The Rookie (2018)

Action · Crime · Drama

Starting over isn't easy, especially for small-town guy John Nolan who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of being an LAPD officer. As the force's oldest rookie, he's met with skepticism from some higher-ups who see him as just a walking midlife crisis.

IMDb rating: 8.0 (130,039 votes)
Seasons: 8
Streaming (US): Hulu · fuboTV · YouTube TV · Philo · Spectrum On Demand
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 8 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2018)

8.00 avg 20 episodes 7.9 → 8.5 42 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	7.9	3,916
2	Crash Course	7.8	2,963
3	The Good, the Bad and the Ugly	7.7	2,702
4	The Switch	7.6	2,545
5	The Roundup	7.7	2,448
6	The Hawke	7.7	2,445
7	The Ride Along	7.8	2,353
8	Time of Death	8.6	2,769
9	Standoff	8.5	2,607
10	Flesh and Blood	8.1	2,300
11	Redwood	7.9	2,231
12	Heartbreak	7.7	2,206
13	Caught Stealing	7.7	2,141
14	Plain Clothes Day	8.2	2,223
15	Manhunt	8.4	2,413
16	Greenlight	9.0	3,746
17	The Shake Up	7.6	2,167
18	Homefront	7.6	2,056
19	The Checklist	8.1	2,055
20	Free Fall	8.5	2,389

Season 2 (2019)

7.96 avg 20 episodes 8.0 → 8.0 42 min avg

Mid-peak

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Impact	8.0	2,132
2	The Night General	7.9	2,003
3	The Bet	7.8	1,955
4	Warriors and Guardians	8.0	1,976
5	Tough Love	7.7	1,885
6	Fallout	8.0	2,031
7	Safety	7.8	1,868
8	Clean Cut	8.4	2,119
9	Breaking Point	7.7	1,855
10	The Dark Side	8.6	2,468
11	Day of Death	8.8	3,002
12	Now and Then	7.6	1,817
13	Follow-Up Day	7.6	1,797
14	Casualties	7.7	1,753
15	Hand-Off	7.7	1,754
16	The Overnight	7.7	1,798
17	Control	7.8	1,735
18	Under the Gun	8.1	1,838
19	The Q Word	8.4	1,964
20	The Hunt	8.0	2,233

Season 3 (2021)

7.16 avg 14 episodes 7.9 → 8.2 43 min avg

Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Consequences	7.9	2,570
2	In Justice	6.4	2,861
3	La Fiera	6.3	2,846
4	Sabotage	6.7	2,446
5	Lockdown	7.8	2,383
6	Revelations	6.7	2,469
7	True Crime	4.5	4,282
8	Bad Blood	7.5	1,901
9	Amber	7.5	2,068
10	Man of Honor	7.8	1,819
11	New Blood	7.4	1,987
12	Brave Heart	7.6	1,769
13	Triple Duty	7.9	1,810
14	Threshold	8.2	2,098

Season 4 (2021)

7.24 avg 22 episodes 7.5 → 7.0 43 min avg

Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Life and Death	7.5	2,453
2	Five Minutes	7.6	1,795
3	In the Line of Fire	7.7	1,613
4	Red Hot	7.7	1,644
5	A.C.H.	7.6	1,765
6	Poetic Justice	8.3	1,866
7	Fire Fight	7.8	1,660
8	Hit and Run	7.1	1,743
9	Breakdown	7.8	1,592
10	Heart Beat	7.6	1,565
11	End Game	7.6	1,564
12	The Knock	7.2	1,553
13	Fight or Flight	7.2	1,584
14	Long Shot	6.7	1,711
15	Hit List	7.8	1,549
16	Real Crime	4.9	2,800
17	Coding	7.1	1,606
18	Backstabbers	7.5	1,544
19	Simone	6.0	2,324
20	Enervo	6.1	2,109
21	Mother's Day	7.4	1,489
22	Day in the Hole	7.0	2,222

Season 5 (2022)

7.46 avg 22 episodes 8.0 → 9.0 43 min avg

Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Double Down	8.0	2,111
2	Labor Day	7.5	1,659
3	Dye Hard	7.3	1,557
4	The Choice	7.3	1,874
5	The Fugitive	7.5	1,502
6	The Reckoning	7.2	1,480
7	Crossfire	7.3	1,422
8	The Collar	7.8	1,494
9	Take Back	7.5	1,447
10	The List	7.4	1,608
11	The Naked and the Dead	7.4	1,340
12	Death Notice	7.7	1,475
13	Daddy Cop	7.8	1,496
14	Death Sentence	7.5	1,319
15	The Con	7.6	1,458
16	Exposed	7.3	1,387
17	The Enemy Within	7.8	1,400
18	Double Trouble	4.6	2,509
19	A Hole in the World	7.9	1,393
20	S.T.R.	7.2	1,368
21	Going Under	7.5	1,355
22	Under Siege	9.0	2,769

Season 6 (2024)

7.46 avg 10 episodes 7.7 → 7.6 43 min avg

Season 6 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Strike Back	7.7	1,675
2	The Hammer	7.1	1,575
3	Trouble in Paradise	6.3	1,552
4	Training Day	7.6	1,263
5	The Vow	7.5	1,231
6	Secrets and Lies	7.4	1,277
7	Crushed	7.3	1,217
8	Punch Card	7.9	1,215
9	The Squeeze	8.2	1,262
10	Escape Plan	7.6	1,357

Season 7 (2025)

7.57 avg 18 episodes 7.8 → 7.8

Season 7 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Shot	7.8	1,549
2	The Watcher	7.7	1,302
3	Out of Pocket	7.5	1,245
4	Darkness Falling	8.0	1,302
5	Til Death	8.0	1,246
6	The Gala	7.7	1,419
7	The Mickey	7.9	1,268
8	Wildfire	8.5	1,527
9	The Kiss	8.2	1,320
10	Chaos Agent	7.8	1,241
11	Speed	7.7	1,243
12	April Fools	7.3	1,491
13	Three Billboards	7.6	1,153
14	Mad About Murder	7.8	1,222
15	A Deadly Secret	3.5	2,790
16	The Return	8.0	1,275
17	Mutiny and the Bounty	7.5	1,145
18	The Good, The Bad, and The Oscar	7.8	1,194

Season 8 (2026)

7.53 avg 18 episodes 7.5 → 8.0 43 min avg

Season 8 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Czech Mate	7.5	1,800
2	Fast Andy	7.9	1,314
3	The Red Place	8.6	1,564
4	Cut and Run	7.5	1,122
5	The Network	7.7	1,088
6	Burn 4 Love	8.2	1,286
7	Baja	7.9	1,112
8	Grand Theft Aircraft	7.3	1,148
9	Fun and Games	7.3	1,043
10	His Name Was Martin	7.3	1,412
11	Aftermath	7.8	929
12	Spy Games	7.8	931
13	The Thinker	7.7	878
14	Tiger Bear	7.5	923
15	Survive the Streets	3.1	2,541
16	Out of Time	7.8	925
17	Dead Ringer	8.6	1,137
18	The Bandit	8.0	1,071

The Rookie (2018)

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