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The Best Episodes of Hunter

Every episode of Hunter ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Hunter!

Best episode
S6E15 Unfinished Business
8.3113 votes
Worst episode
S7E5 The Incident
6.588 votes
Top season
Season 6
7.8avg
Binge time
6d 9h
152 episodes

Seasons7

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Hunter Season 6 Episode 15 - Unfinished Business
    8.3/10(113 votes)
    S6:E15

    Hunter and McCall's visit to a police psychiatrist regarding a work-related incident reveals a more intimate relationship years before.

    Director:Corey Allen
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Hunter Season 6 Episode 8 - Shield of Honor
    8.3/10(93 votes)
    S6:E8

    Hunter's new trainee, the son of a career officer, has problems doing his duty as they investigate a series of robbery-murders.

    Director:James Darren
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Hunter Season 2 Episode 6 - Rape and Revenge (1)
    8.2/10(175 votes)
    S2:E6

    When McCall is raped by a South American diplomat who's immune from prosecution, Hunter turns renegade and follows the man to his homeland.

    Director:Gary Winter
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Hunter Season 2 Episode 23 - Saturday Night Special
    8.2/10(142 votes)
    S2:E23

    Hunter and McCall investigate mysterious calls to a reporter about a series of murders.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Hunter Season 6 Episode 1 - On Air
    8.2/10(121 votes)
    S6:E1

    Hunter becomes involved with a beautiful radio host when he goes undercover to catch a killer who threatens the men in her life.

    Director:Corey Allen
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Hunter Season 3 Episode 17 - Any Second Now
    8.2/10(119 votes)
    S3:E17

    In this episode, inspired by the chilling and real-life stalking of Theresa Saldana, a psychopath protected by the technicalities of the law makes a pianist's life a living hell while Hunter and McCall spend their off-duty hours desperately trying to protect the victim.

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  8. Hunter Season 5 Episode 21 - Last Run
    8.2/10(111 votes)
    S5:E21

    Hunter and McCall try to rescue an undercover female agent who was kidnapped during an investigation into money laundering, and have to deal with interference from the girl's father, who's a cop himself.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Hunter Season 4 Episode 6 - City of Passion (1)
    8.1/10(136 votes)
    S4:E6

    Hunter and McCall investigate a series of bizarre murders, which take on the appearance of the result of a Satanic cult rite. Based on a book by Dallas Barnes.

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  10. Hunter Season 3 Episode 7 - True Confessions
    8.1/10(122 votes)
    S3:E7

    After a teenage girl dies from a drug overdose during a high school party and the boys who drugged her are released on a technicality, the girl's sister is blamed for the boys' murders.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Hunter Season 4 Episode 7 - City of Passion (2)
    8.1/10(121 votes)
    S4:E7

    A serial rapist known as Big Foot stalks McCall while Hunter investigates the death of a teenage prostitute who may have had ties to a Satanic cult.

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  12. Hunter Season 3 Episode 9 - The Contract
    8.1/10(117 votes)
    S3:E9

    A wealthy woman's gardener is killed when he attempts to save her from a kidnapping, putting Hunter's and McCall's suspicions on high alert when her husband quickly pays the ransom and attempts to avoid an investigation after her safe return.

    Director:Les Sheldon

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  13. Hunter Season 3 Episode 21 - Hot Pursuit (2)
    8.1/10(114 votes)
    S3:E21

    Knowing he has the motive, police in Beverly Hills pin the homicide of Big Jack Hemmings on Hunter, but the detective believes he knows the real culprit.

    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Hunter Season 5 Episode 5 - Presumed Guilty
    8.1/10(105 votes)
    S5:E5

    McCall finds her loyalties sharply divided when an important murder case being prosecuted by her lover is jeopardized by Hunter, who thinks the defendant is innocent.

    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Hunter Season 4 Episode 16 - Girl on the Beach
    8.1/10(104 votes)
    S4:E16

    Captain Devane tries to take Hunter and McCall off the investigation of his ex-wife's murder and violates his forced leave of absence to pursue the killer himself.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Hunter Season 4 Episode 14 - Naked Justice (1)
    8.1/10(102 votes)
    S4:E14

    Hunter and McCall investigate the mysterious death of a famous movie actress and encounter a surviving sister hungry for the inheritance.

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  17. Hunter Season 4 Episode 15 - Naked Justice (2)
    8.1/10(97 votes)
    S4:E15

    Hunter, investigating the murder of a famous movie actress, follows a contract killer to Mexico and learns why the C.I.A. is interested in the killing.

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  18. Hunter Season 6 Episode 19 - Sudden Withdrawal
    8.1/10(86 votes)
    S6:E19

    Hunter and McCall search for a beautiful woman whose numerous liaisons are linked to a series of bank robberies.

    Director:Tony Mordente
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Hunter Season 3 Episode 20 - Hot Pursuit (1)
    8.0/10(124 votes)
    S3:E20

    McCall must fight to survive in surgery after an attempt on her life, while rage-blind Hunter confronts the man he believes is responsible for ordering the hit.

    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Hunter Season 3 Episode 16 - The Girl Next Door
    8.0/10(116 votes)
    S3:E16

    Hunter and McCall pose as husband and wife to investigate the murder of a young girl whose death exposes a Soviet plot to relocate secret agents in the United States.

    Director:James Darren
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Hunter Season 5 Episode 2 - The Baby Game
    8.0/10(115 votes)
    S5:E2

    Hunter and McCall enter the world of baby brokering when they find the murdered body of an expensive call girl, and a two-year-old toddler left unharmed in front of the woman's television set.

    Director:James Fargo
    Writer:Tom Chehak

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  22. Hunter Season 4 Episode 19 - Boomerang
    8.0/10(108 votes)
    S4:E19

    The wife of a businessman who was killed in an explosion on his yacht becomes the prime suspect when Hunter and McCall discover that she was recently removed from his will.

    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Hunter Season 4 Episode 2 - Playing God
    8.0/10(107 votes)
    S4:E2

    After learning the circumstances leading up to the murder of a notorious Latino crime boss, Hunter and McCallface an ethical dilemma: whether to arrest the killer or let him go free.

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  24. Hunter Season 4 Episode 10 - Hot Prowl
    8.0/10(105 votes)
    S4:E10

    Hunter and McCall become suspicious when a Bel Air housewife refuses to identify the man who robbed her of a million-dollar necklace.

    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Hunter Season 5 Episode 9 - Partners
    8.0/10(103 votes)
    S5:E9

    When the husband of a policewoman is murdered, evidence of wife abuse makes Hunter and McCall suspect the woman's patrol partner who knew about the beatings.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  26. Hunter Season 5 Episode 17 - Shoot to Kill
    8.0/10(101 votes)
    S5:E17

    McCall is suspected of having shot an innocent man during a shootout in an alley and fights to clear her name with help from Hunter and Sporty James. While helping McCall, they discover a ring of jewel thieves.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Unfinished Business" is the best rated episode of Hunter. It scored 8.3/10 from 113 votes. Directed by Corey Allen and written by Unknown, it aired on February 24, 1990.

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