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Rescue Me (2004)

Comedy · Drama

The aftermath of 9/11 has left the firefighters of the NYFD traumatized, and no one more so than Tommy Gavin. Recently separated from his wife and their three kids, Tommy drifts between sorrow and anger as he tries to shake the recurring nightmares of his fallen comrades, especially his late cousin, Jimmy Keefe. Working alongside veterans like Lt. “Lou” Shea, Franco Rivera and Sean Garrity, and rookie Mike Lombardi, Tommy battles alcohol and drugs as he struggles to remain first and foremost a New York City firefighter.

IMDb rating
8.3 (30,216 votes)
Episode average
8.0 -0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons
7
Streaming (US)
Hulu · Netflix
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 7 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2004)

8.20 avg 13 episodes 8.5 → 8.7 45 min avg

Ep 1: 8.5 · 575 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 403 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 357 votesEp 4: 8.3 · 350 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 326 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 313 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 306 votesEp 8: 8.3 · 325 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 296 votesEp 10: 8.0 · 290 votesEp 11: 8.1 · 279 votesEp 12: 8.3 · 274 votesEp 13: 8.7 · 317 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Guts8.5575
2Gay8.1403
3Kansas8.1357
4DNA8.3350
5Orphans8.2326
6Revenge8.1313
7Butterfly7.9306
8Inches8.3325
9Alarm8.0296
10Immortal8.0290
11Mom8.1279
12Leaving8.3274
13Sanctuary8.7317

Season 2 (2005)

8.32 avg 13 episodes 8.2 → 9.2 45 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 273 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 246 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 255 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 266 votesEp 5: 8.5 · 273 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 263 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 244 votesEp 8: 8.5 · 259 votesEp 9: 8.1 · 261 votesEp 10: 8.6 · 266 votesEp 11: 7.8 · 234 votesEp 12: 8.9 · 292 votesEp 13: 9.2 · 363 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Voicemail8.2273
2Harmony7.7246
3Balls8.1255
4Twat8.2266
5Sensitivity8.5273
6Reunion8.3263
7Shame8.0244
8Believe8.5259
9Rebirth8.1261
10Brains8.6266
11Bitch7.8234
12Happy8.9292
13Justice9.2363

Season 3 (2006)

8.35 avg 13 episodes 8.8 → 8.5 46 min avg

Ep 1: 8.8 · 315 votesEp 2: 8.7 · 289 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 226 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 235 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 224 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 243 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 220 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 220 votesEp 9: 8.3 · 221 votesEp 10: 8.3 · 236 votesEp 11: 8.4 · 220 votesEp 12: 8.9 · 258 votesEp 13: 8.5 · 242 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Devil8.8315
2Discovery8.7289
3Torture7.9226
4Sparks8.1235
5Chlamydia8.1224
6Zombies8.2243
7Satisfaction8.2220
8Karate8.1220
9Pieces8.3221
10Retards8.3236
11Twilight8.4220
12Hell8.9258
13Beached8.5242

Season 4 (2007)

7.78 avg 13 episodes 8.3 → 8.0 47 min avg

Ep 1: 8.3 · 275 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 229 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 217 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 216 votesEp 5: 7.6 · 193 votesEp 6: 7.6 · 200 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 211 votesEp 8: 7.7 · 210 votesEp 9: 7.7 · 188 votesEp 10: 7.4 · 180 votesEp 11: 7.4 · 193 votesEp 12: 7.5 · 185 votesEp 13: 8.0 · 208 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Baby Face8.3275
2Tuesday8.0229
3Commitment8.1217
4Pussified7.8216
5Black7.6193
6Balance7.6200
7Seven8.0211
8Solo7.7210
9Animal7.7188
10High7.4180
11Cycle7.4193
12Keefe7.5185
13Yaz8.0208

Season 5 (2009)

7.85 avg 22 episodes 8.2 → 8.6 43 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 237 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 200 votesEp 3: 7.7 · 180 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 190 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 201 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 184 votesEp 7: 8.1 · 192 votesEp 8: 8.3 · 194 votesEp 9: 7.6 · 191 votesEp 10: 7.7 · 173 votesEp 11: 7.9 · 181 votesEp 12: 7.6 · 174 votesEp 13: 8.0 · 182 votesEp 14: 7.9 · 171 votesEp 15: 7.5 · 162 votesEp 16: 7.6 · 170 votesEp 17: 7.9 · 173 votesEp 18: 7.8 · 174 votesEp 19: 7.3 · 164 votesEp 20: 7.2 · 166 votesEp 21: 7.7 · 166 votesEp 22: 8.6 · 205 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Baptism8.2237
2French8.1200
3Wine7.7180
4Jimmy8.0190
5Sheila8.1201
6Perspective8.0184
7Play8.1192
8Iceman8.3194
9Thaw7.6191
10Control7.7173
11Mickey7.9181
12Disease7.6174
13Torch8.0182
14Wheels7.9171
15Initiation7.5162
16Clean7.6170
17Lesbos7.9173
18Carrot7.8174
19David7.3164
20Zippo7.2166
21Jump7.7166
22Drink8.6205

Season 6 (2010)

7.75 avg 10 episodes 7.3 → 7.5 43 min avg

Ep 1: 7.3 · 188 votesEp 2: 7.5 · 162 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 158 votesEp 4: 7.7 · 157 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 168 votesEp 6: 7.7 · 161 votesEp 7: 7.8 · 156 votesEp 8: 7.9 · 157 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 152 votesEp 10: 7.5 · 163 votes
Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Legacy7.3188
2Change7.5162
3Comeback7.9158
4Breakout7.7157
5Blackout8.2168
6Sanctuary7.7161
7Forgiven7.8156
8Cowboy7.9157
9Goodbye8.0152
10A.D.D.7.5163

Season 7 (2011)

7.89 avg 9 episodes 7.3 → 9.1 45 min avg

Ep 1: 7.3 · 177 votesEp 2: 7.5 · 167 votesEp 3: 7.4 · 161 votesEp 4: 7.7 · 152 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 157 votesEp 6: 7.8 · 157 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 162 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 178 votesEp 9: 9.1 · 345 votes
Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Mutha7.3177
2Menses7.5167
3Press7.4161
4Brownies7.7152
5Head8.0157
63447.8157
7Jeter8.0162
8Vows8.2178
9Ashes9.1345

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