The BEST episodes of Person of Interest
Every episode of Person of Interest ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Person of Interest!
An ex-CIA agent and a mysterious billionaire prevent violent crimes with the help of an all-seeing machine that can predict events before they happen.
#1 - return 0
Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/21/2016
Finch, Reese, Fusco, and Shaw embark on one last mission to prevent Samaritan from destroying The Machine and cementing its hold over mankind.
#2 - Deus Ex Machina
Season 3 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/13/2014
The team work to stop Samaritan from coming online and targeting them; the battle against Vigilance reaches a conclusion.
#3 - Firewall
Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/17/2012
Reese becomes trapped with his POI in a heavily surveilled part of the city and must rely on Finch, Carter and Fusco's help.
#4 - Sotto Voce
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/30/2016
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.
#5 - The Day the World Went Away
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/31/2016
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.
#6 - If-Then-Else
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/6/2015
Samaritan launches a cyber-attack on the stock exchange, forcing the team to risk their lives in a desperate mission to stop a global catastrophe.
#7 - Beta
Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/29/2014
Reese and Shaw are hunted by Decima; Greer uses Finch's greatest weakness -- his former fiancee -- to lure him out of hiding.
#8 - The Devil's Share
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/26/2013
As the team seeks justice for a death, Finch fears one team member will go too far; the number of one of HR's key players comes up in the machine.
#9 - Endgame
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/2013
The machine gives Finch 38 numbers at once; information about Carter's past is revealed.
#10 - Synecdoche
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/7/2016
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.
#11 - YHWH
Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/5/2015
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.
#12 - /
Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/18/2014
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.
#13 - RAM
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/4/2014
Secrets of Finch's pre-Reese operation are revealed -- including surprising ties to current events.
#14 - No Good Deed
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/10/2012
A person of interest winds up in the middle of a dark government conspiracy that Finch is all too familiar with; Reese makes a discovery about Finch's past.
#15 - Prisoner's Dilemma
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/10/2013
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.
#16 - God Mode
Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/9/2013
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.
#17 - Last Call
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/25/2014
Finch tries to protect a 911 operator by going under cover in an emergency call center; the threat proves to be larger than anticipated.
#18 - Many Happy Returns
Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/3/2012
On Reese's birthday, Finch gives him the day off in hope of keeping him away from the latest person of interest.
#19 - SNAFU
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/9/2016
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.
#20 - .exe
Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/14/2016
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.
#21 - Death Benefit
Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/15/2014
Reese goes under cover as a secret service agent in order to get close to the latest person of interest, a congressman who may have the key to derailing Decima's plan for a second machine.
#22 - 4C
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/14/2014
Reese gets on an international flight -- intending to leave the team and the past behind -- but realizes his travel plans were manipulated.
#23 - Razgovor
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/22/2013
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.
#24 - A House Divided
Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/6/2014
The machine sends the team five different numbers to investigate when an unknown entity blocks details about an impending catastrophic event; Root's hackers arrive in New York.
#25 - Aletheia
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/7/2014
Multiple enemies target the team as they try to protect a dying man; Reese's absence could lead to catastrophic repercussions.