Pacific Blue (1996)

Action · Crime · Drama

Filmed on location at Santa Monica and Venice Beach, this series focuses on an elite bike cop unit of the LAPD.

IMDb rating: 5.6 (3,842 votes)
Episode average: 6.2 ↑ +0.6 vs IMDb
Seasons: 5
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video · Peacock
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1996)

7.05 avg 13 episodes 7.0 → 7.3 46 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	7.0	75
2	First Shoot	6.8	47
3	No Man's Land	6.9	52
4	Over the Edge	8.0	67
5	Out of the Past	6.9	40
6	Takedown	7.0	42
7	Heatwave	7.2	39
8	Burnout	7.4	34
9	Moving Target	6.8	34
10	Captive Audience	7.1	46
11	The Phoenix	6.8	32
12	The Big Spin	6.4	36
13	All Jammed Up	7.3	37

Season 2 (1996)

6.75 avg 22 episodes 7.0 → 6.2 45 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Lights Out	7.0	33
2	Daystalker	7.4	34
3	Rapscallions	6.8	34
4	Bangers	6.3	36
5	Point Blank	6.7	35
6	The Enemy Within	6.8	35
7	Line in the Sand	7.5	38
8	Undercover	7.0	33
9	Genuine Heroes	6.8	37
10	Cranked Up	7.0	37
11	Deja Vu	6.3	27
12	Wheels of Fire	6.7	36
13	Outlaw Extreme	6.1	30
14	One Kiss Goodbye	6.9	30
15	Black Pearl	7.4	36
16	Soft Targets	6.6	30
17	Runaway	6.6	31
18	Full Moon	6.6	30
19	Lost and Found	7.1	31
20	Bad Company	6.1	30
21	The Last Ride	6.5	27
22	Rumplestiltskin	6.2	33

Season 3 (1997)

6.25 avg 22 episodes 5.9 → 4.9 45 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Inside Straight	5.9	30
2	Ties That Bind	6.0	27
3	Rave On	6.1	27
4	Blood for Blood	5.7	34
5	Excessive Force	6.6	30
6	Sandman	6.2	30
7	Repeat Offenders	8.1	722
8	Matters of the Heart	6.5	41
9	Cop in a Box	6.9	29
10	Only in America	6.5	29
11	Soul Mate	5.7	31
12	Sisters	6.8	29
13	Avenging Angel	6.6	34
14	Heartbeat	5.6	31
15	Armed and Dangerous	6.4	31
16	Double Lives	6.0	27
17	House Party	6.6	30
18	Caretakers	5.6	29
19	Heat of the Moment	6.3	28
20	With This Ring	6.9	118
21	Till Death Do Us Part	5.5	31
22	Best Laid Plans	4.9	38

Season 4 (1998)

5.64 avg 22 episodes 5.8 → 5.0 46 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Glass Houses	5.8	31
2	Treasure Hunt	5.4	30
3	Seduced	6.1	31
4	Users	5.2	30
5	Overkill	6.2	31
6	Silver Dollar	5.4	27
7	Damaged Goods	5.4	28
8	Heat in the Hole	5.7	29
9	Cutting Edge	5.5	29
10	Thrill Week	6.1	30
11	Broken Dreams	6.4	29
12	Cruz Control	6.1	27
13	Save Serenity	6.3	32
14	Inferno	5.2	26
15	Stargazer	5.8	27
16	Juvies	5.2	24
17	Scarlet Rose	4.7	26
18	Thicker Than Water	5.5	25
19	Near Death	5.5	26
20	Trust	6.7	29
21	Lucky 13	4.9	31
22	The Right Thing	5.0	24

Season 5 (1999)

5.78 avg 22 episodes 5.7 → 6.0 45 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Reckoning	5.7	31
2	The Naked Truth	6.3	24
3	Blue Hawaii: Part 1	6.5	38
4	Blue Hawaii: Part 2	6.1	34
5	Silicone Valley of the Dolls	5.8	32
6	Hostile Witness	7.1	27
7	Dead Ringers	6.0	29
8	Just a Gigolo	6.3	30
9	Big Girls Don't Cry	5.6	33
10	Gaslight	5.3	23
11	Ghost Town	5.2	24
12	God's Gift	5.1	23
13	Swimming in the Dead Pool	5.3	22
14	Double Vision	5.8	27
15	Kangaroo Court	5.1	23
16	A Thousand Words	5.2	29
17	Fifty-Nine Minutes	7.5	32
18	Disrobed	6.0	26
19	Betrayal	5.2	26
20	Kidnapped	6.1	26
21	Blind Eye	3.9	31
22	Snafu	6.0	25

Pacific Blue (1996)

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