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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
    4.3/10(11 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 2 Episode 14 - Exodus
    4.5/10(12 votes)

    #2 - 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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  3. Tracker Season 1 Episode 4 - Mt. Shasta
    5.8/10(18 votes)

    #3 - 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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  4. Tracker Season 1 Episode 7 - Chicago
    6.1/10(17 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. Tracker Season 2 Episode 4 - Noble Rot
    6.2/10(13 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 1 Episode 1 - Klamath Falls
    6.5/10(22 votes)

    #6 - 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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  7. Tracker Season 1 Episode 2 - Missoula
    6.5/10(21 votes)

    #7 - 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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  8. Tracker Season 1 Episode 6 - Lexington
    6.5/10(17 votes)

    #8 - 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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  9. Tracker Season 1 Episode 8 - Camden
    6.5/10(12 votes)

    #9 - 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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  10. Tracker Season 1 Episode 9 - Aurora
    6.5/10(14 votes)

    #10 - Aurora

    S1:E9

    When a widower offers a reward to find his only daughter who disappeared three years ago and is presumed dead, Colter agrees to help track her down.

    Director:Jon Huertas
    Writer:Sharon Lee Watson

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  11. Tracker Season 2 Episode 20 - Echo Ridge
    6.6/10(5 votes)

    #11 - Echo Ridge

    S2:E20

    Colter returns to Echo Ridge to investigate a diner owner's disappearance, only to uncover a decades-old kidnapping and a shocking family secret.

    Director:Ken Olin
    Writer:Elwood Reid

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  12. Tracker Season 1 Episode 5 - St. Louis
    6.7/10(18 votes)

    #12 - 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:Travis Donnelly, Graham Thiel

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  13. Tracker Season 1 Episode 3 - Springland
    6.8/10(18 votes)

    #13 - 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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  14. Tracker Season 1 Episode 12 - Off the Books
    6.8/10(14 votes)

    #14 - Off the Books

    S1:E12

    Colter is forced to team up with his estranged brother, Russell, who enlists his help to track down a former army buddy who's gone missing after several weeks of paranoid behavior. The investigation takes the brothers into the world of Special Forces missions, shady off-the-books programs and conspiracy theories, all while they contend with their family's past.

    Director:Clara Aranovich
    Writers:Elwood Reid, Sharon Lee Watson

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  15. Tracker Season 1 Episode 13 - The Storm
    6.9/10(12 votes)

    #15 - The Storm

    S1:E13

    Colter investigates the disappearance of two amateur storm chasers, one of whom is the daughter of an old family friend, that the local police have written off as an accidental drowning. Colter's expert tracking skills lead him to uncover the seedy underbelly of a small town resort.

    Director:Ken Olin
    Writers:Elwood Reid, Sharon Lee Watson

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  16. Tracker Season 2 Episode 1 - Out of the Past
    6.9/10(12 votes)

    #16 - 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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  17. Tracker Season 2 Episode 12 - Monster
    6.9/10(7 votes)

    #17 - 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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  18. Tracker Season 2 Episode 15 - The Grey Goose
    6.9/10(8 votes)

    #18 - 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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  19. Tracker Season 1 Episode 11 - Beyond the Campus Walls
    7.0/10(15 votes)

    #19 - 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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  20. Tracker Season 1 Episode 10 - Into the Wild
    7.1/10(14 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 2 Episode 2 - Ontological Shock
    7.2/10(15 votes)

    #21 - 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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  22. Tracker Season 2 Episode 3 - Bloodlines
    7.3/10(13 votes)

    #22 - 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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  23. Tracker Season 2 Episode 6 - Trust Fall
    7.3/10(11 votes)

    #23 - Trust Fall

    S2:E6

    While searching for missing campers, Colter meets a retired police officer who believes a serial killer is on the loose.

    Director:Jennifer Morrison
    Writers:Travis Donnelly, Dominique A. Holmes

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  24. Tracker Season 2 Episode 18 - Collision
    7.3/10(9 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 2 Episode 9 - The Disciple
    7.4/10(8 votes)

    #25 - The Disciple

    S2:E9

    A new lead in Colter's white whale case, the disappearance of Gina Picket, brings him and retired cop Keaton back together to track down a serial killer.

    Director:Bethany Rooney
    Writers:Amanda Mortlock, Sharon Lee Watson

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Mercy Seat" is the worst rated episode of "Tracker". It scored 4.3/10 based on 11 votes. Directed by David Barrett and written by Elwood Reid, Sharon Lee Watson, it aired on 4/13/2025. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Exodus".