The WORST episodes of Hudson & Rex

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

Detective Charlie Hudson, a cunning Major Crimes detective for the St. John’s Police Department, teams up with an unusual partner – Rex, a former-K9 German Shepherd, whose heightened senses keep Charlie hot on the trail of his suspects. Together, they investigate puzzling crimes, from a kidnapping which reveals a much larger conspiracy at play to an art theft murder which runs deep into the world of high society. With Charlie’s deft detective work and Rex’s keen canine senses, this crime-fighting pair is unstoppable.

Last Updated: 10/9/2025Network: CitytvStatus: Continuing
star
7.04
28 votes

#1 - Into the Wilds

Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/2025

When the sole witness against the son of a powerful mob boss goes missing in the woods, it's up to Mark, Rex and Jesse to track him down. The mob boss has already hired an assassin to find the witness.

Directors: Harvey Crossland
Writer: Peter Mohan
star
7.14
7 votes

#2 - Best Kind

Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/2025

When businessman Jake Kaufman is found dead on his yacht, all suspicion falls onto a deckhand who ran from the scene. As Mark and Rex search for motives and clues, it seems that the businessman's missing watch might be what the killer was after... But with Rex being unable to find traces of the watch on any of the suspects, the hunt for the elusive watch and the killer becomes a race against time to save another life.

star
7.25
20 votes

#3 - Runaway Witness

Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/2025

A young lawyer is snatched off the street, but the team can't track her down until they locate the sole witness - a child who disappeared from the scene. Rex connects with the traumatized boy, who communicates primarily through drawing. The team races to uncover who is behind the kidnapping and at the centre of a money laundering scheme before the criminal rids themselves of their depreciating asset.

Directors: Harvey Crossland
Writer: Cal Coons
Haunted by the Past
star
7.52
216 votes

#4 - Haunted by the Past

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/8/2019

When a woman is found comatose in a graveyard, Charlie and Rex dig up a cold case which may be connected. Donovan asks Charlie to spy on his daughter after she begins acting suspiciously.

Directors: Alison Reid
The Pet Sitter
star
7.54
210 votes

#5 - The Pet Sitter

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/22/2019

The animal lovers of St. John´s are under suspicion as Charlie and Rex investigate the death of a professional pet sitter. At home, Charlie finds himself in need of Sarah´s help.

Directors: Felipe Rodriguez
The Hunt
star
7.55
371 votes

#6 - The Hunt

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/25/2019

Rex proves himself as a member of the Major Crimes team when he tails a kidnapper. Meanwhile, the clock is ticking as Charlie and the team realize the abduction is part of an elaborate plan.

Directors: Alison Reid
Writer: Ken Cuperus
Kiss the Cod and Make Them Die
star
7.58
55 votes

#7 - Kiss the Cod and Make Them Die

Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/25/2025

Jesse and Stella's band gig goes sour when they become the victims of a mass poisoning, becoming key witnesses in piecing together a deadly night at the pub.

Directors: Deanne Foley
The Good, The Bad, and the Rex
star
7.63
95 votes

#8 - The Good, The Bad, and the Rex

Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/11/2023

As a pair of armed robbers rip through St. John's, Charlie and Rex work fast to stop them by uncovering the truth behind the spree.

Directors: T.J. Scott
Trial and Error
star
7.66
185 votes

#9 - Trial and Error

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/13/2019

Sarah finds herself in the middle of a hostage situation at a medical testing lab. When the team realizes there's no way inside without aggravating the gunman, Charlie sends Rex in to monitor the situation.

Directors: John Vatcher
Ghost Ship
star
7.66
97 votes

#10 - Ghost Ship

Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/4/2023

When a local whale watching boat mysteriously returns to harbor without its passengers, Charlie and Rex must race against time to find the missing tourists.

Directors: John Vatcher
Writer: Adam Barken
Fearless Freaks
star
7.67
255 votes

#11 - Fearless Freaks

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/1/2019

When a thrill-seeking daredevil falls to his death, Charlie and Rex unravel a conspiracy within the city's parkour community.

Directors: Felipe Rodriguez
Writer: Ken Cuperus
School Daze
star
7.68
208 votes

#12 - School Daze

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/15/2019

When a controversial university professor is found dead in his classroom, Charlie and Rex investigate leads while Jesse goes undercover and soon finds himself danger.

Directors: Alison Reid
In from the Cold
star
7.70
57 votes

#13 - In from the Cold

Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/11/2025

After the confrontation between a murder writer and a victim's wife goes viral, the team reopens the seven-year-old cold case, uncovering new evidence.

Directors: Jerry Ciccoritti
Finger Foodie
star
7.71
114 votes

#14 - Finger Foodie

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/11/2020

Charlie and Rex investigate the long list of enemies surrounding a vitriolic celebrity chef after a finger turns up in his Beef Wellington.

Directors: Adriana Maggs
Writer: Jessie Gabe
Hero by Night
star
7.71
87 votes

#15 - Hero by Night

Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/1/2023

A murder in a local park points to someone dressed as The Night Keeper.

Directors: Eleanore Lindo
Writer: Ken Cuperus
Lost Lives Club
star
7.72
86 votes

#16 - Lost Lives Club

Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/24/2023

After a popular physiotherapist is murdered, the team must investigate the victims of his alleged sexual assaults in order to track down the killer before they strike again.

Directors: Deanne Foley
Fast Eddie's
star
7.72
177 votes

#17 - Fast Eddie's

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/20/2019

After a reviled restaurateur's food truck explodes, killing one of his employees, Charlie and Rex find themselves with a few too many suspects. A flirtation has Charlie torn between a possible new love and Rex's reaction.

Directors: John Vatcher
Jail Break
star
7.73
84 votes

#18 - Jail Break

Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/11/2023

An imprisoned killer forces the station into lockdown by taking a hostage and attempting escape.

Directors: Warren P. Sonoda
Art of Darkness
star
7.73
166 votes

#19 - Art of Darkness

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/4/2019

Charlie, Rex and Sarah are thrown into the world of high art when a gallery curator is found murdered on his showroom floor with a sculpture missing.

Directors: John Vatcher
Writer: Jessie Gabe
Who's Your Caddy?
star
7.74
70 votes

#20 - Who's Your Caddy?

Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/12/2024

Jennica Malouf, a wealthy socialite, turns up dead on a golf course.

Directors: Harvey Crossland
Bark and Bite
star
7.75
75 votes

#21 - Bark and Bite

Season 6 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/2/2024

A convicted killer resorts to drastic measures to avoid deportation, leading Charlie and Rex to re-open his case.

Directors: Deanne Foley
Writer: Keavy Lynch
Hour of the Dog
star
7.76
86 votes

#22 - Hour of the Dog

Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/25/2023

In a case that unfolds in real-time, Charlie and Rex have one hour to disarm a masked gunman holding the employees of an insurance office hostage.

Directors: T.J. Scott
Dogged Pursuit
star
7.76
75 votes

#23 - Dogged Pursuit

Season 6 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/9/2024

When Sarah's old friend suffers an attack that leaves him in a coma, she travels to Toronto to confront his wife, while Charlie and Rex find suspects closer to home.

Directors: Jerry Ciccoritti
Bee-Deviled
star
7.76
59 votes

#24 - Bee-Deviled

Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/18/2025

When the president of a beekeeping association is found stung to death, a foreboding note leads the team to investigate who was willing to kill to be the new queen bee.

Directors: Kevin Hanchard
Writer: Cal Coons
Murder, She Thought
star
7.77
185 votes

#25 - Murder, She Thought

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/29/2019

When the pharmacist at Charlie's aunt's retirement home is found dead, she alerts him to a mysterious string of recent fatalities among the home's residents.

Directors: Alison Reid