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The Closer (2005)

Crime · Drama · Mystery

Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson transfers from Atlanta to LA to head up a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases. Johnson's quirky personality and hard-nosed approach often rubs her colleagues the wrong way, but her reputation as one of the world's best interrogator eventually wins over even her toughest critics.

IMDb rating
7.8 (33,464 votes)
Episode average
8.3 ↑ +0.5 vs IMDb
Seasons
7
Streaming (US)
Netflix
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 7 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2005)

8.17 avg 13 episodes 8.3 → 8.8 47 min avg

Ep 1: 8.3 · 946 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 733 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 724 votesEp 4: 7.7 · 646 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 625 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 657 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 586 votesEp 8: 7.9 · 587 votesEp 9: 8.5 · 635 votesEp 10: 8.0 · 605 votesEp 11: 7.7 · 587 votesEp 12: 8.7 · 663 votesEp 13: 8.8 · 649 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Pilot8.3946
2About Face8.1733
3The Big Picture8.3724
4Show Yourself7.7646
5Flashpoint7.9625
6Fantasy Date8.4657
7You Are Here7.9586
8Batter Up7.9587
9Good Housekeeping8.5635
10The Butler Did It8.0605
11L.A. Woman7.7587
12Fatal Retraction8.7663
13Standards and Practices8.8649

Season 2 (2006)

8.23 avg 15 episodes 8.0 → 8.4 60 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 565 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 556 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 544 votesEp 4: 7.9 · 542 votesEp 5: 9.1 · 835 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 528 votesEp 7: 8.1 · 549 votesEp 8: 8.4 · 577 votesEp 9: 8.4 · 601 votesEp 10: 8.0 · 522 votesEp 11: 7.9 · 510 votesEp 12: 8.1 · 502 votesEp 13: 8.6 · 547 votesEp 14: 8.3 · 549 votesEp 15: 8.4 · 529 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Blue Blood8.0565
2Mom Duty8.1556
3Slippin'8.3544
4Aftertaste7.9542
5To Protect & to Serve9.1835
6Out of Focus7.9528
7Head Over Heels8.1549
8Critical Missing8.4577
9Heroic Measures8.4601
10The Other Woman8.0522
11Borderline7.9510
12No Good Deed8.1502
13Overkill8.6547
14Serving the King: Part 18.3549
15Serving the King: Part 28.4529

Season 3 (2007)

8.30 avg 15 episodes 8.6 → 8.3 60 min avg

Ep 1: 8.6 · 638 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 525 votesEp 3: 8.7 · 649 votesEp 4: 8.7 · 628 votesEp 5: 8.5 · 593 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 587 votesEp 7: 7.7 · 523 votesEp 8: 8.6 · 570 votesEp 9: 8.8 · 614 votesEp 10: 7.8 · 510 votesEp 11: 7.9 · 483 votesEp 12: 8.1 · 505 votesEp 13: 8.5 · 501 votesEp 14: 8.0 · 497 votesEp 15: 8.3 · 504 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Homewrecker8.6638
2Grave Doubts8.1525
3Saving Face8.7649
4Ruby8.7628
5The Round File8.5593
6Dumb Luck8.2587
7Four to Eight7.7523
8Manhunt8.6570
9Blindsided8.8614
10Culture Shock7.8510
11Lovers Leap7.9483
12Til Death Do Us Part: Part I8.1505
13Til Death Do Us Part: Part II8.5501
14Next of Kin: Part 18.0497
15Next of Kin: Part 28.3504

Season 4 (2008)

8.31 avg 15 episodes 8.4 → 8.2 44 min avg

Ep 1: 8.4 · 539 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 478 votesEp 3: 8.8 · 573 votesEp 4: 7.9 · 465 votesEp 5: 8.6 · 600 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 476 votesEp 7: 8.7 · 566 votesEp 8: 8.0 · 466 votesEp 9: 8.3 · 477 votesEp 10: 9.0 · 624 votesEp 11: 7.7 · 424 votesEp 12: 8.1 · 453 votesEp 13: 8.9 · 569 votesEp 14: 7.9 · 442 votesEp 15: 8.2 · 416 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Controlled Burn8.4539
2Speed Bump8.0478
3Cherry Bomb8.8573
4Live Wire7.9465
5Dial M for Provenza8.6600
6Problem Child8.1476
7Sudden Death8.7566
8Split Ends8.0466
9Tijuana Brass8.3477
10Time Bomb9.0624
11Good Faith7.7424
12Junk in the Trunk8.1453
13Power of Attorney8.9569
14Fate Line7.9442
15Double Blind8.2416

Season 5 (2009)

8.30 avg 15 episodes 8.3 → 8.4 46 min avg

Ep 1: 8.3 · 475 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 428 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 463 votesEp 4: 7.9 · 428 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 438 votesEp 6: 8.6 · 559 votesEp 7: 8.6 · 465 votesEp 8: 8.3 · 417 votesEp 9: 8.3 · 448 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 423 votesEp 11: 8.7 · 485 votesEp 12: 8.8 · 499 votesEp 13: 8.0 · 391 votesEp 14: 8.2 · 486 votesEp 15: 8.4 · 423 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Products of Discovery8.3475
2Blood Money7.8428
3Red Tape8.3463
4Walking Back the Cat7.9428
5Half Load8.1438
6Tapped Out8.6559
7Strike Three8.6465
8Elysian Fields8.3417
9Identity Theft8.3448
10Smells Like Murder8.2423
11Maternal Instincts8.7485
12Waivers of Extradition8.8499
13The Life8.0391
14Make Over8.2486
15Dead Man's Hand8.4423

Season 6 (2010)

8.22 avg 15 episodes 7.9 → 8.1 50 min avg

Ep 1: 7.9 · 418 votesEp 2: 8.6 · 478 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 399 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 447 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 411 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 382 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 371 votesEp 8: 8.6 · 451 votesEp 9: 8.1 · 403 votesEp 10: 8.6 · 395 votesEp 11: 8.6 · 408 votesEp 12: 8.0 · 382 votesEp 13: 8.1 · 403 votesEp 14: 8.4 · 400 votesEp 15: 8.1 · 363 votes
Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Big Bang7.9418
2Help Wanted8.6478
3In Custody8.0399
4Layover8.2447
5Heart Attack8.2411
6Off the Hook8.0382
7Jump the Gun7.9371
8War Zone8.6451
9Last Woman Standing8.1403
10Executive Order8.6395
11Old Money8.6408
12High Crimes8.0382
13Living Proof: Part One8.1403
14Living Proof: Part Two8.4400
15An Ugly Game8.1363

Season 7 (2011)

8.30 avg 21 episodes 8.1 → 9.1 43 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 451 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 404 votesEp 3: 8.5 · 463 votesEp 4: 8.3 · 417 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 402 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 383 votesEp 7: 8.3 · 412 votesEp 8: 8.5 · 413 votesEp 9: 7.9 · 403 votesEp 10: 8.4 · 402 votesEp 11: 8.0 · 388 votesEp 12: 7.9 · 472 votesEp 13: 7.9 · 390 votesEp 14: 8.9 · 535 votesEp 15: 8.6 · 426 votesEp 16: 8.3 · 388 votesEp 17: 8.2 · 429 votesEp 18: 8.2 · 361 votesEp 19: 8.6 · 433 votesEp 20: 8.6 · 414 votesEp 21: 9.1 · 640 votes
Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Unknown Trouble8.1451
2Repeat Offender7.9404
3To Serve with Love8.5463
4Under Control8.3417
5Forgive Us Our Trespasses8.0402
6Home Improvement8.0383
7A Family Affair8.3412
8Death Warrant8.5413
9Star Turn7.9403
10Fresh Pursuit8.4402
11Necessary Evil8.0388
12You Have the Right to Remain Jolly7.9472
13Relative Matters7.9390
14Road Block8.9535
15Silent Partner8.6426
16Hostile Witness8.3388
17Fool's Gold8.2429
18Drug Fiend8.2361
19Last Rites8.6433
20Armed Response8.6414
21The Last Word9.1640
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