The Event (2010)

Crime · Drama · Mystery

The Event is an emotional, high-octane conspiracy thriller that follows Sean Walker, an everyman who investigates the mysterious disappearance of his would-be fiancée Leila, and unwittingly begins to expose the biggest cover-up in U.S. history.

IMDb rating: 7.0 (27,126 votes)
Episode average: 7.5 ↑ +0.5 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (2010)

7.46 avg 22 episodes 7.3 → 8.0 42 min avg

Big finale

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	I Haven't Told You Everything	7.3	638
2	To Keep Us Safe	7.3	473
3	Protect Them from the Truth	7.6	428
4	A Matter of Life and Death	7.4	387
5	Casualties of War	7.5	365
6	Loyalty	7.4	350
7	I Know Who You Are	7.3	318
8	For the Good of Our Country	7.4	316
9	Your World to Take	7.3	305
10	Everything Will Change	7.4	304
11	And Then There Were More	7.4	292
12	Inostranka	7.4	286
13	Turnabout	7.3	270
14	A Message Back	7.4	276
15	Face Off	7.7	295
16	You Bury Other Things Too	7.3	282
17	Cut Off the Head	7.3	275
18	Strain	7.5	268
19	Us or Them	7.5	268
20	One Will Live, One Will Die	7.7	276
21	The Beginning of the End	7.7	271
22	Arrival	8.0	344