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Intelligence

TV·2014–2014·1 season, 13 episodes·CBS·Action, Science-Fiction·1h·6.6·Created by Michael Seitzman

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Intelligence is a dramatic thriller about a high-tech intelligence operative enhanced with a super-computer microchip in his brain. With this implant, Gabriel Vaughn is the first human ever to be connected directly into the worldwide information grid and have complete access to Internet, WiFi, telephone and satellite data. He can hack into any data center and access key Intel in the fight to protect the United States from its enemies. Leading the elite government cyber-security agency created to support him is Director Lillian Strand, a straightforward and efficient boss who oversees the unit's missions. Strand assigns Riley Neal, a Secret Service agent, to protect Gabriel from outside threats, as well as from his appetite for reckless, unpredictable behavior and disregard for protocol. Other skilled members of the Cybercom team include Chris Jameson and Gonzalo "Gonzo" Rodriguez two resourceful federal investigators. The brains behind the design of the chip is Dr. Shenendoah Cassidy, whose son, Nelson is jealous of Gabriel's prominent place in his father's life. As the first supercomputer with a beating heart, Gabriel is the most valuable piece of technology the country has ever created and is the U.S.'s secret weapon.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Intelligence S01E05The RescueS01E05 · 6.4Gabriel and Riley search for the kidnapped daughter of a senator in Mexico when a Mexican cartel demands he end the sale of U.S. spy satellite in exchange for her safety. Meanwhile, Lillian discovers a connection between the drug cartel and her father.
  2. 02Intelligence S01E06Patient ZeroS01E06 · 6.4Gabriel and the Cybercom team head to Texas to help contain an outbreak of a deadly, rapidly spreading virus, but when Gabriel cyber-renders ground zero of the outbreak to isolate who Patient Zero might be, he and the team are shocked to see that the suspect is a criminal believed to have been executed a week earlier.
  3. 03Intelligence S01E02Red XS01E02 · 6.3CyberCom investigates a terrorist suicide bombing at a U.S. Marine base and learns a new, chemically undetectable bomb material is being consumed. Meanwhile, Riley is forced to make a drastic decision when she finds Gabriel unable to complete a task.

Cast

Josh HollowayJosh HollowayGabriel VaughnMeghan OryMeghan OryRiley NealMichael RadyMichael RadyChris JamesonMarg HelgenbergerMarg HelgenbergerDirector Lillian StrandJohn BillingsleyJohn BillingsleyDr. Shenendoah CassidyP.J. ByrneP.J. ByrneNelson CassidyJames MartinezJames MartinezGonzalo "Gonzo" Rodriguez

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode13Episodes2014Aired 6.1Season avg
  1. S01E01Intelligence S01E01PilotJanuary 7, 2014 6.2Gabriel and Riley must rescue the kidnapped member of CyberCom who invented the chip implanted in Gabriel's brain before the top-secret tech
  2. S01E02Intelligence S01E02Red XJanuary 13, 2014 6.3CyberCom investigates a terrorist suicide bombing at a U.S. Marine base and learns a new, chemically undetectable bomb material is being con
  3. S01E03Intelligence S01E03Mei Chen ReturnsJanuary 20, 2014 6.2When Gabriel's chip is hacked, he's shocked to learn that Mei Chen is not only alive, but possesses an even more powerful chip than his own.
  4. S01E04Intelligence S01E04Secrets of the Secret ServiceJanuary 27, 2014 6.0Gabriel and Riley pose as Secret Service agents in Syria in order to rescue two American journalists being held hostage. While there, Riley
  5. S01E05Intelligence S01E05Season's bestThe RescueFebruary 3, 2014 6.4Gabriel and Riley search for the kidnapped daughter of a senator in Mexico when a Mexican cartel demands he end the sale of U.S. spy satelli
  6. S01E06Intelligence S01E06Patient ZeroFebruary 10, 2014 6.4Gabriel and the Cybercom team head to Texas to help contain an outbreak of a deadly, rapidly spreading virus, but when Gabriel cyber-renders
  7. S01E07Intelligence S01E07Size MattersFebruary 17, 2014 5.8When Gabriel and Cybercom learn microscopic robots are infecting and killing leading artificial intelligence scientists, they must find who'
  8. S01E08Intelligence S01E08Delta ForceFebruary 24, 2014 6.1While Gabriel and Riley are in Bolivia protecting a presidential candidate from an assassination, Gabriel is stunned to learn his best frien
  9. S01E09Intelligence S01E09AthensMarch 3, 2014 5.9When Gabriel's memory is wiped clean after CyberCom is attacked by an aggressive virus, he believes Jin Cong is the good guy and helps him l
  10. S01E10Intelligence S01E10Cain and GabrielMarch 10, 2014 6.0Gabriel, Riley and Lillian head to San Francisco when the FBI's Witness Protection database is hacked and someone is blackmailing witnesses
  11. S01E11Intelligence S01E11The Grey HatMarch 17, 2014 6.2When Gabriel and Riley search for an infamous hacker known to create cyberworms, they learn their suspect could have been set up and a much
  12. S01E12Intelligence S01E12The Event HorizonMarch 24, 2014 6.0When Gabriel sees himself as the suspected murderer in his crime scene cyber-render, he and Riley must find the mastermind who is framing hi
  13. S01E13Intelligence S01E13Being HumanMarch 31, 2014 6.1When Gabriel and Riley learn that sleeper agents are embedded in the U.S. government, they're shocked when their identities are revealed, on

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