The WORST episodes of Undercovers

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

Years into their retirement, a husband and wife team are re-activated as CIA agents.

Last Updated: 12/12/2024Network: NBCStatus: Ended
Devices
star
6.72
399 votes

#1 - Devices

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/2010

An informant claims to have information about a device that would compromise the identities of all CIA agents; Steven and Samantha struggle to find the balance between being partners and a married couple while in the field.

Directors: Tucker Gates
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star
6.76
33 votes

#2 - The Reason

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/9/2012

Steven and Samantha uncover the startling real reason they were brought back into the CIA - to lure out and capture Samantha's mentor (Joseph), who revealed to be alive after he faked his death in the car explosion, when they find themselves fighting for their lives on a mission to Dubai.

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Instructions
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6.80
704 votes

#3 - Instructions

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/2010

Steven and Samantha must rescue a scientist who is kidnapped by the security detail that was hired to protect her.

Directors: Stephen Williams
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star
6.97
33 votes

#4 - Dark Cover

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/2/2012

After a chance meeting with a former criminal accomplice, Steven resumes his former bad guy cover in an attempt to foil a plot to release a deadly smallpox virus.

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Pilot
star
7.07
1017 votes

#5 - Pilot

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/2010

Steven and Samantha Bloom, formerly two of the CIA's best spies, are reinstated when a good friend goes missing.

Directors: J.J. Abrams
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Jailbreak
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7.19
582 votes

#6 - Jailbreak

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/2010

When an important CIA hard drive goes missing, Steven and Samantha must go to Ireland to search for a prisoner who holds the key to its location; Lizzy invests time and money in the catering business.

Writer: Phil Klemmer
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Xerxes
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7.28
469 votes

#7 - Xerxes

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/27/2010

Samantha and Steven are sent to Tuscany to retrieve a weapons dealer and the formula to a lethal biological weapon; Samantha must assume a former cover that involves partnering with Steven's rival.

Directors: Stephen Williams
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Not Without My Daughter
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7.37
497 votes

#8 - Not Without My Daughter

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/2010

Samantha and Steven's mission becomes complicated when the North Korean physicist they must locate refuses to come to the U.S. without his daughter; Samantha misses Lizzy's celebration.

Directors: Daniel Attias
Writer: Elwood Reid
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Funny Money
star
7.43
312 votes

#9 - Funny Money

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/22/2010

Steven and Samantha must recover stolen American currency plates before they are used to make counterfeit money; Leo helps Lizzy make a decision about her future.

Directors: Jonas Pate
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A Night to Forget
star
7.48
364 votes

#10 - A Night to Forget

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/2010

When Leo wakes up in a hotel in Mexico with a dead woman next to him and no memory of what transpired, Steven, Samantha and Hoyt travel south of the border in hopes of putting the pieces together to prove Leo's innocence. The stakes get even higher when Shaw unexpectedly arrives with news of a dangerous terrorist on the loose.

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Assassin
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7.56
390 votes

#11 - Assassin

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/3/2010

Samantha puts her own life in danger when she becomes too emotionally invested in a mission in Peru; Lizzy caters a party for one of Samantha's friends.

Directors: Brad Anderson
Writer: Karin Gist
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Crashed
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7.58
364 votes

#12 - Crashed

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/10/2010

Samantha and Steven must find a man with a bomb but face unexpected challenges; Shaw wonders how much time he has left before the Blooms become suspicious.

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The Key to It All
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7.72
257 votes

#13 - The Key to It All

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/29/2010

Steven and Samantha are pulled away from their romantic Greek vacation to help with a hostage situation in Tel Aviv.

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