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 (12,939 votes)
Seasons: 7
Streaming (US): Paramount+
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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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	761
2	Memory	7.3	552
3	Operation Rogosh	8.2	602
4	Old Man Out: Part 1	7.3	509
5	Old Man Out: Part 2	7.3	474
6	Odds on Evil	7.7	484
7	Wheels	6.8	442
8	The Ransom	7.6	462
9	A Spool There Was	7.2	449
10	The Carriers	8.0	495
11	Zubrovnik's Ghost	6.1	452
12	Fakeout	7.0	402
13	Elena	6.4	420
14	The Short Tail Spy	7.2	406
15	The Legacy	7.9	433
16	The Reluctant Dragon	7.2	363
17	The Frame	7.7	413
18	The Trial	7.5	384
19	The Diamond	7.4	375
20	The Legend	7.4	411
21	Snowball in Hell	7.5	371
22	The Confession	7.4	359
23	Action!	7.3	369
24	The Train	8.1	428
25	Shock	7.6	354
26	A Cube of Sugar	7.4	347
27	The Traitor	7.8	361
28	The Psychic	7.5	351

Season 2 (1967)

7.69 avg 25 episodes 7.6 → 8.0 50 min avg

Rebound
Rollercoaster

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Widow	7.6	390
2	Trek	7.2	353
3	The Survivors	7.9	384
4	The Bank	8.1	385
5	The Slave: Part 1	7.6	352
6	The Slave: Part 2	7.6	329
7	Operation 'Heart'	7.3	319
8	The Money Machine	7.7	328
9	The Seal	8.1	393
10	Sweet Charity	7.5	317
11	The Council: Part 1	7.9	334
12	The Council: Part 2	8.0	320
13	The Astrologer	7.6	315
14	Echo of Yesterday	7.3	309
15	The Photographer	8.3	372
16	The Spy	7.3	291
17	A Game of Chess	7.6	297
18	The Emerald	7.9	306
19	The Condemned	7.8	291
20	The Counterfeiter	7.6	288
21	The Town	8.6	473
22	The Killing	7.1	296
23	The Phoenix	7.4	281
24	Trial by Fury	7.3	278
25	Recovery	8.0	299

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	318
2	The Contender: Part 1	7.5	285
3	The Contender: Part 2	7.5	266
4	The Mercenaries	8.0	310
5	The Execution	8.1	323
6	The Cardinal	8.2	304
7	The Elixir	7.8	292
8	The Diplomat	7.6	264
9	The Play	7.2	261
10	The Bargain	7.6	247
11	The Freeze	7.8	273
12	The Exchange	8.5	330
13	The Mind of Stefan Miklos	8.5	405
14	The Test Case	7.6	236
15	The System	8.1	269
16	The Glass Cage	8.2	289
17	Doomsday	7.9	259
18	Live Bait	7.6	274
19	The Bunker: Part 1	8.1	260
20	The Bunker: Part 2	8.3	257
21	Nitro	7.2	232
22	Nicole	7.0	285
23	The Vault	7.4	229
24	Illusion	7.5	242
25	The Interrogator	7.7	231

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	257
2	The Numbers Game	7.4	250
3	The Controllers: Part 1	7.5	234
4	The Controllers: Part 2	7.5	223
5	Fool's Gold	7.6	230
6	Commandante	7.4	207
7	Submarine	8.2	292
8	Mastermind	7.2	229
9	Robot	7.8	232
10	The Double Circle	7.9	237
11	The Brothers	7.8	228
12	Time Bomb	7.4	203
13	The Amnesiac	7.2	215
14	The Falcon: Part 1	7.7	241
15	The Falcon: Part 2	7.9	224
16	The Falcon: Part 3	8.1	221
17	Chico	7.6	227
18	Gitano	6.9	224
19	Phantoms	7.4	210
20	Terror	7.2	197
21	Lover's Knot	7.2	217
22	Orpheus	7.6	216
23	The Crane	7.2	195
24	Death Squad	7.8	231
25	The Choice	7.1	198
26	The Martyr	6.5	205

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	330
2	Flip Side	7.0	238
3	The Innocent	7.7	232
4	Homecoming	7.2	266
5	Flight	7.4	203
6	My Friend, My Enemy	7.1	228
7	Butterfly	7.1	227
8	Decoy	7.1	213
9	The Amateur	7.7	231
10	Hunted	7.7	238
11	The Rebel	7.1	217
12	Squeeze Play	7.4	205
13	The Hostage	7.3	210
14	Takeover	6.6	201
15	Cat's Paw	6.9	207
16	The Missile	7.3	199
17	The Field	7.5	190
18	Blast	7.3	190
19	The Catafalque	7.4	203
20	Kitara	7.1	202
21	A Ghost Story	7.0	206
22	The Party	7.2	192
23	The Merchant	7.4	215

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	218
2	Encore	8.0	261
3	The Tram	7.7	200
4	Mindbend	7.3	183
5	Shape-Up	7.3	176
6	The Miracle	7.0	184
7	Encounter	7.3	185
8	Underwater	7.2	176
9	Invasion	7.7	195
10	Blues	7.2	209
11	The Visitors	7.3	192
12	Nerves	7.2	187
13	Run for the Money	6.9	174
14	The Connection	7.5	178
15	The Bride	7.3	170
16	Stone Pillow	7.4	165
17	Image	7.2	170
18	Committed	7.3	182
19	Bag Woman	7.5	184
20	Double Dead	7.5	188
21	Casino	7.5	179
22	Trapped	7.6	190

Season 7 (1972)

7.27 avg 22 episodes 7.7 → 7.2 50 min avg

Season 7 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Break!	7.7	211
2	Two Thousand	7.7	223
3	The Deal	7.5	204
4	Leona	7.3	191
5	TOD-5	7.6	190
6	Cocaine	7.3	199
7	Underground	7.0	174
8	Movie	7.5	186
9	Hit	7.1	171
10	Ultimatum	7.6	188
11	Kidnap	7.6	180
12	Crack-Up	7.1	167
13	The Puppet	7.4	175
14	Incarnate	7.1	178
15	Boomerang	7.1	175
16	The Question	7.6	188
17	The Fountain	7.2	170
18	The Fighter	6.8	166
19	Speed	7.0	166
20	The Pendulum	6.9	168
21	The Western	6.7	162
22	Imitation	7.2	190