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Standoff

TV·2006–2007·1 season, 18 episodes·FOX·Drama, Action, Crime·1h·7.5·Created by Craig Silverstein

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Standoff centers on Matt Flannery and Emily Lehman, top-ranked FBI crisis negotiators who are forced to come clean about their secret relationship after it is revealed during a tense hostage standoff that they are sleeping together. Too valuable as a team to be split up, they are now under the watchful eye of their boss and their colleagues. Standoff combines the crackling romantic relationship at its core with intense drama and humor as these negotiators vow not to cross the line and let their personal feelings get in the way of the job. But they learn quickly that, in life and in love, everything is a negotiation.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01PilotS01E01 · 6.0
  2. 02CirclingS01E02 · 6.0
  3. 03Shanghai'dS01E03 · 6.0

Cast

Ron LivingstonRon LivingstonMatt FlanneryRosemarie DeWittRosemarie DeWittEmily LehmanGina TorresGina TorresCheryl CarreraMichael CudlitzMichael CudlitzFrank RogersRaquel AlessiRaquel AlessiLia MathersJose Pablo CantilloJose Pablo CantilloDuff Gonzalez

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode18Episodes2006–07Aired 6.0Season avg
  1. S01E01Season's bestPilotSeptember 5, 2006 6.0
  2. S01E02CirclingSeptember 12, 2006 6.0
  3. S01E03Shanghai'dSeptember 19, 2006 6.0
  4. S01E04Partners in CrimeSeptember 26, 2006 6.0
  5. S01E05Life SupportOctober 31, 2006 6.0
  6. S01E06One Shot StopNovember 7, 2006 6.0
  7. S01E07Man of SteeleNovember 14, 2006 6.0
  8. S01E08HeroineNovember 21, 2006 6.0
  9. S01E09Peer GroupNovember 28, 2006 6.0
  10. S01E10Accidental NegotiatorDecember 5, 2006 6.0
  11. S01E11BorderlineDecember 12, 2006 6.0
  12. S01E12No StringsJune 8, 2007 6.0
  13. S01E13BackfireJune 15, 2007 6.0
  14. S01E14Road TripJune 22, 2007 6.0
  15. S01E15Lie to MeJune 29, 2007 6.0
  16. S01E16Ex-FactorJuly 6, 2007 6.0
  17. S01E17Kids in the HallJuly 13, 2007 6.0
  18. S01E18SeveranceJuly 20, 2007 5.2

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