What are the best episodes of The Orville?

The best rated episodes of The Orville are: Domino - S3E9 rated 8.2, Identity (2) - S2E9 rated 8.1, Identity (1) - S2E8 rated 8.0, Lasting Impressions - S2E11 rated 7.9, Twice in a Lifetime - S3E6 rated 7.9, The Road Not Taken - S2E14 rated 7.9, Mad Idolatry - S1E12 rated 7.9, Future Unknown - S3E10 rated 7.8, Sanctuary - S2E12 rated 7.8, Midnight Blue - S3E8 rated 7.8

What are the worst episodes of The Orville?

The lowest rated episodes of The Orville are: Primal Urges - S2E2 rated 7.2, About a Girl - S1E3 rated 7.3, Old Wounds - S1E1 rated 7.4, Electric Sheep - S3E1 rated 7.4, Shadow Realms - S3E2 rated 7.4, Into the Fold - S1E8 rated 7.4, Command Performance - S1E2 rated 7.4, Ja'loja - S2E1 rated 7.4, Mortality Paradox - S3E3 rated 7.5, All the World is Birthday Cake - S2E5 rated 7.5

The Orville Episode Rating Graph

Sep 2017 - present

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The Orville Episode Rating Chart

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Best Episodes of The Orville

Domino
S3 Ep9
8.2
28th Jul 2022
The creation of a powerful new weapon puts the Orville crew — and the entire Union — in a political and ethical quandary.
Identity (2)
S2 Ep9
8.1
28th Feb 2019
The Kaylons take control of the Orville with the intention of destroying all biological lifeforms.
Identity (1)
S2 Ep8
8.0
21st Feb 2019
Ed and the crew travel to Isaac's home planet, Kaylon.
Lasting Impressions
S2 Ep11
7.9
21st Mar 2019
The Orville crew members open a time capsule from 2015.
Twice in a Lifetime
S3 Ep6
7.9
7th Jul 2022
The crew must rescue Gordon from a distant yet familiar world.
The Road Not Taken
S2 Ep14
7.9
25th Apr 2019
The crew must contend with the disastrous fallout from Kelly's decision.
Mad Idolatry
S1 Ep12
7.9
7th Dec 2017
Ed and Kelly consider the possibility of reforging their relationship, but Kelly soon crash-lands on a planet in another universe with Isaac and Gordon.
Future Unknown
S3 Ep10
7.8
4th Aug 2022
A celebration is underway aboard the ship.
Sanctuary
S2 Ep12
7.8
11th Apr 2019
Ed discovers that Moclans aboard The Orville are harboring a secret.
Midnight Blue
S3 Ep8
7.8
21st Jul 2022
The crew visit Haveena's sanctuary world and embark on a journey that may leave the Union more vulnerable.
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
S2 Ep13
7.7
18th Apr 2019
A time distortion affects Ed and Kelly's relationship.

Worst Episodes of The Orville

Primal Urges
S2 Ep2
7.2
3rd Jan 2019
Ed and the crew race to save a small group of survivors on a planet about to be destroyed by its sun. Meanwhile, Bortus and Klyden start marriage counseling when Bortus' obsession with the ship's simulation room gets out of hand.
About a Girl
S1 Ep3
7.3
21st Sep 2017
The Orville crew is divided between cultures when Bortus and Klyden debate if their newly born offspring should receive a controversial surgery.
Old Wounds
S1 Ep1
7.4
10th Sep 2017
It's 2417, and the Planetary Union promotes Ed Mercer to Captain of the exploratory vessel The U.S.S. Orville. Ed's enthusiasm for his new position is dampened when his ex-wife, Kelly Grayson, is assigned to be his First Officer. While on their first routine mission, the Orville crew is ambushed by the Krill, a vicious alien race, who are bent on stealing a device that can cause time to accelerate.
Electric Sheep
S3 Ep1
7.4
2nd Jun 2022
The Orville crew deals with the interpersonal aftermath of the battle against the Kaylon.
Shadow Realms
S3 Ep2
7.4
9th Jun 2022
The Orville explores a mysterious region of space.
Into the Fold
S1 Ep8
7.4
2nd Nov 2017
Ed and the crew set out to save Dr. Finn, her two sons and Isaac after their shuttle gets thrown into uncharted space and they crash-land on a moon that is light years from the Orville.
Command Performance
S1 Ep2
7.4
17th Sep 2017
When Ed and Kelly are tricked by a hologram of a ship in distress and find themselves prisoners in a replica of their former home, Alara must step up in her first command of the Orville and attempt a heroic rescue. Meanwhile, Bortus and Klyden receive some happy, yet unexpected news.
Ja'loja
S2 Ep1
7.4
30th Dec 2018
As The Orville heads towards Moclus for Bortus' special once-a-year ceremony, Ed discovers Kelly has moved on and has started dating. Meanwhile, Gordon asks for John's help in getting game, and Claire turns to Isaac for parenting advice.
Mortality Paradox
S3 Ep3
7.5
16th Jun 2022
The Orville crew discovers signs of a modern civilization on a planet known to be uninhabited.
All the World is Birthday Cake
S2 Ep5
7.5
24th Jan 2019
The Orville makes First Contact and a new crew member joins the ship.
Cupid's Dagger
S1 Ep9
7.5
9th Nov 2017
The Orville is called to mediate a peace treaty between two warring cultures, but tensions run even higher between Ed and Kelly when a familiar face boards the ship. Meanwhile Yaphit declares his love for Dr. Finn with surprising results.

The Orville Episode Guide

Old Wounds
S1 Ep1
7.4
10th Sep 2017
It's 2417, and the Planetary Union promotes Ed Mercer to Captain of the exploratory vessel The U.S.S. Orville. Ed's enthusiasm for his new position is dampened when his ex-wife, Kelly Grayson, is assigned to be his First Officer. While on their first routine mission, the Orville crew is ambushed by the Krill, a vicious alien race, who are bent on stealing a device that can cause time to accelerate.
Command Performance
S1 Ep2
7.4
17th Sep 2017
When Ed and Kelly are tricked by a hologram of a ship in distress and find themselves prisoners in a replica of their former home, Alara must step up in her first command of the Orville and attempt a heroic rescue. Meanwhile, Bortus and Klyden receive some happy, yet unexpected news.
About a Girl
S1 Ep3
7.3
21st Sep 2017
The Orville crew is divided between cultures when Bortus and Klyden debate if their newly born offspring should receive a controversial surgery.
If the Stars Should Appear
S1 Ep4
7.7
28th Sep 2017
Ed and the Orville crew encounter a massive vessel adrift in space, which is in danger of colliding with a star. While some of the crew set out to help the ship's inhabitants, Bortus, Gordon, and John stay behind and fend off a Krill attack on another Union ship
Pria
S1 Ep5
7.6
5th Oct 2017
After the crew saves a stranded ship and its attractive captain, Ed becomes smitten with the Orville’s new guest, while Kelly suspects all is not what it seems. Meanwhile, Gordon attempts to teach Isaac the art of pulling off a practical joke.
Krill
S1 Ep6
7.6
12th Oct 2017
After the Orville crew defeats a Krill attack on a brand-new colony, the Union sends Ed and Gordon on a dangerous undercover mission to infiltrate a Krill ship and obtain a copy of the Krill bible, the "Anhkana," to better understand the enemy.
Majority Rule
S1 Ep7
7.6
26th Oct 2017
When two Union anthropologists go missing on a planet similar to 21st century Earth, Ed sends a team led by Kelly to find them, but the mission quickly goes awry when they realize the society’s government is completely based on a public voting system to determine punishment.
Into the Fold
S1 Ep8
7.4
2nd Nov 2017
Ed and the crew set out to save Dr. Finn, her two sons and Isaac after their shuttle gets thrown into uncharted space and they crash-land on a moon that is light years from the Orville.
Cupid's Dagger
S1 Ep9
7.5
9th Nov 2017
The Orville is called to mediate a peace treaty between two warring cultures, but tensions run even higher between Ed and Kelly when a familiar face boards the ship. Meanwhile Yaphit declares his love for Dr. Finn with surprising results.
Firestorm
S1 Ep10
7.6
16th Nov 2017
When a fire breaks out on The Orville and a crew member dies, Alara begins to question if she is fit for her job, just as unusual and terrifying things start happening on the ship.
New Dimensions
S1 Ep11
7.6
30th Nov 2017
Kelly discovers that Lt. John Lamarr is smarter than he lets on. So, she pushes Ed to consider him for a key leadership position on the ship after The Orville gets damaged by a mysterious spatial anomaly causing harrowing effects to all things living.
Mad Idolatry
S1 Ep12
7.9
7th Dec 2017
Ed and Kelly consider the possibility of reforging their relationship, but Kelly soon crash-lands on a planet in another universe with Isaac and Gordon.