Season 1
(2011)
Overview
A supercomputer developed by reclusive billionaire and software genius Harold Finch analyzes data patterns in surveillance for the U.S. government to identify impending acts of terrorism. But the computer, known only as "The Machine", can also identify ordinary people who are about to be involved in violent crimes. Can those crimes be stopped before they take place? Secretly tapping into The Machine, Finch and ex-CIA agent John Reese use vigilante tactics and state-of-the-art technology to iden…
Cast
as John Reese
as Harold Finch
as Lionel Fusco
as Joss Carter
Episodes
Pilot 7.6
September 22, 2011
When the social security number of a young prosecutor comes up, Reese and Finch work together to figure out if their pe…
Ghosts 7.8
September 29, 2011
Reese and Finch question the machine's reliability when they are asked to investigate a teenager who was killed years e…
Mission Creep 7.1
October 6, 2011
Reese goes undercover to find the threat surrounding the next person on Finch's list: a young army veteran named Joey D…
Cura Te Ipsum 7.9
October 13, 2011
Reese and Finch get some help from Detective Fusco as they surveil their latest POI, Dr. Megan Tillman, while she’s on…
Judgement 8.0
October 20, 2011
Reese and Finch have the added challenge of investigating a Person of Interest who wants nothing to do with their brand…
The Fix 7.9
October 27, 2011
Reese becomes romantically involved with the newest Person of Interest: an attractive woman who isn't all that she seem…
Witness 8.5
November 3, 2011
The Machine identifies a school teacher who witnessed a mob hit as their next POI and Reese and Finch rush to save his …
Foe 8.0
November 17, 2011
When Reese and Finch discover that their latest POI has connections to Cold War Soviet espionage circles, they quickly …
Get Carter 8.0
December 8, 2011
Reese and Finch’s game of cat and mouse with Detective Carter becomes infinitely more complicated when The Machine decl…
Number Crunch 8.1
December 15, 2011
As Detective Carter deals with the fallout from her recent encounter with Reese and Finch, The Machine ups the ante for…
Super 8.2
January 12, 2012
Reese is confined to a wheelchair recovering from his gunshot wound, but Finch sets him up in an apartment where he’s t…
Legacy 7.4
January 19, 2012
When Carter finally comes face-to-face with Reese, he urges her to join forces to help with their latest POI, a scrappy…
Root Cause 8.3
February 2, 2012
The Machine gives Reese and Finch the number of a down-and-out man who has been pushed too far, and they're forced to t…
Wolf and Cub 7.8
February 9, 2012
The Machine identifies Darren, a teenager whose brother was just murdered, as the next POI. Meanwhile, Finch is growing…
Blue Code 8.1
February 16, 2012
Reese discovers there’s more to the story after he infiltrates a smuggling ring to get close to his latest POI.
Risk 8.3
February 23, 2012
The Machine leads Reese and Finch to Wall Street when a sharp young trader at a major investment bank becomes embroiled…
Baby Blue 7.6
March 8, 2012
When The Machine spits out the number of a 6-month-old baby, Reese and Finch turn into overly protective parents – with…
Identity Crisis 8.1
March 29, 2012
The Machine's latest number presents a unique challenge for Reese and Finch since the person has virtually no digital f…
Flesh and Blood 8.1
April 5, 2012
When The Machine spits out five numbers, naming the Don of each of New York’s crime families, Reese and Finch suspect E…
Matsya Nyaya 8.3
April 26, 2012
Reese goes undercover as an armored car company employee, and faces memories from his past with the CIA.
Many Happy Returns 8.1
May 3, 2012
Finch gives Reese his birthday off so that his partner doesn't have to face a Number that is tied to Reese's past.
No Good Deed 8.7
May 10, 2012
The newest POI’s curiosity could spell his doom when he finds himself embroiled in a dark government conspiracy – one t…
Firewall 9.2
May 17, 2012
As the clock ticks down, Reese winds up trapped with his POI in the most heavily surveilled part of the city, forced to…