Battlestar Galactica (1978)

Action · Adventure · Drama

When the 12 Colonies of Man are wiped out by a cybernetic race called the Cylons, Commander Adama and the crew of the battlestar Galactica lead a ragtag fleet of human survivors in search of a "mythical planet" called Earth.

IMDb rating: 7.2 (19,435 votes)
Episode average: 7.1 -0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1978)

7.14 avg 21 episodes 7.6 → 7.7 53 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Saga of a Star World	7.6	874
2	Lost Planet of the Gods	7.3	646
3	Lost Planet of the Gods: Part 2	7.4	612
4	The Lost Warrior	6.7	616
5	The Long Patrol	6.8	566
6	The Gun on Ice Planet Zero	7.1	584
7	The Gun on Ice Planet Zero: Part II	7.1	567
8	The Magnificent Warriors	6.3	520
9	The Young Lords	6.3	533
10	The Living Legend	7.9	585
11	The Living Legend: Part II	7.9	567
12	Fire in Space	6.8	535
13	War of the Gods	7.6	552
14	War of the Gods: Part II	7.6	541
15	The Man with Nine Lives	7.1	519
16	Murder on the Rising Star	7.1	503
17	Greetings from Earth	6.8	567
18	Baltar's Escape	7.4	514
19	Experiment in Terra	6.8	526
20	Take the Celestra	6.6	486
21	The Hand of God	7.7	530