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: 10/22/2024Network: SYFYStatus: Continuing
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Everyone Wanted to Be on This Ship
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6.85
945 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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7.08
773 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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7.23
678 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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Kill or Be Killed
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7.24
337 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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7.26
672 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
390 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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Anomaly
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7.36
341 votes

#7 - 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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One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
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7.37
652 votes

#8 - 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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Every Single Person Matters
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7.39
637 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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7.41
591 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
321 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 Other You
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7.45
339 votes

#12 - 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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The Last Thing You Ever Do
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7.45
577 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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The Painful Way
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7.45
614 votes

#14 - 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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Two by Two
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7.46
634 votes

#15 - 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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Museum of Death
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7.47
323 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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7.50
305 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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7.55
262 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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Everybody Wins
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7.56
609 votes

#19 - 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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7.57
647 votes

#20 - 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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We Don't Kill Our Own
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7.57
294 votes

#21 - 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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Cycle of Violence
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7.62
282 votes

#22 - 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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It Will Be Over Soon
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7.64
252 votes

#23 - 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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Fortunate
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7.88
252 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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