The Rookie (2018)
Season 8 Premiere:
TV14
Crime drama
Action
A middle-aged small-town man decides to pursue his dream of becoming an LAPD officer.
Cast & Crew
Nathan Fillion John Nolan
Mekia Cox Nyla Harper
Alyssa Diaz Angela Lopez
Richard T. Jones Sergeant Wade Grey
Titus Makin Jackson West
Melissa O'Neil Lucy Chen
Eric Winter Tim Bradford
Alexi Hawley Executive Producer
Mark Gordon Executive Producer
Nathan Fillion Executive Producer
Michelle Chapman Executive Producer
Jon Steinberg Executive Producer
Terence Paul Winter Executive Producer
Rob Bowman Executive Producer
Bill Norcross Executive Producer
Alexi Hawley Creator
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Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Tuesday, December 16
Threshold
Season 3 • Episode 14
Officer Nolan mildly injures himself while chasing down a shoplifter; Lucy goes under cover.
Tuesday, December 16
Life and Death
Season 4 • Episode 1
Nolan and the entire team race to locate Lopez after she is kidnapped on her wedding day.
Tuesday, December 16
Five Minutes
Season 4 • Episode 2
Officer Nolan and Officer Chen discover a potentially big heist at the Getty's big gala event.
Tuesday, December 16
In the Line of Fire
Season 4 • Episode 3
Officers Nolan and Chen report to a structure fire; the team searches for a sniper.
Wednesday, December 17
Red Hot
Season 4 • Episode 4
Harper continues the search for a serial arsonist; Wesley must overcome an impossible task.
Wednesday, December 17
A.C.H.
Season 4 • Episode 5
A new designer drug hits the streets, causing an eventful Halloween for Officer Nolan and the team.
Wednesday, December 17
Poetic Justice
Season 4 • Episode 6
The team must find a buried stash of gold before any treasure seekers get hurt.
Wednesday, December 17
Fire Fight
Season 4 • Episode 7
Officer Nolan and Bailey discover there's more to Fred's death than meets the eye.
Friday, December 19
Hit and Run
Season 4 • Episode 8
The team tries to track down an individual who is threatening to cause a mass casualty event.
Friday, December 19
Breakdown
Season 4 • Episode 9
Wesley tries to plant a listening device in Elijah's office; Bradford learns an unsettling truth.
Friday, December 19
Heart Beat
Season 4 • Episode 10
Now that John Nolan knows about Bailey's past, he must decide if they still have a future.
Friday, December 19
End Game
Season 4 • Episode 11
The team must rely on a criminal for his expertise to help take down an even bigger threat.
Monday, December 22
The Roundup
Season 1 • Episode 5
The rookies and the training officers take part in a competition that pits them against each other.
Monday, December 22
The Hawke
Season 1 • Episode 6
The team must help capture a cop and his former mentor from the academy.
Saturday, December 27
The Con
Season 5 • Episode 15
Lopez puts everything on the line to help Elijah Stone take down a gang leader.
Saturday, December 27
Exposed
Season 5 • Episode 16
The team must stop a militia from detonating a highly combustible truck in their possession.
Saturday, December 27
The Enemy Within
Season 5 • Episode 17
Officers Nolan and Juarez reopen her sister's case and discover a discrepancy.
Saturday, December 27
Double Trouble
Season 5 • Episode 18
When Dim goes missing, Officer Chen and Sgt. Bradford set out to find him.
Saturday, December 27
A Hole in the World
Season 5 • Episode 19
Lucy and Tim's relationship is put to the test as they begin to feel the hard hours of their jobs.
Saturday, December 27
S.T.R
Season 5 • Episode 20
Officer Tim Bradford's ex-wife returns and asks the team to help her save someone from her past.
Saturday, December 27
Going Under
Season 5 • Episode 21
Officer Lucy Chen goes undercover to infiltrate an illegal firearm operation.
Saturday, December 27
Under Siege
Season 5 • Episode 22
The team realizes their division may be a target for a group of masked assailants.
Saturday, December 27
Strike Back
Season 6 • Episode 1
The team must try to understand why they were targeted and if there is a bigger plan in place.
Saturday, December 27
The Hammer
Season 6 • Episode 2
The team comes together to celebrate John and Bailey's wedding.
Saturday, December 27
Trouble in Paradise
Season 6 • Episode 3
Nolan and Bailey's honeymoon turns into an active crime scene.
Saturday, December 27
Training Day
Season 6 • Episode 4
The team investigates a homicide case with a potential tie to the pentagram killer.
Saturday, December 27
The Vow
Season 6 • Episode 5
When someone from his past returns, Tim disappears and leaves Lucy in the dark.
Saturday, December 27
Secrets and Lies
Season 6 • Episode 6
John and Celina discover a prison escapee whom they fear is out for revenge.
Saturday, December 27
Crushed
Season 6 • Episode 7
When two teenagers go missing, it is up to the entire team to find the girls.
Sunday, December 28
Punch Card
Season 6 • Episode 8
After a mafia-related mass casualty, the team is tasked to keep the peace at the hospital.
Sunday, December 28
The Squeeze
Season 6 • Episode 9
Officer Nolan and Celina take on a special case; Monica enlists help to identify her attackers.
Sunday, December 28
Escape Plan
Season 6 • Episode 10
Aaron, Lopez, Celina, Tim and Smitty discover a surprising connection in their case.
Monday, December 29
The Ride Along
Season 1 • Episode 7
Sgt. Grey informs Nolan and Bishop that they are going to have a movie director as a ride-along.
Monday, December 29
Time of Death
Season 1 • Episode 8
Nolan and Bishop respond to a silent alarm call at a local convenience store.
Tuesday, December 30
Life and Death
Season 4 • Episode 1
Nolan and the entire team race to locate Lopez after she is kidnapped on her wedding day.
Tuesday, December 30
Five Minutes
Season 4 • Episode 2
Officer Nolan and Officer Chen discover a potentially big heist at the Getty's big gala event.
Tuesday, December 30
In the Line of Fire
Season 4 • Episode 3
Officers Nolan and Chen report to a structure fire; the team searches for a sniper.
Tuesday, December 30
Red Hot
Season 4 • Episode 4
Harper continues the search for a serial arsonist; Wesley must overcome an impossible task.
Tuesday, December 30
A.C.H.
Season 4 • Episode 5
A new designer drug hits the streets, causing an eventful Halloween for Officer Nolan and the team.
Tuesday, December 30
Poetic Justice
Season 4 • Episode 6
The team must find a buried stash of gold before any treasure seekers get hurt.
Tuesday, December 30
Fire Fight
Season 4 • Episode 7
Officer Nolan and Bailey discover there's more to Fred's death than meets the eye.
Tuesday, December 30
Hit and Run
Season 4 • Episode 8
The team tries to track down an individual who is threatening to cause a mass casualty event.
Tuesday, December 30
Breakdown
Season 4 • Episode 9
Wesley tries to plant a listening device in Elijah's office; Bradford learns an unsettling truth.
Tuesday, December 30
Heart Beat
Season 4 • Episode 10
Now that John Nolan knows about Bailey's past, he must decide if they still have a future.
Tuesday, December 30
End Game
Season 4 • Episode 11
The team must rely on a criminal for his expertise to help take down an even bigger threat.
Tuesday, December 30
The Knock
Season 4 • Episode 12
A severed hand washes up on the beach and the team hunts to find its owner.
Tuesday, December 30
Fight or Flight
Season 4 • Episode 13
Officers Nolan and Chen must fulfill three quests to get back a stolen police helicopter.
Tuesday, December 30
Long Shot
Season 4 • Episode 14
Officers Nolan and Harper help Skip Tracer Randy on his first bounty hunter case.
Tuesday, December 30
Hit List
Season 4 • Episode 15
After two witnesses are murdered, the team must track down the killers before it's too late.
Tuesday, December 30
Real Crime
Season 4 • Episode 16
Officer Thorsen reluctantly decides to be a part of a reality show to help rebrand his image.
Tuesday, December 30
Coding
Season 4 • Episode 17
The team feels it must negotiate with a distraught man who is holding a hospital hostage.
Wednesday, December 31
Backstabbers
Season 4 • Episode 18
The team is called to investigate a train robbery; Officer Harper takes matters into her own hands.
Wednesday, December 31
Simone
Season 4 • Episode 19
Officer Nolan and the LA division of the FBI enlist the help of FBI trainee Simone Clark.
Wednesday, December 31
Enervo
Season 4 • Episode 20
The team races to stop bombs that have been scattered throughout the city by a suspected terrorist.
Saturday, January 3
Mother's Day
Season 4 • Episode 21
Sgt. Grey rides with Officer Nolan to get him ready for becoming a training officer.
Saturday, January 3
Day in the Hole
Season 4 • Episode 22
Sgt. Bradford and Officer Chen go under cover together in a possible drug trafficking case.
Saturday, January 3
Double Down
Season 5 • Episode 1
Officer John Nolan is face to face with serial killer Rosalind; Bradford and Chen work under cover.
Saturday, January 3
Labor Day
Season 5 • Episode 2
Officer John Nolan moves closer to his new role as a training officer.
Saturday, January 3
Dye Hard
Season 5 • Episode 3
Officer Nolan's first rookie has an unconventional approach to police work.
Saturday, January 3
The Choice
Season 5 • Episode 4
Nolan is forced to make a deadly decision after a harrowing ultimatum.
Saturday, January 3
The Fugitive
Season 5 • Episode 5
Nolan and Juarez are on the hunt for a fugitive after a car incident goes awry.
Saturday, January 3
The Reckoning
Season 5 • Episode 6
Nolan and Celina investigate a cash deposit linked to an old DEA case.
Saturday, January 3
Crossfire
Season 5 • Episode 7
Officer John Nolan and Celina witness a shooting and realize the victim is already dead.
Saturday, January 3
The Collar
Season 5 • Episode 8
Nolan and Juarez are in a race against time to stop the source of an explosive rampage.
Saturday, January 3
Take Back
Season 5 • Episode 9
Officer John Nolan and the team investigate the unexpected death of a suspect in police custody.
Saturday, January 3
The List
Season 5 • Episode 10
Nyla Harper and James find themselves in the middle of a bank robbery; Tim and Lucy go on a date.
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