Stargate SG-1
Space & sci-fiSpace, aliens and grand-scale science fiction.This show: 9/10Deep worldbuildingDense lore that rewards immersion.This show: 7/10Long-runnerA show whose sheer longevity shapes how it's watched.This show: 7/10Ensemble castMany characters carrying equal weight.This show: 7/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Richard Dean AndersonMichael ShanksAmanda TappingChristopher JudgeDon S. DavisGary Jones
Written by
Jonathan GlassnerBrad Wright
Starring
Richard Dean AndersonMichael ShanksAmanda TappingChristopher JudgeDon S. DavisGary Jones
Written by
Jonathan GlassnerBrad Wright
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Stargate SG-1 Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | ||
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| S1 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 5.9 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 5.9 | 8.4 | ||
| S2 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 8.7 | 7.1 | |
| S3 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 8.7 | |
| S4 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 8.3 | |
| S5 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 8.5 | 8.5 | |
| S6 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 8.4 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 8.7 | |
| S7 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.9 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 8.9 | 9.4 | |
| S8 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.4 | |||
| S9 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 8.2 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.5 | |||
| S10 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 8.9 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 8.1 | 8.9 |
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About
"Comfort-food sci-fi with a decade of consistency"
A US Air Force team steps through an alien-built portal that connects Earth to countless worlds, discovering ancient technology, hostile parasitic overlords, and a galaxy full of human descendants scattered across the stars. It's a mix of military procedure and pulpy sci-fi adventure, structured mostly as standalone missions with a slow-building mythology underneath. The tone stays earnest and often funny thanks to its cast's chemistry, especially the banter-heavy team dynamic, and while the effects and monster-of-the-week plots feel dated, the show's warmth, consistency, and sheer staying power across a decade make it easy comfort viewing.
Watch it for
the tight ensemble chemistry that makes even filler missions genuinely enjoyable to watch.
Maybe skip if
you need serialized, high-stakes plotting rather than episodic mission-of-the-week storytelling.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Season 11997
7.546K2116h 12m
A military-science expedition team discovering how to use the ancient device, named the Stargate, to explore the galaxy. However, they encountered a powerful enemy in the film named the Goa'uld, who are bent on destroying Earth and all who oppose them.
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Season 21998
7.739K2216h 8m
O'Neill and the team return to Cimmeria, the planet where they destroyed Thor's Hammer to help Teal'c escape. They find that the Goa'uld have invaded and many of the people are dead. Can they help to find Thor's weapons to fight off the invasion before they are all captured or killed?
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Season 31999
7.835K2216h 8m
SG-1 in their fight against the Goa'uld Empire's System Lords, the main being Sokar until "The Devil You Know" and then Apophis, after he regained power during that episode.
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Season 42000
7.936K2216h 8m
O'Neill and Teal'c risk their lives to keep the Replicator bugs from gaining a foothold on Earth, while Carter helps the Asgard fend off a Replicator invasion. A warring alien race offers to exchange their advanced technology for Earth's help in defeating their enemy.
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Season 52001
7.832K2216h 8m
SG-1 trains a team of raw cadets, and Colonel O'Neill is forced to take them into a real-life battle situation when he learns of a possible alien incursion at the S.G.C. After an accident with the Stargate traps Teal'c in transit, SG-1 must turn to Russia – and to their enemies – for help before time runs out.
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Season 62002
7.730K2216h 8m
O'Neill and Carter launch a risky plan with untested technology when Earth comes under attack by the Goa'uld. Carter must find a way to save Earth from total destruction at the hands of the Goa'uld, who have turned the Stargate into a doomsday bomb. Rya'c joins his father on a mission to destroy the Goa'uld weapon.
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Season 72003
7.831K2216h 8m
SG-1 discovers Daniel Jackson alive and living on an alien world, with no memory of who he is. The team hatches a plan to lure Anubis into a trap and destroy his new super-weapon. The team returns to Jonas's homeworld when they learn that the Goa'uld are after its naquadria.
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Season 82004
7.927K2014h 39m
With Jack still in stasis in the Ancient outpost buried in Antarctica, SG-1 tries to contact the Asgard. Meanwhile their new leader, Dr. Elizabeth Weir, tries to decide what to do about a request for peace talks from the Goa'uld System Lords.
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Season 92005
7.623K2014h 38m
As one team member transitions into a new role, another is met with hesitation in season nine. Having learned of the Ori's plan to control the mortal plane, the team must find Merlin's secret weapon that may destroy the Ori and ensure the safety of Earth.
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Season 102006
7.926K2014h 40m
As the team embarks upon its tenth year, Vala, a former Goa'uld host turned freedom-fighter, joins SG-1 in their battle to defend the galaxy from the holy war of the Ori. Having discovered the existence of a weapon capable of defeating the Ori, the team is now in a race against time to find it before more systems fall to the influence of the Priors and the threat of the newly arrived Origin fleet.
The season is continued with direct-to-DVD film Stargate: The Ark of Truth.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Richard Dean Anderson Colonel Jack O'Neill, Brigadier General Jack O'Neill, Major General Jack O'Neill
Michael Shanks Dr. Daniel Jackson, Thor, Aegir
Amanda Tapping Major Samantha Carter, Lt. Col. Samantha Carter, Captain Samantha Carter
Christopher Judge Teal'c, Android Teal'c, Colonel Jack O'Neill
Don S. Davis Major General George Hammond, Lieutenant General George Hammond, Brigadier General George Hammond
Gary Jones Sgt. Walter Harriman, Chief Mst Sgt. Walter Harriman, Radio Dispatcher
Peter Kufluk TSgt. Connor, MSgt. Connor, Technician
Teryl Rothery Dr. Janet Fraiser, Heimdall
Dan Shea Sgt. Siler, MSgt. Sylvester Siler, Fireman Opening Station Door
Ben Browder Lt. Colonel Cameron Mitchell
Crew
Jonathan Glassner
Brad Wright
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