The Best Episodes of The Affair

Episode Ratings & Analysis

Explore season 1 episodes of The Affair. Explore detailed ratings, episode summaries, and visualize how the show's quality evolved over time.

The Affair explores the emotional effects of an extramarital relationship between Noah Solloway and Alison Lockhart after the two meet in the resort town of Montauk in Long Island. Noah is a New York City schoolteacher with one novel published (book entitled A Person who Visits a Place) and he is struggling to write a second book. He is happily married with four children, but resents his dependence on his wealthy father-in-law. Alison is a young waitress trying to piece her life and marriage back together in the wake of the tragic death of her child. The story of the affair is told separately, complete with distinct memory biases, from the male and female perspectives.

5 Seasons

53 Episodes

Ended

Drama

Best Episodes

S1E9 - 9 ★ 8.5

S1E10 - 10 ★ 8.4

S1E1 - 1 ★ 8.1

Worst Episodes

S1E3 - 3 ★ 7.5

S1E4 - 4 ★ 7.5

S1E8 - 8 ★ 7.6

★ 8.5/10 (962 votes)

9

S1:E9

Noah and Helen face a revelation. Alison spirals towards a reckoning.

★ 8.4/10 (963 votes)

10

S1:E10

Detective Jeffries makes significant progress on his case.

★ 8.1/10 (1548 votes)

1

S1:E1

Noah escapes the city with his family to a Long Island estate. Alison and her husband struggle to move past a tragedy. Noah and Alison meet in a chance encounter.

★ 8.0/10 (868 votes)

7

S1:E7

With the summer coming to an end, the Solloways are returning to Brooklyn.

★ 7.9/10 (878 votes)

6

S1:E6

Noah discovers there's more to Alison than he's been led to believe.

★ 7.8/10 (903 votes)

5

S1:E5

Alison and Noah are forced to confront new obstacles at home.

★ 7.7/10 (1120 votes)

2

S1:E2

Noah and Alison are forced to consider an inevitability.

★ 7.6/10 (824 votes)

8

S1:E8

A chance encounter with Alison leads to an uncomfortable truth.

★ 7.5/10 (1002 votes)

3

S1:E3

Noah turns to Alison to help him research the local culture for his novel.

★ 7.5/10 (967 votes)

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4

S1:E4

Noah and Alison grow closer on a day trip to remote Block Island.

★ 7.5/10 (1002 votes)

3

S1:E3

Noah turns to Alison to help him research the local culture for his novel.

★ 7.5/10 (967 votes)

4

S1:E4

Noah and Alison grow closer on a day trip to remote Block Island.

★ 7.6/10 (824 votes)

8

S1:E8

A chance encounter with Alison leads to an uncomfortable truth.

★ 7.7/10 (1120 votes)

2

S1:E2

Noah and Alison are forced to consider an inevitability.

★ 7.8/10 (903 votes)

5

S1:E5

Alison and Noah are forced to confront new obstacles at home.

★ 7.9/10 (878 votes)

6

S1:E6

Noah discovers there's more to Alison than he's been led to believe.

★ 8.0/10 (868 votes)

7

S1:E7

With the summer coming to an end, the Solloways are returning to Brooklyn.

★ 8.1/10 (1548 votes)

1

S1:E1

Noah escapes the city with his family to a Long Island estate. Alison and her husband struggle to move past a tragedy. Noah and Alison meet in a chance encounter.

★ 8.4/10 (963 votes)

10

S1:E10

Detective Jeffries makes significant progress on his case.

★ 8.5/10 (962 votes)

#10

9

S1:E9

Noah and Helen face a revelation. Alison spirals towards a reckoning.

★ 8.1/10 (1548 votes)

1

S1:E1

Noah escapes the city with his family to a Long Island estate. Alison and her husband struggle to move past a tragedy. Noah and Alison meet in a chance encounter.

★ 7.7/10 (1120 votes)

2

S1:E2

Noah and Alison are forced to consider an inevitability.

★ 7.5/10 (1002 votes)

3

S1:E3

Noah turns to Alison to help him research the local culture for his novel.

★ 7.5/10 (967 votes)

4

S1:E4

Noah and Alison grow closer on a day trip to remote Block Island.

★ 7.8/10 (903 votes)

5

S1:E5

Alison and Noah are forced to confront new obstacles at home.

★ 7.9/10 (878 votes)

6

S1:E6

Noah discovers there's more to Alison than he's been led to believe.

★ 8.0/10 (868 votes)

7

S1:E7

With the summer coming to an end, the Solloways are returning to Brooklyn.

★ 7.6/10 (824 votes)

8

S1:E8

A chance encounter with Alison leads to an uncomfortable truth.

★ 8.5/10 (962 votes)

9

S1:E9

Noah and Helen face a revelation. Alison spirals towards a reckoning.

★ 8.4/10 (963 votes)

10

S1:E10

Detective Jeffries makes significant progress on his case.

Season	Average Rating	Episodes	Best Episode	Worst Episode
4	★ 8.0	10	★ 9.2 408	★ 7.2 404
2	★ 8.0	12	★ 8.7 212	★ 7.7 202
1	★ 7.9	10	★ 8.5 9	★ 7.5 3
3	★ 7.4	10	★ 8.1 309	★ 6.3 310
5	★ 7.4	11	★ 9.1 511	★ 6.0 506

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Season 1 - Best Episodes Of The Affair

Season 1 - Best Episodes Of The Affair

Episode Ratings & Analysis

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