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The Equalizer

The Equalizer

If the rules are against you he'll change them. If the odds are against you he'll even them.

151985•48m•7.1/10
Action & AdventureCrimeDrama

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7.1/10(64)

Robert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private crime fighting operation where he fashions himself as "The Equalizer." It is a service for victims of the system who have exhausted all possible means of seeking justice and have nowhere to go. McCall promises to even out the odds for them.

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Production

Universal Television

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

September 18, 1985

Last Aired

August 24, 1989

Networks

CBS

Created By

Richard Lindheim, Michael Sloan

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Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Pilot: The Equalizer
E1
Pilot: The Equalizer
Air date: 1985-09-18
A former government agent offers his services to people facing problems too big for them to handle, such as a woman being stalked by a psychopath and a man who learns of a blackmail scheme involving government officials.
China Rain
E2
China Rain
Air date: 1985-09-25
McCall comes to the aid of a housekeeper when kidnappers grab her son by mistake.
The Defector
E3
The Defector
Air date: 1985-10-02
McCall helps a double agent defect and a young boy stand up to bullies.
The Lock Box
E4
The Lock Box
Air date: 1985-10-09
McCall helps a man whose daughter has been abducted by a pimp who services covert government operations.
Lady Cop
E5
Lady Cop
Air date: 1985-10-16
A crooked cop is willing to murder to ensure that his new partner won't blow the whistle on his operations.
The Confirmation Day
E6
The Confirmation Day
Air date: 1985-10-23
McCall helps a former showgirl convinced someone is stalking her and a boy whose father helped steal antiques now wanted by two separate parties.
The Children's Song
E7
The Children's Song
Air date: 1985-10-30
Father and son protect a girl from would-be rapists intent on killing the only witness to a murder.
The Distant Fire
E8
The Distant Fire
Air date: 1985-11-06
A hit man wants help to prevent another killer from murdering a woman both McCall and the hitman once loved.
Mama's Boy
E9
Mama's Boy
Air date: 1985-11-13
A career woman wants McCall's aid in ending her son's fascination with a charismatic drug dealer.
Bump and Run
E10
Bump and Run
Air date: 1985-11-20
Muggers seek revenge on a student who injured one of them while escaping, and a vigilante killer pins McCall's ad to his victims.
Desperately
E11
Desperately
Air date: 1985-12-04
A lonely, neglected wife gets more than she wanted when she considers a fling and ends up witnessing a murder.
Reign of Terror
E12
Reign of Terror
Air date: 1985-12-11
The new doctor at a local clinic refuses to give gang members drugs as `rent' for using their turf.
Back Home
E13
Back Home
Air date: 1985-12-18
A banker is harassing tenants of a potentially valuable property and planning to murder his wife.
Out of the Past
E14
Out of the Past
Air date: 1986-01-15
An ex-con is harassing the man whose testimony put him away-the man now married to McCall's former wife.
Dead Drop
E15
Dead Drop
Air date: 1986-01-22
McCall assembles some old friends to protect a man marked for murder for no apparent reason.
Wash Up
E16
Wash Up
Air date: 1986-01-29
A window washer witnesses the murder of his pro-union partner by their anti-union boss, who has his own witnesses to back his self-defense claim.
Torn
E17
Torn
Air date: 1986-02-05
McCall tries to divide his time between defending a woman from her abusive husband and settling with an old enemy.
Unnatural Causes
E18
Unnatural Causes
Air date: 1986-02-12
McCall's on the trail of a serial killer, leaving him little time for an actress fallen into the wrong crowd.
Breakpoint
E19
Breakpoint
Air date: 1986-02-19
McCall is among those taken hostage by terrorists seeking a Middle Eastern philanthropist.
No Conscience
E20
No Conscience
Air date: 1986-03-05
A womanizer is abducted and threatened with death if he doesn't give his captors what they want-but he can't figure out what.
Unpunished Crimes
E21
Unpunished Crimes
Air date: 1986-04-01
McCall is hired by an inventor whose designs were stolen by a huge corporation headed by a ruthless executive.
Pretenders
E22
Pretenders
Air date: 1986-04-08
An aspiring reporter, desperate for a scoop that will get her notice and a promotion, becomes convinced that something big is happening right in the next apartment.

Cast

Edward Woodward

Edward Woodward

Robert McCall

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