The BEST episodes of Tommy season 1

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

A former high-ranking NYC police officer becomes the first female LAPD Chief of Police and uses her unflinching honesty and hardball tactics to navigate the social, political and national security issues that comes with law enforcement.

Last Updated: 9/20/2024Network: CBSStatus: Ended
Cause of Death
star
7.95
250 votes

#1 - Cause of Death

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 5/6/2020

Tommy and her inner circle fight back against an LAPD and city government conspiracy to have her removed as police chief.

Directors: Scott Ellis
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Packing Heat
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7.82
251 votes

#2 - Packing Heat

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/23/2020

Tommy is accused of professional impropriety when her relationship with sports agent Kiley Mills intersects with the LAPD's arrest of a local sports phenom found possessing an illegal firearm.

Directors: Adam Arkin
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This Is Not a Drill
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7.78
243 votes

#3 - This Is Not a Drill

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/29/2020

Tommy launches an informal investigation into a possible LAPD and city government-related conspiracy just as she prepares to fight for her job in front of an ethics committee

Directors: Eric Laneuville
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Lifetime Achievement
star
7.75
321 votes

#4 - Lifetime Achievement

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/19/2020

Gray asks Tommy to personally oversee the investigation when a Hollywood producer is attacked during a party at his home by a woman who claims he tried to sexually assault her first. Tommy prepares for the LAPD recertification process to demonstrate her fitness for her position.

Directors: Christine Moore
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Free to Go
star
7.69
261 votes

#5 - Free to Go

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/15/2020

Tommy tries to help a young woman who intentionally gets arrested to buy time for her political asylum request to be approved; a reporter friend of Blake's asks her about the prison murder of Mayor Gray's former campaign donor.

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Vic
star
7.65
254 votes

#6 - Vic

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/1/2020

Tommy faces a political powder keg when racial tension arises between the LAPD and the African American community, following the murder of a notable community activist. While the victim's death initially looks to be a gang-related hit connected to his past, his death soon seems linked to a local dispute over highly coveted real estate.

Directors: Christine Moore
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The Ninth Girl
star
7.60
296 votes

#7 - The Ninth Girl

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/11/2020

Mayor Gray puts added pressure on Tommy to quickly solve a high-profile kidnapping when a baby is taken from a prominent local businessman, capturing the attention of the citizens of L.A.

Directors: Edward Ornelas
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The Swatting Game
star
7.59
262 votes

#8 - The Swatting Game

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/8/2020

Tommy and the LAPD race to find an online 'swatter', a criminal who makes fake 911 calls. As Tommy deploys the department's full resources to the search, the perpetrator threatens to reveal private information about members of the police force.

Directors: Melanie Mayron
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To Take a Hostage
star
7.58
287 votes

#9 - To Take a Hostage

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/4/2020

When a concert promoter who is accused of defrauding his customers and vendors takes hostages in a restaurant, Tommy sends Cooper and Diaz to manage the situation until she can arrive. Tommy must navigate the politics of the L.A. City Council when two members refuse to sign on to her new budget proposal.

Directors: Brendan Walsh
Writer: Lucy Teitler
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19 Hour Day
star
7.56
291 votes

#10 - 19 Hour Day

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/26/2020

Tommy must decide how to deploy the LAPD's resources when a 'climate change' protest brings riots and a bomb threat—at the same time as a mudslide shuts down a major freeway.

Directors: Geary McLeod
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There Are No Strangers Here
star
7.53
342 votes

#11 - There Are No Strangers Here

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/12/2020

Tommy works to keep her officers in line when one of their own turns up dead, and some want to take extreme measures to find the perpetrator. Mayor Buddy Gray and Deputy Mayor Doug Dudik are concerned about what damaging information Arturo Lopez, a recently arrested acquaintance of Buddy’s, may have on him.

Directors: P.J. Pesce
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In Dreams Begin Responsibilities
star
7.49
397 votes

#12 - In Dreams Begin Responsibilities

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/5/2020

Tommy becomes the first female police chief of Los Angeles.

Directors: Kate Dennis
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