Major Crimes explores how the American justice system approaches the art of the deals as law enforcement officers and prosecutors work together to score a conviction. Los Angeles Police Captain Sharon Raydor heads up a special squad within the LAPD that deals with high-profile or particularly sensitive crimes.
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- Seasons
- 6
- Episodes aired
- 105
- Latest aired
- S06E13
- Total runtime
- 3d 3h
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 August 2012 – October 2012 10 episodes
- Season 2 June 2013 – January 2014 19 episodes
- Season 3 June 2014 – January 2015 19 episodes
- Season 4 June 2015 – March 2016 23 episodes
- Season 5 June 2016 – April 2017 21 episodes
- Season 6 October 2017 – January 2018 13 episodes
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S05E01 Present Tense
June 13 · 43min find the promo
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The squad investigates the disappearance of a teenage girl who vanished while volunteering at a homeless shelter; Buzz opens the cold case file on the murder of his father and uncle; Andy Flynn considers selling his house.
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S05E02 N.S.F.W.
June 20 · 43min find the promo
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The murder of a Sex Crimes detective leads Major Crimes into the world of pornography; Rusty's biological mother returns with some surprising news.
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S05E03 Foreign Affairs
June 27 · 43min find the promo
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After an ISIS inspired attack against a member of the US Armed Services, the FBI asks for Captain Raydor’s help in finding a terrorist, joining the Bureau in a race against the clock before the terrorist can strike again.
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S05E04 Skin Deep
July 11 · 43min find the promo
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When Flynn looks into purchasing a new home and seeks input from Provenza and Buzz, an unexpected turn of events leads to a new investigation for Major Crimes. Meanwhile, Buzz continues to look into the circumstances surrounding his father's murder.
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S05E05 Cashed Out
July 18 · 43min find the promo
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Det. Julio Sanchez's application to become a foster parent is jeopardized by his reactions to a particularly gruesome murder after the Major Crimes Division finds a chopped up body burned to bits in the barbecue pit of an L.A. Park.
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S05E06 Tourist Trap
July 25 · 43min find the promo
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The city's tourist industry is threatened by an English journalist when a pair of British tourists are attacked on their second honeymoon in Venice Beach; Rusty's biological mother tries to make peace with him.
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S05E07 Moral Hazard
August 1 · 43min find the promo
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A methodical and tightly wound former engineer who lost everything aims to make a bold statement against those who harmed him. Rusty bumps up against LAPD policy in an attempt to find more evidence related to the murder of Buzz’s father and uncle.
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S05E08 Off the Wagon
August 15 · 43min find the promo
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Lts. Andy Flynn and Mike Tao delve into the mysterious overdose of a young Hollywood star and the trail of emotional destruction he left in his wake, while Rusty finally comes to a conclusion about how to handle the pregnancy of his biological mother.
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S05E09 Family Law
August 22 · 43min find the promo
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When a jogger takes a nasty fall down the stairs, Major Crimes finds itself investigating a divorce attorney with a lot of angry clients, and Lt. Tao goes undercover in the world of college-aged hookers. Meanwhile, Buzz connects his partials to a complete print and identifies a suspect.
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S05E10 Dead Zone
August 29 · 43min find the promo
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The squad uncovers a large criminal operation while investigating a murder; Buzz encounters someone who may have been present at his father's murder.
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S05E11 White Lies (1)
September 5 · 43min find the promo
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In attempting to clear up lose ends from their investigation of a gang of White Supremacists, Major Crimes detectives audit the trial of serial killer Dwight Darnell and end up facing their most deadly case ever.
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S05E12 White Lies (2)
September 12 · 43min find the promo
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The Major Crimes unit continues to investigate the conspiracy behind Dwight Darnell’s murders and his links to the Zyklon-Brotherhood. Sharon Raydor, disturbed by her own reactions to the case, seeks penance in the Ritual of Confession.
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S05E13 White Lies (3)
September 19 · 43min find the promo
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The Major Crimes unit gets closer to the elusive mastermind behind the Dwight Darnell murders; Buzz and Rusty's investigation into the murder of Buzz's father comes to an end.
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S05E14 Heart Failure
February 22 · 43min find the promo
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When Captain Sharon Raydor and the Major Crimes Division investigate the murder of a young woman found in the LA River, their case is not only impeded by a secretive PI working for a tech industry millionaire, but also by Deputy Chief Winnie Davis, who regards Sharon as competition for the promotion to Assistant Chief of the LAPD.
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S05E15 Cleared History
March 1 · 43min find the promo
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When Major Crimes discovers a young one-man-geek squad in the middle of his Atwater living room with his throat cut, suspicions swirl around his roommate and some unwitting customers, all of whom he was blackmailing.
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S05E16 Quid Pro Quo
March 8 · 43min find the promo
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A murder case goes sideways at trial when defense attorney Linda Rothman is able to destroy Det. Amy Sykes' credibility on the stand. Helping Rothman as a defense investigator is Amy's old nemesis, Mark Hickman.
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S05E17 Dead Drop
March 15 · 43min find the promo
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A heavy body is found forty feet up a tree surrounded by marijuana when Dr. Morales shows up with his father, a retired detective from Uruguay; Julio Sanchez works to get legal guardianship of Mark Jarvis; Andy Flynn prepares a surprise for Sharon.
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S05E18 Bad Blood
March 22 · 43min find the promo
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Sharon's son, Ricky, comes home for a surprise visit while Major Crimes investigates what looks like the "follow home" murder of a retired LAPD fraud detective, who may have been murdered for an arrest she made decades ago.
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S05E19 Intersection
March 29 · 43min find the promo
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As the war between bikes and cars escalates in the streets of L.A., Acting Assistant Chief Fritz Howard deploys Major Crimes to solve a tragic hit-and-run. Lt. Provenza, frustrated by the never-ending contest to succeed Russell Taylor, contemplates retirement.
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S05E20 Shockwave (1)
April 5 · 43min find the promo
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A murder investigation turns explosive while Captain Sharon Raydor duels with Deputy Chief Winnie Davis (guest star Camryn Manheim) for control of her case as she and her squad try to determine if they are dealing with a terrorist. Meanwhile, Rusty gets some alarming news from Gus.
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S05E21 Shockwave (2)
April 12 · 43min find the promo
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After discovering the identity of the bomber her division has been searching for, Sharon Raydor and the Major Crimes squad struggle to determine his next target.