The BEST episodes of The Equalizer season 1

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

Robert McCall is a former agent of a shadowy, unnamed government agency, who is trying to make up for the unspoken sins of his past. His atonement comes in the form of an advertisement in a New York newspaper that features the quote: "Got a problem? Odds against you? Call the Equalizer." McCall uses his finely honed skills and occasionally the agents and resources from his old agency to combat the injustices perpetrated against those who can't seek protection from the law.

Last Updated: 11/26/2024Network: CBSStatus: Ended
The Confirmation Day
star
7.73
128 votes

#1 - The Confirmation Day

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/23/1985

McCall helps a former showgirl convinced someone is stalking her and a boy whose father helped steal antiques now wanted by two separate parties.

Directors: Richard A. Colla
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Mama's Boy
star
7.61
67 votes

#2 - Mama's Boy

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/13/1985

A career woman wants McCall's aid in ending her son's fascination with a charismatic drug dealer.

Directors: James Sheldon
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The Children's Song
star
7.60
73 votes

#3 - The Children's Song

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/30/1985

Father and son protect a girl from would-be rapists intent on killing the only witness to a murder.

Directors: Richard Compton
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The Equalizer
star
7.47
225 votes

#4 - The Equalizer

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/1985

A former government agent offers his services to people facing problems too big for them to handle, such as a woman being stalked by a psychopath and a man who learns of a blackmail scheme involving government officials.

Directors: Rod Holcomb
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Bump and Run
star
7.44
96 votes

#5 - Bump and Run

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/20/1985

Muggers seek revenge on a student who injured one of them while escaping, and a vigilante killer pins McCall's ad to his victims.

Directors: Richard Compton
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Back Home
star
7.34
56 votes

#6 - Back Home

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/18/1985

A banker is harassing tenants of a potentially valuable property and planning to murder his wife.

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The Lock Box
star
7.31
146 votes

#7 - The Lock Box

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/9/1985

McCall helps a man whose daughter has been abducted by a pimp who services covert government operations.

Directors: Russ Mayberry
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Reign of Terror
star
7.21
61 votes

#8 - Reign of Terror

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/11/1985

The new doctor at a local clinic refuses to give gang members drugs as `rent' for using their turf.

Directors: Richard Compton
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China Rain
star
7.20
213 votes

#9 - China Rain

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/1985

McCall comes to the aid of a housekeeper when kidnappers grab her son by mistake.

Directors: Richard Compton
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Unpunished Crimes
star
7.20
51 votes

#10 - Unpunished Crimes

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/1/1986

McCall is hired by an inventor whose designs were stolen by a huge corporation headed by a ruthless executive.

Directors: Alan Metzger
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Torn
star
7.19
53 votes

#11 - Torn

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/5/1986

McCall tries to divide his time between defending a woman from her abusive husband and settling with an old enemy.

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Desperately
star
7.19
59 votes

#12 - Desperately

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/4/1985

A lonely, neglected wife gets more than she wanted when she considers a fling and ends up witnessing a murder.

Directors: Donald Petrie
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Pretenders
star
7.12
49 votes

#13 - Pretenders

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/8/1986

An aspiring reporter, desperate for a scoop that will get her notice and a promotion, becomes convinced that something big is happening right in the next apartment.

Directors: Richard Compton
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No Conscience
star
7.12
50 votes

#14 - No Conscience

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/5/1986

A womanizer is abducted and threatened with death if he doesn't give his captors what they want-but he can't figure out what.

Directors: Richard Compton
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The Distant Fire
star
7.10
98 votes

#15 - The Distant Fire

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/6/1985

A hit man wants help to prevent another killer from murdering a woman both McCall and the hitman once loved.

Directors: Alan Metzger
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Breakpoint
star
7.10
50 votes

#16 - Breakpoint

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/19/1986

McCall is among those taken hostage by terrorists seeking a Middle Eastern philanthropist.

Directors: Russ Mayberry
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Wash-Up
star
7.09
54 votes

#17 - Wash-Up

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/29/1986

A window washer witnesses the murder of his pro-union partner by their anti-union boss, who has his own witnesses to back his self-defense claim.

Directors: Richard Compton
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Lady Cop
star
7.09
141 votes

#18 - Lady Cop

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/16/1985

A crooked cop is willing to murder to ensure that his new partner won't blow the whistle on his operations.

Directors: Russ Mayberry
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Out of the Past
star
7.09
57 votes

#19 - Out of the Past

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/15/1986

An ex-con is harassing the man whose testimony put him away-the man now married to McCall's former wife.

Directors: Richard Compton
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Dead Drop
star
7.03
60 votes

#20 - Dead Drop

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/22/1986

McCall assembles some old friends to protect a man marked for murder for no apparent reason.

Directors: Donald Petrie
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Unnatural Causes
star
6.96
54 votes

#21 - Unnatural Causes

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/12/1986

McCall's on the trail of a serial killer, leaving him little time for an actress fallen into the wrong crowd.

Directors: Alan Metzger
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The Defector
star
6.75
153 votes

#22 - The Defector

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/2/1985

McCall helps a double agent defect and a young boy stand up to bullies.

Directors: Rod Holcomb
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