Columns: No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code | U.S. viewers (million)
1 | " Pilot " | Mark Piznarski | Rob Thomas | September22,2004 | 475258 | 2.49 | 2 | " Credit Where Credit's Due " | Mark Piznarski | Rob Thomas | September28,2004 | 2T5701 | 2.21 | 3 | " Meet John Smith " | Harry Winer | Jed Seidel | October12,2004 | 2T5702 | 2.71 | 4 | " The Wrath of Con " | Michael Fields | Diane Ruggiero | October19,2004 | 2T5703 | 3.21 | 5 | " You Think You Know Somebody " | Nick Gomez | Dayna Lynne North | October26,2004 | 2T5704 | 2.73 | 6 | " Return of the Kane " | Sarah Pia Anderson | Story by: Rob Thomas Teleplay by: Phil Klemmer | November2,2004 | 2T5705 | 2.86 | 8 | " Like a Virgin " | Guy Bee | Aury Wallington | November23,2004 | 2T5707 | 2.76 | 9 | " Drinking the Kool-Aid " | Marcos Siega | Story by: Rob Thomas Teleplay by: Russell Smith | November30,2004 | 2T5708 | 2.40 | 10 | " An Echolls Family Christmas " | Nick Marck | Diane Ruggiero | December14,2004 | 2T5710 | 1.90 | 11 | " Silence of the Lamb " | John Kretchmer | Jed Seidel & Dayna Lynne North | January4,2005 | 2T5709 | 2.84 | 12 | " Clash of the Tritons " | David Barrett | Phil Klemmer & Aury Wallington | January11,2005 | 2T5711 | 2.91 | 13 | " Lord of the Bling " | Steve Gomer | John Enbom | February8,2005 | 2T5712 | 2.97 | 15 | " Ruskie Business " | Guy Bee | Phil Klemmer & John Enbom | February22,2005 | 2T5714 | 2.34 | 16 | " Betty and Veronica " | Michael Fields | Diane Ruggiero | March29,2005 | 2T5715 | 2.33 | 17 | " Kanes and Abel's " | Nick Marck | Carolyn Murray | April5,2005 | 2T5716 | 2.78 | 18 | " Weapons of Class Destruction " | John Kretchmer | Jed Seidel | April12,2005 | 2T5717 | 2.30 | 19 | " Hot Dogs " | Nick Marck | Dayna Lynne North | April19,2005 | 2T5718 | 2.48 | 20 | " M.A.D. " | John Kretchmer | Phil Klemmer & John Enbom | April26,2005 | 2T5719 | 3.04