The Sentinel (1996)

Action · Adventure · Crime

The Sentinel is a Canadian-produced television series. In the jungles of peru, the fight for survival heightened his senses. Now, Detective Jim Ellison is a sentinel in the fight for justice. Anthropologist Blair Sandburg works side by side with Jim, helping him develop these senses.

IMDb rating: 6.5 (2,977 votes)
Episode average: 7.2 ↑ +0.7 vs IMDb
Seasons: 4
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1996)

7.56 avg 10 episodes 8.1 → 7.8

Rollercoaster

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Switchman	8.1	360
2	Siege	7.9	51
3	Killers	7.3	43
4	The Debt	7.5	44
5	Cypher	7.3	40
6	Night Train	7.8	39
7	Rogue	7.6	34
8	Love and Guns	6.7	35
9	Attraction	7.6	38
10	Vow of Silence	7.8	34

Season 2 (1996)

7.14 avg 24 episodes 7.7 → 7.1

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Flight	7.7	32
2	Out of the Past	6.6	30
3	Deep Water	6.9	26
4	Reunion	6.9	29
5	Payback	7.0	26
6	True Crime	7.2	37
7	Ice Man	7.3	30
8	The Rig	7.0	29
9	Spare Parts	7.3	25
10	Second Chance	7.6	28
11	Black or White	6.4	25
12	Blind Man's Bluff	7.4	25
13	Hear No Evil	6.6	26
14	Light My Fire	7.2	27
15	Secret	7.1	26
16	Dead Drop	7.4	26
17	Red Dust	7.1	24
18	Smart Alec	7.0	24
19	Private Eyes	7.5	26
20	Disappearing Act	7.3	27
21	Pennies from Heaven	7.2	25
22	Survival	7.2	27
23	His Brother's Keeper	7.3	26
24	Sleeping Beauty	7.1	27

Season 3 (1997)

7.00 avg 23 episodes 7.0 → 7.5

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Warriors	7.0	25
2	Three Point Shot	6.6	22
3	The Girl Next Door	6.8	20
4	Poachers	6.9	18
5	The Inside Man	7.5	21
6	Vendetta	7.7	25
7	Fool Me Twice	7.2	21
8	Storm Warning	8.0	27
9	Red Ice	7.5	19
10	Dead Certain	6.1	23
11	Breaking Ground	6.6	27
12	Prisoner X	7.3	22
13	The Trance	6.9	23
14	Mirror Image	6.3	24
15	Finkelman's Folly	6.9	21
16	Sweet Science	7.1	20
17	Remembrance	6.1	23
18	Love Kills	6.9	22
19	Crossroads	7.5	22
20	Foreign Exchange	7.0	22
21	Neighborhood Watch	6.4	22
22	Night Shift	7.2	21
23	Sentinel Too: Part 1	7.5	31

Season 4 (1999)

7.23 avg 8 episodes 7.5 → 8.2 45 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Sentinel Too: Part 2	7.5	31
2	Murder 101	7.1	20
3	Four Point Shot	6.4	23
4	Dead End on Blank Street	6.9	32
5	The Waiting Room	7.8	24
6	The Real Deal	6.6	21
7	Most Wanted	7.3	20
8	The Sentinel by Blair Sandburg	8.2	31

The Sentinel (1996)

Cast

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