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Lone-wolf survivalist Colter Shaw roams the country as a “reward seeker,” using his expert tracking skills to help private citizens and law enforcement solve all manner of mysteries while contending with his own fractured family.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Tracker Season 2 Episode 16 - The Mercy Seat
    7.0/10(871 votes)

    #1 - The Mercy Seat

    S2:E16

    Colter helps an old friend with a search and rescue mission for two missing sisters in the snowy Montana wilderness. Reenie gets a visit from a new client that challenges her morality.

    Director:David Barrett
    Writers:Elwood Reid, Sharon Lee Watson

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  2. Tracker Season 1 Episode 2 - Missoula
    7.1/10(1428 votes)

    #2 - Missoula

    S1:E2

    Colter tracks down a missing young man who has been pulled into a deadly cult and doesn't want to be found.

    Director:Ken Olin
    Writers:David Radcliff, Tegan Shohet

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  3. Tracker Season 1 Episode 1 - Klamath Falls
    7.2/10(1822 votes)

    #3 - Klamath Falls

    S1:E1

    Colter investigates the disappearance of 14-year-old Gil Brown, who is suspected to have been taken by his birth dad with a criminal background, and finds himself in some trouble of his own, requiring help from legal mind Reenie Greene.

    Director:Ken Olin
    Writer:Ben H. Winters

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  4. Tracker Season 1 Episode 6 - Lexington
    7.2/10(1086 votes)

    #4 - Lexington

    S1:E6

    Colter reluctantly teams up with his nemesis, fellow reward seeker Billie Matalon, to track down a missing racehorse.

    Director:Marisol Adler
    Writers:Amanda Mortlock, Sharon Lee Watson

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  5. Tracker Season 2 Episode 4 - Noble Rot
    7.3/10(863 votes)

    #5 - Noble Rot

    S2:E4

    Reenie gets Colter to take a case involving a woman missing from a high-end wellness retreat in Napa designed for CEOs.

    Director:Aprill Winney
    Writers:Amanda Mortlock, Alex Katsnelson

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  6. Tracker Season 2 Episode 14 - Exodus
    7.3/10(681 votes)

    #6 - Exodus

    S2:E14

    When a teenage musician vanishes in New Orleans, Colter teams up with a local detective and uncovers a chilling mystery involving dark magic.

    Director:Lionel Coleman
    Writers:Travis Donnelly, Dominique A. Holmes

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  7. Tracker Season 2 Episode 17 - Memories
    7.3/10(666 votes)

    #7 - Memories

    S2:E17

    Randy enlists Colter's services for his ex after her best friend goes missing following a night on the town in Reno.

    Director:Yangzom Brauen
    Writers:Amanda Mortlock, Alex Katsnelson

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  8. Tracker Season 2 Episode 12 - Monster
    7.4/10(673 votes)

    #8 - Monster

    S2:E12

    Colter is hired to find a mother in Ohio who went missing after tucking her son in for the night.

    Director:Tyne Rafaeli
    Writers:Alex Katsnelson, Annakate Chappell

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  9. Tracker Season 1 Episode 3 - Springland
    7.5/10(1274 votes)

    #9 - Springland

    S1:E3

    As Colter helps a young woman locate her free-spirited sister, he digs deeper into how the sister's last days may lead to a dark secret she unearthed in this tight-knit town.

    Director:Ken Olin
    Writer:Elwood Reid

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  10. Tracker Season 1 Episode 4 - Mt. Shasta
    7.5/10(1178 votes)

    #10 - Mt. Shasta

    S1:E4

    Colter races against the clock to find the missing teenage son of Reenie's close friend Erika.

    Director:Douglas Aarniokoski
    Writer:Steve Harper

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  11. Tracker Season 1 Episode 7 - Chicago
    7.5/10(993 votes)

    #11 - Chicago

    S1:E7

    Colter, Bobby and Reenie race against time to track down a talented MMA fighter who disappeared while trying to solve her family’s trouble with their visas.

    Director:Aprill Winney
    Writers:Jai Franklin Sarki, Ben H. Winters

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  12. Tracker Season 2 Episode 5 - Preternatural
    7.5/10(877 votes)

    #12 - Preternatural

    S2:E5

    Colter takes a job locating a missing teen with a unique spiritual gift in an inhospitable mining town.

    Director:Jeff T. Thomas
    Writers:Ryan O'Nan, Annakate Chappell

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  13. Tracker Season 1 Episode 5 - St. Louis
    7.6/10(1118 votes)

    #13 - St. Louis

    S1:E5

    The odds are stacked against Colter as he is tasked by a convicted murderer's teenage daughter to track down a missing witness who could prove her dad's innocence.

    Director:Gonzalo Amat
    Writers:Graham Thiel, Travis Donnelly

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  14. Tracker Season 1 Episode 8 - Camden
    7.6/10(971 votes)

    #14 - Camden

    S1:E8

    Colter tracks down a dockworker who went missing two weeks before his wedding following a confrontation with his past.

    Director:Bethany Rooney
    Writers:Tegan Shohet, Travis Donnelly

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  15. Tracker Season 2 Episode 1 - Out of the Past
    7.6/10(977 votes)

    #15 - Out of the Past

    S2:E1

    The disappearance of a family in the backwoods of Arkansas leads Colter to a shocking discovery.

    Director:Ken Olin
    Writer:Elwood Reid

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  16. Tracker Season 2 Episode 11 - Shades of Gray
    7.6/10(701 votes)

    #16 - Shades of Gray

    S2:E11

    While tracking the son of a prominent New Jersey cupcake chain founder, Colter gets thrust into the middle of a violent mafia war.

    Director:Darren Grant
    Writers:Travis Donnelly, Jordan Goodman

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  17. Tracker Season 2 Episode 15 - The Grey Goose
    7.6/10(656 votes)

    #17 - The Grey Goose

    S2:E15

    Colter recruits fellow rewardist Billie Matalon to infiltrate a women's prison in order to gain access to critical information that would help track down an escaped prisoner and her hostage.

    Director:Ken Olin
    Writers:Jai Franklin Sarki, Annakate Chappell

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  18. Tracker Season 3 Episode 3 - First Fire
    7.6/10(656 votes)

    #18 - First Fire

    S3:E3

    On Halloween night, when a nurse is murdered and arsonist Heston Koontz disappears from a psychiatric facility, Colter follows a trail of unsettling clues to uncover the truth with assistance from local officer Dundee.

    Director:Aprill Winney
    Writers:Ryan O'Nan, Annakate Chappell

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  19. Tracker Season 3 Episode 13 - Breakaway
    7.6/10(529 votes)

    #19 - Breakaway

    S3:E13

    After Baxter, a veteran stuntman, disappears following a risky stunt, his girlfriend, Laura, calls Colter to investigate a B-movie set, uncovering shady producers and a trail that leads into a dangerous underground world.

    Director:David Barrett
    Writers:Travis Donnelly, Dominique A. Holmes

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  20. Tracker Season 1 Episode 10 - Into the Wild
    7.7/10(970 votes)

    #20 - Into the Wild

    S1:E10

    Colter journeys into the wilderness of Idaho to help track down the owner of an aerial outfitting company's missing adult children who were last seen in a plane that took off during bad weather with a mysterious client on board.

    Director:Larry Teng
    Writer:Elwood Reid

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  21. Tracker Season 1 Episode 11 - Beyond the Campus Walls
    7.7/10(953 votes)

    #21 - Beyond the Campus Walls

    S1:E11

    When a grad student goes missing after a house party, his friends and family believe he buckled under the pressure of his research grant. But, after consulting with his sister Dr. Dory Shaw, a professor at the school, Colter uncovers a trail of explicit photos and messages that lead him to uncover a dangerous – and deadly – conspiracy on campus.

    Director:Joel Novoa
    Writer:Travis Donnelly

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  22. Tracker Season 2 Episode 2 - Ontological Shock
    7.7/10(1139 votes)

    #22 - Ontological Shock

    S2:E2

    When Colter disappears during his search for a missing father, Reenie recruits his brother Russell for help.

    Director:Aprill Winney
    Writers:Travis Donnelly, Sharon Lee Watson

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  23. Tracker Season 2 Episode 3 - Bloodlines
    7.7/10(874 votes)

    #23 - Bloodlines

    S2:E3

    Colter and rival rewardist Billie Matalon team up to find a missing high school baseball star.

    Director:Douglas Aarniokoski
    Writers:Travis Donnelly, Sharon Lee Watson

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  24. Tracker Season 2 Episode 18 - Collision
    7.7/10(674 votes)

    #24 - Collision

    S2:E18

    Colter heads to Willow Creek, Mich., after a worried mother hires him to track down her beauty queen daughter, Riley, who vanished while driving home from work. While investigating at the garden center where Riley works, Colter looks into her modeling past and uncovers that she was hiding a major secret.

    Director:Joel Novoa
    Writers:Travis Donnelly, Ryan O'Nan

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  25. Tracker Season 3 Episode 16 - Struck
    7.7/10(447 votes)

    #25 - Struck

    S3:E16

    A pregnant wife reaches out to Colter to find her missing husband.

    Director:Ben Hernandez Bray
    Writers:Amanda Mortlock, Alex Katsnelson, Jeffery Deaver

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Mercy Seat" is the worst rated episode of "Tracker". It scored 7/10 based on 871 votes. Directed by David Barrett and written by Elwood Reid, Sharon Lee Watson, it aired on 4/13/2025. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Missoula".