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.
Wednesday, June 11
New Blood
Season 3 • Episode 11
Nolan volunteers to guard professor Fiona Ryan's house after she gets a series of mysterious notes.
Wednesday, June 11
Brave Heart
Season 3 • Episode 12
After rushing his son to the hospital following his collapse, Nolan is reunited with his ex-wife.
Wednesday, June 11
Triple Duty
Season 3 • Episode 13
Officers Nolan and Bradford hope they can de-escalate a drug war before any innocent lives are lost.
Wednesday, June 11
Threshold
Season 3 • Episode 14
Officer Nolan mildly injures himself while chasing down a shoplifter; Lucy goes under cover.
Wednesday, June 11
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, June 11
Five Minutes
Season 4 • Episode 2
Officer Nolan and Officer Chen discover a potentially big heist at the Getty's big gala event.
Wednesday, June 11
In the Line of Fire
Season 4 • Episode 3
Officers Nolan and Chen report to a structure fire; the team searches for a sniper.
Thursday, June 12
Threshold
Season 3 • Episode 14
Officer Nolan mildly injures himself while chasing down a shoplifter; Lucy goes under cover.
Thursday, June 12
Life and Death
Season 4 • Episode 1
Nolan and the entire team race to locate Lopez after she is kidnapped on her wedding day.
Thursday, June 12
Five Minutes
Season 4 • Episode 2
Officer Nolan and Officer Chen discover a potentially big heist at the Getty's big gala event.
Thursday, June 12
In the Line of Fire
Season 4 • Episode 3
Officers Nolan and Chen report to a structure fire; the team searches for a sniper.
Thursday, June 12
Red Hot
Season 4 • Episode 4
Harper continues the search for a serial arsonist; Wesley must overcome an impossible task.
Thursday, June 12
A.C.H.
Season 4 • Episode 5
A new designer drug hits the streets, causing an eventful Halloween for Officer Nolan and the team.
Thursday, June 12
Poetic Justice
Season 4 • Episode 6
The team must find a buried stash of gold before any treasure seekers get hurt.
Thursday, June 12
Fire Fight
Season 4 • Episode 7
Officer Nolan and Bailey discover there's more to Fred's death than meets the eye.
Thursday, June 12
Hit and Run
Season 4 • Episode 8
The team tries to track down an individual who is threatening to cause a mass casualty event.
Thursday, June 12
Breakdown
Season 4 • Episode 9
Wesley tries to plant a listening device in Elijah's office; Bradford learns an unsettling truth.
Thursday, June 12
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, June 13
Fire Fight
Season 4 • Episode 7
Officer Nolan and Bailey discover there's more to Fred's death than meets the eye.
Friday, June 13
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, June 13
Breakdown
Season 4 • Episode 9
Wesley tries to plant a listening device in Elijah's office; Bradford learns an unsettling truth.
Friday, June 13
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, June 13
End Game
Season 4 • Episode 11
The team must rely on a criminal for his expertise to help take down an even bigger threat.
Friday, June 13
The Knock
Season 4 • Episode 12
A severed hand washes up on the beach and the team hunts to find its owner.
Friday, June 13
Fight or Flight
Season 4 • Episode 13
Officers Nolan and Chen must fulfill three quests to get back a stolen police helicopter.
Friday, June 13
Long Shot
Season 4 • Episode 14
Officers Nolan and Harper help Skip Tracer Randy on his first bounty hunter case.
Friday, June 13
Hit List
Season 4 • Episode 15
After two witnesses are murdered, the team must track down the killers before it's too late.
Friday, June 13
Real Crime
Season 4 • Episode 16
Officer Thorsen reluctantly decides to be a part of a reality show to help rebrand his image.
Friday, June 13
Coding
Season 4 • Episode 17
The team feels it must negotiate with a distraught man who is holding a hospital hostage.
Saturday, June 14
Long Shot
Season 4 • Episode 14
Officers Nolan and Harper help Skip Tracer Randy on his first bounty hunter case.
Saturday, June 14
Hit List
Season 4 • Episode 15
After two witnesses are murdered, the team must track down the killers before it's too late.
Saturday, June 14
Real Crime
Season 4 • Episode 16
Officer Thorsen reluctantly decides to be a part of a reality show to help rebrand his image.
Saturday, June 14
Coding
Season 4 • Episode 17
The team feels it must negotiate with a distraught man who is holding a hospital hostage.
Monday, June 16
La Fiera
Season 3 • Episode 3
Officer John Nolan's mom makes an unannounced visit; Sgt. Grey considers retiring.
Monday, June 16
Sabotage
Season 3 • Episode 4
Officer Jackson West's relationship with his new training officer escalates.
Wednesday, June 18
Enervo
Season 4 • Episode 20
The team races to stop bombs that have been scattered throughout the city by a suspected terrorist.
Wednesday, June 18
Mother's Day
Season 4 • Episode 21
Sgt. Grey rides with Officer Nolan to get him ready for becoming a training officer.
Wednesday, June 18
Day in the Hole
Season 4 • Episode 22
Sgt. Bradford and Officer Chen go under cover together in a possible drug trafficking case.
Wednesday, June 18
Double Down
Season 5 • Episode 1
Officer John Nolan is face to face with serial killer Rosalind; Bradford and Chen work under cover.
Wednesday, June 18
Labor Day
Season 5 • Episode 2
Officer John Nolan moves closer to his new role as a training officer.
Wednesday, June 18
Dye Hard
Season 5 • Episode 3
Officer Nolan's first rookie has an unconventional approach to police work.
Wednesday, June 18
The Choice
Season 5 • Episode 4
Nolan is forced to make a deadly decision after a harrowing ultimatum.
Thursday, June 19
Double Down
Season 5 • Episode 1
Officer John Nolan is face to face with serial killer Rosalind; Bradford and Chen work under cover.
Thursday, June 19
Labor Day
Season 5 • Episode 2
Officer John Nolan moves closer to his new role as a training officer.
Thursday, June 19
Dye Hard
Season 5 • Episode 3
Officer Nolan's first rookie has an unconventional approach to police work.
Thursday, June 19
The Choice
Season 5 • Episode 4
Nolan is forced to make a deadly decision after a harrowing ultimatum.
Thursday, June 19
The Fugitive
Season 5 • Episode 5
Nolan and Juarez are on the hunt for a fugitive after a car incident goes awry.
Thursday, June 19
The Reckoning
Season 5 • Episode 6
Nolan and Celina investigate a cash deposit linked to an old DEA case.
Thursday, June 19
Crossfire
Season 5 • Episode 7
Officer John Nolan and Celina witness a shooting and realize the victim was already dead.
Thursday, June 19
The Collar
Season 5 • Episode 8
Nolan and Juarez are in a race against time to stop the source of an explosive rampage.
Thursday, June 19
Take Back
Season 5 • Episode 9
Officer John Nolan and the team investigate the unexpected death of a suspect in police custody.
Thursday, June 19
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.
Thursday, June 19
The Naked and the Dead
Season 5 • Episode 11
The search for a missing boy leads the team into the middle of a dangerous drug war.
Friday, June 20
The Collar
Season 5 • Episode 8
Nolan and Juarez are in a race against time to stop the source of an explosive rampage.
Friday, June 20
Take Back
Season 5 • Episode 9
Officer John Nolan and the team investigate the unexpected death of a suspect in police custody.
Friday, June 20
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.
Friday, June 20
The Naked and the Dead
Season 5 • Episode 11
The search for a missing boy leads the team into the middle of a dangerous drug war.
Friday, June 20
Death Notice
Season 5 • Episode 12
Nolan and Celina are enlisted to stand guard at a hospital after a dangerous prisoner needs surgery.
Friday, June 20
Daddy Cop
Season 5 • Episode 13
Chen makes an alarming discovery after being called to a scene with a pungent smell.
Friday, June 20
Death Sentence
Season 5 • Episode 14
Nolan and Bailey search for a mystery gunman after a shooting hits a little too close to home.
Friday, June 20
The Con
Season 5 • Episode 15
Lopez puts everything on the line to help Elijah Stone take down a gang leader.
Friday, June 20
Exposed
Season 5 • Episode 16
The team must stop a militia from detonating a highly combustible truck in their possession.
Friday, June 20
The Enemy Within
Season 5 • Episode 17
Officers Nolan and Juarez reopen her sister's case and discover a discrepancy.
Friday, June 20
Double Trouble
Season 5 • Episode 18
When Dim goes missing, Officer Chen and Sgt. Bradford set out to find him.
Saturday, June 21
The Con
Season 5 • Episode 15
Lopez puts everything on the line to help Elijah Stone take down a gang leader.
Saturday, June 21
Exposed
Season 5 • Episode 16
The team must stop a militia from detonating a highly combustible truck in their possession.
Saturday, June 21
The Enemy Within
Season 5 • Episode 17
Officers Nolan and Juarez reopen her sister's case and discover a discrepancy.
Saturday, June 21
Double Trouble
Season 5 • Episode 18
When Dim goes missing, Officer Chen and Sgt. Bradford set out to find him.
Monday, June 23
Lockdown
Season 3 • Episode 5
Officer Jackson and his training officer reach a tipping point that could end Jackson's career.
Monday, June 23
Revelations
Season 3 • Episode 6
Nolan's decision to return to school to become a training officer proves to be difficult.
Wednesday, June 25
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.
Wednesday, June 25
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.
Wednesday, June 25
Going Under
Season 5 • Episode 21
Officer Lucy Chen goes under cover to infiltrate an illegal firearm operation.
Wednesday, June 25
Under Siege
Season 5 • Episode 22
The team realizes their division may be a target for a group of masked assailants.
Wednesday, June 25
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.
Wednesday, June 25
The Hammer
Season 6 • Episode 2
The team comes together to celebrate John and Bailey's wedding.
Wednesday, June 25
Trouble in Paradise
Season 6 • Episode 3
Nolan and Bailey's honeymoon turns into an active crime scene.
Thursday, June 26
Under Siege
Season 5 • Episode 22
The team realizes their division may be a target for a group of masked assailants.
Thursday, June 26
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.
Thursday, June 26
The Hammer
Season 6 • Episode 2
The team comes together to celebrate John and Bailey's wedding.
Thursday, June 26
Trouble in Paradise
Season 6 • Episode 3
Nolan and Bailey's honeymoon turns into an active crime scene.
Thursday, June 26
Training Day
Season 6 • Episode 4
The team investigates a homicide case with a potential tie to the pentagram killer.
Thursday, June 26
The Vow
Season 6 • Episode 5
When someone from his past returns, Tim disappears and leaves Lucy in the dark.
Thursday, June 26
Secrets and Lies
Season 6 • Episode 6
John and Celina discover a prison escapee whom they fear is out for revenge.
Thursday, June 26
Crushed
Season 6 • Episode 7
When two teenagers go missing, it is up to the entire team to find the girls.
Thursday, June 26
Punch Card
Season 6 • Episode 8
After a mafia-related mass casualty, the team is tasked to keep the peace at the hospital.
Thursday, June 26
The Squeeze
Season 6 • Episode 9
Officer Nolan and Celina take on a special case; Monica enlists help to identify her attackers.
Thursday, June 26
Escape Plan
Season 6 • Episode 10
Aaron, Lopez, Celina, Tim and Smitty discover a surprising connection in their case.
Friday, June 27
Crushed
Season 6 • Episode 7
When two teenagers go missing, it is up to the entire team to find the girls.
Friday, June 27
Punch Card
Season 6 • Episode 8
After a mafia-related mass casualty, the team is tasked to keep the peace at the hospital.
Friday, June 27
The Squeeze
Season 6 • Episode 9
Officer Nolan and Celina take on a special case; Monica enlists help to identify her attackers.
Friday, June 27
Escape Plan
Season 6 • Episode 10
Aaron, Lopez, Celina, Tim and Smitty discover a surprising connection in their case.
Friday, June 27
Pilot
Season 1 • Episode 1
After a life-altering incident, John Nolan decides to pursue his dream of becoming a police officer.
Friday, June 27
Crash Course
Season 1 • Episode 2
Talia forces Nolan to confront his personal moral instincts after he encounters a kidnapping victim.
Friday, June 27
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.
Friday, June 27
The Switch
Season 1 • Episode 4
The rookies are paired with new training officers; Nolan and Lopez track an escaped criminal.
Friday, June 27
The Roundup
Season 1 • Episode 5
The rookies and the training officers take part in a competition that pits them against each other.
Friday, June 27
The Hawke
Season 1 • Episode 6
The team must help capture a cop and his former mentor from the academy.
Friday, June 27
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, June 28
The Switch
Season 1 • Episode 4
The rookies are paired with new training officers; Nolan and Lopez track an escaped criminal.
Saturday, June 28
The Roundup
Season 1 • Episode 5
The rookies and the training officers take part in a competition that pits them against each other.
Saturday, June 28
The Hawke
Season 1 • Episode 6
The team must help capture a cop and his former mentor from the academy.
Saturday, June 28
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.
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