# List of Alias episodes

Alias is an American action, drama, thriller, and science fiction television series which debuted on September 30, 2001, on ABC. The series follows Jennifer Garner as Sydney Bristow, a double agent for the CIA working inside of the counter-government agency SD-6. The main theme of the series explores Sydney's obligation to conceal her true career from her friends and family, even as she assumes multiple aliases to carry out her missions. These themes are most prevalent in the first two seasons of the show. A major plotline of the series is the search for and recovery of artifacts created by Milo Rambaldi, a Renaissance-era character with similarities to both Leonardo da Vinci and Nostradamus. On May 22, 2006 the series completed its run, airing a total of 105 episodes over five seasons. An animated short was included on the DVD release of season 3. In addition to the individual season sets, the complete series was released on DVD with a bonus disc and a book that reveals the deepest secrets of the series, packaged in a "Rambaldi artifact box".

## Series overview

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released |
| 1 | 22 | 22 | September 30, 2001 (2001-09-30) | May 12, 2002 (2002-05-12) |
| 2 | 22 | 22 | September 29, 2002 (2002-09-29) | May 4, 2003 (2003-05-04) |
| 3 | 22 | 22 | September 28, 2003 (2003-09-28) | May 23, 2004 (2004-05-23) |
| 4 | 22 | 22 | January 5, 2005 (2005-01-05) | May 25, 2005 (2005-05-25) |
| 5 | 17 | 17 | September 29, 2005 (2005-09-29) | May 22, 2006 (2006-05-22) |

## Episodes
### Season 1 (2001–02)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | US viewers (millions) |
| 1 | 1 | "Truth Be Told" | J. J. Abrams | J. J. Abrams | September 30, 2001 (2001-09-30) | 15.05 |
| 2 | 2 | "So It Begins" | Ken Olin | J. J. Abrams | October 7, 2001 (2001-10-07) | 10.74 |
| 3 | 3 | "Parity" | Mikael Salomon | Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci | October 14, 2001 (2001-10-14) | 11.34 |
| 4 | 4 | "A Broken Heart" | Harry Winer | Vanessa Taylor | October 21, 2001 (2001-10-21) | 10.76 |
| 5 | 5 | "Doppelgänger" | Ken Olin | Daniel Arkin | October 28, 2001 (2001-10-28) | 10.03 |
| 6 | 6 | "Reckoning" | Dan Attias | Jesse Alexander | November 18, 2001 (2001-11-18) | 9.21 |
| 7 | 7 | "Color Blind" | Jack Bender | Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman | November 25, 2001 (2001-11-25) | 9.65 |
| 8 | 8 | "Time Will Tell" | Perry Lang | Jeff Pinkner | December 2, 2001 (2001-12-02) | 11.12 |
| 9 | 9 | "Mea Culpa" | Ken Olin | Debra J. Fisher & Erica Messer | December 9, 2001 (2001-12-09) | 10.01 |
| 10 | 10 | "Spirit" | Jack Bender | J. J. Abrams & Vanessa Taylor | December 16, 2001 (2001-12-16) | 9.99 |
| 11 | 11 | "The Confession" | Harry Winer | J. J. Abrams & Daniel Arkin | January 6, 2002 (2002-01-06) | 10.70 |
| 12 | 12 | "The Box (Part 1)" | Jack Bender | Jesse Alexander & John Eisendrath | January 20, 2002 (2002-01-20) | 9.38 |
| 13 | 13 | "The Box (Part 2)" | Jack Bender | Jesse Alexander & John Eisendrath | February 10, 2002 (2002-02-10) | 9.85 |
| 14 | 14 | "The Coup" | Thomas J. Wright | Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci | February 24, 2002 (2002-02-24) | 8.83 |
| 15 | 15 | "Page 47" | Ken Olin | J. J. Abrams & Jeff Pinkner | March 3, 2002 (2002-03-03) | 10.36 |
| 16 | 16 | "The Prophecy" | Davis Guggenheim | John Eisendrath | March 10, 2002 (2002-03-10) | 8.39 |
| 17 | 17 | "Q & A" | Ken Olin | J. J. Abrams | March 17, 2002 (2002-03-17) | 10.74 |
| 18 | 18 | "Masquerade" | Craig Zisk | Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci | April 7, 2002 (2002-04-07) | 10.53 |
| 19 | 19 | "Snowman" | Barnet Kellman | Jesse Alexander & Jeff Pinkner | April 14, 2002 (2002-04-14) | 7.80 |
| 20 | 20 | "The Solution" | Dan Attias | John Eisendrath | April 21, 2002 (2002-04-21) | 8.90 |
| 21 | 21 | "Rendezvous" | Ken Olin | Debra J. Fisher & Erica Messer | May 5, 2002 (2002-05-05) | 8.08 |
| 22 | 22 | "Almost Thirty Years" | J. J. Abrams | J. J. Abrams | May 12, 2002 (2002-05-12) | 11.25 |

### Season 2 (2002–03)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | US viewers (millions) |
| 23 | 1 | "The Enemy Walks In" | Ken Olin | J. J. Abrams | September 29, 2002 (2002-09-29) | 11.31 |
| 24 | 2 | "Trust Me" | Craig Zisk | John Eisendrath | October 6, 2002 (2002-10-06) | 9.73 |
| 25 | 3 | "Cipher" | Dan Attias | Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci | October 13, 2002 (2002-10-13) | 9.44 |
| 26 | 4 | "Dead Drop" | Guy Bee | Jesse Alexander | October 20, 2002 (2002-10-20) | 10.08 |
| 27 | 5 | "The Indicator" | Ken Olin | Jeff Pinkner | November 3, 2002 (2002-11-03) | 10.60 |
| 28 | 6 | "Salvation" | Perry Lang | Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci | November 10, 2002 (2002-11-10) | 9.33 |
| 29 | 7 | "The Counteragent" | Dan Attias | John Eisendrath | November 17, 2002 (2002-11-17) | 9.65 |
| 30 | 8 | "Passage (Part 1)" | Ken Olin | Debra J. Fisher & Erica Messer | December 1, 2002 (2002-12-01) | 9.10 |
| 31 | 9 | "Passage (Part 2)" | Ken Olin | Crystal Nix-Hines | December 8, 2002 (2002-12-08) | 9.21 |
| 32 | 10 | "The Abduction" | Nelson McCormick | Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci | December 15, 2002 (2002-12-15) | 9.59 |
| 33 | 11 | "A Higher Echelon" | Guy Bee | John Eisendrath | January 5, 2003 (2003-01-05) | 9.66 |
| 34 | 12 | "The Getaway" | Lawrence Trilling | Jeff Pinkner | January 12, 2003 (2003-01-12) | 9.42 |
| 35 | 13 | "Phase One" | Jack Bender | J. J. Abrams | January 26, 2003 (2003-01-26) | 17.36 |
| 36 | 14 | "Double Agent" | Ken Olin | Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci | February 2, 2003 (2003-02-02) | 11.39 |
| 37 | 15 | "A Free Agent" | Alex Kurtzman | Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci | February 9, 2003 (2003-02-09) | 10.28 |
| 38 | 16 | "Firebomb" | Craig Zisk | John Eisendrath | February 23, 2003 (2003-02-23) | 8.61 |
| 39 | 17 | "A Dark Turn" | Ken Olin | Jesse Alexander | March 2, 2003 (2003-03-02) | 10.69 |
| 40 | 18 | "Truth Takes Time" | Nelson McCormick | J. R. Orci | March 16, 2003 (2003-03-16) | 9.66 |
| 41 | 19 | "Endgame" | Perry Lang | Sean Gerace | March 30, 2003 (2003-03-30) | 9.89 |
| 42 | 20 | "Countdown" | Lawrence Trilling | R. P. Gaborno & Jeff Pinkner | April 27, 2003 (2003-04-27) | 8.03 |
| 43 | 21 | "Second Double" | Ken Olin | Story by : Breen Frazier Teleplay by : Crystal Nix-Hines | May 4, 2003 (2003-05-04) | 10.10 |
| 44 | 22 | "The Telling" | J. J. Abrams | J. J. Abrams | May 4, 2003 (2003-05-04) | 10.10 |

### The Animated Alias: Tribunal

Jennifer Garner reprises her television role of CIA agent Sydney Bristow in this story that takes place between the second and third seasons of the live-action series. It is considered a "missing adventure" during a period Sydney later erases from her memory in which she works undercover as an assassin named "Julia Thorne." Despite how it was promoted in the teaser, the episode does not reveal anything that explains Sydney's missing time. It's merely a mission she undertook, and contains no background, or much information (not even about the mission portrayed). The events of this short are considered canonical with the live-action Alias series. This short film was originally produced for the DVD release of the third season as bonus feature.

### Season 3 (2003–04)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | US viewers (millions) |
| 45 | 1 | "The Two" | Ken Olin | J. J. Abrams | September 28, 2003 (2003-09-28) | 9.73 |
| 46 | 2 | "Succession" | Dan Attias | Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci | October 5, 2003 (2003-10-05) | 9.40 |
| 47 | 3 | "Reunion" | Jack Bender | Jeff Pinkner | October 12, 2003 (2003-10-12) | 8.93 |
| 48 | 4 | "A Missing Link" | Lawrence Trilling | Monica Breen & Alison Schapker | October 19, 2003 (2003-10-19) | 9.45 |
| 49 | 5 | "Repercussions" | Ken Olin | Jesse Alexander | October 26, 2003 (2003-10-26) | 9.45 |
| 50 | 6 | "The Nemesis" | Lawrence Trilling | Crystal Nix-Hines | November 2, 2003 (2003-11-02) | 8.92 |
| 51 | 7 | "Prelude" | Jack Bender | J. R. Orci | November 9, 2003 (2003-11-09) | 9.26 |
| 52 | 8 | "Breaking Point" | Dan Attias | Breen Frazier | November 23, 2003 (2003-11-23) | 8.48 |
| 53 | 9 | "Conscious" | Ken Olin | Josh Appelbaum & André Nemec | November 30, 2003 (2003-11-30) | 9.16 |
| 54 | 10 | "Remnants" | Jack Bender | Jeff Pinkner | December 7, 2003 (2003-12-07) | 8.61 |
| 55 | 11 | "Full Disclosure" | Lawrence Trilling | Jesse Alexander | January 11, 2004 (2004-01-11) | 9.05 |
| 56 | 12 | "Crossings" | Ken Olin | Josh Appelbaum & André Nemec | January 18, 2004 (2004-01-18) | 7.58 |
| 57 | 13 | "After Six" | Maryann Brandon | Monica Breen & Alison Schapker | February 15, 2004 (2004-02-15) | 9.54 |
| 58 | 14 | "Blowback" | Lawrence Trilling | Laurence Andries | March 7, 2004 (2004-03-07) | 7.39 |
| 59 | 15 | "Façade" | Jack Bender | R. P. Gaborno and Christopher Hollier | March 14, 2004 (2004-03-14) | 7.43 |
| 60 | 16 | "Taken" | Lawrence Trilling | J. R. Orci | March 21, 2004 (2004-03-21) | 7.93 |
| 61 | 17 | "The Frame" | Max Mayer | Crystal Nix-Hines | March 28, 2004 (2004-03-28) | 8.80 |
| 62 | 18 | "Unveiled" | Jack Bender | Monica Breen & Alison Schapker | April 11, 2004 (2004-04-11) | 8.47 |
| 63 | 19 | "Hourglass" | Ken Olin | Josh Appelbaum & André Nemec | April 18, 2004 (2004-04-18) | 7.96 |
| 64 | 20 | "Blood Ties" | Jack Bender | Story by : Monica Breen & Alison Schapker Teleplay by : J. R. Orci | April 25, 2004 (2004-04-25) | 8.25 |
| 65 | 21 | "Legacy" | Lawrence Trilling | Jesse Alexander | May 2, 2004 (2004-05-02) | 8.27 |
| 66 | 22 | "Resurrection" | Ken Olin | Jeff Pinkner | May 23, 2004 (2004-05-23) | 7.65 |

### Season 4 (2005)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | US viewers (millions) |
| 67 | 1 | "Authorized Personnel Only (Part 1)" | Ken Olin | J. J. Abrams & Jeff Melvoin | January 5, 2005 (2005-01-05) | 15.76 |
| 68 | 2 | "Authorized Personnel Only (Part 2)" | Ken Olin | J. J. Abrams & Jeff Melvoin | January 5, 2005 (2005-01-05) | 15.76 |
| 69 | 3 | "The Awful Truth" | Lawrence Trilling | Jesse Alexander | January 12, 2005 (2005-01-12) | 13.90 |
| 70 | 4 | "Ice" | Jeffrey Bell | Jeffrey Bell | January 19, 2005 (2005-01-19) | 13.21 |
| 71 | 5 | "Welcome to Liberty Village" | Kevin Hooks | Drew Goddard | January 26, 2005 (2005-01-26) | 11.68 |
| 72 | 6 | "Nocturne" | Lawrence Trilling | Jeff Pinkner | February 9, 2005 (2005-02-09) | 10.80 |
| 73 | 7 | "Détente" | Craig Zisk | Monica Breen & Alison Schapker | February 16, 2005 (2005-02-16) | 9.60 |
| 74 | 8 | "Echoes" | Dan Attias | André Nemec & Josh Appelbaum | February 23, 2005 (2005-02-23) | 9.74 |
| 75 | 9 | "A Man of His Word" | Marita Grabiak | Breen Frazier | March 2, 2005 (2005-03-02) | 9.69 |
| 76 | 10 | "The Index" | Lawrence Trilling | J. R. Orci & Alison Schapker | March 9, 2005 (2005-03-09) | 9.80 |
| 77 | 11 | "The Road Home" | Maryann Brandon | André Nemec & Josh Appelbaum | March 16, 2005 (2005-03-16) | 8.50 |
| 78 | 12 | "The Orphan" | Ken Olin | Jeffrey Bell & Monica Breen | March 23, 2005 (2005-03-23) | 6.76 |
| 79 | 13 | "Tuesday" | Frederick E. O. Toye | Drew Goddard & Breen Frazier | March 30, 2005 (2005-03-30) | 10.83 |
| 80 | 14 | "Nightingale" | Lawrence Trilling | Breen Frazier | April 6, 2005 (2005-04-06) | 9.33 |
| 81 | 15 | "Pandora" | Kevin Hooks | J. R. Orci & Jeff Pinkner | April 13, 2005 (2005-04-13) | 7.44 |
| 82 | 16 | "Another Mister Sloane" | Greg Yaitanes | Luke McMullen | April 20, 2005 (2005-04-20) | 8.08 |
| 83 | 17 | "A Clean Conscience" | Lawrence Trilling | J. R. Orci | April 27, 2005 (2005-04-27) | 8.19 |
| 84 | 18 | "Mirage" | Brad Turner | Steven Kane | May 4, 2005 (2005-05-04) | 9.16 |
| 85 | 19 | "In Dreams..." | Jennifer Garner | Jon Robin Baitz | May 11, 2005 (2005-05-11) | 9.84 |
| 86 | 20 | "The Descent" | Jeffrey Bell | Jeffrey Bell | May 18, 2005 (2005-05-18) | 8.86 |
| 87 | 21 | "Search and Rescue" | Lawrence Trilling | Monica Breen & Alison Schapker | May 18, 2005 (2005-05-18) | 8.86 |
| 88 | 22 | "Before the Flood" | Lawrence Trilling | Josh Appelbaum & André Nemec | May 25, 2005 (2005-05-25) | 10.08 |

### Season 5 (2005–06)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | US viewers (millions) |
| 89 | 1 | "Prophet Five" | Ken Olin | Alison Schapker & Monica Breen | September 29, 2005 (2005-09-29) | 8.21 |
| 90 | 2 | "...1..." | Fredrick E. O. Toye | J. R. Orci | October 6, 2005 (2005-10-06) | 7.39 |
| 91 | 3 | "The Shed" | Tucker Gates | Breen Frazier | October 13, 2005 (2005-10-13) | 7.20 |
| 92 | 4 | "Mockingbird" | Fredrick E. O. Toye | Drew Goddard | October 20, 2005 (2005-10-20) | 6.78 |
| 93 | 5 | "Out of the Box" | Jay Torres | Jesse Alexander | October 27, 2005 (2005-10-27) | 6.55 |
| 94 | 6 | "Solo" | Jeffrey Bell | Jeffrey Bell | November 10, 2005 (2005-11-10) | 6.43 |
| 95 | 7 | "Fait Accompli" | Richard Coad | Andi Bushell | November 17, 2005 (2005-11-17) | 6.48 |
| 96 | 8 | "Bob" | Donald Thorin, Jr. | Monica Breen & Alison Schapker | December 7, 2005 (2005-12-07) | 6.40 |
| 97 | 9 | "The Horizon" | Tucker Gates | Josh Appelbaum & André Nemec | December 14, 2005 (2005-12-14) | 5.64 |
| 98 | 10 | "S.O.S." | Karen Gaviola | J. R. Orci | April 19, 2006 (2006-04-19) | 7.49 |
| 99 | 11 | "Maternal Instinct" | Tucker Gates | Breen Frazier | April 19, 2006 (2006-04-19) | 7.49 |
| 100 | 12 | "There's Only One Sydney Bristow" | Robert M. Williams, Jr. | Drew Goddard | April 26, 2006 (2006-04-26) | 6.43 |
| 101 | 13 | "30 Seconds" | Fredrick E. O. Toye | Alison Schapker & Monica Breen | May 3, 2006 (2006-05-03) | 5.33 |
| 102 | 14 | "I See Dead People" | Jamie Babbit | Andi Bushell & J. R. Orci | May 10, 2006 (2006-05-10) | 6.08 |
| 103 | 15 | "No Hard Feelings" | Tucker Gates | Sam Humphrey | May 17, 2006 (2006-05-17) | 5.43 |
| 104 | 16 | "Reprisal" | Fredrick E. O. Toye | Monica Breen & Alison Schapker | May 22, 2006 (2006-05-22) | 6.68 |
| 105 | 17 | "All the Time in the World" | Tucker Gates | Drew Goddard & Jeff Pinkner | May 22, 2006 (2006-05-22) | 6.68 |