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Highest Rated Pilot Episodes of IMDb's Top 250

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These are the highest rated pilot episodes of IMDb's Top 250 Live-Action TV Series. Which of these acclaimed episodes is your personal favorite?

(The list doesn't include Mini-Series. In case of a tie, the episode with the higher number of votes is selected.)

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Warren Frost, Sheryl Lee, and Michael Ontkean in Twin Peaks (1990)
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Michael C. Hall and Mathew St. Patrick in Six Feet Under (2001)
temwefus voted for Pilot (2001)
Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson in True Detective (2014)
imdbfan-403680 voted for The Long Bright Dark (2014)
Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad (2008)
KubelikFran voted for Pilot (2008)
Billy Bob Thornton in Fargo (2014)
boujarrariad voted for The Crocodile's Dilemma (2014)
Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad (2008)
mlecciarbonne voted for Pilot (2008)
Rami Malek in Mr. Robot (2015)
victorericmartin voted for eps1.0_hellofriend.mov (2015)
Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad (2008)
adityaaryan-88394 voted for Pilot (2008)
Billy Bob Thornton in Fargo (2014)
aroslavcerkasov voted for The Crocodile's Dilemma (2014)
Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad (2008)
sagarpath voted for Pilot (2008)

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