The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership of Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs - who first meet when Tubbs is undercover in a drug cartel.
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22 episodes • 1984Avg: 7.9Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brother's Keeper | Sep 16, 1984 | 8.3 |
| 2 | Heart of Darkness | Sep 28, 1984 | 7.9 |
| 3 | Cool Runnin' | Oct 5, 1984 | 7.3 |
| 4 | Calderone's Return: The Hit List (1) | Oct 19, 1984 | 8.5 |
| 5 | Calderone's Return: Calderone's Demise (2) | Oct 26, 1984 | 8.2 |
| 6 | One Eyed Jack | Nov 2, 1984 | 7.7 |
| 7 | No Exit | Nov 9, 1984 | 8.1 |
| 8 | The Great McCarthy | Nov 16, 1984 | 7.4 |
| 9 | Glades | Nov 30, 1984 | 7.3 |
| 10 | Give a Little, Take a Little | Dec 7, 1984 | 7.8 |
| 11 | Little Prince | Dec 14, 1984 | 7.1 |
| 12 | Milk Run | Jan 4, 1985 | 7.9 |
| 13 | Golden Triangle (1) | Jan 11, 1985 | 8.1 |
| 14 | Golden Triangle (2) | Jan 18, 1985 | 8.1 |
| 15 | Smuggler's Blues | Feb 1, 1985 | 8.4 |
| 16 | Rites of Passage | Feb 8, 1985 | 8.0 |
| 17 | The Maze | Feb 22, 1985 | 7.3 |
| 18 | Made for Each Other | Mar 8, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 19 | The Home Invaders | Mar 15, 1985 | 8.2 |
| 20 | Nobody Lives Forever | Mar 29, 1985 | 7.5 |
| 21 | Evan | May 3, 1985 | 8.6 |
| 22 | Lombard | May 10, 1985 | 8.2 |
22 episodes • 1985
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
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24 episodes • 1986
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
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22 episodes • 1987Avg: 7.1
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Contempt of Court | Sep 25, 1987 | 7.8 |
| 2 | Amen... Send Money | Oct 2, 1987 | 7.0 |
| 3 | Death and the Lady | Oct 16, 1987 | 7.9 |
| 4 | The Big Thaw | Oct 23, 1987 | 6.0 |
| 5 | Child's Play | Oct 30, 1987 | 7.9 |
| 6 | God's Work | Nov 6, 1987 | 7.4 |
| 7 | Missing Hours | Nov 13, 1987 | 4.5 |
| 8 | Like a Hurricane | Nov 20, 1987 | 7.0 |
| 9 | Rising Sun of Death | Dec 4, 1987 | 7.4 |
| 10 | Love at First Sight | Jan 15, 1988 | 7.4 |
| 11 | A Rock and a Hard Place | Jan 22, 1988 | 7.0 |
| 12 | The Cows of October | Feb 5, 1988 | 6.1 |
| 13 | Vote of Confidence | Feb 12, 1988 | 6.7 |
| 14 | Baseballs of Death | Feb 19, 1988 | 7.6 |
| 15 | Indian Wars | Feb 26, 1988 | 6.9 |
| 16 | Honor Among Thieves? | Mar 4, 1988 | 7.2 |
| 17 | Hell Hath No Fury... | Mar 11, 1988 | 6.7 |
| 18 | Badge of Dishonor | Mar 18, 1988 | 7.2 |
| 19 | Blood & Roses | Apr 1, 1988 | 7.5 |
| 20 | A Bullet for Crockett | Apr 15, 1988 | 6.7 |
| 21 | Deliver Us from Evil (1) | Apr 29, 1988 | 8.2 |
| 22 | Mirror Image (2) | May 6, 1988 | 8.3 |
20 episodes • 1988Avg: 7.3
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hostile Takeover (3) | Nov 4, 1988 | 8.3 |
| 2 | Redemption in Blood (4) | Nov 11, 1988 | 8.1 |
| 3 | Heart of Night | Nov 18, 1988 | 7.2 |
| 4 | Bad Timing | Dec 2, 1988 | 7.2 |
| 5 | Borrasca | Dec 9, 1988 | 7.2 |
| 6 | Line of Fire | Dec 16, 1988 | 7.7 |
| 7 | Asian Cut | Jan 13, 1989 | 7.3 |
| 8 | Hard Knocks | Jan 20, 1989 | 7.3 |
| 9 | Fruit of the Poison Tree | Feb 3, 1989 | 7.8 |
| 10 | To Have and to Hold (a.k.a. Second Chance) | Feb 10, 1989 | 7.4 |
| 11 | Miami Squeeze | Feb 17, 1989 | 7.4 |
| 12 | Jack of All Trades | Mar 3, 1989 | 6.6 |
| 13 | The Cell Within | Mar 10, 1989 | 6.5 |
| 14 | The Lost Madonna | Mar 17, 1989 | 7.1 |
| 15 | Over the Line | Apr 28, 1989 | 7.4 |
| 16 | Victims of Circumstance | May 5, 1989 | 7.3 |
| 17 | Freefall | May 21, 1989 | 8.2 |
| 18 | World of Trouble | Jun 14, 1989 | 7.7 |
| 19 | Miracle Man | Jun 21, 1989 | 6.5 |
| 20 | Leap of Faith | Jun 28, 1989 | 5.5 |
