The series follows the ventures of a Missing Persons Unit of the FBI in New York City.
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Anthony LaPaglia
Jack Malone
Poppy Montgomery
Samantha Spade
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Vivian Johnson
Enrique Murciano
Danny Taylor
Roselyn Sánchez
Elena Delgado
Eric Close
Martin Fitzgerald
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23 episodes • 2002Avg: 7.9
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot | Sep 26, 2002 | 9.0 |
| 2 | Birthday Boy | Oct 3, 2002 | 8.0 |
| 3 | He Saw, She Saw | Oct 10, 2002 | 5.5 |
| 4 | Between the Cracks | Oct 17, 2002 | 8.0 |
| 5 | Suspect | Oct 24, 2002 | 8.5 |
| 6 | Silent Partner | Oct 31, 2002 | 5.2 |
| 7 | Snatch Back | Nov 7, 2002 | 5.2 |
| 8 | Little Big Man | Nov 14, 2002 | 7.5 |
| 9 | In Extremis | Nov 21, 2002 | 8.0 |
| 10 | Midnight Sun | Dec 12, 2002 | 8.0 |
| 11 | Maple Street | Jan 9, 2003 | 7.8 |
| 12 | Underground Railroad | Jan 16, 2003 | 8.8 |
| 13 | Hang On to Me | Jan 30, 2003 | 9.0 |
| 14 | The Friendly Skies | Feb 6, 2003 | 8.0 |
| 15 | There Goes the Bride | Feb 20, 2003 | 8.5 |
| 16 | Clare de Lune | Feb 27, 2003 | 8.0 |
| 17 | Kam Li | Mar 13, 2003 | 8.0 |
| 18 | The Source | Apr 3, 2003 | 8.0 |
| 19 | Victory for Humanity | Apr 10, 2003 | 8.7 |
| 20 | No Mas | Apr 24, 2003 | 9.0 |
| 21 | Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been? | May 1, 2003 | 8.0 |
| 22 | Fall Out (1) | May 8, 2003 | 8.0 |
| 23 | Fall Out (2) | May 15, 2003 | 8.5 |
24 episodes • 2003Avg: 7.1Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Bus | Sep 25, 2003 | 8.2 |
| 2 | Revelations | Oct 2, 2003 | 8.0 |
| 3 | Confidence | Oct 9, 2003 | 8.0 |
| 4 | Prodigy | Oct 23, 2003 | 8.0 |
| 5 | Copycat | Oct 30, 2003 | 8.0 |
| 6 | Sons and Daughters | Nov 6, 2003 | 5.0 |
| 7 | A Tree Falls | Nov 13, 2003 | 7.5 |
| 8 | Trip Box | Nov 20, 2003 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Moving On | Dec 11, 2003 | 8.0 |
| 10 | Coming Home | Dec 18, 2003 | 8.3 |
| 11 | Exposure | Jan 8, 2004 | 7.0 |
| 12 | Hawks and Handsaws | Jan 15, 2004 | 3.3 |
| 13 | Life Rules | Jan 29, 2004 | 9.3 |
| 14 | The Line | Feb 5, 2004 | 8.0 |
| 15 | Wannabe | Feb 12, 2004 | 8.7 |
| 16 | Risen | Feb 19, 2004 | 5.0 |
| 17 | Gung Ho | Feb 26, 2004 | 8.0 |
| 18 | Legacy | Mar 11, 2004 | 4.0 |
| 19 | Doppelgänger | Apr 1, 2004 | 5.6 |
| 20 | Shadows | Apr 15, 2004 | 8.0 |
| 21 | Two Families | Apr 29, 2004 | 7.0 |
| 22 | The Season | May 6, 2004 | 3.3 |
| 23 | Lost and Found | May 13, 2004 | 8.0 |
| 24 | Bait | May 20, 2004 | 7.0 |
23 episodes • 2004Avg: 7.9
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In the Dark | Sep 23, 2004 | 5.0 |
| 2 | Thou Shalt Not | Oct 7, 2004 | 8.0 |
| 3 | Light Years | Oct 14, 2004 | 9.0 |
| 4 | Upstairs Downstairs | Oct 21, 2004 | 8.0 |
| 5 | American Goddess | Oct 28, 2004 | 8.0 |
| 6 | Nickel and Dimed (1) | Nov 4, 2004 | 5.0 |
| 7 | Nickel and Dimed (2) | Nov 11, 2004 | 9.0 |
| 8 | Doppelgänger: Part 2 | Nov 18, 2004 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Trials | Nov 25, 2004 | 8.0 |
| 10 | Malone v. Malone | Dec 9, 2004 | 9.0 |
| 11 | 4.0 | Jan 6, 2005 | 8.0 |
| 12 | Penitence | Jan 13, 2005 | 9.0 |
| 13 | Volcano | Feb 3, 2005 | 8.0 |
| 14 | Neither Rain Nor Sleet | Feb 10, 2005 | 8.0 |
| 15 | Party Girl | Feb 17, 2005 | 8.0 |
| 16 | Manhunt | Feb 24, 2005 | 9.0 |
| 17 | Lone Star | Mar 10, 2005 | 8.0 |
| 18 | Transitions | Mar 31, 2005 | 8.0 |
| 19 | Second Sight | Apr 14, 2005 | 8.0 |
| 20 | The Bogie Man | May 4, 2005 | 9.3 |
| 21 | Off the Tracks | May 5, 2005 | 8.0 |
| 22 | John Michaels | May 12, 2005 | 3.3 |
| 23 | Endgame | May 19, 2005 | 9.0 |
24 episodes • 2005Avg: 7.3
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Showdown | Sep 29, 2005 | 8.0 |
| 2 | Safe | Oct 6, 2005 | 9.0 |
| 3 | From the Ashes | Oct 13, 2005 | 8.0 |
| 4 | Lost Time | Oct 20, 2005 | 9.0 |
| 5 | Honor Bound | Oct 27, 2005 | 4.0 |
| 6 | Viuda Negra | Nov 3, 2005 | 8.5 |
| 7 | The Innocents | Nov 10, 2005 | 9.0 |
| 8 | A Day in the Life | Nov 17, 2005 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Freefall | Nov 24, 2005 | 5.0 |
| 10 | When Darkness Falls | Dec 8, 2005 | 3.3 |
| 11 | Blood Out | Jan 5, 2006 | 8.0 |
| 12 | Patient X | Jan 19, 2006 | 8.0 |
| 13 | Rage | Jan 26, 2006 | 9.0 |
| 14 | Odds or Evens | Feb 2, 2006 | 7.5 |
| 15 | The Stranger | Feb 9, 2006 | 3.3 |
| 16 | The Little Things | Mar 2, 2006 | 8.0 |
| 17 | Check Your Head | Mar 9, 2006 | 8.7 |
| 18 | The Road Home | Mar 30, 2006 | 9.0 |
| 19 | Expectations | Apr 13, 2006 | 5.0 |
| 20 | More Than This | Apr 20, 2006 | 8.0 |
| 21 | Shattered | Apr 27, 2006 | 9.0 |
| 22 | Requiem | May 4, 2006 | 8.0 |
| 23 | White Balance | May 11, 2006 | 8.0 |
| 24 | Crossroads | May 18, 2006 | 3.3 |
24 episodes • 2006Avg: 7.8
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stolen | Sep 24, 2006 | 7.5 |
| 2 | Candy | Oct 1, 2006 | 4.0 |
| 3 | 911 | Oct 8, 2006 | 8.0 |
| 4 | All for One | Oct 15, 2006 | 9.0 |
| 5 | The Damage Done | Oct 22, 2006 | 9.3 |
| 6 | The Calm Before | Oct 29, 2006 | 4.5 |
| 7 | All the Sinners, Saints | Nov 5, 2006 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Win Today | Nov 12, 2006 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Watch Over Me | Nov 19, 2006 | 9.0 |
| 10 | The Thing with Feathers | Dec 3, 2006 | 9.0 |
| 11 | Fade-Away | Dec 10, 2006 | 8.3 |
| 12 | Tail Spin | Jan 7, 2007 | 9.0 |
| 13 | Eating Away | Jan 14, 2007 | 8.0 |
| 14 | Primed | Jan 21, 2007 | 8.0 |
| 15 | Desert Springs | Feb 18, 2007 | 8.0 |
| 16 | Without You | Mar 4, 2007 | 8.0 |
| 17 | Deep Water | Mar 11, 2007 | 9.0 |
| 18 | Connections | Mar 18, 2007 | 8.0 |
| 19 | At Rest | Mar 25, 2007 | 8.0 |
| 20 | Skin Deep | Apr 8, 2007 | 9.0 |
| 21 | Crash and Burn | Apr 15, 2007 | 9.0 |
| 22 | One and Only | Apr 29, 2007 | 4.0 |
| 23 | Two of Us | May 6, 2007 | 6.7 |
| 24 | The Beginning | May 10, 2007 | 9.0 |
18 episodes • 2007Avg: 8.4Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lost Boy | Sep 27, 2007 | 9.3 |
| 2 | Clean Up | Oct 4, 2007 | 9.5 |
| 3 | Res Ipsa | Oct 11, 2007 | 9.3 |
| 4 | Baggage | Oct 25, 2007 | 9.0 |
| 5 | Run | Nov 1, 2007 | 9.0 |
| 6 | Where & Why (II) | Nov 8, 2007 | 7.2 |
| 7 | Absalom | Nov 15, 2007 | 9.5 |
| 8 | Fight/Flight | Nov 22, 2007 | 9.3 |
| 9 | One Wrong Move | Dec 6, 2007 | 8.7 |
| 10 | Claus and Effect | Dec 13, 2007 | 8.7 |
| 11 | 4G | Jan 10, 2008 | 9.0 |
| 12 | Article 32 | Jan 17, 2008 | 8.0 |
| 13 | Hard Reset | Apr 3, 2008 | 9.0 |
| 14 | A Bend in the Road | Apr 10, 2008 | 8.0 |
| 15 | Deja Vu | Apr 24, 2008 | 8.0 |
| 16 | A Dollar and a Dream | May 1, 2008 | 8.3 |
| 17 | Driven | May 8, 2008 | 7.7 |
| 18 | Satellites | May 15, 2008 | 4.0 |
24 episodes • 2008Avg: 7.9Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Closure | Sep 23, 2008 | 7.0 |
| 2 | 22 x 42 | Sep 30, 2008 | 8.8 |
| 3 | Last Call | Oct 14, 2008 | 8.7 |
| 4 | True / False | Oct 21, 2008 | 4.5 |
| 5 | Rise and Fall | Oct 28, 2008 | 7.5 |
| 6 | Live to Regret | Nov 11, 2008 | 8.0 |
| 7 | Rewind | Nov 18, 2008 | 9.0 |
| 8 | Better Angels | Nov 25, 2008 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Push Comes to Shove | Dec 2, 2008 | 9.0 |
| 10 | Cloudy With a Chance Of Gettysburg | Dec 16, 2008 | 8.0 |
| 11 | Wanted | Jan 6, 2009 | 9.0 |
| 12 | Believe Me | Jan 13, 2009 | 8.5 |
| 13 | Once Lost | Jan 27, 2009 | 9.0 |
| 14 | Friends and Neighbors | Feb 3, 2009 | 7.5 |
| 15 | Chameleon | Feb 10, 2009 | 7.5 |
| 16 | Skeletons | Feb 17, 2009 | 7.5 |
| 17 | Voir Dire | Mar 17, 2009 | 8.3 |
| 18 | Daylight | Mar 31, 2009 | 7.5 |
| 19 | Heartbeats | Apr 7, 2009 | 8.3 |
| 20 | Hard Landing | Apr 14, 2009 | 7.5 |
| 21 | Labyrinths | Apr 28, 2009 | 8.0 |
| 22 | Devotion | May 5, 2009 | 7.5 |
| 23 | True | May 12, 2009 | 7.5 |
| 24 | Undertow | May 19, 2009 | 8.0 |
