Miami Vice

1. S01E01Heart of DarknessSeptember 28, 1984 7.6Crockett and Tubbs are skeptical of rumors that an undercover FBI agent has betrayed an operation. Switek and Zito setup a burglary sting op
2. S01E02Cool Runnin'October 5, 1984 6.7Crockett and Tubbs must rely on a big-talking small-time hustler to help them solve a series of drug-related murders.
3. S01E03The Hit ListOctober 19, 1984 6.7A hired killer's hastily abandoned briefcase contains an eight-name list: the first six are dead drug dealers; the eighth is Sonny Crockett.
4. S01E04Calderone's DemiseOctober 26, 1984 6.0The detectives trace drug kingpin Calderone to a Caribbean island, where the vengeful Tubbs gets caught up in a dangerous romance.
5. S01E05One-Eyed JackNovember 2, 1984 6.0Crockett gets set up to receive a "payoff" from a racketeer while trying to settle the gambling debt of an old friend.
6. S01E06No ExitNovember 9, 1984 7.7Crockett and Tubbs form an uneasy alliance with Federal agents in the pursuit of an arms dealer looking to move ground-to-air missiles.
7. S01E07The Great McCarthyNovember 16, 1984 6.0Crockett's entry fee---$25,000 provided by the department---is on the line in a speedboat competition that may be a cover for a drug pickup.
8. S01E08GladesNovember 30, 1984 6.0Crockett and Tubbs wade through the Everglades after a witness who bolted from custody and must testify in 48 hours.
9. S01E09Give a Little, Take a LittleDecember 7, 1984 6.0In court, Crockett refuses to identify an informant and spends more time in jail than the drug dealer he's trying to bust. Meanwhile, Gina t
10. S01E10Little PrinceDecember 14, 1984 6.3Crockett thinks that a wealthy industrialist's son nailed in a heroin bust could lead them to bigger connections in the supply network.
11. S01E11The Milk RunJanuary 4, 1985 7.7Two naive New Yorkers hope for one big score running coke from Colombia to Miami.
12. S01E12The Golden Triangle (1)January 11, 1985 6.0A series of busts leads Crockett and Tubbs to a drug-related hit that reveals a side of Castillo they've never seen before.
13. S01E13The Golden Triangle (2)January 18, 1985 6.0A drug kingpin brings Castillo's wife---who was thought to be dead---to Miami as insurance against police interference.
14. S01E14Smuggler's BluesFebruary 1, 1985 6.0Crockett and Tubbs pose as drug smugglers to smoke out whoever has been killing drug dealers and their families.
15. S01E15Rites of PassageFebruary 8, 1985 6.0Tubbs is reunited with an old flame, an NYPD detective looking for her missing sister, while he and Crockett search for a call girl's killer
16. S01E16The MazeFebruary 22, 1985 6.0Tubbs is taken hostage by a gang in an abandoned hotel, thanks to the would-be heroics of a cop trying to avenge his partner's murder.
17. S01E17Made for Each OtherMarch 8, 1985 6.0By day, Switek and Zito supervise a pair of jive-talking master informants; by night, they're sharing quarters with Switek's girl friend---w
18. S01E18The Home InvadersMarch 15, 1985 7.0Castillo clashes with Crockett's former mentor, who's heading an investigation into a series of burglaries.
19. S01E19Nobody Lives ForeverMarch 29, 1985 6.5When three drug-crazed teens go on a murderous rampage, Tubbs feels as if he's working alone---Crockett's mind is on his new love.
20. S01E20EvanMay 3, 1985 7.3An undercover Fed poses complications for a weapon sting and for Crockett, who bears a grudge for the man.
21. S01E21Season's bestLombardMay 10, 1985 8.0Crockett and Tubbs are assigned to protect a crime boss subpoenaed to testify against a rival.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01The Prodigal SonSeptember 27, 1985 6.0Crockett and Tubbs pose as big dealers in the Big Apple to smoke out Colombian drug lords responsible for the deaths of Federal agents.
2. S02E02Whatever WorksOctober 4, 1985 6.5The ritual killings of two cops on the take lead to the priestess of a cult that deals in drugs.
3. S02E03Out Where the Buses Don't RunOctober 18, 1985 8.0Crockett and Tubbs question the sanity of a retired vice cop who wants them to chase after a coke dealer long thought dead.
4. S02E04The Dutch OvenOctober 25, 1985 6.5Trudy is torn between love and duty when she learns that her lover's friend is connected to a big-time cocaine dealer.
5. S02E05BuddiesNovember 1, 1985 6.5Crockett learns that an old friend is connected to organized crime---a tie that may block the cops' attempt to prevent the murder of a young
6. S02E06Junk LoveNovember 8, 1985 6.5Crockett and Tubbs' connection to a major smuggler is a young woman who acts like his girl though she claims to hate him, and whose drug hab
7. S02E07Tale of the GoatNovember 15, 1985 5.8Tubbs infiltrates a criminal voodoo cult whose leader has returned from Haiti---and apparently the grave---to collect an old debt.
8. S02E08Season's bestBushidoNovember 22, 1985 8.3Castillo is contacted by a former associate who's on the run from both the CIA and the KGB.
9. S02E09Bought and Paid ForNovember 29, 1985 7.0Gina is out to nail the man who raped her friend, but is frustrated by the suspect's wealth and connections---and by the victim's sudden rec
10. S02E10Back in the WorldDecember 6, 1985 6.5A journalist that Crockett knew in Vietnam is ready to break a story about "The Sergeant," a shadowy legend thought to have shipped heroin s
11. S02E11Phil the ShillDecember 13, 1985 6.5Switek has to cool his vendetta against a shady game-show host who could lead the vice cops to an elusive coke dealer.
12. S02E12Definitely MiamiJanuary 10, 1986 6.5Crockett falls for the wife of a murderous drug dealer; and the Feds want the vice cops to give up a protected witness to help bust a major
13. S02E13Yankee DollarJanuary 17, 1986 7.0Crockett and Tubbs engage a drug dealer in a game of wits, double-crosses and "let's make a deal" to snare bigger game.
14. S02E14One Way TicketJanuary 24, 1986 6.5Efforts to convict a drug dealer who murdered a deputy DA are hampered by a lack of evidence and by a defense attorney Crockett doesn't get
15. S02E15Little Miss DangerousJanuary 31, 1986 7.7A psychotic earns the sobriquet "crayon killer" for leaving behind childlike drawings at murder scenes.
16. S02E16Florence, ItalyFebruary 14, 1986 6.5A Grand Prix driver has a lot on his mind: first-time fatherhood, a race against his legendary dad---and the fact that he's suspected of kil
17. S02E17French TwistFebruary 21, 1986 6.5An Interpol agent arouses Crockett's interest---and Tubbs' suspicion.
18. S02E18The FixMarch 7, 1986 6.5A judge with heavy gambling debts tries to persuade his college all-star son (Bernard King) to throw a game.
19. S02E19PaybackMarch 14, 1986 6.5A reclusive drug supplier thinks Crockett has the $3 million stolen by the dealer's former employee.
20. S02E20Free VerseApril 4, 1986 6.0Crockett and Tubbs have trouble keeping a rein on their charge, a recently freed Central American political prisoner who likes to party.
21. S02E21Trust Fund PiratesMay 2, 1986 6.5Crockett and Tubbs prevail upon a pilot to stall his retirement from the contraband business long enough to connect them with a band of 20th
22. S02E22Sons and LoversMay 9, 1986 6.5The Calderones are back: Angelina reveals that Tubbs fathered her son; and her half-brother has put up a $1 million bounty to revenge her fa

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Season's bestWhen Irish Eyes Are CryingSeptember 26, 1986 7.3Gina's smitten with an Irish revolutionary she thinks has renounced violence, but the authorities believe he's an IRA gunrunner.
2. S03E02Stone's WarOctober 3, 1986 7.3Crockett's journalist buddy Stone claims to have film of U.S. mercenaries fighting in Nicaragua---and leading them is Stone's nemesis Maynar
3. S03E03KillshotOctober 10, 1986 7.3Crockett and Tubbs are fingered as cops by a Customs agent who's being blackmailed by the drug kingpin the detectives are trying to nail.
4. S03E04Walk AloneOctober 17, 1986 7.3Tubbs poses as a con to expose prison guards who are extorting drugs from inmates, and killing those who refuse.
5. S03E05The Good CollarOctober 24, 1986 7.3Crockett tries to preserve the career of a high-school athlete who stumbled into a heroin ring, but the prosecution needs the kid to help na
6. S03E06Shadow in the DarkOctober 31, 1986 7.3Crockett tries to nail a psychotic murderer by thinking like his quarry, despite the fact that another cop using that tactic wound up in a p
7. S03E07El ViejoNovember 7, 1986 7.3Willie Nelson plays a former lawman who has a coke-filled briefcase that's crucial to Crockett and Tubbs' pursuit of a major Bolivian dealer
8. S03E08Better Living Through ChemistryNovember 14, 1986 7.0Tubbs' former partner---who has a grudge against Tubbs over his dismissal from the force---is involved with bikers dealing crack.
9. S03E09Baby BluesNovember 21, 1986 7.0Unexpected contraband---babies and a stowaway mother seeking the child taken from her---puts the cops on the trail of an adoption ring.
10. S03E10Street WiseDecember 5, 1986 6.7A pharmaceutical grade of coke makes its way to a hooker involved with a married undercover cop.
11. S03E11Forgive Us Our DebtsDecember 12, 1986 7.3New leads persuade Crockett that a man he put on death row might be innocent, but a campaign-conscious DA is reluctant to help.
12. S03E12Down for the Count (1)January 9, 1987 7.0An uncomfortable Zito uses a boxer as bait to help the vice squad nail a former drug kingpin involved in bookmaking.
13. S03E13Down for the Count (2)January 16, 1987 7.3Switek is outraged by Internal Affairs' findings; Crockett and Tubbs' TV gambit may prove fatal when a mobster reclaims the action lost to G
14. S03E14Cuba LibreJanuary 23, 1987 6.0When a drug dealer and cop are killed by men dressed as commandos, Crockett and Tubbs are stymied by an agent claiming they may imperil an i
15. S03E15Duty and HonorFebruary 6, 1987 7.3Castillo is not the only one to realize that a series of prostitute murders matches the M.O. of killings in Vietnam years ago.
16. S03E16TheresaFebruary 13, 1987 6.0Crockett's case on a heroin-addicted doctor jeopardizes his case against a dealer.
17. S03E17The Afternoon PlaneFebruary 20, 1987 6.0Tubbs finds out that his "raffle prize"---a week in the Caribbean---is a setup by a vengeful con and the Calderones to lure him out of his j
18. S03E18Lend Me an EarFebruary 27, 1987 6.0Crockett and Tubbs suspect that their difficulty in nailing a suspected smuggler is connected to an electronic-surveillance wizard they hire
19. S03E19Red TapeMarch 13, 1987 6.5A series of booby-trap cop killings drives Tubbs over the edge, and he quits the department in fear for his life.
20. S03E20By Hooker By CrookMarch 20, 1987 6.0Crockett finds his personal life mixing with his professional life when his socialite girl friend figures into two drug-related murders.
21. S03E21Knock, Knock, Who's There?March 27, 1987 6.0A covert DEA operation brings Crockett and Tubbs under Internal Affairs scrutiny after the Feds' intrusion on a bust results in the loss of
22. S03E22Viking Bikers from HellApril 3, 1987 6.0A biker returns from prison to revenge the death of a drug-dealer friend by targeting the last eight persons to do business with him, includ
23. S03E23Everybody's in Show BizMay 1, 1987 6.0Crockett and Tubbs try to retrieve a crack dealer's attache case from a thief---a celebrated playwright turned petty criminal.
24. S03E24Heroes of the RevolutionMay 8, 1987 5.5The cops aren't the only ones following a Cuban drug dealer, and Gina finds that he has ties to her mother, who was killed when Gina was a b

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01Season's bestContempt of CourtSeptember 25, 1987 6.5The vice cops and the Feds prepare for a mob boss's attempts to orchestrate a mistrial, and Crockett goes to jail for refusing to name the i
2. S04E02Amen... Send MoneyOctober 2, 1987 6.5After the squad traps a TV-evangelist's wife in a drug sting, Tubbs is set up for rape, pulling the vice cops into a rivalry between TV mini
3. S04E03Death and the LadyOctober 16, 1987 6.5Crockett becomes obsessed with determining whether a famous director actually "snuffed" an actress in a film.
4. S04E04The Big ThawOctober 23, 1987 6.5Crockett and Tubbs stumble onto a cryogenically frozen Rastafarian and have to uncover who's entitled to the body---a mad scientist's assist
5. S04E05Child's PlayOctober 30, 1987 6.5Crockett is devastated when he shoots a young boy during an investigation, and it spurs him to reconcile with his own son, whom he hasn't se
6. S04E06God's WorkNovember 6, 1987 6.5Castillo wants to bring down a crime family, but complicating the probe is a mobster's son, a Wall Street whiz who's back in town.
7. S04E07Missing HoursNovember 13, 1987 6.5Trudy has a weird encounter with an R&B singer (James Brown), and has Vice checking out mysterious happenings, missing bodies and UFOs.
8. S04E08Like a HurricaneNovember 20, 1987 6.5A fading rock star begins to make beautiful music with Crockett, who's protecting her in a music-payola case.
9. S04E09The Rising Sun of DeathDecember 4, 1987 6.5Castillo and the squad investigate a Japanese mob now in Miami, and the enigmatic private eye who followed the gang there.
10. S04E10Love at First SightJanuary 15, 1988 6.5Crockett becomes bait for a killer who mutilates victims picked from a video-dating service.
11. S04E11A Rock and a Hard PlaceJanuary 22, 1988 6.5Caitlin and Crockett find that rock and roll on the road spins discord in a marriage as record execs plot to sic the media on Crockett's und
12. S04E12The Cows of OctoberFebruary 5, 1988 6.0Izzy horns in on negotiations between an incensed Cuban, an off-the-farm agriculture agent and an enterprising rancher who are haggling over
13. S04E13Vote of ConfidenceFebruary 12, 1988 6.5Crockett and Tubbs catch a gubernatorial candidate with his pants down, exposing them to political dirty-dealing, blackmail and murder.
14. S04E14Baseballs of DeathFebruary 19, 1988 6.5A double murder has Crockett and Tubbs breathing down the neck of a Chilean police chief, who's in town to complete a weapons deal.
15. S04E15Indian WarsFebruary 26, 1988 6.5Tubbs comes to admire a dedicated but violent Indian out to stop the corruption of his tribe by a coke dealer, who's being sought by an unde
16. S04E16Honor Among Thieves?March 4, 1988 6.5Drug kingpins go after the Doll Killer, a psychopath who injects his victims with cocaine before killing them.
17. S04E17Hell Hath No Fury...March 11, 1988 6.5Trudy protects a frightened rape victim whose allegedly rehabilitated attacker wants to apologize to her in front of a media circus.
18. S04E18Badge of DishonorMarch 18, 1988 6.0Tubbs uncovers a cop with a big heart and bad judgment when the Vice squad tracks a group of renegade cops on a killing spree.
19. S04E19Blood and RosesApril 1, 1988 6.5Mosca is back and Gina's got him in her sights---and her heart---on an undercover assignment.
20. S04E20A Bullet for CrockettApril 15, 1988 5.7Felled by a bullet, Crockett clings to life, triggering memories for his colleagues as they frantically track the shooter.
21. S04E21Deliver Us from Evil (1)April 29, 1988 6.0Crockett dogs his former partner's killer, who's on a robbery-and-murder spree, while Caitlin's waiting to spring some important news.
22. S04E22Mirror Image (2)May 6, 1988 6.0A blow to the head turns an emotionally wasted Crockett into his drug-dealing, murderous alter ego "Burnett," who hurtles toward a deadly sh

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

1. S05E01Hostile Takeover (3)November 4, 1988 5.7An amnesiac Crockett, believing he's the felonious Burnett, delights in playing the contentious members of a crime family against one anothe
2. S05E02Redemption in Blood (4)November 11, 1988 5.7As Crockett begins to remember fragments of his past, Burnett continues to build his drug-dealing empire.
3. S05E03Season's bestHeart of NightNovember 18, 1988 6.0Castillo's former wife comes back looking for help and rekindles old passions as she and her husband are hunted down by killers.
4. S05E04Bad TimingDecember 2, 1988 6.0A vacationing Crockett, getting over his Burnett ordeal, runs afoul of escaped convicts on a rampage.
5. S05E05BorrascaDecember 9, 1988 6.0Castillo and Tubbs battle a Latin counterrevolutionary group out to sell a shipload of drugs, but an agent with questionable government ties
6. S05E06Line of FireDecember 16, 1988 6.0Crockett and Tubbs are assigned to protect a heavy-metal rocker who's set to testify against a drug kingpin.
7. S05E07Asian CutJanuary 13, 1989 6.0Trudy is used as bait for a killer who mutilates his victims, all prostitutes.
8. S05E08Hard KnocksJanuary 20, 1989 6.0As his gambling debts mount, Switek is "encouraged" by thugs to persuade a star quarterback to throw a big game.
9. S05E09Fruit of the Poison TreeFebruary 3, 1989 6.0Crockett and Tubbs, out to nail a drug kingpin, find a case against his slick down-home lawyer, who looks to be as dirty as his client.
10. S05E10To Have and to HoldFebruary 10, 1989 6.0Tubbs romances a drug lord's widow, while Crockett is away helping his son adjust to his mother's pregnancy.
11. S05E11Miami SqueezeFebruary 17, 1989 6.0Crockett recruits a young cop to aid in the investigation of a British drug dealer and his mule---the son of an antidrug legislator.
12. S05E12Jack of All TradesMarch 3, 1989 6.0Crockett's cousin Jack, up to his neck in debt and knee-deep in trouble, involves Crockett in his shady dealings.
13. S05E13The Cell WithinMarch 10, 1989 6.0Tubbs accepts a dinner invitation from a purportedly recovered sociopath and winds up as a prisoner in the man's private version of hell.
14. S05E14The Lost MadonnaMarch 17, 1989 6.0Crockett and Tubbs team with a New York cop to nail a mob family dabbling in the highly profitable illegal art trade.
15. S05E15Over the LineApril 28, 1989 6.0Crockett and Tubbs walk a tightrope when they infiltrate a band of rogue cops who've fallen into vigilantism.
16. S05E16Victims of CircumstanceMay 5, 1989 6.0Crockett and Switek infiltrate a white-supremacist group that may be linked to murders of concentration-camp survivors set to testify agains
17. S05E17FreefallMay 21, 1989 6.0Crockett and Tubbs embark on what could be a suicide mission: escorting a corrupt Latin American dictator out of his country.
18. S05E18World of TroubleJune 14, 1989 5.3Pegged for dead by Vice, a retired gangster returns from the netherworld to find his son involved in the theft of a high-tech weapon.
19. S05E19Miracle ManJune 21, 1989 5.0Miracle Man, a self-proclaimed superhero, trips over Switek and Tubbs on his way to rescuing Miami from the clutches of its evil drug dealer
20. S05E20Leap of FaithJune 28, 1989 3.0Crockett persuades his protégé, Joey Hardin, to join a unit of hotshot cops formed to bring down a professor suspected of killing his studen
21. S05E21Too Much, Too LateJanuary 25, 1990 5.5Tubbs considers marrying a former love who is in Miami to help a drug-addicted friend, but then learns that she may be covering up a murder.

Season 5 ranked & reviewed