Hunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter and Stepfanie Kramer as Sgt. Dee Dee McCall, which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1991. However, Kramer left after the sixth season to pursue other acting and musical opportunities. In the seventh season, Hunter partnered with two different women officers. The titular character, Sgt. Rick Hunter, was a wily, physically imposing, and often rule-breaking homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. The show's main characters, Hunter and McCall, resolve many of their cases by shooting dead the perpetrators. The show's executive producer during the first season was Stephen J. Cannell, whose company produced the series.
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- Seasons
- 7
- Episodes aired
- 152
- Latest aired
- S07E22
- Total runtime
- 6d 9h
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 September 1984 – May 1985 19 episodes
- Season 2 September 1985 – May 1986 23 episodes
- Season 3 September 1986 – July 1987 22 episodes
- Season 4 September 1987 – May 1988 22 episodes
- Season 5 October 1988 – May 1989 22 episodes
- Season 6 October 1989 – May 1990 22 episodes
- Season 7 September 1990 – April 1991 22 episodes
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S01E01 Hunter
September 18 · 120min find the promo
Show synopsis
Son of a mobster, Detective Sergeant Rick Hunter finds it difficult to keep a partner. The Captain assigns Hunter a new partner, but Hunter has another maverick in mind, Sergeant Dee Dee McCall. Hunter and McCall team up to catch a serial killer.
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S01E02 Hard Contract
September 28 · 60min find the promo
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Hunter & McCall make a pact of protectiveness and loyalty toward each other when she is nearly killed by her old partner after she tries to stop him from a killer-for-hire assignment.
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S01E03 The Hot Grounder
October 5 · 60min find the promo
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After the Commissioner's wife is murdered, Hunter and McCall have to piece together the clues in order to find the true killer.
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S01E04 A Long Way From L.A.
October 26 · 60min find the promo
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A meek "pick-pocket" is accused of brutally beating a woman. Hunter and McCall unconvinced that he could do such a thing have to find the true culprit before it's too late.
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S01E05 Legacy
November 2 · 60min find the promo
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A mobster's girlfriend overhears gunshots after an argument between her boyfriend and his father. Hunter, unable to prove anything with her testimony decides to use her as bait to lure her boyfriend in.
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S01E06 Flight on a Dead Pigeon
November 9 · 60min find the promo
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Hunter and McCall help a small girl who claims her uncle just died and all of his pigeons had been stolen. Upon further investigation into the missing pigeons, Hunter and McCall discover that the girl's uncle was killed.
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S01E07 Pen Pals
November 16 · 60min find the promo
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A notorious drug dealer is killed by a thief who stole Hunter's "backup" gun, returning it immediately after the killing. With Hunter locked up in jail with an inmate planning on killing him, McCall must catch the true killer to clear Hunter's name.
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S01E08 Dead or Alive
November 30 · 60min find the promo
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A bounty hunter tracking two bank robbers crosses paths with Hunter and McCall. After initially letting the bounty hunter go, Hunter and McCall come to realize there is more to pursue.
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S01E09 High Bleacher Man
December 7 · 60min find the promo
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Hunter and McCall are assigned to protect a sleazy criminal, who has been given immunity for fingering a top criminal. Outraged at having to protect him, Hunter and McCall set out to find someone else who can finger the top criminal.
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S01E10 The Shooter
January 4 · 60min find the promo
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A motorcycle cop is killed by a man on a "nighthawk." Upon further investigation, Hunter and McCall discover the killer may have been motivated by a dispute over a western shootout game at a bar.
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S01E11 The Garbage Man
January 11 · 60min find the promo
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A parole officer is killed one night after meeting with a parolee. When the parolee confesses that he was not the killer, Hunter and McCall must track down a killer who has been shooting parolees.
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S01E12 The Avenging Angel
January 18 · 60min find the promo
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A mentally disturbed surveillance expert attempts to "help" Hunter by killing a suspect and a witness. McCall is kidnapped when the surveillance expert is unhappy that Hunter does not approve of his actions.
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S01E13 The Snow Queen (1)
March 23 · 60min find the promo
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A cocaine dealer being escorted by an obnoxious detective escapes. Hunter and the detective pursue her, meanwhile, McCall goes undercover to bring down a drug lord.
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S01E14 The Snow Queen (2)
March 30 · 60min find the promo
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The pursuit of the cocaine dealer continues and the plot thickens as Hunter and McCall find their cases colliding.
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S01E15 The Beach Boy
April 6 · 60min find the promo
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The Beach Boy arrives in L.A. from Hawaii and begins to kill local drug dealers. Hunter and McCall have to figure out his next move before another victim is claimed.
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S01E16 Guilty
April 13 · 60min find the promo
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Hunter and McCall go after a convicted murderer who is back out on the street and has vowed to kill the jurors who convicted him.
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S01E17 The Last Kill
April 20 · 60min find the promo
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Hunter and McCall go after a contract killer who is making hits throughout the city in order to ingratiate himself with a criminal kingpin in order to kill him.
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S01E18 Fire Man
May 4 · 60min find the promo
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Hunter and McCall are brought in to help solve an arsonist/murder case. Someone has been setting fires all over the city to empty warehouses.
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S01E19 Sniper
May 11 · 60min find the promo
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Hunter and McCall go after a sniper who is killing blondes that remind him of his wife who jilted him 18 years ago. Meanwhile, the Police Department personnel is being audited by a most efficient IRS Agent.