List of Star Wars: The Clone Wars episodes
Season 1 (2008–09)
The hour-long premiere episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars aired on October 3, 2008, and set a new record with Cartoon Network as their most-watched series premiere, attracting 3.992 million total viewers.

List of Star Wars: The Clone Wars episodes

Section Title: Season 1 (2008–09)
Table Section Text: The hour-long premiere episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars aired on October 3, 2008, and set a new record with Cartoon Network as their most-watched series premiere, attracting 3.992 million total viewers.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)

1	1	"Ambush"	Dave Bullock	Steven Melching	October 3, 2008	1.08	3.99

Jedi Master Yoda must face off against Count Dooku's dreaded assassin Asajj Ventress and her massive droid army to prove the Jedi are strong enough to protect a strategic planet and forge a treaty for the Republic.

2	2	"Rising Malevolence"	Dave Filoni	Steven Melching	October 3, 2008	1.07	4.92

An attack by a devastating new Separatist weapon—the powerful starship Malevolence—leaves Jedi Master Plo Koon and his clone troopers struggling to survive until Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka can find them.

3	3	"Shadow of Malevolence"	Brian Kalin O'Connell	Steven Melching	October 10, 2008	1.09	2.8

With the help of his Padawan Ahsoka and Jedi Master Plo Koon, Anakin utilizes new long-range Y-wing bombers to lead a bold strike on General Grievous's warship, the Malevolence, and its destructive weapon.

4	4	"Destroy Malevolence"	Brian Kalin O'Connell	Steven Melching	October 17, 2008	1.11	N/A

Padmé Amidala and C-3PO are taken hostage by General Grievous, leaving Anakin and Obi-Wan to save the Senator and complete the destruction of the Malevolence.

5	5	"Rookies"	Justin Ridge	Steven Melching	October 24, 2008	1.14	N/A

Alone on a distant outpost, clone officers Rex and Cody must inspire their rookie unit to believe in themselves to stave off a droid commando invasion.

6	6	"Downfall of a Droid"	Rob Coleman	George Krstic	November 7, 2008	1.02	N/A

R2-D2 is lost during a fierce space battle—and Anakin must find him before the Separatists discover the Jedi military secrets locked in his memory banks.

7	7	"Duel of the Droids"	Rob Coleman	Kevin Campbell & Henry Gilroy	November 14, 2008	1.06	N/A

Anakin, Ahsoka, and replacement droid R3-S6 embark on a dual rescue/sabotage mission when they discover R2-D2 is being held at General Grievous's secret enemy listening post, Skytop Station.

8	8	"Bombad Jedi"	Jesse Yeh	Kevin Rubio & Steven Melching & Henry Gilroy	November 21, 2008	1.05	2.77

On a diplomatic mission to the planet Rodia, Padmé discovers that her old friend and fellow Republic senator Onaconda Farr has allied his planet with the Separatists.

9	9	"Cloak of Darkness"	Dave Filoni	Paul Dini	December 5, 2008	1.10	1.95

Ahsoka and Jedi Master Luminara escort the captured notorious Separatist leader Nute Gunray to Coruscant so he can stand trial for his crimes.

10	10	"Lair of Grievous"	Atsushi Takeuchi	Henry Gilroy	December 12, 2008	1.12	2.14

Jedi Master Kit Fisto and his former Padawan, the Mon Calamari Jedi Nahdar Vebb, track escaped prisoner Nute Gunray to a remote world.

11	11	"Dooku Captured"	Jesse Yeh	Julie Siege	January 2, 2009	1.16	N/A

During their own attempt to kidnap Count Dooku, Anakin and Obi-Wan discover that the Sith Lord has already been captured by pirates.

12	12	"The Gungan General"	Justin Ridge	Julie Siege	January 9, 2009	1.20	2.31

Anakin and Obi-Wan have been duped and are being held for ransom along with Count Dooku by the pirate chief Hondo Ohnaka and his second-in-command, Turk Falso.

13	13	"Jedi Crash"	Rob Coleman	Katie Lucas	January 16, 2009	1.22	2.35

Anakin and Ahsoka arrive at a pitched sky battle to help besieged Jedi General Aayla Secura. Anakin is gravely injured in the fight.

14	14	"Defenders of Peace"	Steward Lee	Bill Canterbury	January 23, 2009	1.24	2.17

The leader of the Lurmen, Tee Watt Kaa, refuses to shelter the Jedi from arriving Separatist forces, fearing that such an action would unnecessarily bring his neutral people into the war.

15	15	"Trespass"	Brian Kalin O'Connell	Steven Melching	January 30, 2009	1.25	2.62

Arriving on the desolate ice world of Orto Plutonia, Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi investigate the disappearance of a clone security force stationed on a remote outpost.

16	16	"The Hidden Enemy"	Steward Lee	Drew Z. Greenberg	February 6, 2009	2.01	2.51

Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker and Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi lead Republic forces in an attempt to defeat the droid armies and free the planet of Christophsis from the Separatist siege.

17	17	"Blue Shadow Virus"	Giancarlo Volpe	Craig Titley	February 13, 2009	1.26	2.94

The Republic discovers a Separatist bio-weapon lab hidden on the planet of Naboo. Rather than wait for help, Padmé explores the lab with Jar Jar.

18	18	"Mystery of a Thousand Moons"	Jesse Yeh	Brian Larsen	February 20, 2009	2.02	2.11

Even though the lab has been shut down, Dr. Vindi manages to activate the dreaded Blue Shadow Virus, infecting Ahsoka, Padmé, and many clone troopers.

19	19	"Storm Over Ryloth"	Brian Kalin O'Connell	George Krstic & Scott Murphy & Henry Gilroy	February 27, 2009	1.15	2.37

Ryloth, home world of the Twi'lek people, has been subjected to military occupation by the droid army of the Separatists, and surrounded by a blockade of Trade Federation battleships.

20	20	"Innocents of Ryloth"	Justin Ridge	Randy Stradley & Henry Gilroy	March 6, 2009	1.17	2.49

With the space blockade around Ryloth destroyed, Obi-Wan Kenobi must lead a small clone force into a droid occupied town to sabotage their anti-aircraft guns.

21	21	"Liberty on Ryloth"	Rob Coleman	Henry Gilroy	March 13, 2009	1.19	3.01

The battle for the Twi'lek homeworld of Ryloth rages as the Republic attempts to drive off the occupying droid army led by Separatist Leader, Wat Tambor.

22	22	"Hostage Crisis"	Giancarlo Volpe	Eoghan Mahony	March 20, 2009	2.04	3.29

In an attempt to force the release of the crime lord Ziro the Hutt from prison, bounty hunters seize control of the Senate Building and hold members of the Senate hostage.

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Katie Lucas wrote the episode "Jedi Crash".

final_sentence: Katie Lucas wrote the episode "Jedi Crash".