The Rookie (2018)
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.
Monday, April 6
Hand-Off
Season 2 • Episode 15
Officer Nolan learns his identity has been stolen and could jeopardize his position as an officer.
Monday, April 6
The Overnight
Season 2 • Episode 16
Officers Chen and Bradford respond to a call at the Los Angeles auditions of "American Idol."
Monday, April 6
The Overnight
Season 2 • Episode 16
Officers Chen and Bradford respond to a call at the Los Angeles auditions of "American Idol."
Monday, April 6
Control
Season 2 • Episode 17
Nolan's relationship with his informant is tested when he discovers her dealing drugs.
Monday, April 6
Under the Gun
Season 2 • Episode 18
Officers Nolan and Harper escort four juvenile offenders to a Scared Straight program.
Monday, April 6
Tiger Bear New
Season 8 • Episode 14
Celina's temporary missing persons assignment leads her into a dangerous situation.
Tuesday, April 7
The Hunt
Season 2 • Episode 20
Nolan's discovery goes much deeper than he expected and could put his life and career in jeopardy.
Tuesday, April 7
Consequences
Season 3 • Episode 1
Nolan must come to terms with the choices he has made in pursuit of the truth.
Tuesday, April 7
In Justice
Season 3 • Episode 2
Officer John Nolan and Officer Nyla Harper are assigned to a community policing center.
Tuesday, April 7
La Fiera
Season 3 • Episode 3
Officer John Nolan's mom makes an unannounced visit; Sgt. Grey considers retiring.
Wednesday, April 8
Fight or Flight
Season 4 • Episode 13
Officers Nolan and Chen must fulfill three quests to get back a stolen police helicopter.
Wednesday, April 8
Long Shot
Season 4 • Episode 14
Officers Nolan and Harper help Skip Tracer Randy on his first bounty hunter case.
Wednesday, April 8
Sabotage
Season 3 • Episode 4
Officer Jackson West's relationship with his new training officer escalates.
Wednesday, April 8
Lockdown
Season 3 • Episode 5
Officer Jackson and his training officer reach a tipping point that could end Jackson's career.
Wednesday, April 8
Revelations
Season 3 • Episode 6
Nolan's decision to return to school to become a training officer proves to be difficult.
Wednesday, April 8
True Crime
Season 3 • Episode 7
The team analyzes a recent case featuring a former child actor who has garnered a cult following.
Wednesday, April 8
Backstabbers
Season 4 • Episode 18
The team is called to investigate a train robbery; Officer Harper takes matters into her own hands.
Wednesday, April 8
Simone
Season 4 • Episode 19
Officer Nolan and the LA division of the FBI enlist the help of FBI trainee Simone Clark.
Thursday, April 9
Real Crime
Season 4 • Episode 16
Officer Thorsen reluctantly decides to be a part of a reality show to help rebrand his image.
Thursday, April 9
Coding
Season 4 • Episode 17
The team feels it must negotiate with a distraught man who is holding a hospital hostage.
Thursday, April 9
Backstabbers
Season 4 • Episode 18
The team is called to investigate a train robbery; Officer Harper takes matters into her own hands.
Thursday, April 9
Simone
Season 4 • Episode 19
Officer Nolan and the LA division of the FBI enlist the help of FBI trainee Simone Clark.
Saturday, April 11
Til Death
Season 7 • Episode 5
The team searches for a serial killer; Nyla struggles with the aftermath following the attack.
Saturday, April 11
The Gala
Season 7 • Episode 6
It's Valentine's Day, and Lt. Grey gives Tim and Lucy an unromantic assignment.
Saturday, April 11
The Mickey
Season 7 • Episode 7
On Celina's last day as a rookie, John gives her one final test; Bailey makes a new friend.
Saturday, April 11
Wildfire
Season 7 • Episode 8
Nyla remains suspicious of Liam Glasser as a wildfire erupts, causing chaos in the city.
Saturday, April 11
The Kiss
Season 7 • Episode 9
The team mobilizes to locate a suspect after a deadly series of events affects one of their own.
Saturday, April 11
Chaos Agent
Season 7 • Episode 10
The team experiences technical difficulties while managing a group of prisoners and a wild animal.
Saturday, April 11
Speed
Season 7 • Episode 11
John and Celina find themselves in a hostage situation while under cover.
Saturday, April 11
April Fools
Season 7 • Episode 12
An April Fools' prank on LAPD's social media leads to citywide chaos; John's T.O. skills are tested.
Saturday, April 11
Three Billboards
Season 7 • Episode 13
When anti-LAPD billboards emerge throughout the city, the team searches for who's responsible.
Saturday, April 11
Mad About Murder
Season 7 • Episode 14
Tim receives a strange message, launching a larger investigation into the dark web.
Saturday, April 11
A Deadly Secret
Season 7 • Episode 15
Documentary filmmakers interview the LAPD on a complicated missing person's case connected to John.
Saturday, April 11
The Return
Season 7 • Episode 16
The team has mixed feelings when a familiar face returns hoping to prove himself.
Saturday, April 11
Mutiny and the Bounty
Season 7 • Episode 17
The team helps skip tracer Randy when his new love interest is kidnapped.
Monday, April 13
Control
Season 2 • Episode 17
Nolan's relationship with his informant is tested when he discovers her dealing drugs.
Monday, April 13
Under the Gun
Season 2 • Episode 18
Officers Nolan and Harper escort four juvenile offenders to a Scared Straight program.
Monday, April 13
Bad Blood
Season 3 • Episode 8
Nolan, Harper and Lopez are assigned to the kidnapping of the son of a criminal court judge.
Monday, April 13
Amber
Season 3 • Episode 9
The team races against time to find a newborn infant who was stolen from a local hospital.
Monday, April 13
Man of Honor
Season 3 • Episode 10
Harper and Nolan discover a thief's motives run much deeper than just needing money.
Monday, April 13
Survive the Streets New
Season 8 • Episode 15
Nolan and Celina discover a possible suicide that spirals into conspiracy.
Tuesday, April 14
Brave Heart
Season 3 • Episode 12
After rushing his son to the hospital following his collapse, Nolan is reunited with his ex-wife.
Tuesday, April 14
Triple Duty
Season 3 • Episode 13
Officers Nolan and Bradford hope they can de-escalate a drug war before any innocent lives are lost.
Tuesday, April 14
Threshold
Season 3 • Episode 14
Officer Nolan mildly injures himself while chasing down a shoplifter; Lucy goes undercover.
Tuesday, April 14
Life and Death
Season 4 • Episode 1
Nolan and the entire team race to locate Lopez after she is kidnapped on her wedding day.
Wednesday, April 15
Enervo
Season 4 • Episode 20
The team races to stop bombs that have been scattered throughout the city by a suspected terrorist.
Wednesday, April 15
Mother's Day
Season 4 • Episode 21
Sgt. Grey rides with Officer Nolan to get him ready for becoming a training officer.
Wednesday, April 15
Five Minutes
Season 4 • Episode 2
Officer Nolan and Officer Chen discover a potentially big heist at the Getty's big gala event.
Wednesday, April 15
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, April 15
Red Hot
Season 4 • Episode 4
Harper continues the search for a serial arsonist; Wesley must overcome an impossible task.
Wednesday, April 15
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, April 15
Dye Hard
Season 5 • Episode 3
Officer Nolan's first rookie has an unconventional approach to police work.
Wednesday, April 15
The Choice
Season 5 • Episode 4
Nolan is forced to make a deadly decision after a harrowing ultimatum.
Thursday, April 16
Double Down
Season 5 • Episode 1
Officer John Nolan is face to face with serial killer Rosalind; Bradford and Chen work undercover.
Thursday, April 16
Labor Day
Season 5 • Episode 2
Officer John Nolan moves closer to his new role as a training officer.
Thursday, April 16
Dye Hard
Season 5 • Episode 3
Officer Nolan's first rookie has an unconventional approach to police work.
Thursday, April 16
The Choice
Season 5 • Episode 4
Nolan is forced to make a deadly decision after a harrowing ultimatum.
Saturday, April 18
The Good, the Bad, and the Oscar
Season 7 • Episode 18
John and Harper work together to catch Oscar; Angela investigates a bank robbery.
Saturday, April 18
Pilot
Season 1 • Episode 1
After a life-altering incident, John Nolan decides to pursue his dream of becoming a police officer.
Saturday, April 18
Crash Course
Season 1 • Episode 2
Talia forces Nolan to confront his personal moral instincts after he encounters a kidnapping victim.
Saturday, April 18
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Season 1 • Episode 3
After Nolan and Talia lose control of a crime scene, they begin to debate human nature.
Saturday, April 18
The Switch
Season 1 • Episode 4
The rookies are paired with new training officers; Nolan and Lopez track an escaped criminal.
Saturday, April 18
The Roundup
Season 1 • Episode 5
The rookies and the training officers take part in a competition that pits them against each other.
Saturday, April 18
The Hawke
Season 1 • Episode 6
The team must help capture a cop and his former mentor from the academy.
Saturday, April 18
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.
Saturday, April 18
Time of Death
Season 1 • Episode 8
Nolan and Bishop respond to a silent alarm call at a local convenience store.
Saturday, April 18
Standoff
Season 1 • Episode 9
Officer Bradford's wife is found shot but alive, and he vows to track down the man responsible.
Saturday, April 18
Flesh and Blood
Season 1 • Episode 10
Chen is paired up with Andersen, and Officer Bradford tells Chen to protect her at all costs.
Saturday, April 18
Redwood
Season 1 • Episode 11
An unscheduled visit by the Vice President of the United States puts the station on high alert.
Saturday, April 18
Heartbreak
Season 1 • Episode 12
The team is on high alert during the most dangerous day of the year, Valentine's Day.
Monday, April 20
The Q Word
Season 2 • Episode 19
The rookies are squeezed harder than ever before as their training officers evaluate them.
Monday, April 20
The Hunt
Season 2 • Episode 20
Nolan's discovery goes much deeper than he expected and could put his life and career in jeopardy.
Monday, April 20
Poetic Justice
Season 4 • Episode 6
The team must find a buried stash of gold before any treasure seekers get hurt.
Matt Roush says...
They’ve put LAPD Sgt. Lucy Chen (Melissa O’Neil) through the wringer over eight seasons, but even by her standards, last week’s terrifying “zombie” encounter at the Westview psychiatric facility was a lot. As she returns to work, everyone’s walking on eggshells as they welcome her back, a situation that’s particularly fraught for her live-in beau and Watch Commander Tim Bradford (Eric Winter), who wants to keep her safe without coming off as being too protective. On a lighter note, the eccentric bounty hunter known as Skip Tracer Randy (Flula Borg) returns to help the squad track down a killer.
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