The WORST episodes of Shark

Every episode of Shark ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Shark!

Sebastian Stark, a charismatic, supremely self-confident defense attorney who, after a shocking outcome in one of his cases and a personal epiphany, brings his cutthroat tactics to the prosecutor's office as the head of the Los Angeles District Attorney's High Profile Crime Unit. A group of young prosecutors are about to have the learning experience of a lifetime because, though Stark is seeking to redeem himself, he has no intention of cooling his underhanded approach to cases just because he's now working for the "good guys."

Last Updated: 4/5/2024Network: CBSStatus: Ended
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Burning Sensation
star
6.35
101 votes

#1 - Burning Sensation

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/18/2007

While trying to find an arsonist responsible for claiming the life of a firefighter, Sebastian's team finds that the man the firefighter died trying rescue was murdered before the fire began.

Directors: Marcos Siega
Writer: Ted Humphrey
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Sins of the Mother
star
7.19
52 votes

#2 - Sins of the Mother

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/7/2006

A married socialite, who is one of Jessica's best friends, fatally shoots her ex-con lover but claims it was in self-defense. Also, Sebastian gives Julie the silent treatment after she stays overnight with her boyfriend.

Directors: Robert Lieberman
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Russo
star
7.21
61 votes

#3 - Russo

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/12/2006

A couple is shot to death in a Malibu beach house, which they rented from a private investigator who knows dirty secrets about almost everyone in Hollywood - including Stark. The PI is under investigation by a grand jury and Stark uses that threat to squeeze information from him. Back at home, Julie helps a guy on whom she has a crush research a term paper while she lets her own studies fall behind.

Directors: Ron Lagomarsino
Writer: Kevin Falls
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Pilot
star
7.22
126 votes

#4 - Pilot

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/2006

After a shocking outcome in one of his cases and a personal epiphany, Sebastian Stark decides to leave his job as a defense attorney. Now looking for a new job, he has been offered the position of director of the Los Angeles DA's high-profile crime unit, but with a twist - he will have to train a new team of inexperienced lawyers.

Directors: Spike Lee
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Gangster Movies
star
7.35
84 votes

#5 - Gangster Movies

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2007

When Sebastian's witness is blown away by a car bomb, Jessica Devlin agrees to help and decides to recruit Deputy District Attorney Danny Reyes from the Organized Crime Unit to help in the investigation.

Directors: Adam Davidson
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Eye of the Beholder
star
7.35
129 votes

#6 - Eye of the Beholder

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/2007

When the body of a 22-year-old surgically-enhanced aspiring actress turns up, the team begins working on identifying and convicting the killer. But the investigation leads to discovery of the exploitation of the victim's dream. Sebastian's team uncovers that the victim's plastic surgeon was exchanging sex for surgery with her.

Directors: Marcos Siega
Writer: Ted Humphrey
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Porn Free
star
7.39
23 votes

#7 - Porn Free

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/26/2007

Sebastian must prosecute the murder of a predatory porn producer. The case is complicated by the fact that the killer is head of a women's shelter, who is being regarded as a hero by the media and the population of the city.

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In Absentia
star
7.41
74 votes

#8 - In Absentia

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/2007

Sebastian and Danny travel to Mexico to attempt to retrieve a defendant who left the country to avoid being prosecuted for murdering his business partner/mistress.

Directors: Adam Davidson
Writer: Kim Clements
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In The Grasp
star
7.42
33 votes

#9 - In The Grasp

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/19/2006

Stark prosecutes three college football players accused of raping a female student at a campus athletic house. One of the players is the team's starting quarterback and is considered a first-round pick in the upcoming NFL draft. The case takes a hit when Stark learns the victim was in a relationship with the quarterback. Back at home, Julie tells her dad she is being suspended from school because she's been accused of plagiarism.

Directors: Steven DePaul
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Dr. Feelbad
star
7.53
86 votes

#10 - Dr. Feelbad

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/5/2006

A heart surgeon is accused of murdering his missing wife. The fact that Stark doesn't have any proof, or even a body, doesn't stop him. He asks his team to find creative means to secure evidence from Dr. Mitchell Sterling's home and obtain testimony from his eight-year-old son, Ethan.

Writer: Keith Eisner
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Fall From Grace
star
7.55
22 votes

#11 - Fall From Grace

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/19/2007

In his new case, Stark goes against one of his former legal protégé. He must prosecutes the murder of a young professor who was pushed from the balcony of his wife's boyfriend's apartment.

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Love Triangle
star
7.55
29 votes

#12 - Love Triangle

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/16/2006

A 16-year-old black girl is run down by a car and killed just after she left a party. The school the victim went to is mostly attended by rich, white kids, including Stark's daughter, Julie. Stark fears a racial war could break out over the crime but when the investigation is completed, it reveals a totally different story.

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For Whom The Skel Rolls
star
7.59
132 votes

#13 - For Whom The Skel Rolls

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/2007

Isaac's life is under scrutiny when the closed case of his fiance's murder his re-opened and that Sebastian's team will be conducting the investigation for the DA office. The relation between Raina and Isaac is also getting more complicated since Raina cannot reveal that she is working on this case.

Directors: Paul Holahan
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Fashion Police
star
7.65
31 votes

#14 - Fashion Police

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/2/2006

Four Latino women are killed in a garment-factory fire and the police rule it an accident, but Martin leaks false information to the press to force the DA's office to investigate. Sebastian isn't happy about it and says the case can't be won, but he gets pumped up when he learns a rival is defending the fashion company his office is going after. The probe reveals the company supports sweatshops and may be liable for the fire. Also, Julie gets readmitted to school.

Directors: Arvin Brown
Writer: Bill Chais
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Dial M for Monica
star
7.67
27 votes

#15 - Dial M for Monica

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/23/2006

An assistant district attorney is gunned down along with a high-priced hooker in the prostitute's car. The investigation reports the victim had wanted to prosecute narcotics cases and not domestic disputes, and she may have been working the call girl on targeting a drug dealer with whom she had a relationship. Meanwhile, Julie considers going to the next step with Eddie.

Directors: Steve Gomer
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No Holds Barred
star
7.67
102 votes

#16 - No Holds Barred

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/26/2007

After a popular ultimate fighter commits suicide, an investigation reveals he had been the third fighter in the league to commit suicide and the league CEO had been pushing steroids on the players. Following the results of the investigation, Sebastian charges the CEO with murder.

Directors: Paul McCrane
Writer: Ken Woodruff
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Déjà Vu All Over Again
star
7.68
28 votes

#17 - Déjà Vu All Over Again

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/9/2006

After an 8-year-old girl is kidnapped from a park and murdered, Stark believes this new case could be linked to a similar crime committed 15 years ago. In the former case, the main suspect had been defended by Stark himself and prosecuted by Jessica Devlin, and the man had been convicted of the murder. Meanwhile, a young man tells Julie he believes his late father and her mother had an affair while she was still married to Stark.

Directors: Rod Holcomb
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LAPD Blue
star
7.69
151 votes

#18 - LAPD Blue

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/2006

Stark has a new case, the murder of an undercover narcotics detective by a drug dealer. He will have to deal with the murdered cop's partners, who are hesitant to trust or help him because he often used questionable means to win acquittals for his often-guilty clients when he was a defense attorney.

Directors: Rod Holcomb
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One Hit Wonder
star
7.71
102 votes

#19 - One Hit Wonder

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 5/13/2008

Stark comes back to work at the DA's office when a talented young female musician is found dead.

Directors: Steve Robman
Writer: Ted Humphrey
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Student Body
star
7.75
106 votes

#20 - Student Body

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/2007

The search for the bomber of a school campus and the killer of a co-ed leads to a young chemical engineering student who has been sending incriminating letters about exacting revenge on his condescending peers. But when the case is ready to go to trial, Danny is seduced by the student claim of innocence and convinces Sebastian to let him search for another suspect.

Directors: Seith Mann
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In the Crosshairs
star
7.76
106 votes

#21 - In the Crosshairs

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/2007

The mayor places undue pressure on Sebastian and his team to identify, locate, and convict a serial freeway sniper who is causing city-wide panic in Los Angeles.

Directors: Paul Holahan
Writer: Keith Eisner
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Strange Bedfellows
star
7.76
17 votes

#22 - Strange Bedfellows

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/26/2007

With the discovery of an 11-year-old boy who went missing four years ago comes one of the most confusing case for Stark. During those four years, the young boy was living with his kidnapper and was identifying himself as his son. Sebastian must disprove the kidnapper's claim that he was in fact protecting the boy from abusive parents.

Directors: Paul Holahan
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Partners in Crime
star
7.78
101 votes

#23 - Partners in Crime

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/27/2008

Sebastian's life is in jeopardy when it turns out the fatal shooting of his former law partner was supposed to be a hit on him.

Directors: David J. Miller
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Leaving Las Vegas
star
7.79
101 votes

#24 - Leaving Las Vegas

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 5/6/2008

Although reluctantly, Sebastian accepts a seven-figure retainer to defend a crooked casino owner who allegedly murdered the head of operations at his casino.

Directors: Paul Holahan
Writer: Keith Eisner
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Trial By Fire
star
7.81
21 votes

#25 - Trial By Fire

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/5/2007

While Stark and Raina are prosecuting a cold-blooded killer, a convicted armed robber from another case enters the courtroom and takes everyone hostage and hopes to reverse his conviction.

Directors: Paul Holahan
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