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Person of Interest (2011)

Action · Crime · Drama

John Reese, former CIA paramilitary operative, is presumed dead and teams up with reclusive billionaire Finch to prevent violent crimes in New York City by initiating their own type of justice. With the special training that Reese has had in Covert Operations and Finch's genius software inventing mind, the two are a perfect match for the job that they have to complete. With the help of surveillance equipment, they work "outside the law" and get the right criminal behind bars.

IMDb rating
8.5 (216,702 votes)
Episode average
8.7 ↑ +0.2 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 (2011)

8.52 avg 23 episodes 8.2 → 9.6 44 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 7,771 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 5,928 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 5,348 votesEp 4: 8.3 · 5,186 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 4,987 votesEp 6: 8.5 · 5,243 votesEp 7: 8.8 · 5,542 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 4,825 votesEp 9: 8.6 · 4,996 votesEp 10: 9.0 · 5,674 votesEp 11: 8.6 · 4,798 votesEp 12: 8.2 · 4,373 votesEp 13: 8.7 · 4,937 votesEp 14: 8.0 · 4,343 votesEp 15: 8.5 · 4,422 votesEp 16: 8.2 · 4,265 votesEp 17: 8.5 · 4,528 votesEp 18: 8.3 · 4,247 votesEp 19: 8.9 · 4,873 votesEp 20: 8.7 · 4,540 votesEp 21: 9.1 · 5,232 votesEp 22: 9.0 · 4,691 votesEp 23: 9.6 · 8,866 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Pilot8.27,771
2Ghosts7.95,928
3Mission Creep8.05,348
4Cura Te Ipsum8.35,186
5Judgement8.24,987
6The Fix8.55,243
7Witness8.85,542
8Foe8.14,825
9Get Carter8.64,996
10Number Crunch9.05,674
11Super8.64,798
12Legacy8.24,373
13Root Cause8.74,937
14Wolf and Cub8.04,343
15Blue Code8.54,422
16Risk8.24,265
17Baby Blue8.54,528
18Identity Crisis8.34,247
19Flesh and Blood8.94,873
20Matsya Nyaya8.74,540
21Many Happy Returns9.15,232
22No Good Deed9.04,691
23Firewall9.68,866

Season 2 (2012)

8.63 avg 22 episodes 8.9 → 9.4 44 min avg

Ep 1: 8.9 · 5,063 votesEp 2: 9.0 · 4,634 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 3,923 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 3,775 votesEp 5: 8.6 · 4,084 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 3,716 votesEp 7: 8.3 · 3,843 votesEp 8: 8.0 · 3,767 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 3,595 votesEp 10: 8.7 · 4,080 votesEp 11: 8.8 · 4,376 votesEp 12: 9.4 · 5,294 votesEp 13: 9.2 · 4,634 votesEp 14: 8.2 · 3,671 votesEp 15: 8.4 · 3,721 votesEp 16: 9.2 · 5,711 votesEp 17: 8.4 · 3,825 votesEp 18: 8.1 · 3,478 votesEp 19: 8.6 · 3,697 votesEp 20: 8.7 · 3,838 votesEp 21: 9.4 · 5,068 votesEp 22: 9.4 · 6,026 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Contingency8.95,063
2Bad Code9.04,634
3Masquerade8.23,923
4Triggerman8.03,775
5Bury the Lede8.64,084
6The High Road8.33,716
7Critical8.33,843
8Til Death8.03,767
9C.O.D.8.03,595
10Shadow Box8.74,080
112 Pi R8.84,376
12Prisoner's Dilemma9.45,294
13Dead Reckoning9.24,634
14One Percent8.23,671
15Booked Solid8.43,721
16Relevance9.25,711
17Proteus8.43,825
18All In8.13,478
19Trojan Horse8.63,697
20In Extremis8.73,838
21Zero Day9.45,068
22God Mode9.46,026

Season 3 (2013)

8.83 avg 23 episodes 8.2 → 9.6 44 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 3,913 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 3,549 votesEp 3: 8.5 · 3,849 votesEp 4: 7.9 · 3,675 votesEp 5: 9.1 · 4,450 votesEp 6: 8.9 · 4,077 votesEp 7: 8.5 · 3,702 votesEp 8: 9.4 · 5,248 votesEp 9: 9.7 · 8,897 votesEp 10: 9.6 · 8,611 votesEp 11: 9.1 · 4,275 votesEp 12: 9.1 · 4,167 votesEp 13: 8.8 · 4,116 votesEp 14: 8.0 · 3,475 votesEp 15: 8.4 · 3,557 votesEp 16: 9.2 · 4,605 votesEp 17: 9.0 · 4,017 votesEp 18: 8.1 · 3,271 votesEp 19: 8.5 · 3,475 votesEp 20: 9.1 · 4,061 votesEp 21: 9.2 · 4,137 votesEp 22: 9.1 · 4,010 votesEp 23: 9.6 · 7,792 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Liberty8.23,913
2Nothing to Hide8.23,549
3Lady Killer8.53,849
4Reasonable Doubt7.93,675
5Razgovor9.14,450
6Mors Praematura8.94,077
7The Perfect Mark8.53,702
8Endgame9.45,248
9The Crossing9.78,897
10The Devil's Share9.68,611
11Lethe9.14,275
12Aletheia9.14,167
134C8.84,116
14Provenance8.03,475
15Last Call8.43,557
16RAM9.24,605
17Root Path9.04,017
18Allegiance8.13,271
19Most Likely to...8.53,475
20Death Benefit9.14,061
21Beta9.24,137
22A House Divided9.14,010
23Deus Ex Machina9.67,792

Season 4 (2014)

8.77 avg 22 episodes 8.8 → 9.7 43 min avg

Ep 1: 8.8 · 4,290 votesEp 2: 8.8 · 3,961 votesEp 3: 8.4 · 3,445 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 3,424 votesEp 5: 9.0 · 4,052 votesEp 6: 8.6 · 3,606 votesEp 7: 8.5 · 3,548 votesEp 8: 8.6 · 3,575 votesEp 9: 9.4 · 4,878 votesEp 10: 9.0 · 4,168 votesEp 11: 9.8 · 15,419 votesEp 12: 9.1 · 4,408 votesEp 13: 8.7 · 3,651 votesEp 14: 8.3 · 3,256 votesEp 15: 8.6 · 3,397 votesEp 16: 7.8 · 3,342 votesEp 17: 8.2 · 3,145 votesEp 18: 8.6 · 3,617 votesEp 19: 8.7 · 3,553 votesEp 20: 8.8 · 4,792 votesEp 21: 9.4 · 5,399 votesEp 22: 9.7 · 9,719 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Panopticon8.84,290
2Nautilus8.83,961
3Wingman8.43,445
4Brotherhood8.23,424
5Prophets9.04,052
6Pretenders8.63,606
7Honor Among Thieves8.53,548
8Point of Origin8.63,575
9The Devil You Know9.44,878
10The Cold War9.04,168
11If-Then-Else9.815,419
12Control-Alt-Delete9.14,408
13M.I.A.8.73,651
14Guilty8.33,256
15Q & A8.63,397
16Blunt7.83,342
17Karma8.23,145
18Skip8.63,617
19Search and Destroy8.73,553
20Terra Incognita8.84,792
21Asylum9.45,399
22YHWH9.79,719

Season 5 (2016)

9.06 avg 13 episodes 9.1 → 9.7 44 min avg

Ep 1: 9.1 · 5,301 votesEp 2: 9.1 · 4,337 votesEp 3: 8.5 · 3,898 votesEp 4: 9.3 · 6,293 votesEp 5: 8.7 · 3,824 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 3,697 votesEp 7: 8.8 · 3,906 votesEp 8: 8.7 · 3,800 votesEp 9: 9.2 · 4,396 votesEp 10: 9.7 · 8,169 votesEp 11: 9.2 · 4,434 votesEp 12: 9.5 · 5,123 votesEp 13: 9.7 · 14,943 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1B.S.O.D.9.15,301
2SNAFU9.14,337
3Truth Be Told8.53,898
46,7419.36,293
5ShotSeeker8.73,824
6A More Perfect Union8.33,697
7QSO8.83,906
8Reassortment8.73,800
9Sotto Voce9.24,396
10The Day the World Went Away9.78,169
11Synecdoche9.24,434
12.exe9.55,123
13Return 09.714,943
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