The Listener (2009)

Crime · Drama · Fantasy

Toby Logan is a highly skilled paramedic with a secret – he can read minds. Toby never really knew his parents and grew up in foster care, this coupled with his secret, which he shares with no one, has made him a bit of a loner. Until now, Toby has kept his ability hidden, exploring its possibilities only with his long time mentor and confidante Dr. Ray Mercer.

IMDb rating: 6.8 (9,296 votes)
Episode average: 7.7 ↑ +0.9 vs IMDb
Seasons: 5
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2009)

7.40 avg 13 episodes 7.1 → 8.0 40 min avg

Big finale

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	I'm an Adult Now	7.1	259
2	Emotional Rescue	7.0	169
3	A Voice in the Dark	7.4	153
4	Some Kinda Love	7.1	151
5	Lisa Says	6.7	158
6	Foggy Notion	7.2	134
7	Iris	7.6	139
8	One Way or Another	7.7	127
9	Inside the Man	7.3	122
10	Missing	7.5	125
11	Beginning to See the Light	7.9	113
12	My Sister's Keeper	7.7	109
13	The Journey	8.0	131

Season 2 (2011)

7.75 avg 13 episodes 7.3 → 8.3 41 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Lady in the Lake	7.3	131
2	Crime Seen	7.5	117
3	In His Sights	7.4	111
4	The Brothers Volkov	7.9	114
5	Inner Circle	7.7	98
6	The Magician	8.3	109
7	Ace in the Hole	7.8	110
8	Vanished	7.9	105
9	Jericho	7.7	102
10	Desperate Hours	8.0	107
11	To Die For	7.4	101
12	Eye of the Storm	7.5	102
13	Reckoning	8.3	106

Season 3 (2012)

7.82 avg 13 episodes 7.5 → 8.4 42 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Bank Job	7.5	115
2	Cold Case Blues	7.7	99
3	Curtain Call	7.6	94
4	The Taking	7.3	94
5	Rogues' Gallery	8.1	91
6	She Sells Sanctuary	7.4	100
7	Poisoned Minds	7.6	92
8	Now You See Him	8.1	97
9	Crossed	7.9	84
10	Lockdown	8.4	105
11	Captain Nightfall	8.1	85
12	The Bro Code	7.5	83
13	The Shooting	8.4	95

Season 4 (2013)

7.86 avg 13 episodes 7.9 → 8.3 44 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Blast from the Past	7.9	115
2	The Blue Line	7.4	90
3	Early Checkout	7.7	79
4	Cold Storage	7.9	80
5	Buckle Up	8.2	94
6	Witness for the Prosecution	7.9	81
7	Caged In	7.6	87
8	The Illustrated Woman	7.9	78
9	Love's a Bitch	7.7	77
10	The Long Con	8.0	83
11	House of Horror	7.8	80
12	False I.D.	7.9	72
13	Fatal Vision	8.3	85

Season 5 (2014)

7.83 avg 13 episodes 7.8 → 8.5 41 min avg

Big finale

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Wrong Man	7.8	80
2	The Lockup	7.4	79
3	Dancing with the Enemy	7.7	70
4	Smoke and Mirrors	8.2	78
5	Game Over	7.7	72
6	Man in the Mirror	7.8	82
7	Amuse Bouche	7.6	77
8	White Whale	7.9	74
9	The Fugitive	7.8	77
10	Family Secrets	7.9	84
11	Zero Recall	7.7	73
12	An Innocent Man	7.8	75
13	In Our Midst	8.5	88