5.6/1022 votesLoading...#1 - Take My Life...Please!
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 11/24/2024
The team investigates who is trying to put a hit on a stand-up comedian. Also, McCall grapples with her feelings for Dante, who is still in town deciding how to proceed with Big Ben, and Delilah continues her college search.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.2/10229 votesLoading...#2 - Legendary
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 4/28/2024
Dee asks McCall to help find her transgender friend when the teen goes missing. Meanwhile, Dante is surprised when Big Ben's parole officer approaches him to chaperone his father for an out-of-state trip.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.7/101,119 votesLoading...#3 - The Equalizer
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/7/2021
As McCall acclimates to civilian life, she is compelled to use her considerable resources to help Jewel, a teenager accused of murder and on the run from the criminals who framed her for the crime
Director: Liz Friedlander
Writer: Terri Edda Miller, Andrew W. Marlowe
6.8/10766 votesLoading...#4 - Glory
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/14/2021
McCall's online ad leads her to a mother whose son has been kidnapped by a human trafficker and will be executed unless she steals confidential information from her FBI agent employer. Also, McCall enlists Aunt Vi to help uncover a secret Delilah is keeping from them both.
Director: Liz Friedlander
Writer: Terri Edda Miller, Andrew W. Marlowe
6.9/10652 votesLoading...#5 - Judgement Day
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/21/2021
McCall endeavors to help an escaped prisoner wrongly accused of murder who is too distrustful of the justice system that failed him to accept her aid. Also, McCall worries when her daughter, Delilah, stops hanging out with a close friend, and Detective Dante's search for McCall takes an unexpected turn.
Director: Solvan 'Slick' Naim
Writer: Erica Shelton Kodish
6.9/10597 votesLoading...#6 - It Takes a Village
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/28/2021
McCall investigates a community activist's staged suicide and uncovers a connection between his murder and his protests over local real estate development. Also, Delilah's driving lessons lead McCall and Aunt Vi to teach her an even bigger lesson regarding personal accountability.
Director: Randall Zisk
Writer: Joseph C. Wilson
6.9/10257 votesLoading...#7 - One Percenters
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/2022
A local motorcycle club seeks McCall and the team’s help in keeping a member out of prison by proving the illegal guns found in his van were planted. Meanwhile, Delilah’s father, Miles, insists on knowing the truth about McCall’s work.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.9/10156 votesLoading...#8 - DOA
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 4/21/2024
When a former Chinese MSS agent is poisoned and comes to McCall for help, McCall tracks down the perpetrators and the antidote. Meanwhile, Aunt Vi encourages Dee to protest against a well-known climate change denier.
Director: Paul Holahan
Writer: Kim Rome
6.9/1073 votesLoading...#9 - Just Fans
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 11/3/2024
Harry goes undercover in a surprising role to help McCall search for a woman with a secret online persona. Meanwhile, Mel decides to go to therapy and tries her hand at songwriting as a way to heal her trauma.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.0/10390 votesLoading...#10 - Legacy
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 2/27/2022
McCall joins forces with Jessie Cook, a brilliant and unpredictable master thief, to recover a valuable painting stolen from a Black family during the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
Director: Yangzom Brauen
Writer: Talicia Raggs
7.0/10212 votesLoading...#11 - No Good Deed
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 4/16/2023
When a Venezuelan migrant is accused of murdering a prominent congresswoman whom he and his wife were staying with, McCall and the team work to uncover whether or not he was involved. Aunt Vi tries to look after a student who seems to be experiencing distress at home.
Director: Christine Moore
Writer: Vanessa K. Herron, Kim Rome
7.0/10207 votesLoading...#12 - Truth for a Truth
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 2/18/2024
McCall races to save the team after they're put into extreme danger by her former CIA colleague Michelle Chambers while she discovers the truth behind the CIA withdrawal in Venezuela that led to the death of one of her friends.
Director: Solvan 'Slick' Naim
Writer: Joseph C. Wilson, Adam Glass
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#13 - Sacrifice
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 11/17/2024
The team races to rescue a young hacker, who reminds Harry of his past self, being forced to hack for criminals. Meanwhile, Dante is back in town to visit his father and Mel makes a breakthrough in therapy.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/10523 votesLoading...#14 - The Milk Run
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/28/2021
When McCall tries to locate a missing British mathematician, she finds herself embroiled in an international fight for a revolutionary financial technology.
Director: Peter Leto
Writer: Keith Eisner
7.1/10440 votesLoading...#15 - True Believer
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/16/2021
McCall races to help a concerned wife locate her husband before he helps an extremist group carry out an imminent bombing in the city. Also, McCall worries that her anonymity will be compromised when Delilah asks her to participate in a mother/daughter social media video.
Director: Laura Belsey
Writer: Keith Eisner
7.1/10238 votesLoading...#16 - Paradise Lost
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/27/2022
Misty, a superstar singer deciding to retire, receives a terrifying fan letter. Her head of security hires McCall to track down the culprit.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/10233 votesLoading...#17 - Eye for an Eye
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 5/21/2023
The team is put into harm's way when McCall's former CIA colleague is found alive and sets her sights on revenge by attempting to abduct Dante, Harry and Mel. Also, Aunt Vi and Delilah must act quickly to de-escalate a hostage situation of their own when a robber targets a bodega. Third season finale.
Director: Eric Laneuville
Writer: Joseph C. Wilson, Adam Glass
7.1/1096 votesLoading...#18 - The Lost Ones
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 10/20/2024
McCall races to rescue two siblings who run into trouble after stealing a grocery truck carrying firearms. Meanwhile, Harry and Delilah help Mel through her trauma after her kidnapping.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/1087 votesLoading...#19 - Haunted Heights
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/27/2024
McCall investigates a death in an apartment building where residents believe the structure is haunted after a young woman suspects her grandmother was pushed down a flight of stairs via supernatural means.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/10431 votesLoading...#20 - Lifeline
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/9/2021
An overseas call for help from the daughter of McCall's deceased CIA mentor forces McCall, Mel and Harry to work remotely to aid the conflict journalist as she's pursued by a hit squad in France. Also, Aunt Vi becomes suspicious when McCall skips out on another family night for work.
Director: Randall Zisk
Writer: Joseph C. Wilson
7.2/10321 votesLoading...#21 - Bout That Life
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 1/9/2022
McCall becomes ensnared in a deadly battle between rival rap crews when she is hired by the wife of a famous rapper, Dilemma, to prove the musician is innocent of murdering a fellow artist.
Director: Eric Laneuville
Writer: Jamila Daniel
7.2/10257 votesLoading...#22 - Where There's Smoke
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/9/2022
The team helps an NYPD firefighter’s daughter when her father suddenly goes missing. Also, Aunt Vi and Delilah continue to cope after McCall’s abduction.
Director: Randall Zisk
Writer: Joe Gazzam
7.2/10220 votesLoading...#23 - Second Chance
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 2/26/2023
McCall and Dante's relationship is tested when a conman the NYPD has been building a years-long case against kidnaps a relative of McCall's client and forces him to assist in a heist in order to save them.
Director: Paul Holahan
Writer: Christopher B. Derrick
7.2/10202 votesLoading...#24 - Patriot Game
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 3/26/2023
After an operative kills all but one of the employees at a marine biology research group, McCall and the team join forces with Colton Fisk when they discover a connection between the murders and a secret CIA program he was involved in.
Director: Geoff Wing Shotz
Writer: Joseph C. Wilson, Rob Hanning
7.2/10208 votesLoading...#25 - Love Hurts
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 5/7/2023
When Fisk tasks McCall with tracking down an ex-MI6 agent in Paris with whom she had a past relationship, she must convince him to help her track down a crucial document that his friend was hiding. Also, Delilah faces discrimination at her new fashion internship.
Director: Christine Moore
Writer: Joe Gazzam, Ashley Charbonnet
The Worst Episodes of The Equalizer
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Robyn McCall, an enigmatic former CIA operative with a mysterious background, uses her extensive skills to help those with nowhere else to turn.
Genres:CrimeDrama
Network:CBS
Worst Episodes Summary
"Take My Life...Please!" is the worst rated episode of "The Equalizer". It scored 5.6/10 based on 22 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/24/2024. This episode scored 0.6 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Legendary".