Pilot (Nikita)

"Pilot" is the series premiere of the American television series Nikita. It premiered in the United States on The CW on September 9, 2010. The episode was written by series creator Craig Silverstein and directed by Danny Cannon.

This episode introduces the series' main characters and the motivation behind the title character Nikita's mission to bring down a secret agency in the government called Division. "Pilot" received mostly positive reviews from television critics. It was watched by 3.6 million viewers and earned a 1.9 rating for women 18–34, matching the CW's highest rating ever in the Thursday 9:00pm timeslot and drawing the largest audience that the CW had had in over a year and a half.