Hunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter and Stepfanie Kramer as Sgt. Dee Dee McCall, which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1991. However, Kramer left after the sixth season to pursue other acting and musical opportunities. In the seventh season, Hunter partnered with two different women officers. The titular character, Sgt. Rick Hunter, was a wily, physically imposing, and often rule-breaking homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. The show's main characters, Hunter and McCall, resolve many of their cases by shooting dead the perpetrators.
The show's executive producer during the first season was Stephen J. Cannell, whose company produced the series.
Deadly Encounters (1) (Episode 1) 8.0
Air date: 1990-09-19
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Hunter teams with two Metro officers, one of whom is a former adversary, to locate the missing profits of a murdered black-marketeer as Devane considers a post in Metro.
Deadly Encounters (2) (Episode 2) 7.0
Air date: 1990-09-26
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Hunter teams with two Metro officers, one of whom is a former adversary, to locate the missing profits of a murdered black-marketeer.
Where Echoes End (Episode 3) 7.0
Air date: 1990-10-03
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Hunter attempts to clear the name of a fellow detective accused of a lucrative scheme.
Kill Zone (Episode 4) 7.0
Air date: 1990-10-10
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Hunter and Molenski investigate a series of rape/murders that revive disturbing memories for Molenski
The Incident (Episode 5) 7.0
Writer: Kathy McCormick
Air date: 1990-10-24
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Hunter and Molenski battle a neighborhood watch group whose members are taking the law into their own hands.
A Snitch'll Break Your Heart (Episode 6) 7.0
Air date: 1990-10-31
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Molenski battles with the department to protect the identity of an informant as Hunter investigates the death of an adopted boy.
Oh, the Shark Bites! (Episode 7) 7.0
Air date: 1990-11-07
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: When a mobster's son is killed, Devane must defend himself from charges of corruption.
The Usual Suspects (Episode 8) 6.0
Air date: 1990-11-14
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Hunter leads a massive police operation to find dozens of prisoners set free by a computer operator who wants one of them to kill her husband.
This is My Gun (Episode 9) 7.0
Air date: 1990-11-28
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: While investigating a series of art thefts, Molenski's gun is stolen and used in a fatal robbery.
La Familia (Episode 10)
Air date: 1990-12-05
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: When a friend of Hunter's is released from prison, he struggles to keep his son from continuing gang activity.
Acapulco Holiday (Episode 11)
Air date: 1990-12-12
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: During the investigation of a series of robberies, Hunter clashes with an opportunistic lawyer when he arrests the wrong suspect.
Fatal Obsession (1) (Episode 12)
Air date: 1991-01-09
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A former girlfriend complicates Hunter's investigation of a string of campus murders while Molenski becomes the target of a cop-killer.
Fatal Obsession (2) (Episode 13)
Air date: 1991-01-09
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A former girlfriend complicates Hunter's investigation of a string of campus murders while Molenski becomes the target of a cop-killer.
Under Suspicion (Episode 14)
Air date: 1991-01-16
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Hunter unwittingly helps a businessman find and kill a fleeing executive set to take the blame for the company's graft.
The Reporter (Episode 15)
Air date: 1991-01-30
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Novak is pleased when old friend and national newspaper reporter Amy Rivers comes to Los Angeles to do a story on police work, until Amy's enthusiasm impedes an armed robbery investigation. Novak is puzzled by her friend's insensitive attitude until she learns of Amy's recently acquired cocaine dependence.
Room Service (Episode 16)
Air date: 1991-02-13
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Old passions and jealousies flare when Hunter is forced to work with Chris Novak's ex-husband to solve a series of airport robberies while Chris tries to find an escaped prisoner she once arrested.
Shadows of the Past (Episode 17)
Air date: 1991-02-20
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: When Chris Novak's estranged father returns to her life, it's not to rekindle their relationship but to find and kill the only man who can expose his involvement in a drug ring.
The Grab (Episode 18)
Air date: 1991-03-02
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Chris' daughter is kidnapped to prevent her father from providing Hunter and Chris with vital information on a killer and a counterfeit ring.
All That Glitters (Episode 19)
Air date: 1991-03-08
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Hunter searches for the killer of several coin dealers while Novak is concerned about the arrest of a teenaged mugger who victimized her neighbor.
Cries of Silence (Episode 20)
Air date: 1991-03-15
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: As Hunter investigation the murder of a foreign dignitary's assistant, Novak searches for a runaway teenager who's linked to the killings.
Ex Marks the Spot (Episode 21)
Air date: 1991-04-05
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A series of cleaning store robberies exposes the chain's owner as the decoy for a moneylaundering conspiracy and causes suspicion from his very dangerous partners.
Little Man with a Big Reputation (Episode 22)
Air date: 1991-04-26
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Devane becomes entangled in the life of an ex-convict who disappears shortly before his wedding.
