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.
Tuesday, April 29
The Return New
Season 7 • Episode 16
The team has mixed feelings when a familiar face returns hoping to prove himself.
Wednesday, April 30
The Bet
Season 2 • Episode 3
Officer Nolan works a high-stakes criminal case involving an undercover homeland security agent.
Wednesday, April 30
Warriors and Guardians
Season 2 • Episode 4
Officer Nolan gets off to a rocky start after being introduced to his new training officer.
Wednesday, April 30
Tough Love
Season 2 • Episode 5
Officer Chen's mother complicates her home life when she comes to stay with her.
Wednesday, April 30
Fallout
Season 2 • Episode 6
An emergency alert of an impending missile attack sends Los Angeles into chaos and uncertainty.
Wednesday, April 30
Safety
Season 2 • Episode 7
John and Jessica's relationship gets a lot more complicated after she delivers some surprising news.
Wednesday, April 30
Clean Cut
Season 2 • Episode 8
Officer Nolan kicks off his birthday by babysitting a crime scene at a law office.
Wednesday, April 30
Breaking Point
Season 2 • Episode 9
Nolan's trust is tested when he tries to help his home's previous owner reconnect with his family.
Thursday, May 1
Fallout
Season 2 • Episode 6
An emergency alert of an impending missile attack sends Los Angeles into chaos and uncertainty.
Thursday, May 1
Safety
Season 2 • Episode 7
John and Jessica's relationship gets a lot more complicated after she delivers some surprising news.
Thursday, May 1
Clean Cut
Season 2 • Episode 8
Officer Nolan kicks off his birthday by babysitting a crime scene at a law office.
Thursday, May 1
Breaking Point
Season 2 • Episode 9
Nolan's trust is tested when he tries to help his home's previous owner reconnect with his family.
Thursday, May 1
The Dark Side
Season 2 • Episode 10
The team must escort a notorious female serial killer to the graves of her victims.
Thursday, May 1
Day of Death
Season 2 • Episode 11
Officer Nolan and the team are in a desperate search to rescue Officer Chen after her abduction.
Thursday, May 1
Now and Then
Season 2 • Episode 12
Nolan takes his son's fiancée on a ride-along after she shows interest in becoming a police officer.
Thursday, May 1
Follow-Up Day
Season 2 • Episode 13
Nolan is given some life-changing news; each unit is tasked with following up on dormant cases.
Thursday, May 1
Casualties
Season 2 • Episode 14
Officers Nolan and Harper investigate a murder which may have national security implications.
Thursday, May 1
Hand-Off
Season 2 • Episode 15
Officer Nolan learns his identity has been stolen and could jeopardize his position as an officer.
Thursday, May 1
The Overnight
Season 2 • Episode 16
Officers Chen and Bradford respond to a call at the Los Angeles auditions of "American Idol."
Friday, May 2
Follow-Up Day
Season 2 • Episode 13
Nolan is given some life-changing news; each unit is tasked with following up on dormant cases.
Friday, May 2
Casualties
Season 2 • Episode 14
Officers Nolan and Harper investigate a murder which may have national security implications.
Friday, May 2
Hand-Off
Season 2 • Episode 15
Officer Nolan learns his identity has been stolen and could jeopardize his position as an officer.
Friday, May 2
The Overnight
Season 2 • Episode 16
Officers Chen and Bradford respond to a call at the Los Angeles auditions of "American Idol."
Friday, May 2
Control
Season 2 • Episode 17
Nolan's relationship with his informant is tested when he discovers her dealing drugs.
Friday, May 2
Under the Gun
Season 2 • Episode 18
Officers Nolan and Harper escort four juvenile offenders to a Scared Straight program.
Friday, May 2
The Q Word
Season 2 • Episode 19
The rookies are squeezed harder than ever before as their training officers evaluate them.
Friday, May 2
The Hunt
Season 2 • Episode 20
Nolan's discovery goes much deeper than he expected and could put his life and career in jeopardy.
Friday, May 2
Consequences
Season 3 • Episode 1
Nolan must come to terms with the choices he has made in pursuit of the truth.
Friday, May 2
In Justice
Season 3 • Episode 2
Officer John Nolan and Officer Nyla Harper are assigned to a community policing center.
Friday, May 2
La Fiera
Season 3 • Episode 3
Officer John Nolan's mom makes an unannounced visit; Sgt. Grey considers retiring.
Saturday, May 3
The Hunt
Season 2 • Episode 20
Nolan's discovery goes much deeper than he expected and could put his life and career in jeopardy.
Saturday, May 3
Consequences
Season 3 • Episode 1
Nolan must come to terms with the choices he has made in pursuit of the truth.
Saturday, May 3
In Justice
Season 3 • Episode 2
Officer John Nolan and Officer Nyla Harper are assigned to a community policing center.
Saturday, May 3
La Fiera
Season 3 • Episode 3
Officer John Nolan's mom makes an unannounced visit; Sgt. Grey considers retiring.
Monday, May 5
Day of Death
Season 2 • Episode 11
Officer Nolan and the team are in a desperate search to rescue Officer Chen after her abduction.
Monday, May 5
Now and Then
Season 2 • Episode 12
Nolan takes his son's fiancée on a ride-along after she shows interest in becoming a police officer.
Monday, May 5
Lockdown
Season 3 • Episode 5
Officer Jackson and his training officer reach a tipping point that could end Jackson's career.
Monday, May 5
Revelations
Season 3 • Episode 6
Nolan's decision to return to school to become a training officer proves to be difficult.
Monday, May 5
True Crime
Season 3 • Episode 7
The team analyzes a recent case featuring a former child actor who has garnered a cult following.
Tuesday, May 6
Mutiny and the Bounty New
Season 7 • Episode 17
The team helps skip tracer Randy when his new love interest is kidnapped.
Wednesday, May 7
Bad Blood
Season 3 • Episode 8
Nolan, Harper and Lopez are assigned to the kidnapping of the son of a criminal court judge.
Wednesday, May 7
Amber
Season 3 • Episode 9
The team races against time to find a newborn infant who was stolen from a local hospital.
Wednesday, May 7
Man of Honor
Season 3 • Episode 10
Harper and Nolan discover a thief's motives run much deeper than just needing money.
Wednesday, May 7
New Blood
Season 3 • Episode 11
Nolan volunteers to guard professor Fiona Ryan's house after she gets a series of mysterious notes.
Wednesday, May 7
Brave Heart
Season 3 • Episode 12
After rushing his son to the hospital following his collapse, Nolan is reunited with his ex-wife.
Wednesday, May 7
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, May 7
Threshold
Season 3 • Episode 14
Officer Nolan mildly injures himself while chasing down a shoplifter; Lucy goes under cover.
Thursday, May 8
New Blood
Season 3 • Episode 11
Nolan volunteers to guard professor Fiona Ryan's house after she gets a series of mysterious notes.
Thursday, May 8
Brave Heart
Season 3 • Episode 12
After rushing his son to the hospital following his collapse, Nolan is reunited with his ex-wife.
Thursday, May 8
Triple Duty
Season 3 • Episode 13
Officers Nolan and Bradford hope they can de-escalate a drug war before any innocent lives are lost.
Thursday, May 8
Threshold
Season 3 • Episode 14
Officer Nolan mildly injures himself while chasing down a shoplifter; Lucy goes under cover.
Thursday, May 8
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, May 8
Five Minutes
Season 4 • Episode 2
Officer Nolan and Officer Chen discover a potentially big heist at the Getty's big gala event.
Thursday, May 8
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, May 8
Red Hot
Season 4 • Episode 4
Harper continues the search for a serial arsonist; Wesley must overcome an impossible task.
Thursday, May 8
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, May 8
Poetic Justice
Season 4 • Episode 6
The team must find a buried stash of gold before any treasure seekers get hurt.
Thursday, May 8
Fire Fight
Season 4 • Episode 7
Officer Nolan and Bailey discover there's more to Fred's death than meets the eye.
Friday, May 9
Red Hot
Season 4 • Episode 4
Harper continues the search for a serial arsonist; Wesley must overcome an impossible task.
Friday, May 9
A.C.H.
Season 4 • Episode 5
A new designer drug hits the streets, causing an eventful Halloween for Officer Nolan and the team.
Friday, May 9
Poetic Justice
Season 4 • Episode 6
The team must find a buried stash of gold before any treasure seekers get hurt.
Friday, May 9
Fire Fight
Season 4 • Episode 7
Officer Nolan and Bailey discover there's more to Fred's death than meets the eye.
Friday, May 9
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, May 9
Breakdown
Season 4 • Episode 9
Wesley tries to plant a listening device in Elijah's office; Bradford learns an unsettling truth.
Friday, May 9
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, May 9
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, May 9
The Knock
Season 4 • Episode 12
A severed hand washes up on the beach and the team hunts to find its owner.
Friday, May 9
Fight or Flight
Season 4 • Episode 13
Officers Nolan and Chen must fulfill three quests to get back a stolen police helicopter.
Friday, May 9
Long Shot
Season 4 • Episode 14
Officers Nolan and Harper help Skip Tracer Randy on his first bounty hunter case.
Saturday, May 10
End Game
Season 4 • Episode 11
The team must rely on a criminal for his expertise to help take down an even bigger threat.
Saturday, May 10
The Knock
Season 4 • Episode 12
A severed hand washes up on the beach and the team hunts to find its owner.
Saturday, May 10
Fight or Flight
Season 4 • Episode 13
Officers Nolan and Chen must fulfill three quests to get back a stolen police helicopter.
Saturday, May 10
Long Shot
Season 4 • Episode 14
Officers Nolan and Harper help Skip Tracer Randy on his first bounty hunter case.
Monday, May 12
Follow-Up Day
Season 2 • Episode 13
Nolan is given some life-changing news; each unit is tasked with following up on dormant cases.
Monday, May 12
Casualties
Season 2 • Episode 14
Officers Nolan and Harper investigate a murder which may have national security implications.
Monday, May 12
The Knock
Season 4 • Episode 12
A severed hand washes up on the beach and the team hunts to find its owner.
Monday, May 12
Fight or Flight
Season 4 • Episode 13
Officers Nolan and Chen must fulfill three quests to get back a stolen police helicopter.
Monday, May 12
Long Shot
Season 4 • Episode 14
Officers Nolan and Harper help Skip Tracer Randy on his first bounty hunter case.
Tuesday, May 13
The Good, the Bad, and the Oscar New
Season 7 • Episode 18
John and Harper work together to catch Oscar; Angela investigates a bank robbery.
Wednesday, May 14
Long Shot
Season 4 • Episode 14
Officers Nolan and Harper help Skip Tracer Randy on his first bounty hunter case.
Wednesday, May 14
Hit List
Season 4 • Episode 15
After two witnesses are murdered, the team must track down the killers before it's too late.
Wednesday, May 14
Real Crime
Season 4 • Episode 16
Officer Thorsen reluctantly decides to be a part of a reality show to help rebrand his image.
Wednesday, May 14
Coding
Season 4 • Episode 17
The team feels it must negotiate with a distraught man who is holding a hospital hostage.
Wednesday, May 14
Backstabbers
Season 4 • Episode 18
The team is called to investigate a train robbery; Officer Harper takes matters into her own hands.
Wednesday, May 14
Simone
Season 4 • Episode 19
Officer Nolan and the LA division of the FBI enlist the help of FBI trainee Simone Clark.
Wednesday, May 14
Enervo
Season 4 • Episode 20
The team races to stop bombs that have been scattered throughout the city by a suspected terrorist.
Thursday, May 15
Coding
Season 4 • Episode 17
The team feels it must negotiate with a distraught man who is holding a hospital hostage.
Thursday, May 15
Backstabbers
Season 4 • Episode 18
The team is called to investigate a train robbery; Officer Harper takes matters into her own hands.
Thursday, May 15
Simone
Season 4 • Episode 19
Officer Nolan and the LA division of the FBI enlist the help of FBI trainee Simone Clark.
Thursday, May 15
Enervo
Season 4 • Episode 20
The team races to stop bombs that have been scattered throughout the city by a suspected terrorist.
Thursday, May 15
Mother's Day
Season 4 • Episode 21
Sgt. Grey rides with Officer Nolan to get him ready for becoming a training officer.
Thursday, May 15
Day in the Hole
Season 4 • Episode 22
Sgt. Bradford and Officer Chen go under cover together in a possible drug trafficking case.
Thursday, May 15
Double Down
Season 5 • Episode 1
Officer John Nolan is face to face with serial killer Rosalind; Bradford and Chen work under cover.
Thursday, May 15
Labor Day
Season 5 • Episode 2
Officer John Nolan moves closer to his new role as a training officer.
Thursday, May 15
Dye Hard
Season 5 • Episode 3
Officer Nolan's first rookie has an unconventional approach to police work.
Thursday, May 15
The Choice
Season 5 • Episode 4
Nolan is forced to make a deadly decision after a harrowing ultimatum.
Thursday, May 15
The Fugitive
Season 5 • Episode 5
Nolan and Juarez are on the hunt for a fugitive after a car incident goes awry.
Friday, May 16
Labor Day
Season 5 • Episode 2
Officer John Nolan moves closer to his new role as a training officer.
Friday, May 16
Dye Hard
Season 5 • Episode 3
Officer Nolan's first rookie has an unconventional approach to police work.
Friday, May 16
The Choice
Season 5 • Episode 4
Nolan is forced to make a deadly decision after a harrowing ultimatum.
Friday, May 16
The Fugitive
Season 5 • Episode 5
Nolan and Juarez are on the hunt for a fugitive after a car incident goes awry.
Friday, May 16
The Reckoning
Season 5 • Episode 6
Nolan and Celina investigate a cash deposit linked to an old DEA case.
Friday, May 16
Crossfire
Season 5 • Episode 7
Officer John Nolan and Celina witness a shooting and realize the victim was already dead.
Friday, May 16
The Collar
Season 5 • Episode 8
Nolan and Juarez are in a race against time to stop the source of an explosive rampage.
Friday, May 16
Take Back
Season 5 • Episode 9
Officer John Nolan and the team investigate the unexpected death of a suspect in police custody.
Friday, May 16
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, May 16
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, May 16
Death Notice
Season 5 • Episode 12
Nolan and Celina are enlisted to stand guard at a hospital after a dangerous prisoner needs surgery.
Saturday, May 17
Take Back
Season 5 • Episode 9
Officer John Nolan and the team investigate the unexpected death of a suspect in police custody.
Saturday, May 17
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.
Saturday, May 17
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.
Saturday, May 17
Death Notice
Season 5 • Episode 12
Nolan and Celina are enlisted to stand guard at a hospital after a dangerous prisoner needs surgery.
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