Avenue 5 (2020–2022)

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Plot

Avenue 5 is a space tourism comedy set 40 years in the future when the solar system is everyone's oyster.

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Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Avenue 5 S02E03Is It a Good Dot?S02E03 · 8.4When the ship crosses paths with a rogue space station, Ryan and the crew jump at the opportunity to socialize, while Billie angles for help with Avenue 5’s mounting eel problem. Then, after Rav discovers the true purpose of Storm Falcon’s mission, Ryan must steer his team through a difficult moral quandary.
  2. 02Avenue 5 S02E08That's Why They Call It a MissileS02E08 · 8.3With the ship divided, both sides find themselves in an all-out fight to survive. Then, Ryan takes part in a shotgun wedding, and Rav reaches a personal breakthrough.
  3. 03Avenue 5 S02E04How It Ends: As a Starter and a MainS02E04 · 8.1Now stuck with an unsavory stowaway, Ryan and Billie lock down the ship – with potentially dangerous consequences. Meanwhile, Iris and Judd attempt to blackmail Lucas, Karen claws her way back to the top, and Frank fends off an attack.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode9Episodes2020Aired 7.5Season avg
  1. S01E01Avenue 5 S01E01I Was FlyingJanuary 19, 2020 7.0When a malfunction occurs aboard the luxury space cruise ship Avenue 5, it's up to engineer Billie McEvoy to warn Capt. Ryan Clark, owner He
  2. S01E02Avenue 5 S01E02And Then He's Gonna Shoot Off...January 26, 2020 7.2Rav and her team meet with a NASA representative to plot a potential rescue mission. An engineer working in a hidden part of the ship has a
  3. S01E03Avenue 5 S01E03I'm a Hand ModelFebruary 2, 2020 7.7Judd outlines the plan for a rescue mission and tasks Iris with organizing a vigil on Earth to raise the money to fund it. Rav endures a bar
  4. S01E04Avenue 5 S01E04Wait a Minute, Then Who Was That on the Ladder?February 9, 2020 7.6With Judd worried about his reputation, Iris arranges a meet-and-greet with several passengers in his luxury suite. Frustrated by a bridge c
  5. S01E05Avenue 5 S01E05He's Only There To Stop His Skeleton From Falling OverFebruary 16, 2020 7.3Billie seeks her moment in the limelight after stepping in to help Ryan during the ship's newest crisis. Iris vets comedian Jordan Hatwal's
  6. S01E06Avenue 5 S01E06Was It Your Ears?February 23, 2020 7.2Rav attempts to secure funds for a rescue mission, while on the ship the stress begins to show when what appears to be an oxygen leak is det
  7. S01E07Avenue 5 S01E07Are You a Spider, Matt?March 1, 2020 7.6Judd enlists Ryan to help charm Harrison Aimes, an uber-wealthy passenger who has a strange effect on Judd. Meanwhile, the passengers become
  8. S01E08Avenue 5 S01E08Season's bestThis Is Physically Hurting MeMarch 8, 2020 7.9While Karen oversees an effort to jettison non-essential passenger items, Billie tries to teach an inattentive Ryan how to dock the ship. M
  9. S01E09Avenue 5 S01E09Eight Arms But No HandsMarch 15, 2020 7.9A search party commences for Matt, who’s in hiding with a guilty conscience – and the airlock codes. Iris questions Karen about her rumored

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode8Episodes2022Aired 7.9Season avg
  1. S02E01Avenue 5 S02E01No One Wants an Argument About RealityOctober 10, 2022 7.3After five long months, the passengers of Avenue 5 eagerly await their impending return to Earth­­ while behind the scenes, Ryan and the cre
  2. S02E02Avenue 5 S02E02What an Unseasonal DelightOctober 17, 2022 7.1With the ship facing a fiery threat, Billie hatches a plan that could just save some of the passengers… and the eels. Meanwhile, Iris makes
  3. S02E03Avenue 5 S02E03Season's bestIs It a Good Dot?October 24, 2022 8.4When the ship crosses paths with a rogue space station, Ryan and the crew jump at the opportunity to socialize, while Billie angles for help
  4. S02E04Avenue 5 S02E04How It Ends: As a Starter and a MainOctober 31, 2022 8.1Now stuck with an unsavory stowaway, Ryan and Billie lock down the ship – with potentially dangerous consequences. Meanwhile, Iris and Judd
  5. S02E05Avenue 5 S02E05Let's Play with MatchesNovember 7, 2022 8.0After a failed revolt, the passengers put the ship’s leadership to a vote, bringing forth a pack of unlikely candidates. Meanwhile, back on
  6. S02E06Avenue 5 S02E06Intoxicating ClarityNovember 14, 2022 7.7With a "new" leader at the helm, life on deck reaches a semi-status quo – until the discovery of a mysterious blip and dissident uprising th
  7. S02E07Avenue 5 S02E07I Love Judging PeopleNovember 21, 2022 8.1The crew turns to a Judd-designed ranking algorithm to deal with their latest threat. As Ryan’s rating mysteriously tanks, Billie searches f
  8. S02E08Avenue 5 S02E08That's Why They Call It a MissileNovember 28, 2022 8.3With the ship divided, both sides find themselves in an all-out fight to survive. Then, Ryan takes part in a shotgun wedding, and Rav reache

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

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