61st Street (2022–2024)

TV ShowEndedThe CWDrama, Crime2 seasons, 16 episodes
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Plot

Moses Johnson is a promising high-school athlete with a bright future who’s accused of murdering a police officer during a drug bust gone wrong. Swept up into the infamously corrupt Chicago criminal justice system, Moses’ case is taken up by ageing public defender Franklin Roberts, who sees this as his chance to finally challenge the institutional racism at the heart of the judicial system.

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Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 0161st Street S01E02The Hunter and the HuntedS01E02 · 3.7While on a collision course with the Chicago Police Department, Moses makes contact with the one person who could save him. Martha chases political aspirations.
  2. 0261st Street S01E07The Two TrialsS01E07 · 3.7Moses' trial begins; Brannigan testifies; a discovery threatens to derail Franklin's defence; Joshua faces repercussions while Franklin gets an ultimatum.
  3. 0361st Street S01E08Man on FireS01E08 · 3.7Franklin faces a setback; Moses takes the stand; a verdict is read.

Episodes by season

Season01Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode8Episodes2022Aired 3.5Season avg
  1. S01E0161st Street S01E01PilotApril 10, 2022 3.3Track star Moses Johnson is swept up into a world of chaos, violence, and corrupt policing during a presumed drug sting gone wrong. Public d
  2. S01E0261st Street S01E02Season's bestThe Hunter and the HuntedApril 17, 2022 3.7While on a collision course with the Chicago Police Department, Moses makes contact with the one person who could save him. Martha chases po
  3. S01E0361st Street S01E03Barefoot and DangerousApril 24, 2022 3.3Officer Logan begins to question his own department, while Lieutenant Brannigan presses Moses for a confession. Franklin revisits the crime
  4. S01E0461st Street S01E04Chess Moves and Poker ChipsMay 1, 2022 3.3While waiting for bond, Moses adjusts to jail. Brannigan opens up to Logan. After stumbling on evidence of police misconduct, Franklin conti
  5. S01E0561st Street S01E05Over the WallMay 8, 2022 3.3Franklin gets sobering news while Moses reunites with an old acquaintance. Officer Logan gets a new position. Norma holds a barbecue to rais
  6. S01E0661st Street S01E06Sins of the FathersMay 15, 2022 3.3Moses fights influences in prison and begins to doubt Franklins motives. Joshua sinks deeper into the Nation as Martha faces pressure from t
  7. S01E0761st Street S01E07The Two TrialsMay 22, 2022 3.7Moses' trial begins; Brannigan testifies; a discovery threatens to derail Franklin's defence; Joshua faces repercussions while Franklin gets
  8. S01E0861st Street S01E08Man on FireMay 29, 2022 3.7Franklin faces a setback; Moses takes the stand; a verdict is read.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode8Episodes2024Aired 1.3Season avg
  1. S02E0161st Street S02E01Season's bestAfter the Morning AfterJuly 22, 2024 3.7Officer Logan becomes the subject of a departmental cover-up; Franklin exposes police brutality.
  2. S02E0261st Street S02E02Trust MeJuly 29, 2024 1.0Logan goes searching for answers and asks Franklin to represent him against the police department.
  3. S02E0361st Street S02E03Do No HarmAugust 5, 2024 1.0Martha urges the mayor's office to apply more pressure; the department looks for a scapegoat.
  4. S02E0461st Street S02E04KamikazeAugust 12, 2024 1.0Franklin's decision to represent Officer Logan turns the community--and Martha--against him. Joshua grows suspicious about Big Phil. Logan's
  5. S02E0561st Street S02E05Two Truths and a LieAugust 19, 2024 1.0The State Attorney sets Franklin in her sights. While reckoning with his guilt, Officer Logan weighs the consequences of going to trial. Lie
  6. S02E0661st Street S02E06Argue the FactsAugust 26, 2024 1.0The trial begins. Officer Logan is outed as the "bad apple" of the CPD, while Franklin makes a case against the department as a whole. A rev
  7. S02E0761st Street S02E07The OfferSeptember 2, 2024 1.0Armed with a secret piece of evidence, Franklin puts Officer Logan's comrades on the stand. Someone from Norma's past appears at her door wi
  8. S02E0861st Street S02E08Judgement DaySeptember 9, 2024 1.0Franklin makes his closing remarks. Office Logan gets a surprising offer.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Cast

Courtney B. VanceCourtney B. VanceFranklin Roberts

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