Browse episode ratings trends for The Americans. Simply click on the interactive rating graph to explore the best and worst of The Americans's 17 episodes.
Best Episodes of The Americans
Harper's Ferry
S1 Ep1
8.1
23rd Jan 1961
When the Union arsenal at Harper's Ferry is attacked, one immediate result is a division of loyalties in the Canfield household.
Rebellion At Blazing Rock
S1 Ep2
8.0
30th Jan 1961
Jeff finds two men perparing to an re-enact a war. One man is a person from the north and the other from the south.
Worst Episodes of The Americans
The Inquisitors
S1 Ep17
7.0
15th May 1961
The Battle of Ball's Bluff was a disaster for the North, and Congress wants to know why. An angry Union officer says he knows the answer.
The Escape
S1 Ep8
7.7
13th Mar 1961
Ben and Colonel Fry are captured by Rebel forces and interned in Richmond's notorious Libby Prison. Finding that the Union prisoners there have been cowed by Major Turner, the tough Confederate commandant, Fry is determined to renew the men's fervor for the Union cause.
The Americans Episode Guide
Harper's Ferry
S1 Ep1
8.1
23rd Jan 1961
When the Union arsenal at Harper's Ferry is attacked, one immediate result is a division of loyalties in the Canfield household.
Rebellion At Blazing Rock
S1 Ep2
8.0
30th Jan 1961
Jeff finds two men perparing to an re-enact a war. One man is a person from the north and the other from the south.
The Regular
S1 Ep3
7.9
6th Feb 1961
In a flashback sequence, Ben Canfield explains how he came to join the Union forces.
On To Richmond
S1 Ep5
8.0
20th Feb 1961
Ben's having difficulty disciplining his men—most of them are short-term volunteers who won't take the war seriously. He is rebuked by Captain Cardiff, who foresees a real battle at a place called Manassas Junction, Virginia—better known as Bull Run.
The Escape
S1 Ep8
7.7
13th Mar 1961
Ben and Colonel Fry are captured by Rebel forces and interned in Richmond's notorious Libby Prison. Finding that the Union prisoners there have been cowed by Major Turner, the tough Confederate commandant, Fry is determined to renew the men's fervor for the Union cause.
The Inquisitors
S1 Ep17
7.0
15th May 1961
The Battle of Ball's Bluff was a disaster for the North, and Congress wants to know why. An angry Union officer says he knows the answer.
The best rated episodes of The Americans are:
Harper's Ferry S1E1 rated 8.1
Rebellion At Blazing Rock S1E2 rated 8.0
The lowest rated episodes of The Americans are:
The Inquisitors S1E17 rated 7.0
The Escape S1E8 rated 7.7
The first episode of The Americans aired on January 23, 1961.
The last episode of The Americans aired on May 15, 1961.
