8.1/1042 votes#1 - The Wells Gray Gunman
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/10/2018
One of the largest mass murders in Canada is heinously committed In Wells Gray Park, B.C., as three generations of a family are brutally killed. For Detective Mike Eastham, it’s mission that takes him across the country and back again as he pioneers the use of the media to catch his man. When the killer gets a plea, Eastham vows to put him behind bars, because for Eastham the case won’t be over for him until he’s gone.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1036 votes
#2 - Project Hitchhiker
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/17/2018
Detective Herb Curwain is finally promoted to the Homicide Unit and with this comes the assignment of an unsolved case he knows well — the disappearance of a young woman in Pickering, Ont. There’s evidence this may be connected to one man and a string of serial killings, but when red tape threatens to get in his way — Curwain does whatever it takes and changes the way serial killers are investigated in Canada to this day.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1039 votes
#3 - Trick or Treat
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/24/2018
When a man is reported missing, things don’t add up. Edmonton Homicide Investigator Bill Clark takes charge and before long finds himself deep in the world of Internet homicide and the sickening potential that the murder was filmed and for sale to the highest bidder.
Director: John L'Ecuyer, Petro Duszara
Writer: Alain Zaloum, Eric Sabbag
- 8.1/1034 votes
#4 - Father's Day
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/31/2018
When leads dry up on a double homicide, Hamilton Detective Don Forgan turns to the only potential witness, the murder victim's three-year-old son.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1030 votes
#5 - Stranger Calling
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/7/2018
Detective Rod Piukkala faces a gruesome crime scene, a bomb threat, and a killer threatening to strike again. The victim's family helps change Canadian parole laws forever.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1030 votes
#6 - Burning Season
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/7/2018
In 2011, a massive fire tore down a 19th century heritage building and threatened Toronto’s downtown core. The high-profile case still haunts detective Debbie Harris.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.4/1028 votes
#7 - She Said
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/14/2018
The high-profile case still haunts detective Debbie Harris.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1021 votes
#8 - Home
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/21/2018
The high-profile case still haunts detective Debbie Harris.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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Network:CBC Television
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Wells Gray Gunman" is the best rated episode of "The Detectives" season 1. It scored 8.1/10 based on 42 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/10/2018. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Project Hitchhiker".