7.3/10252 votes#1 - Redemption
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/2016
Detective Eddie Herman of Cobb county, Georgia is a homicide detective at the top of his game, solving major high profile crimes. But when a missing persons turns into a double homicide, Eddie's ego gets in way and the killer walks free.
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7.7/10273 votes#2 - Malice
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/14/2016
Still troubled after killing someone in the line of duty, Detective C.W. Jensen faces the most haunting case of his career: A missing child becomes a harrowing pursuit of a Portland, Oregon child serial killer, pushing C.W. to the brink of suicide.
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7.4/10234 votes#3 - Damage
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/21/2016
When all signs point to suspects with friends in high places in the horrific murder of a young woman, Texas Ranger Phil Ryan goes against the grain to get justice for this discarded victim.
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7.1/10182 votes#4 - Silence
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/28/2016
A hardened LAPD homicide detective has his eyes opened by the mother of a senselessly murdered woman.
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7.1/10171 votes#5 - Retribution
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/4/2016
A rookie homicide detective becomes too close to the mother of a murder victim and shares the dark secrets that led to the son's death with her.
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7.4/10200 votes#6 - Darkness
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/11/2016
A suspicious hit and run rips a Lakeland, Florida family apart. Detective Tommy Ray takes the grieving wife and daughter under his wing. But when the case goes cold, an unexpected encounter makes him realize they aren't who he thinks they are.
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8.0/10226 votes#7 - Vengeance
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/18/2016
A Seattle PD detective's investigation into a series of murders of women is aided by a call from an inmate at King County Jail.
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8.5/10229 votes#8 - Misery
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/25/2016
John Cameron moves to Montana to start his career as a cop. When a child disappears, he is resolved to prove everyone wrong after the suspect is someone he knows. As John fights to clear her name, he digs into the world of a ritualistic child killer.
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The Best Episodes of Real Detective Season 1
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Redemption" is the best rated episode of "Real Detective" season 1. It scored 7.3/10 based on 252 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/7/2016. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Malice".