List of Hunter episodes#"Hunter" ("Pilot" TV Movie)
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The following is an episode list for the 1980s police television series Hunter, starring Fred Dryer and Stepfanie Kramer. In the United States, the show was aired on NBC. The "Pilot" TV movie premiered on September 18, 1984 with the series officially starting 10 days later. The show ended on April 26, 1991 after seven seasons. There are a total of 153 episodes, spanning seven years (1984–1991) of the show's run.
Reunion movies were broadcast on TV in 1995, 2002 and 2003, with a revival series of five episodes (of which only three aired) following in 2003 as well.
Series overview
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| end1 = {{End date|1985|5|11}}
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| episodes2 = 23
| start2 = {{Start date|1985|9|21}}
| end2 = {{End date|1986|5|13}}
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| episodes3 = 22
| start3 = {{Start date|1986|9|27}}
| end3 = {{End date|1987|7|18}}
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| link4 = List of Hunter episodes#Season 4 (1987–88)
| episodes4 = 22
| start4 = {{Start date|1987|09|24}}
| end4 = {{End date|1988|5|7}}
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| link5 = List of Hunter episodes#Season 5 (1988–89)
| episodes5 = 22
| start5 = {{Start date|1988|10|29}}
| end5 = {{End date|1989|5|21}}
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| link6 = List of Hunter episodes#Season 6 (1989–90)
| episodes6 = 22
| start6 = {{Start date|1989|10|14}}
| end6 = {{End date|1990|5|7}}
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| link7 = List of Hunter episodes#Season 7 (1990–91)
| episodes7 = 22
| start7 = {{Start date|1990|9|19}}
| end7 = {{End date|1991|4|26}}
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| link8S = List of Hunter episodes#TV movies (1995–2003)
| linkT8S = TV Movies
| start8S = {{Start date|1995|4|30}}{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/1995/scene/markets-festivals/hunter-chases-o-j-99128323/|title='HUNTER' CHASES O.J.|work=Variety|date=March 26, 1995|author=Variety Staff|access-date=December 3, 2023}}
| end8S = {{End date|2003|4|12}}
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| linkT9S = Revival
| episodes9S = 5
| start9S = {{Start date|2003|4|19}}
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Episodes
=Season 1 (1984–85)=
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| Title = Pilot
| DirectedBy = Ron Satlof
| WrittenBy = Frank Lupo
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1984|9|18}}
| Aux4 = 20.4/33{{cite magazine|date=October 1, 1984|title=Downbeat start for new TV season|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1984-10-01_107_14/page/43|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=107|issue=14|page=43|id={{ProQuest|963251594}}}}
| ShortSummary = Detective Sergeant Rick Hunter is the son of a mobster; who has a hard time keeping a partner because most other cops don't trust to work with him due to his rough methods. The incompetent Bernie Terwilliger (James Whitmore Jr.) is the only one in the squad who accepted to work with him. Hunter decides then to partner up with another maverick cop, "Brass Cupcake" Detective Sergeant Dee Dee McCall (Stepfanie Kramer) —against the will of 'Captain Cain' (Michael Cavanaugh)— to set the trap for a brutal serial murderer.
Note: Brian Dennehy guest star in this episode as "Dr. Bolin" the appointed shrink of Hunter's detective division.
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| EpisodeNumber = 3
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = Hard Contract
| DirectedBy = Bruce Kessler
| WrittenBy = Stephen J. Cannell & Frank Lupo
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1984|9|28}}
| Aux4 = 11.8/20{{cite magazine|date=October 8, 1984|title=CBS takes week one; NBC places second|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1984-10-08_107_15/page/94|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=107|issue=15|page=94|id={{ProQuest|963257211}}}}
| ShortSummary = McCall takes an unexpected leave of absence to hunt down a renegade cop and stop him before he follows through on a killer-for-hire assignment.
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| EpisodeNumber = 4
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = The Hot Grounder
| DirectedBy = Bill Duke
| WrittenBy = Stephen J. Cannell
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1984|10|5}}
| Aux4 = 11.4/19{{cite magazine|date=October 15, 1984|title=CBS takes week two; baseball pushes ABC into second|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1984-10-15_107_16/page/52|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=107|issue=16|page=52|id={{ProQuest|963248791}}}}
| ShortSummary = When the Police Commissioner's wife is murdered, the commissioner becomes the prime suspect. Hunter and McCall have to investigate despite interference from the top. Guest stars Sam J. Jones.
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| EpisodeNumber = 5
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = A Long Way from L.A.
| DirectedBy = Arnold Laven
| WrittenBy = Frank Lupo
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1984|10|26}}
| Aux4 = 11.1/18{{cite magazine|date=November 5, 1984|title=CBS, NBC tie in week five|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1984-11_107_19/page/64|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=107|issue=19|page=64|id={{ProQuest|963263431}}}}
| ShortSummary = A pickpocket is accused of brutally beating a woman.
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| EpisodeNumber = 6
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = Legacy
| DirectedBy = Ron Satlof
| WrittenBy = Chris Bunch & Allan Cole
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1984|11|2}}
| Aux4 = 9.3/15{{cite magazine|date=November 12, 1984|title=CBS takes week six, NBC second|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1984-11-12_107_20/page/56|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=107|issue=20|page=56|id={{ProQuest|963260754}}}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter has to find a witness that can provide testimony to stop a gang war after a gangster was murdered.
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| EpisodeNumber = 7
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = Flight on a Dead Pigeon
| DirectedBy = Michael Preece
| WrittenBy = E. Nick Alexander
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1984|11|9}}
| Aux4 = 11.0/18{{cite magazine|date=November 19, 1984|title=CBS wins week; takes over first place season-to-date|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1984-11-19_107_21/page/61|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=107|issue=21|page=61|id={{ProQuest|963244940}}}}
| ShortSummary = A young girl reports that her carrier pigeons have been stolen, but nobody takes her seriously until she becomes the target of a kidnapper.
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| EpisodeNumber = 8
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = Pen Pals
| DirectedBy = Larry Stewart
| WrittenBy = Babs Greyhosky
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1984|11|16}}
| Aux4 = 11.0/18{{cite news|date=November 21, 1984|title=Nielsen prime-time ratings|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|page=E8|id={{ProQuest|1820039639}}}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter's rough behavior while making an arrest puts him in a bad situation when the criminal is shot and killed with Hunter's gun.
Note: Guest stars Billy Drago and Jack O'Halloran. First appearance by Tim Thomerson, who appeared in later episodes as different characters.
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| EpisodeNumber = 9
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| Title = Dead or Alive
| DirectedBy = Guy Magar
| WrittenBy = Frank Lupo
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1984|11|30}}
| Aux4 = 13.1/21{{cite magazine|date=December 10, 1984|title=CBS makes it 10 in a row|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=107|issue=24|page=78|id={{ProQuest|1014716210}}}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter and McCall track a bounty hunter who is beating the outlaws he brings in for a reward. Wings Hauser guest stars. Jim Croce sings "You don't Mess Around with Jim"
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| EpisodeNumber = 10
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| Title = High Bleacher Man
| DirectedBy = Arnold Laven
| WrittenBy = Sidney Ellis
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1984|12|7}}
| Aux4 = 10.9/17{{cite magazine|date=December 17, 1984|title=CBS takes another ratings week|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1984-12-17_107_25/page/84|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=107|issue=25|page=84|id={{ProQuest|1014719197}}}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter and McCall are assigned to protect a sleazy criminal, who has been given immunity for fingering a top criminal. Outraged at having to protect him, Hunter and McCall set out to find someone else who can finger the top criminal.
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| EpisodeNumber = 11
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11
| Title = The Shooter
| DirectedBy = Michael Lange
| WrittenBy = Mark Jones
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|1|4}}
| Aux4 = 10.3/15{{cite magazine|date=January 14, 1985|title=CBS takes the week in prime time and daytime|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=108|issue=2|page=162|id={{ProQuest|1014714181}}}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter and McCall hunt for the person who shot and killed a motorcycle cop with an armor-piercing bullet like the one that was used to kill McCall's husband. Guest stars Shawn Weatherly.
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| EpisodeNumber = 12
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12
| Title = The Garbage Man
| DirectedBy = Bruce Kessler
| WrittenBy = Sidney Ellis
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|1|11}}
| Aux4 = 10.3/15{{cite magazine|date=January 21, 1985|title=CBS wins and ABC climbs into second|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1985-01-21_108_3/page/87|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=108|issue=3|page=87|id={{ProQuest|1014713043}}}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter and an old friend who's a parole officer (Ed O'Neill) get in each other's way while trying to investigate the same case. Guest stars Frances McDormand.
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| EpisodeNumber = 13
| EpisodeNumber2 = 13
| Title = The Avenging Angel
| DirectedBy = James Whitmore, Jr.
| WrittenBy = Brian Alan Lane
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|1|18}}
| Aux4 = 12.6/20{{cite magazine|date=January 28, 1985|title=Super Bowl gives ABC its first weekly win|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1985-01-28_108_4/page/88|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=108|issue=4|page=88|id={{ProQuest|1014707587}}}}
| ShortSummary = A mentally disturbed surveillance expert attempts to "help" Hunter by killing a suspect and a witness. McCall is kidnapped when the surveillance expert is unhappy that Hunter does not approve of his actions. Guest stars Nancy Stafford.
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| EpisodeNumber = 14
| EpisodeNumber2 = 14
| Title = The Snow Queen: Part 1
| DirectedBy = Tony Mordente
| WrittenBy = Frank Lupo
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|3|23}}
| Aux4 = 13.1/24{{cite magazine|date=April 1, 1985|title=ABC, NBC tie for first in ratings|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=108|issue=13|page=74|id={{ProQuest|963266591}}}}
| ShortSummary = A cocaine dealer (Lycia Naff) escapes from her police escort while being extradited from New York and Hunter joins forces with NYPD detective Jackie Molinas (Dennis Franz) for a big drug bust while McCall goes undercover. Guest stars Dennis Farina.
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| EpisodeNumber = 15
| EpisodeNumber2 = 15
| Title = The Snow Queen: Part 2
| DirectedBy = Richard A. Colla
| WrittenBy = Frank Lupo
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|3|30}}
| Aux4 = 11.9/22{{cite magazine|date=April 8, 1985|title=CBS squeaks into first|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1985-04-08_108_14/page/150|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=108|issue=14|page=150|id={{ProQuest|963263271}}}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter becomes suspicious of Molinas (Dennis Franz), his connection to the cocaine dealer he's supposed to transport back to New York.
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| EpisodeNumber = 16
| EpisodeNumber2 = 16
| Title = The Beach Boy
| DirectedBy = Richard A. Colla
| WrittenBy = Richard Christian Matheson & Thomas E. Szollosi
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|4|6}}
| Aux4 = 12.4/22{{cite news|date=April 10, 1985|title=Nielsen prime-time ratings|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|page=66|id={{ProQuest|1823106954}}}}
| ShortSummary = Drug dealers become the target of retribution after refusing to deal with their suppliers.
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| EpisodeNumber = 17
| EpisodeNumber2 = 17
| Title = Guilty
| DirectedBy = Michael Lange
| WrittenBy = Mark Jones
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|4|13}}
| Aux4 = 13.8/26{{cite magazine|date=April 22, 1985|title=NBC records win number five|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=108|issue=16|page=106|id={{ProQuest|1014726845}}}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter and McCall investigate a possible connection between two homicides, rather than follow orders to investigate a case involving muggings.
Note: Ken Foree guest star in this episode as Louis McMahon.
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| EpisodeNumber = 18
| EpisodeNumber2 = 18
| Title = The Last Kill
| DirectedBy = Bruce Kessler
| WrittenBy = Jeff Wilhelm
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|4|20}}
| Aux4 = 13.6/26{{cite magazine|date=April 29, 1985|title=CBS closes winning season with a victory|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=108|issue=17|page=74|id={{ProQuest|963267588}}}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter and McCall track a hit man who leaves a napkin with a purple circle on it at the scene of each crime.
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| EpisodeNumber = 19
| EpisodeNumber2 = 19
| Title = Fire Man
| DirectedBy = Tony Mordente
| WrittenBy = Richard Christian Matheson & Thomas E. Szollosi
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|5|4}}
| Aux4 = 11.6/21{{cite magazine|date=May 13, 1985|title=Second post-season win for NBC|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1985-05-13_108_19/page/76|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=108|issue=19|page=76|id={{ProQuest|963291793}}}}
| ShortSummary = A television news crew get in the way of Hunter and McCall while they are trying to investigate the arsonist the news crew helped identify.
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| EpisodeNumber = 20
| EpisodeNumber2 = 20
| Title = Sniper
| DirectedBy = James Whitmore, Jr.
| WrittenBy = Sidney Ellis
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|5|11}}
| Aux4 = 12.1/22{{cite magazine|date=May 20, 1985|title=NBC wins third week in a row|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1985-05-20_108_20/page/68|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=108|issue=20|page=68|id={{ProQuest|963251741}}}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter and McCall investigate the mysterious sniper shootings of blond women. Guest stars James Cromwell.
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=Season 2 (1985–86)=
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| EpisodeNumber = 21
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = Case X
| DirectedBy = David Soul
| WrittenBy = Tom Lazarus
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|9|21}}
| Aux4 = 18.2/33{{cite magazine|date=September 30, 1985|title=NBC takes final week of off-season ratings|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=109|issue=14|page=98|id={{ProQuest|1014707073}}}}
| ShortSummary = McCall goes undercover after a number of porn stars wind up dead. Guest stars Leo Rossi, Rita Taggart, and Sam Anderson.
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| EpisodeNumber = 22
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = Night of the Dragons
| DirectedBy = James Whitmore, Jr.
| WrittenBy = Patrick Barry & Herbert Wright
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|9|28}}
| Aux4 = 14.0/25{{cite magazine|date=October 2, 1985|title=The TV Rate Race|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|volume=288|issue=48|page=18|id={{ProQuest|2594614569}}}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter and McCall spend their time off investigating a shooting they witnessed in Chinatown. Guest stars James Hong.
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| EpisodeNumber = 23
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = The Biggest Man in Town
| DirectedBy = Bob Bralver
| WrittenBy = Stephen Katz
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|10|5}}
| Aux4 = 13.4/24{{cite magazine|date=October 9, 1985|title=The TV Rate Race|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|volume=289|issue=3|page=22|id={{ProQuest|2594603324}}}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter and McCall go undercover to investigate the murder of an accountant in a small town. Guest Stars Stuart Whitman, Don Stroud, Nana Visitor.
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| EpisodeNumber = 24
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = Rich Girl
| DirectedBy = James Whitmore, Jr.
| WrittenBy = Stephen L. Cotler
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|10|19}}
| Aux4 = 15.2/26{{cite magazine|date=October 28, 1985|title=NBC makes it three out of four|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1985-10-28_109_18/page/104|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=109|issue=18|page=104|id={{ProQuest|1014725795}}}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter and McCall investigate the attempted shooting of a wealthy businessman whose young wife is the prime suspect.
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| EpisodeNumber = 25
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = Killer in a Halloween Mask
| DirectedBy = Sidney Hayers
| WrittenBy = Stephen Katz
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|10|26}}
| Aux4 = 13.2/22{{cite magazine|date=November 4, 1985|title=World Series gives ABC week's ratings edge|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1985-11-04_109_19/page/42|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=109|issue=19|page=42|id={{ProQuest|1014715626}}}}
| ShortSummary = The Captain sends Hunter and McCall to serve as technical advisors for a television police show to keep them out of trouble. Unfortunately, the star of the show is killed, placing Hunter and McCall in the middle of another high-profile murder investigation. Guest stars Jesse Ventura.
Note: Acting debut for Tim Russ.
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| EpisodeNumber = 26
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = Rape and Revenge: Part 1
| DirectedBy = Gary Winter
| WrittenBy = Tom Lazarus
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|11|2}}
| Aux4 = 14.9/26{{cite magazine|date=November 11, 1985|title=NBC takes week six as sweeps begin|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1985-11-11_109_20/page/56|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=109|issue=20|page=56|id={{ProQuest|1014708767}}}}
| ShortSummary = While investigating a rape and murder at a foreign consulate, McCall finds herself the victim of the same rapist, a diplomat who escapes prosecution for the crime because of diplomatic immunity. Hunter vows to get revenge. Guest Star Richard Yniguez
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| EpisodeNumber = 27
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = Rape and Revenge: Part 2
| DirectedBy = Richard A. Colla
| WrittenBy = Tom Lazarus
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|11|9}}
| Aux4 = 13.6/23{{cite magazine|date=November 18, 1985|title=ABC leads sweeps with strong showing in seventh week|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1985-11-18_109_21/page/88|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=109|issue=21|page=88|id={{ProQuest|1014718278}}}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter takes matters into his own hands after his superiors refuse to fight the diplomat's claim of immunity. After learning of Hunter's intentions, McCall tracks her partner down to talk him out of his plan. Guest Stars Richard Yniguez, Danny Ponce, Michael Ansara, Larry Hankin, Sam Vlahos, Jack Starrett.
Follow up of this episode is "High Noon in L.A." (S03E05).
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| EpisodeNumber = 28
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = Million Dollar Misunderstanding
| DirectedBy = Michael Preece
| WrittenBy = Frank Lupo
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|11|16}}
| Aux4 = 17.5/29{{cite magazine|date=November 25, 1985|title=Movies, Thursday and Saturday schedules give NBC week eight|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1985-11-25_109_22/page/42|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=109|issue=22|page=42|id={{ProQuest|1014708269}}}}
| ShortSummary = An armored car robbery goes awry when the gang leader (Robert Davi) kills his partner, and the car with the money in the trunk is stolen. Guest stars Robert Davi, Robert Englund, Phil Rubenstein, Christie Claridge, Jack Anderozzi, Pamela Brull, James Crittenden, Maurice Sneed.
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| EpisodeNumber = 29
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| Title = The Big Fall
| DirectedBy = James Whitmore, Jr.
| WrittenBy = Rogers Turrentine
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|11|23}}
| Aux4 = 16.2/27{{cite magazine|date=December 2, 1985|title=Ninth week of season: second win for CBS|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1985-12-02_109_23/page/87|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=109|issue=23|page=87|id={{ProQuest|1014710938}}}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter is blamed for the murder of a government witness that he and McCall were assigned to protect. Guest Stars Jonathan Banks, Mills Watson, Vic Polizos, Richard Foronjy, Patti Tippo, Lou Felder,.
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| EpisodeNumber = 30
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| Title = Waiting for Mr. Wrong
| DirectedBy = Ron Satlof
| WrittenBy = Rogers Turrentine
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|12|7}}
| Aux4 = 16.8/30{{cite magazine|date=December 16, 1985|title=NBC continues winning ways|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1985-12-16_109_25/page/88|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=109|issue=25|page=88|id={{ProQuest|1014721078}}}}
| ShortSummary = A flashy yet deadly jewelry store robbery leaves Hunter and McCall with a dead body and a cold trail. Guest Stars Ada Maris, Fernando Allende, John Lansing, Steven Peterman.
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| EpisodeNumber = 31
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11
| Title = Think Blue
| DirectedBy = Michael O'Herlihy
| WrittenBy = Sidney Ellis
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|12|14}}
| Aux4 = 15.7/27{{cite magazine|date=December 23, 1985|title=NBC takes another Wednesday as it posts eighth weekly win|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1985-12-23_109_26/page/61|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=109|issue=26|page=61|id={{ProQuest|1014718357}}}}
| ShortSummary = A friend of Hunter's is accused of killing his wife, but Hunter connects the crime to a man he arrested a long time ago instead. Guest Star William Smith.
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| EpisodeNumber = 32
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12
| Title = Blow-Up
| DirectedBy = Douglas Heyes
| WrittenBy = Herbert Wright
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|1|4}}
| Aux4 = 17.1/28{{cite magazine|date=January 13, 1986|title=Return of Stacey Keach helps CBS to third ratings victory|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1986-01-13_110_2/page/180|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=110|issue=2|page=180|id={{ProQuest|1014714725}}}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter suspects that a man he arrested a long time ago (Anthony James) bombed the angel on a grave.
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| EpisodeNumber = 33
| EpisodeNumber2 = 13
| Title = War Zone
| DirectedBy = Bob Bralver
| WrittenBy = Allison Hock
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|1|11}}
| Aux4 = 15.8/27{{cite magazine|date=January 20, 1986|title=CBS wins second week in a row by a nose|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=110|issue=3|page=214|id={{ProQuest|1014710358}}}}
| ShortSummary = The murder of a hooker is connected to a pharmaceutical theft. Guest Stars Vernon Wells, Billy Drago, Gela Nash.
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| EpisodeNumber = 34
| EpisodeNumber2 = 14
| Title = Burned
| DirectedBy = Charlie Picerni
| WrittenBy = Jo Montgomery
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|1|18}}
| Aux4 = 18.4/31{{cite magazine|date=January 27, 1986|title=Sixth Cosby record this season gives NBC another win|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1986-01-27_110_4/page/74|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=110|issue=4|page=74|id={{ProQuest|1016911509}}}}
| ShortSummary = A lawyer is indicted for bribing a juror and fakes his death. Guest stars Jane Russell, Anthony Caruso, Victoria Bass, George McDaniel, John Shearin, Peter Hobbs, Branscombe Richmond, Richard Beauchamp.
Note: Last on-screen appearance of Jane Russell.
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| EpisodeNumber = 35
| EpisodeNumber2 = 15
| Title = Scrap Metal
| DirectedBy = Michael Preece
| WrittenBy = Sidney Ellis
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|2|1}}
| Aux4 = 14.2/25{{cite magazine|date=February 10, 1986|title=ABC starts fast but finishes last|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1986-02-10_110_6/page/56|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=110|issue=6|page=56|id={{ProQuest|1016909677}}}}
| ShortSummary = A dying criminal sends for Hunter and says that he's the man who killed Hunter's father, and that he was paid to do it by his father's partner. Hunter goes to the man who was originally convicted for the murder and asks him if he did it or not; he says he was just trying to rob the place when the police came and assumed he did it. So Hunter sets out to find if his father's partner did have his father killed. Guest Star Kay Lenz.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 36
| EpisodeNumber2 = 16
| Title = Fagin 1986
| DirectedBy = Douglas Heyes
| WrittenBy = Randall Wallace
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|2|8}}
| Aux4 = 14.6/25{{cite magazine|date=February 17, 1986|title="Sins" wins for CBS; NBC leads sweeps|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=110|issue=7|page=53|id={{ProQuest|1016909361}}}}
| ShortSummary = A juvenile is killed during a robbery attempt and Hunter discovers that he was part of a gang led by an adult criminal (Trinidad Silva).
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 37
| EpisodeNumber2 = 17
| Title = 62 Hrs. of Terror
| DirectedBy = Michael Preece
| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay
| s=Richard Breen & James Polster;
| t=Rudolph Borchert & Rogers Turrentine
| slabel={{abbr|S|Story by}}
| tlabel={{abbr|T|Teleplay by}}
}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|2|15}}
| Aux4 = 14.6/25{{cite magazine|date=February 24, 1986|title=NBC's best Thursday gives it another weekly win|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1986-02-24_110_8/page/46|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=110|issue=8|page=46|id={{ProQuest|1016909425}}}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter and McCall discover a network of extremists who are holding a diplomat hostage. Guest stars Persis Khambatta.
| LineColor = 00EE76
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 38
| EpisodeNumber2 = 18
| Title = Death Machine
| DirectedBy = Kim Manners
| WrittenBy = Tom Lazarus
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|3|11}}
| Aux4 = 14.7/22{{cite magazine|date=March 24, 1986|title=Reruns help power NBC to win number 18|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1986-03-24_110_12/page/91|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=110|issue=12|page=91|id={{ProQuest|1014726491}}}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter and McCall pursue a couple of young punks involved in a jewelry heist and an underground punk rocker (John Matuszak) suspected of multiple torture murders.
| LineColor = 00EE76
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 39
| EpisodeNumber2 = 19
| Title = The Setup
| DirectedBy = James Whitmore, Jr.
| WrittenBy = Allison Hock
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|3|25}}
| Aux4 = 18.1/29{{cite magazine|date=April 7, 1986|title=Lowest-rated Oscars still lift ABC to tie NBC|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=110|issue=14|page=150|id={{ProQuest|1014726066}}}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter recognizes a murder victim as the mistress of the man who was suspected of murdering his partner three years ago.
| LineColor = 00EE76
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 40
| EpisodeNumber2 = 20
| Title = The Beautiful & the Dead: Part 1
| DirectedBy = Gary Winter
| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay
| s=Jo Montgomery;
| t=John Thomas James
| slabel={{abbr|S|Story by}}
| tlabel={{abbr|T|Teleplay by}}
}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|4|1}}
| Aux4 = 16.0/25{{cite magazine|date=April 14, 1986|title=NBC wins week, ties CBS in evening news race |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1986-04-14_110_15/page/154|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=110|issue=15|page=154|id={{ProQuest|1016901030}}}}
| ShortSummary = A body disappears from Hunter's apartment, and as he and McCall investigate they find that a Russian defector and Federal agents are connected to the case.
| LineColor = 00EE76
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 41
| EpisodeNumber2 = 21
| Title = The Beautiful & the Dead: Part 2
| DirectedBy = Tony Mordente
| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay
| s=Jo Montgomery;
| t=John Thomas James
| slabel={{abbr|S|Story by}}
| tlabel={{abbr|T|Teleplay by}}
}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|4|8}}
| Aux4 = 16.2/25{{cite magazine|date=April 21, 1986|title=It's all NBC in the prime time ratings |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1986-04-21_110_16/page/n99|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=110|issue=16|page=94|id={{ProQuest|1014721898}}}}
| ShortSummary = See Part 1, above.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 42
| EpisodeNumber2 = 22
| Title = The Return of Typhoon Thompson
| DirectedBy = Peter Kiwitt
| WrittenBy = Rogers Turrentine
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|5|6}}
| Aux4 = 13.1/20{{cite magazine|date=May 19, 1986|title='North and South' wins war for ABC|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1986-05-19_110_20/page/73|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=110|issue=20|page=73|id={{ProQuest|1014722857}}}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter and McCall try to stop a former prizefighter (Isaac Hayes) from exacting revenge on those who framed him for the murder of his manager.
Note: This episode marks the first appearance of informant Sporty James (Garrett Morris), who would appear in a total of 28 episodes.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 43
| EpisodeNumber2 = 23
| Title = Saturday Night Special
| DirectedBy = Peter Kiwitt
| WrittenBy = Marianne Clarkson & Allison Hock
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|5|13}}
| Aux4 = 14.4/22{{cite magazine|date=May 26, 1986|title=NBC flies highest despite slightly clipped 'Wings'|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1986-05-26_110_21/page/57|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=110|issue=21|page=57|id={{ProQuest|1016922364}}}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter and McCall investigate a witness' claim that a series of skid row murders are being committed by the reporter (Anne-Marie Johnson) who is covering the story.
Note: First appearance of Pockets (Beah Richards), a friendly vagrant.
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}}
}}
=Season 3 (1986–87)=
{{Episode table |background=#00EEEE|overall=3 |season=3 |title=19 |writer=19 |director=15 |airdate=14 |aux4=10 |aux4T=Rating/share
(households) |episodes=
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 44
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = Overnight Sensation
| DirectedBy = Tony Mordente
| WrittenBy = Richard C. Okie
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|9|27}}
| Aux4 = 17.5/33{{cite magazine|date=October 6, 1986|title=NBC on a roll; wins first week of fall season|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=111|issue=4|page=48|id={{ProQuest|1014719938}}}}
| ShortSummary = A television reporter accuses Hunter of firing his weapon unnecessarily after pursuing two robbers.
Note: Final appearance appearance of Bernie Terwilliger (James Whitmore Jr.) and first appearance of Charlie Devane (Charles Hallahan).
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 45
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = Change Partners and Dance
| DirectedBy = James Whitmore, Jr.
| WrittenBy = David Lightstone
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|10|4}}
| Aux4 = 18.2/33{{cite magazine|date=October 13, 1986|title=NBC goes 2 for 2 in prime time|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1986-10-13_111_15/page/64|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=111|issue=15|page=64|id={{ProQuest|1016915015}}}}
| ShortSummary = A cop is murdered after making arrangements to meet with Hunter. Hunter and McCall are partnered with different partners on Devane's orders, leaving McCall and her new partner to work on the murder.
Note: Second appearance of Tim Thomerson.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 46
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = Crime of Passion
| DirectedBy = Charlie Picerni
| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|t=Doug Heyes Jr.|s=Jo Montgomery}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|10|11}}
| Aux4 = 19.3/35{{cite magazine|date=October 20, 1986|title=NBC keeps on rolling|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1986-10-20_111_16/page/38|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=111|issue=16|page=38|id={{ProQuest|1014736998}}}}
| ShortSummary = McCall believes that a man suspected of murdering his wife (Ray Wise) is innocent. Guest stars Candy Clark.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 47
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = The Castro Connection
| DirectedBy = James L. Conway
| WrittenBy = Carlton Hollander & Dennis Rodriguez and Doug Heyes Jr.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|11|1}}
| Aux4 = 14.7/27{{cite magazine|date=November 10, 1986|title=Game seven, 'Cosby' lift NBC to victory|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1986-11-10_111_19/page/73|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=111|issue=19|page=73|id={{ProQuest|1016910246}}}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter witnesses the shooting of a DEA agent, but the body disappears.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 48
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = High Noon in L.A.
| DirectedBy = James Whitmore, Jr.
| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|t=Howard Chesley|s=Erica Byrne}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|11|8}}
| Aux4 = 16.4/30{{cite magazine|date=November 17, 1986|title=NBC rolls a lucky seven |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1986-11-17_111_20/page/52|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=111|issue=20|page=52|id={{ProQuest|1285762482}}}}
| ShortSummary = The brother (George DelHoyo) of the diplomat who raped McCall (in the two-part episode "Rape and Revenge") comes to Los Angeles to exact revenge against Hunter for killing his brother.
Follow up of episodes "Rape and Revenge Part 1" (S02E06) & "Rape and Revenge Part 2" (S02E07)
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 49
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = From San Francisco with Love
| DirectedBy = Charlie Picerni
| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay
| s=Ira Besserman & Chris Burrenthal;
| t=Stephanie Garman & Hollace White
| slabel={{abbr|S|Story by}}
| tlabel={{abbr|T|Teleplay by}}
}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|11|15}}
| Aux4 = 18.3/33{{cite magazine|date=November 24, 1986|title=NBC wins prime time and news in week eight|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1986-11-24_111_21/page/52|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=111|issue=21|page=52|id={{ProQuest|1016917184}}}}
| ShortSummary = A San Francisco cop (Laura Johnson) joins Hunter and McCall in investigating a case after someone attempts to shoot a deceased millionaire's son. Guest stars Philece Sampler.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 50
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = True Confessions
| DirectedBy = Michael Preece
| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|t=Rogers Turrentine|s=Jo Montgomery}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|11|22}}
| Aux4 = 16.9/30{{cite magazine|date=December 1, 1986|title=Nine in a row: NBC ties second-best season streak|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1986-12-01_111_22/page/88|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=111|issue=22|page=88|id={{ProQuest|1014739802}}}}
| ShortSummary = When the three men guilty of raping a young woman are released on a technicality, her older sister (Lauren Tewes) vows to make them pay for their crime.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 51
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = Love, Hate and Sporty James
| DirectedBy = Don Chaffey
| WrittenBy = Marianne Clarkson
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|12|6}}
| Aux4 = 16.9/30{{cite magazine|date=December 15, 1986|title=NBC stays undefeated|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1986-12-15_111_24/page/91|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=111|issue=24|page=91|id={{ProQuest|1014742080}}}}
| ShortSummary = Police informant Sporty James (Garrett Morris) believes that he will receive a large sum of money after witnessing a murder committed by a drug trafficker's henchmen. Guest stars Claudia Christian.
Follow up of this episode is "The Bogota Million" (S04E017).
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 52
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| Title = The Contract
| DirectedBy = Les Sheldon
| WrittenBy = Paul L. Ehrmann & John Thomas James
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|12|13}}
| Aux4 = 16.9/30{{cite magazine|date=December 22, 1986|title=NBC juggernaut keeps on rolling|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1986-12-22_111_25/page/75|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=111|issue=25|page=75|id={{ProQuest|1016910304}}}}
| ShortSummary = The wife of a wealthy man and her lover plan her kidnapping to swindle her husband (Peter Haskell). Guest stars Katherine Cannon and Brent Spiner.
| LineColor = 00EEEE
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 53
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| Title = The Cradle Will Rock
| DirectedBy = Kim Manners
| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay
| s=E. Nick Alexander;
| t=Rogers Turrentine;
| ex1=John Thomas James
| slabel={{abbr|S|Story by}}
| tlabel={{abbr|T|Teleplay by}}
| ex1label={{abbr|S/T|Story and teleplay by}}
}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|1|3}}
| Aux4 = 17.8/31{{cite magazine|date=January 12, 1987|title=CBS wins the week, stopping NBC's streak|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=112|issue=2|page=130|id={{ProQuest|1014721624}}}}
| ShortSummary = McCall's friend and the rock star ex-husband of a singer vanish. Guest stars Chaka Khan and John Hancock.
| LineColor = 00EEEE
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 54
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11
| Title = Bad Company
| DirectedBy = Charlie Picerni
| WrittenBy = Dick Nelson
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|1|10}}
| Aux4 = 15.5/27{{cite magazine|date=January 19, 1987|title=CBS wins its second in a row|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1987-01-19_112_3/page/210|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=112|issue=3|page=210|id={{ProQuest|1016906203}}}}
| ShortSummary = A group of neo-Nazis rob a gun shop and leave an injured partner (Lar Park Lincoln) behind, who happens to be the daughter of the group's leader. Dean Stockwell and wrestler Big John Stud guest stars.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 55
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12
| Title = Down and Under
| DirectedBy = James Darren
| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay
| s=John Thomas James & Charlotte Clay;
| t=Howard Chesley
| slabel={{abbr|S|Story by}}
| tlabel={{abbr|T|Teleplay by}}
}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|1|17}}
| Aux4 = 16.0/28{{cite magazine|date=January 26, 1987|title=NBC wins prime time and news|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1987-01-26_112_4/page/58|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=112|issue=4|page=58|id={{ProQuest|1016900438}}}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter travels to Sydney, Australia in an attempt to find clues regarding both the murder of an elderly woman and the disappearance of an old flame three years ago. Guest stars Marina Sirtis and Anthony LaPaglia.
| LineColor = 00EEEE
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 56
| EpisodeNumber2 = 13
| Title = Straight to the Heart
| DirectedBy = James Whitmore, Jr.
| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay
| t=John Thomas James;
| ex1=Michael Berlin & Eric Estrin
| tlabel={{abbr|T|Teleplay by}}
| ex1label={{abbr|S/T|Story and teleplay by}}
}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|1|24}}
| Aux4 = 17.6/30{{cite magazine|date=February 2, 1987|title=Super Bowl was super for CBS|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1987-02-02_112_5/page/70|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=112|issue=5|page=70|id={{ProQuest|1016913996}}}}
| ShortSummary = While Hunter is on leave preparing to testify before a grand jury, he becomes involved with a woman (Lydia Cornell) who is the girlfriend of the accused.
| LineColor = 00EEEE
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 57
| EpisodeNumber2 = 14
| Title = Requiem for Sergeant McCall
| DirectedBy = Charlie Picerni
| WrittenBy = Joe Cannon & Doug Heyes Jr.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|2|7}}
| Aux4 = 15.8/28{{cite magazine|date=February 16, 1987|title=Prime time and news go to NBC|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1987-02-16_112_7/page/56|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=112|issue=7|page=56|id={{ProQuest|1016919377}}}}
| ShortSummary = McCall lands in hot water after she reopens the case her husband was working on when he was killed. This episode retcons the death of McCall's husband from the pilot episode. Guest stars Leslie Hope and Cesare Danova.
| LineColor = 00EEEE
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 58
| EpisodeNumber2 = 15
| Title = Double Exposure
| DirectedBy = James Whitmore, Jr.
| WrittenBy = Thomas Huggins & Charlotte Clay
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|2|14}}
| Aux4 = 15.6/28{{cite magazine|date=February 23, 1987|title='Amerika' premiere pushes ABC to second|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1987-02-23_112_8/page/74|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=112|issue=8|page=74|id={{ProQuest|1016922703}}}}
| ShortSummary = McCall goes undercover as a fashion model to bust a ring of thieves hitting lonely business men in their hotels. When Sporty James shows up and inadvertently blows McCall's cover, Hunter attempts to get there in time to keep them from getting killed. Guest stars George Clooney.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 59
| EpisodeNumber2 = 16
| Title = The Girl Next Door
| DirectedBy = James Whitmore, Jr.
| WrittenBy = Charlotte Clay & Thomas Huggins
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|2|21}}
| Aux4 = 15.7/29{{cite magazine|date=March 2, 1987|title=NBC overcomes ABC's 'Amerika'|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1987-03-02_112_9/page/56|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=112|issue=9|page=56|id={{ProQuest|1016911964}}}}
| ShortSummary = Detective Riley Causland is on the run after witnessing his girlfriend's murder and planting evidence of the crime in Hunter's house.
| LineColor = 00EEEE
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 60
| EpisodeNumber2 = 17
| Title = Any Second Now
| DirectedBy = James Darren
| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay
| s=Charlotte Clay & John Thomas James;
| t=Stephanie Garman & Hollace White and Marianne Clarkson
| slabel={{abbr|S|Story by}}
| tlabel={{abbr|T|Teleplay by}}
}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|2|28}}
| Aux4 = 17.8/32{{cite magazine|date=March 9, 1987|title=NBC on another winning streak|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1987-03-09_112_10/page/44|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=112|issue=10|page=44|id={{ProQuest|1016912824}}}}
| ShortSummary = A fan who was convicted of attacking a pianist is released from prison and is once again a threat to the pianist.
Note: The pianist in this episode is played by real-life stalking victim Theresa Saldana, and the story is similar to her own.
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 61
| EpisodeNumber2 = 18
| Title = A Child Is Born
| DirectedBy = Fred Dryer
| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay
| t=Marianne Clarkson & Janice Meyer;
| ex1=Erica Byrne
| tlabel={{abbr|T|Teleplay by}}
| ex1label={{abbr|S/T|Story and teleplay by}}
}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|3|14}}
| Aux4 = 16.9/30{{cite magazine|date=March 23, 1987|title=NBC remains on top in prime time|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1987-03-23_112_12/page/147|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=112|issue=12|page=147|id={{ProQuest|1014728499}}}}
| ShortSummary = McCall wants to adopt a baby girl whose mother was shot and left brain dead in a case of mistaken identity.
| LineColor = 00EEEE
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 62
| EpisodeNumber2 = 19
| Title = Crossfire
| DirectedBy = Charlie Picerni
| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay
| t=Terry Nelson & John Thomas James;
| ex1=Herman Groves
| tlabel={{abbr|T|Teleplay by}}
| ex1label={{abbr|S/T|Story and teleplay by}}
}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|4|11}}
| Aux4 = 15.1/27{{cite magazine|date=April 20, 1987|title=NBC wins another as season draws to a close|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1987-04-20_112_16/page/60|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=112|issue=16|page=60|id={{ProQuest|1016914413}}}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter finds that an old girlfriend is being hunted by a cocaine dealer while he is tailing a robbery and murder suspect who was released due to a lack of evidence.
| LineColor = 00EEEE
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 63
| EpisodeNumber2 = 20
| Title = Hot Pursuit: Part 1
| DirectedBy = James Darren
| WrittenBy = Charlotte Clay & Thomas Huggins
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|5|2}}
| Aux4 = 14.0/27{{cite magazine|date=May 11, 1987|title=No prime time summer slump for NBC|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1987-05-11_112_19/page/78|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=112|issue=19|page=78|id={{ProQuest|1016918442}}}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter and McCall are investigating a prostitution ring when McCall is shot and seriously wounded, and her informant friend is killed. The trail soon leads to a pimp named Big Jack Hemmings (Robert Ridgely), who Hunter suspects ordered the hit on McCall. While McCall fights to survive as surgeons prepare to take the bullet out, Hunter confronts Hemmings.
| LineColor = 00EEEE
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 64
| EpisodeNumber2 = 21
| Title = Hot Pursuit: Part 2
| DirectedBy = Stepfanie Kramer
| WrittenBy = Charlotte Clay & Thomas Huggins
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|5|9}}
| Aux4 = 14.4/27{{cite magazine|date=May 18, 1987|title=NBC continues summer run|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_broadcasting-cable_1987-05-18_112_20/page/96|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=112|issue=20|page=96|id={{ProQuest|1014717874}}}}
| ShortSummary = After Hunter leaves Hemmings' mansion, he's arrested by the Beverly Hills police, who are trying to pin a murder charge on Hunter for political reasons. The D.A. decides not to charge Hunter yet, and Hunter soon discovers who the real killer is. It's now a race against time, as Hunter tries to stop the killer from fleeing the country while the Beverly Hills police try to pin the crime on Hunter.
| LineColor = 00EEEE
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 65
| EpisodeNumber2 = 22
| Title = Shades
| DirectedBy = Michael Preece
| WrittenBy = Frank Lupo
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|7|18}}
| Aux4 = 14.3/30{{cite magazine|date=July 27, 1987|title=NBC continues to set the summer pace|magazine=Broadcasting|volume=113|issue=4|page=104|id={{ProQuest|1014721188}}}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter is kidnapped and presumed dead after he travels to prison to visit a sick family friend. McCall must control her frustration when she is paired up with a fashion-conscious female partner Kitty O'Hearn (Shelley Taylor Morgan). Guest Star Jared Martin.
| LineColor = 00EEEE
}}
}}
=Season 4 (1987–88)=
{{Episode table |background=#FFD700|overall=3 |season=3 |title=19 |writer=19 |director=15 |airdate=14 |aux4=10 |aux4T=Rating/share
(households) |episodes=
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 66
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = Not Just Another John Doe
| DirectedBy = Michael Preece
| WrittenBy = Doug Heyes Jr.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|09|24}}
| Aux4 = {{TableTBA|N/A}}
| ShortSummary = A skid row murder leads to an unknown victim. The killer knows the identity of the witness and the witness knows the identity of the killer. Guest Star Beah Richards.
| LineColor = FFD700
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 67
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = Playing God
| DirectedBy = James Whitmore, Jr.
| WrittenBy = Richard C. Okie
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|10|3}}
| Aux4 = 17.0/34{{cite news|date=October 7, 1987|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|id={{ProQuest|305953326}}}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter and McCall consider leaving the force when the investigation of the murder of a community leader who has ties to organized crime reveals some disturbing evidence.
| LineColor = FFD700
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 68
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = The Jade Woman
| DirectedBy = Fred Dryer
| WrittenBy = Joe Menosky
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|10|17}}
| Aux4 = 16.3/31{{cite news|date=October 21, 1987|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|id={{ProQuest|305935736}}}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter investigates the disappearance of a friend's mail-order bride while he is off duty. The case becomes a homicide investigation when the marriage broker is murdered. Guest Stars James Wainwright, Dirk Blocker.
| LineColor = FFD700
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 69
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = Flashpoint
| DirectedBy = Michael Preece
| WrittenBy = Dallas L. Barnes
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|10|24}}
| Aux4 = 18.3/36{{cite news|date=October 28, 1987|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|id={{ProQuest|305945387}}}}
| ShortSummary = A Hispanic city councilman's son is killed in a botched traffic stop and he holds the LAPD responsible, citing racism. Guest Star Deborah Pratt. Based on the novel See the Woman by Dallas Barnes.
| LineColor = FFD700
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 70
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = Night on Bald Mountain
| DirectedBy = Dennis Dugan
| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay
| s=John Thomas James;
| t=Marianne Clarkson
| slabel={{abbr|S|Story by}}
| tlabel={{abbr|T|Teleplay by}}
}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|10|31}}
| Aux4 = 16.0/31{{cite news|date=November 4, 1987|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|id={{ProQuest|305974535}}}}
| ShortSummary = When Hunter and McCall travel to a mountaintop mansion to investigate a murder, they are trapped there overnight with the victim's entire family in the midst of a massive snowstorm.
| LineColor = FFD700
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 71
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = City of Passion: Part 1
| DirectedBy = James Whitmore, Jr.
| WrittenBy = Charlotte Clay & Thomas Huggins
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|11|7}}
| Aux4 = 17.3/34{{cite news|date=November 11, 1987|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|id={{ProQuest|305982086}}}}
| ShortSummary = Several different stories mesh together in this three-part episode. Hunter and McCall, along with Detectives Brad Navarro (Erik Estrada) and Kitty O'Hearn (Shelley Taylor Morgan), investigate a string of rapes committed against a certain type of female. McCall is accused of entrapment when she busts a prominent judge (Robert Reed) in a prostitution sting operation. Hunter receives a visit from a teenage prostitute who is concerned her missing friend was murdered. Based on the novel of the same name by Dallas Barnes.
| LineColor = FFD700
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 72
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = City of Passion: Part 2
| DirectedBy = James Whitmore, Jr.
| WrittenBy = Dallas L. Barnes
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|11|14}}
| Aux4 = 18.0/35{{cite news|date=November 18, 1987|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|id={{ProQuest|305968968}}}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter spends the night at McCall's house after she receives a threatening phone call from the man known as "Bigfoot," whom they were investigating for the rapes. Brad Navarro's wife kicks him out of the house and hits the LAPD with a massive and somewhat humorous lawsuit, claiming their marriage was failing because of Brad's "unusual appetite for sex" due to being paired up with attractive female partners. Hunter's investigation of a missing girl uncovers a local satanic cult, led by the very judge McCall arrested. The LAPD conduct a stakeout in an attempt to catch "Bigfoot," but he outsmarts them and nearly claims Sgt. McCall as his next victim.
| LineColor = FFD700
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 73
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = City of Passion: Part 3
| DirectedBy = James Whitmore, Jr.
| WrittenBy = Dallas L. Barnes
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|11|21}}
| Aux4 = 18.3/35{{cite news|date=November 25, 1987|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|id={{ProQuest|305958854}}}}
| ShortSummary = McCall's fight to appeal her entrapment accusation uncovers corruption at the hands of the LAPD commander, who resigns amid the controversy. The teenage girl Hunter had been keeping tabs on is murdered by a member of Judge Unger's cult. The judge is arrested by Hunter. Kathy Navarro drops her lawsuit against the LAPD and she and Brad reconcile. Lloyd Fredericks, known as "Bigfoot," is arrested after he beats and nearly rapes Sgt. McCall; Mrs. Fredericks takes her own course of action against him. Guest Star Robert Colbert.
| LineColor = FFD700
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 74
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| Title = Turning Point
| DirectedBy = Dennis Dugan
| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay
| s=Paul Schiffer;
| t=Robert Bielak
| slabel={{abbr|S|Story by}}
| tlabel={{abbr|T|Teleplay by}}
}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|11|28}}
| Aux4 = 17.7/34{{cite news|date=December 2, 1987|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|id={{ProQuest|305973556}}}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter and McCall investigate a car bomb that explodes in a reporter's car, killing someone else. Guest Stars Jon Cypher, Valerie Wildman, Rudy Ramos.
| LineColor = FFD700
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 75
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| Title = Hot Prowl
| DirectedBy = Jefferson Kibbee
| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay
| t=Joe Menosky;
| ex1=Joseph Gunn
| tlabel={{abbr|T|Teleplay by}}
| ex1label={{abbr|S/T|Story and teleplay by}}
}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|12|8}}
| Aux4 = 14.6/23{{cite news|date=December 16, 1987|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|id={{ProQuest|305994379}}}}
| ShortSummary = The victim of a robbery (Cindy Morgan) attempts to buy the stolen item from the robber without reporting him to the police.
- Filming dates: October 6–14, 1987https://i.imgur.com/IzlECQj.jpg {{Bare URL image|date=March 2022}}
| LineColor = FFD700
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 76
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11
| Title = Allegra
| DirectedBy = James Whitmore, Jr.
| WrittenBy = Joe Menosky
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|12|29}}
| Aux4 = 16.4/26{{cite news|date=January 6, 1988|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|id={{ProQuest|305992230}}}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter struggles with some emotions when the victim of his latest murder investigation is an old flame. Guest Stars Kim Morgan Greene, Tony Jay, Michael DeLano, Rudy Ramos, Marisa Redanty, Anne Belamy, Perry Cook.
| LineColor = FFD700
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 77
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12
| Title = Renegade
| DirectedBy = Jefferson Kibbee
| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay
| t=Terry D. Nelson;
| ex1=Frank Dandridge
| tlabel={{abbr|T|Teleplay by}}
| ex1label={{abbr|S/T|Story and teleplay by}}
}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|1|5}}
| Aux4 = 16.5/25{{cite news|date=January 13, 1988|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|id={{ProQuest|305977792}}}}
| ShortSummary = The mother of a man who steals a cocaine delivery is accidentally shot when the thief leads his pursuers to his parents' home. Guest Star James McEachin, Brion James, Pepe Serna, Rudy Ramos, Kevin Best.
| LineColor = FFD700
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 78
| EpisodeNumber2 = 13
| Title = The Black Dahlia
| DirectedBy = Michael Preece
| WrittenBy = Michael Hamner & Robert Hamner
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|1|12}}
| Aux4 = 17.4/26{{cite news|date=January 20, 1988|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|id={{ProQuest|306006998}}}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter and McCall post a (fictitious) conclusion to the Black Dahlia murder case, the most famous unsolved murder in the history of the LAPD. Guest Stars Lawrence Tierney, Jeanette Nolan, Macon McCalman, Billie Bird, Logan Ramsey, Ian Abercrombie, Rudy Ramos, John Finnegan, Jessica Lee Nelson.
| LineColor = FFD700
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 79
| EpisodeNumber2 = 14
| Title = Naked Justice: Part 1
| DirectedBy = James Whitmore, Jr.
| WrittenBy = Dallas L. Barnes & JoAnne Barnes
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|2|2}}
| Aux4 = 15.0/22{{cite news|date=February 10, 1988|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|id={{ProQuest|306006081}}}}
| ShortSummary = A homeless man offers information about the murder of a film star. Based on the novel of the same name by Dallas Barnes.
| LineColor = FFD700
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 80
| EpisodeNumber2 = 15
| Title = Naked Justice: Part 2
| DirectedBy = James Whitmore, Jr.
| WrittenBy = Dallas L. Barnes & JoAnne Barnes
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|2|9}}
| Aux4 = 13.4/20{{cite news|date=February 17, 1988|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|id={{ProQuest|306012742}}}}
| ShortSummary = See Part 1, above.
| LineColor = FFD700
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 81
| EpisodeNumber2 = 16
| Title = Girl on the Beach
| DirectedBy = Fred Dryer
| WrittenBy = Doug Heyes Jr.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|2|16}}
| Aux4 = 13.5/20{{cite news|date=February 24, 1988|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|id={{ProQuest|305993630}}}}
| ShortSummary = Captain Devane's ex-wife Sarah is convinced that she killed a woman while driving under the influence of alcohol, the car with the body in it disappears, only for the body to turn up on the beach. Later, Sarah is killed..... Guest Stars Vincent Baggetta.
| LineColor = FFD700
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 82
| EpisodeNumber2 = 17
| Title = The Bogota Million
| DirectedBy = Michael Preece
| WrittenBy = Jo Montgomery
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|3|1}}
| Aux4 = 15.4/23{{cite news|date=March 9, 1988|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|id={{ProQuest|306024044}}}}
| ShortSummary = The mobsters are pursuing Sporty James because they think he stole a million dollars from them. The police are pursuing him because they think he killed one of the mobsters.
Follow up of episode "Love, Hate and Sporty James" (S03E08).
| LineColor = FFD700
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 83
| EpisodeNumber2 = 18
| Title = Death Signs
| DirectedBy = James Whitmore, Jr.
| WrittenBy = Charlotte Huggins & Thomas Huggins
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|3|12}}
| Aux4 = 17.4/32{{cite news|date=March 16, 1988|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|id={{ProQuest|306030149}}}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter and McCall have three suspects to choose from when a deaf man is murdered.
| LineColor = FFD700
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 84
| EpisodeNumber2 = 19
| Title = Boomerang
| DirectedBy = Jefferson Kibbee
| WrittenBy = Jo Montgomery
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|3|19}}
| Aux4 = 16.3/31{{cite news|date=March 23, 1988|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|id={{ProQuest|306010273}}}}
| ShortSummary = A woman (Wendie Malick) fears that she will be the prime suspect when her wealthy husband is killed in a boating accident.
| LineColor = FFD700
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 85
| EpisodeNumber2 = 20
| Title = The Fourth Man
| DirectedBy = John Peter Kousakis
| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay
| s=Thomas C. Schiffer;
| t=Joe Menosky & Rogers Turrentine
| slabel={{abbr|S|Story by}}
| tlabel={{abbr|T|Teleplay by}}
}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|3|26}}
| Aux4 = 14.1/27{{cite news|date=March 30, 1988|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|id={{ProQuest|305993024}}}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter's old partner is murdered and he suspects that a group of officers, who were suspected of stealing money from a drug bust five years prior to the murder, are to blame. Guest Stars Leon Rippy, Robert Colbert.
| LineColor = FFD700
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 86
| EpisodeNumber2 = 21
| Title = Murder He Wrote
| DirectedBy = Jefferson Kibbee
| WrittenBy = Roy Huggins
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|4|30}}
| Aux4 = 16.2/30{{cite news|date=May 4, 1988|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|id={{ProQuest|306041364}}}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter and McCall have dinner with a millionaire (Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.) who thinks that his heirs are plotting his murder.
| LineColor = FFD700
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 87
| EpisodeNumber2 = 22
| Title = Silver Bullet
| DirectedBy = Michael Preece
| WrittenBy = Dallas L. Barnes & JoAnne Barnes
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|5|7}}
| Aux4 = 16.3/32{{cite news|date=May 11, 1988|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|id={{ProQuest|306031582}}}}
| ShortSummary = When Hunter and McCall investigate a series of murders committed with police-issued bullets, the main suspect is closer than they think. Guest stars Leslie Bevis. Last episode executive produced by Roy Huggins. Based on the novel Deadly Justice by Dallas Barnes.
| LineColor = FFD700
}}
}}
=Season 5 (1988–89)=
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 88
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = Heir of Neglect
| DirectedBy = Alexander Singer
| WrittenBy = David Lightstone
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|10|29}}
| ProdCode = 5501
| Viewers = 25.9{{cite news |title=Nielsen ratings |department=Life |date=November 2, 1988 |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306129406}}}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter investigates the case of a teenage boy (Chad Allen) who mistakenly shot his parents during what he claimed was a home invasion.
| LineColor = FE9D0D
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 89
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = The Baby Game
| DirectedBy = James Fargo
| WrittenBy = Tom Chehak
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|11|5}}
| ProdCode = 5510
| Viewers = 27.6{{cite news |title=Nielsen ratings |department=Life |date=November 9, 1988 |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306136856}}}}
| ShortSummary = A two-year-old girl sleeps while her mother is murdered.
| LineColor = FE9D0D
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 90
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = Dead on Target: Part 1
| DirectedBy = Corey Allen
| WrittenBy = George Geiger
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|11|12}}
| ProdCode = 5506
| Viewers = 23.1{{cite news |title=Nielsen ratings |department=Life |date=November 16, 1988 |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306140699}}}}
| ShortSummary = Several Veterans from Hunter's squad in Vietnam are murdered during the search for emeralds that were brought back to the United States when they returned from their tour of duty. Guest Stars Gary Frank, John Bennett Perry, Michael Bell, Clare Nono, Patrick Bishop, Mario Roccuzzo, Jesse Welles, Tom Biener, Carol Swarbrick.
| LineColor = FE9D0D
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 91
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = Dead on Target: Part 2
| DirectedBy = Corey Allen
| WrittenBy = George Geiger
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|11|19}}
| ProdCode = 5507
| Viewers = 23.5{{cite news |title=Nielsen ratings |department=Life |date=November 23, 1988 |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306124674}}}}
| ShortSummary = See Part 1, above.
| LineColor = FE9D0D
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 92
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = Presumed Guilty
| DirectedBy = Alexander Singer
| WrittenBy = Joe Menosky
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|11|26}}
| ProdCode = 5508
| Viewers = 26.2{{cite news |title=Nielsen ratings |department=Life |date=November 30, 1988 |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306106502}}}}
| ShortSummary = McCall's current boyfriend disagrees with Hunter's belief that a suspect is guilty of burglary but not murder. Guest Star Dack Rambo.
| LineColor = FE9D0D
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 93
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = No Good Deed Ever Goes Unpunished
| DirectedBy = Tony Mordente
| WrittenBy = Whitney Wherrett Roberson
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|12|3}}
| ProdCode = 5503
| Viewers = 25.5{{cite news |title=Nielsen ratings |department=Life |date=December 7, 1988 |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306146398}}}}
| ShortSummary = An anonymous tip leads McCall to believe that an explosion in her art class was an attempt to kill a murder witness.
| LineColor = FE9D0D
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 94
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = Honorable Profession
| DirectedBy = Michael O'Herlihy
| WrittenBy = Fred McKnight
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|12|10}}
| ProdCode = 5512
| Viewers = 26.0{{cite news |title=Nielsen ratings |department=Life |date=December 14, 1988 |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306143538}}}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter puts his job on the line when he defends a female officer, critically wounded in the line of duty, against accusations of employing improper procedures during a Chinatown shooting. Guest Star William Smith and James Hong.
Note: Third and last appearance by Tim Thomerson.
| LineColor = FE9D0D
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 95
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = Payback
| DirectedBy = Alexander Singer
| WrittenBy = Lee Maddux
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|12|17}}
| ProdCode = 5502
| Viewers = 23.0{{cite news |title=A very 'Brady' ratings hit |department=Life |date=December 21, 1988 |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306159082}}}}
| ShortSummary = A bank robber turns to Hunter for a favor once he learns that the bank he robbed is owned by the mob.
| LineColor = FE9D0D
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 96
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| Title = Partners
| DirectedBy = James Fargo
| WrittenBy = Terry D. Nelson
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|1|7}}
| ProdCode = 5514
| Viewers = 28.0{{cite news |title=NBC, laughing all the way |department=Life |date=January 11, 1989 |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306165080}}}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter and McCall investigate the murder of an Immigration Agent, who was the husband of one of their fellow LAPD officers.
| LineColor = FE9D0D
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 97
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| Title = The Pit
| DirectedBy = Randy Roberts
| WrittenBy = Joe Menosky
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|1|14}}
| ProdCode = 5518
| Viewers = 29.1{{cite news |title=NBC clinches season's ratings title |department=Life |date=January 18, 1989 |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306171627}}}}
| ShortSummary = A police dispatcher is pressured to assist robbers because her son is indebted to loan sharks due to his gambling. Guest Star Christopher Stone.
| LineColor = FE9D0D
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 98
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11
| Title = City Under Siege: Part 1
| DirectedBy = James Fargo
| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay
| s=George Geiger & Tom Chehak;
| t=Joe Menosky
| slabel={{abbr|S|Story by}}
| tlabel={{abbr|T|Teleplay by}}
}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|2|4}}
| ProdCode = 5515
| Viewers = 30.5{{cite news |title=Comedies sweep up for NBC |department=Life |date=February 8, 1989 |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306179902}}}}
| ShortSummary = A police task force is established to assist in crime control. A Bonnie and Clyde style couple arrive in LA on a violent spree. McCall goes undercover in a school when a teacher is murdered. Guest stars Robert Vaughn, James Sikking, Cec Verrell and then LAPD chief Daryl Gates.
| LineColor = FE9D0D
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 99
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12
| Title = City Under Siege: Part 2
| DirectedBy = Jefferson Kibbee
| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay
| s=George Geiger & Tom Chehak;
| t=Terry D. Nelson
| slabel={{abbr|S|Story by}}
| tlabel={{abbr|T|Teleplay by}}
}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|2|11}}
| ProdCode = 5516
| Viewers = 30.1{{cite news |title=CBS gallops to a tie with NBC |department=Life |date=February 15, 1989 |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306163263}}}}
| ShortSummary = See Part 1, above.
- Filming dates: January 12–19, 1989https://i.imgur.com/CYUo7wi.jpg {{Bare URL image|date=March 2022}}
| LineColor = FE9D0D
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 100
| EpisodeNumber2 = 13
| Title = City Under Siege: Part 3
| DirectedBy = James Fargo
| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay
| s=George Geiger & Tom Chehak;
| t=Fred McKnight
| slabel={{abbr|S|Story by}}
| tlabel={{abbr|T|Teleplay by}}
}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|2|18}}
| ProdCode = 5517
| Viewers = 30.0{{cite news |title=NBC's back alone on top |department=Life |date=February 22, 1989 |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306175741}}}}
| ShortSummary = See Part 1, above.
| LineColor = FE9D0D
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 101
| EpisodeNumber2 = 14
| Title = Me, Myself & Die
| DirectedBy = Jefferson Kibbee
| WrittenBy = David G.B. Brown
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|2|25}}
| ProdCode = 5504
| Viewers = 28.3{{cite news |title=CBS up despite Grammy drop |department=Life |date=March 1, 1989 |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306152931}}}}
| ShortSummary = A woman is the prime suspect in a brutal murder case after she stops taking her experimental medication. Guest Stars John Harkins, Angela Paton.
- Filming dates: January 31-February 7, 1989https://i.imgur.com/116VqGR.jpg {{Bare URL image|date=March 2022}}
| LineColor = FE9D0D
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 102
| EpisodeNumber2 = 15
| Title = Informant
| DirectedBy = James Whitmore, Jr.
| WrittenBy = Tom Chehak
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|3|18}}
| ProdCode = 5519
| Viewers = 25.9{{cite news |title=Glad tidings for all networks |department=Life |date=March 22, 1989 |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306198820}}}}
| ShortSummary = When a convicted murderer (Henry Brown) is let out on bail pending a new trial in which he intends to defend himself, Hunter puts his career at risk to protect the identity of the informant (Clare Wren) to whom he had promised anonymity seven years earlier.
| LineColor = FE9D0D
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 103
| EpisodeNumber2 = 16
| Title = Blood Line
| DirectedBy = Michael Preece
| WrittenBy = Richard Raskind
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|4|1}}
| ProdCode = 5505
| Viewers = 27.5{{cite news |title=ABC's roller-coaster week |department=Life |date=April 5, 1989 |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306171172}}}}
| ShortSummary = A suspect is poisoned while Hunter and McCall are investigating a race horse groom's death. They attempt to unravel the revenge and fraud behind the murder in order to find a motive. Guest stars Amy Benedict and Charles Bateman.
| LineColor = FE9D0D
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 104
| EpisodeNumber2 = 17
| Title = Shoot to Kill
| DirectedBy = Tony Mordente
| WrittenBy = Terry D. Nelson
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|4|8}}
| ProdCode = 5524
| Viewers = 26.5{{cite news |title=ABC's hit-and-miss week |department=Life |date=April 12, 1989 |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306166319}}}}
| ShortSummary = McCall is suspected of having shot an innocent man during a shootout in an alley and fights to clear her name with help from Hunter and Sporty James. While helping McCall, they discover a ring of jewel thieves.
| LineColor = FE9D0D
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 105
| EpisodeNumber2 = 18
| Title = Code 3
| DirectedBy = Michael Preece
| WrittenBy = Van Gordon Sauter & David Percelay
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|4|15}}
| ProdCode = 5521
| Viewers = 25.7{{cite news |title=CBS squeaks by into second |department=Life |date=April 19, 1989 |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306176608}}}}
| ShortSummary = When a nurse she recently befriended is killed in a car accident related to alcohol just a few days later, McCall suspects foul play. She is even more convinced of that after learning the nurse was pregnant, and would not have mixed alcohol with the morning sickness medication she was taking.
| LineColor = FE9D0D
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 106
| EpisodeNumber2 = 19
| Title = Ring of Honor
| DirectedBy = Fred Dryer
| WrittenBy = Asher Brauner
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|4|29}}
| ProdCode = 5525
| Viewers = 24.1{{cite news |title=We loved CBS' 'Lucy' tribute |department=Life |date=May 3, 1989 |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306197470}}}}
| ShortSummary = Boxing turns deadly when the manager of promising fighter Sonny Ruiz (Scott Colomby) and a doctor are both murdered. Hunter to penetrates the world of prizefighting with the help of a trainer named Benny Shaffer (Sammy Davis Jr.).
Note: Second last on-screen appearance of Sammy Davis Jr. Final appearance of Sporty James in the series.
| LineColor = FE9D0D
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 107
| EpisodeNumber2 = 20
| Title = Teen Dreams
| DirectedBy = David G. Phinney
| WrittenBy = Tom Chehak
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|5|6}}
| ProdCode = 5523
| Viewers = 28.7{{cite news |title=Bright spots for No. 3 ABC |department=Life |date=May 10, 1989 |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306210811}}}}
| ShortSummary = Prostitutes are being murdered by a man who lures them disguised as a police officer. When McCall's friend Debbie Small (from the "City Under Siege" saga) returns to the profession, she may be the next target.
| LineColor = FE9D0D
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 108
| EpisodeNumber2 = 21
| Title = Last Run
| DirectedBy = James Whitmore, Jr.
| WrittenBy = Fred McKnight
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|5|13}}
| ProdCode = 5526
| Viewers = 25.9{{cite news |title=NBC sweeps top 11 spots |department=Life |date=May 17, 1989 |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306203436}}}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter and McCall try to rescue an undercover female agent who was kidnapped during an investigation into money laundering, and have to deal with interference from the girl's father, who's a cop himself.
| LineColor = FE9D0D
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 109
| EpisodeNumber2 = 22
| Title = Return of White Cloud
| DirectedBy = Stepfanie Kramer
| WrittenBy = Joe Menosky & Stepfanie Kramer & Erin Conroy
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|5|21}}
| ProdCode = 5522
| Viewers = 10.7{{cite news |title=Everybody loved ABC's 'Baby' |department=Life |date=May 24, 1989 |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306198690}}}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter and McCall investigate the murder of an art gallery owner involved in illegal sales of Native American artifacts, and find themselves drawn into a mysterious world of Native American politics.
| LineColor = FE9D0D
}}
}}
=Season 6 (1989–90)=
{{Episode table |background=#6495ED|overall=3 |season=3 |title=19 |writer=19 |director=15 |airdate=14 |viewers=9 |episodes=
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 110
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = On Air
| DirectedBy = Tony Mordente
| WrittenBy = Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|10|14}}
| Viewers = 24.1{{cite news|title=ABC muscles way to the top|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 18, 1989}}
| ShortSummary = A radio show host (Erin Gray) is being stalked and the men in her life are being murdered. Hunter pretends to be her lover in order to catch the killer.
| LineColor = 6495ED
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 111
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = Shillelagh
| DirectedBy = David G. Phinney
| WrittenBy = Jeremy Lew
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|10|21}}
| Viewers = 22.7{{cite news|title=Earthquake shifts the ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 25, 1989}}
| ShortSummary = Devane's girlfriend's (Fionnula Flanagan) brother makes a highly publicized visit from Ireland, which is soon discovered to be an assassination plot.
| LineColor = 6495ED
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 112
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = Investment in Death
| DirectedBy = Corey Allen
| WrittenBy = Nick Gore & Jerry Jacobius
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|10|28}}
| Viewers = 24.0{{cite news|title=NBC's hits beat ABC baseball|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 1, 1989}}
| ShortSummary = After leaving a gang, the former member is the victim of a drive-by shooting.
| LineColor = 6495ED
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 113
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = A Girl Named Hunter
| DirectedBy = Dennis Donnelly
| WrittenBy = Catherine Clinch
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|11|4}}
| Viewers = 23.2{{cite news|title=NBC sweeps the week, 1-2-3|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 8, 1989}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter delivers a baby for Cheryl Donavan (Allison Smith), a runaway from San Diego, who decides to name her girl after him. When Cheryl winds up dead, Hunter uncovers a baby-breeding operation that sells infants as though they were property. Guest stars Mary Elizabeth McDonough and Elizabeth Ashley.
| LineColor = 6495ED
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 114
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = The Legion: Part 1
| DirectedBy = Corey Allen
| WrittenBy = Marvin Kupfer
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|11|11}}
| Viewers = 23.5{{cite news|title=Brokaw still 3rd despite coup|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 15, 1989}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter and McCall must track down the leader of the White Supremacists (Richard Lynch) after he escapes from prison. Problems arise when a friend of McCall's, her former training officer (Claude Akins), tries to help and is charged with obstruction of justice. McCall tries to help him overcome his depression over his loneliness, but she is not able to help in time to prevent his suicide.
Guest stars: Ken Foree (Roger Rockmore on Kenan & Kel)
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 115
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = The Legion: Part 2
| DirectedBy = Corey Allen
| WrittenBy = David H. Balkan
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|11|18}}
| Viewers = 23.3{{cite news|title='Small Sacrifices' wins big|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 22, 1989}}
| ShortSummary = Overcome with guilt over the suicide of her training officer, McCall quits the force and is kidnapped. Hunter sets out to rescue her before it's too late.
| LineColor = 6495ED
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 116
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = Yesterday's Child
| DirectedBy = Winrich Kolbe
| WrittenBy = Lee Maddux
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|11|25}}
| Viewers = 23.8{{cite news|title=NBC sweeps up another win|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 29, 1989}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter thinks a Vietnamese-American teenager may be his son, and believes the boy when he claims to be an innocent bystander during a car theft that results in a murder. Guest stars Soon-Tek Oh.
| LineColor = 6495ED
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 117
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = Shield of Honor
| DirectedBy = James Darren
| WrittenBy = Leonard Mlodinow & Scott Rubenstein
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|12|2}}
| Viewers = 22.9{{cite news|title='Cosby' rebounds to lead NBC|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=December 6, 1989}}
| ShortSummary = A man is robbing and murdering businessmen when they are taking receipts to the bank. The incompetent rookie assigned to work with Hunter on the case is the son of Hunter's training officer.
| LineColor = 6495ED
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 118
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| Title = The Fifth Victim
| DirectedBy = Michael Preece
| WrittenBy = Kevin Droney
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|12|9}}
| Viewers = 22.9{{cite news|title='Cosby' leads NBC charge|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=December 13, 1989}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter and McCall track down a departmental leak in the investigation of a serial killer targeting homosexuals. A local painter (Michael Champion) confesses to committing all but one of the murders.
| LineColor = 6495ED
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 119
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| Title = Brotherly Love
| DirectedBy = James Fargo
| WrittenBy = Terry D. Nelson
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|1|6}}
| Viewers = 25.2{{cite news|title=Football fumbles for ABC|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=January 10, 1990}}
| ShortSummary = A young drug user (Tim Griffin) who accidentally murders his pusher and then steals $200,000 in mob money from him is pursued by the pushers' drug supplier; the user's brother (Mark Pellegrino) tries to save him. Guest stars Gretchen Corbett.
| LineColor = 6495ED
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 120
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11
| Title = The Nightmare
| DirectedBy = James Whitmore, Jr.
| WrittenBy = Terry D. Nelson
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|1|13}}
| Viewers = 23.7{{cite news|title=49ers are ratings winners, too|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=January 17, 1990}}
| ShortSummary = McCall returns home to find her young Latino cleaning lady murdered. Old scars on the young woman's body reveal that she was a torture victim. Guest stars Carlos Carrasco, BarBara Luna, and Kamala Lopez.
| LineColor = 6495ED
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 121
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12
| Title = Broken Dreams
| DirectedBy = Michael Preece
| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay
| s=Mark Lisson & David H. Balkan;
| t=Terry D. Nelson & Kevin Droney
| slabel={{abbr|S|Story by}}
| tlabel={{abbr|T|Teleplay by}}
}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|1|27}}
| Viewers = 25.0{{cite news|title=AMA gets the popular vote|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=January 31, 1990}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter attempts to protect his high school sweetheart (Cristina Raines) after she witnesses a murder. Her unemployed husband convinces her to take part in blackmail instead of cooperating with Hunter.
| LineColor = 6495ED
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 122
| EpisodeNumber2 = 13
| Title = Son and Heir
| DirectedBy = Winrich Kolbe
| WrittenBy = Kevin Droney
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|2|3}}
| Viewers = 21.7{{cite news|title='Amen,' wedded to ratings win|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 7, 1990}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter's investigation of a murdered cop reveals that the victim was the illegitimate son of a Mafia boss (Jerry Orbach) and that the killer was the man's brother.
| LineColor = 6495ED
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 123
| EpisodeNumber2 = 14
| Title = Unacceptable Loss
| DirectedBy = Corey Allen
| WrittenBy = Catherine Clinch
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|2|10}}
| Viewers = 20.7{{cite news|title='Faith' abides for No. 1 NBC|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 14, 1990}}
| ShortSummary = A child is dead after inhaling fumes from illegally dumped cyanide, and Hunter and McCall work to charge a chemical company with second degree murder. Guest stars Robert Gentry and Kathleen Noone.
| LineColor = 6495ED
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 124
| EpisodeNumber2 = 15
| Title = Unfinished Business
| DirectedBy = Corey Allen
| WrittenBy = Morgan Gendel
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|2|24}}
| Viewers = 25.3{{cite news|title='Videos' is a repeat winner|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 28, 1990}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter and McCall have unresolved issues with regard to their previous love affair when Hunter's former co-worker is assigned to help with the investigation of a robber turned murderer.
| LineColor = 6495ED
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 125
| EpisodeNumber2 = 16
| Title = Lullaby
| DirectedBy = Corey Allen
| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay
| s=Terry D. Nelson & Kevin Droney;
| t=Marvin Kupfer & David H. Balkan
| slabel={{abbr|S|Story by}}
| tlabel={{abbr|T|Teleplay by}}
}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|3|3}}
| Viewers = 24.4{{cite news|title='Incident' tops Sunday movies|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=March 7, 1990}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter and McCall work with a Scotland Yard inspector (Rosalyn Landor) when the murder of two British prostitutes resembles a string of similar murders in the United Kingdom. Guest stars Gary Sinise.
| LineColor = 6495ED
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 126
| EpisodeNumber2 = 17
| Title = Final Confession
| DirectedBy = Tony Mordente
| WrittenBy = Terry D. Nelson
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|3|17}}
| Viewers = 19.3{{cite news|title='Simpsons' soars for No. 4 Fox|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=March 21, 1990}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter and McCall suspect that two murders were committed as an act of revenge by a man who was recently paroled. They become frustrated when they discover that a Catholic priest knows the identity of the killer, but refuses to break his vow of confession and tell them who it is.
| LineColor = 6495ED
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 127
| EpisodeNumber2 = 18
| Title = Blind Ambition
| DirectedBy = Michael Preece
| WrittenBy = Marvin Kupfer & Mark Lisson
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|3|31}}
| Viewers = 19.5{{cite news|title=ABC gets an Oscar boost|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=April 4, 1990}}
| ShortSummary = McCall and her boyfriend, a judge (John Beck), are held captive in his house by the brother (Harold Sylvester) of a man whom the judge convicted and who had committed suicide in prison.
| LineColor = 6495ED
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 128
| EpisodeNumber2 = 19
| Title = Sudden Withdrawal
| DirectedBy = Tony Mordente
| WrittenBy = Kevin Droney & Terry D. Nelson
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|4|16}}
| Viewers = 19.0{{cite news|title='Earth Day' ratings bloom|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=April 25, 1990}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter and McCall suspect that a bank manager is part of two bank robberies. Guest stars Leslie Bevis.
| LineColor = 6495ED
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 129
| EpisodeNumber2 = 20
| Title = Second Sight
| DirectedBy = Winrich Kolbe
| WrittenBy = Daniel Chodos & Michael Kerwin
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|4|23}}
| Viewers = 18.5{{cite news|title='Caroline?' a hit, no question|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 2, 1990}}
| ShortSummary = A man (Tom Villard) claims to have seen two murders in psychic visions. Hunter and McCall are skeptical until he proclaims that McCall is the next victim.
| LineColor = 6495ED
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 130
| EpisodeNumber2 = 21
| Title = Street Wise: Part 1
| DirectedBy = James Whitmore, Jr.
| WrittenBy = Kevin Droney & Mark Lisson
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|4|30}}
| Viewers = 20.7{{cite news|title=NBC barely sweeping by CBS|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 9, 1990}}
| ShortSummary = McCall leaves the police force after rekindling a romance with an old flame. Hunter investigates a thief who is terrorizing homeless veterans.
| LineColor = 6495ED
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 131
| EpisodeNumber2 = 22
| Title = Street Wise: Part 2
| DirectedBy = Winrich Kolbe
| WrittenBy = David H. Balkan
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|5|7}}
| Viewers = 19.5{{cite news|title=Sunday night sinks NBC|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 16, 1990}}
| ShortSummary = See Part 1, above.
| LineColor = 6495ED
}}
}}
=Season 7 (1990–91)=
{{Episode table |background=#B11030|overall=3 |season=3 |title=19 |writer=19 |director=15 |airdate=14 |viewers=9 |episodes=
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 132
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = Deadly Encounters: Part 1
| DirectedBy = Winrich Kolbe
| WrittenBy = Terry D. Nelson
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|9|19}}
| Viewers = 18.1{{cite news|title=CBS has its eye on first|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=September 26, 1990|author=Donlon, Brian}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter teams with two Metro officers, one of whom is a former adversary, to locate the missing profits of a murdered black-marketeer, as Devane considers a post in Metro. Guest stars Andreas Katsulas.
| LineColor = B11030
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 133
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = Deadly Encounters: Part 2
| DirectedBy = Winrich Kolbe
| WrittenBy = Terry D. Nelson
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|9|26}}
| Viewers = 17.5{{cite news|title=NBC wins; CBS still surprises|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 3, 1990|author=Donlon, Brian}}
| ShortSummary = See Part 1, above.
| LineColor = B11030
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 134
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = Where Echoes End
| DirectedBy = James Darren
| WrittenBy = Walter Brough
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|10|3}}
| Viewers = 15.7{{cite news|title=NBC tops in ratings, barely|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 10, 1990|author=Sloan, Eugene}}
| ShortSummary = A late report made by an undercover officer who witnesses the murder of a Treasury Agent arouses suspicion.
| LineColor = B11030
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 135
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = Kill Zone
| DirectedBy = Corey Allen
| WrittenBy = Kevin Droney
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|10|10}}
| Viewers = 20.3{{cite news|title=For CBS, baseball's a grounder|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 17, 1990|author=Sloan, Eugene}}
| ShortSummary = Molenski is reminded of painful events while investigating a series of murder cases in which the victims were also raped.
| LineColor = B11030
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 136
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = The Incident
| DirectedBy = Fred Dryer
| WrittenBy = Kathy McCormick
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|10|24}}
| Viewers = 18.8{{cite news|title=CBS, no longer the long shot|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 31, 1990|author=Donlon, Brian}}
| ShortSummary = An innocent African American teenager is beaten when vigilante crimes cause friction between the police, the press, and a neighborhood watch group. Guest stars Mitch Pileggi.
| LineColor = B11030
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 137
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = A Snitch'll Break Your Heart
| DirectedBy = Tony Mordente
| WrittenBy = Jeff Benjamin
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|10|31}}
| Viewers = 18.5{{cite news|title=NBC wins with fewer viewers|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 7, 1990|author=Donlon, Brian}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter investigates the murder of a child, and Molenski fights to save a snitch.
| LineColor = B11030
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 138
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = Oh, the Shark Bites!
| DirectedBy = Peter Crane
| WrittenBy = Simon Muntner
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|11|7}}
| Viewers = 18.8{{cite news|title='Cheers' sweeps up for NBC|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 14, 1990|author=Donlon, Brian}}
| ShortSummary = Charlie Devane risks his career to protect his father's reputation after his father's name turns up on a murdered mob accountant's "debtors" list.
| LineColor = B11030
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 139
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = The Usual Suspects
| DirectedBy = Alan Myerson
| WrittenBy = Deborah R. Baron
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|11|14}}
| Viewers = 17.0{{cite news|title=ABC pulls past CBS in sweeps|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 21, 1990|author=Donlon, Brian}}
| ShortSummary = An office worker in the District Attorney's office alters computer records of criminals arrested the previous evening. Guest stars Jesse Ventura.
| LineColor = B11030
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 140
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| Title = This Is My Gun
| DirectedBy = Winrich Kolbe
| WrittenBy = Robert Vincent O'Neill
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|11|28}}
| Viewers = 11.4{{cite news|title=Ratings chill is setting in|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=December 5, 1990|author=Donlon, Brian}}
| ShortSummary = Molenski's gun is stolen and used in a robbery that leads to murder.
| LineColor = B11030
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 141
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| Title = La Familia
| DirectedBy = Tony Mordente
| WrittenBy = Walter Brough
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|12|5}}
| Viewers = 20.3{{cite news|title=ABC wins a sub-par week|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=December 12, 1990|author=Donlon, Brian}}
| ShortSummary = A mobster is pressured by his father to remain in the family business after he returns home from prison.
| LineColor = B11030
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 142
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11
| Title = Acapulco Holiday
| DirectedBy = Tony Mordente
| WrittenBy = Jeff Benjamin
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|12|12}}
| Viewers = 19.4{{cite news|title=St. Nick can't lick TV lull|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=December 19, 1990|author=Donlon, Brian}}
| ShortSummary = The companion of a former film star (Nina Foch) turns to a life of crime in order to grant her wish to see the Acapulco beach in the moonlight. Hunter and the city are sued by a suspect who was mistakenly arrested.
| LineColor = B11030
}}
{{Episode list
| NumParts = 2
| EpisodeNumber_1 = 143
| EpisodeNumber_2 = 144
| EpisodeNumber2_1 = 12
| EpisodeNumber2_2 = 13
| Title = Fatal Obsession
| DirectedBy = Corey Allen & Winrich Kolbe
| WrittenBy_1 = David H. Balkan
| WrittenBy_2 = Terry D. Nelson
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1991|1|9}}
| Viewers = 23.2{{cite news|title=NBC wins with season best|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=January 16, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
| ShortSummary = A former girlfriend complicates Hunter's investigation of a string of campus murders while Molenski becomes the target of a cop-killer. Hunter tracks down a cop-killer. Guest stars Jeffrey Combs and Frances Bay.
Note: Final appearance of Darlanne Fluegel as Joanne Molenski, and first appearance of Lauren Lane as Chris Novak.
| LineColor = B11030
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 145
| EpisodeNumber2 = 14
| Title = Under Suspicion
| DirectedBy = Gus Trikonis
| WrittenBy = Daniel Chodos
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1991|1|23}}
| Viewers = 14.9{{cite news|title=ABC super-bowls over its rivals|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=January 30, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter searches for a missing witness while Novak seeks assistance from a computer expert to locate burglars. Guest stars Brion James.
| LineColor = B11030
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 146
| EpisodeNumber2 = 15
| Title = The Reporter
| DirectedBy = Corey Allen
| WrittenBy = Simon Muntner
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1991|1|30}}
| Viewers = 16.5{{cite news|title=Where are the dominant series?|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 6, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
| ShortSummary = Novak investigates several robberies and discovers that her reporter friend (Kelly Curtis) is using cocaine.
| LineColor = B11030
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 147
| EpisodeNumber2 = 16
| Title = Room Service
| DirectedBy = Peter Crane
| WrittenBy = Terry D. Nelson
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1991|2|13}}
| Viewers = 16.8{{cite news|title=CBS mines past and hits gold|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 20, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
| ShortSummary = A man and woman lure their victims to a hotel room where they rob and kill them. Guest stars Cindy Morgan and Saxon Trainor.
| LineColor = B11030
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 148
| EpisodeNumber2 = 17
| Title = Shadows of the Past
| DirectedBy = Tony Mordente
| WrittenBy = Mark Lisson
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1991|2|20}}
| Viewers = 13.2{{cite news|title=NBC has a week of ratings ups and downs|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 27, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
| ShortSummary = Novak's estranged father (Mitchell Ryan) has an interest in the murder witness she is protecting.
| LineColor = B11030
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 149
| EpisodeNumber2 = 18
| Title = The Grab
| DirectedBy = Corey Allen
| WrittenBy = Morgan Gendel
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1991|2|27}}
| Viewers = 15.7{{cite news|title=CBS gains ratings speed|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=March 6, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
| ShortSummary = A counterfeiter's courier is murdered and the Secret Service is involved.
| LineColor = B11030
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 150
| EpisodeNumber2 = 19
| Title = All That Glitters
| DirectedBy = Tony Mordente
| WrittenBy = Daniel Chodos
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1991|3|8}}
| Viewers = 13.2{{cite news|title='Baby Talk' helps ABC toddle past CBS to 2nd|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=March 13, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
| ShortSummary = A coin thief (Patrick St. Esprit) pursues a hooker who stole a rare coin from him. Guest stars Denise Crosby and David DeLuise.
| LineColor = B11030
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 151
| EpisodeNumber2 = 20
| Title = Cries of Silence
| DirectedBy = Peter Crane
| WrittenBy = David H. Balkan
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1991|3|15}}
| Viewers = 15.3{{cite news|title=Basketball sinks CBS|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=March 20, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
| ShortSummary = The key witness in Hunter's case is the runaway daughter of a deaf woman. Guest stars Jodi Benson and Melissa Hayden.
| LineColor = B11030
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 152
| EpisodeNumber2 = 21
| Title = Ex Marks the Spot
| DirectedBy = Gus Trikonis
| WrittenBy = Simon Muntner
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1991|4|5}}
| Viewers = 13.8{{cite news|title='Cheers', NBC rack up wins|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=April 10, 1991|author=Sloan, Eugene}}
| ShortSummary = The former secretary, mistress, and wife of a dry cleaner (Don Rickles) rob his stores and end up with mob money. Guest stars Leslie Easterbrook and Stacey Nelkin.
| LineColor = B11030
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 153
| EpisodeNumber2 = 22
| Title = Little Man with a Big Reputation
| DirectedBy = James Darren
| WrittenBy = Tom Blomquist
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1991|4|26}}
| Viewers = 11.6{{cite news|title='Switched' sweeps the week|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 1, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}
| ShortSummary = A crook chooses Captain Devane as his best man when he is being pressured by former jailmates to commit a crime. Guest stars Jean Kasem.
| LineColor = B11030
}}
}}
TV movies (1995–2003)
{{Episode table |background=#B87BF6 |title=30 |writer=19 |director=15 |airdate=14 |viewers=9 |episodes=
{{Episode list
| RTitle = The Return of Hunter
| DirectedBy = Bradford May
| WrittenBy = Bill Nuss
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|4|30}}
| Viewers = 18.4{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 3, 1995}}
| ShortSummary = Rick Hunter, now a lieutenant, considers marrying his girlfriend, but she's murdered before he can. He suspects that it's probably her abusive ex-husband who's stalking her, but because the man is a celebrity, Hunter's not sure if he will be tried, much less convicted. But when someone calls Hunter with first-hand information about the murder, he wonders if the ex-husband really did it. Guest stars John C. McGinley, Miguel Ferrer, and Wendie Malick.
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| RTitle = Hunter: Return to Justice
| DirectedBy = Bradford May
| WrittenBy = Stephen J. Cannell & Jeff Diaz & Frank Lupo
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2002|11|16}}
| Viewers = 10.48{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41464769/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (Nov. 11-17, 2002)|date=November 20, 2002|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=December 3, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}
| ShortSummary = On enforced leave following a failed drug bust, LAPD Lieutenant Rick Hunter heads to San Diego, where he catches up with former partner Dee Dee McCall. But upon their reunion, Hunter and McCall become embroiled in a terrifying game of cat and mouse that has its roots in Russia.
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{{Episode list
| RTitle = Hunter: Back in Force
| DirectedBy = Jefferson Kibbee
| WrittenBy = Stephen J. Cannell & Frank Lupo
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|4|12}}
| Viewers = 8.13{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41426104/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (April 7–13, 2003)|date=April 16, 2003|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=December 3, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}
| ShortSummary = Lieutenant Rick Hunter, now of the San Diego Police Department, along with his "new" partner Sergeant Dee Dee McCall, must track down a group of women bank robbers who appear to be behind bars when the crimes occur; simultaneously, he's looking for an ex-con he put away who has just been released and is now on a vengeful crime spree.
Filming dates: August 14-September 5, 2002 https://i.imgur.com/Z4QRs4I.jpg {{Bare URL image|date=March 2022}}
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Revival series (2003)
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| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title = Vaya Sin Dios
| DirectedBy = Winrich Kolbe
| WrittenBy = Jeff Diaz & Richard C. Okie
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|4|19}}
| Viewers = 5.30{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41428492/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (April 14–20, 2003)|date=April 23, 2003|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=December 3, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}
| ShortSummary = When an illegal Mexican teenager is discovered wandering the streets, it leads Hunter, McCall, and the INS to a person smuggling immigrants into the US on the seas, then murdering them off the San Diego coast. However, when Hunter discovers the mass murder was not business as usual for the smuggler, he begins to question it.
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| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title = Untouchable
| DirectedBy = Tawnia McKiernan
| WrittenBy = Lawrence Hertzog
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|4|26}}
| Viewers = 5.38{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41424238/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (April 21–27, 2003)|date=April 30, 2003|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=December 3, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}
| ShortSummary = Hunter tries to prove that a thug is actually a crime-family member who is supposedly dead.
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| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title = Dead Heat
| DirectedBy = John T. Kretchmer
| WrittenBy = Lawrence Hertzog
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|5|3}}
| Viewers = 5.98{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/41425184/|title=National Nielsen Viewership (April 28-May 4, 2003)|date=May 7, 2003|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=December 3, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}
| ShortSummary = When a jockey and his well-known horse are shot moments away from the finish line, Lieutenant Hunter and Sergeant McCall search for a motive for the attack. However, when the professional hitman paid to end this jockey's winning streak finishes the job, Hunter is left searching for mastermind behind the murder.
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| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title = To Serve and Protect
| DirectedBy = Noel Nosseck
| WrittenBy = Jeff Diaz
| OriginalAirDate = Unaired
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| ShortSummary = Hunter is forced to protect a murder suspect from the victim's father.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title = Need to Know
| DirectedBy = John T. Kretchmer
| WrittenBy = Jeff Diaz
| OriginalAirDate = Unaired
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| ShortSummary = Hunter and McCall battle the military while trying to solve the murder of a Marine officer at his home.
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References
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External links
- {{IMDb episodes|0086734|Hunter}}
- {{IMDb episodes|0361192|Hunter}} (revival)
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