The BEST episodes of Forever Knight season 1

Every episode of Forever Knight season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Forever Knight season 1!

800-year-old vampire Nick Knight quests for redemption as a cop in Toronto, trying to hide his vampiric nature from the rest of the world.

Last Updated: 11/12/2024Network: CBSStatus: Ended
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I Will Repay
star
9.31
42 votes

#1 - I Will Repay

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/15/1992

Natalie's brother Richard is shot at the police station. When it's apparent he's going to die, Natalie urges a reluctant Nick to bring Richard over as he did a leper centuries ago. Is this a second chance for Richard and his family, or will history repeat itself?

Directors: Jorge Montesi
Writer: Brad Wright
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Cherry Blossoms
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9.28
43 votes

#2 - Cherry Blossoms

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/11/1992

A woman targetted in a mob hit in Chinatown escapes, but in critical condition. Nick must find her before the mobsters do, but he gets no help or trust from an ancient acupuncturist who is hiding and caring for the victim, and who recognizes Nick as the monster who killed his mother 75 years ago.

Directors: Brad Turner
Writer: Roy Sallows
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Dying to Know You
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9.23
44 votes

#3 - Dying to Know You

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/9/1992

The wife and daughter of a well-known philanthropist are kidnapped and held for ransom, and psychic Denise Fort is brought in help Nick and Schanke with the case. Her powers are genuine, and therein lies the problem: she keeps picking up flashes of Nick's "other life", and Nick feels torn about whether or not to reveal himself to her, since she thinks it's a sign that she's having a breakdown. Nick's recollections of a similar situation in Puritan New England make him determined that Denise won't share th e fate of his mortal friend from that time.

Directors: Brad Turner
Writer: Tony Sheer
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False Witness
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9.19
43 votes

#4 - False Witness

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/4/1992

Nick's feelings of responsibility for the death of a man he was supposed to protect in a "sting" operation causes him to lie about actually seeing the murderer pull the trigger. In addition to the problem of having to appear in court to testify in broad daylight, Nick's desire to see justice done struggles with his conscience. He calls up memories of an incident from the past in which a woman lies in court, condemning to death a man Nick knows to be innocent, since he saw his fellow vampire Janette commit the crime.

Directors: Jorge Montesi
Writer: Naomi Janzen
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Dance By The Light Of The Moon
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9.15
46 votes

#5 - Dance By The Light Of The Moon

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/26/1992

A beautiful young woman is able to exert an almost supernatural control over men, driving them to commit criminal acts for her amusement. Nick manages to catch up with her, but will his own powers help prevent him from also falling under her spell?

Directors: Michael Levine
Writer: Roy Sallows
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Dark Knight: The Second Chapter (2)
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9.07
57 votes

#6 - Dark Knight: The Second Chapter (2)

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/6/1992

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Dark Knight (1)
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8.27
106 votes

#7 - Dark Knight (1)

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/5/1992

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Dead Air
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8.00
14 votes

#8 - Dead Air

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/22/1992

Someone's calling CTOK radio's on-air psychiatrist and murdering women on the air. Dr. Noble comes to Nick's aid -- to Stonetree's dismay -- while Schanke searches through psychiatric records. Noble thinks the killer is acting out a murderous fantasy -- one that may involve her.

Directors: Steve DiMarco
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Last Act
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7.92
80 votes

#9 - Last Act

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/19/1992

A young woman dies, and all evidence points to suicide. Nick, however, has a gut feeling that it was murder, but seems unable to prove it. Added to his stack of unsolved crimes, it makes Nick question his own feelings of self-worth, especially after hearing about another, real suicide: that of one of his "old friends". Nick must search through his memories of their relationship of centuries past to determine why she killed herself, and why he shouldn't.

Directors: René Bonnière
Writer: Brad Wright
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Love You to Death
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7.92
37 votes

#10 - Love You to Death

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/2/1993

After a model missing for four months is found dead under mysterious circumstances, another model disappears who bears a striking a resemblance to a dancer Nick fell for a long time ago

Writer: Tony Sheer
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Fatal Mistake
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7.89
9 votes

#11 - Fatal Mistake

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/16/1993

The investigation into Stonetree's recent shooting of a perp is keeping him up nights. Meanwhile Nick confronts a ghost of his own -- one that's about 300 years older.

Directors: Michael Levine
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If Looks Could Kill
star
7.86
7 votes

#12 - If Looks Could Kill

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/9/1993

Nick investigates three woman who are member of the Spa Experience. They're all young, beautiful, and have murderous tendencies, but do they share something more than skin deep?

Directors: Nicholas J. Gray
Writer: Naomi Janzen
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Dead Issue
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7.73
11 votes

#13 - Dead Issue

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/6/1992

Inspector Tony Fiore's wife confesses to shooting her lover in self-defense. Case closed?

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Only the Lonely
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7.73
11 votes

#14 - Only the Lonely

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 11/17/1992

It's Natalie's birthday again, which gets her and Nick thinking about another one of her birthdays- the day they met. Now she's met someone else- and Nick's jealousy is showing. Meanwhile a killer is murdering his dates.

Directors: Michael Levine
Writer: Susan Martin
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Father Figure
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7.69
13 votes

#15 - Father Figure

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 10/13/1992

A man is killed in an apparent mob hit. While the investigation is underway, the only witness, a young girl named Lisa, is left in Nick's protective custody. This duty reminds Nick of a boy he and his Old Friends cared for in World War II England and the ramifications of his immortality and sterility.

Directors: Gary Farmer
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Unreality TV
star
7.67
9 votes

#16 - Unreality TV

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 11/24/1992

Being the subject of a COPS-like television show reminds Nick of his first exposure to the camera during the US Civil War. Will modern technology finally reveal the vampires' secret?

Directors: Clay Borris
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1966
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7.63
8 votes

#17 - 1966

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/23/1993

During a hostage situation at the police station, Nick recalls his life in East Berlin (as the American Nick Thomas), where he helped another family in crisis while they helped him search for the Abarat, an ancient book of miracles that may contain a cure for vampirism.

Directors: Nicholas J. Gray
Writer: Brad Wright
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Hunters
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7.57
14 votes

#18 - Hunters

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/29/1992

Schanke's old partner is gunned down in the street. The bad guys make it clear Don is next. Jeanette lets Nick hide Schanke at The Raven because his predicament reminds them of when Nick, Jeanette, and Lacroix were hunted- only this time it appears to be an inside job.

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For I Have Sinned
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7.56
78 votes

#19 - For I Have Sinned

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/12/1992

Another serial killer, this time preying on young women who all attend the same church. In order to catch him, Nick must try to overcome his fear and loathing of the Church and its symbols. Meanwhile, flashbacks to 15th Century France show Nick's encounter with a young peasant girl doomed to become a martyr when her claims that God spoke to her result in the Church branding her as a heretic and condemning her to burn at the stake. Nick offers her his version of immortality, but she refuses in favor of her own belief in life after death.

Directors: Jerry Ciccoritti
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Spin Doctor
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7.36
11 votes

#20 - Spin Doctor

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 10/27/1992

A journalist covering the mayoral election is electrocuted in his hotel room. Later his girlfriend is found dead too. It appears one of the candidates may be involved in a sex scandal. Can Nick find out who committed these murders without engaging in a witchhunt? Dirty politics and mudslinging gets Nick thinking about when he was Professor Nicholas Girard (Chicago, 1954) -- and on trial before the HUAC on charges of being a Communist.

Directors: Leon Marr
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Dying for Fame
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7.30
10 votes

#21 - Dying for Fame

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 11/10/1992

Pop star Rebecca has a new hit video in which she kills off her fans. When a fan's body is found in her hotel room is it life imitating art or just another imitator?

Directors: Jon Cassar
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Feeding the Beast
star
6.90
10 votes

#22 - Feeding the Beast

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 12/1/1992

Nick goes undercover to investigate the murders of members of The Twelve Steps, a support group for addicts. Can his sponsor help him with his addiction, or is she out to kill him too?

Directors: Richard J. Lewis
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