6.8/1088 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/29/2005
Carl Kolchak takes a job at the L.A. Beacon as a crime reporter and begins investigating a strange case in which a pregnant woman has gone missing. When her body is found fingers point to the woman's husband, but Kolchak believes in the man's innocence, believing that there is a supernatural angle to the story. His investigations are frustrated when Perri Reed, the newspaper's senior crime reporter, digs into Kolchak's mysterious past.
Director: Daniel Sackheim
Writer: Frank Spotnitz
6.8/1079 votes#2 - The Five People You Meet in Hell
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/6/2005
When a peaceful lawyer takes a baseball bat to his wife then kills himself, Carl suspects that a cult leader the man prosecuted is responsible, and has the ability to influence others into unwittingly killing their loved ones. But it soon becomes clear that Perri, whose story helped put the man in prison, is his next target.
Director: Rob Bowman
Writer: Thomas Schnauz
6.8/1056 votes#3 - Three
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/13/2005
After a co-ed dies in a bizarre accident relating to her deepest fear, Kolchak investigates a strange college society that performs rituals in a mysterious old house.
Director: Daniel Sackheim
Writer: N/A
6.7/1055 votes#4 - Burning Man
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/20/2005
The FBI and a pompous reporter believe a copycat killer is responsible for a series of murders identical to those of a dead bio-terrorist who claimed that he could kill people with hellfire, but Kolchak suspects that the murders have a supernatural explanation.
Director: Tony Wharmby
Writer: N/A
7.3/1057 votes#5 - Malum
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/27/2005
Kolchak investigates a troubled boy and his abusive father who leave a trail of mysterious deaths behind them.
Director: Deran Sarafian
Writer: N/A
6.6/1050 votes#6 - The Source (1)
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/10/2005
Kolchak refuses to disclose a source in a story about a drug lord's death at the hands of a biker gang and the disappearance of a DEA agent who could shed light on the identity of Irene's killer, causing Agent Fain to return and investigate.
Director: Steve Shill
Writer: Frank Spotnitz
6.9/1050 votes#7 - The Sea (2)
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/24/2006
Perri and Kolchak must go on the run from the phantom bikers to protect their source on Agent Caleca and the mysteries behind Irene Kolchak's death. Meanwhile, Agent Fain puts pressure on Vincenzo and Jain to reveal what they know.
Director: Elodie Keene
Writer: Frank Spotnitz
6.0/1050 votes#8 - Into Night
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/3/2006
Kolchak tries to figure out the cause of death of two office workers who are found mummified.
Director: Paul Shapiro
Writer: Frank Spotnitz
6.6/1055 votes#9 - Timeless
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/10/2006
Carl and Peri investigate similar deaths that have occured every 35 years since the Beacon was founded.
Director: James Hayman
Writer: William Schmidt
7.1/1063 votes#10 - What's the Frequency, Kolchak?
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/17/2006
Carl is kidnapped by a man who insists that Carl has been sending him secret messages through his stories.
Director: N/A
Writer: Vince Gilligan
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Carl Kolchak and his partner Perri investigate the mysterious death of Kolchak's wife and the paranormal phenomena plaguing their city.
Genre:Drama
Network:ABC
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Night Stalker" season 1. It scored 6.8/10 based on 88 votes. Directed by Daniel Sackheim and written by Frank Spotnitz, it aired on 9/29/2005. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Five People You Meet in Hell".