Person Of Interest Best To Worst
Ranking all episodes of CBS' "Person Of Interest" from best to worst:
Average Rating (Total; 1st Half; 2nd Half)
Season 1 (77,3; 74,8; 80,1)
Season 2 (79,0; 75,9; 82,0)
Season 3 (80,9; 81,6; 80,3)
Season 4 (80,6; 80,8; 80,3)
Season 5 (82,1; 79,4; 85,5)
Season 5 could have easily been the best series finale of any action series ever created, but CBS' stupid and hardly understandable reduction from 22 to just 13 episodes made the finale - especially the last 2 episodes - become unexpectedly flawed, illogical and rushed compared to Seasons 3 and 4. It was a great season, don't get me wrong, but there was so much potential wasted.
Average Rating (Total; 1st Half; 2nd Half)
Season 1 (77,3; 74,8; 80,1)
Season 2 (79,0; 75,9; 82,0)
Season 3 (80,9; 81,6; 80,3)
Season 4 (80,6; 80,8; 80,3)
Season 5 (82,1; 79,4; 85,5)
Season 5 could have easily been the best series finale of any action series ever created, but CBS' stupid and hardly understandable reduction from 22 to just 13 episodes made the finale - especially the last 2 episodes - become unexpectedly flawed, illogical and rushed compared to Seasons 3 and 4. It was a great season, don't get me wrong, but there was so much potential wasted.
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- DirectorChris FisherStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerSamaritan launches a cyber-attack on the stock exchange, leaving the team with no choice but to embark on a possible suicide mission in a desperate attempt to stop a global economic catastrophe.S4E11
Best Episode
Best Episode 11
Best Episode of Season 4
96 - 2011–201643mTV-149.7 (6.7K)TV EpisodeDirectorFrederick E.O. ToyeStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerFinch's number comes up when his cover identity is blown and sets off a deadly series of encounters with Samaritan's operatives.S5E10
2nd Best Episode
Best Episode 10
Best Episode of Season 5
95 - DirectorChris FisherStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerThe team seeks justice for Carter's murder, but Finch realizes that one person may go too far in the battle against HR. Meanwhile, NYPD officer Patrick Simmons' number comes up.S3E10
3rd Best Episode
2nd Best Episode 10
Best Episode of Season 3
94 - DirectorChris FisherStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerThe team takes desperate action in its race to prevent Samaritan from coming online and making them its first targets. Meanwhile, the months-long battle with the anti-surveillance terrorist group Vigilance comes to a shocking conclusion.S3E23
Best Episode 23
2nd Best Episode of Season 3
Best Season Finale
Best Scene of Season 3 and the whole series: "Booting Samaritan"
93 - DirectorChris FisherStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanFinch and Carter are trying to get Reese out of Riker's, where he is still being kept prisoner by Donnelly. Meanwhile, Fusco is working alone on the next number.S2E12
Best Episode 12
Best Episode of Season 2
Best Scene of Season 2: "Interrogation"
93 - DirectorChris FisherStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerFinch and Root race to save The Machine, which has been located by the rival AI, Samaritan.S4E22
Best Episode 22
2nd Best Episode of Season 4
2nd Best Season Finale
Best Scene of Season 4: "Father, I Failed You"
92 - DirectorFrederick E.O. ToyeStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanDanger closes in when the epic battle to bring the criminal organization HR to justice reaches new heights. And when the Machine suddenly gives out Reese's number, the POI team faces their greatest threat yet.S3E9
Best Episode 9
3rd Best Episode of Season 3
92 - DirectorRichard J. LewisStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanReese is trapped next to a person of interest in a part of the city extremely controlled and needs the help of Finch, Fusco and Carter.S1E23
Worst Episode 23
Best Episode of Season 1
3rd Best Season Finale
Best Scene of Season 1: "Root"
91 - DirectorChris FisherStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerFinch, Reese, Fusco and Shaw embark on one last mission to prevent Samaritan from destroying The Machine and cementing its hold over mankind.S5E13
Best Episode 13
2nd Best Episode of Season 5
4th Best Season Finale
Best Scene of Season 5: "John's Sacrifice"
Rushed. Contained some wonderful moments though.
91 - DirectorJeffrey G. HuntStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanThey wait ten days for a new number due to a system virus, suspecting Root is the problem. It's for Ernest Thornhill, who isn't who, or what, he is supposed to be. At stake is The Machine - will it remain with Finch or end up with Decima?S2E21
Best Episode 21
2nd Best Episode of Season 2
90 - DirectorRichard J. LewisStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerSameen, Harold, and Arthur make their escape. Root is captured and tortured. The others go to recover Arthur's back up hard drives but are caught in the crossfire when Vigilance arrives to claim them for themselves to expose Samaritan.S3E12
2nd Best Episode 12
4th Best Episode of Season 3
90 - DirectorFrederick E.O. ToyeStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerReese and Fusco get caught in the war between Elias and Dominic while Finch and Root follow a clue to Shaw's whereabouts.S4E21
2nd Best Episode 21
3rd Best Episode of Season 4
89 - DirectorChris FisherStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerShaw escapes her captors, but the team is unsure of her mental state when she begins to act paranoid and reckless.S5E4
Best Episode 4
3rd Best Episode of Season 5
89 - DirectorJonathan NolanStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanSam Shaw and her associate Michael Cole receive the Relevant numbers from the Machine.S2E16
Best Episode 16
3rd Best Episode of Season 2
89 - DirectorStephen SurjikStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerA flashback to the early days of Finch's operations reveals secrets and connections with far-reaching implications.S3E16
2nd Best Episode 16
5th Best Episode of Season 3
88 - DirectorRichard J. LewisStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanReese and Finch team up with surprising allies in a race to save The Machine from Root and the mysterious international organization, Decima, who have both re-emerged with dangerous agendas.S2E22
2nd Best Episode 22
4th Best Episode of Season 2
Worst Season Finale
88 - DirectorSylvain WhiteStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanFinch receives 38 numbers at once from the Machine. He discovers they are connected to an unknown player who is inciting an all-out war between HR and the Russian mob.S3E8
Best Episode 8
6th Best Episode of Season 3
87 - DirectorStephen SurjikStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerControl is back and begins to question the methods and intentions of Samaritan. Also, alarming news reports of a pair of vigilantes rampaging through the Northeast begin to surface.S4E12
3rd Best Episode 12
4th Best Episode of Season 4
87 - DirectorGreg PlagemanStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerAs Reese and Shaw race to catch up with Finch, he infiltrates a maximum-security government facility in a desperate mission which could mean the end of the war with Samaritan.S5E12
4th Best Episode 12
4th Best Episode of Season 5
Rushed and illogical. Tensed and riveting preperation for the series finale anyway.
87 - DirectorFrederick E.O. ToyeStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanFinch gives Reese the day off ostensibly as a favor but really because the new number is too close to John. He finds out anyway, leading to the question of how far he will go to protect.S1E21
3rd Best Episode 21
2nd Best Episode of Season 1
86 - DirectorMichael OfferStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerSamaritan demonstrates its true power by taking control of New York for 48 hours and erasing crime from the city in an attempt to lure The Machine out of hiding.S4E10
3rd Best Episode 10
5th Best Episode of Season 4
86 - DirectorAlrick RileyStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerReese tries to honor Carter's memory by solving a cold case she was unable to.S4E20
Best Episode 20
6th Best Episode of Season 4
86 - DirectorMargot LulickStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerThe mysterious criminal mastermind known as "The Voice" returns and traps Reese and Fusco in their own precinct with several armed gang members and the latest POI. Also, Root makes a shocking discovery.S5E9
2nd Best Episode 9
5th Best Episode of Season 5
85 - DirectorRichard J. LewisStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerReese poses as a Secret Service agent to get close to the latest POI, a U.S. Congressman who may hold the key to derailing Decima's plans to bring a second Machine online.S3E20
2nd Best Episode 20
7th Best Episode of Season 3
85 - DirectorStephen WilliamsStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanFinch and Mr. Reese are tailing a spy working for the NSA. As he gets too close to finding out about the Machine, the Government are out to get him.S1E22
3rd Best Episode 22
3rd Best Episode of Season 1
85 - DirectorRichard J. LewisStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerReese must save Elias from the Brotherhood. He can't get any help from Root or Shaw since Shaw's cover is blown and Root is escorting her to underground.S4E9
3rd Best Episode 9
7th Best Episode of Season 4
85 - DirectorChris FisherStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerRoot and Finch work on bringing Northern Lights back online. They are successful and thus they start receiving numbers from the irrelevant list. However, the Machine is not as productive as before.S5E2
Best Episode 2
6th Best Episode of Season 5
84 - DirectorJohn DahlStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanReese finds out that being saved from prosecution by Stanton means having a bomb strapped to his chest while he and Snow do her biding.S2E13
2nd Best Episode 13
5th Best Episode of Season 2
84 - DirectorJeffrey Lee GibsonStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerThe Machine tasks Root to find a janitor who has a mysterious past. However, when her presence endangers him, the Machine sends his number to Finch as well.S3E17
Best Episode 17
8th Best Episode of Season 3
84 - DirectorRichard J. LewisStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerFlashbacks to Finch's adolescence provide insight into his creation of The Machine. Also, the team receives the number of an already dying man, and Reese leaves the POI team behind in the aftermath of the war with the crime organization.S3E11
2nd Best Episode 11
9th Best Episode of Season 3
84 - DirectorJeffrey G. HuntStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanAs Detective Carter deals with the fallout from her recent encounter with Reese and Finch, The Machine ups the ante for the duo by giving them four Social Security numbers instead of one.S1E10
4th Best Episode 10
4th Best Episode of Season 1
83 - DirectorJeffrey G. HuntStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanFinch goes undercover at a tech company to watch a rising VP. The company appears to be riddled with agents who are a front for something more sinister. Shaw reappears and takes an interest in Root. HR decides to rub out an informant.S2E19
Best Episode 19
6th Best Episode of Season 2
83 - DirectorRichard J. LewisStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerReese volunteers as an NYPD police academy instructor in order to keep an eye on a talented young officer whose suspicious actions make him question her motives. Meanwhile, Martine, armed with information from Samaritan, hunts a member of the team.S4E8
2nd Best Episode 8
8th Best Episode of Season 4
83 - DirectorKevin BrayStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanIn 2012, Mr. Reese goes undercover as an armored car security guard. In 2010, CIA send two of their best agents on an urgent mission.S1E20
3rd Best Episode 20
5th Best Episode of Season 1
82 - DirectorJon CassarStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanDetective Carter and Mr. Reese go to Texas to look into Root's past. Root shows to Finch that the people who bought his Machine are evil. Mr. Reese finally finds Finch.S2E2
2nd Best Episode 2
7th Best Episode of Season 2
82 - DirectorKenneth FinkStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanShaw is tasked with staying close to a 10-year-old girl identified by The Machine. Meanwhile, Carter continues her mission to take down HR.S3E5
Best Episode 5
10th Best Episode of Season 3
82 - DirectorKenneth FinkStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerOn Election Day Reese shoots a potential jumper and is forced to go into counseling. The new number is for a pollster who suspects the election for Governor of New York was rigged. It was - by Samaritan, and his life is now in danger.S4E5
2nd Best Episode 5
9th Best Episode of Season 4
82 - DirectorFrederick E.O. ToyeStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerDecima hunts down Reese and Shaw using Samaritan's feeds. Meanwhile, Greer sets a trap for Finch by targeting his former fiancée, Grace.S3E21
Worst Episode 21
11th Best Episode of Season 3
81 - DirectorLarry TengStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanWhen Moretti gets released from prison, Carter and Mr. Reese team up to protect him from Elias. Meanwhile, Finch's new number belongs to a six month old baby girl.S1E17
2nd Best Episode 17
6th Best Episode of Season 1
81 - DirectorFrederick E.O. ToyeStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanThe Machine identifies a school teacher who witnessed a mob hit as their next POI and Reese and Finch rush to save his life.S1E7
Best Episode 7
7th Best Episode of Season 1
81 - DirectorStephen SurjikStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerReese and Finch scramble to protect a software CEO when his behavior becomes erratic following a hacker attack that reveals all his secrets and unravels his life.S4E19
2nd Best Episode 19
10th Best Episode of Season 4
81 - DirectorChris FisherStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanA respected doctor is poisoned with Polonium and has just 24 hours to help Reese find his killer. Carter, grieving over the death of Cal Beecher, helps Fusco when HR turns Internal Affairs against him.S2E20
Worst Episode 20
8th Best Episode of Season 2
81 - DirectorChris FisherStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerWhile Reese and Shaw search for Finch and a way to stop Decima, The Machine gives them 5 new numbers.S3E22
Worst Episode 22
12th Best Episode of Season 3
80 - DirectorChris FisherStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerLionel is investigated in relation to Dominic's death. Away from Samaritan, Mr. Reese and Harold try to save the Machine. Root is on the run.S5E1
Best Episode 1
7th Best Episode of Season 5
80 - DirectorSylvain WhiteStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerShaw joins a team of international thieves in order to keep tabs on the latest POI, but an unexpected turn of events puts her in danger of being detected by Samaritan. Also, Finch and Root undertake a dangerous sabotage mission.S4E7
2nd Best Episode 7
11th Best Episode of Season 4
80 - DirectorRichard J. LewisStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanMr. Reese breaks Finch's code of communicating with the Machine in order to save the new number, Leon, who stole money from some Aryan outlaws. He then convinces the Machine to help him find Finch.S2E1
2nd Best Episode 1
9th Best Episode of Season 2
80 - DirectorStephen WilliamsStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanWith Reese still recovering from his injury, Finch does the legwork with their latest POI, a building super who keeps too close an eye on his tenants.S1E11
3rd Best Episode 11
8th Best Episode of Season 1
80 - DirectorStephen SemelStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanElias is finally ready to eliminate the dons and become the leader of the underground.S1E19
3rd Best Episode 19
9th Best Episode of Season 1
79 - DirectorMaja VrviloStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerReese protects an NYPD analyst whose investigation into a software glitch has drawn the attention of Samaritan. Also, Reese and Fusco are threatened by an ally of Elias's, who is looking to avenge his friend's death.S5E5
3rd Best Episode 5
8th Best Episode of Season 5
79 - DirectorStephen SurjikStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanWhile the FBI refocuses their efforts to catch "The Man in the Suit," Reese's latest POI becomes a personal quest after he learns that she's the sister of a soldier who was killed in action.S2E10
Worst Episode 10
10th Best Episode of Season 2
79 - DirectorKevin BrayStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerThe hunt for Shaw takes Root and Reese to a small town in upstate New York where not everything is as idyllic as it seems; Fusco and a former person of interest team up.S4E13
3rd Best Episode 13
12th Best Episode of Season 4
79 - DirectorRichard J. LewisStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanFinch and Reese run surveillance on a man who's been unemployed for eight months without his family knowing. Angry that he's been fired, he may pose a threat to society.S1E13
4th Best Episode 13
10th Best Episode of Season 1
79 - DirectorRichard J. LewisStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerRequired to assume new identities created by Root, the team tries to adapt to their new lives, but a new number complicates things.S4E1
3rd Best Episode 1
13th Best Episode of Season 4
79 - DirectorRichard J. LewisStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanFinch goes undercover as a maths teacher to get close to the new Number, a troubled high school student, with a lot of secrets.S2E11
4th Best Episode 11
11th Best Episode of Season 2
78 - DirectorStephen WilliamsStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerReese, still angry and racked with guilt over Carter's death, is sent on a flight to Europe, following cryptic instructions that lead him to a POI and fight for survival while trapped on an 8hr flight.S3E13
Worst Episode 13
13th Best Episode of Season 3
78 - DirectorKenneth FinkStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerReese and Finch become trapped in a hospital that becomes ground zero for a deadly viral outbreak. Also, Samaritan's newest recruit has second thoughts and Shaw continues to struggle with reality.S5E8
3rd Best Episode 8
9th Best Episode of Season 5
78 - DirectorStephen SemelStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerReese tries to protect a software programmer with mysteries in her personal life. Meanwhile Finch reconnects with Claire, the young woman he met while she was playing Samaritan's Nautilus game.S4E15
Best Episode 15
14th Best Episode of Season 4
78 - DirectorDavid SemelStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanA mysterious benefactor gives an ex-government operative a chance at redemption. All they have is the name of a person who will be involved in a violent crime, whether as victim or perpetrator, they don't know, but will find out.S1E1
4th Best Episode 1
11th Best Episode of Season 1
78 - DirectorStephen SurjikStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerJohn and others try to prevent a fake detective from getting himself killed, while Harold attends a conference in Hong Kong.S4E6
Best Episode 6
15th Best Episode of Season 4
78 - DirectorHelen ShaverStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanRoot reappears and kidnaps Shaw. Finch helps an estate investigator who looking into the death of his step brother. A new vigilante group (Vigilance) makes it presence known. Carter's young partner has his loyalty to HR tested.S3E6
2nd Best Episode 6
14th Best Episode of Season 3
78 - DirectorStephen SurjikStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanA hypnotherapist, who's really a con man, pumps his patients for personal information while they are hypnotized. One of his patients is an antique dealer who launders money for HR.S3E7
3rd Best Episode 7
15th Best Episode of Season 3
77 - DirectorJeff T. ThomasStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanThe Machine leads Reese and Finch to Wall Street when a sharp young trader at a major investment bank becomes embroiled in a multi-million dollar financial scam.S1E16
3rd Best Episode 16
12th Best Episode of Season 1
77 - DirectorHelen ShaverStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerReese tracks the latest number to an underground casino and its enigmatic hostess.S4E18
Best Episode 18
16th Best Episode of Season 4
77 - DirectorTim MathesonStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerHarold goes on a road trip with the Machine, while the rest of the team receive a new number; the president of the United States.S5E11
Worst Episode 11
10th Best Episode of Season 5
77 - DirectorKevin HooksStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerReese and Shaw go to a H.S. reunion to shadow a prosecutor who may have been involved in a killing 20 years ago. Finch and Fusco compete with the FBI to find out why a government employee was killed. And not far behind is Vigilance.S3E19
Worst Episode 19
16th Best Episode of Season 3
77 - DirectorJeffrey G. HuntStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanThe FBI are getting closer to the head of HR. Mr. Reese tries to prevent a young journalist that likes taking risks from being killed. To avoid getting media attention, Mr. Reese starts dating her. Fusco is playing double.S2E5
4th Best Episode 5
12th Best Episode of Season 2
77 - DirectorAlrick RileyStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerThe Machine sends Reese and Finch to a wedding to protect a pair of POIs before their nuptials. Also, Fusco becomes angry at being kept in the dark by the team and takes it upon himself to investigate a string of missing person reports.S5E6
3rd Best Episode 6
11th Best Episode of Season 5
76 - DirectorChris FisherStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerHarold reluctantly agrees to help John protect a young woman who is participating in a dangerous game, meanwhile Shaw continues her extra curricular activities.S4E2
3rd Best Episode 2
17th Best Episode of Season 4
76 - DirectorFrederick E.O. ToyeStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanThe head of an Internet company ostensibly for finding lost loved ones is really a front for selling personal info. Carter has to train a new cop while she looks for Beecher's killer and a new vigilante named Collier makes his appearance.S3E2
4th Best Episode 2
17th Best Episode of Season 3
76 - DirectorJeffrey G. HuntStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanMr. Reese becomes the new bodyguard of the daughter of a Brazilian diplomat who parties with the wrong type of people. Finch finds it hard to readjust to society after his kidnapping.S2E3
Best Episode 3
13th Best Episode of Season 2
76 - DirectorBrad AndersonStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanWhen Carter finally comes face-to-face with Reese, he urges her to join forces to help with their latest POI, a scrappy young woman from the wrong side of the tracks who turned her life around and became a lawyer.S1E12
Worst Episode 12
13th Best Episode of Season 1
76 - DirectorFrederick E.O. ToyeStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanFinch and Reese go undercover in a hotel to protect a cleaning woman who is the apparent target of Serbian killers. Meanwhile, Carter begins the process of joining the FBI and someone from their past unexpectedly returns.S2E15
2nd Best Episode 15
14th Best Episode of Season 2
76 - DirectorOmar MadhaStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanThe team suspects the latest number to be a potential stalker/ killer until he's nearly shot on the street. Root plots her escape from the institution and gives her psychiatrist a big surprise.S3E3
2nd Best Episode 3
18th Best Episode of Season 3
75 - DirectorDavid Von AnckenStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanReese discovers there's more to the story after he infiltrates a smuggling ring to get close to his latest POI.S1E15
3rd Best Episode 15
14th Best Episode of Season 1
75 - DirectorTricia BrockStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanAfter saving Leon Tao yet again, Reese goes to Atlantic City to watch over a retiree who's losing a fortune in the casino. HR smears Szymanski so that he can't testify at a Russian mob trial and Carter risks her life trying to clear him.S2E18
2nd Best Episode 18
15th Best Episode of Season 2
75 - DirectorDennis SmithStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanMr. Reese goes undercover as a chauffeur to get closer to the latest number.S1E6
4th Best Episode 6
15th Best Episode of Season 1
75 - DirectorKate WoodsStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerRoot goes undercover at a radio station to protect the host of a conspiracy theory show who stumbles upon information that could get him killed. Also, Samaritan's agents try to convince a member of the team that their goals are noble.S5E7
4th Best Episode 7
12th Best Episode of Season 5
75 - DirectorFrederick E.O. ToyeStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanLeon is trapped for his own protection. A medical doctor faces a difficult decision. Detective Carter encounters agent Snow.S2E7
Worst Episode 7
16th Best Episode of Season 2
74 - DirectorKenneth FinkStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanThe Machine suddenly provides six numbers, one of whom has a place on remote Owen Island. Because of a tropical storm Finch and Reese are trapped there with eight others, and one is them is methodically killing the others, one by one.S2E17
3rd Best Episode 17
17th Best Episode of Season 2
74 - DirectorKate WoodsStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerWhile on a jury for a murder trial, Finch becomes suspicious of another juror; Reese starts to open up to a therapist.S4E14
Best Episode 14
18th Best Episode of Season 4
74 - DirectorCharles BeesonStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanFinch and Mr. Reese are going after a person who seems to be leading a double life. However, they soon realize there are 2 people with the same social security number; one of whom is in danger and one who's an impostor.S1E18
3rd Best Episode 18
16th Best Episode of Season 1
74 - DirectorClark JohnsonStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanFinch and Mr. Reese try to protect a taxi driver that is being chased by the Estonian mafia. HR try to make a deal with Elias.S2E9
4th Best Episode 9
18th Best Episode of Season 2
74 - DirectorJeffrey G. HuntStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerReese rejoins Finch and Shaw for a case involving a Olympic gymnast turned event planner.S3E14
2nd Best Episode 14
19th Best Episode of Season 3
74 - DirectorHelen ShaverStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanMr. Reese and Mr. Finch try to stop a rich married couple from killing each other.S2E8
4th Best Episode 8
19th Best Episode of Season 2
73 - DirectorChris FisherStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanIt's Fleet Week in New York City, making the hunt for one Naval Officer among a sea of sailors even more difficult for Reese, Finch and Shaw.S3E1
Worst Episode 1
20th Best Episode of Season 3
73 - DirectorStephen SurjikStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerReese's cover could be blown when he realizes the latest POI has ties to his old CIA colleague, Kara Stanton.S5E3
3rd Best Episode 3
Worst Episode of Season 5
73 - DirectorAlex ZakrzewskiStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanReese and Finch's game of cat and mouse with Detective Carter becomes infinitely more complicated when The Machine declares that she is their newest POI.S1E9
Worst Episode 9
17th Best Episode of Season 1
73 - DirectorFrederick E.O. ToyeStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerFinch recruits Fusco to stick close to the latest POI, a professional "wingman", but learning how to approach women soon becomes the least of his worries. Meanwhile, Reese must find a way to play by the rules at his new day job as the Machine sends Finch and Root on a mysterious errand.S4E3
4th Best Episode 3
19th Best Episode of Season 4
73 - DirectorMilan CheylovStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanWhen Reese and Finch discover that their latest POI has connections to Cold War Soviet espionage circles, they quickly learn how covert ops were handled in a world before The Machine.S1E8
5th Best Episode 8
18th Best Episode of Season 1
73 - DirectorChris FisherStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerReese and Finch try to protect a psychologist whose unorthodox methods for helping his patients find closure could cost him dearly. Meanwhile, flashbacks reveal Finch fragile state in days following bombing that killed his best friend, Nathan Ingram.S4E17
Worst Episode 17
20th Best Episode of Season 4
72 - DirectorJeffrey G. HuntStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerThe team gets involved in a case of international politics when a former government contractor stalks a U.N. diplomat. Meanwhile, an adversary tries to take advantage of Root.S3E18
Worst Episode 18
21st Best Episode of Season 3
72 - DirectorFélix Enríquez AlcaláStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanJohn and Zoe go deep undercover as husband and wife to get close to a person who's been using a dead guy's identity for the past 15 years. In a flashback Finch first meets Grace Hendricks.S2E6
Worst Episode 6
20th Best Episode of Season 2
72 - DirectorChris FisherStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanThe Machine identifies Darren, a teenager whose brother was just murdered, as the next POI. Meanwhile, Finch is growing concerned that the son of his former business partner is dangerously close to finding out about The Machine.S1E14
3rd Best Episode 14
19th Best Episode of Season 1
72 - DirectorStephen WilliamsStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanThe next number the machine dispenses is for Vanessa Watkins, a hard-nosed prosecuting attorney who, when Finch and Reese first meet her, has just reported her husband, Jeremy Watkins, missing from their yacht. While Vanessa has put away many a criminal over her storied career, Jeremy has let many go as a flashy and high-priced defense attorney. As her number came in after the report of him missing, they know Jeremy's presumed death is not the reason for the number, yet they don't know if Vanessa is the target or the perpetrator. They learn that the lead investigator on the case of Jeremy's death, Detective Cameron, is looking at her for her husband's murder as all evidence found thus far implicates her. Cameron's main problem?: he doesn't have a body, and thus needs Vanessa to confess to make a conviction stick, which she may or may not know. They will also learn that Cameron has a personal vendetta against her, which places a major obstacle in tracking her as she tries to elude Cameron. As Finch and the team wade through the story of the complicated lives of Jeremy and Vanessa - including their unlikely personal coupling - they find that Vanessa knows her law and is resourceful and strategic in her every surprising move. They may not learn if she is the target or the perpetrator without getting the story directly from her. Even then, as she is a lawyer who knows how to spin, they have to act the judge and jury in their own court of opinion in evaluating her story. Meanwhile, as Carter assists them on this case, she finds that she has to be careful around her new rookie partner, Laskey. She doesn't yet know how careful she truly has to be.S3E4
2nd Best Episode 4
22nd Best Episode of Season 3
71 - DirectorCharles BeesonStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanReese and Finch surveil their latest POI, Dr. Megan Tillman, while she's on call and after hours to unravel the threat surrounding the promising young physician.S1E4
3rd Best Episode 4
20th Best Episode of Season 1
71 - DirectorChris FisherStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerReese's cover job as an NYPD detective becomes complicated when the young brother and sister he's protecting become targets of a gang investigation.S4E4
4th Best Episode 4
21st Best Episode of Season 4
71 - DirectorJames Whitmore Jr.StarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanMr. Reese and Finch try to protect a man involved in organized crime that has a bounty on him.S2E4
Worst Episode 4
21st Best Episode of Season 2
70 - DirectorSteven DePaulStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanThe latest number is an ex-soldier who's now part of a gang that specialize in robberies. Mr. Reese goes undercover inside the gang.S1E3
Worst Episode 3
21st Best Episode of Season 1
70 - DirectorJeff T. ThomasStarsJim CaviezelKevin ChapmanAmy AckerFinch goes undercover in an emergency call center to protect a 911 operator, who's being forced to cooperate with the kidnapper of a young boy. Before long they find out they connected to a murder Fusco is investigating.S3E15
Worst Episode 15
Worst Episode of Season 3
70 - DirectorColin BuckseyStarsJim CaviezelTaraji P. HensonKevin ChapmanWhen the Machine produces the number of a judge renowned for his tough sentencing, Reese and Finch have the added challenge of an uncooperative POI who has too many enemies.S1E5
Worst Episode 5
22nd Best Episode of Season 1
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