Hunter — 1984-1991 · 7 seasons · 152 eps

★ 6.9

Hunter

1984-1991 7 seasons 152 episodes

★ 6.9 (6,311 votes) Bottom 27%

Hunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter and Stepfanie Kramer as Sgt. Dee Dee McCall, which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1991. However, Kramer left after the sixth season to pursue other acting and musical opportunities. In the seventh season, Hunter partnered with two different women officers. The titular character, Sgt. Rick Hunter, was a wily, physically imposing, and often rule-breaking homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. The show's main characters, Hunter and McCall, resolve many of their cases by shooting dead the perpetrators. The show's executive producer during the first season was Stephen J. Cannell, whose company produced the series.

Hunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter and Stepfanie Kramer as Sgt. Dee Dee McCall, which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1991. However, Kramer left after the sixth season to pursue other acting and musical opportunities. In the seventh season, Hunter partnered with two different women officers. The titular character, Sgt. Rick Hunter, was a wily, physically imposing, and often rule-breaking homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. The show's main characters, Hunter and McCall, resolve many of their cases by shooting dead the perpetrators. The show's executive producer during the first season was Stephen J. Cannell, whose company produced the series.

Episode Ratings Grid

Every episode at a glance, color-coded by rating. Rows are episode numbers within each season, columns are seasons.

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S1

S2

S3

S4

S5

S6

S7

E1

7.7

7.4

7.5

7.1

7.6

8.2

7.3

E2

7.2

7.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.4

7.5

E3

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.2

7.2

7.8

7.1

E4

7.2

7.3

7.6

7.8

7.3

8.0

7.0

E5

7.0

7.3

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.8

6.8

E6

6.9

8.2

7.9

8.2

7.6

7.9

7.5

E7

7.1

7.7

8.0

8.2

7.7

7.9

7.8

E8

7.2

7.8

7.9

8.1

7.2

8.2

7.0

E9

7.0

7.4

8.0

7.4

7.9

7.8

7.3

E10

7.7

7.5

7.8

8.1

7.4

7.9

7.7

E11

7.3

7.3

7.4

7.2

7.8

7.4

7.2

E12

7.4

7.7

7.4

7.0

7.7

7.9

7.9

E13

7.5

7.2

8.0

8.1

7.8

8.0

7.9

E14

7.7

7.5

7.8

8.1

7.2

8.0

7.9

E15

6.9

7.9

7.4

8.1

7.8

8.4

7.5

E16

7.4

7.4

8.0

8.1

7.1

7.8

7.3

E17

7.1

7.1

8.2

7.3

8.1

7.6

7.2

E18

7.2

7.4

7.7

7.8

7.9

8.0

7.3

E19

7.0

7.9

7.8

8.0

7.7

8.1

7.8

E20

8.1

8.1

7.5

7.7

7.3

7.8

E21

8.0

8.1

7.4

8.2

7.6

8.1

E22

7.2

7.9

7.7

6.9

7.7

7.3

E23

8.1

Avg

7.3

7.6

7.8

7.7

7.6

7.8

7.5

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Episode Power Rankings

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🏆 Top Episodes

#1 8.4

S6E15 Unfinished Business

#2

S2E6 8.2

Rape and Revenge: Part 1

#3

S3E17 8.2

Any Second Now

4. S4E6 "City of Passion: Part 1" 8.2
5. S4E7 "City of Passion: Part 2" 8.2
6. S5E21 "Last Run" 8.2
7. S6E1 "On Air" 8.2
8. S6E8 "Shield of Honor" 8.2
9. S2E20 "The Beautiful & the Dead: Part 1" 8.1
10. S2E23 "Saturday Night Special" 8.1

📉 Bottom Episodes

#152

S7E5 6.8

The Incident

151. S5E22 "Return of White Cloud" 6.9
150. S1E15 "The Beach Boy" 6.9
149. S1E6 "Flight on a Dead Pigeon" 6.9
148. S7E8 "The Usual Suspects" 7.0

The Quality Arc

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Episode Engagement

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45 Standouts

31 Infamous

48 Hidden Gems

28 Forgettable

Top Standout: S1E1 Hunter

Most Infamous: S1E6 Flight on a Dead Pigeon

Best Hidden Gem: S6E8 Shield of Honor

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Season Momentum

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Season Consistency

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