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In the late 1960s, a Los Angeles police sergeant with a complicated personal life starts tracking a small-time criminal and budding cult leader seeking out vulnerable women to join his “cause.” The name of that man is Charles Manson.

Genres:DramaCrime
Network:NBC

Season 1 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Aquarius" season 1 is "Everybody's Been Burned", rated 7.2/10 from 746 user votes. It was directed by Jonas Pate and written by John McNamara. "Everybody's Been Burned" aired on 5/28/2015 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game".

  • Everybody's Been Burned
    7.2/10 746 votes

    #1 - Everybody's Been Burned

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/28/2015

    LAPD Detective Sam Hodiak and undercover officer Brian Shafe begin the search for a missing teenage girl, Emma Karn, who has fallen under the spell of infamous cult leader Charles Manson.

    Director: Jonas Pate

    Writer: John McNamara

  • The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game
    7.2/10 603 votes

    #2 - The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/28/2015

    Hodiak and Shafe investigate a complicated murder case amidst rising racial tensions. Meanwhile, Manson forces Emma's father, Ken Karn, to introduce him to an executive in the music business.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Never Say Never to Always
    7.2/10 495 votes

    #3 - Never Say Never to Always

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/4/2015

    A drug dealer is murdered, and the prime suspect is Shafe's snitch. Meanwhile, Shafe and rookie Charmain Tully go undercover into the Manson family in a mission that comes with serious consequences.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Home Is Where You're Happy
    7.2/10 454 votes

    #4 - Home Is Where You're Happy

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/11/2015

    Hodiak investigates Art Gladner's murder through his late wife Lucille, who runs a burlesque club. Manson hides Emma but Hodiak, under pressure from Grace, ultimately finds her and brings her home.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Sera Gamble

  • A Change Is Gonna Come
    7.2/10 438 votes

    #5 - A Change Is Gonna Come

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 6/18/2015

    A South Central murder investigation ratchets up tension with the Black Panthers. Emma runs away from home in the midst of the chaos and Hodiak pays Manson a visit and gives him a near-fatal beating.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Whiter Shade of Pale
    7.3/10 428 votes

    #6 - A Whiter Shade of Pale

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 6/25/2015

    Charlie recovers. Charmain finds a case. Hodiak seeks the man who's been harassing Shafe's family. Shafe helps Hodiak get a message to his son.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cease to Resist
    7.2/10 401 votes

    #7 - Cease to Resist

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 7/2/2015

    Cutler gets a surprise visitor. Hodiak and Shafe work the murder of a Hollywood star. Charlie goes gun shopping.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Sera Gamble

  • Sick City
    7.4/10 392 votes

    #8 - Sick City

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 7/9/2015

    Karn buries secrets. Failing to impress a record producer, Manson takes his disappointment out on his family. Shafe catches a tough break. Hodiak loses an old friend.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Why?
    7.7/10 396 votes

    #9 - Why?

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 7/18/2015

    Charmain's first ride-along ends when her fellow officers are gunned down, the first in a series of cop killings.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
    7.4/10 365 votes

    #10 - It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 7/25/2015

    Charlie tests Emma's loyalty. Shafe passes Guapo's test. After his first acid trip, courtesy of Manson, Hodiak helps a fellow detective with a secret.

    Director: John Dahl

    Writer: N/A

  • Your Mother Should Know
    7.4/10 360 votes

    #11 - Your Mother Should Know

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 8/1/2015

    Trust is an issue when Bunchy asks Hodiak to find his brother's killer; the Hodiak family comes together to help Walt; Charlie's mom visits.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • (Please Let Me Love You And) It Won't Be Wrong
    7.6/10 362 votes

    #12 - (Please Let Me Love You And) It Won't Be Wrong

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 8/8/2015

    Emma's absence is felt when the Manson family makes a documentary; Hodiak makes a deal with Ken Karn to save his son.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Sera Gamble

  • Old Ego Is a Too Much Thing
    7.6/10 365 votes

    #13 - Old Ego Is a Too Much Thing

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 8/22/2015

    Season 1 finale! Emma returns just as Mary goes into labor; Hodiak's deal for Walt goes south; a murder investigation has unforeseen consequences.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A