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Tony Scali is a former Brooklyn cop now the Police Commissioner of a small upstate city. But for Scali, this is no desk job. He's a tough yet compassionate boss, a loving husband and father,

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Commish Season 5 Episode 5 - Redemption (1)
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S5:E5

    While on the trail of an arsonist, the commish notices that all the clues point to the wife father's.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Commish Season 5 Episode 6 - Redemption (2)
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S5:E6

    While on the trail of an arsonist, the commish notices that all the clues point to the wife father's.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Commish Season 5 Episode 1 - In the Shadow of the Gallows (1)
    7.1/10(153 votes)

    S5:E1

    Tony faces the biggest challenge of his career when an murder case from his past resurfaces.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Commish Season 1 Episode 1 - In the Best of Families
    7.4/10(142 votes)

    S1:E1

    Tony is threatened with criminal negligence after the son of a prominent lawyer hangs himself in his cell.

    Director:Gwen Arner
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Commish Season 1 Episode 4 - Nothing to Fear But ...
    7.5/10(109 votes)

    S1:E4

    After receiving a pair of baffling death threats, Tony initiates around-the-clock surveillance of his unsuspecting family.

    Director:Kim Manners
    Writer:Tammy Ader

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  6. The Commish Season 2 Episode 8 - A Time to Be Born
    7.5/10(38 votes)

    S2:E8

    Rachel goes into labor, Tony is kept away due to a friends crisis.

    Director:Michael Lange
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Commish Season 1 Episode 7 - Behind the Storm Door
    7.6/10(101 votes)

    S1:E7

    Tony is pursued by a woman he suspects is filing false complaints.

    Director:Jonathan Sanger
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Commish Season 1 Episode 13 - Charlie Don't Surf
    7.6/10(91 votes)

    S1:E13

    Vietnamese gangs threaten Eastbridge and Tony steps in to help.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Commish Season 3 Episode 7 - Hero
    7.6/10(83 votes)

    S3:E7

    The Scali's babysitter accuses an Eastbridge high school quarterback of rape, Tony must investigate despite the mixed feelings of the community. Stan's ego is bruised when his girlfriend knocks out a man who punched Stan.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Commish Season 3 Episode 18 - Security
    7.6/10(83 votes)

    S3:E18

    Residents of an apartment block employ their own security after one of them is attacked and a number of them are burgled. The residents feel safer but a what cost?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Commish Season 4 Episode 11 - A Christmas Story
    7.6/10(27 votes)

    S4:E11

    An old friend of Tony gets his life back on track with help from a retirement hotel resident.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Commish Season 1 Episode 8 - The Hatchet
    7.7/10(94 votes)

    S1:E8

    Tony butts heads with both a tough cop who is overzealous in his handling of criminals, and a hard-nosed management consultant hired by the city in a cost-cutting effort.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Commish Season 1 Episode 16 - True Believers
    7.7/10(95 votes)

    S1:E16

    The unwelcome appearance in Eastbridge of white supremacists leads to a murder, with the suspicion soon arising that one or more of Tony's associates may be implicated.

    Director:Tucker Gates
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Commish Season 3 Episode 11 - A Little Heart
    7.7/10(79 votes)

    S3:E11

    When a donor heart meant for a sick little girl is stolen, Tony heads up a team of detectives bent on finding the heart before anything can happen to it or the little girl. The thief makes themself known when he contacts her desperate parents and demands a $75,000 ransom for the missing heart.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Commish Season 1 Episode 5 - A Matter of Life or Death (1)
    7.8/10(106 votes)

    S1:E5

    Tony initiates a sweep to find a pair of missing cops; devises an ingenious way of keeping an habitually drunk driver off the road; and deftly handles an "extraterrestrial," all the while being scrutinized by a committee searching for a new police commissioner for New York City.

    Director:Mark Sobel
    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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  16. The Commish Season 1 Episode 10 - Commissioner's Ball
    7.8/10(93 votes)

    S1:E10

    A serial killer has been mutilating the bodies of Eastbridge tradsients and homeless people - and Tony begins to suspect the perpetrator's identity.

    Director:Tucker Gates
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Commish Season 2 Episode 4 - The Rolodex Madam
    7.8/10(89 votes)

    S2:E4

    Tony is astonished to discover a wealthy socialite is the proprietor of a prostitution ring. The socialite is murdered, but not before Tony's name is discovered in her rolodex of clients.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Commish Season 2 Episode 22 - The Anti-Commish
    7.8/10(82 votes)

    S2:E22

    Tony receives mysterious telephone calls from someone who can help solve a drug dealer’s murder. Rachel gets a good job offer that, ultimately, could mean a move to Buffalo.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Commish Season 3 Episode 10 - Mansion
    7.8/10(79 votes)

    S3:E10

    Amanda Hannington Wallace, the wife of a local multi-millionaire, is found dead her her mansion. When the autopsy is performed, the coronor advises Tony that the death does not look like an accident.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Commish Season 3 Episode 14 - Dog Days
    7.8/10(78 votes)

    S3:E14

    Cyd finds the body of a young woman who appears to have died from an overdose of angel dust. The only witness is a young man named Billy, who the opposing attorney ridicules during a preliminary hearing because of his physical and mental handicaps. Further investigations lead the cops to a number of recently missing dogs.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Commish Season 4 Episode 7 - Revenge
    7.8/10(77 votes)

    S4:E7

    A corrupt ex-officer that Tony imprisoned seeks revenge upon his release.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Commish Season 4 Episode 8 - Head Case
    7.8/10(78 votes)

    S4:E8

    Tony uncovers a plot to frame an innocent man for the murder of a fellow patient at a mental institution.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Commish Season 4 Episode 15 - Accused
    7.8/10(76 votes)

    S4:E15

    Tony is accused of sexual harassment by an computer technician.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Commish Season 4 Episode 21 - Off Broadway (1)
    7.8/10(77 votes)

    S4:E21

    While investigating the murder of his friend's daughter, tony gets help from a New York police officer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Commish Season 1 Episode 2 - Do You See What I See?
    7.9/10(117 votes)

    S1:E2

    The commissioner sets out to trap a serial rapist in a Santa Claus mask who's been terrorizing the city.

    Director:Tucker Gates
    Writer:Stephen J. Cannell

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Redemption (1)" is the worst rated episode of "The Commish". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/11/1996. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Redemption (2)".