What are the best episodes of Hunter?

The best rated episodes of Hunter are: Rape and Revenge (2) - S2E7 rated 8.0, Sniper - S1E19 rated 8.0, Fire Man - S1E18 rated 7.9, The Last Kill - S1E17 rated 7.8, The Beach Boy - S1E15 rated 7.8, Million Dollar Misunderstanding - S2E8 rated 7.8, Rape and Revenge (1) - S2E6 rated 7.7, Guilty - S1E16 rated 7.7, Think Blue - S2E11 rated 7.7, Waiting for Mr. Wrong - S2E10 rated 7.7

What are the worst episodes of Hunter?

The lowest rated episodes of Hunter are: Blind Ambition - S6E18 rated 5.3, Lullaby - S6E16 rated 5.7, The Girl Next Door - S3E16 rated 5.8, Renegade - S4E12 rated 6.0, Naked Justice (1) - S4E14 rated 6.0, Crime of Passion - S3E3 rated 6.3, City of Passion (1) - S4E6 rated 6.3, Death Signs - S4E18 rated 6.3, Flash Point - S4E4 rated 6.3, Acapulco Holiday - S7E11 rated 6.3

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Sep 1984 - Apr 1991

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Best Episodes of Hunter

Rape and Revenge (2)
S2 Ep7
8.0
9th Nov 1985
Hunter ends up in San Pablo wanting to shoot Raul Mariano, the man who raped McCall and shot Hunter. McCall comes and tries to stop Hunter from killing Mariano. She fails, and Hunter shoots Mariano four times. After, Hunter and McCall must escape from an army that is trying to kill them.
Sniper
S1 Ep19
8.0
11th May 1985
Hunter,and McCall investigate the mysterious Sniper shootings of blond women.Meanwhie,the Police Department personnel is being audited by a most efficient IRS Agent.
Fire Man
S1 Ep18
7.9
4th May 1985
Hunter and McCall are brought in to help solve an arson/murder case. Someone has been setting fires to empty warehouses all over the city.
The Last Kill
S1 Ep17
7.8
20th Apr 1985
Hunter and McCall trail a hit man who leaves a napkin with a purple circle on it at the scene of each crime. Hunter believes that the killer is the husband of his former girlfriend, a former magazine model. McCall believes Hunter is focusing on the husband of his ex out of jelousy. And Hunter's ex believes her husband is cheating on her, never suspecting the true nature of her spouse's activities.
The Beach Boy
S1 Ep15
7.8
6th Apr 1985
Drug dealers are feeling the wrath of a supplier they refused and the penalty is death.
Million Dollar Misunderstanding
S2 Ep8
7.8
16th Nov 1985
A ruthless robbery of an armoured car goes awry when Dunbar, the leader of the gang, kills his partner only to have his car stolen with the $1,000,000 in the trunk. When the owner of the car is later killed, Hunter and McCall find themselves on a case that gets deadlier at every turn.
Rape and Revenge (1)
S2 Ep6
7.7
2nd Nov 1985
McCall is raped and beaten by a diplomat who has a strange opinion of the way to treat women. Hunter is angry, but can do nothing when the culprit claims diplomatic immunity. McCall is appalled to find that the man's father shares his attitude toward women.
Guilty
S1 Ep16
7.7
13th Apr 1985
Hunter and McCall disobey orders and investigate a possible connection between two homicides instead of chasing muggers.
Think Blue
S2 Ep11
7.7
14th Dec 1985
A corrupt group of cops are stealing electronics and murder a street gang member who sees them. Meanwhile, Hunter tries to help out a friend, Charlie, another cop, who is accused of murdering his philandering wife.
Waiting for Mr. Wrong
S2 Ep10
7.7
7th Dec 1985
A flashy yet deadly jewelry store robbery leaves Hunter and McCall with a dead body and a cold trail. When Angelita, a beautiful young model who is their only connection to one of the killers, boards a train to San Diego, Hunter is right behind her.
Dead or Alive
S1 Ep8
7.7
30th Nov 1984
Hunter and McCall track a bounty hunter who is not fussy about the condition of his prey.
The Avenging Angel
S1 Ep12
7.6
18th Jan 1985
A surveillance expert decides to punish a murder suspect and the witness who was bought off.
The Shooter
S1 Ep10
7.6
4th Jan 1985
A motorcycle cop is shot with a special armor penetrating bullet similar to the one that killed McCall's husband.
Blow-up
S2 Ep12
7.6
4th Jan 1986
Someone bombs the angel on a grave and Hunter thinks it was done by a man he arrested a long time ago.
Fourth Man
S4 Ep20
7.5
26th Mar 1988
Years ago Hunter was part of a group who busted a drug ring. Now the sole survivor of the gang claims that some money, four million dollars was missing from what they turned in. Now internal affairs, more or less deduced that three members of the group were involved but, they believed that because four million was missing that there was a fourth member, who took part in it. Initially Hunter was under suspicion but no sufficient evidence was found. Now that the man who claimed that there was four million dollars missing is out on parole, and the three cops who were under suspicion are turning up dead. It's now being assumed that the gang member is taking them out and taking the money that they got, or the fourth man is. And again Hunter is the prime suspect.
Love, Hate and Sporty James
S3 Ep8
7.5
6th Dec 1986
Police informant, Sporty James, believes that he will receive a large sum of money after witnessing a murder.
Change Partners and Dance
S3 Ep2
7.5
4th Oct 1986
A cop is murdered after making arrangements to meet with Hunter.
War Zone
S2 Ep13
7.5
11th Jan 1986
A hooker's murder and a pharmaceutical theft are connected.
Rich Girl
S2 Ep4
7.5
19th Oct 1985
Hunter and McCall investigate the shooting of a wealthy businessman. The man's young wife was the prime suspect but is arrested, put on trial, and acquitted for the crime.
The Snow Queen (2)
S1 Ep14
7.5
30th Mar 1985
Dee Dee's in danger as she moves closer to exposing a ruthless drug dealer, while Hunter fights to keep a rogue policeman from killing a material witness.
The Hot Grounder
S1 Ep3
7.5
5th Oct 1984
The Police Commissioner is the main suspect in the murder of his wife.
A Long Way From L.A.
S1 Ep4
7.4
26th Oct 1984
Hunter and McCall are transporting a prisoner back to L.A. when they have to stop at a small town. They place their prisoner in the custody of the Sheriff. Later that evening after the waitress from the local café brings the prisoner his dinner she's attacked and at the same time the prisoner's cell is opened. He runs out and everyone assumes he attacked her. However Hunter and McCall think the Sheriff had something to do with it. When they try to question him, they learn the Sheriff is the step-son of the town's wealthiest man.
The Garbage Man
S1 Ep11
7.4
11th Jan 1985
Hunter and a friend of the victim, a parole officer, are both on the trail of the killer, only to cause a lot of problems for Hunter along the way.
The Big Fall
S2 Ep9
7.4
23rd Nov 1985
Hunter and McCall are one of the teams assigned to protect a government witness. But when he is thrown out the window of the hotel room, Hunter and Dee Dee are in the middle of a Bullit-style conspiracy of deadly double crosses. Someone in the department killed the witness and Rick and McCall must find out who and why before Hunter is pinned to the wall for murder one.

Worst Episodes of Hunter

Blind Ambition
S6 Ep18
5.3
31st Mar 1990
McCall & her boyfriend, a judge, are held captive in his house by the brother of a man the judge convicted, who committed suicide in prison.
Lullaby
S6 Ep16
5.7
3rd Mar 1990
A Scotland Yard inspector comes to town when the murder of a british prostitute resembles a string of similar murders in the U.K.
The Girl Next Door
S3 Ep16
5.8
21st Feb 1987
Detective Sergeant Coslin is on the run after witnessing his girlfriend's murder and planting evidence of the crime in Hunter's house.
Renegade
S4 Ep12
6.0
5th Jan 1988
When Hunter investigates a drug ring, his ex-partner, Frank Garriman, becomes a suspect in the murder of the dealers.
Naked Justice (1)
S4 Ep14
6.0
2nd Feb 1988
Hunter and McCall investigate the mysterious death of a famous movie actress and encounter a surviving sister hungry for the inheritance.
Crime of Passion
S3 Ep3
6.3
11th Oct 1986
McCall believes a man suspected of murdering his wife is innocent.
City of Passion (1)
S4 Ep6
6.3
7th Nov 1987
Hunter and McCall investigate a series of bizarre murders, which take on the appearance of the result of a Satanic cult rite. Based on a book by Dallas Barnes.
Death Signs
S4 Ep18
6.3
12th Mar 1988
Hunter is assisted in a murder investigation by a sign language interpreter when the murder victim is a deaf man.
Flash Point
S4 Ep4
6.3
24th Oct 1987
A city councilman's son is killed in a botched traffic stop and he holds the LAPD responsible, citing racism.
Acapulco Holiday
S7 Ep11
6.3
12th Dec 1990
A falsely accused man is persuaded to sue the city---and Hunter---by a lawyer who's traveled that road before, and left casualties.
The Reporter
S7 Ep15
6.3
30th Jan 1991
Novak's reporter friend (Kelly Curtis) uses cocaine to boost the excitement of tagging along on a robbery investigation for her story on Novak. Griffin: Arlen Dean Snyder. Bell: David A. Kimball. Jordan: Joey Aresco. Hamilton: Don Fischer. Novak: Lauren Lane.
62 Hrs. of Terror
S2 Ep17
6.4
15th Feb 1986
Hunter and McCall investigate a series of bombings, seen as possibly political and related to the Student Revolutionary League, a student protest group—but Hunter thinks the political angle is a misdirect.
Contract
S3 Ep9
6.5
13th Dec 1986
The wife of a wealthy man is kidnapped and the gardener is killed trying to save her. Hunter and McCall investigate but the husband just wants his wife back, so he agrees to pay the ransom and his wife is returned. Hunter and McCall question her but get nothing. She later meets her lover, the kidnapper. And she's despondent over the gardener. But he reminds her of why they did it--the prenup her husband that her husband made her sign. Her husband's secretary figurs out what theyn did and tries to blackmail them but he kills her. Later when she decides to come forward he tries to kill her but Hunter saves her. Later her husband tells them that he will use everything at his disposal to defend her cause he blames himself for what happened.
Playing God
S4 Ep2
6.5
3rd Oct 1987
After learning the circumstances leading up to the murder of a notorious Latino crime boss, Hunter and McCallface an ethical dilemma: whether to arrest the killer or let him go free.
City Under Siege (1)
S5 Ep11
6.5
4th Feb 1989
Hunter and McCall track a pair of killers through a Los Angeles suburb where a crime wave and backlash vigilantism threaten to tear the community apart.
Down and Under
S3 Ep12
6.6
17th Jan 1987
Hunter travels to Sydney, Australia in an attempt to find clues regarding the disappearnce of an old flame three years ago.
Straight to the Heart
S3 Ep13
6.6
24th Jan 1987
While Hunter is on leave preparing to testify before a grand jury, he becomes involved with a woman who is the girlfriend of the accused.
Not Just Another John Doe
S4 Ep1
6.6
24th Sep 1987
When Hunter and McCall investigate the murder of an unidentified man, their interest is piqued because the victim seemingly never existed -- and the killing appears to be a professional murder.
Bad Company
S3 Ep11
6.7
10th Jan 1987
A group of supremacists rob a gun shop and leave an injured partner behind. Hunter's attempt to get information from her fails.
Unacceptable Loss
S6 Ep14
6.7
10th Feb 1990
Hunter and McCall investigate the illegal disposal of poisonous gas that kills a young boy.
Requiem for Sergeant McCall
S3 Ep14
6.7
7th Feb 1987
McCall opposes the parole of an inmate who shot and killed her husband five years before. Against her judgement, he is released and she begins to tail him hoping to gather more evidence against him for a different crime that he possibly committed, but the plan backfires when she is set up similar to that of her late husband.
Any Second Now
S3 Ep17
6.8
28th Feb 1987
A fan who was convicted of attacking a pianist is released from prison and is, once again, a threat to the pianist.
Crossfire
S3 Ep19
6.8
11th Apr 1987
Hunter finds that an old girlfriend is being hunted by a cocaine dealer while he is tailing a robbery and murder suspect who was released due to a lack of evidence.
Hot Pursuit (1)
S3 Ep20
6.8
2nd May 1987
McCall and an informant are shot after the informant gives her information regarding a prostitution ring being run along truck routes. Hunter is accused of murder when he travels to Mexico to meet with the pimp (part 1 of 2).

Hunter Episode Guide

Hunter
S1 Ep1
7.3
18th Sep 1984
Former NFL player Fred Dryer is Det.Sgt. Rick Hunter, a mobster's son turned cop, cut in the ""Dirty Harry"" mold. Hassled by his by-the-book captain (played by Michael Cavanaugh in the opener), Hunter enlists another maverick, brassy Det. Sgt. Dee Dee McCall to set a trap for a brutal murderer.
Hard Contract
S1 Ep2
7.3
28th Sep 1984
Hunter & McCall make a pact of protectiveness and loyalty toward each other when she is nearly killed by her old partner after she tries to stop him from a killer-for-hire assignment.
The Hot Grounder
S1 Ep3
7.5
5th Oct 1984
The Police Commissioner is the main suspect in the murder of his wife.
A Long Way From L.A.
S1 Ep4
7.4
26th Oct 1984
Hunter and McCall are transporting a prisoner back to L.A. when they have to stop at a small town. They place their prisoner in the custody of the Sheriff. Later that evening after the waitress from the local café brings the prisoner his dinner she's attacked and at the same time the prisoner's cell is opened. He runs out and everyone assumes he attacked her. However Hunter and McCall think the Sheriff had something to do with it. When they try to question him, they learn the Sheriff is the step-son of the town's wealthiest man.
Legacy
S1 Ep5
7.0
2nd Nov 1984
A gangster was killed. Now Terwilliger believes that it was a burglar who did but Hunter finds a few loose ends. Now the eldest son, Nick, who is a carouser fears what will happen if the girl whom he came home with the night his father was killed is found. Hunter and McCall eventually learn about her and find her she tells them that when they arrived at the house his father was upset with him and a fight broke out and then she heard the shot then the alarm. Which leads them to think that maybe Nick was the one who killed his father. However, the captain doesn't think that she's a credible witness, because she was drunk and was going to go bed with him. When she calls Nick demanding some hush money they agree to meet when Nick arrives someone shoots him and Hunter finds that he was going to pay her. Hunter then realizes that it was the other son, Billy who did it. He finds the girl with at the hospital and holds her hostage when Hunter arrives and manages to shoot him.
Flight on a Dead Pigeon
S1 Ep6
7.4
9th Nov 1984
A little girl has faith in the carrier pigeons, so she reports them stolen. No one listens until she is the target of a kidnapper.
Pen Pals
S1 Ep7
7.2
16th Nov 1984
When a kid dies from smoking a joint laced with PCP, Hunter tracks down the slime-ball responsible. Hunter is then for murder. Dee Dee has to deal with a new partner and try to prove Hunter's innocence. Meanwhile, Hunter has to survive the attempts by the Hammer and his three lackeys to kill him.
Dead or Alive
S1 Ep8
7.7
30th Nov 1984
Hunter and McCall track a bounty hunter who is not fussy about the condition of his prey.
High Bleacher Man
S1 Ep9
7.3
7th Dec 1984
Hunter and McCall arrest a man named Gavin, who is a street thug. They are then shocked to learn that the D.A. has made a deal with him. It seems that Gavin can link crime boss Nate Demarest to four murders. And Hunter is not pleased with it, cause if they let Gavin go, he will kill someone eventually. After an attempt is made on Gavin, Hunter suggests that they limit the knowledge of Gavin's whereabouts to just two people, and Gavin says that he wants Hunter and McCall to be those two. Cause he knows that they only way Hunter can prove that he didn't sell Gavin out, is to take a bullet for him. And it is while they are protecting Gavin that McCall recalls an old case wherein she and her partner were investigating Demarest for murdering an undercover Fed. McCall begins by talking to the man's wife and tells about a girl named Crissy who worked for Demarest, whom her husband took an interest in. Hunter then goes to talk to a man who once worked for Demarest, Whitey McPhee. And when he g
The Shooter
S1 Ep10
7.6
4th Jan 1985
A motorcycle cop is shot with a special armor penetrating bullet similar to the one that killed McCall's husband.
The Garbage Man
S1 Ep11
7.4
11th Jan 1985
Hunter and a friend of the victim, a parole officer, are both on the trail of the killer, only to cause a lot of problems for Hunter along the way.
The Avenging Angel
S1 Ep12
7.6
18th Jan 1985
A surveillance expert decides to punish a murder suspect and the witness who was bought off.
The Snow Queen (1)
S1 Ep13
7.3
23rd Mar 1985
A cocaine dealer from New York escapes from the escort, who wants her dead. Hunter and Molinas team up for a major drug bust. Dee Dee's cover may be blown.
The Snow Queen (2)
S1 Ep14
7.5
30th Mar 1985
Dee Dee's in danger as she moves closer to exposing a ruthless drug dealer, while Hunter fights to keep a rogue policeman from killing a material witness.
The Beach Boy
S1 Ep15
7.8
6th Apr 1985
Drug dealers are feeling the wrath of a supplier they refused and the penalty is death.
Guilty
S1 Ep16
7.7
13th Apr 1985
Hunter and McCall disobey orders and investigate a possible connection between two homicides instead of chasing muggers.
The Last Kill
S1 Ep17
7.8
20th Apr 1985
Hunter and McCall trail a hit man who leaves a napkin with a purple circle on it at the scene of each crime. Hunter believes that the killer is the husband of his former girlfriend, a former magazine model. McCall believes Hunter is focusing on the husband of his ex out of jelousy. And Hunter's ex believes her husband is cheating on her, never suspecting the true nature of her spouse's activities.
Fire Man
S1 Ep18
7.9
4th May 1985
Hunter and McCall are brought in to help solve an arson/murder case. Someone has been setting fires to empty warehouses all over the city.
Sniper
S1 Ep19
8.0
11th May 1985
Hunter,and McCall investigate the mysterious Sniper shootings of blond women.Meanwhie,the Police Department personnel is being audited by a most efficient IRS Agent.

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.