The BEST episodes of The Cleaner season 1

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

When William Banks hits rock-bottom from his own addictions during the birth of his twins, he makes a deal with God: in exchange for a second chance at life, he will kick his habits and live his life to help others get clean that have fallen into a life of addiction, whether it is sex, drugs, alcohol, or gambling... by any means necessary.

Last Updated: 10/31/2024Network: A&EStatus: Ended

7.88

34 votes

#1 - Five Little Words

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/7/2008

William rescues a team member, while the others go undercover at a sorority house to get information about a drug dealer.

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7.86

64 votes

#2 - The 11th Hour

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/16/2008

The original interventionist brings William in after his intervention with a woman goes wrong and she ends up on the streets. The original interventionist considers William a "Thug" making William question his own motivation for finding the woman.

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7.77

39 votes

#3 - Here Comes the Boom

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/19/2008

A teenage boy needs William's help with his father, who once went to prison because of William's past efforts. The man is back on the streets and using meth again.

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7.71

35 votes

#4 - House of Pain

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/2/2008

William's friend needs help with a student who is abusing heroin and prescription drugs. The boy's father causes problems for the crew. William thinks the boy might be attempting suicide.

Directors: Leon Ichaso

Writer: Adam Glass

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7.67

40 votes

#5 - To Catch a Fed

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/26/2008

William is determined into searching for the former partner of an FBI agent; the missing man is found in a tent city of meth manufacturers, William then realizes that he's has been told lies about the real reason why the FBI agent is looking for her old partner.

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7.64

11 votes

#6 - Chaos Theory

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/5/2008

A mathematics professor uses cocaine to help him publish his research in time. His girlfriend and colleague requests William's help. William tries to stop the professor before he loses everything--his career, personal life, and even his immigrant parents' diner. Meanwhile, William's son discovers a used needle in their house after a dinner party. William realizes that the needle belongs to his former sponsor and must decide whether to cut his sponsor out of his life.

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7.60

15 votes

#7 - Rag Dolls

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/22/2008

A mother thinks her teen daughter is involved with drugs though her drug test comes back negative. The mother enlists the help of William to prove this theory one way or another.

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7.54

60 votes

#8 - Back to One

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/30/2008

The brother of an striving actress discovers his sister cocaine addiction and tries to get William's crew to help. Akani races to find Sweton after he mysteriously goes missing.

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7.47

60 votes

#9 - Lie With Me

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 10/14/2008

William devises an extreme intervention when a couple's alcoholism endangers their daughter.

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7.20

15 votes

#10 - Meet the Joneses

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/29/2008

You never know where drug rings may show up. In this ongoing episode a wife, from the suburbs, involves herself with a drug ring. Her husband enlists the help of William to crack the ring.

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7.10

62 votes

#11 - Let It Ride

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/9/2008

The gambler notices his favourite jockey is using a lot of drugs to meet weight and asks William to step in.

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6.89

63 votes

#12 - Rebecca

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/23/2008

A teenager pianist turns to meth in order to cope with the pressure, the father of the teenage girl asks William's crew for help, but they are stonewalled by the girl's mother.

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6.41

29 votes

#13 - Pilot

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/15/2008

William tries to help Zach, a once-promising high school athlete who has fallen victim to meth addiction.

Directors: David Semel

Writer: Jonathan Prince, Robert Munic

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