The WORST episodes of SEAL Team

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

The lives of the elite Navy SEALs as they train, plan and execute the most dangerous, high-stakes missions our country can ask.

Last Updated: 10/8/2024Network: Paramount+Status: Ended
No Choice in Duty
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#1 - No Choice in Duty

Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/6/2020

Jason escorts Mandy on a condolence visit to the family of a fallen informant. Ray leads Bravo on an urgent mission when they are confronted with a time-sensitive lead on a terrorist leader's location. Davis reveals to the team that the terrorist leader they've been searching for is related to a target from Jason's past. Sonny rejoins Bravo team in Afghanistan.

Directors: Ruben Garcia
Nine Ten
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7.25
764 votes

#2 - Nine Ten

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/24/2021

As members of Bravo team travel to New York City, they reflect on a day that shaped each of their lives forever.

Directors: Jessica Paré
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Tip of the Spear
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7.39
3380 votes

#3 - Tip of the Spear

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2017

The most elite unit of Navy SEALs must navigate their professional and personal lives as they train, plan and execute the most dangerous, high stakes missions our country can ask of them.

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Other Lives
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7.53
2686 votes

#4 - Other Lives

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/2017

While on an evidence-collecting mission in Syria, Jason and the SEAL Team find innocent civilians in desperate need of rescue just as enemy forces close in on them. Also, while on the mission, the team debates whether or not to tell Ray that his wife has gone into labor.

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The Spinning Wheel
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7.55
2004 votes

#5 - The Spinning Wheel

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/8/2017

The SEAL Team must work with Jason’s longtime rival, Beau Fuller, and his team to plan and perfect a raid under the watchful eye of top military brass. Also, Clay delivers solemn news to a teammate’s next of kin.

Directors: Melanie Mayron
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Ghosts of Christmas Future
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7.55
2308 votes

#6 - Ghosts of Christmas Future

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/2017

Jason and the SEAL Team refuse to abort a mission to capture a dangerous war criminal after it goes sideways. Also, Clay’s controversial father, Ash Spenser, comes to town on his book tour.

Directors: Larry Teng
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Mission Creep
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7.55
274 votes

#7 - Mission Creep

Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/15/2024

BRAVO's back together and sent on a mission to verify concerning intel that links China's drug trafficking to a potential coup in Honduras. Before leaving, Jason, Ray and Drew all struggle with something personal, resulting in a volatile dynamic.

Directors: Lionel Coleman
Writer: Tom Mularz
Heroes And Criminals
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7.55
311 votes

#8 - Heroes And Criminals

Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/25/2024

BRAVO targets a factory in Myanmar that the DEA has tied to China and fentanyl production. Lieutenant Davis wants the team to pull intel and destroy the plant. Jason vies for a safer plan, and some on the team begin to question his decisions.

Directors: Mark Semos
Dirt, Dirt, Gucci
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7.56
1210 votes

#9 - Dirt, Dirt, Gucci

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/3/2019

As Bravo Team prepares for what they expect to be a “cushy” deployment with the luxury of staying in a hotel in the Philippines, Jason tries to find a way to pay for Emma’s college.

Directors: Holly Dale
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Rules of Engagement
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7.57
975 votes

#10 - Rules of Engagement

Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/18/2020

While Bravo Team is on a special reconnaissance mission abroad, they are diverted to protect a group of American engineers and the dam they are constructing from a terrorist attack. The rules of engagement raise the level of danger, as the team is not permitted to use their weapons unless the enemy fires first.

Directors: J. Michael Muro
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What Appears to Be
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7.59
1261 votes

#11 - What Appears to Be

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/20/2019

Bravo Team works with the Congolese Army on a covert mission to capture the head of a rebel militia group. Jason argues with Emma about college. Sonny and Davis make a big decision about their future.

Directors: Holly Dale
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Boarding Party
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7.59
2438 votes

#12 - Boarding Party

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/2017

Jason and the SEAL team must rescue a group of researchers being held hostage on a ship in the South China Sea. Also, Clay is ranked in the "bottom five" of his class, jeopardizing his future as a SEAL.

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Ships in the Night
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7.60
338 votes

#13 - Ships in the Night

Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/18/2024

Lieutenant Davis and Captain Walsh send BRAVO to Thailand to partner with the DEA on a joint-task force focused on the fentanyl trade. The goal is to intercept a cargo ship and acquire intel that details the Chinese government’s involvement. Drew is assigned to BRAVO full-time despite his objections and a journalist later questions him about his family’s history. During the mission, Drew goes rogue and makes a decision that jeopardizes everything.

Directors: SJ Main Muñoz
Conspicuous Gallantry
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7.61
764 votes

#14 - Conspicuous Gallantry

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/21/2021

After an op gone sideways lands the whole team in the hospital, Bravo must create a little chaos to stay calm, while Clay tries to piece together what went wrong.

Directors: David Boreanaz
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Last Known Location
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7.61
945 votes

#15 - Last Known Location

Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/25/2020

Tensions flare on the home front, as Sonny faces disciplinary action, Clay considers a new career path and Jason faces pressure from Capt. Lindell to consider the next phase of his career, all while Bravo Team prepares for a three-month deployment in Afghanistan.

Directors: Larry Teng
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Theory and Methodology
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7.63
1173 votes

#16 - Theory and Methodology

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/2019

Bravo Team is on a mission in Azerbaijan to help retake a power plant in order to avoid political instability in the area.

Directors: Ruben Garcia
Writer: Holly Harold
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Hundred-Year Marathon
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7.63
296 votes

#17 - Hundred-Year Marathon

Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/8/2024

BRAVO's next mission is to capture Jun Yilin in Cambodia, but they'll be without their leaders. Ray is pulled into diplomatic negotiations and Jason travels home to help his son recover from surgery—a task that takes a dramatic turn for the worse.

Directors: David Boreanaz
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Getaway Day
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7.64
1677 votes

#18 - Getaway Day

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/31/2018

Jason and the SEAL Team must leave their families immediately when their deployment date is moved up after the team they were going to relieve is ambushed. Also, Jason and Alana make a big decision about their future, and Clay and Stella feel the weight of his marriage proposal.

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Rolling Dark
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7.64
1800 votes

#19 - Rolling Dark

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/6/2017

Jason and the SEAL team must rescue a Russian scientist and his wife and bring them across the Afghanistan border to safety as Chinese and Russian Special Forces close in, intent on stopping them. Also, Clay endures his first day with Jason’s unit.

Directors: Michael Watkins
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Close to Home
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7.64
769 votes

#20 - Close to Home

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/28/2021

Jason seeks refuge at home while Ray leads Bravo Team on an op accompanying British forces.

Directors: Gonzalo Amat
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A Perfect Storm
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7.64
320 votes

#21 - A Perfect Storm

Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/1/2024

Even the closest of brothers fight eventually. Tempers flare during a surveillance mission in Malaysia. As the team sets up camp in scorching hot temperatures, grievances are aired and Drew finally reveals why he's been so closed off.

Directors: Jessica Paré
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Containment
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7.65
1777 votes

#22 - Containment

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/10/2018

Jason and the SEAL team are sent to intercept the sale of nuclear weapons, but the mission goes sideways when they must make the treacherous journey back to base with nukes that have unsecured fuel rods. Also, Ray is sidelined with a shoulder injury, and Jason and Alana are shocked by their kids’ reactions when the topic of their reunion is brought up.

Directors: Andy Wolk
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Borderlines
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7.65
2002 votes

#23 - Borderlines

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/15/2017

Jason and the SEAL Team must rescue an undercover CIA operative after she is captured by radical terrorists to be used as a bargaining chip. Also, Clay undergoes the final harrowing exercise for his candidacy into Tier One.

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Cover for Action
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7.65
794 votes

#24 - Cover for Action

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/3/2021

When Jason returns to Bravo, tensions rise as Ray outranks him on a mission to recover military drones in Syria. Sonny receives surprising news from Texas.

Directors: Ruben Garcia
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Chaos In The Calm (1)
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7.66
370 votes

#25 - Chaos In The Calm (1)

Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/11/2024

After taking a stand against Command for better warfighter health, BRAVO is forced to the sidelines and eventually sent to Sweden on an underwhelming assignment. Lieutenant Davis is picked by Admiral Rivas to lead a new spec ops initiative.

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