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The Best Episodes of Hunter

Every episode of Hunter ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Hunter!

The Best Episodes of Hunter

Hunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter and Stepfanie Kramer as Sgt....

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  1. 8.3/10(120 votes)

    #1 - City of Passion (1)

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    S4:E6

    Hunter and McCall investigate a series of bizarre murders, which take on the appearance of the result of a Satanic cult rite. Based on a book by Dallas Barnes.

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  2. 8.3/10(101 votes)

    #2 - Unfinished Business

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    S6:E15

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    Director:Corey Allen
    Writer:N/A
  3. 8.1/10(152 votes)

    #3 - Rape and Revenge (1)

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    S2:E6

    McCall is raped and beaten by a diplomat who has a strange opinion of the way to treat women. Hunter is angry, but can do nothing when the culprit claims diplomatic immunity. McCall is appalled to find that the man's father shares his attitude toward women.

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    Director:Gary Winter
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  4. 8.1/10(105 votes)

    #4 - City of Passion (2)

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  5. 8.1/10(99 votes)

    #5 - Last Run

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  6. 8.1/10(108 votes)

    #6 - On Air

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    Director:Corey Allen
    Writer:N/A
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  8. 8.0/10(127 votes)

    #7 - Saturday Night Special

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    S2:E23

    A series of murders on skid row smash across the headlines. But when Hunter and McCall dig into the case, they discover a witness who swears the killer is a reporter covering the story

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  9. 8.0/10(102 votes)

    #8 - Any Second Now

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    S3:E17

    A fan who was convicted of attacking a pianist is released from prison and is, once again, a threat to the pianist.

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  10. 8.0/10(89 votes)

    #9 - Hot Prowl

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  11. 8.0/10(108 votes)

    #10 - Black Dahlia

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  12. 8.0/10(86 votes)

    #11 - Naked Justice (2)

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  13. 8.0/10(90 votes)

    #12 - Girl On the Beach

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  14. 8.0/10(103 votes)

    #13 - The Baby Game

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    S5:E2

    Hunter and McCall enter the world of baby brokering when they find the murdered body of an expensive call girl, and a two-year-old toddler left unharmed in front of the woman's television set.

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    Director:James Fargo
    Writer:Tom Chehak
  15. 8.0/10(88 votes)

    #14 - Shoot to Kill

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    S5:E17

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  16. 8.0/10(83 votes)

    #15 - Shield of Honor

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    S6:E8

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    Director:James Darren
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  17. 7.9/10(112 votes)

    #16 - The Beautiful & the Dead (1)

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    S2:E20

    She is exquisitely beautiful with perfect features. She is sitting in Hunter's chair waiting for him to come home. She is also dead! A clean professional hit in an adult motel throws Rick and Dee Dee into a case that includes Russian and Federal Agents, espionage, and a strangely intriguing, nameless beauty who is the final piece in a jigsaw puzzle that won't come together

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  18. 7.9/10(110 votes)

    #17 - Change Partners and Dance

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    S3:E2

    A cop is murdered after making arrangements to meet with Hunter.

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  19. 7.9/10(103 votes)

    #18 - True Confessions

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    S3:E7

    When Jeffrey Wyatt, Robert Kephart, and Philip Epperson are involved in the drugging and rape of a young woman, Rhonda Burke, Hunter and McCall have to investigate the woman's grief-stricken older sister, who is furious when the three young men are acquited on a technicality...a young officer did not read them the Miranda warning before Jeffrey Wyatt confessed. Hunter maintains his suspicions of Sheila, even though he sympathizes with her frustration and continually advises her to plead insanity. McCall is convinced of the woman's innocence, and turns her attention to the older brother of one of the victims, David Kephart, who will be in charge of a sizable fortune with his younger half-brother Robert out of the way. When first Epperson then Kephart are shot and killed, Wyatt isn't sure who to turn to...and ends up trusting the wrong person.

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  20. 7.9/10(101 votes)

    #19 - Contract

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    S3:E9

    The wife of a wealthy man is kidnapped and the gardener is killed trying to save her. Hunter and McCall investigate but the husband just wants his wife back, so he agrees to pay the ransom and his wife is returned. Hunter and McCall question her but get nothing. She later meets her lover, the kidnapper. And she's despondent over the gardener. But he reminds her of why they did it--the prenup her husband that her husband made her sign. Her husband's secretary figurs out what theyn did and tries to blackmail them but he kills her. Later when she decides to come forward he tries to kill her but Hunter saves her. Later her husband tells them that he will use everything at his disposal to defend her cause he blames himself for what happened.

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    Director:Les Sheldon
    Writer:N/A
  21. 7.9/10(117 votes)

    #20 - Straight to the Heart

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    S3:E13

    While Hunter is on leave preparing to testify before a grand jury, he becomes involved with a woman who is the girlfriend of the accused.

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    Director:Tony Mordente
    Writer:N/A
  22. 7.9/10(105 votes)

    #21 - Hot Pursuit (1)

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    S3:E20

    McCall and an informant are shot after the informant gives her information regarding a prostitution ring being run along truck routes. Hunter is accused of murder when he travels to Mexico to meet with the pimp (part 1 of 2).

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  23. 7.9/10(96 votes)

    #22 - Hot Pursuit (2)

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    S3:E21

    McCall and an informant are shot after the informant gives her information regarding a prostitution ring being run along truck routes. Hunter is accused of murder when he travels to Mexico to meet with the pimp (part 2 of 2).

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  24. 7.9/10(92 votes)

    #23 - Playing God

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    S4:E2

    After learning the circumstances leading up to the murder of a notorious Latino crime boss, Hunter and McCallface an ethical dilemma: whether to arrest the killer or let him go free.

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  25. 7.9/10(103 votes)

    #24 - Night On Bald Mountain

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  26. 7.9/10(112 votes)

    #25 - City of Passion (3)

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Best Episodes Summary

"City of Passion (1)" is the best rated episode of "Hunter". It scored 8.3/10 based on 120 votes. Directed by James Whitmore Jr. and written by N/A, it aired on 11/7/1987. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Unfinished Business".