| Country of origin
|
USA |
| No. of episodes
|
22 |
Broadcast
| Original channel
|
ABC |
| Original run
|
September 24, 2013 — May 13, 2014 |
Home video release
DVD release
| Region 1
|
September 9, 2014 |
| Region 2
|
October 20, 2014 |
| Region 4
|
November 12, 2014 |
Blu-ray release
| Region A
|
September 9, 2014 |
| Region B
|
October 20, 2014 |
| Region C
|
November 12, 2014 |
Season chronology
The first season of the American television series Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., which is based on the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division), revolves around the character of Phil Coulson and his team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, who are assigned to several dangerous cases. The cases are centered on Centipede Project and its leader, The Clairvoyant, while Coulson also searches for answers concerning his mysterious resurrection after dying in Marvel's The Avengers. It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the films of the franchise, and was produced by ABC Studios, Marvel Television, and Mutant Enemy Productions. Jed Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen, and Jeffrey Bell served as showrunners.
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. was picked up for a full season by ABC in May 2013, and filming took place primarily in Los Angeles. Clark Gregg reprises his role as Coulson from the film series, and is joined by principal cast members Ming-Na Wen, Brett Dalton, Chloe Bennet, Iain De Caestecker, and Elizabeth Henstridge. The main recurring setting of the season is the Bus, a retrofitted Boeing C-17 plane that was designed by visual effects company FuseFX, and created with CGI. Some episodes of the season directly crossover with the films Thor: The Dark World and Captain America: The Winter Soldier, with the latter causing a major retooling of the season for its final six episodes. The season also sees several other characters from MCU films and Marvel One-Shots make guest appearances.
The series premiere was watched by 12.12 million viewers, the highest ratings received by the first episode of a drama series in the United States since the pilot episode of Template:V in 2009. The season, which aired on ABC from September 24, 2013, through May 13, 2014, over 22 episodes, initially received a mixed reception, which also mirrored a decrease in ratings as the season progressed. However, reception grew more positive as the season progressed into its second half, which led to more consistent ratings. The series was renewed for a second season on May 8, 2014.[1]
Episode list
| Image
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Title
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Ep. Nb
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Written by
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Directed by
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Original air date
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"Pilot"
|
1.01
|
Maurissa Tancharoen, Jed Whedon, Joss Whedon
|
Joss Whedon
|
24 September 2013
|
| S.H.I.E.L.D. puts together a special team, led by Agent Phil Coulson, to track down a mysterious man with special abilities and the young computer hacker who's encouraging him to reveal himself to the world.
|
|
"0-8-4"
|
1.02
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Jeffrey Bell, Maurissa Tancharoen, Jed Whedon
|
|
1 October 2013
|
| While extracting a strange object out of Peru, the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents are taken hostage aboard their plane.
|
|
"The Asset"
|
1.03
|
Maurissa Tancharoen, Jed Whedon
|
|
8 October 2013
|
| Dr. Franklin Hall has been kidnapped. Coulson and his team are assigned to rescue him.
|
|
|
"Eye Spy"
|
1.04
|
Jeffrey Bell
|
|
15 October 2013
|
| The team tries to track down a former agent who is now stealing valuable information.
|
|
|
"Girl in the Flower Dress"
|
1.05
|
|
Jesse Bochco
|
22 October 2013
|
| Centipede kidnaps another gifted man. S.H.I.E.L.D. tries to track them down. Also, secrets about Skye are revealed.
|
|
|
"FZZT"
|
1.06
|
|
|
5 November 2013
|
| Simmons becomes infected with an alien virus after exposing herself to a group of people that have come into contact with a Chitauri helmet.
|
|
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"The Hub"
|
1.07
|
|
|
12 November 2013
|
| Ward and Fitz are sent on a classified mission in South Ossetia.
|
|
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"The Well"
|
1.08
|
|
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19 November 2013
|
| Ward becomes exposed to a piece of an Asgardian staff, which causes his worst memory to resurface.
|
|
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"Repairs"
|
1.09
|
Maurissa Tancharoen, Jed Whedon
|
|
26 November 2013
|
| The agents investigate the strange occurrences of a woman who, they believe, has telekinetic powers.
|
|
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"The Bridge"
|
1.10
|
|
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10 December 2013
|
| S.H.I.E.L.D. receives assistance from Mike Peterson as they take on Centipede once again.
|
|
|
"The Magical Place"
|
1.11
|
|
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7 January 2014
|
| S.H.I.E.L.D. organizes a full scale hunt for Coulson. Centipede tries to resurface the memories on what happened after Coulson died.
|
|
|
"Seeds"
|
1.12
|
Jed Whedon
|
|
14 January 2014
|
| While investigating a problem at S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy, Coulson and May turn up unexpected information about Skye's parents.
|
|
|
"T.R.A.C.K.S."
|
1.13
|
|
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4 February 2014
|
| The team tries to confiscate an important device on a train, but when one agent takes a very risky move that backfires, the entire team is affected.
|
|
|
"T.A.H.I.T.I."
|
1.14
|
Jeffrey Bell
|
|
4 March 2014
|
| Coulson and the team rush to Bethesda in an attempt to save Skye's life.
|
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"Yes Men"
|
1.15
|
|
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11 March 2014
|
| While Skye recovers, Lady Sif arrives with need of assistance in capturing an escaped Asgardian prisoner, named Lorelei.
|
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"End of the Beginning"
|
1.16
|
|
|
1 April 2014
|
| Agent Garrett and Triplett have returned to assist Coulson's team hunt down S.H.I.E.L.D.'s devious nemesis—the Clairvoyant. But will Deathlok kill them all to guard his master's identity?
|
|
|
"Turn, Turn, Turn"
|
1.17
|
Maurissa Tancharoen, Jed Whedon
|
|
8 April 2014
|
| S.H.I.E.L.D. has been compromised by an old enemy. The team doesn't know whom to trust.
|
|
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"Providence"
|
1.18
|
|
|
15 April 2014
|
| 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"
|
1.19
|
|
|
22 April 2014
|
| Agent Koenig puts the team through the ultimate lie detector test and Coulson races to protect an old flame from an old enemy.
|
|
|
"Nothing Personal"
|
1.20
|
|
|
29 April 2014
|
| 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.
|
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"Ragtag"
|
1.21
|
Jeffrey Bell
|
|
6 May 2014
|
| 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"
|
1.22
|
Maurissa Tancharoen, Jed Whedon
|
|
13 May 2014
|
| Dark secrets are revealed as Coulson and his team put everything on the line to stop Garrett and the forces of HYDRA.
|
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