relationship is tested, and President Mackenzie attempts to bring the fractured country together while the hacktivist group ReSyst issues a deadly edict.

Directors: Greg Prange
Writer: K.D. Dávila
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Coup de Grace
star
7.64
2192 votes

#9 - Coup de Grace

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/30/2017

Grace and Darius seek answers from the President and Harris discovers deadly secrets.

Directors: Dan Lerner
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Chip Off the Ol' Block
star
7.60
2474 votes

#10 - Chip Off the Ol' Block

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/9/2017

Darius recruits Grace, Harris and Liam for a dangerous mission, and Jillian confronts Liam about his secret.

Directors: Russell Lee Fine
Writer: Blake Taylor
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Hail Marry
star
7.59
947 votes

#11 - Hail Marry

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/10/2018

The government’s final plans for a doomsday scenario set in motion a surprising chain of events for Grace, Darius and Harris.

Directors: Joe Gallagher
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Seeing Red
star
7.58
2322 votes

#12 - Seeing Red

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/16/2017

Grace and Darius slip off to Russia behind Harris’ back in an attempt to stop a potential nuclear conflict. Also, Liam seeks solace with Amanda.

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Abre Sus Ojos
star
7.58
1067 votes

#13 - Abre Sus Ojos

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/13/2018

Desperate to defuse a nuclear standoff, Liam receives help from an unlikely source. Also, with Darius missing, Harris and Grace take matters into their own hands.

Directors: Tessa Blake
Writer: Steven Maeda
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Fall Out
star
7.58
1408 votes

#14 - Fall Out

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/25/2018

After a nuclear incident, the secret of the asteroid becomes public, setting the world on a dangerous course. Darius, Grace, Liam and Harris must adapt to new roles in an ever-shifting landscape of fear and civil unrest.

Directors: Stuart Gillard
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
The Manchurian Candidate
star
7.58
1044 votes

#15 - The Manchurian Candidate

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/20/2018

Darius, Grace and Harris uncover the darkest secret yet; Liam reconnects with Jillian.

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Keeping the Faith
star
7.57
2618 votes

#16 - Keeping the Faith

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/2/2017

While Darius works to discover who killed his friend Lazlo, he is forced to reckon with his past, and Liam discovers who’s been selling secrets to the Russians.

Directors: Jennifer Lynch
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
All In
star
7.57
2148 votes

#17 - All In

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/6/2017

Grace and Harris must forge an alliance when their children’s lives are in jeopardy. Also, Liam presents Jillian with an unusual proposal.

Directors: Edward Ornelas
Writer: Corey Miller
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
The Human Strain
star
7.55
2753 votes

#18 - The Human Strain

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/2/2017

In order to prove to Harris and Grace that he’s not a traitor, Darius must reveal one of his most closely guarded secrets. Also, Liam helps Jillian adjust to her new job at Tanz.

Directors: Greg Beeman
Writer: Mike Werb
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Indivisible
star
7.55
1176 votes

#19 - Indivisible

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/16/2018

Grace embarks on a dangerous mission, and Liam and Darius’ relationship is tested.

Directors: Dan Lerner
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Prisoners
star
7.54
994 votes

#20 - Prisoners

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/27/2018

Darius forms a dangerous alliance in order to destroy the dark money forces of Q17. Also, Grace takes action when surprising news jolts her world.

Directors: Joe Gallagher
Writer: Mark Kruger
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Truth or Darius
star
7.54
2771 votes

#21 - Truth or Darius

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/26/2017

It's a race against time as Darius must accelerate his plan to stop the asteroid before the Pentagon shuts him down. Also, Grace has to make difficult decisions that could have life or death consequences for millions of people, and Liam and Jillian reunite under surprising circumstances.

Directors: Stuart Gillard
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Crimes and Punishment
star
7.51
1228 votes

#22 - Crimes and Punishment

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/9/2018

Grace is asked to lie under oath. Darius tasks Liam with a dangerous mission. A shocking act of violence plunges the nation into chaos.

Directors: Maja Vrvilo
Writer: Mike Werb
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Détente
star
7.48
1295 votes

#23 - Détente

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/2/2018

Darius and Grace must forge an emotional détente to get international cooperation. Liam meets a new scientist who has a mysterious past.

Directors: Kenneth Fink
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Pilot
star
7.47
3683 votes

#24 - Pilot

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/12/2017

When MIT grad student Liam Cole discovers an asteroid is set to collide with Earth in 186 days, he joins forces with tech billionaire Darius Tanz and the U.S. government to try and stop it – and together they stumble onto the greatest conspiracy never told.

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Another Trip Around the Sun
star
7.46
3173 votes

#25 - Another Trip Around the Sun

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/19/2017

Darius and Liam work to invent a theoretically impossible piece of technology to divert the asteroid. Also, Liam heads home to Boston to track down critical research but finds something shocking instead.

Directors: Kenneth Fink
Writer: Corey Miller
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV