The WORST episodes of The Ark

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

100 years in the future when planetary colonization missions have begun as a necessity to help secure the survival of the human race. The first of these missions on a spacecraft known as Ark One encounters a catastrophic event causing massive destruction and loss of life. With more than a year left to go before reaching their target planet, a lack of life-sustaining supplies and loss of leadership, the remaining crew must become the best versions of themselves to stay on course and survive.

Last Updated: 11/9/2024Network: SYFYStatus: Continuing
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Everyone Wanted to Be on This Ship
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6.85
950 votes

#1 - Everyone Wanted to Be on This Ship

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/1/2023

After suffering a disaster, the remaining crew of spaceship Ark One must band together to survive.

Directors: Dean Devlin
Writer: Dean Devlin
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Like It Touched the Sun
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7.06
779 votes

#2 - Like It Touched the Sun

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/8/2023

The crew struggles to establish order, while investigations uncover more questions than answers.

Directors: Milan Todorovic
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Get Out and Push
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7.22
684 votes

#3 - Get Out and Push

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/15/2023

All hope seems lost when the crew learns an asteroid is hours away from impact.

Directors: Milan Todorovic
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star
7.24
355 votes

#4 - Kill or Be Killed

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/24/2024

The arrival of new crew members presents questions of who can be trusted and what to do with them.

Directors: Milan Todorovic
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We Weren't Supposed to Be Awake
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7.25
676 votes

#5 - We Weren't Supposed to Be Awake

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/22/2023

When their psyches are put to the test by hallucinations, the crew must race to find the cause.

Directors: Sandra Mitrovic
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Failed Experiment
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7.30
402 votes

#6 - Failed Experiment

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/17/2024

The crew must decide the best way forward with or without help from their nemesis, Evelyn Maddox.

Directors: Marc Roskin
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One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
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7.36
656 votes

#7 - One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/1/2023

Sacrifices must be made when a radiation leak sparks crisis.

Directors: Sandra Mitrovic
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star
7.37
359 votes

#8 - Anomaly

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/31/2024

An unexpected visitor wreaks havoc on the ship's electrical system.

Directors: Milan Todorovic
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Every Single Person Matters
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7.37
643 votes

#9 - Every Single Person Matters

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/22/2023

A new polarizing figure enters the equation as the crew suffers technical difficulties.

Directors: Orsi Nagypál
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Hoping for Forever
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7.40
595 votes

#10 - Hoping for Forever

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/5/2023

The situation onboard Ark One seems hopeless after crew members are taken hostage.

Directors: Sandra Mitrovic
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Pretty Big Deal
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7.43
345 votes

#11 - Pretty Big Deal

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/21/2024

When a distress call leads to a desolate planet, what the crew finds turns everything on its head.

Directors: Milan Konjevic
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The Painful Way
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7.45
620 votes

#12 - The Painful Way

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/29/2023

After an unpopular decision, discord gives way to deadly mutiny in which loyalties are tested.

Directors: Orsi Nagypál
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The Last Thing You Ever Do
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7.45
581 votes

#13 - The Last Thing You Ever Do

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/12/2023

The crew must understand their enemy better as they attempt a dangerous rescue mission.

Directors: Milan Todorovic
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Two by Two
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7.45
639 votes

#14 - Two by Two

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/8/2023

The crew must devise a plan after identifying a planet rich in much-needed fuel.

Directors: Milan Konjevic
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The Other You
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7.46
357 votes

#15 - The Other You

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/7/2024

When two realities intertwine, two theories on what could and shouldn't have been are revealed.

Directors: Milan Todorovic
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Museum of Death
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7.47
346 votes

#16 - Museum of Death

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/14/2024

A disturbing rescue mission raises questions about Eva's past.

Directors: Sandra Mitrovic
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It Can't Be True
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7.49
326 votes

#17 - It Can't Be True

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/28/2024

After an attempted murder, the crew work together to find who's responsible before it's too late.

Directors: Milena Grujić
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It Should Have Been You
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7.52
297 votes

#18 - It Should Have Been You

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/18/2024

Garnet and Ian are trapped in the empty ship where they may remain for the rest of their lives.

Directors: Sandra Mitrovic
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We Don't Kill Our Own
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7.55
318 votes

#19 - We Don't Kill Our Own

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/4/2024

The ship is taken under siege and the crew must outsmart the mutineers to save themselves.

Directors: Marc Roskin
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Everybody Wins
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7.56
615 votes

#20 - Everybody Wins

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/19/2023

Ark One tries to broker peace with their adversary but don't realize it could cost them everything.

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A Slow Death is Worse
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7.56
650 votes

#21 - A Slow Death is Worse

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/15/2023

The crew discover they're not alone in space and learn more about where they came from.

Directors: Milan Konjevic
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It Will Be Over Soon
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7.58
285 votes

#22 - It Will Be Over Soon

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/25/2024

Strickland is presented with an impossible choice.

Directors: Orsi Nagypál
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Cycle of Violence
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7.60
315 votes

#23 - Cycle of Violence

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/11/2024

Garnet has her work cut out for her when she attempts diplomacy with a longstanding enemy.

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Fortunate
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7.84
282 votes

#24 - Fortunate

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/2/2024

The crew arrives somewhere that seems too good to be true, and it just might be.

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