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9.8/10 (13772 votes)
#1

If-Then-Else

S4:E11

Samaritan launches a cyber-attack on the stock exchange, forcing the team to risk their lives in a desperate mission to stop a global economic catastrophe.

9.8/10 (11620 votes)
#2

return 0

S5:E13

Finch, Reese, Fusco and Shaw embark on one last mission to prevent Samaritan from destroying The Machine and cementing its hold over mankind.

9.7/10 (7025 votes)
#3

The Crossing

S3:E9

The battle to bring a crime organization to justice reaches a new level; Reese's number comes up in the machine.

9.7/10 (6897 votes)
#4

The Devil's Share

S3:E10

As the POI team seeks justice for Carter’s murder, Finch realizes one of his team members may go one step too far in order to end the war with HR. Also, The Machine gives out the number for NYPD Officer Patrick Simmons, one of the crime organization’s key players.

9.7/10 (7504 votes)
#5

YHWH

S4:E22

Finch and Root race to save The Machine, which has been located by the rival AI, Samaritan. Also, Reese is caught in the middle of the final showdown between rival crime bosses Elias and Dominic.

9.7/10 (6978 votes)
#6

The Day the World Went Away

S5:E10

Finch’s number comes up when a fatal error blows his cover identity and sets off a deadly series of escalating encounters with Samaritan’s operatives.

9.6/10 (6422 votes)
#7

Firewall

S1:E23

As the clock ticks down, Reese winds up trapped with his POI in the most heavily surveilled part of the city, forced to rely on the help of Finch, Carter and Fusco to fend off the FBI, corrupt cops and a slew of old foes.

9.6/10 (6444 votes)
#8

Deus Ex Machina

S3:E23

The team takes desperate action in its race to prevent the malevolent AI program Samaritan from coming online and making them its first targets. Meanwhile, the months-long battle with the anti-surveillance terrorist group Vigilance comes to a shocking conclusion.

9.5/10 (4812 votes)
#9

God Mode

S2:E22

Finch and Reese team up with unexpected allies as they race to fix the machine; as Detective Carter tries to apprehend Cal Beecher's murderer, she finds herself up against HR -- a criminal organization.

9.5/10 (4650 votes)
#10

Asylum

S4:E21

Reese and Fusco get caught in the war between the two newest POIs, rival crime bosses Elias and Dominic. Also, a tantalizing clue to Shaw’s whereabouts leads Finch and Root into a possible trap, and Control goes rogue to uncover the true intentions of the Samaritan program.

9.5/10 (4292 votes)
#11

.exe

S5:E12

As Reese and Shaw race to catch up with Finch, he infiltrates a maximum-security government facility in a desperate mission which could mean the end for not only Samaritan, but for himself and The Machine as well.

9.4/10 (4337 votes)
#12

Prisoner's Dilemma

S2:E12

Carter tries to help Reese by engaging in mental warfare with the FBI; Reese has encounters with old and new enemies; Detective Fusco must protect supermodel Karolina Kurkova, the latest person of interest.

9.4/10 (4241 votes)
#13

Zero Day

S2:E21

When a virus causes the machine to malfunction, numbers are issued irregularly; the team searches for an extremely elusive tech millionaire.

9.4/10 (4458 votes)
#14

Endgame

S3:E8

The machine gives Finch 38 numbers at once; information about Carter's past is revealed.

9.4/10 (4158 votes)
#15

The Devil You Know

S4:E9

Reese must save Elias from the Brotherhood. He can't get any help from Root or Shaw since Shaw's cover is blown and Root is escorting her to underground.

9.3/10 (4838 votes)
#16

Relevance

S2:E16

A lethal government operative who tracks and stops terrorist threats before they occur finds herself on the run – and the new focus of Reese and Finch's attention. However, their pursuit proves to be their most formidable when they discover that her remarkable skill set equals their own.

9.3/10 (5481 votes)
#17

6,741

S5:E4

Shaw escapes her captors, but the team is unsure of her mental state when she begins to act paranoid and reckless.

9.2/10 (3783 votes)
#18

Dead Reckoning

S2:E13

Reese is abducted by a former acquaintance planning a massive and potentially deadly act of cyber-warfare.

9.2/10 (3867 votes)
#19

RAM

S3:E16

The secrets of Finch’s operation before he enlisted Reese are revealed, including shocking ties to present-day events.

9.2/10 (3427 votes)
#20

Beta

S3:E21

As Decima uses Samaritan’s feeds to hunt Reese and Shaw, Greer exploits Finch’s greatest weakness in an attempt to lure him out of hiding: his love for his former fiancée, Grace Hendricks.

9.2/10 (3801 votes)
#21

Control-Alt-Delete

S4:E12

Control, who oversees the handling of relevant numbers for the government, begins to question the methods and intentions of the Samaritan program. Also, alarming news reports of a pair of vigilantes rampaging through the Northeast begin to surface.

9.2/10 (4418 votes)
#22

B.S.O.D.

S5:E1

Reese and Finch attempt to rescue the Machine’s source code before it deteriorates beyond repair. Also, Root fights for her life against an onslaught of Samaritan’s agents and Fusco is faced with hard questions following the deaths of Dominic and Elias.

9.2/10 (3701 votes)
#23

Sotto Voce

S5:E9

The mysterious criminal mastermind known as “The Voice” returns and traps Reese and Fusco in their own precinct with several armed gang members and the latest POI. Also, Root makes a shocking discovery.

9.2/10 (3692 votes)
#24

Synecdoche

S5:E11

The team must unravel a conspiracy and stay ahead of the Secret Service when the President of the United States becomes their newest POI. Also, Finch separates himself from the team and considers taking drastic action to combat Samaritan.

9.1/10 (4591 votes)
#25

Number Crunch

S1:E10

As Detective Carter deals with the fallout from her recent encounter with Reese and Finch, The Machine ups the ante for the duo by giving them four Social Security numbers instead of one.

9.1/10 (4240 votes)
#26

Many Happy Returns

S1:E21

Finch gives Reese his birthday off so that his partner doesn't have to face a Number that is tied to Reese's past.

9.1/10 (3748 votes)
#27

Razgovor

S3:E5

Shaw must stay close to a 10-year-old girl with highly developed surveillance skills when she is identified by the machine; Carter's mission could be exposed.

9.1/10 (3548 votes)
#28

Lethe

S3:E11

Flashbacks to Finch’s adolescence provide insight into his creation of The Machine. Also, the team receives the number of an already dying man, and Reese leaves the POI team behind in the aftermath of the war with the crime organization, HR.

9.1/10 (3445 votes)
#29

Aletheia

S3:E12

Multiple enemies converge on the POI team as they protect a dying man whose number has come up. They struggle to keep their enemies at bay but without Reese, who has left them and their mission behind following the tragic war with HR, being down one man could have catastrophic repercussions for the team.

9.1/10 (3343 votes)
#30

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S3:E17

The Machine assigns Root to seek out a janitor with a mysterious past, but when her very presence puts his life in danger, Finch also receives his number.

9.1/10 (3359 votes)
#31

Death Benefit

S3:E20

Reese poses as a Secret Service agent to get close to the latest POI, a U.S. congressman who may hold the key to derailing Decima’s plans to bring a second Machine online.

9.1/10 (3330 votes)
#32

A House Divided

S3:E22

When an unknown entity prevents The Machine from seeing the full picture of an impending catastrophic event, it sends the team five separate numbers to help them piece together the bigger picture. Meanwhile, Root’s team of hackers arrives in New York.

9.1/10 (3547 votes)
#33

The Cold War

S4:E10

Samaritan shows its power by erasing crime from the city for a day in an attempt to force The Machine out of hiding.

9.1/10 (3677 votes)
#34

SNAFU

S5:E2

The Machine experiences a glitch during rebooting, supplying Reese and Fusco with the numbers of dozens of people not actually involved in crimes, while also locking Finch and Root out after identifying them as threats based on past violent behavior.

9.0/10 (3943 votes)
#35

Flesh and Blood

S1:E19

When The Machine spits out five numbers, naming the Don of each of New York’s crime families, Reese and Finch suspect Elias is planning to eliminate his competition.

9.0/10 (3809 votes)
#36

No Good Deed

S1:E22

The newest POI’s curiosity could spell his doom when he finds himself embroiled in a dark government conspiracy – one that Finch is all too familiar with. Meanwhile, Reese uncovers something revealing about Finch’s past.

9.0/10 (4157 votes)
#37

The Contingency

S2:E1

With Finch missing – kidnapped by his hacker nemesis, Root, Reese enlists Detectives Carter and Fusco to get his friend back, Meanwhile, The Machine never sleeps, disseminating a new number to Reese.

9.0/10 (3795 votes)
#38

Bad Code

S2:E2

The Machine delivers the number of a cold case that leads Reese ever closer to catching up with Finch and his kidnapper, Root.

9.0/10 (3434 votes)
#39

Mors Praematura

S3:E6

After being freed from her confinement to the psych ward, Root needs Shaw's help with a directive from the machine; Finch and Reese look into a mild-mannered investigator.

9.0/10 (3440 votes)
#40

Prophets

S4:E5

While Reese is forced to go to counseling for his violent tendencies, Root, Shaw and Finch try to help a new POI.

7.9/10 (4577 votes)
#1

Ghosts

S1:E2

Reese and Finch question the machine's reliability when they are asked to investigate a teenager who was killed years earlier; Finch remembers the origin of the machine.

7.9/10 (2679 votes)
#2

Blunt

S4:E16

Reese and Finch must protect Harper, a street-smart grifter, when her plan to steal cash from a medical marijuana dispensary goes up in smoke.

8.0/10 (4234 votes)
#3

Mission Creep

S1:E3

Reese goes undercover to find the threat surrounding the next person on Finch's list: a young army veteran named Joey Durban.

8.0/10 (3532 votes)
#4

Wolf and Cub

S1:E14

The Machine identifies Darren, a teenager whose brother was just murdered, as the next POI. Meanwhile, Finch is growing concerned that the son of his former business partner is dangerously close to finding out about the Machine.

8.0/10 (3087 votes)
#5

Triggerman

S2:E4

When The Machine gives them the number of a mob enforcer whose life becomes endangered, Reese and Finch must decide whether to intervene or allow karma to balance the scales of justice. Meanwhile, Finch seeks aid from an unlikely source.

8.0/10 (3010 votes)
#6

Reasonable Doubt

S3:E4

The team must figure out if a prominent lawyer orchestrated the murder of her husband or if she is being framed; Carter is spotted with Reese by her new partner.

8.0/10 (2834 votes)
#7

Provenance

S3:E14

Reese rejoins Finch in New York, but when the team receives the number of a highly skilled antiquities thief, a surprising turn of events finds them planning a heist which could land them all in jail.

8.1/10 (3881 votes)
#8

Foe

S1:E8

When Reese and Finch discover that their latest POI has connections to Cold War Soviet espionage circles, they quickly learn how covert ops were handled in a world before The Machine.

8.1/10 (3082 votes)
#9

Til Death

S2:E8

The team is spread thin when a husband and wife’s numbers both come up

8.1/10 (2930 votes)
#10

C.O.D.

S2:E9

When the machine names a New York cabdriver as a person of interest, any of his passengers could be a part of the impending crime.

8.2/10 (3561 votes)
#11

Legacy

S1:E12

When Carter finally comes face-to-face with Reese, he urges her to join forces to help with their latest POI, a scrappy young woman from the wrong side of the tracks who turned her life around and became a lawyer.

8.2/10 (2851 votes)
#12

All In

S2:E18

Finch and Reese head to Atlantic City to protect the latest person of interest, an elderly gambler; Carter tries to clear another detective's name.

8.2/10 (2673 votes)
#13

Allegiance

S3:E18

Finch and Reese must delve into the murky waters of international politics when they are given the number of a former government contractor who is stalking a UN diplomat. Also, an enemy attempts to gain an upper hand on Root.

8.2/10 (2624 votes)
#14

Karma

S4:E17

Reese and Finch try to protect a psychologist whose unorthodox methods for helping his patients find closure could cost him dearly. Meanwhile, flashbacks reveal Finch’s fragile state in the days following the bombing that killed his best friend, Nathan Ingram.

8.3/10 (6129 votes)
#15

Pilot

S1:E1

When the social security number of a young prosecutor comes up, Reese and Finch work together to figure out if their person of interest is the victim or perpetrator.

8.3/10 (4140 votes)
#16

Cura Te Ipsum

S1:E4

Reese and Finch get some help from Detective Fusco as they surveil their latest POI, Dr. Megan Tillman, while she’s on call and after hours to unravel the threat surrounding the promising young physician.

8.3/10 (3976 votes)
#17

Judgement

S1:E5

Reese and Finch have the added challenge of investigating a Person of Interest who wants nothing to do with their brand of vigilante justice.

8.3/10 (3485 votes)
#18

Risk

S1:E16

The Machine leads Reese and Finch to Wall Street when a sharp young trader at a major investment bank becomes embroiled in a multi-million dollar financial scam.

8.3/10 (3224 votes)
#19

Masquerade

S2:E3

With Finch back in the Library, Reese returns to field work, only to face his toughest case yet – protecting the privileged daughter of a Brazilian diplomat.

8.3/10 (3031 votes)
#20

The High Road

S2:E6

Reese goes undercover in an idyllic neighborhood when The Machine’s latest number sends him to the suburbs.

8.3/10 (3019 votes)
#21

One Percent

S2:E14

Finch and Reese meet their match: a tech billionaire whose curiosity and endless resources could expose their identities and ruin their efforts to save his life.

8.3/10 (3292 votes)
#22

Liberty

S3:E1

The Machine, now completely self-governed with its whereabouts unknown, resumes giving Finch its "irrelevant" numbers for people in danger, which include a U.S. naval officer in town for Fleet Week. However, with so many sailors flooding the streets of New York City, finding the officer in time presents an even bigger challenge for Reese and Shaw.

8.3/10 (2959 votes)
#23

Nothing to Hide

S3:E2

The number comes up for an Internet entrepreneur in the business of eliminating people's privacy, but finds his own being rapidly stripped away. As his life spirals out of control, Reese tries to protect him while Finch calls on Shaw, Carter and Fusco for help finding whoever is after him.

8.3/10 (2869 votes)
#24

Brotherhood

S4:E4

Reese's cover job as a detective at the NYPD becomes complicated when the young brother and sister he's protecting become targets of a gang investigation.

8.3/10 (3114 votes)
#25

A More Perfect Union

S5:E6

The Machine sends Reese and Finch to a wedding to protect a pair of POIs before their nuptials. Also, Fusco becomes angry at being kept in the dark by the team and takes it upon himself to investigate a string of missing person reports.

8.4/10 (3486 votes)
#26

Identity Crisis

S1:E18

The Machine's latest number presents a unique challenge for Reese and Finch since the person has virtually no digital footprint - and appears to be leading a double life.

8.4/10 (3152 votes)
#27

Critical

S2:E7

The Machine gives Finch and Reese the number of a brilliant surgeon, but they soon discover that a resourceful third party has raised the stakes for this POI, forcing them to turn to an unlikely source for help.

8.4/10 (3131 votes)
#28

Proteus

S2:E17

As Finch and Reese try to protect six people simultaneously, clues lead them to a coastal town; when a storm forces Finch and Reese to seek shelter in a police station with a group of locals, they realize a killer may be in their midst.

8.4/10 (2895 votes)
#29

Wingman

S4:E3

Finch recruits Fusco to stick close to the latest POI, a professional 'wingman', but learning how to approach women soon becomes the least of his worries. Reese must find a way to play by the rules at his new day job. The Machine sends Finch and Root on a mysterious errand.

8.4/10 (2741 votes)
#30

Guilty

S4:E14

When the Machine arranges for Finch to sit on the jury of a murder trial, he begins to suspect that a fellow juror is set to rig the proceedings. Meanwhile, Reese begins to open up to the department’s therapist.

8.5/10 (3631 votes)
#31

Blue Code

S1:E15

Reese discovers there’s more to the story after he infiltrates a smuggling ring to get close to his latest POI.

8.5/10 (3076 votes)
#32

Booked Solid

S2:E15

As Reese and Finch try to save a hotel maid's life, they encounter a litany of suspects; Detective Carter considers a significant offer from the FBI.

8.5/10 (3245 votes)
#33

Lady Killer

S3:E3

The team suspects the latest number to be a potential stalker/ killer. Root plots her escape from the institution and gives her psychiatrist a big surprise.

8.5/10 (3112 votes)
#34

The Perfect Mark

S3:E7

The team is met with surprises during an investigation into a hypnotherapist; an antiquities dealer has ties to a crime organization.

8.5/10 (2939 votes)
#35

Last Call

S3:E15

Finch goes undercover in an emergency call center to protect a 911 operator, but it soon becomes clear that the threat reaches further than the team could have anticipated.

8.6/10 (4234 votes)
#36

The Fix

S1:E6

Reese becomes romantically involved with the newest Person of Interest: an attractive woman who isn't all that she seems.

8.6/10 (3731 votes)
#37

Baby Blue

S1:E17

When The Machine spits out the number of a 6-month-old baby, Reese and Finch turn into overly protective parents – with an arsenal at their disposal. Meanwhile, when Elias resurfaces, Detective Carter begins to question her new allegiance with Reese and Finch

8.6/10 (3080 votes)
#38

Trojan Horse

S2:E19

Finch infiltrates a tech corporation to gather intel on an executive whose number has come up; Carter questions Beecher's integrity.

8.6/10 (2886 votes)
#39

Most Likely To...

S3:E19

Reese and Shaw pose as alumni at a high school reunion in order to keep eyes on the latest POI. Meanwhile, Finch and Fusco travel to Washington, D.C., to investigate the motivations behind Vigilance’s latest attack.

8.6/10 (3048 votes)
#40

Pretenders

S4:E6

Reese, Shaw and Fusco must protect a unassuming office worker who stumbles into a dangerous conspiracy while moonlighting as fake detective. Finch travels to Hong Kong as part of his academic cover identity.

8.3/10 (6129 votes)

Pilot

S1:E1

When the social security number of a young prosecutor comes up, Reese and Finch work together to figure out if their person of interest is the victim or perpetrator.

7.9/10 (4577 votes)

Ghosts

S1:E2

Reese and Finch question the machine's reliability when they are asked to investigate a teenager who was killed years earlier; Finch remembers the origin of the machine.

8.0/10 (4234 votes)

Mission Creep

S1:E3

Reese goes undercover to find the threat surrounding the next person on Finch's list: a young army veteran named Joey Durban.

8.3/10 (4140 votes)

Cura Te Ipsum

S1:E4

Reese and Finch get some help from Detective Fusco as they surveil their latest POI, Dr. Megan Tillman, while she’s on call and after hours to unravel the threat surrounding the promising young physician.

8.3/10 (3976 votes)

Judgement

S1:E5

Reese and Finch have the added challenge of investigating a Person of Interest who wants nothing to do with their brand of vigilante justice.

8.6/10 (4234 votes)

The Fix

S1:E6

Reese becomes romantically involved with the newest Person of Interest: an attractive woman who isn't all that she seems.

8.8/10 (4459 votes)

Witness

S1:E7

The Machine identifies a school teacher who witnessed a mob hit as their next POI and Reese and Finch rush to save his life.

8.1/10 (3881 votes)

Foe

S1:E8

When Reese and Finch discover that their latest POI has connections to Cold War Soviet espionage circles, they quickly learn how covert ops were handled in a world before The Machine.

8.7/10 (4074 votes)

Get Carter

S1:E9

Reese and Finch’s game of cat and mouse with Detective Carter becomes infinitely more complicated when The Machine declares that she is their newest POI.

9.1/10 (4591 votes)

Number Crunch

S1:E10

As Detective Carter deals with the fallout from her recent encounter with Reese and Finch, The Machine ups the ante for the duo by giving them four Social Security numbers instead of one.

8.7/10 (3935 votes)

Super

S1:E11

Reese is confined to a wheelchair recovering from his gunshot wound, but Finch sets him up in an apartment where he’s to keep an eye on the Super, who is their latest POI. Also, Finch approaches Carter and gives her a POI to show her what they do.

8.2/10 (3561 votes)

Legacy

S1:E12

When Carter finally comes face-to-face with Reese, he urges her to join forces to help with their latest POI, a scrappy young woman from the wrong side of the tracks who turned her life around and became a lawyer.

8.8/10 (4067 votes)

Root Cause

S1:E13

The Machine gives Reese and Finch the number of a down-and-out man who has been pushed too far, and they're forced to turn to former Person of Interest, Zoe Morgan, for help.

8.0/10 (3532 votes)

Wolf and Cub

S1:E14

The Machine identifies Darren, a teenager whose brother was just murdered, as the next POI. Meanwhile, Finch is growing concerned that the son of his former business partner is dangerously close to finding out about the Machine.

8.5/10 (3631 votes)

Blue Code

S1:E15

Reese discovers there’s more to the story after he infiltrates a smuggling ring to get close to his latest POI.

8.3/10 (3485 votes)

Risk

S1:E16

The Machine leads Reese and Finch to Wall Street when a sharp young trader at a major investment bank becomes embroiled in a multi-million dollar financial scam.

8.6/10 (3731 votes)

Baby Blue

S1:E17

When The Machine spits out the number of a 6-month-old baby, Reese and Finch turn into overly protective parents – with an arsenal at their disposal. Meanwhile, when Elias resurfaces, Detective Carter begins to question her new allegiance with Reese and Finch

8.4/10 (3486 votes)

Identity Crisis

S1:E18

The Machine's latest number presents a unique challenge for Reese and Finch since the person has virtually no digital footprint - and appears to be leading a double life.

9.0/10 (3943 votes)

Flesh and Blood

S1:E19

When The Machine spits out five numbers, naming the Don of each of New York’s crime families, Reese and Finch suspect Elias is planning to eliminate his competition.

8.8/10 (3729 votes)

Matsya Nyaya

S1:E20

Reese goes undercover as an armored car company employee, and faces memories from his past with the CIA.

9.1/10 (4240 votes)

Many Happy Returns

S1:E21

Finch gives Reese his birthday off so that his partner doesn't have to face a Number that is tied to Reese's past.

9.0/10 (3809 votes)

No Good Deed

S1:E22

The newest POI’s curiosity could spell his doom when he finds himself embroiled in a dark government conspiracy – one that Finch is all too familiar with. Meanwhile, Reese uncovers something revealing about Finch’s past.

9.6/10 (6422 votes)

Firewall

S1:E23

As the clock ticks down, Reese winds up trapped with his POI in the most heavily surveilled part of the city, forced to rely on the help of Finch, Carter and Fusco to fend off the FBI, corrupt cops and a slew of old foes.

9.0/10 (4157 votes)

The Contingency

S2:E1

With Finch missing – kidnapped by his hacker nemesis, Root, Reese enlists Detectives Carter and Fusco to get his friend back, Meanwhile, The Machine never sleeps, disseminating a new number to Reese.

9.0/10 (3795 votes)

Bad Code

S2:E2

The Machine delivers the number of a cold case that leads Reese ever closer to catching up with Finch and his kidnapper, Root.

8.3/10 (3224 votes)

Masquerade

S2:E3

With Finch back in the Library, Reese returns to field work, only to face his toughest case yet – protecting the privileged daughter of a Brazilian diplomat.

8.0/10 (3087 votes)

Triggerman

S2:E4

When The Machine gives them the number of a mob enforcer whose life becomes endangered, Reese and Finch must decide whether to intervene or allow karma to balance the scales of justice. Meanwhile, Finch seeks aid from an unlikely source.

8.7/10 (3387 votes)

Bury the Lede

S2:E5

Reese must protect an investigative journalist through surreptitious means to avoid becoming part of her story.

8.3/10 (3031 votes)

The High Road

S2:E6

Reese goes undercover in an idyllic neighborhood when The Machine’s latest number sends him to the suburbs.

8.4/10 (3152 votes)

Critical

S2:E7

The Machine gives Finch and Reese the number of a brilliant surgeon, but they soon discover that a resourceful third party has raised the stakes for this POI, forcing them to turn to an unlikely source for help.

8.1/10 (3082 votes)

Til Death

S2:E8

The team is spread thin when a husband and wife’s numbers both come up

8.1/10 (2930 votes)

C.O.D.

S2:E9

When the machine names a New York cabdriver as a person of interest, any of his passengers could be a part of the impending crime.

8.8/10 (3367 votes)

Shadow Box

S2:E10

As the FBI pursues "the man in the suit," Reese is even more determined to protect the latest person of interest after learning she is the sister of a soldier who was killed in action.

8.9/10 (3643 votes)

2πR

S2:E11

Finch goes under cover to protect a youth who reminds him of himself; Carter goes on a dangerous mission for the FBI.

9.4/10 (4337 votes)

Prisoner's Dilemma

S2:E12

Carter tries to help Reese by engaging in mental warfare with the FBI; Reese has encounters with old and new enemies; Detective Fusco must protect supermodel Karolina Kurkova, the latest person of interest.

9.2/10 (3783 votes)

Dead Reckoning

S2:E13

Reese is abducted by a former acquaintance planning a massive and potentially deadly act of cyber-warfare.

8.3/10 (3019 votes)

One Percent

S2:E14

Finch and Reese meet their match: a tech billionaire whose curiosity and endless resources could expose their identities and ruin their efforts to save his life.

8.5/10 (3076 votes)

Booked Solid

S2:E15

As Reese and Finch try to save a hotel maid's life, they encounter a litany of suspects; Detective Carter considers a significant offer from the FBI.

9.3/10 (4838 votes)

Relevance

S2:E16

A lethal government operative who tracks and stops terrorist threats before they occur finds herself on the run – and the new focus of Reese and Finch's attention. However, their pursuit proves to be their most formidable when they discover that her remarkable skill set equals their own.

8.4/10 (3131 votes)

Proteus

S2:E17

As Finch and Reese try to protect six people simultaneously, clues lead them to a coastal town; when a storm forces Finch and Reese to seek shelter in a police station with a group of locals, they realize a killer may be in their midst.

8.2/10 (2851 votes)

All In

S2:E18

Finch and Reese head to Atlantic City to protect the latest person of interest, an elderly gambler; Carter tries to clear another detective's name.

8.6/10 (3080 votes)

Trojan Horse

S2:E19

Finch infiltrates a tech corporation to gather intel on an executive whose number has come up; Carter questions Beecher's integrity.

8.8/10 (3195 votes)

In Extremis

S2:E20

When a person of interest is poisoned, Finch and Reese only have 24 hours to identify the toxin and find the person responsible; Detective Fusco's past catches up to him.

9.4/10 (4241 votes)

Zero Day

S2:E21

When a virus causes the machine to malfunction, numbers are issued irregularly; the team searches for an extremely elusive tech millionaire.

9.5/10 (4812 votes)

God Mode

S2:E22

Finch and Reese team up with unexpected allies as they race to fix the machine; as Detective Carter tries to apprehend Cal Beecher's murderer, she finds herself up against HR -- a criminal organization.

8.3/10 (3292 votes)

Liberty

S3:E1

The Machine, now completely self-governed with its whereabouts unknown, resumes giving Finch its "irrelevant" numbers for people in danger, which include a U.S. naval officer in town for Fleet Week. However, with so many sailors flooding the streets of New York City, finding the officer in time presents an even bigger challenge for Reese and Shaw.

8.3/10 (2959 votes)

Nothing to Hide

S3:E2

The number comes up for an Internet entrepreneur in the business of eliminating people's privacy, but finds his own being rapidly stripped away. As his life spirals out of control, Reese tries to protect him while Finch calls on Shaw, Carter and Fusco for help finding whoever is after him.

8.5/10 (3245 votes)

Lady Killer

S3:E3

The team suspects the latest number to be a potential stalker/ killer. Root plots her escape from the institution and gives her psychiatrist a big surprise.

8.0/10 (3010 votes)

Reasonable Doubt

S3:E4

The team must figure out if a prominent lawyer orchestrated the murder of her husband or if she is being framed; Carter is spotted with Reese by her new partner.

9.1/10 (3748 votes)

Razgovor

S3:E5

Shaw must stay close to a 10-year-old girl with highly developed surveillance skills when she is identified by the machine; Carter's mission could be exposed.

9.0/10 (3434 votes)

Mors Praematura

S3:E6

After being freed from her confinement to the psych ward, Root needs Shaw's help with a directive from the machine; Finch and Reese look into a mild-mannered investigator.

8.5/10 (3112 votes)

The Perfect Mark

S3:E7

The team is met with surprises during an investigation into a hypnotherapist; an antiquities dealer has ties to a crime organization.

9.4/10 (4458 votes)

Endgame

S3:E8

The machine gives Finch 38 numbers at once; information about Carter's past is revealed.

9.7/10 (7025 votes)

The Crossing

S3:E9

The battle to bring a crime organization to justice reaches a new level; Reese's number comes up in the machine.

9.7/10 (6897 votes)

The Devil's Share

S3:E10

As the POI team seeks justice for Carter’s murder, Finch realizes one of his team members may go one step too far in order to end the war with HR. Also, The Machine gives out the number for NYPD Officer Patrick Simmons, one of the crime organization’s key players.

9.1/10 (3548 votes)

Lethe

S3:E11

Flashbacks to Finch’s adolescence provide insight into his creation of The Machine. Also, the team receives the number of an already dying man, and Reese leaves the POI team behind in the aftermath of the war with the crime organization, HR.

9.1/10 (3445 votes)

Aletheia

S3:E12

Multiple enemies converge on the POI team as they protect a dying man whose number has come up. They struggle to keep their enemies at bay but without Reese, who has left them and their mission behind following the tragic war with HR, being down one man could have catastrophic repercussions for the team.

8.8/10 (3417 votes)

4C

S3:E13

Reese boards an international flight in an attempt to put the team and the past behind him, but is angered when he realizes his travel plans have been manipulated.

8.0/10 (2834 votes)

Provenance

S3:E14

Reese rejoins Finch in New York, but when the team receives the number of a highly skilled antiquities thief, a surprising turn of events finds them planning a heist which could land them all in jail.

8.5/10 (2939 votes)

Last Call

S3:E15

Finch goes undercover in an emergency call center to protect a 911 operator, but it soon becomes clear that the threat reaches further than the team could have anticipated.

9.2/10 (3867 votes)

RAM

S3:E16

The secrets of Finch’s operation before he enlisted Reese are revealed, including shocking ties to present-day events.

9.1/10 (3343 votes)

/

S3:E17

The Machine assigns Root to seek out a janitor with a mysterious past, but when her very presence puts his life in danger, Finch also receives his number.

8.2/10 (2673 votes)

Allegiance

S3:E18

Finch and Reese must delve into the murky waters of international politics when they are given the number of a former government contractor who is stalking a UN diplomat. Also, an enemy attempts to gain an upper hand on Root.

8.6/10 (2886 votes)

Most Likely To...

S3:E19

Reese and Shaw pose as alumni at a high school reunion in order to keep eyes on the latest POI. Meanwhile, Finch and Fusco travel to Washington, D.C., to investigate the motivations behind Vigilance’s latest attack.

9.1/10 (3359 votes)

Death Benefit

S3:E20

Reese poses as a Secret Service agent to get close to the latest POI, a U.S. congressman who may hold the key to derailing Decima’s plans to bring a second Machine online.

9.2/10 (3427 votes)

Beta

S3:E21

As Decima uses Samaritan’s feeds to hunt Reese and Shaw, Greer exploits Finch’s greatest weakness in an attempt to lure him out of hiding: his love for his former fiancée, Grace Hendricks.

9.1/10 (3330 votes)

A House Divided

S3:E22

When an unknown entity prevents The Machine from seeing the full picture of an impending catastrophic event, it sends the team five separate numbers to help them piece together the bigger picture. Meanwhile, Root’s team of hackers arrives in New York.

9.6/10 (6444 votes)

Deus Ex Machina

S3:E23

The team takes desperate action in its race to prevent the malevolent AI program Samaritan from coming online and making them its first targets. Meanwhile, the months-long battle with the anti-surveillance terrorist group Vigilance comes to a shocking conclusion.

8.9/10 (3663 votes)

Panopticon

S4:E1

Forced to take on new identities provided by Root, the team members try to adapt to their new lives. However, some find it hard to ignore The Machine's numbers, which puts them all at risk of being detected by Samaritan.

8.8/10 (3373 votes)

Nautilus

S4:E2

Despite not wanting to help with the new numbers, Finch's interest is piqued when the newest person of interest turns out to be a brilliant college student involved with a mysterious scavenger hunt.

8.4/10 (2895 votes)

Wingman

S4:E3

Finch recruits Fusco to stick close to the latest POI, a professional 'wingman', but learning how to approach women soon becomes the least of his worries. Reese must find a way to play by the rules at his new day job. The Machine sends Finch and Root on a mysterious errand.

8.3/10 (2869 votes)

Brotherhood

S4:E4

Reese's cover job as a detective at the NYPD becomes complicated when the young brother and sister he's protecting become targets of a gang investigation.

9.0/10 (3440 votes)

Prophets

S4:E5

While Reese is forced to go to counseling for his violent tendencies, Root, Shaw and Finch try to help a new POI.

8.6/10 (3048 votes)

Pretenders

S4:E6

Reese, Shaw and Fusco must protect a unassuming office worker who stumbles into a dangerous conspiracy while moonlighting as fake detective. Finch travels to Hong Kong as part of his academic cover identity.

8.6/10 (3000 votes)

Honor Among Thieves

S4:E7

Shaw joins a team of international thieves in order to keep tabs on the latest POI, but an unexpected turn of events puts her in danger of being detected by Samaritan. Also, Finch and Root undertake a dangerous sabotage mission.

8.7/10 (3035 votes)

Point of Origin

S4:E8

Reese volunteers as an NYPD police academy instructor in order to keep an eye on a talented young officer whose suspicious actions make him question her motives. Meanwhile, Martine – armed with information from Samaritan – hunts a member of the team.

9.4/10 (4158 votes)

The Devil You Know

S4:E9

Reese must save Elias from the Brotherhood. He can't get any help from Root or Shaw since Shaw's cover is blown and Root is escorting her to underground.

9.1/10 (3547 votes)

The Cold War

S4:E10

Samaritan shows its power by erasing crime from the city for a day in an attempt to force The Machine out of hiding.

9.8/10 (13772 votes)

If-Then-Else

S4:E11

Samaritan launches a cyber-attack on the stock exchange, forcing the team to risk their lives in a desperate mission to stop a global economic catastrophe.

9.2/10 (3801 votes)

Control-Alt-Delete

S4:E12

Control, who oversees the handling of relevant numbers for the government, begins to question the methods and intentions of the Samaritan program. Also, alarming news reports of a pair of vigilantes rampaging through the Northeast begin to surface.

8.7/10 (3112 votes)

M.I.A.

S4:E13

Root and Reese investigate a small town in upstate New York that holds the key to Shaw's location... and whether she's dead or alive.

8.4/10 (2741 votes)

Guilty

S4:E14

When the Machine arranges for Finch to sit on the jury of a murder trial, he begins to suspect that a fellow juror is set to rig the proceedings. Meanwhile, Reese begins to open up to the department’s therapist.

8.7/10 (2875 votes)

Q&A

S4:E15

Reese tries to protect a software programmer with a mysterious second life, but it’s unclear which side of her life the threat is coming from. Meanwhile, Claire, a young hacker whom Finch tried to protect from Samaritan, reaches out to him for aid.

7.9/10 (2679 votes)

Blunt

S4:E16

Reese and Finch must protect Harper, a street-smart grifter, when her plan to steal cash from a medical marijuana dispensary goes up in smoke.

8.2/10 (2624 votes)

Karma

S4:E17

Reese and Finch try to protect a psychologist whose unorthodox methods for helping his patients find closure could cost him dearly. Meanwhile, flashbacks reveal Finch’s fragile state in the days following the bombing that killed his best friend, Nathan Ingram.

8.6/10 (3068 votes)

Skip

S4:E18

Reese must protect a bounty hunter who refuses to allow the potential threat to her life sway her from the relentless pursuit of her target. Also, Finch tries to set the plan he began in Shanghai in motion.

8.8/10 (3015 votes)

Search and Destroy

S4:E19

Reese and Finch scramble to protect a software CEO when his behavior becomes increasingly erratic following a hacker attack that reveals all his secrets and unravels his life.

8.8/10 (4007 votes)

Terra Incognita

S4:E20

Reese finds himself on a dangerous personal journey when he takes on a homicide case Detective Carter was never able to close.

9.5/10 (4650 votes)

Asylum

S4:E21

Reese and Fusco get caught in the war between the two newest POIs, rival crime bosses Elias and Dominic. Also, a tantalizing clue to Shaw’s whereabouts leads Finch and Root into a possible trap, and Control goes rogue to uncover the true intentions of the Samaritan program.

9.7/10 (7504 votes)

YHWH

S4:E22

Finch and Root race to save The Machine, which has been located by the rival AI, Samaritan. Also, Reese is caught in the middle of the final showdown between rival crime bosses Elias and Dominic.

9.2/10 (4418 votes)

B.S.O.D.

S5:E1

Reese and Finch attempt to rescue the Machine’s source code before it deteriorates beyond repair. Also, Root fights for her life against an onslaught of Samaritan’s agents and Fusco is faced with hard questions following the deaths of Dominic and Elias.

9.1/10 (3677 votes)

SNAFU

S5:E2

The Machine experiences a glitch during rebooting, supplying Reese and Fusco with the numbers of dozens of people not actually involved in crimes, while also locking Finch and Root out after identifying them as threats based on past violent behavior.

8.6/10 (3321 votes)

Truth Be Told

S5:E3

Reese’s cover could be blown when he realizes the latest POI has ties to his old CIA colleague, Kara Stanton.

9.3/10 (5481 votes)

6,741

S5:E4

Shaw escapes her captors, but the team is unsure of her mental state when she begins to act paranoid and reckless.

8.8/10 (3251 votes)

ShotSeeker

S5:E5

Reese protects an NYPD analyst whose investigation into a software glitch has drawn the attention of Samaritan. Also, Reese and Fusco are threatened by an ally of Elias’s, who is looking to avenge his friend’s death.

8.3/10 (3114 votes)

A More Perfect Union

S5:E6

The Machine sends Reese and Finch to a wedding to protect a pair of POIs before their nuptials. Also, Fusco becomes angry at being kept in the dark by the team and takes it upon himself to investigate a string of missing person reports.

8.9/10 (3314 votes)

QSO

S5:E7

Root goes undercover at a radio station to protect the host of a conspiracy theory show who stumbles upon information that could get him killed. Also, Samaritan’s agents try to convince a member of the team that their goals are noble.

8.8/10 (3207 votes)

Reassortment

S5:E8

Reese and Finch become trapped in a hospital that becomes ground zero for a deadly viral outbreak. Also, Samaritan’s newest recruit has second thoughts and Shaw continues to struggle with reality.

9.2/10 (3701 votes)

Sotto Voce

S5:E9

The mysterious criminal mastermind known as “The Voice” returns and traps Reese and Fusco in their own precinct with several armed gang members and the latest POI. Also, Root makes a shocking discovery.

9.7/10 (6978 votes)

The Day the World Went Away

S5:E10

Finch’s number comes up when a fatal error blows his cover identity and sets off a deadly series of escalating encounters with Samaritan’s operatives.

9.2/10 (3692 votes)

Synecdoche

S5:E11

The team must unravel a conspiracy and stay ahead of the Secret Service when the President of the United States becomes their newest POI. Also, Finch separates himself from the team and considers taking drastic action to combat Samaritan.

9.5/10 (4292 votes)

.exe

S5:E12

As Reese and Shaw race to catch up with Finch, he infiltrates a maximum-security government facility in a desperate mission which could mean the end for not only Samaritan, but for himself and The Machine as well.

9.8/10 (11620 votes)

return 0

S5:E13

Finch, Reese, Fusco and Shaw embark on one last mission to prevent Samaritan from destroying The Machine and cementing its hold over mankind.

Season Average Rating Episodes Best Episode Worst Episode
5 ★ 9.1 13
★ 9.8 return 0
★ 8.3 A More Perfect Union
3 ★ 8.9 23
★ 9.7 The Crossing
★ 8.0 Reasonable Doubt
4 ★ 8.8 22
★ 9.8 If-Then-Else
★ 7.9 Blunt
2 ★ 8.7 22
★ 9.5 God Mode
★ 8.0 Triggerman
1 ★ 8.6 23
★ 9.6 Firewall
★ 7.9 Ghosts