The BEST episodes of The Rookie season 4

Every episode of The Rookie season 4, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Rookie season 4!

Starting over isn’t easy, especially for small-town guy John Nolan who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of being a Los Angeles police officer. As the force’s oldest rookie, he’s met with skepticism from some higher-ups who see him as just a walking midlife crisis. If he can’t keep up with the young cops and the criminals, he’ll be risking lives including his own. But if he can use his life experience, determination and sense of humor to give him an edge, he may just become a success in this new chapter of his life.

Last Updated: 12/12/2024Network: ABC (US)Status: Continuing
Fire Fight
star
7.80
1126 votes

#1 - Fire Fight

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/14/2021

In the aftermath of Fred’s house explosion, Officer Nolan and Bailey discover there’s more to Fred’s death than meets the eye. Meanwhile, Officer Chen and Officer Bradford demand a treasure hunt rematch and enlist Officer Grey to help set the terms to a new bet, all while they arrest a series of wealthy female criminals. Elsewhere, Wesley struggles to keep it together under the pressure of his debt to Elijah.

Directors: Tori Garrett
Writer: Corey Miller
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Poetic Justice
star
7.74
1152 votes

#2 - Poetic Justice

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/7/2021

Officer Nolan and team are on a hunt to retrieve a buried stash of gold before any treasure seekers get hurt. Meanwhile, Bradford is tasked with encouraging the oldest cop at the station to retire and invites him to ride with him.

Directors: Chi Yoon Chung
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Heart Beat
star
7.71
1120 votes

#3 - Heart Beat

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/2/2022

Now that Nolan knows about Bailey’s past, he must decide if they still have a future. When a plane crashes in the middle of the city, the team races to find out why.

Directors: SJ Main Muñoz
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Breakdown
star
7.70
1074 votes

#4 - Breakdown

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/12/2021

Desperate to break free from his connection to Elijah, Wesley tries to plant a listening device in his office to incriminate him. Meanwhile, Officer Bradford and his sister, Genny, learn an unsettling truth about their father.

Directors: Chi Yoon Chung
Writer: Alexi Hawley
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Hit List
star
7.70
1013 votes

#5 - Hit List

Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/6/2022

Officer Harper puts Officer Aaron through “Plain Clothes Day,” but the exercise is interrupted by an unsuspected visitor. After two witnesses for an upcoming grand jury case are murdered, the team must track down the killers before it’s too late.

Directors: Robert Bella
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Red Hot
star
7.69
1132 votes

#6 - Red Hot

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/2021

Officer Nolan and Officer Chen search for a missing person who may have international ties that puts everyone’s lives in danger. Meanwhile, Harper continues the search for a serial arsonist after responding to a report of an injured cyclist, and Wesley must overcome an impossible task.

Directors: Lisa Demaine
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Five Minutes
star
7.68
1112 votes

#7 - Five Minutes

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/2021

Officer Nolan and Officer Chen’s run-in with an infamous thief tips them off to a potentially big heist surrounding the Getty’s big gala event. Meanwhile, Nolan works up the courage to ask Bailey out on a date.

Directors: Lisa Demaine
Writer: Brynn Malone
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End Game
star
7.65
1114 votes

#8 - End Game

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/9/2022

The team must rely on a criminal for his expertise to help take down an even bigger threat. Meanwhile, Officers Chen and Bradford investigate the murder of an unhoused teenager who used to be friends with Tamara.

Directors: Tori Garrett
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Life and Death
star
7.63
1176 votes

#9 - Life and Death

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/2021

Nolan and the entire team race against the clock to locate Lopez after she is kidnapped on her wedding day, not only to save her life but her unborn child’s.

Directors: Bill Roe
Writer: Alexi Hawley
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Backstabbers
star
7.63
1014 votes

#10 - Backstabbers

Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/10/2022

After the robbery of a train filled with valuable auction items turns deadly, the team is called to investigate. Meanwhile, Officer Chen has doubts about being Sergeant Bradford’s aid and is upset when he doesn’t give her the recognition she deserves. Elsewhere, Officer Harper takes matters into her own hands and makes a life-changing decision about her personal life.

Directors: Tori Garrett
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Fight or Flight
star
7.62
1019 votes

#11 - Fight or Flight

Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/30/2022

Officers John Nolan and Lucy Chen must fulfill three quests if they want to get a stolen police helicopter back safely from a teenage thief. Meanwhile, Officer Nyla Harper and Aaron Thorson must guard a convicted cop killer in the hospital following a prison riot.

Directors: Lanre Olabisi
Writer: Brynn Malone
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Hit and Run
star
7.62
1092 votes

#12 - Hit and Run

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/5/2021

The team goes on a city-wide hunt for an individual who is threatening a mass casualty event. Meanwhile, Tim’s sister Genny shows up unannounced with some surprising news, and Lopez continues her inner struggle over Wesley’s deal with Elijah and tries to come up with a plan to get them out of it.

Directors: Bill Roe
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A.C.H.
star
7.61
1124 votes

#13 - A.C.H.

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/31/2021

When a new designer drug hits LA streets, it turns users into “zombies,” and Officer Nolan and the team have a Halloween they won’t soon forget. Back at home, Lucy questions whether her apartment building might be haunted.

Directors: Daniel Willis
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Mother’s Day
star
7.61
1018 votes

#14 - Mother’s Day

Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/8/2022

Sergeant Grey supports Officer Nolan’s desire to become a training officer and offers to ride with him for the day to get him ready. Meanwhile, Tim and Lucy must manage expectations in their respective relationships as they decide on their plans for Mother’s Day and a romantic vacation.

Directors: Lisa Demaine
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In the Line of Fire
star
7.59
1119 votes

#15 - In the Line of Fire

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/2021

Officer Nolan and officer Chen report to a structure fire and suspect that there is more to the situation than meets the eye. Meanwhile, after witnessing a sniper shooting, the team searches for the shooter and discovers that the perpetrator has a connection to one of their own.

Directors: Daniel Willis
Writer: Robert Bella
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Coding
star
7.59
994 votes

#16 - Coding

Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/3/2022

Officer John Nolan and the team feel they must negotiate with a distraught man who is holding a hospital hostage to ensure his wife receives a lifesaving surgery.

Directors: Bill Roe
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The Knock
star
7.58
1044 votes

#17 - The Knock

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/23/2022

The team responds to the report of a severed hand washing up on the beach and are on the hunt to find its owner. Meanwhile, Tim attempts to prove he isn’t a control freak to Lucy and invites her on a double date with him and Ashley.

Writer: Zoe Cheng
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Day in the Hole
star
7.55
1059 votes

#18 - Day in the Hole

Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/15/2022

Officer John Nolan is forced to spend a week in solitary confinement in a quiet border town with a young local officer who is in need of some training. Meanwhile, Sergeant Bradford and Officer Chen discover that looks are deceiving and go undercover together in a possible drug trafficking case.

Directors: Alexi Hawley
Writer: Alexi Hawley
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Simone
star
7.54
1025 votes

#19 - Simone

Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/24/2022

Officer Nolan and the LA division of the FBI enlist the help of FBI trainee Simone Clark when one of her former students is suspected of terrorism following an explosion at a local power station.

Directors: Liz Friedlander
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Enervo
star
7.53
1009 votes

#20 - Enervo

Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/1/2022

The team alongside the LA Division of the FBI are in a race to stop bombs that have been scattered throughout the city by a suspected terrorist. The joint task force is suspicious of the CIA’s involvement in the situation.

Directors: Bill Roe
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Long Shot
star
7.48
1048 votes

#21 - Long Shot

Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/27/2022

Officers Nolan and Harper help Skip Tracer Randy on his first bounty hunter case. Meanwhile, Officer Chen and Sergeant Bradford are on the hunt for a perpetrator on a citywide crime spree.

Watch Now:Apple TV
Real Crime
star
7.09
1054 votes

#22 - Real Crime

Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/13/2022

Desperate to reset the way the world sees him, Officer Thorsen reluctantly decides to be a part of a reality show to help rebrand his image, only to be thrust back into yet another deadly situation. With cameras rolling, the show’s producer is found murdered and the team must investigate before Aaron is made suspect number one.

Directors: Rob Seidenglanz
Watch Now:Apple TV