Mission: Impossible (1966)

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Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicles the missions of a team of secret government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force. In the first season, the team is led by Dan Briggs, played by Steven Hill; Jim Phelps, played by Peter Graves, takes charge for the remaining seasons. A hallmark of the series shows Briggs or Phelps receiving his instructions on a recording that then self-destructs, followed by the theme music composed by Lalo Schifrin. The series aired on the CBS network from September 1966 to March 1973, then returned to television for two seasons on ABC, from 1988 to 1990, retaining only Graves in the cast. It later inspired a popular series of theatrical motion pictures starring Tom Cruise, beginning in 1996.

IMDb rating: 7.9 (12,985 votes)
Seasons: 7
Streaming (US): Paramount+
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 7 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1966)

7.41 avg 28 episodes 7.7 → 7.5 51 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	7.7	770
2	Memory	7.3	557
3	Operation Rogosh	8.2	602
4	Old Man Out: Part 1	7.3	512
5	Old Man Out: Part 2	7.3	477
6	Odds on Evil	7.7	489
7	Wheels	6.8	447
8	The Ransom	7.6	469
9	A Spool There Was	7.2	453
10	The Carriers	8.0	497
11	Zubrovnik's Ghost	6.1	455
12	Fakeout	7.0	404
13	Elena	6.4	423
14	The Short Tail Spy	7.2	409
15	The Legacy	7.9	437
16	The Reluctant Dragon	7.2	366
17	The Frame	7.7	415
18	The Trial	7.5	387
19	The Diamond	7.4	377
20	The Legend	7.4	416
21	Snowball in Hell	7.5	375
22	The Confession	7.4	363
23	Action!	7.3	373
24	The Train	8.1	426
25	Shock	7.5	358
26	A Cube of Sugar	7.4	350
27	The Traitor	7.8	363
28	The Psychic	7.5	353

Season 2 (1967)

7.69 avg 25 episodes 7.6 → 8.0 50 min avg

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Widow	7.6	391
2	Trek	7.2	354
3	The Survivors	7.9	385
4	The Bank	8.1	387
5	The Slave: Part 1	7.6	353
6	The Slave: Part 2	7.6	330
7	Operation 'Heart'	7.3	320
8	The Money Machine	7.7	329
9	The Seal	8.1	395
10	Sweet Charity	7.5	318
11	The Council: Part 1	7.9	337
12	The Council: Part 2	8.0	321
13	The Astrologer	7.6	316
14	Echo of Yesterday	7.3	312
15	The Photographer	8.3	372
16	The Spy	7.3	296
17	A Game of Chess	7.6	302
18	The Emerald	7.9	310
19	The Condemned	7.8	296
20	The Counterfeiter	7.6	292
21	The Town	8.6	472
22	The Killing	7.1	301
23	The Phoenix	7.4	285
24	Trial by Fury	7.3	281
25	Recovery	8.0	302

Season 3 (1968)

7.78 avg 25 episodes 7.7 → 7.7 50 min avg

Mid-peak

Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Heir Apparent	7.7	321
2	The Contender: Part 1	7.5	289
3	The Contender: Part 2	7.5	270
4	The Mercenaries	8.0	314
5	The Execution	8.1	328
6	The Cardinal	8.2	310
7	The Elixir	7.8	298
8	The Diplomat	7.6	269
9	The Play	7.2	267
10	The Bargain	7.6	252
11	The Freeze	7.8	277
12	The Exchange	8.5	327
13	The Mind of Stefan Miklos	8.5	385
14	The Test Case	7.6	239
15	The System	8.1	272
16	The Glass Cage	8.2	292
17	Doomsday	7.9	264
18	Live Bait	7.7	278
19	The Bunker: Part 1	8.1	264
20	The Bunker: Part 2	8.3	262
21	Nitro	7.2	235
22	Nicole	7.0	289
23	The Vault	7.4	231
24	Illusion	7.4	244
25	The Interrogator	7.7	234

Season 4 (1969)

7.47 avg 26 episodes 7.2 → 6.5 50 min avg

Bad finale

Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Code	7.2	259
2	The Numbers Game	7.4	253
3	The Controllers: Part 1	7.5	237
4	The Controllers: Part 2	7.5	225
5	Fool's Gold	7.6	233
6	Commandante	7.4	209
7	Submarine	8.2	294
8	Mastermind	7.2	232
9	Robot	7.8	233
10	The Double Circle	7.9	238
11	The Brothers	7.8	230
12	Time Bomb	7.4	204
13	The Amnesiac	7.2	217
14	The Falcon: Part 1	7.7	245
15	The Falcon: Part 2	7.9	227
16	The Falcon: Part 3	8.1	224
17	Chico	7.5	230
18	Gitano	6.8	227
19	Phantoms	7.4	213
20	Terror	7.2	199
21	Lover's Knot	7.2	219
22	Orpheus	7.6	217
23	The Crane	7.2	196
24	Death Squad	7.8	232
25	The Choice	7.1	199
26	The Martyr	6.5	208

Season 5 (1970)

7.29 avg 23 episodes 8.3 → 7.4 50 min avg

Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Killer	8.3	327
2	Flip Side	7.0	240
3	The Innocent	7.7	234
4	Homecoming	7.2	268
5	Flight	7.4	205
6	My Friend, My Enemy	7.1	230
7	Butterfly	7.1	229
8	Decoy	7.1	215
9	The Amateur	7.7	234
10	Hunted	7.6	241
11	The Rebel	7.1	218
12	Squeeze Play	7.4	208
13	The Hostage	7.3	211
14	Takeover	6.6	203
15	Cat's Paw	6.9	209
16	The Missile	7.3	200
17	The Field	7.5	191
18	Blast	7.3	191
19	The Catafalque	7.3	205
20	Kitara	7.1	203
21	A Ghost Story	7.0	207
22	The Party	7.2	194
23	The Merchant	7.4	218

Season 6 (1971)

7.38 avg 22 episodes 7.5 → 7.6 50 min avg

Season 6 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Blind	7.5	220
2	Encore	8.0	265
3	The Tram	7.7	203
4	Mindbend	7.3	186
5	Shape-Up	7.3	177
6	The Miracle	7.0	185
7	Encounter	7.3	187
8	Underwater	7.2	177
9	Invasion	7.7	197
10	Blues	7.2	211
11	The Visitors	7.3	193
12	Nerves	7.2	188
13	Run for the Money	6.9	176
14	The Connection	7.5	180
15	The Bride	7.3	172
16	Stone Pillow	7.4	166
17	Image	7.2	171
18	Committed	7.3	183
19	Bag Woman	7.5	185
20	Double Dead	7.5	190
21	Casino	7.5	180
22	Trapped	7.6	191

Season 7 (1972)

7.29 avg 22 episodes 7.7 → 7.2 50 min avg

Season 7 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Break!	7.7	214
2	Two Thousand	7.7	224
3	The Deal	7.5	207
4	Leona	7.3	192
5	TOD-5	7.6	192
6	Cocaine	7.3	201
7	Underground	7.0	175
8	Movie	7.5	189
9	Hit	7.1	175
10	Ultimatum	7.7	193
11	Kidnap	7.7	187
12	Crack-Up	7.2	175
13	The Puppet	7.5	185
14	Incarnate	7.1	187
15	Boomerang	7.1	180
16	The Question	7.6	196
17	The Fountain	7.2	172
18	The Fighter	6.8	167
19	Speed	7.0	168
20	The Pendulum	6.9	170
21	The Western	6.7	163
22	Imitation	7.2	191

Mission: Impossible (1966)

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