The Unusuals (2009–2009)

TV ShowEndedDrama, Comedy, Crime1 season, 10 episodes
The Unusuals posterReview score: 71%

Plot

The Unusuals is a detective New York dramedy that stars Amber Tamblyn, from The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, and Adam Goldberg, who has starred in Friends, Medium and much more. Also signed on to The Unusuals is Lost star Harold Perrineau.

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  1. 01The Unusuals S01E01PilotS01E01 · 10.0Det. Casey Shraeger meets the other zany but secretive detectives which make up the homicide squad in which she was just transferred to. Her partner will be Det. Jason Welsh, who is already working on a case of who killed his former partner.
  2. 02The Unusuals S01E02Boorland DayS01E02 · 10.0A family of criminals has the detectives running all over the city until Walsh and Shraeger discover their motives and negotiate a stop to all the crime. Brown has Shraeger investigate Walsh's past because her former partner turned out to be a dirty cop. Meanwhile, Cole's former partner in crime returns, making it even more difficult for Cole to continue to hide his criminal past.
  3. 03The Unusuals S01E03One Man BandS01E03 · 10.0Banks and Delahoy investigate a store selling murder weapons and instructions on how to get rid of the body. Nixon asks Casey to help get a client's son out of trouble on a bogus charge.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode10Episodes2009Aired 10.0Season avg
  1. S01E01The Unusuals S01E01Season's bestPilotApril 8, 2009 10.0Det. Casey Shraeger meets the other zany but secretive detectives which make up the homicide squad in which she was just transferred to. Her
  2. S01E02The Unusuals S01E02Boorland DayApril 15, 2009 10.0A family of criminals has the detectives running all over the city until Walsh and Shraeger discover their motives and negotiate a stop to a
  3. S01E03The Unusuals S01E03One Man BandApril 21, 2009 10.0Banks and Delahoy investigate a store selling murder weapons and instructions on how to get rid of the body. Nixon asks Casey to help get a
  4. S01E04The Unusuals S01E04Crime SlutApril 22, 2009 10.0When Beaumont is in a pawn shop to get some cash the shop is robbed by a man and a woman. The woman is later the target of Shraeger and Wals
  5. S01E05The Unusuals S01E0542April 29, 2009 10.0Beaumont is struck when Lutz pulls a gun at Walsh's diner. While investigating, Walsh and Schraeger uncover Lutz and Cole's past connection.
  6. S01E06The Unusuals S01E06The Circle LineMay 6, 2009 10.0Walsh and Shraeger try to help Powell, who fears he may have killed someone during an alcohol-induced blackout. Meanwhile, becoming victims
  7. S01E07The Unusuals S01E07The Tape DelayMay 27, 2009 10.0Casey and Walsh are placed on protection detail of a wealthy businessman, George Reed, who had recent threats made on his life. Responding t
  8. S01E08The Unusuals S01E08The DentistJune 3, 2009 10.0Alvarez takes over while Sergeant Brown is away. Things go south when Alvarez releases Bo Keebler, a man who recently tried to rob a Chinese
  9. S01E09The Unusuals S01E09The Apology LineJune 10, 2009 10.0When a drug store owner is shot while running down the street naked, Walsh and Shraeger investigate. Information from the boyfriend of the v
  10. S01E10The Unusuals S01E10E.I.D.June 17, 2009 10.0Beaumont and Cole interview a couple after their apartment is broken into. When nothing turns up missing the couple discovers that an adult

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Cast

Amber TamblynAmber TamblynDet. Casey ShraegerJeremy RennerJeremy RennerDet. Jason WalshJoshua CloseJoshua CloseDet. Henry ColeAdam GoldbergAdam GoldbergDet. Eric DelahoyHarold PerrineauHarold PerrineauDet. Leo BanksKai LennoxKai LennoxDet. Ed AlvarezTerry KinneyTerry KinneySgt. Harvey BrownMonique Gabriela CurnenMonique Gabriela CurnenDet. Allison Beaumont

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