The WORST episodes of The Detour

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

Contemporary husband and father takes his family on a road trip.

Last Updated: 6/26/2025Network: TBSStatus: Ended

7.21

212 votes

#1 - The Game Show

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/23/2019

The Parkers go on a Japanese Game Show.

Directors: Joe Kessler

Writer: Jason Jones

7.25

190 votes

#2 - The Entertainer

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/30/2019

Jared comes up with a morbid plan to reunite the family.

Directors: Brennan Shroff

Writer: Chad Carter

7.40

324 votes

#3 - The Mark

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/6/2018

Edie continues to surveil the Parkers and is looking for the stupidest member of the family to get close to.

7.47

731 votes

#4 - The Drop

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/23/2016

Nate needs to take a detour to Salvation, Florida where it's Christmas every day of the year - except on Christmas. Things get tense when the family discovers that Nate has been lying to them.

Directors: Joe Kessler

Writer: Chad Carter

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7.49

567 votes

#5 - The Job

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

Faced with the threat of losing his job, Nate tries to land a new customer and brings the family along.

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7.49

190 votes

#6 - The Year

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/16/2019

Delilah and Jared reunite and catch up on the past year.

Directors: Jason Jones

Writer: Paris Patterson

7.50

175 votes

#7 - The Groom

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/20/2019

Nate finally gets married to save his family.

Directors: Brennan Shroff

Writer: Brennan Shroff

7.50

303 votes

#8 - The Vows

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/27/2018

Upon returning home from a winter at sea, Nate is left at the dock by his family. After a lift back to his "life"in town, he soon realizes things change fast. And he's not sure he likes it. Actually, he really hates it.

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7.51

303 votes

#9 - The Water

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/6/2018

A look back at Robin and Nate's first vacation together. A trip to the tropics and their first time alone since the kids were born. Spoiler Alert. They have an awful time.

Directors: Brennan Shroff

Writer: Mike Beaver

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7.52

185 votes

#10 - The Same

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/6/2019

Nate and Robin chase their kids around the world.

Directors: Natalie Zea

Writer: Stephanie Streisand

7.53

310 votes

#11 - The Boat

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/20/2018

With Robin out of work, its Nate's turn to earn-- on an Alaskan factory fishing trawler. But it's only 7 months of rotting fish, meth fumes, and family separation. What could go wrong?

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7.54

563 votes

#12 - The Dilemma

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/11/2017

Her past finally having caught up with her, Robin prepares to go away for a long time. Nate tries to piece together what went wrong and Delilah and Jared make the most of their school talent show.

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7.55

791 votes

#13 - The Wedding

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/9/2016

Instead of getting back on the road, Robin agrees to marry the southern gentleman Dr. Rob and his Russian bride but soon realizes that something is very, very, very, very wrong.

Directors: Dale Stern, Jeff Tomsic

Writer: Neena Beber

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7.58

231 votes

#14 - The Search

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/18/2019

The Parkers embark on a world-wide search to find their runaway daughter Delilah.

Directors: Brennan Shroff

Writer: Jason Jones, Samantha Bee

7.58

617 votes

#15 - The Tournament

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/21/2017

At Delilah's taekwondo tournament, Nate has to have a tough conversation with Jared and an even tougher one with Carlos.

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7.60

290 votes

#16 - The Plane

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/13/2018

Nate is reunited with his family and pulls off an evacuation away from Edie and the feds. Unfortunately, he didn't have much time to plan it and he has to rely on a terminally ill, 90 year old Alaskan bush pilot.

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7.60

207 votes

#17 - The Return

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/25/2019

Following a breakthrough, the Parkers return to their hometown to find their daughter.

Directors: Brennan Shroff

Writer: Chad Carter

7.61

201 votes

#18 - The Bride

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/13/2019

In order to save his family Nate ends up on a Russian bride tour.

Directors: Brennan Shroff

Writer: Mike Beaver

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7.61

957 votes

#19 - The Tank

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/18/2016

The Parkers are barely back on the road when Nate gets pulled over for driving under the influence. He's completely sober but somehow there's still some jail time involved.

Directors: Steve Pink

Writer: Mike Beaver

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7.61

296 votes

#20 - The Funeral

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/20/2018

Having crashed their plane into the Alaskan wilderness the family must rely on one another to survive. It's like the Revenant. But less cold and grunting.

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7.63

306 votes

#21 - The Goal

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/13/2018

Edie has gone undercover, posing as an assistant coach of Jared and Delilah's hockey team. When they go on the road together, Robin suddenly gets a little jealous of this mysterious stranger.

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7.63

495 votes

#22 - The Ass

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/25/2017

The family reunites, but this time Robin makes a huge mistake.

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7.64

1353 votes

#23 - The Pilot

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/11/2016

Nate, Robin and the kids are headed from Syracuse to Ft. Lauderdale in a janky mini van instead of flying. Between truckers, aggressive drivers and road side breakfast spots, nothing is really what it seems.

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7.64

343 votes

#24 - The Stop

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/30/2018

Between the children hitting puberty and Robin’s long work hours and incessant partying, Nate struggles with his new role as stay-at-home father.

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7.66

1059 votes

#25 - The Hotel

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/11/2016

Having driven their van, 'Blue Thunder', into a ditch, it has to be repaired over-night. The Parkers stay at a nearby motel, Swift Stay Suites. What could possibly go right?

Directors: Steve Pink

Writer: Jason Jones

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