6.5/10277 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/31/2016
The series follows Detective Carter, a radical LAPD detective, and Detective Lee, a by-the-book detective from Hong Kong, as they are forced into forming an unlikely partnership
Director: N/A
Writer: Blake McCormick, Bill Lawrence, Jon Turteltaub
6.7/10183 votes#2 - Two Days, or the Number of Hours Within That Time Frame
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/7/2016
After Gerald is arrested for wearing an expensive watch that was stolen in a robbery/homicide, Carter sneaks his cousin out of jail in order to use his street contacts to track down the killers.
Director: Peter Weller
Writer: Blake McCormick
6.6/10163 votes#3 - Captain Cole's Playlist
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/14/2016
When a young graffiti artist witnesses the murder of an LAPD Detective, Carter and Lee must track him down so they can prove that a well-known criminal is responsible.
Director: Steve Franks
Writer: Brian Chamberlayne
6.4/10146 votes#4 - LA Real Estate Boom
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/21/2016
When two people with no obvious connection receive similar notes and are then killed by targeted bombs in 24 hours, Carter and Lee have little to go on as they scramble to identify the bomber before he strikes again.
Director: J. Michael Muro
Writer: Cindy Fang
6.6/10134 votes#5 - Assault on Precinct 7
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/28/2016
When Lee’s sister, Kim, risks her life to tip him off about the Quantou gang trafficking women into Los Angeles, Lee leaves Carter in the dark while he gathers inside information about the gang’s plans to infiltrate the city.
Director: John Putch
Writer: Trey Callaway
6.4/10123 votes#6 - Welcome Back, Carter
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/5/2016
A student's murder prompts Carter and Lee to go undercover as administrators at an elite high school where they learn the victim was really a police officer posing as a student to investigate illegal drugs on campus.
Director: Steve Boyum
Writer: Brittany Hilgers, Krystal Houghton Ziv
7.5/10112 votes#7 - Badass Cop
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/12/2016
After thwarting an armored truck robbery on a busy highway, Detectives Carter and Lee discover it may have been a dry run for a bigger heist but disagree who the suspects are.
Director: Steve Boyum
Writer: Steve Franks
7.4/10110 votes#8 - Wind Beneath My Wingman
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/19/2016
A smitten Carter asks Lee to be his wingman with a beautiful witness, Nina, who they are protecting before she testifies against her former menacing boss.
Director: Maja Vrvilo
Writer: Krystal Houghton Ziv
7.3/1096 votes#9 - Prisoner of Love
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 7/23/2016
Detectives Carter and Lee hunt an escaped prisoner searching for his estranged wife and daughter who are in witness protection. When the pair goes missing, the Detectives must find how their location was compromised.
Director: John Badham
Writer: Trey Callaway
7.4/1089 votes#10 - Knock, Knock...House creeping!
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 7/30/2016
Captain Cole enlists the help of Detectives Carter and Lee as she fears the return of a serial killer when a young woman’s recent disappearance at a hotel believed to be haunted mirrors a series of chilling unsolved cases from five years ago.
Director: John Badham
Writer: Trey Callaway
7.5/1085 votes#11 - O Hostage! My Hostage!
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 8/6/2016
Carter and Lee discover that a hostage situation at a concert hall is more than a robbery gone wrong.
Director: Steve Boyum
Writer: Brian Chamberlayne
7.3/1080 votes#12 - The Dark Knight
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 8/13/2016
When seemingly upstanding members of society are being publicly humiliated by a mystery man, Detectives Carter and Lee search for someone targeting powerful people with something to hide.
Director: Stephen Herek
Writer: Blake McCormick
8.2/1081 votes#13 - Familee Ties
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 8/20/2016
When a meeting of rival Los Angeles gang lords is orchestrated by the Quantou gang, Carter and Lee must infiltrate it to find Lee’s sister Kim and save her from going further with the Quantou.
Director: John Putch
Writer: Trey Callaway, Carlos Jacott
The Best Episodes of Rush Hour Season 1
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Rush Hour" season 1. It scored 6.5/10 based on 277 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Blake McCormick, Bill Lawrence, Jon Turteltaub, it aired on 3/31/2016. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Two Days, or the Number of Hours Within That Time Frame".