Worst Television Episodes

by VlVlVl | created - 14 Feb 2012 | updated - 5 months ago | Public

The worst TV episodes I've seen.

Rated at best 4/10.

Contains episodes from the following TV series:

1* The Defenders.

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1. The Defenders (2017)
Episode: The Defenders (2017)

TV-MA | 57 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

As New York edges closer to disaster, Elektra sees what's beyond the wall, and the Defenders make a last-ditch effort to save the city.

Director: Farren Blackburn | Stars: Charlie Cox, Krysten Ritter, Mike Colter, Finn Jones

Votes: 4,658

2/10.

Season 1, Episode 8.

2. Money Heist (2017–2021)
Episode: 5 minutos antes (2020)

TV-MA | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Denver turns to an undercover source for help. Nairobi attempts to motivate her team as the danger around them intensifies.

Directors: Alex Rodrigo, Koldo Serra | Stars: Úrsula Corberó, Álvaro Morte, Itziar Ituño, Pedro Alonso

Votes: 7,527

3/10.

Season 4, Episode 5.

3. The Vampire Diaries (2009–2017)
Episode: The Hybrid (2011)

TV-14 | 41 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Damon and Alaric reluctantly go along with Elena's new strategy to find Stefan, leading Damon into a dangerous fight with an unexpected enemy.

Director: Joshua Butler | Stars: Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder, Steven R. McQueen

Votes: 1,993

3/10.

Season 3, Episode 2.

4. Smallville (2001–2017)
Episode: Doomsday (2009)

TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Clark tells Oliver that he must kill Davis, but Clark deals with the fact that he can't take a human life. This leaves the justice league to take the affair on their own hands. Then, Rokk ... See full summary »

Director: James Marshall | Stars: Tom Welling, Allison Mack, Erica Durance, Aaron Ashmore

Votes: 1,173

3/10.

Season 8, Episode 22.

5. How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
Episode: Sandcastles in the Sand (2008)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Robin gives romance a second try with an old boyfriend, only to have him break her heart...again.

Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris

Votes: 3,923

3/10.

Season 3, Episode 16.

6. Married... with Children (1987–1997)
Episode: Top of the Heap (1991)

TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy

Al Bundy's childhood pal, Charlie Verducci, and the guy's dim-witted son Vinnie, attend a high society fund raiser in this pilot for the short-lived TV series, 'Top of the Heap.'

Director: Gerry Cohen | Stars: Ed O'Neill, Katey Sagal, Amanda Bearse, Christina Applegate

Votes: 688

3/10.

Season 5, Episode 20.

7. The Walking Dead (2010–2022)
Episode: Nebraska (2012)

TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

In the aftermath of the barn incident; the group bury loved ones, Beth falls into shock, and Rick and Glenn head out to find Hershel when he disappears.

Director: Clark Johnson | Stars: Andrew Lincoln, Jon Bernthal, Sarah Wayne Callies, Laurie Holden

Votes: 13,874

3/10.

Season 2, Episode 8.

8. Supernatural (2005–2020)
Episode: Plucky Pennywhistle's Magical Menagerie (2012)

TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Sam and Dean are stumped. Somehow, a group of children's personal fears are becoming a reality and killing off a parent that each child has a certain hatred for.

Director: Mike Rohl | Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Michael Blackman Beck, Caroline Cave

Votes: 3,876

3/10.

Season 7, Episode 14.

9. Joey (2004–2006)
Episode: Joey and the ESL (2005)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Romance

Joey joins an English as a Second Language class to seduce a woman, and Gina has to find a new client for Bobbie.

Director: Peter Bonerz | Stars: Matt LeBlanc, Andrea Anders, Paulo Costanzo, Jennifer Coolidge

Votes: 293

3/10.

Season 2, Episode 6.

10. Justice League (2001–2004)
Episode: Wild Cards (2003)

TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The Joker creates havoc in Las Vegas with his Royal Flush Gang.

Director: Butch Lukic | Stars: Kevin Conroy, Maria Canals-Barrera, Phil LaMarr, George Newbern

Votes: 772

3/10.

Season 2, Episode 21.

11. Justice League Unlimited (2004–2006)
Episode: Chaos at the Earth's Core (2005)

TV-Y7-FV | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Green Lantern, Stargirl, S.T.R.I.P.E. and Supergirl are drawn to the subterranean world of Skartaris to assist the Warlord, Travis Morgan.

Director: Joaquim Dos Santos | Stars: Nicholle Tom, Phil LaMarr, Giselle Loren, Paul Guilfoyle

Votes: 595

3/10.

Season 5, Episode 3.

12. The Walking Dead (2010–2022)
Episode: Honor (2018)

TV-MA | 56 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

Rick faces new difficulties after a battle. Meanwhile, the fight continues in other communities as core members face hard decisions.

Director: Greg Nicotero | Stars: Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Lauren Cohan, Chandler Riggs

Votes: 10,988

4/10.

Season 8, Episode 9.

13. Money Heist (2017–2021)
Episode: Suspiros de España (2020)

TV-MA | 53 min | Action, Crime, Drama

In the past, Berlin predicts that Gandía will cause problems for the operation. Sierra's interrogation of Lisboa leads to a personal revelation.

Director: Jesús Colmenar | Stars: Úrsula Corberó, Álvaro Morte, Itziar Ituño, Pedro Alonso

Votes: 6,724

4/10.

Season 4, Episode 4.

14. The Walking Dead (2010–2022)
Episode: Time for After (2017)

TV-MA | 44 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

Negan has to enlist the help of his lieutenants in solving a huge issue facing The Sanctuary; Rick and the group continue to enact the plan.

Director: Larry Teng | Stars: Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Lauren Cohan, Chandler Riggs

Votes: 9,374

4/10.

Season 8, Episode 7.

15. John Doe (2002–2003)
Episode: John Deux (2002)

TV-14 | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Another man is found in Puget Sound. John's investigation into the man leads to trouble in the hospital, trouble with the police, trouble for anyone connected to the man, and danger for Doe.

Director: Félix Enríquez Alcalá | Stars: Dominic Purcell, Jayne Brook, John Marshall Jones, Sprague Grayden

Votes: 102

4/10.

Season 1, Episode 5.

16. The Walking Dead (2010–2022)
Episode: How It's Gotta Be (2017)

TV-MA | 62 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

Every story and battle comes crashing together as everything Rick and his group have done will be put to the test.

Director: Michael E. Satrazemis | Stars: Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Lauren Cohan, Chandler Riggs

Votes: 12,052

4/10.

Season 8, Episode 8.

17. Castle (2009–2016)
Episode: A Dance with Death (2012)

TV-PG | 45 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

During recording of TV show "A Night of Dance", spoiled-rotten rich girl Odette Morton, who made it to the semi-final, is murdered in her easily accessible dressing room. Suspects include a... See full summary »

Director: Kevin Hooks | Stars: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan, Jon Huertas

Votes: 1,200

4/10.

Season 4, Episode 18.

18. The Vampire Diaries (2009–2017)
Episode: Smells Like Teen Spirit (2011)

TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Elena meets Stefan at the high school and he tells that he is watching her following Klaus's order. Rebekah, who is staying at the Salvatore's house, is in the same class as Elena. Elena ... See full summary »

Director: Rob Hardy | Stars: Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder, Steven R. McQueen

Votes: 1,859

4/10.

Season 3, Episode 6.

19. Supernatural (2005–2020)
Episode: Clap Your Hands If You Believe (2010)

TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

The brothers investigate a series of abductions attributed to aliens. However, when Dean disappears and then reappears, they realise that the culprits are fairies and that only someone taken to the fairy realm can see them.

Director: John F. Showalter | Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins, Robert Picardo

Votes: 4,419

4/10.

Season 6, Episode 9.

20. Supernatural (2005–2020)
Episode: Ghostfacers (2008)

TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Sam and Dean inexplicably encounter the Hell Hounds while investigating a case that John failed to crack years earlier and become fixtures in their pilot for a reality show called Ghostfacers.

Director: Philip Sgriccia | Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, A.J. Buckley, Travis Wester

Votes: 6,796

4/10

Season 3, Episode 13.

21. Supernatural (2005–2020)
Episode: Fallen Idols (2009)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Sam and Dean head to a small town where people are murdered by famous dead icons. However the brothers come to a dead end when two teenagers reveal they saw Paris Hilton kidnap their friend.

Director: James L. Conway | Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Paris Hilton, Daryl Shuttleworth

Votes: 4,825

4/10.

Season 5, Episode 5.

22. Supernatural (2005–2020)
Episode: Hell House (2006)

TV-14 | 55 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

When a case of a seemingly average haunting begins to go haywire, Sam and Dean come to find that two bumbling, wanna-be paranormal investigators, Harry and Ed, are already on the case.

Director: Chris Long | Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Travis Wester, A.J. Buckley

Votes: 6,639

4/10.

Season 1, Episode 17.

23. Joey (2004–2006)
Episode: Joey and the Musical (2005)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Romance

Joey is trying to impress his girlfriend Candace, who he hired as interior decorator, but is instantly and intensely disliked by her grandmother Gloria, who says he resembles her hated ex ... See full summary »

Director: Gary Halvorson | Stars: Matt LeBlanc, Andrea Anders, Paulo Costanzo, Jennifer Coolidge

Votes: 295

4/10.

Season 2, Episode 9.

24. Joey (2004–2006)
Episode: Joey and the Wrong Name (2005)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Romance

Michael tries trash-talk believing he outclasses 'old' Uncle Joey in push-ups and chin-ups, only to find the sissy versions Gina invented to make him feel good don't count in the least... ... See full summary »

Director: Kevin Bright | Stars: Matt LeBlanc, Andrea Anders, Paulo Costanzo, Jennifer Coolidge

Votes: 337

4/10.

Season 1, Episode 18.

25. Joey (2004–2006)
Episode: Joey and the Dad (2006)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Romance

Joey invites his father to the big premiere of his last movie. But Joey's father doesn't seems to much interested about it.

Director: Kevin Bright | Stars: Matt LeBlanc, Andrea Anders, Paulo Costanzo, Jennifer Coolidge

Votes: 297

4/10.

Season 2, Episode 15.

26. Joey (2004–2006)
Episode: Joey and the Break-up (2005)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Romance

The Tribbianis are pleasantly surprised Michael finally seems to get serious with a girl-friend, but when Gina manages to be presented finds Lorraine is her age, and has a daughter, Tanya, ... See full summary »

Director: Andrew D. Weyman | Stars: Matt LeBlanc, Andrea Anders, Paulo Costanzo, Jennifer Coolidge

Votes: 322

4/10.

Season 1, Episode 23.

27. Joey (2004–2006)
Episode: Joey and the Sex Tape (2005)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Romance

Joey is practicing how to make his entry at Ellen's talk-show, and believed with Bobbie his celebrity status can only grow as it attracts a nobody threatening to publish a sex video from ... See full summary »

Director: Kevin Bright | Stars: Matt LeBlanc, Andrea Anders, Paulo Costanzo, Jennifer Coolidge

Votes: 295

4/10.

Season 2, Episode 8.

28. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Agreement Dissection (2011)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

When Priya finds a loophole in the roommate agreement to throw Sheldon out for the night, Penny, Amy and Bernadette take him to a nightclub.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 3,840

4/10.

Season 4, Episode 21.

29. Smallville (2001–2017)
Episode: Dominion (2011)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

After the banished General Slade is found on earth, Clark realizes the Phantom Zone portal must be open and decides to go close it, however dangerous as his super powers don't work there. ... See full summary »

Director: Justin Hartley | Stars: Tom Welling, Erica Durance, Cassidy Freeman, Justin Hartley

Votes: 917

4/10.

Season 10, Episode 19.

30. Smallville (2001–2017)
Episode: Absolute Justice (2010)

TV-PG | 84 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A man named Sylvester Pemberton tracks down Chloe and tells her he knows about her team of superheroes and needs their help. However, before he can explain who he is, he is attacked and ... See full summary »

Directors: Tom Welling, Glen Winter | Stars: Tom Welling, Allison Mack, Erica Durance, Cassidy Freeman

Votes: 1,702

4/10.

Season 9, Episode 11.

31. Justice League (2001–2004)
Episode: A Knight of Shadows (2002)

TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The League joins with Etrigan the Demon to battle Morgan Le Fay's scheme of world conquest for her son.

Director: Butch Lukic | Stars: Kevin Conroy, Susan Eisenberg, Carl Lumbly, Michael Rosenbaum

Votes: 760

4/10.

Season 1, Episode 20.

32. Justice League (2001–2004)
Episode: Eclipsed (2003)

TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Released by a soldier, an evil entity takes control of various people and threatens the world.

Director: Dan Riba | Stars: Susan Eisenberg, Phil LaMarr, Michael Rosenbaum, Tracey Walter

Votes: 627

4/10.

Season 2, Episode 13.

33. Justice League Unlimited (2004–2006)
Episode: Hawk and Dove (2004)

TV-Y7-FV | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Ares creates a war machine called the Annihilator to escalate a civil war in Kasnia. Hawk, Dove, and Wonder Woman try to stop his plans.

Director: Joaquim Dos Santos | Stars: Susan Eisenberg, Carl Lumbly, Fred Savage, Jason Hervey

Votes: 736

4/10.

Season 3, Episode 4.

34. Justice League (2001–2004)
Episode: Legends: Part II (2002)

TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Still trapped in an alternate dimension, the Leaguers help the Justice Guild wage war against the Injustice Guild. But the secret behind this reality threatens to erase them all.

Director: Dan Riba | Stars: Maria Canals-Barrera, Phil LaMarr, Carl Lumbly, Michael Rosenbaum

Votes: 948

4/10.

Season 1, Episode 17.

35. Death Note (2006–2007)
Episode: Kosoku (2007)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Crime, Drama

After Light establishes a mole within the Yotsuba Group, L separates himself from the rest of the task force and recruits Misa.

Directors: Tetsurô Araki, Hiroyuki Tsuchiya, Mitsuyuki Masuhara | Stars: Mamoru Miyano, Kappei Yamaguchi, Aya Hirano, Naoya Uchida

Votes: 4,038

4/10.

Episode 20.

36. Justice League Unlimited (2004–2006)
Episode: The Once and Future Thing, Part Two: Time, Warped (2005)

TV-Y7-FV | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The time traveling League team goes to the future to team up with that time's League to battle Chronos who rules.

Director: Joaquim Dos Santos | Stars: Kevin Conroy, Phil LaMarr, Susan Eisenberg, Michael Rosenbaum

Votes: 831

4/10.

Season 3, Episode 13.

37. Justice League Unlimited (2004–2006)
Episode: Dark Heart (2004)

TV-Y7-FV | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Most of the League battles with powerful alien nanotechnology but, realize that the waves of self-replicating robots cannot be simply destroyed. The diminutive Atom shrinks himself to stop the robots from the inside.

Director: Dan Riba | Stars: Kevin Conroy, Susan Eisenberg, Carl Lumbly, George Newbern

Votes: 671

4/10.

Season 3, Episode 10.

38. Supernatural (2005–2020)
Episode: LARP and the Real Girl (2013)

TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

When two LARPers turn up dead, Sam and Dean investigate the fictional world of Moondoor, where they find a familiar face.

Director: Jeannot Szwarc | Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Hank Harris, Tiffany Dupont

Votes: 4,575

4/10.

Season 8, Episode 11.

39. Justice League (2001–2004)
Episode: Hearts and Minds (2003)

TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

After learning of his mentor Katama's fall in battle, the Green Lantern travels to a world at the edge of the galaxy to investigate.

Director: Butch Lukic | Stars: Maria Canals-Barrera, Phil LaMarr, Carl Lumbly, Michael Rosenbaum

Votes: 631

4/10.

Season 2, Episode 9.

40. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Transporter Malfunction (2012)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

Raj gets quite a surprise when he asks his parents to set him up on a date. Penny buys Leonard and Sheldon a pair of Star Trek keepsake collectibles.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 3,762

4/10.

Season 5, Episode 20.

41. Justice League Unlimited (2004–2006)
Episode: To Another Shore (2005)

TV-Y7-FV | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Wonder Woman finds herself fighting a team from the Secret Society determined to steal the frozen body of the Viking Prince.

Director: Dan Riba | Stars: Susan Eisenberg, Carl Lumbly, Kin Shriner, Scott Patterson

Votes: 592

4/10.

Season 5, Episode 4.

42. Married... with Children (1987–1997)
Episode: Al Loses His Cherry (1987)

TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy

Al gets a first-hand look at Luke's swinging bachelor life when he takes refuge at Luke's apartment after work rather than return home to finish an argument with Peggy over visiting her ... See full summary »

Director: Arlando Smith | Stars: Ed O'Neill, Katey Sagal, David Garrison, Amanda Bearse

Votes: 813

4/10.

Season 1, Episode 10.

43. Money Heist (2017–2021)
Episode: Lección de anatomía (2020)

TV-MA | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The Professor's mole attempts to pass along his message to the person inside the tent. Denver's jealousy toward Mónica and Rio's friendship heightens.

Director: Alex Rodrigo | Stars: Úrsula Corberó, Álvaro Morte, Itziar Ituño, Pedro Alonso

Votes: 6,822

4/10.

Season 4, Episode 3.



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