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 (133,497 votes)
Seasons: 8
Streaming (US): Hulu · fuboTV · YouTube TV · Philo
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Aug 19, 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	4,061
2	Crash Course	7.8	3,060
3	The Good, the Bad and the Ugly	7.7	2,785
4	The Switch	7.6	2,626
5	The Roundup	7.7	2,519
6	The Hawke	7.7	2,516
7	The Ride Along	7.8	2,418
8	Time of Death	8.6	2,842
9	Standoff	8.5	2,676
10	Flesh and Blood	8.1	2,364
11	Redwood	7.9	2,287
12	Heartbreak	7.7	2,266
13	Caught Stealing	7.7	2,200
14	Plain Clothes Day	8.2	2,284
15	Manhunt	8.4	2,477
16	Greenlight	9.0	3,840
17	The Shake Up	7.6	2,230
18	Homefront	7.6	2,114
19	The Checklist	8.1	2,119
20	Free Fall	8.5	2,456

Season 2 (2019)

7.96 avg 20 episodes 7.9 → 8.0 42 min avg

Mid-peak

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Impact	7.9	2,193
2	The Night General	7.9	2,059
3	The Bet	7.8	2,011
4	Warriors and Guardians	8.0	2,031
5	Tough Love	7.7	1,939
6	Fallout	8.0	2,086
7	Safety	7.8	1,920
8	Clean Cut	8.4	2,175
9	Breaking Point	7.7	1,907
10	The Dark Side	8.6	2,535
11	Day of Death	8.8	3,089
12	Now and Then	7.6	1,867
13	Follow-Up Day	7.6	1,849
14	Casualties	7.7	1,801
15	Hand-Off	7.7	1,802
16	The Overnight	7.7	1,846
17	Control	7.8	1,780
18	Under the Gun	8.1	1,888
19	The Q Word	8.4	2,019
20	The Hunt	8.0	2,291

Season 3 (2021)

7.14 avg 14 episodes 7.9 → 8.2 43 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Consequences	7.9	2,630
2	In Justice	6.3	2,926
3	La Fiera	6.2	2,902
4	Sabotage	6.7	2,499
5	Lockdown	7.8	2,438
6	Revelations	6.6	2,522
7	True Crime	4.5	4,367
8	Bad Blood	7.5	1,954
9	Amber	7.5	2,123
10	Man of Honor	7.8	1,865
11	New Blood	7.4	2,039
12	Brave Heart	7.6	1,818
13	Triple Duty	7.9	1,860
14	Threshold	8.2	2,150

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	2,514
2	Five Minutes	7.6	1,838
3	In the Line of Fire	7.7	1,653
4	Red Hot	7.7	1,689
5	A.C.H.	7.6	1,810
6	Poetic Justice	8.3	1,911
7	Fire Fight	7.8	1,698
8	Hit and Run	7.1	1,788
9	Breakdown	7.8	1,631
10	Heart Beat	7.6	1,608
11	End Game	7.6	1,606
12	The Knock	7.2	1,595
13	Fight or Flight	7.2	1,627
14	Long Shot	6.7	1,760
15	Hit List	7.8	1,596
16	Real Crime	4.9	2,877
17	Coding	7.1	1,650
18	Backstabbers	7.5	1,585
19	Simone	6.0	2,388
20	Enervo	6.1	2,166
21	Mother's Day	7.4	1,526
22	Day in the Hole	7.0	2,273

Season 5 (2022)

7.45 avg 22 episodes 8.0 → 9.0 43 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Double Down	8.0	2,163
2	Labor Day	7.5	1,701
3	Dye Hard	7.3	1,596
4	The Choice	7.3	1,917
5	The Fugitive	7.5	1,539
6	The Reckoning	7.2	1,517
7	Crossfire	7.2	1,459
8	The Collar	7.8	1,536
9	Take Back	7.5	1,485
10	The List	7.4	1,650
11	The Naked and the Dead	7.4	1,374
12	Death Notice	7.7	1,515
13	Daddy Cop	7.8	1,533
14	Death Sentence	7.5	1,350
15	The Con	7.6	1,496
16	Exposed	7.3	1,421
17	The Enemy Within	7.8	1,435
18	Double Trouble	4.6	2,567
19	A Hole in the World	7.9	1,431
20	S.T.R.	7.2	1,403
21	Going Under	7.5	1,393
22	Under Siege	9.0	2,821

Season 6 (2024)

7.45 avg 10 episodes 7.7 → 7.6 43 min avg

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Strike Back	7.7	1,718
2	The Hammer	7.1	1,619
3	Trouble in Paradise	6.2	1,598
4	Training Day	7.6	1,303
5	The Vow	7.5	1,268
6	Secrets and Lies	7.4	1,317
7	Crushed	7.3	1,254
8	Punch Card	7.9	1,254
9	The Squeeze	8.2	1,302
10	Escape Plan	7.6	1,398

Season 7 (2025)

7.56 avg 18 episodes 7.8 → 7.8

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Shot	7.8	1,607
2	The Watcher	7.7	1,352
3	Out of Pocket	7.5	1,299
4	Darkness Falling	8.0	1,357
5	Til Death	8.0	1,302
6	The Gala	7.6	1,473
7	The Mickey	7.9	1,326
8	Wildfire	8.4	1,597
9	The Kiss	8.2	1,383
10	Chaos Agent	7.8	1,301
11	Speed	7.6	1,298
12	April Fools	7.3	1,559
13	Three Billboards	7.6	1,206
14	Mad About Murder	7.8	1,277
15	A Deadly Secret	3.6	2,879
16	The Return	8.0	1,329
17	Mutiny and the Bounty	7.5	1,198
18	The Good, The Bad, and The Oscar	7.8	1,247

Season 8 (2026)

7.52 avg 18 episodes 7.5 → 8.0 43 min avg

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Czech Mate	7.5	1,895
2	Fast Andy	7.8	1,382
3	The Red Place	8.6	1,651
4	Cut and Run	7.5	1,188
5	The Network	7.7	1,164
6	Burn 4 Love	8.2	1,374
7	Baja	7.9	1,191
8	Grand Theft Aircraft	7.3	1,228
9	Fun and Games	7.3	1,130
10	His Name Was Martin	7.3	1,513
11	Aftermath	7.8	1,009
12	Spy Games	7.8	1,007
13	The Thinker	7.6	955
14	Tiger Bear	7.5	1,003
15	Survive the Streets	3.1	2,731
16	Out of Time	7.8	1,010
17	Dead Ringer	8.6	1,249
18	The Bandit	8.0	1,202