The BEST episodes of Unforgettable (2011) season 1

Every episode of Unforgettable (2011) season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Unforgettable (2011) season 1!

Former Syracuse, New York, police detective Carrie Wells has hyperthymesia, a rare medical condition that gives her the ability to visually remember everything. She reluctantly joins the New York City Police Department's Queens homicide unit after her former boyfriend and partner asks for help with solving a case. The move allows her to try to find out the one thing she has been unable to remember, which is what happened the day her sister was murdered.

Last Updated: 11/2/2025Network: A&EStatus: Ended
Endgame
star
7.99
1107 votes

#1 - Endgame

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/1/2012

When Carrie's obsessed admirer turns up dead, she must locate the killer while deflecting attention from the prime suspect: her.

Directors: John Coles
Watch Now:Amazon
The Man in the Woods
star
7.98
1025 votes

#2 - The Man in the Woods

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/8/2012

Carrie follows the trail of her sister's killer to Syracuse, where the murderer may have struck again.

Directors: John David Coles
Watch Now:Amazon
You Are Here
star
7.92
1115 votes

#3 - You Are Here

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/10/2012

Carrie and Al must get inside the mind of a deranged conspiracy theorist before he sets off a series of bombs.

Directors: Jean de Segonzac
Writer: Jim Adler
Watch Now:Amazon
The Comeback
star
7.91
1208 votes

#4 - The Comeback

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/20/2012

When Carrie’s latest case is stalled by a powerful family’s influence, she receives assistance from a lawyer who may be the mysterious caller who orchestrated a series of sniper attacks.

Directors: Jean de Segonzac
Watch Now:Amazon
Carrie's Caller
star
7.83
1377 votes

#5 - Carrie's Caller

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/7/2012

A serial killer with knowledge of Carrie’s memory abilities taunts the Queens PD as his list of victims grows.

Directors: Aaron Lipstadt
Watch Now:Amazon
Blind Alleys
star
7.72
1354 votes

#6 - Blind Alleys

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/28/2012

Al and Carrie are forced to the sidelines by a negotiator when the father of a suspect that Roe shot takes members of the Queens PD, including Nina, hostage in a desperate quest for justice.

Directors: Peter Werner
Watch Now:Amazon
Allegiances
star
7.72
1185 votes

#7 - Allegiances

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/27/2012

Carrie’s personal and professional lives collide when her boyfriend, the son of a mob boss, is revealed to have ties to suspects in a murder investigation.

Directors: Oz Scott
Watch Now:Amazon
Golden Bird
star
7.72
1540 votes

#8 - Golden Bird

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/15/2011

Al and Carrie investigate the murder of a teen who seemed to have no enemies. Meanwhile, Carrie looks to her estranged aunt for help with the investigation into her sister's murder.

Directors: Paul Holahan
Watch Now:Amazon
Trajectories
star
7.71
1474 votes

#9 - Trajectories

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/22/2011

When a second murder suddenly occurs at an active crime scene, Al and Carrie must wade through hundreds of bystanders to uncover if it was retribution or an unrelated attack.

Directors: Anna Foerster
Writer: Erik Oleson
Watch Now:Amazon
The Following Sea
star
7.71
1394 votes

#10 - The Following Sea

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/14/2012

When a key witness in his murder case vanishes before testifying, Al scrambles to find her before the suspect walks free.

Directors: Oz Scott
Watch Now:Amazon
Lost Things
star
7.64
1513 votes

#11 - Lost Things

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/8/2011

Carrie and Al investigate the death of a public defender, only to discover that the killer has a larger plan which may lead to a second murder.

Writer: Jan Nash
Brotherhood
star
7.64
1581 votes

#12 - Brotherhood

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/10/2012

A routine investigation into a college student’s death takes a disturbing turn for Carrie when a suspect makes a dangerous move to outwit her memory.

Directors: John David Coles
Writer: Jim Adler
Butterfly Effect
star
7.64
1437 votes

#13 - Butterfly Effect

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/3/2012

When a construction worker with a promising future is murdered, Carrie and Al wonder if his ties to the mob were the cause of his death or an unrelated coincidence.

Directors: Jace Alexander
Up in Flames
star
7.63
1585 votes

#14 - Up in Flames

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/11/2011

After an explosion destroys a crime scene, Carrie's memories become essential to the investigation.

Watch Now:Apple TV
Heartbreak
star
7.63
1391 votes

#15 - Heartbreak

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/21/2012

Carrie and Al are at a loss to explain how a murder victim mysteriously appeared in an empty ballpark.

Directors: Anna Foerster
Check Out Time
star
7.61
1734 votes

#16 - Check Out Time

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/2011

Carrie tries to uncover the truth when a hotel maid accused of murder says she was defending herself against attempted rape.

Directors: John Coles
With Honor
star
7.57
1547 votes

#17 - With Honor

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/18/2011

When Al’s ex-partner is gunned down and the investigation reveals he may have been a dirty cop, Carrie must decide how to support him without getting too close

Directors: Peter Werner
Writer: Erik Oleson
Road Block
star
7.49
1511 votes

#18 - Road Block

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/1/2011

Carrie's investigation into the death of her sister moves forward, but her inability to let go may hinder the search for a missing infant whose father was murdered.

Directors: Jean de Segonzac
Spirited Away
star
7.48
1383 votes

#19 - Spirited Away

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/13/2011

Carrie and Al link the death of a ghost hunter to a discovery he made on a recent assignment.

Directors: Karen Gaviola
Friended
star
7.47
1563 votes

#20 - Friended

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/25/2011

Carrie and Al’s investigation into the murder of a hard-partying heiress takes an unexpected turn when they discover that the woman apparently didn’t exist until 18 months earlier.

Heroes
star
7.46
1913 votes

#21 - Heroes

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/2011

Carrie must put aside memories of her sister's death to help a young murder witness lead the police to a killer.

Pilot
star
7.43
2507 votes

#22 - Pilot

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/2011

A murder reunites former detective Carrie Wells with her ex-boyfriend and colleague; Carrie must use her rare ability to help solve the case.