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Interrogation

TV·2020–2020·1 season, 10 episodes·CBS All Access·Drama, Crime·45m·6.8·Created by Anders Weidemann, John Mankiewicz

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Based on a true story that spanned more than 30 years in which a young man was charged and convicted of brutally murdering his mother. Each episode is structured around an interrogation taken directly from the real police case files, with the goal of turning the viewer into a detective.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Interrogation S01E02I.A. Sgt. Ian Lynch vs Eric Fisher 2003S01E02 · 8.0In 2003, twenty years after the murder of Mary Fisher, Internal Affairs Officer Sgt. Ian Lynch is assigned to investigate Eric's claim of official misconduct against Russell, now a Lieutenant. Lynch confronts Russell with the allegation, but pressure from the department threatens to derail any chance of a re-investigation. Meanwhile, with the help of a troubled cellmate, Eric discovers a startling piece of overlooked evidence in his legal files.
  2. 02Interrogation S01E03Det. Dave Russell vs Kim Decker 1982S01E03 · 8.0In the weeks leading up to Mary Fisher's murder, Eric meets Det. Russell for the first time to press charges against Kim Decker, a former girlfriend. Russell suspects the truth is murkier than Eric reported. As Russell investigates the complaint, Eric throws a party at his apartment complex with the help of his older friend and neighbor Trey Carano that quickly spins out of control.
  3. 03Interrogation S01E04L.A. County Psychologist Marjorie Thompson vs. Eric Fisher 1984S01E04 · 8.0To receive a more lenient prison sentence, Eric pleads guilty and submits to an extensive psychological evaluation. Meanwhile, Det. Russell, convinced of Eric's guilt, does his best to make sure Eric receives the harshest sentence possible.

Cast

Peter SarsgaardPeter SarsgaardDavid RussellKyle GallnerKyle GallnerEric FisherDavid StrathairnDavid StrathairnHenry FisherKodi Smit-McPheeKodi Smit-McPheeChris Keller

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode10Episodes2020Aired 7.7Season avg
  1. S01E01Interrogation S01E01Det. Dave Russell vs Eric Fisher 1983February 5, 2020 5.3Eric Fisher, a 17-year-old kid with addiction issues, is taken into custody after his mother is brutally murdered in her San Fernando Valley
  2. S01E02Interrogation S01E02Season's bestI.A. Sgt. Ian Lynch vs Eric Fisher 2003February 5, 2020 8.0In 2003, twenty years after the murder of Mary Fisher, Internal Affairs Officer Sgt. Ian Lynch is assigned to investigate Eric's claim of of
  3. S01E03Interrogation S01E03Det. Dave Russell vs Kim Decker 1982February 5, 2020 8.0In the weeks leading up to Mary Fisher's murder, Eric meets Det. Russell for the first time to press charges against Kim Decker, a former gi
  4. S01E04Interrogation S01E04L.A. County Psychologist Marjorie Thompson vs. Eric Fisher 1984February 5, 2020 8.0To receive a more lenient prison sentence, Eric pleads guilty and submits to an extensive psychological evaluation. Meanwhile, Det. Russell,
  5. S01E05Interrogation S01E05Det. Dave Russell vs Chris Keller 1983February 5, 2020 8.0Eric's friend from rehab, Chris Keller is interrogated about a crime he committed in New Mexico, which brings new information to light that
  6. S01E06Interrogation S01E06Henry Fisher vs Eric Fisher 1992February 5, 2020 8.0As riots erupt after the Rodney King verdicts, Henry Fisher pays an emotional visit to Eric in prison and confronts him with a very difficul
  7. S01E07Interrogation S01E07Det. Carol Young & Det. Brian Chen vs Melanie Pruitt 2005February 5, 2020 8.0Two decades after the murder, a series of newspaper articles about the Fisher case sways public sentiment in Eric's favor. Eric prepares for
  8. S01E08Interrogation S01E08P.I. Charlie Shannon vs Eric Fisher 1996February 5, 2020 8.0Thirteen years after the murder, Eric faces his first parole hearing and a real shot at an early release. Det. Russell is determined to keep
  9. S01E09Interrogation S01E09P.I. Charlie Shannon vs Amy Harlow 2003February 5, 2020 8.0Private investigator Charlie Shannon travels to Mexico to track down Amy Harlow, an old friend of Eric's, who may be his last chance at gett
  10. S01E10Interrogation S01E10I.A. Sgt. Ian Lynch & Det. Brian Chen vs Trey Carano 2003February 5, 2020 8.0Twenty years after Mary Fisher's death, Internal Affairs Sgt. Lynch and Det. Chen fly to Texas to interview Trey Carano, a former friend of

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