Show Info

Status: Canceled
First Aired: September 28, 2003
Seasons: 7
Episodes: 156
Networks: CBS
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery

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Cold Case(2003)
Comeback King
This show finished strong! The final season's average rating was higher than the previous one.

TMDB Rating: 7.8 (417 votes)

Overview

The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned cases that have never been solved. Detective Lilly Rush combines her natural instincts with the updated technology available today to bring about justice for all the victims she can.

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Season 1

23 episodes • 2003Avg: 7.8

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Look Again	Sep 28, 2003	7.7
2	Gleen	Oct 5, 2003	7.8
3	Our Boy Is Back	Oct 12, 2003	7.8
4	Churchgoing People	Oct 19, 2003	7.0
5	The Runner	Oct 26, 2003	7.6
6	Love Conquers Al	Nov 9, 2003	7.5
7	A Time to Hate	Nov 16, 2003	6.8
8	Fly Away	Nov 30, 2003	8.1
9	Sherry Darlin'	Dec 7, 2003	7.6
10	The Hitchhiker	Dec 21, 2003	8.0
11	Hubris	Jan 11, 2004	8.0
12	Glued	Jan 18, 2004	8.9
13	The Letter	Jan 25, 2004	6.4
14	Boy in the Box	Feb 15, 2004	8.2
15	Disco Inferno	Feb 22, 2004	8.4
16	Volunteers	Mar 7, 2004	7.7
17	The Lost Soul of Herman Lester	Mar 14, 2004	7.7
18	Resolutions	Mar 28, 2004	8.3
19	Late Returns	Apr 4, 2004	7.8
20	Greed	Apr 18, 2004	8.3
21	Maternal Instincts	Apr 25, 2004	7.6
22	The Plan	May 2, 2004	8.9
23	Lover's Lane	May 23, 2004	6.4

Season 2

23 episodes • 2004Avg: 7.9Golden Era

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	The Badlands	Oct 3, 2004	8.0
2	Factory Girls	Oct 10, 2004	8.7
3	Daniela	Oct 17, 2004	8.0
4	The House	Oct 24, 2004	8.6
5	Who's Your Daddy	Oct 31, 2004	7.8
6	The Sleepover	Nov 7, 2004	7.9
7	It's Raining Men	Nov 14, 2004	6.1
8	Red Glare	Nov 21, 2004	8.4
9	Mind Hunters	Nov 28, 2004	8.4
10	Discretion	Dec 19, 2004	8.8
11	Blank Generation	Jan 9, 2005	8.4
12	Yo, Adrian	Jan 16, 2005	8.0
13	Time to Crime	Jan 30, 2005	8.4
14	Revolution	Feb 20, 2005	8.4
15	Wishing	Mar 6, 2005	8.0
16	Revenge	Mar 13, 2005	7.2
17	Schadenfreude	Mar 20, 2005	8.0
18	Ravaged	Mar 27, 2005	8.0
19	Strange Fruit	Apr 3, 2005	8.2
20	Kensington	Apr 24, 2005	7.5
21	Creatures of the Night	May 1, 2005	8.0
22	Best Friends	May 8, 2005	6.1
23	The Woods	May 22, 2005	7.8

Season 3

23 episodes • 2005Avg: 8.1Golden Era

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Family	Sep 25, 2005	8.0
2	The Promise	Oct 2, 2005	8.0
3	Bad Night	Oct 9, 2005	8.3
4	Colors	Oct 16, 2005	8.3
5	Commited	Oct 23, 2005	8.4
6	Saving Patrick Bubley	Nov 6, 2005	7.3
7	Start-Up	Nov 13, 2005	8.0
8	Honor	Nov 20, 2005	7.5
9	A Perfect Day	Nov 27, 2005	8.3
10	Frank's Best	Dec 18, 2005	8.0
11	8 Years	Jan 8, 2006	8.0
12	Detention	Jan 15, 2006	8.2
13	Debut	Jan 29, 2006	8.0
14	Dog Day Afternoons	Feb 26, 2006	9.0
15	Sanctuary	Mar 12, 2006	8.0
16	One Night	Mar 19, 2006	7.5
17	Superstar	Mar 26, 2006	8.7
18	Willkommen	Apr 2, 2006	8.0
19	Beautiful Little Fool	Apr 9, 2006	8.3
20	Death Penalty: Final Appeal	Apr 16, 2006	8.3
21	The Hen House	Apr 30, 2006	8.7
22	The River	May 7, 2006	8.0
23	Joseph	May 21, 2006	8.0

Season 4

24 episodes • 2006Avg: 7.8Golden Era

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Rampage	Sep 24, 2006	7.8
2	The War at Home	Oct 1, 2006	8.0
3	Sandhogs	Oct 8, 2006	8.0
4	Baby Blues	Oct 15, 2006	8.0
5	Saving Sammy	Oct 22, 2006	8.0
6	Static	Oct 29, 2006	7.8
7	The Key	Nov 5, 2006	5.3
8	Fireflies	Nov 12, 2006	8.2
9	Lonely Hearts	Nov 19, 2006	8.0
10	Forever Blue	Dec 3, 2006	6.0
11	The Red and the Blue	Dec 10, 2006	8.0
12	Knuckle Up	Jan 7, 2007	8.0
13	Blackout	Jan 14, 2007	7.8
14	8:03 AM	Jan 28, 2007	8.0
15	Blood on the Tracks	Feb 18, 2007	8.2
16	The Good-Bye Room	Mar 4, 2007	7.5
17	Shuffle, Ball Change	Mar 11, 2007	8.5
18	A Dollar, A Dream	Mar 18, 2007	8.3
19	Offender	Mar 25, 2007	8.3
20	Stand Up and Holler	Apr 1, 2007	8.0
21	Torn	Apr 8, 2007	9.0
22	Cargo	Apr 15, 2007	0.0
23	The Good Death	Apr 29, 2007	0.0
24	Stalker	May 6, 2007	7.0

Season 5

18 episodes • 2007Avg: 7.1

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Thrill Kill	Sep 23, 2007	7.0
2	That Woman	Sep 30, 2007	7.0
3	Running Around	Oct 7, 2007	7.3
4	Devil Music	Oct 14, 2007	7.2
5	Thick as Thieves	Oct 21, 2007	0.0
6	Wunderkind	Oct 28, 2007	3.5
7	World's End	Nov 4, 2007	7.5
8	It Takes a Village	Nov 11, 2007	8.0
9	Boy Crazy	Nov 18, 2007	5.4
10	Justice	Nov 25, 2007	8.0
11	Family 8108	Dec 9, 2007	8.0
12	Sabotage	Jan 6, 2008	7.7
13	Spiders	Feb 17, 2008	7.0
14	Andy in C Minor	Mar 30, 2008	8.0
15	The Road	Apr 6, 2008	8.0
16	Bad Reputation	Apr 13, 2008	7.0
17	Slipping	Apr 27, 2008	0.0
18	Ghost of My Child	May 4, 2008	0.0

Season 6

23 episodes • 2008Avg: 6.8

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Glory Days	Sep 28, 2008	7.0
2	True Calling	Oct 5, 2008	6.0
3	Wednesday's Women	Oct 12, 2008	7.0
4	Roller Girl	Oct 19, 2008	0.0
5	Shore Leave	Oct 26, 2008	0.0
6	The Dealer	Nov 2, 2008	0.0
7	One Small Step	Nov 9, 2008	7.0
8	Triple Threat	Nov 16, 2008	0.0
9	Pin Up Girl	Nov 23, 2008	0.0
10	Street Money	Nov 30, 2008	0.0
11	Wings	Dec 21, 2008	0.0
12	Lotto Fever	Jan 4, 2009	6.0
13	Breaking News	Jan 11, 2009	0.0
14	The Brush Man	Jan 25, 2009	8.0
15	Witness Protection	Feb 15, 2009	0.0
16	Jackals	Mar 8, 2009	7.0
17	Officer Down	Mar 15, 2009	7.0
18	Mind Games	Mar 22, 2009	8.5
19	Libertyville	Mar 29, 2009	5.0
20	Stealing Home	Apr 12, 2009	0.0
21	November 22	Apr 26, 2009	0.0
22	The Long Blue Line (1)	May 3, 2009	0.0
23	Into the Blue (2)	May 10, 2009	0.0

Season 7

22 episodes • 2009Avg: 7.3

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	The Crossing	Sep 27, 2009	6.0
2	Hoodrats	Oct 4, 2009	7.0
3	Jurisprudence	Oct 11, 2009	8.0
4	Soul	Oct 25, 2009	0.0
5	WASP	Nov 1, 2009	7.0
6	Dead Heat	Nov 8, 2009	10.0
7	Read Between the Lines	Nov 15, 2009	7.0
8	Chinatown	Nov 22, 2009	0.0
9	Forensics	Dec 6, 2009	8.0
10	Iced	Dec 13, 2009	6.0
11	The Good Soldier	Jan 10, 2010	7.0
12	The Runaway Bunny	Jan 17, 2010	6.0
13	Bombers	Feb 14, 2010	7.0
14	Metamorphosis	Feb 21, 2010	6.5
15	Two Weddings	Feb 28, 2010	6.0
16	One Fall	Mar 14, 2010	6.0
17	Flashover	Mar 21, 2010	8.5
18	The Last Drive-In (1)	Mar 28, 2010	6.0
19	Bullet (2)	Apr 4, 2010	7.5
20	Free Love	Apr 11, 2010	0.0
21	Almost Paradise	May 2, 2010	9.0
22	Shattered	May 2, 2010	10.0

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