Agent Phil Coulson of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division) puts together a team of agents to investigate the new, the strange and the unknown around the globe, protecting the ordinary from the extraordinary.
Pilot (Episode 1) 7.4
Writer: Joss Whedon
Air date: 2013-09-24
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: After the events of The Avengers, S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Phil Coulson assembles a small team of agents to investigate a mysterious group called the Rising Tide. In doing so, they encounter Mike Peterson, a man who has acquired superhuman powers.
0-8-4 (Episode 2) 7.2
Writer: Maurissa Tancharoen
Air date: 2013-10-01
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: Coulson and his S.H.I.E.L.D. agents travel to Peru to investigate an object of unknown origin, codenamed 0-8-4. But when he runs into Comandante Camilla Reyes, more than just sparks fly at 30,000 feet.
The Asset (Episode 3) 7.3
Writer: Maurissa Tancharoen
Air date: 2013-10-08
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: When the brilliant scientist, Dr. Franklin Hall, is kidnapped, Agent Coulson and his S.H.I.E.L.D. agents must race against the clock to locate him. Skye is their only way in–pushing the team to their limits when the entire plan turns upside-down.
Eye Spy (Episode 4) 7.5
Writer: Jeffrey Bell
Air date: 2013-10-15
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: Agent Coulson and the S.H.I.E.L.D. team try to track down a mysterious woman who has single-handedly committed numerous high-stakes heists. But when the woman’s identity is revealed, a troubling secret stands to ruin Coulson.
Girl in the Flower Dress (Episode 5) 7.3
Writer: Brent Fletcher
Air date: 2013-10-22
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: An elusive girl in a flower dress may hold the key to the mystery that brings Coulson and team to Asia to rescue a young man with an unusual and dangerous power; and Skye has a secret that jeopardizes her relationship with the team right when they need her most.
FZZT (Episode 6) 7.6
Writer: Paul Zbyszewski
Air date: 2013-11-05
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: When floating bodies turn up, Coulson and the agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. must hunt down an elusive killer. No one is safe - not even the team.
The Hub (Episode 7) 7.4
Writer: Rafe Judkins
Air date: 2013-11-12
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: Dangerous secrets are being kept from Coulson's Team, and he works the system to save Ward and Fitz when they are sent on a Level 8 classified mission that may end in tragedy.
The Well (Episode 8) 7.4
Writer: Monica Owusu-Breen
Air date: 2013-11-19
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: In the aftermath of the events chronicled in the feature film Marvel's Thor: The Dark World, Coulson and the agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. pick up the pieces–one of which threatens to destroy a member of the team.
Repairs (Episode 9) 7.2
Writer: Maurissa Tancharoen
Air date: 2013-11-26
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: Coulson and his team are haunted by a ghost that threatens to destroy them all, and only a secret from May's past can save them.
The Bridge (Episode 10) 7.6
Writer: Shalisha Francis
Air date: 2013-12-10
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: In a shocking cliffhanger episode, Coulson takes the war back to Centipede, and this time he brings in Michael Peterson for some super-soldier support. As they get closer to the truth, startling secrets are revealed and an unexpected twist threatens the team.
The Magical Place (Episode 11) 7.8
Writer: Paul Zbyszewski
Air date: 2014-01-07
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: S.H.I.E.L.D. organizes a full scale hunt for Coulson. Meanwhile, Coulson uncovers vital information about the mystery of his death, but, with Centipede out for blood, this knowledge may come at the cost of one of the team!
Seeds (Episode 12) 7.6
Writer: Jed Whedon
Air date: 2014-01-14
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: Coulson and May uncover startling information about Skye's past, while the team is swept into a storm at a S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy of Science and Technology.
T.R.A.C.K.S. (Episode 13) 8.0
Writer: Rafe Judkins
Air date: 2014-02-04
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: Hot on the trail of The Clairvoyant, Coulson and his team board a mystery train that seems to be headed for certain death.
T.A.H.I.T.I. (Episode 14) 8.0
Writer: Jeffrey Bell
Air date: 2014-03-04
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: Coulson goes on the attack to save Skye by enlisting the aid of Ward's former S.O. John Garrett and uncovers shocking truths about his own life and S.H.I.E.L.D.
Yes Men (Episode 15) 7.6
Writer: Shalisha Francis
Air date: 2014-03-11
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: When Coulson and his team are attacked by Lorelei - a deadly seductress who escaped from Asgard - Thor’s Lady Sif, her longtime nemesis, steps in to try to save them.
End of the Beginning (Episode 16) 8.0
Writer: Paul Zbyszewski
Air date: 2014-04-01
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: Agents Garrett and Triplett are back to help Coulson's Team track down S.H.I.E.L.D.'s nefarious enemy--The Clairvoyant. But will Deathlok destroy them all to protect his master's identity?
Turn, Turn, Turn (Episode 17) 8.4
Writer: Maurissa Tancharoen
Air date: 2014-04-08
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: Coulson and his team find themselves without anyone they can trust, only to discover that they are trapped with a traitor in their midst.
Providence (Episode 18) 7.6
Writer: Brent Fletcher
Air date: 2014-04-15
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: With Colonel Glenn Talbot now on their trail, Coulson and his team seek refuge in the last place anyone would look, where they begin to uncover S.H.I.E.L.D.'s most dangerous secrets. Secrets that could destroy them all.
The Only Light in the Darkness (Episode 19) 7.8
Writer: Monica Owusu-Breen
Air date: 2014-04-22
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: With their world turned upside down, Coulson races to save the life of his one true love as the mystery of "The Cellist," which began in Marvel's The Avengers, is finally revealed.
Nothing Personal (Episode 20) 7.6
Writer: Paul Zbyszewski
Air date: 2014-04-29
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: Just when there's no one left to trust, Agent Maria Hill returns to team up with Coulson as S.H.I.E.L.D. is being destroyed around them.
Ragtag (Episode 21) 7.8
Writer: Jeffrey Bell
Air date: 2014-05-06
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: Ward's betrayal and HYDRA's shocking secrets are revealed as Coulson's team goes undercover on a mission that leaves no one unscathed.
Beginning of the End (Episode 22) 8.5
Writer: Maurissa Tancharoen
Air date: 2014-05-13
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: Dark secrets are revealed as Coulson and his team put everything on the line to stop Garrett and the forces of HYDRA.