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Breakout Kings

TV·2011–2012·2 seasons, 23 episodes·A&E·Drama, Action, Crime·1h·7.3·Created by Matt Olmstead, Nick Santora

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Breakout Kings follows an unconventional partnership between the U.S. Marshals' office and a group of convicts as they work to catch fugitives on the run. In Breakout Kings, veteran U.S. Marshals Charlie Duchamp and Ray Zancanelli decide to reject protocol and take an unorthodox approach to their work: using former criminals to catch current ones. They form a special task force composed of the three most elusive convicts Ray ever captured: Lloyd Lowery a former child prodigy and behaviorist/psychiatric expert who excels in psychoanalysis; Shea Daniels, an ex-gang banger who knows how to work the system, both in prison and on the street; and Erica Reed, a sexy expert tracker who learned her trade from her bounty hunter father. Charlie and Ray also employ the services of Julianne Simms, a civilian who acts as the "funnel" for the group - all information, tips and data go through her.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Breakout Kings S01E01PilotS01E01 · 7.5An unconventional team is formed to track escaped convicts when, in the series opener, two U.S. Marshals hire three convicted felons who had escaped from prison, and promise them a month off of their sentences for each capture.
  2. 02Breakout Kings S01E04Out of the Mouths of BabesS01E04 · 7.5The team hunts a pedophile, and they believe he could be going to the school where he worked and where the children he's accused of molesting attend.
  3. 03Breakout Kings S01E03The Bag ManS01E03 · 7.4A man with a prosthetic hand escapes and goes on a crime spree, and the team tries to catch him before he crosses the Canadian border.

Cast

Episodes by season

Season01Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode13Episodes2011Aired 7.2Season avg
  1. S01E01Breakout Kings S01E01Season's bestPilotMarch 6, 2011 7.5An unconventional team is formed to track escaped convicts when, in the series opener, two U.S. Marshals hire three convicted felons who had
  2. S01E02Breakout Kings S01E02CollectedMarch 13, 2011 7.2A man who hunts women and tortures them escapes during a candlelight vigil outside prison, and the team learns that he has a woman captive i
  3. S01E03Breakout Kings S01E03The Bag ManMarch 20, 2011 7.4A man with a prosthetic hand escapes and goes on a crime spree, and the team tries to catch him before he crosses the Canadian border.
  4. S01E04Breakout Kings S01E04Out of the Mouths of BabesMarch 27, 2011 7.5The team hunts a pedophile, and they believe he could be going to the school where he worked and where the children he's accused of molestin
  5. S01E05Breakout Kings S01E05Queen of HeartsApril 3, 2011 7.3A woman convicted of stabbing her husband 48 times escapes on a school bus; and Lloyd's gambling debt is on the rise and an inmate threatens
  6. S01E06Breakout Kings S01E06Like Father, Like SonApril 10, 2011 6.7An antigovernment con with a destructive streak escapes, and the case hits close to home when the man sends a bomb to DuChamp's home. Also,
  7. S01E07Breakout Kings S01E07Fun with ChemistryApril 17, 2011 6.8A Bonnie-and-Clyde-like pair escape and go on a killing spree, and the race is on to catch them before they kill again.
  8. S01E08Breakout Kings S01E08SteaksApril 24, 2011 7.0Two inmates escape by poisoning another inmate and hiding in his coffin, but, once outside, there is friction between the two men.
  9. S01E09Breakout Kings S01E09One for the MoneyMay 1, 2011 6.7A jewel thief escapes from prison and the team believes he's plotting a big heist, and the only way to catch him is to discover what the man
  10. S01E10Breakout Kings S01E10Paid in FullMay 8, 2011 7.3A contract killer escapes and leaves a trail of bodies, and the team looks for a connection between the victims in order to catch the killer
  11. S01E11Breakout Kings S01E11Off the Beaten PathMay 15, 2011 6.9A schizophrenic with outdoor-survivalist skills escapes and sets out to abduct a young television host and eventually kill her.
  12. S01E12Breakout Kings S01E12There Are RulesMay 22, 2011 7.3An 18-wheeler busts through prison walls, and several convicts escape by hiding in an armored car that was in the back of the truck.
  13. S01E13Breakout Kings S01E13Where in the World is Carmen VegaMay 30, 2011 7.4In the first-season finale, the head of a drug cartel escapes while attending her son's funeral, and, while the team hunts her, it's suspect

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode10Episodes2012Aired 6.8Season avg
  1. S02E01Breakout Kings S02E01Season's bestAn Unjust DeathMarch 4, 2012 7.3In the second-season opener, the team hunt a merciless serial killer whom Lloyd's testimony helped convict. Meanwhile, Charlie gets offered
  2. S02E02Breakout Kings S02E02Round TwoMarch 11, 2012 6.6A group of convicts use a subterranean tunnel to get to a home near the prison, and one of them is an undercover agent whose allegiance may
  3. S02E03Breakout Kings S02E03Double DownMarch 18, 2012 6.6An escaped police informant is hunted, and his ties to a major felon are uncovered. The situation then intensifies when a member of the team
  4. S02E04Breakout Kings S02E04Cruz ControlMarch 25, 2012 6.8An escaped con goes on a killing spree fueled by a hopeless medical diagnosis he received.
  5. S02E05Breakout Kings S02E05Self HelpApril 1, 2012 6.9The gang must figure out how a prisoner pulled off the perfect crime while remaining incarcerated.
  6. S02E06Breakout Kings S02E06I Smell EmmyApril 8, 2012 6.9The team pursues an escaped inmate and a prison volunteer who aided her getaway.
  7. S02E07Breakout Kings S02E07Ain't Love (50) GrandApril 15, 2012 6.6A prison escapee kidnaps his former lover after discovering that she has become involved in another relationship.
  8. S02E08Breakout Kings S02E08SEALd FateApril 22, 2012 7.0An ex-Navy SEAL flees prison in order to exact revenge on his former government-contractor employer, setting off conspiracy theories about h
  9. S02E09Breakout Kings S02E09FreakshowApril 29, 2012 6.8The gang tracks a fugitive who used to perform in the circus as an escape artist.
  10. S02E10Breakout Kings S02E10Served ColdApril 29, 2012 6.9The team face a difficult choice when a case they're barred from being involved in turns personal.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

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