Hunter (1984)

Action · Crime · Drama

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.

IMDb rating: 6.9 (6,490 votes)
Episode average: 7.6 ↑ +0.7 vs IMDb
Seasons: 7
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video · Peacock
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 7 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1984)

7.28 avg 19 episodes 7.7 → 7.1 51 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Hunter	7.7	488
2	Hard Contract	7.2	236
3	The Hot Grounder	7.4	217
4	A Long Way from L.A.	7.2	219
5	Legacy	7.0	195
6	Flight on a Dead Pigeon	6.9	191
7	Pen Pals	7.1	191
8	Dead or Alive	7.3	192
9	High Bleacher Man	7.0	168
10	The Shooter	7.7	194
11	The Garbage Man	7.3	178
12	The Avenging Angel	7.4	167
13	The Snow Queen: Part 1	7.6	182
14	The Snow Queen: Part 2	7.8	170
15	The Beach Boy	7.0	163
16	Guilty	7.3	157
17	The Last Kill	7.1	144
18	Fire Man	7.2	152
19	Sniper	7.1	143

Season 2 (1985)

7.48 avg 23 episodes 7.5 → 8.2 49 min avg

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Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Case X	7.5	154
2	Night of the Dragons	7.1	147
3	The Biggest Man in Town	7.4	140
4	Rich Girl	7.3	160
5	Killer in a Halloween Mask	7.3	148
6	Rape and Revenge: Part 1	8.2	174
7	Rape and Revenge: Part 2	7.7	145
8	Million Dollar Misunderstanding	7.8	138
9	The Big Fall	7.4	130
10	Waiting for Mr. Wrong	7.5	139
11	Think Blue	7.0	128
12	Blow-Up	7.5	130
13	War Zone	7.2	127
14	Burned	7.1	128
15	Scrap Metal	7.7	126
16	Fagin 1986	7.1	128
17	62 Hrs. of Terror	6.9	124
18	Death Machine	7.2	130
19	The Setup	7.9	120
20	The Beautiful & the Dead: Part 1	7.9	129
21	The Beautiful & the Dead: Part 2	7.9	131
22	The Return of Typhoon Thompson	7.3	125
23	Saturday Night Special	8.2	140

Season 3 (1986)

7.75 avg 22 episodes 7.6 → 7.9 54 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Overnight Sensation	7.6	134
2	Change Partners and Dance	7.7	126
3	Crime of Passion	7.4	122
4	The Castro Connection	7.6	116
5	High Noon in L.A.	7.9	123
6	From San Francisco with Love	7.7	126
7	True Confessions	8.1	122
8	Love, Hate and Sporty James	7.9	124
9	The Contract	8.1	117
10	The Cradle Will Rock	7.4	128
11	Bad Company	7.3	120
12	Down and Under	7.2	127
13	Straight to the Heart	7.7	135
14	Requiem for Sergeant McCall	7.8	117
15	Double Exposure	7.4	122
16	The Girl Next Door	8.0	114
17	Any Second Now	8.2	118
18	A Child Is Born	7.6	119
19	Crossfire	7.8	107
20	Hot Pursuit: Part 1	8.1	122
21	Hot Pursuit: Part 2	8.1	113
22	Shades	7.9	121

Season 4 (1987)

7.68 avg 22 episodes 7.0 → 7.7 51 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Not Just Another John Doe	7.0	103
2	Playing God	8.0	104
3	The Jade Woman	7.1	102
4	Flashpoint	7.7	107
5	Night on Bald Mountain	7.9	118
6	City of Passion: Part 1	8.1	135
7	City of Passion: Part 2	8.1	121
8	City of Passion: Part 3	7.8	129
9	Turning Point	7.4	101
10	Hot Prowl	8.0	105
11	Allegra	7.3	106
12	Renegade	7.0	98
13	The Black Dahlia	7.8	125
14	Naked Justice: Part 1	8.0	100
15	Naked Justice: Part 2	8.1	96
16	Girl on the Beach	8.1	104
17	The Bogota Million	7.3	99
18	Death Signs	7.7	100
19	Boomerang	8.0	108
20	The Fourth Man	7.5	100
21	Murder He Wrote	7.4	104
22	Silver Bullet	7.7	103

Season 5 (1988)

7.60 avg 22 episodes 7.5 → 6.9 59 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Heir of Neglect	7.5	111
2	The Baby Game	8.0	112
3	Dead on Target: Part 1	7.2	106
4	Dead on Target: Part 2	7.2	99
5	Presumed Guilty	8.1	103
6	No Good Deed Ever Goes Unpunished	7.5	107
7	Honorable Profession	7.6	106
8	Payback	7.3	100
9	Partners	8.0	101
10	The Pit	7.4	105
11	City Under Siege: Part 1	7.5	125
12	City Under Siege: Part 2	7.7	113
13	City Under Siege: Part 3	7.7	117
14	Me, Myself & Die	7.3	104
15	Informant	7.8	100
16	Blood Line	7.0	102
17	Shoot to Kill	8.0	100
18	Code 3	7.9	99
19	Ring of Honor	7.7	102
20	Teen Dreams	7.7	104
21	Last Run	8.2	111
22	Return of White Cloud	6.9	96

Season 6 (1989)

7.81 avg 22 episodes 8.2 → 7.7 60 min avg

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	On Air	8.2	121
2	Shillelagh	7.3	100
3	Investment in Death	7.8	103
4	A Girl Named Hunter	7.9	105
5	The Legion: Part 1	7.8	105
6	The Legion: Part 2	7.8	107
7	Yesterday's Child	7.9	101
8	Shield of Honor	8.3	93
9	The Fifth Victim	7.6	90
10	Brotherly Love	7.8	98
11	The Nightmare	7.3	85
12	Broken Dreams	8.0	85
13	Son and Heir	7.9	100
14	Unacceptable Loss	8.0	97
15	Unfinished Business	8.3	113
16	Lullaby	7.8	97
17	Final Confession	7.5	84
18	Blind Ambition	8.0	93
19	Sudden Withdrawal	8.1	86
20	Second Sight	7.3	92
21	Street Wise: Part 1	7.5	88
22	Street Wise: Part 2	7.7	87

Season 7 (1990)

7.36 avg 22 episodes 7.1 → 7.3 60 min avg

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Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Deadly Encounters: Part 1	7.1	94
2	Deadly Encounters: Part 2	7.3	90
3	Where Echoes End	7.0	82
4	Kill Zone	6.9	81
5	The Incident	6.5	87
6	A Snitch'll Break Your Heart	7.4	85
7	Oh, the Shark Bites!	7.6	81
8	The Usual Suspects	7.0	82
9	This Is My Gun	7.2	80
10	La Familia	7.6	83
11	Acapulco Holiday	7.1	90
12	Fatal Obsession: Part 1	7.8	91
13	Fatal Obsession: Part 2	7.7	95
14	Under Suspicion	7.7	81
15	The Reporter	7.5	73
16	Room Service	7.3	78
17	Shadows of the Past	7.2	80
18	The Grab	7.3	78
19	All That Glitters	7.7	80
20	Cries of Silence	7.7	81
21	Ex Marks the Spot	8.0	89
22	Little Man with a Big Reputation	7.3	85