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Cold Squad (1998)

Crime · Drama · Mystery

Cold Squad is a Canadian police procedural television series first broadcast in 1998 that followed the investigations of a part of the Vancouver Police Department Homicide Division tasked with solving cold cases, the titular Cold Squad, as led by Sergeant Ali McCormick (Julie Stewart). The cast of Cold Squad was diverse and changing, McCormick being the only character to appear in all 7 seasons. Between the second and third seasons, almost the entire on-screen cast other than Julie Stewart were replaced. This along with the new sets, a significant revamp of the credits and theme music, and even having McCormick's hair change from auburn to dirty-blonde all contributed to a considerable reworking of the series.

IMDb rating
7.0 (743 votes)
Episode average
8.2 +1.2 vs IMDb
Seasons
7
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 7 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1998)

7.75 avg 11 episodes 7.4 → 7.9 47 min avg

Ep 1: 7.4 · 77 votesEp 2: 7.6 · 50 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 45 votesEp 4: 7.6 · 49 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 52 votesEp 6: 7.8 · 42 votesEp 7: 7.6 · 40 votesEp 8: 7.9 · 41 votesEp 9: 7.5 · 36 votesEp 10: 7.6 · 39 votesEp 11: 7.9 · 43 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Christopher Williams7.477
2Janine Elston7.650
3Tess8.345
4Jane Klosky7.649
5Taggert Family8.052
6Salty Cheever7.842
7Rita Brice7.640
8Bob and May Lee7.941
9Michelle Dorn7.536
10Stephanie Jordan7.639
11Amanda Millerd7.943

Season 2 (1998)

8.09 avg 15 episodes 8.2 → 8.6 43 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 33 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 31 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 25 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 28 votesEp 5: 8.4 · 24 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 29 votesEp 7: 8.3 · 25 votesEp 8: 7.8 · 26 votesEp 9: 8.6 · 27 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 24 votesEp 11: 8.8 · 27 votesEp 12: 7.3 · 29 votesEp 13: 7.5 · 28 votesEp 14: 7.6 · 32 votesEp 15: 8.6 · 28 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Jane Doe: Part 18.233
2Jane Doe: Part 28.031
3Stanley Caron8.125
4Merv Doucette7.828
5Marcey Bennett8.424
6Chantal LaMorande8.129
7Willy Santayana8.325
8Dwayne Douglas Smith7.826
9Edmund Kritch8.627
10Marilyn Larson8.224
11The Kowalchuck Boy8.827
12Douglas Somerset7.329
13Bobby Johnson7.528
14Gavin MacInnis7.632
15Nancy Seniuk8.628

Season 3 (1999)

8.14 avg 13 episodes 8.3 → 8.3 43 min avg

Ep 1: 8.3 · 30 votesEp 2: 8.4 · 32 votesEp 3: 7.5 · 28 votesEp 4: 7.7 · 26 votesEp 5: 8.5 · 25 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 23 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 24 votesEp 8: 7.8 · 27 votesEp 9: 8.5 · 26 votesEp 10: 8.4 · 25 votesEp 11: 7.9 · 24 votesEp 12: 8.3 · 25 votesEp 13: 8.3 · 27 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Deadly Games: Part 18.330
2Deadly Games: Part 28.432
3First Deadly Sin7.528
4The Naked and the Dead7.726
5Deadbeat Walking8.525
6Death, Lies and Videotape8.323
7Death, a Love Story7.924
8Pretty Fly for a Dead Guy7.827
9Dead End8.526
10Life after Death8.425
11The Good, the Bad and the Dead7.924
12Death by Intent: Part 18.325
13Death by Intent: Part 28.327

Season 4 (2000)

8.39 avg 20 episodes 8.3 → 8.9 43 min avg

Ep 1: 8.3 · 23 votesEp 2: 8.3 · 22 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 25 votesEp 4: 7.6 · 23 votesEp 5: 8.3 · 24 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 21 votesEp 7: 8.6 · 20 votesEp 8: 8.9 · 21 votesEp 9: 8.1 · 21 votesEp 10: 7.9 · 19 votesEp 11: 8.8 · 20 votesEp 12: 9.1 · 20 votesEp 13: 8.6 · 19 votesEp 14: 7.3 · 18 votesEp 15: 8.4 · 17 votesEp 16: 8.8 · 17 votesEp 17: 8.8 · 20 votesEp 18: 8.3 · 18 votesEp 19: 8.8 · 17 votesEp 20: 8.9 · 20 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1A Good Death8.323
2Common Knowledge8.322
3Murder Farm7.625
424/77.623
5Loyalties8.324
6Slave to the Job8.321
7Trust8.620
8Court Appeal8.921
9Root Cause8.121
10My So Called Death7.919
11Loose Ends: Part 18.820
12Loose Ends: Part 29.120
13Dead Soldiers8.619
14Checkmate7.318
15The Box8.417
16Predators8.817
17The Unsinkable Iwa Gudang8.820
18Vancouver Confidential8.318
19Habeas Corpus8.817
20Faith8.920

Season 5 (2001)

8.32 avg 13 episodes 8.1 → 9.0 43 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 19 votesEp 2: 8.5 · 20 votesEp 3: 8.4 · 21 votesEp 4: 8.6 · 21 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 20 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 20 votesEp 7: 8.1 · 20 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 20 votesEp 9: 7.9 · 20 votesEp 10: 8.6 · 23 votesEp 11: 7.8 · 20 votesEp 12: 8.5 · 18 votesEp 13: 9.0 · 23 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Personal Politics8.119
2Family Ties8.520
3Picasso's Mistake8.421
4Clean8.621
5All in the Family8.020
6The One That Got Away8.420
7The Nanny8.120
8The Needle and the Debutante8.220
9Bottom Feeders7.920
10The Shed8.623
11Dead Letters7.820
12Enough Is Enough8.518
13Ambleton9.023

Season 6 (2002)

8.34 avg 13 episodes 8.4 → 8.9 43 min avg

Ep 1: 8.4 · 19 votesEp 2: 8.5 · 18 votesEp 3: 7.7 · 19 votesEp 4: 8.8 · 19 votesEp 5: 8.3 · 18 votesEp 6: 7.6 · 18 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 18 votesEp 8: 8.3 · 19 votesEp 9: 8.5 · 18 votesEp 10: 8.9 · 40 votesEp 11: 8.1 · 20 votesEp 12: 8.2 · 25 votesEp 13: 8.9 · 23 votes
Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Career Opportunists8.419
2Horton Killed a Wu8.518
3Happily Ever After7.719
4Live Fast Die Young8.819
5Unfaithful8.318
6Flamers7.618
7Back in the Day8.218
8Survivor8.319
9Kill Me Twice8.518
10Bob & Carol & Len & Ali8.940
11Killing Time8.120
12True Believers: Part 18.225
13True Believers: Part 28.923

Season 7 (2004)

8.40 avg 13 episodes 8.0 → 8.7 43 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 19 votesEp 2: 8.5 · 19 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 19 votesEp 4: 8.5 · 18 votesEp 5: 8.4 · 18 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 19 votesEp 7: 8.9 · 21 votesEp 8: 8.0 · 18 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 17 votesEp 10: 8.4 · 17 votesEp 11: 9.0 · 25 votesEp 12: 8.2 · 18 votesEp 13: 8.7 · 22 votes
Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1No Life Like It8.019
2Voices Over Water8.519
3Teen Angel8.319
4Cock of the Walk8.518
5Deadbeat8.418
6Righteous8.119
7Girlfriend in a Closet8.921
8Mr. Bad Example8.018
9Learning Curve8.217
10Borders8.417
11C'mon I Tip Waitresses9.025
12The Filth: Part 18.218
13And the Fury: Part 28.722
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