Rizzoli & Isles
ProceduralA case or problem of the week, solved by a formula that works.This show: 9/10Detective mysteryCrime-solving from the investigator's side of the table.This show: 8/10Strong female leadA complex woman drives the story.This show: 8/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 8/10Easy watchingLow-demand television where half your attention is enough.This show: 8/10Banter chemistryRelationships built on verbal spark.This show: 7/10Central duoOne pair's chemistry carries everything.This show: 7/10Comfort rewatchThe kind of show people return to endlessly.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Angie HarmonSasha AlexanderJordan BridgesBruce McGillLorraine BraccoLee Thompson Young
Written by
Janet Tamaro
Starring
Angie HarmonSasha AlexanderJordan BridgesBruce McGillLorraine BraccoLee Thompson Young
Written by
Janet Tamaro
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Rizzoli & Isles Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | ||
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| S1 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.5 | |||||||||
| S2 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.2 | ||||
| S3 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 8.0 | ||||
| S4 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.0 | |||
| S5 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.7 | |
| S6 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.0 | |
| S7 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.6 |
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About
"A friendship-first procedural dressed up as crime drama"
A tough Boston homicide detective and her best friend, a brilliant chief medical examiner, team up to solve murders while navigating family, dating, and each other's neuroses. Adapted from Tess Gerritsen's novels, it plays like a comfortable procedural with a strong buddy-comedy engine: banter-heavy, low on gore despite the autopsy setting, and more interested in the leads' friendship than shocking twists. Cases are mostly self-contained, so you can dip in anywhere. It's warm, breezy, and predictable in the best sense, the kind of show that rewards watching for the chemistry rather than the mysteries themselves.
Watch it for
the easy, funny chemistry between the two leads carries even the weakest cases.
Maybe skip if
you want gritty, twist-driven mysteries rather than a comfort-food buddy procedural.
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All Seasons
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Season 12010
7.88K108h 35m
Boston detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles have each other's backs as they investigate their city’s grittiest and most puzzling homicides, from the Back Bay to back alleys. Some best friends shop together, some meet for Mojitos, some join book clubs. Rizzoli and Isles bust crime.
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Season 22011
7.89K1510h 40m
Jane deals with emotional and physical scars as old loves re-appear and her mother Angela deals with divorce. Meanwhile Jane's ex-con brother Tommy has eyes for cerebral Maura, whose own family life is complicated by her adoptive mother Constance and a biological dad with a link to the Mob.
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Season 32012
7.78K1510h 45m
Jane shot Maura's estranged father, crime boss Paddy Doyle, as he tried to defend Maura against an assailant - an incident which has driven a deep wedge between the two friends and colleagues. Jane and Maura will work hard to set aside their differences as they investigate a number of complex and troublesome crimes.
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Season 42013
7.88K1611h 25m
Jane and Maura will investigate a number of complex and troublesome cases, including the pending murder trial of Maura's biological father, Paddy Doyle. Plus, Lt. Detective Rafael Martinez, the newly appointed head of the Boston Police Department's drug unit, who has a conflicted professional past with Jane, will force her to relive a painful experience.
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Season 52014
7.89K1812h 41m
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Season 62015
7.88K1812h 46m
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Season 72016
8.06K139h 5m
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Angie Harmon Jane Rizzoli
Sasha Alexander Maura Isles
Jordan Bridges Frankie Rizzoli Jr.
Bruce McGill Vince Korsak
Lorraine Bracco Angela Rizzoli
Lee Thompson Young Barry Frost
Idara Victor Nina Holiday
Brian Goodman Lieutenant Sean Cavanaugh
Tina Huang Susie Chang
Adam Sinclair Kent Drake, Kent
Crew
Janet Tamaro
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