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The Best Episodes of Hunter Season 3

Every episode of Hunter Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Hunter Season 3!

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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. Dee Dee McCall, which ran on NBC from 1984 to

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Hunter Season 3 Episode 1 - Overnight Sensation
    7.4/10(125 votes)

    #1 - Overnight Sensation

    S3:E1

    Reporter Raul Mercado has made it his mission to put an end to Hunter's career, putting the detective square in the crosshairs when someone makes an attempt on the reporter's life.

    Director:Tony Mordente
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Hunter Season 3 Episode 2 - Change Partners and Dance
    8.0/10(114 votes)

    #2 - Change Partners and Dance

    S3:E2

    Detectives Hunter and McCall must work individually to investigate the killing of a police officer after their new precinct leader separates them.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Hunter Season 3 Episode 3 - Crime of Passion
    7.4/10(112 votes)

    #3 - Crime of Passion

    S3:E3

    The seemingly straightforward murder of a woman in the middle of an ugly divorce gets complicated when Hunter and McCall discover that the woman's new boyfriend is involved in another terrible crime.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Hunter Season 3 Episode 4 - The Castro Connection
    7.6/10(107 votes)

    #4 - The Castro Connection

    S3:E4

    Hunter and McCall attempt to break a cocaine syndicate, apparently being run by one of Hunter's most trusted ex-partners.

    Director:James L. Conway
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Hunter Season 3 Episode 5 - High Noon in L.A.
    8.0/10(111 votes)

    #5 - High Noon in L.A.

    S3:E5

    Carlos Mariano, brother of a man Hunter murdered in an act of vengeance, arrives in LA looking for his own revenge against Hunter and McCall.

    Directors:James Whitmore Jr., Michael Preece
    Writer:Howard Chesley

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  6. Hunter Season 3 Episode 6 - From San Francisco With Love
    7.9/10(113 votes)

    #6 - From San Francisco With Love

    S3:E6

    A beautiful San Francisco police detective aids Hunter and McCall in solving a series of puzzling murders apparently connected to the estate of a deceased millionaire.

    Director:Tony Mordente
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Hunter Season 3 Episode 7 - True Confessions
    8.0/10(109 votes)

    #7 - True Confessions

    S3:E7

    After a teenage girl dies from a drug overdose during a high school party and the boys who drugged her are released on a technicality, the girl's sister is blamed for the boys' murders.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Hunter Season 3 Episode 8 - Love, Hate and Sporty James
    7.9/10(113 votes)

    #8 - Love, Hate and Sporty James

    S3:E8

    Hunter and McCall try to protect their long-time informant Sporty James from his own greed after he blackmails a ruthless cocaine dealer.

    Director:Don Chaffey
    Writer:Marianne Clarkson

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  9. Hunter Season 3 Episode 9 - The Contract
    8.0/10(104 votes)

    #9 - The Contract

    S3:E9

    A wealthy woman's gardener is killed when he attempts to save her from a kidnapping, putting Hunter's and McCall's suspicions on high alert when her husband quickly pays the ransom and attempts to avoid an investigation after her safe return.

    Director:Les Sheldon
    Writer:Paul Laurence

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  10. Hunter Season 3 Episode 10 - The Cradle Will Rock
    7.8/10(119 votes)

    #10 - The Cradle Will Rock

    S3:E10

    McCall goes undercover as a dance club singer to solve a murder.

    Director:Kim Manners
    Writer:Roy Huggins

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  11. Hunter Season 3 Episode 11 - Bad Company
    7.4/10(107 votes)

    #11 - Bad Company

    S3:E11

    Facing off against a gang of Neo-Nazis responsible for a deadly robbery, Hunter and McCall get help from an unlikely ally in their attempt to escape the violent terrorists.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Hunter Season 3 Episode 12 - Down and Under
    7.4/10(117 votes)

    #12 - Down and Under

    S3:E12

    Hunter travels to Australia to help solve a murder case involving a former girlfriend who has been missing for three years.

    Directors:Tony Mordente, James Darren
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Hunter Season 3 Episode 13 - Straight to the Heart
    8.0/10(119 votes)

    #13 - Straight to the Heart

    S3:E13

    Hunter goes on an enforced vacation and falls for a beautiful model staying at his hotel, unaware that she was actually sent to kill him.

    Director:Tony Mordente
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Hunter Season 3 Episode 14 - Requiem for Sergeant McCall
    7.8/10(106 votes)

    #14 - Requiem for Sergeant McCall

    S3:E14

    McCall lands in hot water after she reopens the case her husband was working when he was killed.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Joe Gannon

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  15. Hunter Season 3 Episode 15 - Double Exposure
    7.4/10(111 votes)

    #15 - Double Exposure

    S3:E15

    McCall goes undercover as a model to investigate a modeling agency's shady practices.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Hunter Season 3 Episode 16 - The Girl Next Door
    8.0/10(100 votes)

    #16 - The Girl Next Door

    S3:E16

    Hunter and McCall pose as husband and wife to investigate the murder of a young girl whose death exposes a Soviet plot to relocate secret agents in the United States.

    Director:James Darren
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Hunter Season 3 Episode 17 - Any Second Now
    8.2/10(104 votes)

    #17 - Any Second Now

    S3:E17

    In this episode, inspired by the chilling and real-life stalking of Theresa Saldana, a psychopath protected by the technicalities of the law makes a pianist's life a living hell while Hunter and McCall spend their off-duty hours desperately trying to protect the victim.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Hunter Season 3 Episode 18 - A Child is Born
    7.7/10(106 votes)

    #18 - A Child is Born

    S3:E18

    McCall wants to adopt a baby girl whose mother was shot and left braindead in a case of mistaken identity.

    Director:Tony Mordente
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Hunter Season 3 Episode 19 - Crossfire
    7.8/10(97 votes)

    #19 - Crossfire

    S3:E19

    McCall fears that Hunter's temper will outweigh his judgement when his former girlfriend is murdered and Hunter thinks he knows the identity of the killer.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Hunter Season 3 Episode 20 - Hot Pursuit (1)
    8.0/10(111 votes)

    #20 - Hot Pursuit (1)

    S3:E20

    McCall must fight to survive in surgery after an attempt on her life, while rage-blind Hunter confronts the man he believes is responsible for ordering the hit.

    Director:Michael Preece
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Hunter Season 3 Episode 21 - Hot Pursuit (2)
    8.1/10(101 votes)

    #21 - Hot Pursuit (2)

    S3:E21

    Knowing he has the motive, police in Beverly Hills pin the homicide of Big Jack Hemmings on Hunter, but the detective believes he knows the real culprit.

    Director:Stepfanie Kramer
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Hunter Season 3 Episode 22 - Shades
    7.9/10(111 votes)

    #22 - Shades

    S3:E22

    When Hunter disappears during an investigation of organized crime, McCall and her new partner must find him before he's killed.

    Director:James Darren
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Overnight Sensation" is the best rated episode of "Hunter" season 3. It scored 7.4/10 based on 125 votes. Directed by Tony Mordente and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/27/1986. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Change Partners and Dance".