8.0/10636 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/2007
After serving 12 hard years for a crime he didn't commit, Detective Charlie Crews is back on the LAPD with a new partner and a new zen attitude.
Director: David Semel
Writer: Rand Ravich
7.6/10490 votes#2 - Tear Asunder
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/2007
Crews and Reese investigate a bride's murder; Crews realizes that a child may have witnessed the murders for which he was convicted.
Director: Daniel Sackheim
Writer: Rand Ravich
7.7/10457 votes#3 - Let Her Go
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/2007
An upscale family man is suspected of killing his wife, and Crews sees his ex-wife for the first time since getting out of jail.
Director: Lawrence Trilling
Writer: Glen Mazzara
7.6/10444 votes#4 - What They Saw
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/2007
When a wealthy man is found murdered in his bed, Crews befriends the only suspect, a homeless thief camping outside the estate.
Director: David Straiton
Writer: N/A
7.9/10450 votes#5 - The Fallen Woman
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/2007
When an angel falls from the sky, Crews and Reese's murder investigation leads to a slippery Russian gangster.
Director: Tony Wharmby
Writer: Rand Ravich
7.8/10433 votes#6 - Powerless
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/2007
Fearing that a rapist she met at an AA meeting will strike again, Dani enlists Crews' help to take him down.
Director: John Dahl
Writer: Marjorie David
7.8/10455 votes#7 - A Civil War
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/2007
The murder of two Iranian American students sparks racial unrest as Crews and Reese race to rescue their kidnapped friend.
Director: Daniel Sackheim
Writer: Rafael Alvarez
8.2/10426 votes#8 - Farthingale
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/14/2007
While investigating the murder of a bigomist, Crews is suspected for the murder of policeman Ames.
Director: Peter Markle
Writer: Rand Ravich
7.9/10399 votes#9 - Serious Control Issues
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/28/2007
While investigating the case of a murdered homeless girl, Reese and Crews stumble across a child who was kidnapped when he was three.
Director: Marcos Siega
Writer: N/A
7.9/10412 votes#10 - Dig a Hole
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/3/2007
Charlie and Dani track the killer of a Zen Master who was buried alive ten years prior.
Director: Marcos Siega
Writer: N/A
8.5/10478 votes#11 - Fill It Up
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/5/2007
Hoping to take down Jack Reese, Crews finds the Seybolts' murderer, but doesn't succeed in proving who set him up.
Director: Daniel Sackheim
Writer: Rand Ravich
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Complex, offbeat Detective Charlie Crews returns to the force after serving time in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Crews’ new lease on life...
Genres:DramaMysteryCrime
Network:NBC
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Life" season 1. It scored 8/10 based on 636 votes. Directed by David Semel and written by Rand Ravich, it aired on 9/26/2007. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Tear Asunder".