


Rachel Burke is a criminal profiler, one of the best, actually. She, along with a sophisticated team of specialists on the FBI's Violent Crimes Task Force in Atlanta, investigates crimes throughout the country. Together, they solve the toughest of cases while trying to live their lives as best they can.

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22 episodes • 1996Avg: 7.5
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Insight | Sep 21, 1996 | 7.3 |
| 2 | Ring of Fire | Sep 28, 1996 | 6.0 |
| 3 | Unholy Alliance | Oct 19, 1996 | 7.0 |
| 4 | I'll Be Watching You | Oct 26, 1996 | 7.0 |
| 5 | Unsoiled Sovereignty | Nov 2, 1996 | 7.0 |
| 6 | Modus Operandi | Nov 9, 1996 | 8.0 |
| 7 | Night Dreams | Nov 16, 1996 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Cruel and Unusual | Dec 14, 1996 | 7.0 |
| 9 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice | Jan 4, 1997 | 7.0 |
| 10 | Shattered Silence | Jan 11, 1997 | 8.0 |
| 11 | Doppelganger | Jan 18, 1997 | 7.0 |
| 12 | Learning from the Masters | Feb 1, 1997 | 8.0 |
| 13 | The House That Jack Built | Feb 8, 1997 | 8.0 |
| 14 | Shadow of Angels (1) (a.k.a. Noblesse Oblige) | Feb 15, 1997 | 8.0 |
| 15 | Shadow of Angels (2) (a.k.a. Gestalt) | Feb 15, 1997 | 8.0 |
| 16 | Film at 11 | Mar 8, 1997 | 8.0 |
| 17 | Crisis | Mar 22, 1997 | 7.0 |
| 18 | Blue Highway | Apr 5, 1997 | 8.0 |
| 19 | FTX: Field Training Exercise | Apr 12, 1997 | 8.0 |
| 20 | Into the Abyss | Apr 26, 1997 | 7.0 |
| 21 | Venom (1) | May 10, 1997 | 8.0 |
| 22 | Venom (2) | May 10, 1997 | 8.0 |

20 episodes • 1997Avg: 7.7
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ambition in the Blood | Nov 1, 1997 | 7.0 |
| 2 | Primal Scream | Nov 8, 1997 | 7.0 |
| 3 | It Cuts Both Ways | Nov 15, 1997 | 8.0 |
| 4 | Second Best | Nov 22, 1997 | 8.0 |
| 5 | Power Corrupts | Dec 6, 1997 | 8.0 |
| 6 | Old Acquaintance | Dec 12, 1997 | 8.0 |
| 7 | Jack Be Nimble, Jack Be Quick | Jan 3, 1998 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Victims of Victims | Jan 10, 1998 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Birthright | Jan 17, 1998 | 7.0 |
| 10 | Dying to Live | Jan 31, 1998 | 8.0 |
| 11 | Ties That Bind | Feb 7, 1998 | 7.0 |
| 12 | Shoot to Kill | Mar 7, 1998 | 8.0 |
| 13 | Bloodlust | Mar 14, 1998 | 8.0 |
| 14 | Every Five Minutes | Mar 21, 1998 | 7.0 |
| 15 | Breaking Point | Mar 28, 1998 | 6.0 |
| 16 | Lethal Obsession | Apr 4, 1998 | 8.0 |
| 17 | Cycle of Violence | Apr 11, 1998 | 8.0 |
| 18 | Die Beautiful | May 2, 1998 | 8.0 |
| 19 | The Root of All Evil (1) | May 9, 1998 | 8.0 |
| 20 | The Root of All Evil (2) | May 9, 1998 | 8.0 |

21 episodes • 1998Avg: 7.7Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coronation | Oct 17, 1998 | 8.0 |
| 2 | Cravings | Oct 24, 1998 | 8.0 |
| 3 | Do the Right Thing | Oct 31, 1998 | 8.0 |
| 4 | Double Vision | Nov 7, 1998 | 6.0 |
| 5 | The Sum of Her Parts | Nov 14, 1998 | 8.0 |
| 6 | The Monster Within | Nov 21, 1998 | 8.0 |
| 7 | Perfect Helen | Dec 5, 1998 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Home for the Homicide | Dec 12, 1998 | 7.0 |
| 9 | All in the Family | Jan 2, 1999 | 8.0 |
| 10 | Ceremony of Innocence | Jan 9, 1999 | 8.0 |
| 11 | Where or When | Jan 16, 1999 | 8.0 |
| 12 | Inheritance | Feb 6, 1999 | 8.0 |
| 13 | Heads, You Lose | Feb 13, 1999 | 8.0 |
| 14 | Otis, California | Feb 20, 1999 | 8.0 |
| 15 | Spree of Love | Feb 27, 1999 | 8.0 |
| 16 | Burnt Offerings | Mar 20, 1999 | 7.0 |
| 17 | Three Carat Crisis | Apr 3, 1999 | 7.0 |
| 18 | Seduction | Apr 10, 1999 | 7.0 |
| 19 | Grand Master (2) | May 8, 1999 | 8.0 |
| 20 | Las Brisas | May 15, 1999 | 8.0 |
| 21 | What's Love Got to Do with It? | Jun 5, 1999 | 7.0 |

20 episodes • 1999Avg: 7.8Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reunion (1) | Sep 25, 1999 | 7.0 |
| 2 | Reunion (2) | Oct 2, 1999 | 8.0 |
| 3 | Blind Eye | Oct 30, 1999 | 8.0 |
| 4 | Old Ghosts | Nov 6, 1999 | 8.0 |
| 5 | Infidelity | Nov 13, 1999 | 8.0 |
| 6 | To Serve & Protect | Dec 4, 1999 | 8.0 |
| 7 | Original Sin | Dec 11, 1999 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Train Man | Jan 8, 2000 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Quid Pro Quo | Jan 15, 2000 | 7.0 |
| 10 | Clean Sweep (2) | Feb 5, 2000 | 8.0 |
| 11 | Random Act | Feb 12, 2000 | 8.0 |
| 12 | Besieged | Feb 19, 2000 | 8.0 |
| 13 | Proteus | Feb 26, 2000 | 8.0 |
| 14 | Paradise Lost | Mar 11, 2000 | 7.0 |
| 15 | The Long Way Home | Mar 18, 2000 | 7.0 |
| 16 | House of Cards | Mar 25, 2000 | 7.0 |
| 17 | Mea Culpa | Apr 22, 2000 | 8.0 |
| 18 | Pianissimo | Apr 29, 2000 | 8.0 |
| 19 | On Your Marks | May 6, 2000 | 8.0 |
| 20 | Tsuris | Jul 1, 2000 | 9.0 |