The Irrational (2023)

Drama · Thriller

Alec Mercer is a world-renowned professor of behavioral psychology with a unique insight into human nature who lends his expertise to an array of high-stakes cases involving governments, corporations and law enforcement. However, he meets his match in a female domestic terror suspect who turns his world upside down.

IMDb rating: 7.0 (7,419 votes)
Episode average: 7.5 ↑ +0.5 vs IMDb
Seasons: 2
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2023)

7.41 avg 11 episodes 7.4 → 7.6 42 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	7.4	652
2	Dead Woman Walking	7.3	540
3	The Barnum Effect	7.4	468
4	Zero Sum	7.3	436
5	Lucky Charms	7.3	412
6	Point and Shoot	7.0	456
7	The Real Deal	7.4	357
8	Scorched Earth	7.6	316
9	Cheating Life	7.4	296
10	Bombshell	7.8	292
11	Reciprocity	7.6	279

Season 2 (2024)

7.53 avg 18 episodes 7.5 → 7.6 42 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Collateral Damage	7.5	281
2	A Kick in the Teeth	7.6	249
3	Bad Blood	7.6	252
4	Formal Ties	7.4	251
5	Anatomy of a Fall	7.6	232
6	The Wrong Side of Maybe	7.2	265
7	Stan by Me	7.2	235
8	Lost Souls	7.6	225
9	Another Man's Treasure	7.2	222
10	Now You Don't	7.3	231
11	Ghost Ship	7.6	214
12	Straight from the Heart	7.6	208
13	Murder She Rode	7.8	215
14	The Milgram Experiment	7.5	198
15	Conversation Games	7.7	205
16	The Overview Effect	7.6	204
17	Suddenly Alec	7.9	210
18	The Exchange	7.6	191

The Irrational (2023)

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