The Best Episodes of Training Day Season 1
Every episode of Training Day Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Training Day Season 1!
Fifteen years after the events of the feature film, Kyle Craig is assigned to go undercover in an elite squad of the LAPD as Detective Frank Rourke’s trainee to spy on him and report on his off-book methods. As Frank starts teaching his principled trainee the way of the streets, they form an uneasy alliance that will change the course of both their lives irrevocably.
Season 1 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Training Day" season 1 is "Apocalypse Now", rated 6.7/10 from 246 user votes. It was directed by Danny Cannon and written by N/A. "Apocalypse Now" aired on 2/2/2017 and is rated 0.3 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Tehrangeles".
6.7/10 246 votes#1 - Apocalypse Now
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/2/2017
Young, idealistic officer Kyle Craig is tapped to go undercover in an elite squad of the LAPD where he partners with a morally ambiguous veteran detective.
Director: Danny Cannon
Writer: N/A
7.0/10 186 votes#2 - Tehrangeles
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/9/2017
Kyle grows concerned that Frank’s rogue tactics will put a kidnapped girl’s life at even greater risk after a former member of Muammar Gaddafi’s Amazonian Guard becomes involved in the deal and ups the stakes for the girl’s return.
Director: Louis Shaw Milito
Writer: Barry Schindel
7.2/10 168 votes#3 - Trigger Time
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/16/2017
The rift between Kyle and Frank grows when Kyle refuses to adhere to one of Frank's morally ambiguous rules, but the pair must put aside their differences when they learn the notorious hitman known as "El Cucuy" is targeting members of the Russian mob in Los Angeles.
Director: Nathan Hope
Writer: Will Beall
7.3/10 144 votes#4 - Code of Honor
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/23/2017
When Frank's longtime friend and informant is killed by Yakuza assassins, his quest for revenge puts him and Kyle at odds with an FBI agent whose operation against the Yakuza is jeopardized by Frank's actions.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10 149 votes#5 - Wages of Sin
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/2/2017
Deputy Chief Lockhart opens an internal investigation into a past shooting which could cost Frank his badge and freedom, forcing Kyle to help Frank clear his name or risk losing the one man who could help him solve his father’s murder.
Director: Steven A. Adelson
Writer: Robert Port
7.5/10 120 votes#6 - Faultlines
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/9/2017
An investigation into weapons trafficking becomes personal for Tommy when an old friend becomes connected to the case. Also, Lockhart demands to see results from Kyle’s investigation into Frank’s actions, leading Frank to reveal surprising information to his trainee
Director: Matt Earl Beesley
Writer: Ian Shorr
7.6/10 103 votes#7 - Quid Pro Quo
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/8/2017
Kyle’s morals are put to the test when Frank involves him in a plan to take down a criminal defense attorney who has been helping his clients eliminate witnesses.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/10 109 votes
#8 - Blurred Lines
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/15/2017
The hunt for a father-and-son crime team becomes personal for Frank, who is forced to face the parallels between the duo and his own childhood as the son of an outlaw.
Director: Steve Shill
Writer: Terence Paul Winter
7.9/10 91 votes#9 - Bad Day at Aqua Mesa
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 4/22/2017
Frank and Kyle seek justice for a community organizer who is accidentally killed in a gang-related shooting.
Director: Jeffrey G. Hunt
Writer: Clay Senechal
- 8.5/10 106 votes
#10 - Sunset
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 4/29/2017
Frank and Holly’s worlds collide when several of her call girls go missing, leading the SIS to investigate an eccentric, reclusive Hollywood producer.
Director: Larry Teng
Writer: Alexi Hawley
- 8.3/10 93 votes
#11 - Tunnel Vision
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 5/6/2017
The hunt for a suspected terrorist takes an emotional toll on Kyle who is convinced that he encountered the suspect during his service in Afghanistan.
Director: Christine Moore
Writer: Rebecca Dameron
- 8.2/10 89 votes
#12 - Elegy (1)
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 5/13/2017
Kyle’s trust in Frank is shattered when he learns that Frank has been lying to him about the circumstances surrounding his father’s death.
Director: Anton Cropper
Writer: Alec Wells, Greg Yeoman
- 7.8/10 81 votes
#13 - Elegy (2)
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 5/20/2017
Kyle, Tommy and Rebecca must rescue Frank when he goes on a rogue mission to Mexico to locate intel linked to the murder of Kyle’s father.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A