The BEST episodes of Touched by an Angel

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

Tess and Monica are two angels sent to earth to help people with their problems. Helping them are Andrew and the new angel, Gloria.

Last Updated: 1/29/2024Network: CBSStatus: Ended
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Fighting the Good Fight
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9.79
34 votes

#1 - Fighting the Good Fight

Season 5 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/9/1999

Two boys stay with their uncle since their mother is in jail. The eleven year old is picked on by his brother and other older kids. He takes up boxing to defend himself.

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Such a Time as This
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9.67
39 votes

#2 - Such a Time as This

Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/1999

A US senator is called upon to bring to light the suffering of the people of Sudan in the illegal slave trade. Initially the senator (married to a political cynic) refuses but, nudged by her son, it soon changes.

Directors: Martha Mitchell
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Breaking Bread
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9.63
35 votes

#3 - Breaking Bread

Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/8/1998

A man is a witness to a brutal hate crime, but he is afraid to go to the police to report what he saw. The angels must help him overcome his fear in order that justice be done.

Directors: Peter H. Hunt
Writer: Burt Pearl
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A Death in the Family
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9.61
36 votes

#4 - A Death in the Family

Season 7 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/4/2001

An officer’s accidental shot at a young African-American boy is taken as prejudice.

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Forever Young
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9.56
9 votes

#5 - Forever Young

Season 8 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/11/2002

A motivational speaker helps other to move forward and achieve, but he and his wife have their own problems of moving forward since their daughter’s murder.

Directors: Victor Lobl
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The Lord Moves in Mysterious Ways
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9.45
38 votes

#6 - The Lord Moves in Mysterious Ways

Season 7 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/21/2001

Tess is late to her own party because she stops to help a snobby woman who lost her father as a child. A quirky angel reveals a secret.

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Minute by Minute
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9.10
10 votes

#7 - Minute by Minute

Season 8 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/13/2002

A nun with a dark past tries to stop two boys from blowing up a high school.

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What Are Friends For?
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9.00
6 votes

#8 - What Are Friends For?

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/1998

A young woman is running for mayor and her campaign places her in the lead. But then a friend of hers is being accused of sexual misconduct with a student in his classroom. Monica must help her understand what she should do.

Directors: Peter H. Hunt
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Made in the U.S.A.
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9.00
6 votes

#9 - Made in the U.S.A.

Season 5 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/11/1999

Nick Stratton is a former Vietnam veteran managing a clothing factory staffed by refugees. His personal problems are exaggerated when the IRS starts chasing him for back taxes. The angels get involved when he starts mistreating his employees.

Directors: Bethany Rooney
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I Will Walk With You (2)
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9.00
7 votes

#10 - I Will Walk With You (2)

Season 9 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/27/2003

Monica must overcome her revulsion at the person accused of killing schoolchildren in order to complete her assignment.

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The Peacemaker
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8.93
15 votes

#11 - The Peacemaker

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/22/1998

A bickering couple, grieving over the murder of their teen son, discover what his last act produced.

Directors: Peter H. Hunt
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Shallow Water (2)
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8.90
10 votes

#12 - Shallow Water (2)

Season 7 - Episode 25 - Aired 5/20/2001

Monica has found J.D. Winslow, but he’s not the Jed that Diana desperately wants to come to her planned family reunion. Will Diana’s faith give her the strength to face the truth?

Directors: Peter H. Hunt
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God Bless the Child
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8.89
9 votes

#13 - God Bless the Child

Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/26/2000

A teen is about to throw away her ambitions of music and education by starting to use drugs. The angels use her love of music to tell her the story of Billie Holiday’s tragic life in hopes of helping the teen follow her dream without drugs.

Directors: Victor Lobl
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Most Likely To Succeed
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8.89
9 votes

#14 - Most Likely To Succeed

Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/10/2001

After a long life of hatred towards the football player who stole the girl he loved, Dennis decides to get his revenge at their high school reunion.

Directors: Stuart Margolin
Writer: Burt Pearl
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The Word
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8.88
8 votes

#15 - The Word

Season 9 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/2002

A girl with OCD is threatened to be placed in foster care after her illiterate father gives her an overdose of her medication.

Directors: Stuart Margolin
Writer: Ken LaZebnik
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Fallen Angela
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8.85
67 votes

#16 - Fallen Angela

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/1994

Monica learns to overcome her fear of water when she moves next door to Angela Evans, an avid boater with a secretive past. Years ago during college, she supportive as a call girl. Now that her husband Carter is running for the U.S. Senate, she is being blackmailed by Marshall, her former pimp. Monica convinces Angela to stand up to him, but learns that he had taken photos of her in compromising positions. Rather than tell Carter the truth, she attempt suicide by intentionally sinking her boat in the middle of the lake. Adam, cautions Monica not to violate Angela's free will by rescuing her. the resourceful angel shows the woman how her suicide would affect her loved ones, and she chooses to live. Revealing herself after the rescue, Monica admits overcoming her own fear of water when she saw Angela about to drown and encourages her to return home and confide in Carter. Together, the Evans decide to hold a press conference regarding Angela's past, freeing them from the threat of

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Hearts
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8.80
5 votes

#17 - Hearts

Season 5 - Episode 25 - Aired 5/16/1999

A teenager needs a heart transplant. Her doctor has a daughter who is a friend of the teen. A heart becomes available when a woman falls and has brain damage. The angels must heal the husband and the doctor’s relationship with her daughter.

Directors: Victor Lobl
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Chutzpah
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8.78
9 votes

#18 - Chutzpah

Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/27/2001

With memories of her Jewish father’s discrimination against women, Rachel releases her fury by publishing comic strips which make fun of her father and his religion.

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Elijah
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8.75
4 votes

#19 - Elijah

Season 4 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/3/1998

A man is ordered by the court to stay in his own slum apartments for two weeks. He has lost his faith and forgotten all his father taught him. Then his son is shot and no help is found in the building.

Directors: Peter H. Hunt
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Shallow Water (1)
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8.73
11 votes

#20 - Shallow Water (1)

Season 7 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/13/2001

Monica is assigned to help a former member of a gospel choir, who has retreated from reality following a tragedy.

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Black Like Monica
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8.71
7 votes

#21 - Black Like Monica

Season 5 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/2/1999

Monica is assigned to a town troubled by racial violence – and changed into a black mortal woman.

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For All The Tea in China
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8.70
10 votes

#22 - For All The Tea in China

Season 8 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/5/2002

An old British woman is forced to reveal the secrets of her painful past after undergoing a failed background check in order for her grandson to adopt a baby from China.

Directors: Stuart Margolin
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The Trigger
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8.67
6 votes

#23 - The Trigger

Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/11/1998

Linda is graduating from law school. Her sister Holly comes for the ceremony. Holly learns her sister is being physically abused by her husband. The angels and Holly must help the husband to control his anger and Linda and the children to heal.

Directors: Peter H. Hunt
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How Do You Spell Faith?
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8.67
6 votes

#24 - How Do You Spell Faith?

Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/29/1998

Aaron is an intelligent teen who enters a spelling contest. His brother Michael is the only one who supports him as the mother gives all her attention to Michael. The father deserted them. The angels must help heal the family.

Directors: Bethany Rooney
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I Do
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8.67
9 votes

#25 - I Do

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/1/1998

Stephanie and Michael plan to elope but his mother has them prepare to marry so she can plan it. When they get into an accident, Michael is seriously injured. His mother wants him off life support, but Stephanie has faith that God has other plans.

Directors: Victor Lobl
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