List of The Equalizer (1985 TV series) episodes

The following is an episode list of the 1980s CBS, cult classic[1] vigilante series, The Equalizer.

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
122September 18, 1985April 8, 1986
222October 8, 1986May 27, 1987
322September 23, 1987May 4, 1988
422October 26, 1988August 24, 1989

Episodes

Season 1 (1985–86)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateProd.
code
Rating/share
(households)
11"The Equalizer"
"Pilot"
Rod HolcombMichael SloanSeptember 18, 1985 (1985-09-18)8351718.3/32[2]
22"China Rain"Richard ComptonStory by : Victor Hsu
Teleplay by : Joel Surnow & Maurice Hurley & Victor Hsu
September 25, 1985 (1985-09-25)6120414.3/23[3]
33"The Defector"Rod HolcombHeywood GouldOctober 2, 1985 (1985-10-02)6121312.1/20[4]
44"The Lock Box"Russ MayberryStory by : Frank Military
Teleplay by : Frank Military & Joel Surnow & Maurice Hurley
October 9, 1985 (1985-10-09)6121615.0/25[5]
55"Lady Cop"Russ MayberryStory by : Kathryn Bigelow & Maurice Hurley & Joel Surnow
Teleplay by : Maurice Hurley & Joel Surnow
October 16, 1985 (1985-10-16)6120814.4/23[6]
66"The Confirmation Day"Richard CollaStory by : Eric Blakeney & Gene Miller
Teleplay by : Edward Adler & Heywood Gould
October 23, 1985 (1985-10-23)6120512.9/21[7]
77"The Children's Song"Richard ComptonStory by : Howard Chesley
Teleplay by : Howard Chesley & Maurice Hurley & Joel Surnow
October 30, 1985 (1985-10-30)6120314.0/24[8]
88"The Distant Fire"Alan MetzgerStory by : Robert Sabaroff
Teleplay by : Robert Sabaroff & Maurice Hurley & Joel Surnow
November 6, 1985 (1985-11-06)6120111.8/18[9]
99"Mama's Boy"James SheldonHeywood GouldNovember 13, 1985 (1985-11-13)6121913.5/21[10]
1010"Bump and Run"Richard ComptonStory by : Jim Trombetta
Teleplay by : Maurice Hurley & Joel Surnow
November 20, 1985 (1985-11-20)6121411.8/19[11]
1111"Desperately"Donald PetrieCharles Grant CraigDecember 4, 1985 (1985-12-04)6122112.4/20[12]
1212"Reign of Terror"Richard ComptonStory by : Steve Bello
Teleplay by : Steve Bello & Coleman Luck
December 11, 1985 (1985-12-11)6122013.2/22[13]
1313"Back Home"Alan MetzgerStory by : Neil Cohen
Teleplay by : Joel Surnow & Maurice Hurley
December 18, 1985 (1985-12-18)6120913.6/23[14]
1414"Out of the Past"Richard ComptonCyrus NowrastehJanuary 15, 1986 (1986-01-15)6122412.2/20[15]
1515"Dead Drop"Donald PetrieMaurice Hurley & Joel SurnowJanuary 22, 1986 (1986-01-22)6123013.3/22[16]
1616"Wash Up"Richard ComptonMark FrostJanuary 29, 1986 (1986-01-29)6122811.9/20[17]
1717"Torn"Russ MayberryStory by : Joel Surnow & Maurice Hurley
Teleplay by : Carl Eastlake
February 5, 1986 (1986-02-05)6121111.9/20[18]
1818"Unnatural Causes"Alan MetzgerStory by : Susan Woollen
Teleplay by : Susan Woollen & Coleman Luck & Scott Shepherd
February 12, 1986 (1986-02-12)6123311.7/19[19]
1919"Breakpoint"Russ MayberryStory by : Scott Shepherd
Teleplay by : Scott Shepherd & Don Carlos Dunaway
February 19, 1986 (1986-02-19)6122613.2/22[20]
2020"No Conscience"Richard ComptonMark FrostMarch 26, 1986 (1986-03-26)6123110.6/20[21]
2121"Unpunished Crimes"Alan MetzgerJohn Burke & Grenville CaseApril 1, 1986 (1986-04-01)6122711.1/20[22]
2222"Pretenders"Richard ComptonScott ShepherdApril 8, 1986 (1986-04-08)6123410.8/20[23]

Season 2 (1986–87)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateRating/share
(households)
231"Prelude"Richard ComptonCarleton EastlakeOctober 8, 1986 (1986-10-08)17.0/28[24]
242"Nocturne"Richard ComptonCarleton EastlakeOctober 15, 1986 (1986-10-15)17.5/28[25]
253"A Community of Civilized Men"Alan MetzgerDaniel Pyne & Scott ShepherdOctober 22, 1986 (1986-10-22)12.9/21[26]
264"Joyride"Russ MayberryJim Trombetta & Charles Grant CraigOctober 29, 1986 (1986-10-29)14.4/26[27]
275"Shades of Darkness"Donald PetrieJack V. FogartyNovember 5, 1986 (1986-11-05)14.1/24[28]
286"Nightscape"Aaron LipstadtCarleton EastlakeNovember 12, 1986 (1986-11-12)15.7/27[29]
297"Counterfire"Alan MetzgerScott Shepherd & Coleman LuckNovember 19, 1986 (1986-11-19)16.0/26[30]
308"The Line"Russ MayberrySteve VolpeNovember 26, 1986 (1986-11-26)15.9/28[31]
319"Tip on a Sure Thing"Donald PetrieScott ShepherdDecember 3, 1986 (1986-12-03)16.2/27[32]
3210"The Cup"Mario DiLeoStory by : Andrew Sipes & Carleton Eastlake
Teleplay by : David Jackson & Carleton Eastlake
December 10, 1986 (1986-12-10)16.4/27[33]
3311"Heartstrings"Russ MayberryLoraine DespresDecember 17, 1986 (1986-12-17)15.4/25[34]
3412"High Performance"Russ MayberryJack V. FogartyJanuary 7, 1987 (1987-01-07)17.3/29[35]
3513"Beyond Control"Alan MetzgerColeman LuckJanuary 14, 1987 (1987-01-14)15.4/26[36]
3614"Carnal Persuasion"Leon IchasoDennis ManuelJanuary 21, 1987 (1987-01-21)15.5/25[37]
3715"Memories of Manon"Tony WharmbyColeman LuckFebruary 4, 1987 (1987-02-04)15.0/25[38]
3816February 11, 1987 (1987-02-11)15.2/25[39]
3917"Solo"Alan MetzgerCarleton EastlakeFebruary 18, 1987 (1987-02-18)15.8/26[40]
4018"A Place to Stay"Alan MetzgerStory by : Marc Rubin
Teleplay by : Marc Rubin & Carleton Eastlake & Coleman Luck
February 25, 1987 (1987-02-25)18.5/30[41]
4119"Coal Black Soul"Richard ComptonScott ShepherdMay 6, 1987 (1987-05-06)14.6/27[42]
4220"First Light"Richard ComptonJack FogartyMay 13, 1987 (1987-05-13)15.7/28[43]
4321"Hand and Glove"Alan MetzgerColeman LuckMay 20, 1987 (1987-05-20)12.7/22[44]
4422"Re-Entry"Aaron LipstadtStory by : Dennis Manuel
Teleplay by : Scott Shepherd
May 27, 1987 (1987-05-27)13.4/23[45]

Season 3 (1987–88)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateRating/share
(households)
451"Blood and Wine"Alan MetzgerColeman LuckSeptember 23, 1987 (1987-09-23)14.4/24[46]
462
473"Suspicion of Innocence"Russ MayberryRobert EiseleSeptember 30, 1987 (1987-09-30)14.0/24[47]
484"In the Money"Aaron LipstadtEd Waters & Scott ShepherdOctober 7, 1987 (1987-10-07)14.2/24[48]
495"Encounter in a Closed Room"Jim JohnstonStory by : Ann Lewis Hamilton & Scott Shepherd
Teleplay by : Ann Lewis Hamilton
October 14, 1987 (1987-10-14)12.7/22[49]
506"Mission: McCall"Alan MetzgerEd Waters & Scott ShepherdOctober 28, 1987 (1987-10-28)13.4/24[50]
517Story by : Ed Waters & Coleman Luck
Teleplay by : Ed Waters & Scott Shepherd & Robert Eisele
November 4, 1987 (1987-11-04)13.1/23[51]
528"Shadow Play"Russ MayberryRobert EiseleNovember 11, 1987 (1987-11-11)12.8/21[52]
539"Inner View"Marc LaubJim TrombettaNovember 18, 1987 (1987-11-18)13.2/24[53]
5410"The Rehearsal"Alan MetzgerRobert EiseleDecember 2, 1987 (1987-12-02)9.9/17[54]
5511"Christmas Presence"Michael O'HerlihyColeman LuckDecember 16, 1987 (1987-12-16)13.4/24[55]
5612"A Dance on the Dark Side"Jonathan PerryDavid LightstoneJanuary 13, 1988 (1988-01-13)12.2/21[56]
5713"The Child Broker"Mark SobelMick CurranJanuary 20, 1988 (1988-01-20)13.9/24[57]
5814"Video Games"James A. ContnerPeter McCabeJanuary 27, 1988 (1988-01-27)13.4/24[58]
5915"Something Green"Luis SotoKevin DroneyFebruary 10, 1988 (1988-02-10)11.9/20[59]
6016"The Mystery of Manon"Bradford MayColeman LuckFebruary 17, 1988 (1988-02-17)11.9/19[60]
6117February 24, 1988 (1988-02-24)9.3/17[61]
6218"No Place Like Home"Tobe HooperRobert EiseleMarch 16, 1988 (1988-03-16)13.5/24[62]
6319"Last Call"Michael O'HerlihyRobert CraisMarch 23, 1988 (1988-03-23)13.2/24[63]
6420"Regrets Only"James A. ContnerRobert CraisMarch 30, 1988 (1988-03-30)14.0/25[64]
6521"Target of Choice"Mark SobelKevin DroneyApril 6, 1988 (1988-04-06)14.2/24[65]
6622"Always a Lady"Marc LaubStory by : Scott Shepherd
Teleplay by : Peter McCabe
May 4, 1988 (1988-05-04)11.9/21[66]

Season 4 (1988–89)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
Rating/share
(households)
671"The Last Campaign"Richard ComptonLee Batchler & Janet Scott BatchlerOctober 26, 1988 (1988-10-26)17.0[67]11.9/18[67]
682"Sea of Fire"Alan MetzgerStory by : Peter McCabe
Teleplay by : Peter McCabe & Coleman Luck
November 2, 1988 (1988-11-02)16.1[68]11.7/18[68]
693"Riding the Elephant"Donald PetrieM.K. LorensNovember 9, 1988 (1988-11-09)14.7[69]10.6/16[69]
704"Eighteen with a Bullet"Richard ComptonBruce A. TaylorNovember 16, 1988 (1988-11-16)16.3[70]11.4/17[70]
715"Day of the Covenant"James A. ContnerRobert EiseleDecember 7, 1988 (1988-12-07)11.0[71]7.7/12[71]
726"Splinters"Paul KrasnyColeman LuckDecember 14, 1988 (1988-12-14)15.1[72]10.8/17[72]
737"Making of a Martyr"Bradford MayWayne Powers & Donna PowersJanuary 11, 1989 (1989-01-11)16.0[73]11.3/18[73]
748"The Sins of Our Fathers"Paul KrasnyTom TowlerJanuary 18, 1989 (1989-01-18)16.6[74]11.1/17[74]
759"The Visitation"Bradford MayRobert EiseleFebruary 1, 1989 (1989-02-01)15.6[75]11.0/17[75]
7610"Past Imperfect"Russ MayberryGail Morgan HickmanFebruary 15, 1989 (1989-02-15)17.2[76]11.9/19[76]
7711"Trial by Ordeal"Marc LaubColeman LuckMarch 1, 1989 (1989-03-01)13.9[77]9.8/16[77]
7812"Silent Fury"Russ MayberryDonna Powers & Wayne PowersMarch 8, 1989 (1989-03-08)14.4[78]10.0/16[78]
7913"Lullaby of Darkness"David JacksonColeman LuckMarch 30, 1989 (1989-03-30)16.9[79]11.9/19[79]
8014"17 Zebra"Alan MetzgerJacqueline ZambranoApril 6, 1989 (1989-04-06)17.4[80]12.1/19[80]
8115"Starfire"Bradford MayRobert EiseleApril 13, 1989 (1989-04-13)16.7[81]11.7/19[81]
8216"Time Present, Time Past"Gordon HesslerTom TowlerApril 20, 1989 (1989-04-20)15.1[82]10.8/18[82]
8317"Prisoners of Conscience"Marc LaubRobert EiseleApril 27, 1989 (1989-04-27)14.7[83]10.4/17[83]
8418"The Caper"Alan MetzgerTom TowlerMay 4, 1989 (1989-05-04)15.0[84]10.8/17[84]
8519"Heart of Justice"Bradford MayGail Morgan HickmanMay 11, 1989 (1989-05-11)14.6[85]11.2/18[85]
8620"Race Traitors"Robert E. WarrenDonna Powers, Wayne Powers, & Gail Morgan HickmanJune 29, 1989 (1989-06-29)11.6[86]8.3/16[86]
8721"Endgame"Alan MetzgerColeman LuckAugust 10, 1989 (1989-08-10)11.2[87]8.3/15[87]
8822"Suicide Squad"Marc LaubJacqueline ZambranoAugust 24, 1989 (1989-08-24)11.2[88]8.2/15[88]

Home releases

At present, the following DVD sets have been released.[89]

DVD set Company Release date
The Equalizer: Season 1 Universal Home Video February 12, 2008
The Equalizer: The Complete Collection; Limited Edition Visual Entertainment August 19, 2014
The Equalizer: The Complete Season 2 Visual Entertainment August 26, 2014
The Equalizer: The Complete Season 3 Visual Entertainment October 24, 2014
The Equalizer: The Complete Season 4 Visual Entertainment November 25, 2014

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