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Detective Charlie Hudson teams up with what he calls his "highly trained law enforcement animal" German Shepherd dog named Rex who he prefers to team up with because he doesn't talk his ear off.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Hudson & Rex Season 8 Episode 1 - Into the Wilds
    3.6/10(157 votes)

    #1 - Into the Wilds

    S8:E1

    When the sole witness against the son of a powerful mob boss goes missing in the woods, it's up to Mark, Rex and Jesse to track him down. The mob boss has already hired an assassin to find the witness.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Hudson & Rex Season 8 Episode 8 - Bird's Eye View
    3.8/10(57 votes)

    #2 - Bird's Eye View

    S8:E8

    Birdwatching tourists are ruffled when they spy the body of a landowner who had hidden the nesting site of the rare Red Crossbills from them. When the team unearths a ruby from a 25-year-old jewelry heist connected to the case, Rex tracks the birdsong to find the treasure at the secret nesting site, before the killer can get there first and destroy the endangered birds standing in his way.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Hudson & Rex Season 8 Episode 7 - Criminal Rex
    4.0/10(73 votes)

    #3 - Criminal Rex

    S8:E7

    Sarah and Rex are kidnapped by an old enemy - criminal mastermind Rupert Mankiewicz. Mankiewicz's mission is to exact revenge by weaponizing Rex. Mark and Jesse launch a desperate investigation to find them before Mankiewicz can fulfill his deadly mission.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Hudson & Rex Season 8 Episode 6 - Conspiracy Theory
    4.1/10(70 votes)

    #4 - Conspiracy Theory

    S8:E6

    When a conspiracy theory podcaster is found murdered just before her talk at the TruthCon conference, Mark, Rex and the team find themselves thrown into the extreme world of conspiracy theorists. They find that one of the theorists is Mark's old commanding officer, now afflicted with PTSD. In the end, it's Rex's relationship with the old soldier that might lead them to the real killer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Hudson & Rex Season 8 Episode 2 - Runaway Witness
    4.4/10(125 votes)

    #5 - Runaway Witness

    S8:E2

    A young lawyer is snatched off the street, but the team can't track her down until they locate the sole witness - a child who disappeared from the scene. Rex connects with the traumatized boy, who communicates primarily through drawing. The team races to uncover who is behind the kidnapping and at the centre of a money laundering scheme before the criminal rids themselves of their depreciating asset.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Hudson & Rex Season 8 Episode 5 - Fortitude Newfoundland
    4.4/10(80 votes)

    #6 - Fortitude Newfoundland

    S8:E5

    When a survivalist competition broadcasts a finalist's body live on air, the team must figure out who was serious about burying their competition. Mark and Rex discover that the staged bear attack was actually murder, but the show must go on. Rex's keen hearing reveals a dead giveaway in the botched broadcast, leading the team to stage their own finale to catch the killer - live on TV.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Hudson & Rex Season 8 Episode 3 - Best Kind
    4.5/10(103 votes)

    #7 - Best Kind

    S8:E3

    When businessman Jake Kaufman is found dead on his yacht, all suspicion falls onto a deckhand who ran from the scene. As Mark and Rex search for motives and clues, it seems that the businessman's missing watch might be what the killer was after... But with Rex being unable to find traces of the watch on any of the suspects, the hunt for the elusive watch and the killer becomes a race against time to save another life.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Hudson & Rex Season 8 Episode 4 - Of All the Gin Joints
    4.5/10(85 votes)

    #8 - Of All the Gin Joints

    S8:E4

    An announcement on the future of the Devereaux Gin Distillery is cut short when the owner is found drowned in his own spirits. The three heirs to the family business become prime suspects as Rex sniffs out the secret ingredient behind a groundbreaking new gin recipe, while Mark revisits the night of the murder to put the family drama to rest.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Hudson & Rex Season 7 Episode 8 - Hot Prowl in the City
    6.6/10(109 votes)

    #9 - Hot Prowl in the City

    S7:E8

    After a man is stabbed by an intruder who left no trace of a break-in, Rex s senses reveal it was only a practice run for a scheme that goes much deeper.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Hudson & Rex Season 7 Episode 7 - Kiss the Cod and Make Them Die
    6.7/10(100 votes)

    #10 - Kiss the Cod and Make Them Die

    S7:E7

    Jesse and Stella's band gig goes sour when they become the victims of a mass poisoning, becoming key witnesses in piecing together a deadly night at the pub.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Hudson & Rex Season 7 Episode 3 - Shuck Everlasting
    7.1/10(108 votes)

    #11 - Shuck Everlasting

    S7:E3

    Donovan tracks a marine smuggling operation, the team investigates the night of a wedding to uncover why the best man ended up at the bottom of the Atlantic.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Hudson & Rex Season 7 Episode 6 - Bee-Deviled
    7.1/10(107 votes)

    #12 - Bee-Deviled

    S7:E6

    When the president of a beekeeping association is found stung to death, a foreboding note leads the team to investigate who was willing to kill to be the new queen bee.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Hudson & Rex Season 1 Episode 5 - The Pet Sitter
    7.2/10(258 votes)

    #13 - The Pet Sitter

    S1:E5

    The animal lovers of St John's are under suspicion as Charlie and Rex investigate the death of a professional pet sitter. At home, Charlie finds himself in need of Sarah's help.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:John Callaghan, Alison Reid

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  14. Hudson & Rex Season 2 Episode 6 - Under the Influencer
    7.2/10(211 votes)

    #14 - Under the Influencer

    S2:E6

    Charlie and Rex are on the case after a social media star dies while live streaming her wedding.

    Director:Felipe Rodriguez
    Writer:Jessie Gabe

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  15. Hudson & Rex Season 7 Episode 4 - K9: The Rext Generation
    7.2/10(119 votes)

    #15 - K9: The Rext Generation

    S7:E4

    A K9-in-training leads her partner to a real crime scene, she uses her personal connection to the case to help Major Crimes bring justice to the victim s family.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Hudson & Rex Season 1 Episode 8 - Fast Eddie's
    7.3/10(238 votes)

    #16 - Fast Eddie's

    S1:E8

    After a reviled restaurateur's food truck explodes, killing one of his employees, Charlie and Rex find themselves with a few too many suspects. A flirtation has Charlie torn between a possible new love interest and Rex, who makes no secret of his feelings on the matter.

    Director:John Vatcher
    Writer:Avrum Jacobson

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  17. Hudson & Rex Season 3 Episode 6 - Endless Summer
    7.3/10(194 votes)

    #17 - Endless Summer

    S3:E6

    A young woman is abducted from the very spot her friend was murdered two years earlier; Charlie and Rex race against time as they trail the suspects from the original investigation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Hudson & Rex Season 3 Episode 11 - Blood on the Tracks
    7.3/10(196 votes)

    #18 - Blood on the Tracks

    S3:E11

    When a murder appears to mimic an infamous crime spree from the past, Charlie and Rex rush to stop the culprit from continuing a serial killer´s legacy.

    Director:Tracey Deer
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Hudson & Rex Season 3 Episode 14 - The Secret Life of Levi
    7.3/10(187 votes)

    #19 - The Secret Life of Levi

    S3:E14

    Jesse's friend vanishes; Charlie and Rex discover the man was living two separate lives.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Hudson & Rex Season 5 Episode 6 - Den of Snakes
    7.3/10(168 votes)

    #20 - Den of Snakes

    S5:E6

    When the co-owner of a successful board game company is found dead of a snake bite, the team has to not only catch the hugger but also the deadly venomous snake still on the loose.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Hudson & Rex Season 5 Episode 7 - The Date Escape
    7.3/10(158 votes)

    #21 - The Date Escape

    S5:E7

    After two killers escape from St. John s Women s Penitentiary, the team is stymied in their attempts to capture the duo when their antics turn them into modern-day folk heroes.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Hudson & Rex Season 5 Episode 8 - Bury the Lead
    7.3/10(171 votes)

    #22 - Bury the Lead

    S5:E8

    When Supt. Donovan's journalism student daughter investigates the story behind a murder on her university campus, the team races to find the killer before someone else becomes the next victim.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Hudson & Rex Season 7 Episode 5 - In From the Cold
    7.3/10(107 votes)

    #23 - In From the Cold

    S7:E5

    After the confrontation between a murder writer and a victim's wife goes viral, the team reopens the seven-year-old cold case, uncovering new evidence.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Hudson & Rex Season 1 Episode 1 - The Hunt
    7.4/10(400 votes)

    #24 - The Hunt

    S1:E1

    Detective Charlie Hudson teams up with what he calls his "highly trained law enforcement animal" German Shepherd dog named Rex who he prefers to team up with because he doesn't talk his ear off.

    Director:Alison Reid
    Writer:Ken Cuperus

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  25. Hudson & Rex Season 1 Episode 12 - A Cult Education
    7.4/10(232 votes)

    #25 - A Cult Education

    S1:E12

    When Donovan's ex, a recovering addict, wakes up with blood on her hands and a dead roommate in her apartment, the team moves quickly, finding there's more to the story.

    Director:Sherren Lee
    Writer:Derek Schreyer

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Into the Wilds" is the worst rated episode of "Hudson & Rex". It scored 3.6/10 based on 157 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/22/2025. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Bird's Eye View".