The Closer

1. S01E01Season's bestPilotJune 13, 2005 8.0A seemingly routine murder investigation by the LAPD Robbery-Homicide Division is interrupted by the arrival of Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson,
2. S01E02About FaceJune 20, 2005 7.8Brenda and the team must investigate the murder of high-profile model Heather Kingsley, who dies as a result of nicotine poisoning, applied
3. S01E03The Big PictureJune 27, 2005 7.8Brenda investigates the death of a high-priced Russian call girl whose client list reveals the name of Danny Booth, an Immigration and Custo
4. S01E04Show YourselfJuly 4, 2005 7.8Brenda forms an alliance with a man while searching for a sniper, but her trust is put to the test when he manipulates and out-maneuvers her
5. S01E05FlashpointJuly 11, 2005 7.3Brenda's investigation into the murder of a psychiatrist and the drug trial he was conducting is disrupted when Pope leaks confidential info
6. S01E06Fantasy DateJuly 18, 2005 7.7Brenda works to solve the rape and murder of a congresswoman's daughter.
7. S01E07You Are HereJuly 25, 2005 7.0Priority Homicide investigates the murder of a judge, and Brenda must bond with his autistic son to find the killer.
8. S01E08Batter UpAugust 1, 2005 7.7Brenda is asked to prove a hate crime, but Taylor's interference may finally be enough to ruin the case.
9. S01E09Good HousekeepingAugust 8, 2005 7.7Brenda's investigation into the rape and murder of a young girl begins to affect her emotions, and in order to close the case she makes an u
10. S01E10The Butler Did ItAugust 15, 2005 7.0Brenda tangles with a meddling deputy D.A. as she investigates the possible murder of a butler made to appear as suicide.
11. S01E11L.A. WomanAugust 22, 2005 7.0The investigation of the murder of a Middle Eastern businessman and his bodyguard is complicated by the FBI who believe the case to be relat
12. S01E12Fatal RetractionAugust 29, 2005 7.5Brenda is asked to help keep a criminal imprisoned when the woman he was convicted of murdering shows up recently dead, and her actions alie
13. S01E13Standards and PracticesSeptember 5, 2005 7.7Captain Taylor makes his move against Brenda, meaning she must juggle concerns of an I.A. investigation with solving the murder of a famous

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01Blue BloodJune 12, 2006 7.3Brenda investigates the murder of an off-duty L.A.P.D. officer, and Fritz pressures her for a decision.
2. S02E02Mom DutyJune 19, 2006 8.0When a juror dies during a mob boss trial, Brenda has to finesse her way to questioning the remaining jurors. Meanwhile, an unannounced visi
3. S02E03Slippin'June 26, 2006 8.0The murder of two USC students in an apparent gang shooting that leaves another in the hospital has Brenda juggling responsibilities for ent
4. S02E04AftertasteJuly 3, 2006 7.5Investigation into the murder of an owner of a trendy restaurant is complicated by Brenda's odd behavior.
5. S02E05To Protect and to ServeJuly 10, 2006 8.2When Flynn and Provenza put sky box tickets over duty, the repercussions could bring the unit down.
6. S02E06Out of FocusJuly 17, 2006 8.0Brenda investigates the apparent suicide of a "stalkerazzo," and Fritz receives a disturbing phone call.
7. S02E07Head Over HeelsJuly 24, 2006 6.8Brenda's investigation into the murder of a porn star who was subsequently dismembered brings up emotions that may or may not be related to
8. S02E08Season's bestCritical MissingJuly 31, 2006 8.3The discovery of two bodies, a Japanese woman and her daughter in an apparent murder/suicide, puts the team on the trail of a possible multi
9. S02E09Heroic MeasuresAugust 7, 2006 8.3An 8-year-old boy dies and his distraught friend blames himself for his death. As the grieving mother casts blame on the doctors, the detect
10. S02E10The Other WomanAugust 14, 2006 7.3The death of a meth-head has Brenda looking at the Narcotics division, and a deposition may reveal a deeply held secret.
11. S02E11Borderline (a.k.a. Over the Line)August 21, 2006 7.0A fender-bender while on duty interferes with Brenda's investigation into an apparent triple murder with no bodies that may have ties to ill
12. S02E12No Good Deed (a.k.a. Assumption High)August 28, 2006 6.5The shooting of a witness may free a murderer, and as the team investigates the involvement of a Catholic school's Civics class, a bombshell
13. S02E13OverkillSeptember 4, 2006 7.5The death of an FBI informant's wife and an agent puts Fritz in the role of peacekeeper between the FBI Special Agent in charge and Brenda.
14. S02E14Serving the King (1)December 4, 2006 5.0Brenda, on paid administrative leave after the station shooting, is bored from inactivity. Salvation in the form of a covert ops assignment
15. S02E15Serving the King (2)December 4, 2006 5.7Although Brenda has extorted her team back, the consequences may prove deadly as she probes deeper into a young man's death.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01HomewreckerJune 18, 2007 7.5When a father, mother and daughter are found stabbed to death in their home, the surviving son is found cowering in the attic, high and clai
2. S03E02Grave DoubtsJune 25, 2007 7.0The discovery of a body at a building site dating back to the L.A. Riots puts Brenda on a collision course with a priest, a politician, and
3. S03E03Saving FaceJuly 2, 2007 6.5Brenda becomes the most downloaded video on YouTube after being assaulted by a bride whose wedding she's stopped due to a corpse falling out
4. S03E04RubyJuly 9, 2007 7.5When a little girl is abducted, Sergeant Gabriel steps over a line for results, jeopardizing the case and his career.
5. S03E05Season's bestThe Round FileJuly 16, 2007 8.0Brenda finds herself investigating the goings on at a retirement facility when a man confesses to seven murders and refuses to give his name
6. S03E06Dumb LuckJuly 23, 2007 8.0Brenda, while ill and with most of her team forced into WMD training, has to solve a murder with just Provenza.
7. S03E07Four to EightJuly 30, 2007 7.5A suspected gang retaliation double murder takes a different turn, and Brenda continues to feel ill.
8. S03E08ManhuntAugust 6, 2007 7.5Brenda seeks a serial killer who murders in groupings of three, brands the feet of his tortured victims and dumps the bodies along the Pacif
9. S03E09BlindsidedAugust 13, 2007 8.0A reporter dies while Brenda helps him profile the LAPD, but Pope bars her from participating in the case until the department psychiatrist
10. S03E10Culture ShockAugust 20, 2007 7.5Brenda leaves Fritz in charge of her visiting parents while she investigates the death of a Chinese tour bus guide, much to Fritz' and her p
11. S03E11Lover's LeapAugust 27, 2007 7.5A relentless Homeland Security auditor is found dead, but it wasn't the car crash that killed her. Fresh from surgery, Brenda is on the case
12. S03E12Til Death Do Us Part (1)September 3, 2007 7.5The murder of a prominent divorce attorney goes to trial despite evidence that isn't as iron-clad as Priority Homicide normally produces (in
13. S03E13Til Death Do Us Part (2)September 10, 2007 8.0When an alibi, previously thought fictitious, turns up to derail Prosecutor Garnett's efforts in the Shafer trial, Brenda discovers a second
14. S03E14Next of Kin (1)December 3, 2007 7.5Brenda tracks a robbery-homicide suspect back to Atlanta, Georgia, where her parents resent being lead to believe she's returned home to vis
15. S03E15Next of Kin (2)December 3, 2007 8.0Brenda, her parents, Fritz, Wesley, Flynn and Provenza begin a cross-country RV trip to return her suspect to LA. Along the way, she adminis

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01Controlled BurnJuly 14, 2008—Brenda investigates the murder of a woman and the wild fire she was found in, complicated by the reappearance of Bill Croelick who is either
2. S04E02Speed BumpJuly 21, 2008—The team investigates the hit-and-run death of one of Flynn's old cases, and Brenda works on her political skills when it turns out the case
3. S04E03Cherry BombJuly 28, 2008—A girl is dead. At Commander Taylor's entreaty, Brenda steps beyond her purview to bring a high school rapist protected by his intimidating
4. S04E04Live WireAugust 4, 2008—A murdered man wearing a wire is discovered in an alley. Once he's identified, his ties to an FBI drug case put Brenda in conflict with Frit
5. S04E05Dial M for ProvenzaAugust 11, 2008 9.0Carjackers compromise Priority Homicide's successful murder-for-hire sting operation when they make off with Lt. Provenza's car, containing
6. S04E06Problem ChildAugust 18, 2008—A 13-year-old boy goes missing, and the more Brenda's team looks into it, the more they can't find anyone who wouldn't want him dead.
7. S04E07Sudden DeathAugust 25, 2008—Det. Julio Sanchez' little brother Oscar is shot and killed, leaving Julio beside himself with grief and seeking his killer any way he can,
8. S04E08Split EndsSeptember 1, 2008—A movie studio hair-stylist is found beaten to death, making her physically abusive, soon-to-be-divorced husband the prime suspect.
9. S04E09Tijuana BrassSeptember 8, 2008—Brenda takes on the Catholic church and the obnoxious Ricardo Ramos as the team investigates the deaths of two Mexican policeman while facin
10. S04E10Time BombSeptember 15, 2008—Brenda and her newly christened Major Crimes Division investigate the victim of a crude pipe bomb that exploded too soon, a case that leads
11. S04E11Good FaithJanuary 26, 2009—Dr. Morales calls in a favor when he believes a suicide is murder, interfering with Brenda planning her wedding with her parents.
12. S04E12Junk in the TrunkFebruary 2, 2009—Brenda's personal day is ruined when the body of an obese jewel thief is found in the trunk of his car, without the diamonds he stole.
13. S04E13Power of AttorneyFebruary 9, 2009—Brenda and her team match wits with a sex offender's lawyer in a case involving murder and a serial rapist, and when Deputy DA Garnett force
14. S04E14Fate LineFebruary 16, 2009—Fritz' sister, a newly-discovered 'intuitionist', assists Brenda and her team with a case that involves text messages that imply a murder an
15. S04E15Double BlindFebruary 23, 2009—Brenda and Fritz both deal with cases on the day before their wedding; Provenza puts his foot down, resulting in a resignation.

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

1. S05E01Products of DiscoveryJune 8, 2009—Four family members are killed in their home - innocent victims in an attempted execution of a trial witness, all because the killer went to
2. S05E02Blood MoneyJune 15, 2009—Brenda and her team step into the delicate kidnapping case of a real estate mogul accused of fraud, which is complicated by frozen assets, a
3. S05E03Red TapeJune 22, 2009—When Sergeant Gabriel wounds an unarmed suspect, Brenda finds herself at odds with the FID Captain - a woman who is as single-minded and as
4. S05E04Walking Back the CatJune 29, 2009—Special agent Howard asks Brenda for Major Crimes' help in finding a "missing person;" however, when that person turns out to be a murdered
5. S05E05Half LoadJuly 6, 2009—A reformed former convict is shot and killed outside a community center in gang territory. The team tries to solve the crime while Brenda tr
6. S05E06Tapped OutJuly 13, 2009—Brenda deals with a psychotic wannabe detective who holds the keys to her case involving the murder of a pick-up artist. Unfortunately, he a
7. S05E07Strike ThreeJuly 20, 2009—Two officers are shot and killed in the line of duty; however, Captain Raydor's internal investigation could jeopardize Major Crimes' chance
8. S05E08Elysian FieldsJuly 27, 2009—Brenda works with a retired detective on a case involving an accused killer who is murdered, but they clash because Brenda wants to find the
9. S05E09Identity TheftAugust 3, 2009—When a confessed killer gets an important detail of the murder wrong during his allocution, Brenda suspects that he may be covering for his
10. S05E10Smells Like MurderAugust 10, 2009—A cooler containing a body over three years dead comes to Major Crimes, leading Brenda to consider four hostile suspects. Meanwhile, Brenda'
11. S05E11Maternal InstinctsAugust 17, 2009—Brenda uses her niece Charlie without her knowledge to uncover a motive after a schoolyard shooter kills one teenager and leaves another ser
12. S05E12Waivers of ExtraditionAugust 24, 2009 7.7Texas authorities help Major Crimes catch a serial killer, but will Brenda allow the killer to be extradited to Texas to face the death pena
13. S05E13The LifeDecember 7, 2009—When the younger brother of a gang leader and two other gang members are killed, Major Crimes suspects that they are victims in a gang war;
14. S05E14Make OverDecember 14, 2009—Major Crimes runs into a problem when it is forced to reopen an old murder case and discovers that the detective who closed it (Provenza's e
15. S05E15Dead Man's HandDecember 21, 2009—Tension between Captain Raydor and Major Crimes escalates as Chief Pope asks Brenda to discretely investigate the abuse of one of Raydor's d

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

1. S06E01The Big BangJuly 12, 2010—While Major Crimes struggles to get comfortable in their new, state-of-the-art surroundings, Brenda investigates the murder of a contractor
2. S06E02Help WantedJuly 19, 2010—Brenda's case involving a murdered Hispanic nanny escalates into a serial rapist investigation, but why is Captain Raydor shadowing her in t
3. S06E03In CustodyJuly 26, 2010—As Brenda contemplates applying for the promotion, her case involving the possible suicide of a drug addict becomes complicated when she unc
4. S06E04LayoverAugust 2, 2010—Flynn and Provenza's double date with a pair of flight attendants gets Major Crimes caught in the middle of a pair of murders connected to d
5. S06E05Heart AttackAugust 9, 2010—Major Crimes takes a homicide that appears to be a Mexican cartel murder, but they soon discover a possible alternative motive. Meanwhile, P
6. S06E06Off the HookAugust 16, 2010—The tension between Brenda and chief Pope comes to a head when he takes over her case involving the murder of a California Parole Board comm
7. S06E07Jump the GunAugust 23, 2010—While Major Crimes tries to identify a team of bank robbers, Fritz is named FBI liaison for the LAPD, and chief Pope and Brenda find out who
8. S06E08War ZoneAugust 30, 2010—In order to satisfy military authorities after three Army Rangers are killed outside a nightclub, Brenda is forced to make an immunity deal
9. S06E09Last Woman StandingSeptember 6, 2010—While Major Crimes tracks down a man suspected of murdering a woman he met on an Internet dating website, Brenda begins to get cold feet bef
10. S06E10Executive OrderSeptember 13, 2010—While Brenda awaits the mayor's final decision for police chief, Pope forces her to work with one of her competitors on a case involving a m
11. S06E11Old MoneyDecember 6, 2010—Brenda tries to prove that a man from one of Det. Flynn's old convictions hired a man from prison to have him killed, and bribed a witness t
12. S06E12High CrimesDecember 13, 2010—The new LAPD chief assigns Major Crimes a case involving a string of armed robberies at medical marijuana dispensaries, and gives Brenda an
13. S06E13Season's bestLiving Proof (1)December 20, 2010 6.0An apparent Albanian blood feud puts the kibosh on everyone's Christmas getaway plans, all but for Brenda, who's parents have come to announ
14. S06E14Living Proof (2)December 27, 2010 6.0The investigation into the Albanian blood feud uncovers a surprising secret about the identities of one of the family members, and somebody
15. S06E15An Ugly GameJanuary 3, 2011 6.0Will Brenda's pity for an unlikely crackhead found on skid row cloud her judgment in a murder investigation?

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

1. S07E01Unknown TroubleJuly 11, 2011 6.0While the team investigates a massacre that included an up and coming rapper, Delk begins a major restructuring at Major Crimes, including a
2. S07E02Repeat OffenderJuly 18, 2011 6.5Pope becomes interim chief after Delk's death, but he doesn't cancel Raydor's investigation into Brenda. Meanwhile, Major Crimes tackles a c
3. S07E03To Serve with LoveJuly 25, 2011 6.5To make some easy money on the side by serving a convicted embezzler, Flynn, Provenza and Buzz get in trouble when their actions result in t
4. S07E04Under ControlAugust 1, 2011 6.0The death of a young boy hits close to home for Lieutenant Tao, and Brenda continues to duck Raydor's investigation.
5. S07E05Forgive Us Our TrespassesAugust 8, 2011 6.0While Major Crimes tackles a case involving the death of a cross-dressing minister, the entire team is served in the Terrell Baylor case - e
6. S07E06Home ImprovementAugust 15, 2011 6.0While Major Crimes tries to figure out who killed a registered sex offender and buried him under a retaining wall, Brenda tries to find a wa
7. S07E07A Family AffairAugust 22, 2011 6.0An escort appears to have died from an overdose, but her mother, a Phoenix police officer, insists it's not true. Meanwhile, Raydor's contin
8. S07E08Death WarrantAugust 29, 2011 5.5While Major Crimes tries to stop a hit ordered from prison by a Mexican drug cartel, Brenda's attorney begins the uncomfortable task of find
9. S07E09Star TurnSeptember 5, 2011 5.5While Major Crimes investigates the death of an aspiring teenage pop star's father, Brenda contemplates whether to accept what appears to be
10. S07E10Fresh PursuitSeptember 12, 2011 6.0Brenda's attorney's efforts at requesting a summary judgment in her case are interrupted when the team is called out to investigate the murd
11. S07E11Necessary EvilNovember 28, 2011 6.0As Brenda suspects a good Samaritan high school coach of murdering his new principal to cover instances of pedophilia, Captain Raydor catche
12. S07E12You Have the Right to Remain JollyDecember 5, 2011—A Christmas village Santa is killed in a zip-line accident, and the village's other Santa comes under suspicion. Meanwhile, Brenda's lawyer
13. S07E13Relative MattersDecember 12, 2011 6.5Brenda and Fritz butt heads when the FBI appears to sabotage her murder investigation because her main suspect is under their surveillance,
14. S07E14Road BlockDecember 19, 2011—The police commissioner's wife tries to claim that her car was stolen to cover up for her drunken vehicular homicide, but Brenda sees right
15. S07E15Silent PartnerDecember 26, 2011 6.5When Major Crimes finds Peter Goldman's card on a murdered witness to Turell Baylor's death, new questions and suspects emerge in the Baylor
16. S07E16Hostile WitnessJuly 9, 2012—Brenda is willing to go to extreme lengths to prove that a sleazy defense attorney from her past is actually his client's accomplice in a ra
17. S07E17Season's bestFool's GoldJuly 16, 2012 8.3Flynn and Provenza fail to detect a robbery-homicide in progress at a cash-for-gold store, leading to a messy and awkward investigation for
18. S07E18Drug FiendJuly 23, 2012—The murder of a doctor who treats cancer patients hits close to home for Brenda and gets her in hot water with Pope.
19. S07E19Last RitesJuly 30, 2012—Brenda gets in more trouble with Pope when the Catholic Church stonewalls her investigation into a priest's murder. Meanwhile she also faces
20. S07E20Armed ResponseAugust 6, 2012 6.5While Brenda returns early after her mother's death to help Major Crimes solve the murder of a security guard, Raydor uncovers the leak in t
21. S07E21The Last WordAugust 13, 2012 6.0Brenda puts her career on the line to prove that Philip Stroh is guilty of murder, even though she has no hard evidence or smoking gun.

Season 7 ranked & reviewed