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 (13,052 votes)
Seasons: 7
Streaming (US): Paramount+
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Aug 19, 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	796
2	Memory	7.3	566
3	Operation Rogosh	8.2	613
4	Old Man Out: Part 1	7.3	519
5	Old Man Out: Part 2	7.3	484
6	Odds on Evil	7.7	496
7	Wheels	6.8	453
8	The Ransom	7.6	475
9	A Spool There Was	7.2	458
10	The Carriers	8.0	503
11	Zubrovnik's Ghost	6.1	460
12	Fakeout	7.0	410
13	Elena	6.4	431
14	The Short Tail Spy	7.2	415
15	The Legacy	7.9	442
16	The Reluctant Dragon	7.2	371
17	The Frame	7.7	420
18	The Trial	7.6	395
19	The Diamond	7.4	383
20	The Legend	7.4	423
21	Snowball in Hell	7.5	380
22	The Confession	7.4	370
23	Action!	7.3	379
24	The Train	8.1	435
25	Shock	7.5	365
26	A Cube of Sugar	7.4	357
27	The Traitor	7.8	372
28	The Psychic	7.5	360

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	397
2	Trek	7.2	360
3	The Survivors	7.9	392
4	The Bank	8.1	393
5	The Slave: Part 1	7.6	358
6	The Slave: Part 2	7.6	335
7	Operation 'Heart'	7.3	324
8	The Money Machine	7.7	336
9	The Seal	8.1	399
10	Sweet Charity	7.5	321
11	The Council: Part 1	7.9	340
12	The Council: Part 2	8.0	325
13	The Astrologer	7.6	319
14	Echo of Yesterday	7.3	314
15	The Photographer	8.3	375
16	The Spy	7.3	298
17	A Game of Chess	7.6	304
18	The Emerald	7.9	314
19	The Condemned	7.8	298
20	The Counterfeiter	7.6	294
21	The Town	8.6	478
22	The Killing	7.1	304
23	The Phoenix	7.4	288
24	Trial by Fury	7.3	283
25	Recovery	8.0	304

Season 3 (1968)

7.80 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	323
2	The Contender: Part 1	7.5	291
3	The Contender: Part 2	7.5	272
4	The Mercenaries	8.0	317
5	The Execution	8.2	330
6	The Cardinal	8.2	313
7	The Elixir	7.8	300
8	The Diplomat	7.6	270
9	The Play	7.2	268
10	The Bargain	7.7	254
11	The Freeze	7.8	282
12	The Exchange	8.5	333
13	The Mind of Stefan Miklos	8.5	390
14	The Test Case	7.6	243
15	The System	8.1	276
16	The Glass Cage	8.2	297
17	Doomsday	7.9	269
18	Live Bait	7.7	284
19	The Bunker: Part 1	8.1	269
20	The Bunker: Part 2	8.3	267
21	Nitro	7.2	241
22	Nicole	7.0	294
23	The Vault	7.4	236
24	Illusion	7.5	250
25	The Interrogator	7.7	239

Season 4 (1969)

7.46 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	265
2	The Numbers Game	7.4	260
3	The Controllers: Part 1	7.5	245
4	The Controllers: Part 2	7.5	231
5	Fool's Gold	7.6	238
6	Commandante	7.4	213
7	Submarine	8.2	300
8	Mastermind	7.2	236
9	Robot	7.8	238
10	The Double Circle	7.9	244
11	The Brothers	7.8	235
12	Time Bomb	7.3	209
13	The Amnesiac	7.2	218
14	The Falcon: Part 1	7.7	248
15	The Falcon: Part 2	7.9	230
16	The Falcon: Part 3	8.0	228
17	Chico	7.5	231
18	Gitano	6.8	230
19	Phantoms	7.4	214
20	Terror	7.2	201
21	Lover's Knot	7.2	222
22	Orpheus	7.6	219
23	The Crane	7.2	200
24	Death Squad	7.8	236
25	The Choice	7.1	201
26	The Martyr	6.5	210

Season 5 (1970)

7.30 avg 23 episodes 8.3 → 7.4 50 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Killer	8.3	332
2	Flip Side	7.0	242
3	The Innocent	7.7	237
4	Homecoming	7.2	270
5	Flight	7.4	206
6	My Friend, My Enemy	7.1	232
7	Butterfly	7.1	231
8	Decoy	7.2	217
9	The Amateur	7.7	235
10	Hunted	7.7	243
11	The Rebel	7.1	221
12	Squeeze Play	7.4	210
13	The Hostage	7.3	214
14	Takeover	6.6	206
15	Cat's Paw	6.9	212
16	The Missile	7.3	203
17	The Field	7.5	193
18	Blast	7.3	194
19	The Catafalque	7.4	209
20	Kitara	7.1	205
21	A Ghost Story	7.0	210
22	The Party	7.2	196
23	The Merchant	7.4	219

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	222
2	Encore	8.0	269
3	The Tram	7.7	204
4	Mindbend	7.3	187
5	Shape-Up	7.3	179
6	The Miracle	7.0	187
7	Encounter	7.3	189
8	Underwater	7.2	180
9	Invasion	7.7	199
10	Blues	7.2	214
11	The Visitors	7.3	196
12	Nerves	7.2	190
13	Run for the Money	6.9	178
14	The Connection	7.5	182
15	The Bride	7.3	174
16	Stone Pillow	7.4	167
17	Image	7.2	172
18	Committed	7.3	184
19	Bag Woman	7.5	187
20	Double Dead	7.5	191
21	Casino	7.5	181
22	Trapped	7.6	193

Season 7 (1972)

7.30 avg 22 episodes 7.7 → 7.3 50 min avg

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Break!	7.7	216
2	Two Thousand	7.7	227
3	The Deal	7.5	210
4	Leona	7.3	193
5	TOD-5	7.6	194
6	Cocaine	7.3	203
7	Underground	7.0	176
8	Movie	7.5	190
9	Hit	7.1	176
10	Ultimatum	7.7	194
11	Kidnap	7.7	189
12	Crack-Up	7.2	177
13	The Puppet	7.5	188
14	Incarnate	7.1	189
15	Boomerang	7.2	184
16	The Question	7.6	200
17	The Fountain	7.2	181
18	The Fighter	6.9	176
19	Speed	7.0	178
20	The Pendulum	6.9	177
21	The Western	6.7	176
22	Imitation	7.3	197