The BEST episodes of The Hot Zone season 1

Every episode of The Hot Zone season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Hot Zone season 1!

The frightening spread of the Ebolavirus (season 1) and anthrax (season 2).

Last Updated: 3/3/2024Network: National GeographicStatus: Ended
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Hidden
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7.83
749 votes

#1 - Hidden

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/29/2019

A volatile situation inside the research facility comes to a head; Dr. Jaax steps up, but exhaustion threatens the precision needed to sterilize the threat; the press arrives, and neighbors become aware of the danger next door.

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Quarantine
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7.72
755 votes

#2 - Quarantine

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/29/2019

Dr. Nancy Jaax works tirelessly to find out why the virus is behaving differently than expected in human victims; unforeseen dangers arise at the research facility; Jaax is forced to make a choice between her family and her duty to her country.

Directors: Nick Murphy
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Arrival
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7.72
939 votes

#3 - Arrival

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/27/2019

Dr. Nancy Jaax has one of the most dangerous jobs in the world handling deadly viruses; after a lab accident, she is faced with a possible Ebola outbreak on U.S. soil.

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Expendable
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7.65
813 votes

#4 - Expendable

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/28/2019

An employee at the monkey research facility falls ill, causing Dr. Nancy Jaax to fear the virus has spread to the human population; Jerry Jaax searches for a way to protect his wife; and Dr. Wade Carter is obsessed with exposing the dangers of Ebola.

Directors: Nick Murphy
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Charlie Foxtrot
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7.63
841 votes

#5 - Charlie Foxtrot

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/28/2019

Representatives from varying agencies disagree on how to handle Dr. Nancy Jaax's discovery, so she realizes there are few protocols in place for containing a deadly virus on the U.S. soil; and an employee at the monkey research facility falls ill.

Directors: Nick Murphy
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Cell H
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7.62
889 votes

#6 - Cell H

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/27/2019

Dr. Nancy Jaax and her lab partner, Dr. Peter Jahrling, must take matters into their own hands to determine the source of the virus before it spreads; Dr. Jaax convinces an employee to hand over samples from infected monkeys.

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