The BEST episodes of Rush Hour (2016) season 1

Every episode of Rush Hour (2016) season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Rush Hour (2016) season 1!

Detective Lee from Hong Kong must team up with Detective Carter in order to bring down the Chinese crime syndicate in LA.

Last Updated: 8/18/2024Network: CBSStatus: Ended
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Badass Cop
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7.83
413 votes

#1 - Badass Cop

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/12/2016

After thwarting an armored truck robbery on a busy highway, Detectives Carter and Lee discover it may have been a dry run for a bigger heist but disagree on who the suspects are.

Directors: Steve Boyum
Writer: Steve Franks
Watch Now:Amazon
Welcome Back, Carter
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7.78
441 votes

#2 - Welcome Back, Carter

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/5/2016

A student’s murder prompts Carter and Lee to go undercover as administrators at an elite high school where they learn the victim was really a police officer posing as a student to investigate illegal drugs on campus.

Directors: Steve Boyum
Watch Now:Amazon
Captain Cole's Playlist
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7.76
529 votes

#3 - Captain Cole's Playlist

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/14/2016

When a young graffiti artist witnesses the murder of an LAPD Detective, Carter and Lee must track him down so they can prove that a well-known criminal is responsible.

Directors: Sylvain White
Watch Now:Amazon
Assault on Precinct 7
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7.72
454 votes

#4 - Assault on Precinct 7

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/28/2016

When Lee’s sister, Kim, risks her life to tip him off about the Quantou gang trafficking women into Los Angeles, Lee leaves Carter in the dark while he gathers inside information about the gang’s plans to infiltrate the city.

Directors: John Putch
Watch Now:Amazon
LA Real Estate Boom
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7.71
489 votes

#5 - LA Real Estate Boom

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/21/2016

When two people with no obvious connection receive similar notes and are then killed by targeted bombs in 24 hours, Carter and Lee have little to go on as they scramble to identify the bomber before he strikes again.

Directors: Jimmy Muro
Writer: Cindy Fang
Watch Now:Amazon
Familee Ties
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7.70
271 votes

#6 - Familee Ties

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 8/20/2016

When a meeting of rival Los Angeles gang lords is orchestrated by the Quantou gang, Carter and Lee must infiltrate it to find Lee’s sister Kim and save her from going further with the Quantou.

Directors: John Putch
Watch Now:Amazon
Prisoner of Love
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7.69
324 votes

#7 - Prisoner of Love

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 7/23/2016

Detectives Carter and Lee hunt an escaped prisoner searching for his estranged wife and daughter, who are in witness protection. When the pair goes missing, the Detectives must find how their location was compromised.

Directors: John Badham
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Wind Beneath My Wingman
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7.65
361 votes

#8 - Wind Beneath My Wingman

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/19/2016

A smitten Carter asks Lee to be his wingman with a beautiful witness, Nina, who they are protecting before she testifies against her former menacing boss.

Directors: Maja Vrvilo
Watch Now:Amazon
The Dark Night
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7.59
278 votes

#9 - The Dark Night

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/13/2016

When seemingly upstanding members of society are being publicly humiliated by a mystery man, Detectives Carter and Lee search for someone targeting powerful people with something to hide.

Directors: Stephen Herek
Watch Now:Amazon
Knock, Knock… House Creeping!
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7.56
288 votes

#10 - Knock, Knock… House Creeping!

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/30/2016

Captain Cole enlists the help of Detectives Carter and Lee as she fears the return of a serial killer when a young woman's recent disappearance at a hotel believed to be haunted mirrors a series of chilling unsolved cases from five years ago.

Directors: John Badham
Watch Now:Amazon
O Hostage! My Hostage!
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7.51
276 votes

#11 - O Hostage! My Hostage!

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/6/2016

Carter and Lee discover that a hostage situation at a concert hall is more than a robbery gone wrong.

Directors: Steve Boyum
Watch Now:Amazon
star
7.37
681 votes

#12 - Two Days, or the Number of Hours Within That Time Frame

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/7/2016

After Gerald is arrested for wearing an expensive watch that was stolen in a robbery/homicide, Carter sneaks his cousin out of jail in order to use his street contacts to track down the killers.

Directors: Peter Weller
Watch Now:Amazon
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7.04
938 votes

#13 - Pilot

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/31/2016

Cultures clash and tempers flare when Detective Lee, a stoic, by-the-book Hong Kong police detective, is paired with maverick LAPD Detective Carter in Los Angeles to investigate the theft of Chinese artifacts.

Directors: Jon Turteltaub
Watch Now:Amazon