The Orville/Season One

Season One
The Orville
Season Premiere	September 10, 2017
Season Finale	December 7, 2017
Episode Count	12
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Season One of The Orville premiered on September 10, 2017.

Episodes

#	#	Title	Written By	Directed By	Airdate	Viewers	18-49 Rating	Prod.
1	1	Old Wounds	Seth MacFarlane	Jon Favreau	September 10, 2017	8.558M	2.7%	1LAB01
It's 2417, and the Planetary Union promotes Ed Mercer to Captain of the exploratory vessel The U.S.S. Orville. Ed's enthusiasm for his new position is dampened when his ex-wife, Kelly Grayson, is assigned to be his First Officer. While on their first routine mission, the Orville crew is ambushed by the Krill, a vicious alien race, who are bent on stealing a device that can cause time to accelerate.
2	2	Command Performance	Seth MacFarlane	Robert Duncan McNeill	September 17, 2017	6.631M	2.2%	1LAB03
When Ed and Kelly are tricked by a hologram of a ship in distress and find themselves prisoners in a replica of their former home, Alara must step up in her first command of the Orville and attempt a heroic rescue. Meanwhile, Bortus and Klyden receive some happy, yet unexpected news.
3	3	About a Girl	Seth MacFarlane	Brannon Braga	September 21, 2017	4.053M	1.1%	1LAB04
The Orville crew is divided between cultures when Bortus and Klyden debate if their newly born offspring should receive a controversial surgery.
4	4	If the Stars Should Appear	Seth MacFarlane	James L. Conway	September 28, 2017	3.698M	1.1%	1LAB02
Ed and the Orville crew encounter a massive vessel adrift in space, which is in danger of colliding with a star. While some of the crew set out to help the ship's inhabitants, Bortus, Gordon, and John stay behind and fend off a Krill attack on another Union ship.
5	5	Pria	Seth MacFarlane	Jonathan Frakes	October 5, 2017	3.431M	0.9%	1LAB05
After the crew saves a stranded ship and its attractive captain, Ed becomes smitten with the Orville's new guest, while Kelly suspects all is not what it seems. Meanwhile, Gordon attempts to teach Isaac the art of pulling off a practical joke.
6	6	Krill	David A. Goodman	Jon Cassar	October 12, 2017	3.371M	1%	1LAB06
After the Orville crew defeats a Krill attack on a brand-new colony, the Union sends Ed and Gordon on a dangerous undercover mission to infiltrate a Krill ship and obtain a copy of the Krill bible, the "Anhkana," to better understand the enemy.
7	7	Majority Rule	Seth MacFarlane	Tucker Gates	October 26, 2017	4.181M	1.2%	1LAB07
When two Union anthropologists go missing on a planet similar to 21st century Earth, Ed sends a team led by Kelly to find them, but the mission quickly goes awry when they realize the society's government is completely based on a public voting system to determine punishment.
8	8	Into the Fold	Brannon Braga & Andre Bormanis	Brannon Braga	November 2, 2017	3.826M	1%	1LAB08
Ed and the crew set out to save Dr. Finn, her two sons and Isaac after their shuttle gets thrown into unchartered space and they crash-land on a moon that is light years from the Orville.
9	9	Cupid's Dagger	Liz Heldens	Jamie Babbit	November 9, 2017	3.691M	1%	1LAB09
The Orville is called to mediate a peace treaty between two warring cultures, but tensions run even higher between Ed and Kelly when a familiar face boards the ship. Meanwhile Yaphit declares his love for Dr. Finn with surprising results.
10	10	Firestorm	Cherry Chevapravatdumrong	Brannon Braga	November 16, 2017	3.315M	0.9%	1LAB10
When a fire breaks out on The Orville and a crew member dies, Alara begins to question if she is fit for her job, just as unusual and terrifying things start happening on the ship.
11	11	New Dimensions	Seth MacFarlane	Kelly Cronin	November 30, 2017	3.631M	0.9%	1LAB11
Kelly discovers that Lt. John Lamarr is smarter than he lets on. So, she pushes Ed to consider him for a key leadership position on the ship after The Orville gets damaged by a mysterious spatial anomaly causing harrowing effects to all things living.
12	12	Mad Idolatry Nightmares	Seth MacFarlane	Brannon Braga	December 7, 2017	3.543M	0.9%	1LAB13
Ed and Kelly seriously reconsider getting back together. However, while Kelley is on a mission with Isaac and Gordon to investigate the origins of an uncharted star, they suddenly crash-land on a planet from another universe. Kelly then makes a decision with unforeseen long-term consequences for the planet, putting Ed in a difficult position.