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{{Short description|American science fiction dramatic television series (2011–2012)}}
{{other uses|Alpha (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2012}}
{{Infobox television
| image                = Alphasintertitle.png
| alt                  = ALPHAS written in white against a grey-green background, the letters A are written as an outline
| alt_name             = ''Section 8''<ref name="tvline"/>
| genre                = {{Unbulleted list|[[superhero fiction|Superhero]]|[[drama (film and television)|Drama]]}}
| creator              = {{Unbulleted list|[[Zak Penn]]|Michael Karnow}}
| director             =
| developer            = 
| presenter            = 
| starring             = {{Unbulleted list|[[David Strathairn]]|[[Ryan Cartwright]]|[[Warren Christie]]|[[Azita Ghanizada]]|[[Laura Mennell]]|[[Malik Yoba]]|[[Erin Way]]}}
| voices               = 
| narrated             = [[David Strathairn]]
| theme_music_composer = Luke Adams, Erik Kertes
| composer             = [[Trevor Morris (musician)|Trevor Morris]], [[Edward Rogers (composer)|Edward Rogers]]
| opentheme            = 
| endtheme             = 
| country              = United States
| language             = English
| num_seasons          = 2
| num_episodes         = 24
| list_episodes        = 
| company              = {{Unbulleted list|[[BermanBraun]]|[[Universal Cable Productions]]}}
| producer             = {{Unbulleted list|Michael Karnow|[[Nick Copus]]|Julie Siege|Kevin Lafferty}}
| executive_producer   = {{Unbulleted list|[[Bruce Miller (producer)|Bruce Miller]]|[[Ira Steven Behr]]|[[Zak Penn]]|[[Gail Berman]]|[[Lloyd Braun]]|Gene Stein|[[Robert Hewitt Wolfe]]}}
| camera               = Single-camera
| runtime              = 43 minutes
| network              = [[Syfy]]
| first_aired          = {{Start date|2011|07|11}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|2012|10|22}}
| related              = ''[[Warehouse 13]]'' 
}}

'''''Alphas''''' is<!-- do not change "is" to "was". Per WP:TVLEAD, fiction is always treated in the present, even after a series has ended. --> an American [[superhero fiction|superhero]] [[television drama|drama]] television series created by [[Zak Penn]] and Michael Karnow. It follows a group of people with superhuman abilities, known as "Alphas", as they work to prevent crimes committed by other Alphas.

The series was broadcast in the United States on the cable channel [[Syfy]] and was a co-production between [[BermanBraun]] and [[Universal Cable Productions]]. It premiered on July 11, 2011. After initial reports that the show was canceled,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ambernightdvd.com/wordpress/2011/08/11/syfy-denied-alphas-cancelled |title=SyFy Have Denied 'Alphas' is Cancelled &#124; The latest news from American and UK TV |publisher=Ambernightdvd.com |date=August 11, 2011 |access-date=October 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111029043413/http://www.ambernightdvd.com/wordpress/2011/08/11/syfy-denied-alphas-cancelled/ |archive-date=October 29, 2011 |url-status=usurped |df=mdy-all }}</ref> on September 7, 2011, ''Alphas'' was renewed for a 13-episode second season,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Syfy-Renews-Alphas-1037065.aspx |title=Syfy Renews Alphas&nbsp;– Today's News: Our Take |publisher=TVGuide.com |date=September 7, 2011 |access-date=October 28, 2011}}</ref> which premiered on Monday, July 23, 2012, at 10 p.m. ET.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.syfy.com/alphasseries/|title=Alphas|publisher=Syfy|access-date=June 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120727130217/http://www.syfy.com/alphasseries|archive-date=July 27, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> On January 16, 2013, Syfy announced that the program would not be returning for a third season,<ref>Ng, Philiana; Goldberg, Lesley. (January 16, 2013). "[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/syfy-cancels-alphas-413099 Syfy Cancels 'Alphas']". ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''. Retrieved January 16, 2013.</ref> ending the series with an unresolved [[cliffhanger]].

==Plot==
The series follows five people, known as "Alphas", led by noted [[neurologist]] and [[psychiatrist]] Lee Rosen ([[David Strathairn]]), as they investigate criminal cases involving other suspected Alphas.

Rosen and his team operate under the auspices of the [[Defense Criminal Investigative Service]], the criminal investigative arm of the [[U.S. Department of Defense]]. While investigating these crimes, it does not take the team too long to discover that a group known as "Red Flag", which was thought defeated and eliminated long ago, is using other Alphas to commit crimes.

==Cast==
[[File:alphasposter.jpg|thumb|upright|Promotional poster showing the six main characters]]
{{main|List of Alphas characters}}
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* [[David Strathairn]] as Dr. Lee Rosen&nbsp;– A specialist in the study of people with super abilities, whom he has dubbed "Alphas". He leads a government-sponsored team of Alphas that identifies others of their kind—helping those in need and stopping those that are dangerous. Rosen himself has no super abilities, but is good at understanding and dealing with people. He swims two miles per day in his pool and grows his own herbs.
* [[Ryan Cartwright]] as Gary Bell&nbsp;– A young, [[autistic]] man who is socially lacking but very functional. A prodigious [[Savant syndrome|savant]], his ability is [[technopathy|transduction]]: he sees [[electromagnetic radiation]] of all wavelengths and can process information as fast as any computer. In season two, he develops the ability to find the wavelengths of forks, trees and other non-electrical items when faced with no technology.
* [[Warren Christie]] as Cameron Hicks&nbsp;– A former Marine with "hyperkinesis", meaning his brain can process movement at a much faster rate than normal. He can achieve amazing athletic feats of timing, and has superhuman reflexes and perfect accuracy with firearms or thrown objects: he can accurately predict trajectory by eyesight alone. His abilities are vulnerable to duress. In the first episode he is found to have an abnormal growth in his brain. He is approached by the team in a supermarket after they find video of him as a child pitching a perfect baseball game. He has one child who is rarely in his life. In season one, he has a relationship with Nina. In season two, he develops a relationship with Dr. Rosen's daughter, Dani. He becomes obsessed with the idea that his son has an Alpha ability, and constantly puts him in situations to test for such an ability.
* [[Azita Ghanizada]] as Rachel Pirzad&nbsp;– A former CIA linguist with the ability to "heighten" any of her five senses (sight, smell, taste, hearing, touch) to extreme levels by disabling the others. She can, for instance, view things at a microscopic level or analyse chemical composition by scent. The permanent heightening of her senses, along with her synesthesia, makes it hard for her to interact socially, and she has difficulty maintaining relationships with the opposite sex. In season two, she learns how to further control her senses.
* [[Laura Mennell]] as Nina Theroux&nbsp;– A young woman who can mentally "push" people into doing whatever she verbally asks of them. Her diagnosis is "hyperinduction". Before joining the team, she used her power for personal gain. Consequently, she believes she (unintentionally) pushed her boyfriend and father into committing suicide. She hopes to redeem herself by helping Dr. Rosen. Her character seems to have been with Rosen the longest. A running gag in the first season is that she always has a different car that she has apparently "borrowed" by pushing someone. Pushing too hard or much on a person can cause brain death. Nina has good control of her ability; people with her ability have difficulty controlling how they use it, and can become power-hungry. FBI agents who interview her refuse to make eye contact, or insist on wearing dark sunglasses, in fear of being pushed. During Season 1, Gary mentions that her ability to push does not work on him. Her memory of her past is haunted by her pushing. Her father committed suicide after being pushed one too many times to not want to leave his wife when Nina was a child. In an episode in season two, Nina succumbs to her power-hunger, and later tries to make up for her mistakes. She is shown to be reluctant to use her ability.
* [[Malik Yoba]] as Bill Harken&nbsp;– A former FBI agent who can activate his endocrinal [[fight or flight response]] at will, resulting in increased durability, endurance, speed and strength. His diagnosis is enhanced strength from flight-or-fight response. He cannot keep this up for long due to the stress caused to his body. He was suspended from the FBI due to anger issues resulting from the stress of using his ability. Initially, he is rude and pushy with his teammates, especially Rachel and Gary. As season one progresses his relationship with the team improves and he is no longer known as "mean Bill".
* [[Erin Way]] as Kat (Season 2)&nbsp;– A mysterious, free-spirited young loner whose enhanced [[procedural memory]] allows her to pick up any skill at a glance, but at the cost of her long-term [[Declarative memory|declarative memories]]. Due to the information she constantly processes, she forgets whatever information she has learned after one month, although she retains the skills she has acquired. Dr. Rosen gives her a video camera to help her remember. She struggles in particular with a memory involving a lady in a blue dress.<ref name="tvwise">{{cite web |title=Erin Way Joins Cast of Syfy's Alphas |url=http://www.tvwise.co.uk/2012/03/erin-way-joins-cast-of-syfys-alphas/ |first=Patrick |last=Munn |publisher=TVWise |date=March 30, 2012 |access-date=March 30, 2012}}</ref>

==Production==
===Development===
Originally known as ''Section 8'', ''Alphas'' was initially developed by Zak Penn and co-creator Michael Karnow in 2006.<ref name="tvline">{{cite web |url=http://www.tvline.com/2011/07/alphas-syfy-preview-zak-penn/ |title=''Alphas'': A Look at Syfy's X-traordinary Heroes |last=Mitovich |first=Matt |date=July 11, 2011 |publisher=TVline |access-date=August 12, 2011 |archive-date=August 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816135141/http://www.tvline.com/2011/07/alphas-syfy-preview-zak-penn/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name= "futon1">{{cite web |url= http://www.thefutoncritic.com/reviews/2011/07/11/the-futons-first-look-alphas-syfy-759214/20110711_alphas/|title=The Futon's First Look: "Alphas" (Syfy)|last=Sullivan |first=Brian Ford |publisher=The Futon Critic|access-date=August 12, 2011}}</ref> The series was then shopped around to various networks, with some interest from both [[NBC]] and [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]].<ref name="tvline"/> In late 2007, ABC picked up the series with an initial six episode order.<ref name="futon2">{{cite web |url= http://www.thefutoncritic.com/reviews/2008/07/10/the-futons-first-look-section-8-abc-script-28098/20080710_alphas/|title=The Futon's First Look: ''Section 8'' (ABC, Script)|last=Sullivan |first= Brian Ford |publisher=The Futon Critic |access-date= August 12, 2011}}</ref><ref name="EW">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20313460_20154195,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022031612/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20313460_20154195,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 22, 2012|title=TV Networks Won't Be Script to Shreds|last=Armstrong |first=Jennifer |magazine= Entertainment Weekly |access-date=August 12, 2011 |date=October 26, 2007}}</ref> However, complications arising from the [[2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike]] derailed the project.<ref name= "tvline"/> On August 5, 2009, after almost two further years of shopping the show around to the broadcast and cable networks, [[Syfy]] placed a pilot order. Zak Penn and Michael Karnow wrote the pilot. [[Jack Bender]] was attached to the project as the director, with [[Gail Berman]] and [[Lloyd Braun]] serving as executive producers.<ref>{{cite web| title=Syfy Gives Greenlight to ''Alphas'' Pilot from Bermanbraun| url= http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2009/08/05/syfy-gives-greenlight-to-alphas-pilot-from-bermanbraun-32283/20090805syfy03/|work=Breaking News|publisher= The Futon Critic|access-date=July 10, 2011|date= August 5, 2009}}</ref>

Casting began in August 2010. Filming of the pilot was done in [[Toronto]], Canada.<ref name= THRAPtoronpil>{{cite news|title=Syfy's ''Alphas'' pilot shooting in Toronto |url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/syfys-alphas-pilot-shooting-toronto-24829|publisher= | agency= Associated Press | work= The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=July 23, 2011| first= Etan | last= Vlessing|date=14 October 2010}}</ref>

''Alphas'' was ordered to series on December 8, 2010, by [[Syfy]] to air in the summer of 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=Syfy Greenlights ''Alphas'' (Working Title) to Series |url= http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/12/08/syfy-greenlights-alphas-working-title-to-series-172502/20101208syfy01/|work=Breaking News|publisher=The Futon Critic|access-date=July 10, 2011|date=December 8, 2010}}</ref> The series is a co-production between BermanBraun and [[Universal Cable Productions]]. Along with the series pickup, Syfy also announced that veteran Sci-Fi producer [[Ira Steven Behr]] had been picked to serve as executive producer and showrunner.<ref>{{cite web|last=The Futon Critic Staff|title=Development Update: Monday, December 20| url= http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/12/20/development-update-monday-december-20-625421/9033/|work=Breaking News|publisher=The Futon Critic|access-date=July 10, 2011|date=December 20, 2010}}</ref>

== Episodes ==
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| episodes1  = 11
| start1     = {{Start date|2011|07|11}}
| end1       = {{End date|2011|09|26}}

| color2     = #979797
| link2      = #Season 2 (2012)
| episodes2  = 13
| start2     = {{Start date|2012|07|23}}
| end2       = {{End date|2012|10|22}}
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=== Season 1 (2011) ===
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = Pilot
| DirectedBy = [[Jack Bender]]
| WrittenBy = [[Zak Penn]] & Michael Karnow
| Viewers = 2.52<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/07/12/monday-cable-ratings-all-star-softball-edges-out-pawn-stars-home-run-derby-closer-rizzoli-alphas-eureka-more/97860/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714091334/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/07/12/monday-cable-ratings-all-star-softball-edges-out-pawn-stars-home-run-derby-closer-rizzoli-alphas-eureka-more/97860/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 14, 2011|title=Monday Cable Ratings: "All-Star" Softball Edges Out 'Pawn Stars,' 'Home Run Derby' + 'Closer,' 'Rizzoli,' 'Alphas,' 'Eureka' & More|work=TV by the Numbers|last=Seidman|first=Robert|date=July 12, 2011|access-date=July 12, 2011}}</ref>
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|07|11}}
| ShortSummary = A team of people who exhibit special abilities (known as Alphas), who belong to a secret department attached to the CIA, are sent to investigate an impossible murder of a CIA Witness who was shot through the head in a sealed jail cell. They soon uncover the shooter, who is also an Alpha, and realize he is being controlled by yet another Alpha working for a rogue outfit. They break his conditioning, and he joins the team and helps to eradicate the mind controller.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = Cause & Effect
| DirectedBy = [[Constantine Makris]]
| WrittenBy = Julie Siege
| Viewers = 2.23<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/07/19/cable-ratings-pawn-stars-american-pickers-top-night-eureka-rizzoli-alphas-teen-wolf-much-more/98439/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722141730/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/07/19/cable-ratings-pawn-stars-american-pickers-top-night-eureka-rizzoli-alphas-teen-wolf-much-more/98439/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 22, 2011|title=Cable Ratings: 'Pawn Stars,' 'American Pickers' Top Night + 'Eureka' 'Rizzoli,' 'Alphas,' 'Teen Wolf' & Much More
|work=TV by the Numbers|last=Seidman|first=Robert|date=July 19, 2011|access-date=July 19, 2011}}</ref>
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|07|18}}
|ShortSummary = After the attack on Dr. Rosen, the team is forced to relocate their base of operations while trying to adapt to changes in their personal lives. Rosen tries to cope with his Department of Defense liaison and a former Alpha patient who escapes from the Binghamton Mental Hospital and wants him dead. The FBI attempts to rein in this patient, but as the body count climbs, it is decided that he will be killed instead. Just before this happens, he warns Dr. Rosen of a coming war between normal people and Alphas.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = Anger Management
| DirectedBy = [[Nick Copus]]
| WrittenBy = [[Ira Steven Behr]] & [[Robert Hewitt Wolfe]]
| Viewers = 1.95<ref>{{cite web|last=Seidman|first=Robert|title=Monday Cable Ratings: 'Pawn Stars' Rules + 'WWE RAW,' 'American Pickers,' 'Basketball Wives,' 'Switched at Birth,' 'Warehouse 13,' 'Rizzoli,' 'Alphas,' 'Teen Wolf' & Much More|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/07/26/monday-cable-ratings-pawn-stars-rules-wwe-raw-american-pickers-basketball-wives-switched-at-birth-warehouse-13-rizzoli-alphas-teen-wolf-much-more/98938/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110914222624/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/07/26/monday-cable-ratings-pawn-stars-rules-wwe-raw-american-pickers-basketball-wives-switched-at-birth-warehouse-13-rizzoli-alphas-teen-wolf-much-more/98938/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 14, 2011|work=TV by the Numbers|date=July 26, 2011|access-date=July 26, 2011}}</ref>
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|07|25}}
|ShortSummary = A runaway teenage Alpha, Matthew, sets off riots up and down the East Coast, the team struggles to stop him and send him to the Binghamton Mental Hospital for treatment. When they find that they have this man inside their base, Matthew sends off the pheromones and this causes Rachel, who was on the phone with her mother, to shout at her mother, that she hated her and was moving out. Bill is not affected by his pheromones but the others are causing chaos that leads to Don's death. Later in the episode, Nina offers Rachel her home to stay in for a while, and this strengthens the friendship of the two. In a subplot, Gary finds it hard to concentrate on his abilities when a satellite antenna across the street starts humming, and at the end of the episode, Gary complains that no one has helped him, and then Cameron, using his "hyperkinesis" throws a baseball and disables the antenna, which strengthens his companionship with Gary. Agent Sullivan takes over Agent Wilson's place on the team.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = Rosetta
| DirectedBy = [[Karen Gaviola]]
| WrittenBy = [[Zak Penn]]
| Viewers = 2.03<ref>{{cite web| url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/08/02/monday-cable-ratings-pawn-stars-on-top-wwe-raw-american-pickers-basketball-wives-switched-at-birth-warehouse-13-rizzoli-alphas-eureka-much-more/99469/| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912092514/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/08/02/monday-cable-ratings-pawn-stars-on-top-wwe-raw-american-pickers-basketball-wives-switched-at-birth-warehouse-13-rizzoli-alphas-eureka-much-more/99469/| url-status=dead| archive-date=September 12, 2011| title=Monday Cable Ratings: 'Pawn Stars' on Top + 'WWE RAW,' 'American Pickers,' 'Basketball Wives,' 'Switched at Birth,' 'Warehouse 13,' 'Rizzoli,' 'Alphas,' 'Eureka' & Much More| work=TV by the Numbers| last=Seidman| first=Robert| date=August 2, 2011| access-date=August 2, 2011}}</ref>
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|08|01}}
| ShortSummary = While raiding a Red Flag operation, Dr. Rosen and his team find Anna ([[Liane Balaban]]), an Alpha who can understand and translate any language. While the others try to track down and stop someone they believe to be the Red Flag leader, Milo Kosar, Gary bonds with Anna over their similar conditions. The team eventually determines that Anna is the leader of Red Flag and its reach is far greater than initially feared. Red Flag attempts to take down a lab manufacturing a medication that stops Alphas from being born. In a subplot, near the beginning we see how Gary makes his mother take care of him with almost everything (e.g. making him water until he judges it perfect). When he meets Anna she tells him that he doesn't need Dr. Rosen or his mother to take care of him, although Gary chooses to stay with The Alphas. When his mother brings him his water he states "if it's not right I'll go make it myself, I can take care of myself", suggesting that Anna may have changed the way he thinks of himself and his abilities to take care of himself.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = Never Let Me Go
| DirectedBy = [[Jeffrey Hunt]]
| WrittenBy = [[Jordan Rosenberg]]
| Viewers = 2.01<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/08/09/monday-cable-ratings-pawn-stars-american-pickers-wwe-raw-top-night-closer-rizzoli-switched-at-birth-eureka-much-more/100024/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110910060454/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/08/09/monday-cable-ratings-pawn-stars-american-pickers-wwe-raw-top-night-closer-rizzoli-switched-at-birth-eureka-much-more/100024/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 10, 2011|title=Monday Cable Ratings: 'Pawn Stars,' 'American Pickers,' 'WWE RAW' Top Night + 'Closer,' 'Rizzoli,' 'Switched At Birth,' 'Eureka' & Much More|work=TV by the Numbers|last=Seidman|first=Robert|date=August 9, 2011|access-date=August 10, 2011}}</ref>
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|08|08}}
| ShortSummary = An outbreak of unexplainable deaths in a small town has turned people into zombie-like creatures. As the team investigates, they find an alpha mother, Jessica Elkhart, out for revenge by using her Oxytocin causing people's cortisone levels to be sky high. While investigating, Rachel is lured in and left for dead. Featuring guest star [[Lindsay Wagner]] as [[List of Warehouse 13 characters#Dr. Vanessa Calder|Dr. Vanessa Calder]], a character from ''[[Warehouse 13]]'', thus putting ''Alphas'' in Syfy's shared universe, along with ''[[Eureka (2006 TV series)|Eureka]]''.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = Bill and Gary's Excellent Adventure
| DirectedBy = [[Leslie Libman]]
| WrittenBy = Adam Levy
| Viewers = 1.83<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/08/16/monday-cable-ratings-pawn-stars-jets-texans-wwe-raw-top-night-closer-rizzoli-warehouse-13-much-more/100609/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110910105900/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/08/16/monday-cable-ratings-pawn-stars-jets-texans-wwe-raw-top-night-closer-rizzoli-warehouse-13-much-more/100609/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 10, 2011|title=Updated Monday Cable Ratings: 'Pawn Stars,' Jets-Texans, 'WWE RAW' Top Night + 'Closer,' 'Rizzoli,' 'Warehouse 13' & Much More|work=TV by the Numbers|last=Seidman|first=Robert|date=August 16, 2011|access-date=August 17, 2011}}</ref>
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|08|15}}
| ShortSummary = Bill and Gary pursue an outside case involving a kidnapped heiress, putting their Alpha powers to the ultimate test while becoming friends. Nina and Hicks grow closer together, and Nina reveals that she fears her powers sometimes due to her pushing an ex-boyfriend to commit suicide. At the end of the case, the security guard ([[Alaina Huffman]]) of the heiress hires two thugs to kidnap her, and the whole team safely saves the heiress. Bill gives Gary driving lessons as promised. The title of this episode is a reference to the 1989 comedy film, ''[[Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure]]''.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = Catch and Release
| DirectedBy = [[Kevin Hooks]]
| WrittenBy = Michael Karnow
| Viewers = 1.87<ref>{{cite web| url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/08/23/monday-cable-bears-giants-preseason-wins-wwe-raw-rizzoli-t-o-show-alphas-much-more/101171/| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912084021/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/08/23/monday-cable-bears-giants-preseason-wins-wwe-raw-rizzoli-t-o-show-alphas-much-more/101171/| url-status=dead| archive-date=September 12, 2011| title=Monday Cable: Bears-Giants Preseason Wins + 'WWE RAW,' 'Rizzoli,' 'T.O. Show,' 'Alpha's' & Much More| work=TV by the Numbers| last=Seidman| first=Robert| date=August 23, 2011| access-date=August 23, 2011}}</ref>
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|08|22}}
| ShortSummary = The team is ordered to find and protect Skylar ([[Summer Glau]]), an Alpha with the skill to build almost anything that could be dangerous in the wrong hands. Gary's mom, after the events of the last episode, tries to keep Gary out of the Alpha's office. Skylar is chased by NSA for sending encrypted messages to someone called "Z". It turns out that Z, short for Zoe, is Skylar's five-year-old daughter who created a method of super encryption, enabling Skylar and Zoe to communicate safely. The Alphas let Skylar and her daughter go to live in Canada in peace in exchange for the tracking system which Rosen then destroys, in order to protect the Alphas from his superiors who might want to use their powers for ulterior motives. Gary confronts his mother, telling her he won't leave the team.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = A Short Time in Paradise
| DirectedBy = [[John Showalter (director)|John Showalter]]
| WrittenBy = Michael Chamoy
| Viewers = 1.79<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/08/30/monday-cable-wwe-raw-tops-night-ridiculousness-american-chopper-basketball-wives-la-carfellas-much-more/101860/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110910050502/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/08/30/monday-cable-wwe-raw-tops-night-ridiculousness-american-chopper-basketball-wives-la-carfellas-much-more/101860/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 10, 2011|title=Updated Monday Cable: 'WWE RAW' Tops Night, 'Ridiculousness,', 'American Chopper,' 'Basketball Wives LA,' 'Carfellas' & Much More|work=TV by the Numbers|last=Gorman|first=Bill|date=August 30, 2011|access-date=August 31, 2011}}</ref>
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|08|29}}
| ShortSummary = Hicks and Nina are entranced by a deadly cult leader named Jonas ([[Garret Dillahunt]]), whose powers slowly kill his followers. Hicks and Nina get personal. Bill tries to persuade Dr. Rosen to have the team learn tactical maneuvers for their subsequent missions. Rachel brings Gary on a date to her sister's wedding celebration. Rachel urges her father ([[Daniel Kash]]) to go the doctor due to him showing early signs of throat cancer. Dr. Rosen tries to stop people from dying at the hands of Jonas and is forced to make a difficult decision at the end.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| Title = Blind Spot
| DirectedBy = [[Michael W. Watkins|Michael Watkins]]
| WrittenBy = Ira Steven Behr & Robert Hewitt Wolfe
| Viewers = 1.51<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/09/13/monday-cable-monday-night-football-rules-pawn-stars-the-closer-rizzoli-isles-american-pickers-more/103435/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925021411/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/09/13/monday-cable-monday-night-football-rules-pawn-stars-the-closer-rizzoli-isles-american-pickers-more/103435/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 25, 2011|title=Monday Cable: 'Monday Night Football' Rules; 'Pawn Stars,' 'The Closer,' 'Rizzoli & Isles,' 'American Pickers' & More|work=TV by the Numbers|last=Gorman|first=Bill|date=September 13, 2011|access-date=September 13, 2011}}</ref>
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|09|12}}
| ShortSummary = The team captures a rogue doctor ([[Brent Spiner]]), who has a history of using stem cells to create more Alphas. The doctor himself is also an Alpha who makes sonar waves. He is said to having dolphin-like abilities. An Alpha bounty hunter ([[Rebecca Mader]]) enters the headquarters, kidnapping Rachel and terrorizing the others in a deadly game of cat and mouse. As the building begins to crumble from the sonar waves, the team attempts to make it out alive.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| Title = The Unusual Suspects
| DirectedBy = [[J. Miller Tobin]]
| WrittenBy = Marc Bernardin
| Viewers = 1.39<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/09/20/monday-cable-monday-night-football-tops-cable-but-sheen-roast-sets-records-eureka-season-finale-more/104336/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924014539/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/09/20/monday-cable-monday-night-football-tops-cable-but-sheen-roast-sets-records-eureka-season-finale-more/104336/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 24, 2011|title=Monday Cable: 'Monday Night Football' Tops Cable, But Sheen Roast Sets Records + 'Eureka' Season Finale & More|work=TV by the Numbers|last=Seidman|first=Robert|date=September 20, 2011|access-date=September 20, 2011}}</ref>
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|09|19}}
| ShortSummary = The DoD imprisons Rosen and his team after they suspect that one of the members is a Red Flag traitor. Everyone begins to question each others' motives, while Rosen accuses Hicks of being the traitor. It is eventually revealed that the team has not been betrayed, but infiltrated by a shape-shifter posing as Rosen.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11
| Title = Original Sin
| DirectedBy = Nick Copus
| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s= Zak Penn & Michael Karnow|t= Ira Steven Behr, Robert Hewitt Wolfe, Zak Penn & Michael Karnow}}
| Viewers = 1.16<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/09/27/monday-cable-monday-night-football-huge-wwe-raw-pawn-stars-american-pickers-more/105028/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929171713/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/09/27/monday-cable-monday-night-football-huge-wwe-raw-pawn-stars-american-pickers-more/105028/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 29, 2011|title=Monday Cable Ratings: 'Monday Night Football' Huge; WWE RAW, 'Pawn Stars,' 'American Pickers' & More|last=Gorman|first=Bill|date=September 27, 2011|access-date=September 27, 2011}}</ref>
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|09|26}}
| ShortSummary = Rosen and his team must choose sides when the Department of Defense launches a full-out assault on Red Flag. Dr. Rosen reunites with his daughter Danielle ([[Kathleen Munroe]]), who is being hunted by Red Flag and others. Gary mourns the loss of Anna. Stanton pays a visit to Dr. Rosen. The team questions whether they should continue working as is after blood shed between the DOD and Red Flag after being set up. Dr. Rosen publicly announces the existence of Alphas in a secretly taped meeting with the government. He is last seen being taken away.
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=== Season 2 (2012) ===
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = Wake Up Call
| DirectedBy = Matt Hastings
| WrittenBy = [[Robert Hewitt Wolfe]]
| Viewers = 1.75<ref>{{cite web| url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/07/24/monday-cable-ratingswwe-raw-1000th-episode-wins-night-love-and-hip-hop-single-ladies-the-closer-teen-wolf-bunheads-warehouse-13-more/142490/| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120727011114/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/07/24/monday-cable-ratingswwe-raw-1000th-episode-wins-night-love-and-hip-hop-single-ladies-the-closer-teen-wolf-bunheads-warehouse-13-more/142490/| url-status=dead| archive-date=July 27, 2012| title=Monday Cable Ratings:'WWE Raw' 1000th Episode Wins Night, 'Love and Hip Hop', 'Single Ladies', 'The Closer', 'Teen Wolf', 'Bunheads', 'Warehouse 13', & More| work=TV by the Numbers| last=Bibel| first=Sara| date=July 24, 2012| access-date=July 24, 2012}}</ref>
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|07|23}}
| ShortSummary = In the aftermath of Dr. Rosen's revelation of the existence of Alphas to the world, his dismantled team must be brought back together to save the lives of two of their own, Gary and Bill, who have been taken hostage by Cornell and the other Alphas being held prisoners by the government. As the Alphas plan a breakout, the Red Flag plot thickens, and the DOD soon realize they need Dr. Rosen's team more than they thought. Gary struggles to let his brain reboot and get his life back after being implanted with a chip that took away his abilities and communication while being locked up by the DOD.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 13
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = The Quick and the Dead
| DirectedBy = [[Michael Nankin]]
| WrittenBy = Michael Karnow
| Viewers = 1.35<ref>{{cite web| url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/07/31/monday-cable-ratings-love-and-hip-hop-atlanta-wins-night-wwe-single-ladies-the-closer-perception-teen-wolf-more/143366/| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120803020127/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/07/31/monday-cable-ratings-love-and-hip-hop-atlanta-wins-night-wwe-single-ladies-the-closer-perception-teen-wolf-more/143366/| url-status=dead| archive-date=August 3, 2012| title=Monday Cable Ratings 'Love and Hip Hop Atlanta' Wins Night, 'WWE', 'Single Ladies', 'The Closer', 'Perception', 'Teen Wolf', & More|work=TV by the Numbers| last=Bibel| first=Sara| date=July 31, 2012| access-date=July 31, 2012}}</ref>
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|07|30}}
| ShortSummary = Dr. Rosen and his team launch an investigation into a killer with super-speed, but problems arise when the group realizes that their actions have led the evil Alpha directly to them, which results in deadly consequences. Danielle Rosen continues to play both sides, while engaging in a relationship with Cameron. Stanton shows his vulnerable side to Danielle. Gary continues to adjust to working with the DOD. Nina struggles with old ways, learns of Cameron and Danielle's relationship, and is done working with the team. Bill questions Dr. Rosen's leadership abilities. The group realizes they can trust no one.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 14
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = Alpha Dogs
| DirectedBy = [[Nick Copus]]
| WrittenBy = [[Eric Tuchman]]
| Viewers = 1.38<ref>{{cite web| url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/08/07/monday-cable-ratingslove-and-hip-hop-atlanta-wins-night-wwe-raw-the-closer-single-ladies-teen-wolfsecret-life-of-the-american-teenager-more/144098/| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120808131424/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/08/07/monday-cable-ratingslove-and-hip-hop-atlanta-wins-night-wwe-raw-the-closer-single-ladies-teen-wolfsecret-life-of-the-american-teenager-more/144098/| url-status=dead| archive-date=August 8, 2012|title=Monday Cable Ratings:'Love and Hip Hop Atlanta' Wins Night, 'WWE Raw', 'The Closer', 'Single Ladies', 'Teen Wolf','Secret Life of the American Teenager' & More|work=TV by the Numbers| last=Bibel| first=Sara| date=August 7, 2012| access-date=August 7, 2012 }}</ref>
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|08|06}}
| ShortSummary = While investigating the death of an Alpha, the team learns of an underground Alpha fight club. Harken meets a mysterious girl there named Kat ([[Erin Way]]), who offers to assist him when he goes undercover to learn more about the fight club. Kat teaches Bill how to channel his ability without getting angry.  Kat is kidnapped and the team tries to rescue her. As Gary struggles with Anna's death, Gary's mom learns to let go and allow him to grow independently.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 15
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = When Push Comes to Shove
| DirectedBy = [[Omar Madha]]
| WrittenBy = Adam Levy
| Viewers = 0.99<ref>{{cite web| url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/08/14/monday-cable-ratings-nfl-pre-season-football-rules-night-love-and-hip-hop-atlanta-wwe-raw-the-closer-pawn-stars-more/144820/| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120816223733/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/08/14/monday-cable-ratings-nfl-pre-season-football-rules-night-love-and-hip-hop-atlanta-wwe-raw-the-closer-pawn-stars-more/144820/| url-status=dead| archive-date=August 16, 2012|title=Monday Cable Ratings: NFL Pre-Season Football Rules Night, + 'Love And Hip Hop: Atlanta', 'WWE Raw', 'The Closer', 'Pawn Stars' & More|work=TV by the Numbers| last=Kondolojy| first=Amanda| date=August 14, 2012| access-date=August 14, 2012 }}</ref>
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|08|13}}
| ShortSummary = The team investigates a string of Alpha-related crimes before realizing the Alpha they're looking for is one of their own. Gary moves into the office causing Bill and Rachel to be surprised one morning. Nina's past catches up with her. John reveals past wounds, causing a hiatus in his relationship with Rachel. Nina uses her abilities on the others and must learn to trust herself again with Dr. Rosen's help.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 16
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = Gaslight
| DirectedBy = [[Leslie Libman]]
| WrittenBy = Terri Hughes Burton & Ron Milbauer
| Viewers = 1.38<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/08/21/monday-cable-ratings-love-and-hip-hop-atlanta-pre-season-football-win-night-wwe-raw-single-ladiesmajor-crimes-warehouse-13-bunheads-more/145531/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120824001944/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/08/21/monday-cable-ratings-love-and-hip-hop-atlanta-pre-season-football-win-night-wwe-raw-single-ladiesmajor-crimes-warehouse-13-bunheads-more/145531/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 24, 2012|title=Monday Cable Ratings: 'Love and Hip Hop Atlanta' & Pre-Season Football Win Night, 'WWE Raw', 'Single Ladies','Major Crimes', 'Warehouse 13', 'Bunheads' & More|last=Bibel|first=Sara| date=August 21, 2012|work=TV by the Numbers|access-date=August 21, 2012}}</ref>
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|08|20}}
| ShortSummary = A comatose young Alpha, Jason, is causing other Alphas to have strange hallucinations due to a mysterious device that amplifies his abilities. Hicks, Bill, and Rachel struggle to find out what's going on while having hallucinations of their own. Nina learns that her Alpha ability has new and more powerful facets. Gary creates @Anna_Lives on Twitter and posts "the revolution is coming #AnnaLives #Alphas". Dr. Rosen questions if there is a link between the photic stimulator and Parish. Rachel and Nina begin to mend their relationship. Kat recalls the memory of a lady in a blue dress.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 17
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = Alphaville
| DirectedBy = Nick Copus
| WrittenBy = Michael Chamoy
| Viewers = 1.73<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/08/28/monday-cable-ratings-love-and-hip-hop-atlanta-wins-night-monday-night-raw-pawn-stars-single-ladies-american-pickers-more/146434/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830154512/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/08/28/monday-cable-ratings-love-and-hip-hop-atlanta-wins-night-monday-night-raw-pawn-stars-single-ladies-american-pickers-more/146434/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 30, 2012|title=Monday Cable Ratings: 'Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta' Wins Night + 'Monday Night RAW', 'Pawn Stars', 'Single Ladies', 'American Pickers' & More|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda| date=August 28, 2012|work=TV by the Numbers|access-date=August 28, 2012}}</ref>
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|08|27}}
| ShortSummary = Determined to find what the ability-enhancing device (photic stimulator) is fully capable of, Dr. Rosen brings the team to a small community for refugee Alphas, in order to request help from Skylar Adams. Dr. Rosen's daughter compromises everything when she exploits her relationship with Hicks to feed Stanton Parish information. During their visit, Skylar's daughter Zoe gets kidnapped by Parish's men, who want the device back, which amplifies both Scipios and Rachel's abilities. Zoe is rescued by Hicks, Bill and Skylar. In the end, Dr. Rosen tasks Bill with finding the mole in their midst, and Skylar is approached by Stanton Parish.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 18
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = Gods and Monsters
| DirectedBy = [[Mairzee Almas]]
| WrittenBy = Kira Snyder
| Viewers = 1.32<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/09/11/monday-cable-ratings-monday-night-football-rules-night-monday-night-raw-sportscenter-ti-tiny-basketball-wives-major-crimes-more/148125/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120914064432/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/09/11/monday-cable-ratings-monday-night-football-rules-night-monday-night-raw-sportscenter-ti-tiny-basketball-wives-major-crimes-more/148125/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 14, 2012|title=Monday Cable Ratings: Monday Night Football Rules Night, + 'Monday Night Raw', 'SportsCenter', 'TI & Tiny', 'Basketball Wives', 'Major Crimes' & More|work=TV by the Numbers|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|date=September 11, 2012|access-date=September 12, 2012}}</ref>
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|09|10}}
| ShortSummary = When Jason Miller returns to high school after waking from coma, he risks the lives of many students, as he starts to control them with his amplified ability. While the team tries to stop him, Dr. Rosen is saved by Stanton Parish, and they must work together to save Jason. Bill hunts for the mole.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 19
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = Falling
| DirectedBy = Nick Copus
| WrittenBy = Nina Fiore & John Herrera
| Viewers = 1.31<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/09/18/monday-cable-ratings-monday-night-football-wins-night-wwe-raw-switched-at-birth-major-crimes-bad-girls-club-perception-more/148993/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920201841/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/09/18/monday-cable-ratings-monday-night-football-wins-night-wwe-raw-switched-at-birth-major-crimes-bad-girls-club-perception-more/148993/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 20, 2012|title=Monday Cable Ratings: 'Monday Night Football' Wins Night, 'WWE Raw', 'Switched at Birth', 'Major Crimes', 'Bad Girls Club', 'Perception' & More|work=TV by the Numbers|last=Bibel|first=Sara|date=September 18, 2012|access-date=September 18, 2012}}</ref>
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|09|17}}
| ShortSummary = After discovering the identity of the mole, Dr. Rosen is faced with a difficult decision. Meanwhile, Kat goes on her first mission and reuniting with someone from her past causing mixed feelings on how to proceed with the mission. Hicks' son visits and Hicks wonders whether he's gifted. John gets ready to meet Rachel's parents.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 20
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| Title = The Devil Will Drag You Under
| DirectedBy = Matt Hastings
| WrittenBy = Robert Hewitt Wolfe
| Viewers = 1.23<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/09/25/monday-cable-ratings-monday-night-football-rules-night-sportscenter-monday-night-raw-chrissy-mr-jones-ti-tiny-more/150031/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928001533/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/09/25/monday-cable-ratings-monday-night-football-rules-night-sportscenter-monday-night-raw-chrissy-mr-jones-ti-tiny-more/150031/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 28, 2012|title=Monday Cable Ratings: 'Monday Night Football' Rules Night + 'SportsCenter', 'Monday Night RAW', 'Chrissy & Mr. Jones', 'TI & Tiny' & More|work=TV by the Numbers|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|date=September 25, 2012|access-date=September 26, 2012}}</ref>
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|09|24}}
| ShortSummary = The first stage of Parish's endgame comes into focus as both Dani and Hicks are caught up in his web. Dr. Rosen and Hicks butt heads. Meanwhile, as the team tracks down a prototype weapon Hicks stole for Parish that could potentially kill millions of people, Hicks' betrayal may not be what it seems. Parish's alpha, Agnes, rips open Hick's mind hoping to find out what's really going on. Dani plays Parish but consequences follow.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 21
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| Title = Life After Death
| DirectedBy = [[J. Miller Tobin]]
| WrittenBy = Eric Tuchman
| Viewers = 1.07<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/10/02/monday-cable-ratings-monday-night-football-wins-night-major-crimes-warehouse-13-switched-at-birth-alphas-wwe-raw-more/150983/| title=Monday Cable Ratings: 'Monday Night Football' Wins Night, 'Major Crimes', 'Warehouse 13', 'Switched at Birth', 'Alphas', 'WWE Raw', & More| work=TV by the Numbers| last=Bibel| first=Sara| date=October 2, 2012| access-date=October 3, 2012| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013201327/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/10/02/monday-cable-ratings-monday-night-football-wins-night-major-crimes-warehouse-13-switched-at-birth-alphas-wwe-raw-more/150983/| archive-date=October 13, 2013 }}</ref>
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|10|01}}
| ShortSummary = The team deals with the fallout of Parish's attempted attack on New York and the team deals with Dani's death, with Dr. Rosen and Hicks being hit the hardest. Hicks asks Nina to push him. Gary takes care of a baby alpha named Adam, while his parents come for him causing the team to question what is really going on. Rachel and John take a big step in their relationship.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 22
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11
| Title = If Memory Serves
| DirectedBy = [[Allan Kroeker]]
| WrittenBy = Terri Hughes Burton & Ron Milbauer
| Viewers = 1.12<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/10/09/monday-cable-ratings-monday-night-football-wins-night-sportscenter-monday-night-raw-mlb-american-chopper-more/152096/| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011054220/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/10/09/monday-cable-ratings-monday-night-football-wins-night-sportscenter-monday-night-raw-mlb-american-chopper-more/152096/| url-status=dead| archive-date=October 11, 2012| title=Monday Cable Ratings: 'Monday Night Football' Wins Night + 'SportsCenter', 'Monday Night RAW', MLB, 'American Chopper' & More| work=TV by the Numbers| last=Kondolojy| first=Amanda| date=October 9, 2012| access-date=October 9, 2012 }}</ref>
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|10|08}}
| ShortSummary =Kat and Hicks find an Alpha, Mitchell ([[Sean Astin]]), being held captive by another Alpha who has the ability to heal. Mitchell has the ability to show people's memories to others. In attempting to bring Mitchell back to base, he offers to help Kat and Hicks with their memories. Gary's mom is hospitalized from a motor vehicle accident; complications arise. Bill teases Rachel about her relationship advancement. Hicks struggles with Dani's death. The senator threatens Dr. Rosen and his team after Nina reveals she is the one who pushed her. Parish is remorseful about Dani's death. Dr. Rosen discovers Parish's weakness and intends to use it against him.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 23
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12
| Title = Need to Know
| DirectedBy = Nick Copus
| WrittenBy = Michael Karnow & Adam Levy
| Viewers = 1.16<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/10/16/monday-cable-ratings-monday-night-football-wins-night-major-crimes-switched-at-birth-alphas-t-i-and-tiny-basketball-wives-more/153140/| title=Monday Cable Ratings: 'Monday Night Football' Wins Night, 'Major Crimes', 'Switched at Birth', 'Alphas', 'T.I. and Tiny' & More| work=TV by the Numbers| last=Bibel| first=Sara| date=October 16, 2012| access-date=October 17, 2012| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102122645/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/10/16/monday-cable-ratings-monday-night-football-wins-night-major-crimes-switched-at-birth-alphas-t-i-and-tiny-basketball-wives-more/153140/| archive-date=November 2, 2013 }}</ref>
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|10|15}}
| ShortSummary = Parish's plot thickens causing possibly thousands of deaths in the long run. Dr. Rosen picks certain members of the team to move forward against Parish, while the others are left in the dark, causing trust issues. Cornell is caught after trying to capture Mitchell. Skylar and Zoe are held captive by Parish's men and forced to design a gadget that will lead to the "end of the world". Gary gets booted from the hospital. Dr. Rosen and Hicks find Parish's center and learn about his plan. Dr. Rosen stays behind in the center to take out Parish while Hicks warns the group. Dr. Rosen is shot and left for dead. <!-- DO NOT copy and paste summaries from other sites. Even if referenced that is a COPYRIGHT VIOLATION and will be REMOVED. Please add summaries in your own words. -->
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 24
| EpisodeNumber2 = 13
| Title = God's Eye
| DirectedBy = Matt Hastings
| WrittenBy = Bruce Miller
| Viewers = 1.17<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/10/23/monday-cable-ratings-monday-night-football-triumphs-presidential-debate-ratings-on-the-record-monday-night-raw-sportscenter-more/154273/| title=Monday Cable Ratings: 'Monday Night Football' Triumphs + Presidential Debate Ratings, 'On The Record', 'Monday Night RAW', 'SportsCenter' & More| work=TV by the Numbers| last=Kondolojy| first=Amanda| date=October 23, 2012| access-date=October 24, 2012| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708122259/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/10/23/monday-cable-ratings-monday-night-football-triumphs-presidential-debate-ratings-on-the-record-monday-night-raw-sportscenter-more/154273/| archive-date=July 8, 2015 }}</ref>
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|10|22}}
| ShortSummary = Kat threatens to walk out on everything, while Bill is the only one who can get through to her. Dr. Rosen is healed as much as possible by another Alpha. Dani returns in what appears to be Dr. Rosen's hallucinations. The team races against time, learning Parish has set the photic stimulators to go off at 8:18 p.m. on the 150th anniversary of the day he discovered he was an Alpha. Gary visits his mother in the hospital, where he runs into Dr. Rosen. He helps him find Parish's "god's eye view", in Grand Central Station in New York City, where Parish plans on watching the "end of the world". The team races to find and disable Parish's bombs, while Dr. Rosen and Parish square off. When the photic stimulators go off in Grand Central, Gary is the only one not affected. <!-- DO NOT copy and paste summaries from other sites. Even if referenced that is a COPYRIGHT VIOLATION and will be REMOVED. Please add summaries in your own words. -->
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==Reception==

===Critical reception===
''Alphas'' has received mixed reviews. On review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the first season holds a 73% "Fresh" score, based on 33 critic reviews with an average rating of 6.6/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "It treads familiar ground, but ''Alphas'' succeeds on the strength of its characters and brisk pacing."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alphas: Season 1 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/alphas/s01 |access-date=June 14, 2024 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref> The second season holds an 89% "Fresh" score, based on nine critic reviews with an average rating of 7.8/10. The website's consensus reads, "''Alphas'' reaches its prime in its second and final season, bolstered by higher stakes and the reassuring presence of David Strathairn."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alphas: Season 2 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/alphas/s02 |access-date=June 14, 2024 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref>

On [[Metacritic]], which uses a weighted average, the first season holds a score of 64/100 based on 17 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alphas season 1 |url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/alphas/season-1/critic-reviews |access-date=June 14, 2024 |publisher=[[Metacritic]]}}</ref>

The ''[[New York Post]]'' said of the first episode: "''Alphas'' is fun, sure, but it has a 'been there, done that' feel."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/super_club_9mIEh7vyPfLyRsm1Zhz8IO|title=The overly normal crew of Syfy's ''Alphas''|last1=Stasi |first1=Linda |date=July 10, 2011 |work=New York Post |access-date=August 12, 2011}}</ref>
TV Fanatic gave the show an average review saying, "Everything Alphas brought to the table has been done before."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvfanatic.com/2011/07/alphas-review-pilot/ |title=Alphas Review: An Average Series Premiere |publisher=TV Fanatic |date=July 12, 2011 |access-date=October 28, 2011}}</ref>
''[[The New York Times]]'' gave the show a negative review: "It's neither here nor there: low on sci-fi mystery and intrigue and not yet convincing as ensemble drama. Right now it feels like the beta version."<ref>{{cite news|last=Hale |first=Mike |url=http://tv.nytimes.com/2011/07/11/arts/television/alphas-pilot-on-syfy-stars-david-strathairn-review.html?partner=rss&emc=rss |title='Alphas' Pilot on Syfy Stars David Strathairn&nbsp;– Review |publisher=Tv.nytimes.com |date=July 10, 2011 |access-date=October 28, 2011}}</ref>

''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' gave a positive review: "At first blush, though, give ''Alphas'' high marks for effort and ingenuity, demonstrating a TV show needn't provide major pyrotechnics or a reinvented wheel to lay the groundwork for solid summer entertainment where the characters, somewhat refreshingly, are only sort-of super."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117945621?refCatId=32|title=Variety Reviews: Alphas&nbsp;– TV Review|last1=Lowry |first1=Brian|date=July 10, 2011 |work=Variety |access-date=August 12, 2011}}</ref>

The ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' gave the pilot a positive review: "Alphas deftly balances all the building blocks of great genre{{spaced ndash}}nonhuman abilities, twisty plot, cool special effects, smart dialogue and characters you want to spend more time with. And that's the most impressive superpower of all."<ref>{{cite news|last=McNamara |first=Mary |title=Television Review: ''Alphas'' |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-et-alphas-20110711,0,2884835.story |access-date=August 12, 2011 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=July 11, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715035916/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-et-alphas-20110711%2C0%2C2884835.story |archive-date=July 15, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>

After eight episodes had aired, Maureen Ryan of ''[[AOL TV]]'' called it the summer's most promising new drama: "Not only has ''Alphas'' successfully avoided many of the pitfalls that have bedeviled other superhero-flavored projects, it's done a good job of balancing character-driven moments with taut, well-paced storytelling."<ref name=promising>{{cite news | url = http://www.aoltv.com/2011/08/30/syfy-alphas-summer-drama-david-strathairn-ryan-cartwright/ | title = Checking In on ''Alphas'', the Summer's Most Promising New Drama | first = Maureen | last = Ryan | publisher = AOL TV | date = August 30, 2010 | access-date = August 30, 2011 | archive-date = January 5, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120105160928/http://www.aoltv.com/2011/08/30/syfy-alphas-summer-drama-david-strathairn-ryan-cartwright/ | url-status = dead }}</ref>

===Ratings===
The pilot episode premiered with 2.5 million total viewers, scoring 1.2 million viewers in the 18–49 demographic and 1.3 million in the 25–54 demographic, making it Syfy's most watched debut in two years.<ref>{{cite web|last=Seidman|first=Robert|title=''Alphas'' is Syfy's Most-Watched Debut In Two Years + ''Eureka'' & ''Warehouse 13'' Premiere Ratings|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/07/12/alphas-is-syfys-most-watched-debut-in-two-years-eureka-warehouse-13-premiere-ratings/97819/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714051454/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/07/12/alphas-is-syfys-most-watched-debut-in-two-years-eureka-warehouse-13-premiere-ratings/97819/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 14, 2011|publisher=TV By the Numbers|access-date=August 12, 2011}}</ref> Live + 7 day ratings for the series premiere updated those numbers to 3.6 million total viewers, scoring 1.7 million viewers in the 18–49 demographic and 1.8 million in the 25–54 demographic.<ref name="premiere01">{{cite web|last=Seidman|first=Robert|title=Live+7 DVR Viewing Info for Premieres of Syfy's ''Eureka'', ''Warehouse 13'', and ''Alphas''|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/08/03/live7-dvr-viewing-info-for-premieres-of-syfys-eureka-warehouse-13-and-alphas/99553/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817144405/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/08/03/live7-dvr-viewing-info-for-premieres-of-syfys-eureka-warehouse-13-and-alphas/99553/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 17, 2011|publisher=TV By the Numbers|access-date=August 12, 2011}}</ref> By the 11th episode (its season finale) however, the ratings had dropped to 1.16<ref name="gorman1">{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/09/27/monday-cable-monday-night-football-huge-wwe-raw-pawn-stars-american-pickers-more/105028/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929171713/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/09/27/monday-cable-monday-night-football-huge-wwe-raw-pawn-stars-american-pickers-more/105028/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 29, 2011|title=Monday Cable: Monday Cable Ratings: 'Monday Night Football' Huge; WWE RAW, 'Pawn Stars,' 'American Pickers' & More|work=TV by the Numbers|last=Gorman|first=Bill|date=September 27, 2011|access-date=September 28, 2011}}</ref> million total viewers.

In the UK the show was broadcast on Tuesdays. The first episode had 666,000 viewers altogether, 595,000 live and 71,000 on timeshift. When the second episode aired, the viewer count dipped to 469,000 together, live and on timeshift. Despite the fall in viewers on a Tuesday showing, the show has become popular in the UK with Friday repeats rounding up around 150,000 viewers.

'''U.S. ratings'''

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#e0e0e0;"
! rowspan="2" style="width:7%;"| Season
! colspan="3" | Season Premiere
! colspan="3" | Season Finale
|- style="background:#e0e0e0;"
! span style="width:15%; font-size:smaller; font-weight:bold; line-height:100%;"| Date
! span style="width:10%; font-size:smaller; font-weight:bold; line-height:100%;"| Viewers Total
! span style="width:10%; font-size:smaller; font-weight:bold; line-height:100%;"| Viewers 18–49
! span style="width:15%; font-size:smaller; font-weight:bold; line-height:100%;"| Date
! span style="width:10%; font-size:smaller; font-weight:bold; line-height:100%;"| Viewers Total
! span style="width:10%; font-size:smaller; font-weight:bold; line-height:100%;"| Viewers 18–49
|- style="background:#f9f9f9;"
! style="background:#F9F9F9;text-align:center" | 1
! style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:center;line-height:110%" | July 11, 2011<ref name="tfc">{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/alphas/listings/|title=Shows A-Z&nbsp;– ''Alphas'' on Syfy |publisher=The Futon Critic|access-date=August 12, 2011}}</ref>
! style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | 2.52<ref name="premiere01"/>
! style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | 1.21<ref name="premiere01"/>
! style="background:#F9F9F9;font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;text-align:center;line-height:110%" | September 26, 2011<ref name="gorman1"/>
! style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal" | 1.16<ref name="gorman1"/>
! style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal"  {{N/A}}
|}

'''United Kingdom ratings'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Series !! episode !! Viewers (5* and 5*+1)
|-
| 1 || 1 || 775,000
|-
| 1 || 2 || 682,000
|-
| 1 || 3 || 585,000
|-
| 1 || 4 || 555,000
|-
| 1 || 5 || 513,000
|-
| 1 || 6 || 605,000
|-
| 1 || 7 || 527,000
|-
| 1 || 8 || 512,000
|-
| 1 || 9 || 505,000
|-
| 1 || 10 || 502,000
|-
| 1 || 11 || 500,000
|}

==In popular culture==
In episode 21 of season six of the sitcom ''[[The Big Bang Theory (season 6)|The Big Bang Theory]]'' entitled "The Closure Alternative", the unresolved cliffhanger ending of ''Alphas'' causes character [[Sheldon Cooper]] distress about not having 'closure', as a lead-in to one of that show's plot lines.

==International broadcasting==
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! Country
! Network
! Premiere date
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{CAN}}
| [[Space (Canadian TV channel)|Space]]
| July 11, 2011<ref>{{cite web|title=Watch Alphas on Space, Mondays 10:05E/9:55P|url=http://www.spacecast.com/Alphas.aspx|publisher=Space|access-date=August 14, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817012733/http://www.spacecast.com/Alphas.aspx|archive-date=August 17, 2011|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Coming soon to a channel near you|url=http://thefiveeight.com/2011/08/04/2726/|publisher=The Five Eight|access-date=August 14, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321045101/http://thefiveeight.com/2011/08/04/2726/|archive-date=March 21, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[addikTV]] (in French)
| October 1, 2012<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.infopresse.com/blogs/actualites/archive/2012/06/15/article-40140.aspx |title=Quebecor Média: la saison des lancements se termine ''Alphas'' |publisher=[[:fr:Infopresse|infopresse.com]] |date=June 15, 2012 |access-date=August 2, 2012 |archive-date=August 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120808092653/http://www2.infopresse.com/blogs/actualites/archive/2012/06/15/article-40140.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| {{UK}}
| [[5*]]<br />[[Syfy (UK and Ireland)|Syfy]]
| October 18, 2011<br />April 19, 2012<ref>{{cite web|title=Syfy UK Acquires Pay TV Rights To Alphas Season 1|url=http://www.tvwise.co.uk/2012/03/syfy-uk-acquires-alphas-season-1/|first=Patrick|last=Munn|work=TVWise|date=March 28, 2012|access-date=April 3, 2012}}</ref>
|-
| {{ESP}}
| [[Syfy]]<br />[[Cuatro (TV channel)|Cuatroº]]
| December 13, 2011<br />July 11, 2012
|-
| {{AUS}}
| [[Seven Network]]<br />[[Sci Fi Channel (Australia)|Sci-Fi Channel]]
| December 7, 2012<br />February 3, 2012
|-
| {{FIN}}
| [[C More|C More Series]]
| January 10, 2013
|-
| {{FRA}}
| [[Syfy Universal (France)|Syfy]]
| February 21, 2012<ref>{{cite web|title=Watch Alphas on syfy, Tuesday 20:45 (CET)|url=http://www.syfy.fr/alphas|publisher=syfy|access-date=February 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306214049/http://www.syfy.fr/alphas|archive-date=March 6, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
|-
| {{BRA}}
| [[Syfy]]
| 2011
|-
| {{NZL}}
| [[Four (New Zealand)]]
| January 2013
|-
| {{ITA}}
| [[Rai 4]]
| May 17, 2012
|-
| {{SWE}}
| [[C More Series]]
| January 10, 2013
|-
| {{PHI}}
| [[Jack TV]]
| January 27, 2013
|-
| {{GER}}
| [[Syfy Universal (Germany)|Syfy]]
| February 14, 2013
|-
| {{RSA}}
| [[Universal Channel]] <br> Omnitrix TV
| March 25, 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvsa.co.za/mastershowinfo.asp?mastershowid=2775|title=Alphas|publisher=TVSA|access-date=31 March 2013}}</ref> <br> February 11, 2020
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20121215080520/http://www.syfy.com/alphasseries/}} (archive)
* {{IMDb title|1183865}}

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