The Orville Season 1

The Orville Season 1 has quietly become one of the more dependable comedies currently available on and . A single, tightly-focused season means there is plenty to get through without ever feeling padded. With 1,426 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Seth MacFarlane's performance alone is worth the time investment. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, The Orville Season 1 earns its spot. The Orville Season 1 gets the fundamentals right first, then finds room to get weird with it. Season 1 of The Orville includes 12 episodes. It aired from September 2017 to December 2017. This season stars Seth MacFarlane, Adrianne Palicki and Penny Johnson Jerald. Seth MacFarlane and Adrianne Palicki lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2017. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and The Orville Season 1 holds up on rewatch in a way that separates it from one-off curiosities. It rarely drops the ball, and when it does, it recovers fast.

For viewers who want something light without wanting something stupid, The Orville Season 1 respects your intelligence. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch if your schedule allows. Seth MacFarlane anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.

🎬 The Orville Season 1 — Episode Guide

Old Wounds

2017-09-10

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 ...

Command Performance

2017-09-17

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.

About a Girl

2017-09-21

The Orville crew is divided between cultures when Bortus and Klyden debate if their newly born offspring should receive a controversial surgery.

If the Stars Should Appear

2017-09-28

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

Pria

2017-10-05

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.

Krill

2017-10-12

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.

Majority Rule

2017-10-26

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.

Into the Fold

2017-11-02

Ed and the crew set out to save Dr. Finn, her two sons and Isaac after their shuttle gets thrown into uncharted space and they crash-land on a moon that is light years from the Orville.

Cupid's Dagger

2017-11-09

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.

E10

Firestorm

2017-11-16

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.

E11

New Dimensions

2017-11-30

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.

E12

Mad Idolatry

2017-12-07

Ed and Kelly consider the possibility of reforging their relationship, but Kelly soon crash-lands on a planet in another universe with Isaac and Gordon.

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