White Collar
Heists & consCapers, con artists and elaborate schemes.This show: 9/10Banter chemistryRelationships built on verbal spark.This show: 8/10Central duoOne pair's chemistry carries everything.This show: 8/10Comfort rewatchThe kind of show people return to endlessly.This show: 8/10ProceduralA case or problem of the week, solved by a formula that works.This show: 8/10Witty banterRapid-fire verbal sparring.This show: 8/10Easy watchingLow-demand television where half your attention is enough.This show: 8/10
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Starring
Matt BomerTim DeKayWillie GarsonTiffani ThiessenSharif AtkinsMarsha Thomason
Written by
Jeff Eastin
Starring
Matt BomerTim DeKayWillie GarsonTiffani ThiessenSharif AtkinsMarsha Thomason
Written by
Jeff Eastin
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White Collar Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | ||
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| S1 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.5 | |||
| S2 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.5 | |
| S3 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 8.7 | |
| S4 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 8.4 | |
| S5 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.7 | ||||
| S6 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 9.3 |
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About
"A charming con game that turns into friendship"
Neal Caffrey, a brilliant con artist and forger, cuts a deal to work off his sentence by helping FBI agent Peter Burke crack white-collar crimes, wearing an ankle monitor and testing the leash constantly. The show runs on breezy caper-of-the-week plots wrapped around a slow-burn mystery about Neal's past and a hidden fortune. It's stylish, warm, and low-stakes by design, prizing charm and banter over grit. The Neal-Peter dynamic, equal parts cat-and-mouse and genuine friendship, is what keeps you coming back episode after episode.
Watch it for
the effortless chemistry between Neal and Peter, which turns a heist show into a buddy story.
Maybe skip if
you want gritty realism or serialized stakes rather than breezy, low-tension capers.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Season 12009
7.919K1410h 28m
Charming con man Neal Caffey escapes from a maximum-security prison, only to be recaptured by his nemesis, FBI Agent Peter Burke. With few options, Caffey agrees to help the bureau bring down other elusive criminals in exchange for his eventual freedom. But before long, Caffey finds himself playing a game of cat and mouse with those who want him back in prison or dead.
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Season 22010
8.117K1611h 39m
Reeling from the death of his girlfriend, Neal struggles to unlock the secret behind a mysterious music box and find Kate’s killer, even as his partnership with Peter begins to crumble.
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Season 32011
8.016K1611h 38m
Suave con man turned FBI consultant Neal Caffrey is racing to stay one step ahead of the feds even as he helps his partner, Agent Peter Burke, bring down some of the world's most clever criminals. The stakes are at an all-time high as Neal struggles to come to terms with his own checkered past, but will his greatest con cost him everything?
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Season 42012
7.915K1611h 37m
Facing the uncertain future of his partnership with FBI Agent Peter Burke, Neal sheds his tracking anklet and disappears into thin air. But the Feds aren't done with him and Neal is hardly ready for retirement. Back in action, Neal ponders the future as Season Four delves deeper into the stunning secrets of his mysterious past.
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Season 52013
8.011K139h 18m
$1.8 million in gold coins is missing, an elusive precious diamond is about to be found, and Neal Caffrey has a new handler – and a new love interest. But all is fair in love and crime, and the closer Neal gets to the mysterious Rebecca Lowe, the greater the danger for everyone in his life.
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Season 62014
8.67K64h 23m
The tension has never been greater as Neal Caffrey re-teams with FBI agent Peter Burke in their most ambitious sting operation yet — infiltrating a sophisticated gang of deadly thieves. With Elizabeth Burke pregnant, Neal desperate for his freedom, and amidst pressure from Mozzie for Neal to cut ties with the FBI, the scheme unfolds, culminating in the series’ most shocking plot twist of all.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Matt Bomer Neal Caffrey
Tim DeKay Peter Burke
Willie Garson Mozzie, Mr. C.
Tiffani Thiessen Elizabeth Burke
Sharif Atkins Clinton Jones
Marsha Thomason Diana Berrigan
Hilarie Burton Morgan Sara Ellis
Diahann Carroll June
James Rebhorn Reese Hughes
Natalie Morales Lauren Cruz
Crew
Jeff Eastin
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