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Rush Hour

TV·2016–2016·1 season, 13 episodes·CBS·Comedy, Action, Adventure·1h·6.9·Created by Bill Lawrence

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Detective Lee is a reserved, honorable master martial artist with lightning-fast moves who comes to L.A. to avenge his sister's alleged death and learn more about her connection to a Chinese organized crime ring. Detective Carter, on the other hand, is a wisecracking cop who plays by his own rules and has never wanted a partner. As exasperated as Carter's boss, Captain Cole, gets with him, she knows he's a brilliant detective who gets results. Attempting to help the two get along is Sergeant Didi Diaz, Carter's friend and former partner who doesn't hesitate to call him out on his antics. But even as cultures clash and tempers flare, Carter and Lee can't deny they make a formidable team, and grudgingly admit that sometimes an unlikely pairing makes for a great partnership.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Rush Hour S01E04La Real Estate BoomS01E04 · 6.8When two people with no obvious connection receive similar notes and are then killed by targeted bombs in 24 hours, Carter and Lee have little to go on as they scramble to identify the bomber before he strikes again.
  2. 02Rush Hour S01E05Assault on Precinct 7S01E05 · 6.6When Lee's sister, Kim, risks her life to tip him off about the Quantou gang trafficking women into Los Angeles, Lee leaves Carter in the dark while he gathers inside information about the gang's plans to infiltrate the city.
  3. 03Rush Hour S01E06Welcome Back, CarterS01E06 · 6.6A student's murder prompts Carter and Lee to go undercover as administrators at an elite high school where they learn the victim was really a police officer posing as a student to investigate illegal drugs on campus.

Cast

Jon FooJon FooDetective Jonathan LeeJustin HiresJustin HiresDetective James CarterAimee GarciaAimee GarciaSergeant Didi DiazWendie MalickWendie MalickCaptain Lindsay ColePage KennedyPage KennedyGeraldJessika VanJessika VanKim Lee

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode13Episodes2016Aired 6.4Season avg
  1. S01E01Rush Hour S01E01PilotMarch 31, 2016 6.2Cultures clash and tempers flare when Detective Lee, a stoic, by-the-book Hong Kong police detective, is paired with maverick LAPD Detective
  2. S01E02Rush Hour S01E02Two Days or the Number of Hours Within That TimeframeApril 7, 2016 5.4After Gerald is arrested for wearing an expensive watch that was stolen in a robbery/homicide, Carter sneaks his cousin out of jail in order
  3. S01E03Rush Hour S01E03Captain Cole's PlaylistApril 14, 2016 6.4When a young graffiti artist witnesses the murder of an LAPD Detective, Carter and Lee must track him down so they can prove that a well-kno
  4. S01E04Rush Hour S01E04Season's bestLa Real Estate BoomApril 21, 2016 6.8When two people with no obvious connection receive similar notes and are then killed by targeted bombs in 24 hours, Carter and Lee have litt
  5. S01E05Rush Hour S01E05Assault on Precinct 7April 28, 2016 6.6When Lee's sister, Kim, risks her life to tip him off about the Quantou gang trafficking women into Los Angeles, Lee leaves Carter in the da
  6. S01E06Rush Hour S01E06Welcome Back, CarterMay 5, 2016 6.6A student's murder prompts Carter and Lee to go undercover as administrators at an elite high school where they learn the victim was really
  7. S01E07Rush Hour S01E07Badass CopMay 12, 2016 6.4After thwarting an armored truck robbery on a busy highway, Detectives Carter and Lee discover it may have been a dry run for a bigger heist
  8. S01E08Rush Hour S01E08Wind Beneath My WingmanMay 19, 2016 6.5A smitten Carter asks Lee to be his wingman with a beautiful witness, Nina, who they are protecting before she testifies against her former
  9. S01E09Rush Hour S01E09Prisoner of LoveJuly 23, 2016 6.4Detectives Carter and Lee hunt an escaped prisoner searching for his estranged wife and daughter who are in witness protection. When the pai
  10. S01E10Rush Hour S01E10Knock, Knock...House Creeping!July 30, 2016 6.5Captain Cole enlists the help of Detectives Carter and Lee as she fears the return of a serial killer when a young woman's recent disappeara
  11. S01E11Rush Hour S01E11O Hostage! My Hostage!August 6, 2016 6.1Carter and Lee discover that a hostage situation at a concert hall is more than a robbery gone wrong.
  12. S01E12Rush Hour S01E12The Dark NightAugust 13, 2016 6.3When seemingly upstanding members of society are being publicly humiliated by a mystery man, Detectives Carter and Lee search for someone ta
  13. S01E13Rush Hour S01E13Familee TiesAugust 20, 2016 6.6When a meeting of rival Los Angeles gang lords is orchestrated by the Quantou gang, Carter and Lee must infiltrate it to find Lee's sister K

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