Brooklyn Nine-Nine is an American police procedural comedy television series which premiered on September 17, 2013, on Fox. The series, created by Dan Goor and Michael Schur, follows a team of detectives and a newly appointed captain in the 99th Precinct of the New York City Police Department in Brooklyn.
On May 10, 2018, Fox canceled the series after five seasons. The following day, NBC picked up the series for a sixth season. On February 27, 2019, NBC renewed the series for a seventh season. On November 14, 2019, NBC renewed the series for an eighth season ahead of the seventh-season premiere. In February 2021, NBC announced that the ten-episode eighth season would be its last. As of April 23, 2020, 143 episodes of Brooklyn Nine-Nine have aired, concluding the seventh season.
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Rank | Total viewers (in millions inc. DVR) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | Network | ||||||
| 1 | 22 | September 17, 2013 | March 25, 2014 | Fox | 98 | 4.80 | ||
| 2 | 23 | September 28, 2014 | May 17, 2015 | 113 | 4.87 | |||
| 3 | 23 | September 27, 2015 | April 19, 2016 | 118 | 3.98 | |||
| 4 | 22 | September 20, 2016 | May 23, 2017 | 137 | 2.87 | |||
| 5 | 22 | September 26, 2017 | May 20, 2018 | 161 | 2.71 | |||
| 6 | 18 | January 10, 2019 | May 16, 2019 | NBC | 138 | 3.11 | ||
| 7 | 13 | February 6, 2020 | April 23, 2020 | 105 | 2.69 | |||
Episodes
Season 1 (2013–14)
| No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | “Pilot” | Phil Lord & Christopher Miller | Dan Goor & Michael Schur | September 17, 2013 | 101 | 6.17 |
| 2 | 2 | “The Tagger” | Craig Zisk | Norm Hiscock | September 24, 2013 | 102 | 4.03 |
| 3 | 3 | “The Slump” | Julie Anne Robinson | Prentice Penny | October 1, 2013 | 105 | 3.43 |
| 4 | 4 | “M.E. Time” | Troy Miller | Gil Ozeri | October 8, 2013 | 106 | 3.34 |
| 5 | 5 | “The Vulture” | Jason Ensler | Laura McCreary | October 15, 2013 | 104 | 3.43 |
| 6 | 6 | “Halloween” | Dean Holland | Lesley Arfin | October 22, 2013 | 107 | 3.77 |
| 7 | 7 | “48 Hours” | Peter Lauer | Luke Del Tredici | November 5, 2013 | 103 | 3.84 |
| 8 | 8 | “Old School” | Beth McCarthy-Miller | Gabe Liedman | November 12, 2013 | 109 | 3.26 |
| 9 | 9 | “Sal’s Pizza” | Craig Zisk | Lakshmi Sundaram | November 19, 2013 | 108 | 3.36 |
| 10 | 10 | “Thanksgiving” | Jorma Taccone | Luke Del Tredici | November 26, 2013 | 110 | 3.69 |
| 11 | 11 | “Christmas” | Jake Szymanski | Dan Goor | December 3, 2013 | 111 | 3.66 |
| 12 | 12 | “Pontiac Bandit” | Craig Zisk | Norm Hiscock & Lakshmi Sundaram | January 7, 2014 | 113 | 3.44 |
| 13 | 13 | “The Bet” | Julian Farino | Laura McCreary | January 14, 2014 | 112 | 3.53 |
| 14 | 14 | “The Ebony Falcon” | Michael Blieden | Prentice Penny | January 21, 2014 | 114 | 4.55 |
| 15 | 15 | “Operation: Broken Feather” | Julie Anne Robinson | Dan Goor & Michael Schur | February 2, 2014 | 116 | 15.07 |
| 16 | 16 | “The Party” | Michael Engler | Gil Ozeri & Gabe Liedman | February 4, 2014 | 115 | 3.22 |
| 17 | 17 | “Full Boyle” | Craig Zisk | Norm Hiscock | February 11, 2014 | 117 | 2.88 |
| 18 | 18 | “The Apartment” | Tucker Gates | David Quandt | February 25, 2014 | 118 | 2.66 |
| 19 | 19 | “Tactical Village” | Fred Goss | Luke Del Tredici | March 4, 2014 | 119 | 2.61 |
| 20 | 20 | “Fancy Brudgom” | Victor Nelli, Jr. | Laura McCreary | March 11, 2014 | 120 | 2.49 |
| 21 | 21 | “Unsolvable” | Ken Whittingham | Prentice Penny | March 18, 2014 | 121 | 2.50 |
| 22 | 22 | “Charges and Specs” | Akiva Schaffer | Gabe Liedman & Gil Ozeri | March 25, 2014 | 122 | 2.59 |
Season 2 (2014–15)
| No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1 | “Undercover” | Dean Holland | Luke Del Tredici | September 28, 2014 | 201 | 5.46 |
| 24 | 2 | “Chocolate Milk” | Fred Goss | Gabe Liedman | October 5, 2014 | 202 | 3.31 |
| 25 | 3 | “The Jimmy Jab Games” | Rebecca Asher | Lakshmi Sundaram | October 12, 2014 | 203 | 4.51 |
| 26 | 4 | “Halloween II” | Eric Appel | Prentice Penny | October 19, 2014 | 204 | 5.22 |
| 27 | 5 | “The Mole” | Victor Nelli, Jr. | Laura McCreary | November 2, 2014 | 205 | 3.41 |
| 28 | 6 | “Jake and Sophia” | Michael McDonald | Tricia McAlpin & David Phillips | November 9, 2014 | 206 | 3.99 |
| 29 | 7 | “Lockdown” | Linda Mendoza | Luke Del Tredici | November 16, 2014 | 208 | 4.53 |
| 30 | 8 | “USPIS” | Ken Whittingham | Brian Reich | November 23, 2014 | 207 | 3.04 |
| 31 | 9 | “The Road Trip” | Beth McCarthy-Miller | Brigitte Munoz-Liebowitz | November 30, 2014 | 209 | 3.11 |
| 32 | 10 | “The Pontiac Bandit Returns” | Max Winkler | Matt O’Brien | December 7, 2014 | 210 | 4.32 |
| 33 | 11 | “Stakeout” | Tristram Shapeero | Laura McCreary & Tricia McAlpin | December 14, 2014 | 211 | 3.52 |
| 34 | 12 | “Beach House” | Tim Kirkby | Lakshmi Sundaram & David Phillips | January 4, 2015 | 212 | 6.12 |
| 35 | 13 | “Payback” | Victor Nelli, Jr. | Norm Hiscock & Brigitte Munoz-Liebowitz | January 11, 2015 | 213 | 3.29 |
| 36 | 14 | “The Defense Rests” | Jamie Babbit | Prentice Penny & Matt O’Brien | January 25, 2015 | 214 | 2.79 |
| 37 | 15 | “Windbreaker City” | Craig Zisk | Gabe Liedman | February 8, 2015 | 215 | 2.59 |
| 38 | 16 | “The Wednesday Incident” | Claire Scanlon | Laura McCreary | February 15, 2015 | 216 | 2.08 |
| 39 | 17 | “Boyle-Linetti Wedding” | Dean Holland | Matt O’Brien | March 1, 2015 | 217 | 3.61 |
| 40 | 18 | “Captain Peralta” | Eric Appel | Dan Goor | March 8, 2015 | 218 | 3.11 |
| 41 | 19 | “Sabotage” | Jay Karas | Brian Reich | March 15, 2015 | 219 | 2.96 |
| 42 | 20 | “AC/DC” | Linda Mendoza | Kylie Condon | April 26, 2015 | 222 | 2.78 |
| 43 | 21 | “Det. Dave Majors” | Michael McDonald | Gabe Liedman & Lakshmi Sundaram | May 3, 2015 | 220 | 2.72 |
| 44 | 22 | “The Chopper” | Phil Traill | Tricia McAlpin & David Phillips | May 10, 2015 | 221 | 2.56 |
| 45 | 23 | “Johnny and Dora” | Dean Holland | Luke Del Tredici | May 17, 2015 | 223 | 2.35 |
Season 3 (2015–16)
| No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 1 | “New Captain” | Michael Schur | Matt Murray | September 27, 2015 | 301 | 3.14 |
| 47 | 2 | “The Funeral” | Claire Scanlon | Luke Del Tredici | October 4, 2015 | 302 | 4.10 |
| 48 | 3 | “Boyle’s Hunch” | Trent O’Donnell | Tricia McAlpin | October 11, 2015 | 304 | 2.75 |
| 49 | 4 | “The Oolong Slayer” | Michael McDonald | Gabe Liedman | October 18, 2015 | 303 | 2.57 |
| 50 | 5 | “Halloween III” | Michael McDonald | David Phillips | October 25, 2015 | 305 | 4.38 |
| 51 | 6 | “Into the Woods” | Linda Mendoza | Andrew Guest | November 8, 2015 | 306 | 2.65 |
| 52 | 7 | “The Mattress” | Dean Holland | Laura McCreary | November 15, 2015 | 307 | 2.69 |
| 53 | 8 | “Ava” | Tristram Shapeero | Matt O’Brien | November 22, 2015 | 308 | 3.88 |
| 54 | 9 | “The Swedes” | Eric Appel | Matt Murray | December 6, 2015 | 309 | 3.95 |
| 55 | 10 | “Yippie Kayak” | Rebecca Asher | Lakshmi Sundaram | December 13, 2015 | 310 | 3.82 |
| 56 | 11 | “Hostage Situation” | Max Winkler | Phil Augusta Jackson | January 5, 2016 | 312 | 2.73 |
| 57 | 12 | “9 Days” | Dean Holland | Justin Noble | January 19, 2016 | 311 | 2.37 |
| 58 | 13 | “The Cruise” | Michael Spiller | Tricia McAlpin | January 26, 2016 | 313 | 2.38 |
| 59 | 14 | “Karen Peralta” | Bruce McCulloch | Alison Agosti & Gabe Liedman | February 2, 2016 | 314 | 2.24 |
| 60 | 15 | “The 9-8” | Nisha Ganatra | David Phillips | February 9, 2016 | 315 | 2.28 |
| 61 | 16 | “House Mouses” | Claire Scanlon | Andrew Guest | February 16, 2016 | 316 | 2.18 |
| 62 | 17 | “Adrian Pimento” | Maggie Carey | Luke Del Tredici | February 23, 2016 | 317 | 2.13 |
| 63 | 18 | “Cheddar” | Alex Reid | Jessica Polonsky | March 1, 2016 | 318 | 1.85 |
| 64 | 19 | “Terry Kitties” | Michael McDonald | Phil Augusta Jackson & Tricia McAlpin | March 15, 2016 | 319 | 1.95 |
| 65 | 20 | “Paranoia” | Payman Benz | Gabe Liedman | March 29, 2016 | 320 | 2.02 |
| 66 | 21 | “Maximum Security” | Victor Nelli, Jr. | Laura McCreary | April 5, 2016 | 321 | 2.71 |
| 67 | 22 | “Bureau” | Ryan Case | David Phillips & Alison Agosti | April 12, 2016 | 322 | 2.07 |
| 68 | 23 | “Greg and Larry” | Dan Goor | Andrew Guest & Phil Augusta Jackson | April 19, 2016 | 323 | 2.02 |
Season 4 (2016–17)
| No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | 1 | “Coral Palms: Part 1” | Michael McDonald | Dan Goor | September 20, 2016 | 401 | 2.39 |
| 70 | 2 | “Coral Palms: Part 2” | Trent O’Donnell | Tricia McAlpin | September 27, 2016 | 402 | 2.34 |
| 71 | 3 | “Coral Palms: Part 3” | Payman Benz | Justin Noble | October 4, 2016 | 403 | 2.40 |
| 72 | 4 | “The Night Shift” | Tristram Shapeero | Matt Murray | October 11, 2016 | 404 | 2.13 |
| 73 | 5 | “Halloween IV” | Claire Scanlon | Phil Augusta Jackson | October 18, 2016 | 405 | 2.05 |
| 74 | 6 | “Monster in the Closet” | Nisha Ganatra | Andrew Guest | November 15, 2016 | 407 | 2.18 |
| 75 | 7 | “Mr. Santiago” | Alex Reid | Neil Campbell | November 22, 2016 | 408 | 2.19 |
| 76 | 8 | “Skyfire Cycle” | Michael McDonald | David Phillips | November 29, 2016 | 406 | 2.34 |
| 77 | 9 | “The Overmining” | Dean Holland | Luke Del Tredici | December 6, 2016 | 409 | 2.31 |
| 78 | 10 | “Captain Latvia” | Jaffar Mahmood | Matt Lawton | December 13, 2016 | 410 | 2.15 |
| 79–80 | 11–12 | “The Fugitive” | Rebecca Asher | Carol Kolb | January 1, 2017 | 411 | 3.49 |
| Ryan Case | Justin Noble & Jessica Polonsky | January 1, 2017 | 412 | 3.49 | |||
| 81 | 13 | “The Audit” | Beth McCarthy Miller | Carly Hallam Tosh | April 11, 2017 | 413 | 1.91 |
| 82 | 14 | “Serve & Protect” | Michael Schur | Andrew Guest & Alexis Wilkinson | April 18, 2017 | 414 | 1.91 |
| 83 | 15 | “The Last Ride” | Linda Mendoza | David Phillips | April 25, 2017 | 415 | 1.88 |
| 84 | 16 | “Moo Moo” | Maggie Carey | Phil Augusta Jackson | May 2, 2017 | 418 | 1.72 |
| 85 | 17 | “Cop-Con” | Giovani Lampassi | Andy Gosche | May 9, 2017 | 416 | 1.61 |
| 86 | 18 | “Chasing Amy” | Luke Del Tredici | Matt Lawton | May 9, 2017 | 417 | 1.61 |
| 87 | 19 | “Your Honor” | Michael McDonald | David Phillips & Carly Hallam Tosh | May 16, 2017 | 419 | 1.65 |
| 88 | 20 | “The Slaughterhouse” | Victor Nelli Jr. | Neil Campbell | May 16, 2017 | 420 | 1.38 |
| 89 | 21 | “The Bank Job” | Matthew Nodella | Carol Kolb | May 23, 2017 | 421 | 1.78 |
| 90 | 22 | “Crime and Punishment” | Dan Goor | Justin Noble & Jessica Polonsky | May 23, 2017 | 422 | 1.50 |
Season 5 (2017−18)
| No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91 | 1 | “The Big House: Part 1” | Tristram Shapeero | Luke Del Tredici | September 26, 2017 | 501 | 2.00 |
| 92 | 2 | “The Big House: Part 2” | Michael McDonald | Justin Noble | October 3, 2017 | 502 | 1.74 |
| 93 | 3 | “Kicks” | Eric Appel | Andrew Guest | October 10, 2017 | 503 | 1.68 |
| 94 | 4 | “HalloVeen” | Jamie Babbit | Dan Goor | October 17, 2017 | 504 | 1.69 |
| 95 | 5 | “Bad Beat” | Kat Coiro | Carol Kolb | November 7, 2017 | 505 | 1.50 |
| 96 | 6 | “The Venue” | Cortney Carrillo | Matt Lawton | November 14, 2017 | 506 | 1.65 |
| 97 | 7 | “Two Turkeys” | Alex Reid | David Phillips | November 21, 2017 | 507 | 1.66 |
| 98 | 8 | “Return to Skyfire” | Linda Mendoza | Neil Campbell | November 28, 2017 | 508 | 1.73 |
| 99 | 9 | “99” | Payman Benz | Andy Bobrow | December 5, 2017 | 509 | 1.94 |
| 100 | 10 | “Game Night” | Tristram Shapeero | Justin Noble & Carly Hallam Tosh | December 12, 2017 | 510 | 1.81 |
| 101 | 11 | “The Favor” | Victor Nelli Jr. | Aeysha Carr | December 12, 2017 | 511 | 1.81 |
| 102 | 12 | “Safe House” | Nisha Ganatra | Andy Gosche | March 18, 2018 | 512 | 1.92 |
| 103 | 13 | “The Negotiation” | Linda Mendoza | Phil Augusta Jackson | March 25, 2018 | 513 | 1.83 |
| 104 | 14 | “The Box” | Claire Scanlon | Luke Del Tredici | April 1, 2018 | 516 | 1.78 |
| 105 | 15 | “The Puzzle Master” | Akiva Schaffer | Lang Fisher | April 8, 2018 | 514 | 1.74 |
| 106 | 16 | “NutriBoom” | Trent O’Donnell | David Phillips | April 15, 2018 | 515 | 1.79 |
| 107 | 17 | “DFW” | Jaffar Mahmood | Jeff Topolski | April 15, 2018 | 518 | 1.48 |
| 108 | 18 | “Gray Star Mutual” | Giovani Lampassi | Jessica Polonsky | April 22, 2018 | 517 | 1.77 |
| 109 | 19 | “Bachelor/ette Party” | Beth McCarthy-Miller | Carly Hallam Tosh | April 29, 2018 | 519 | 1.97 |
| 110 | 20 | “Show Me Going” | Maggie Carey | Phil Augusta Jackson | May 6, 2018 | 520 | 1.67 |
| 111 | 21 | “White Whale” | Matthew Nodella | Matt Lawton & Carol Kolb | May 13, 2018 | 521 | 1.75 |
| 112 | 22 | “Jake & Amy” | Dan Goor | Dan Goor & Luke Del Tredici | May 20, 2018 | 522 | 1.79 |
Season 6 (2019)
| No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 113 | 1 | “Honeymoon” | Giovani Lampassi | Neil Campbell | January 10, 2019 | 601 | 3.54 |
| 114 | 2 | “Hitchcock & Scully” | Cortney Carrillo | Lang Fisher | January 17, 2019 | 602 | 2.83 |
| 115 | 3 | “The Tattler” | Jennifer Arnold | David Phillips | January 24, 2019 | 603 | 2.75 |
| 116 | 4 | “Four Movements” | Luke Del Tredici | Phil Augusta Jackson | January 31, 2019 | 604 | 2.72 |
| 117 | 5 | “A Tale of Two Bandits” | Cortney Carrillo | Luke Del Tredici | February 7, 2019 | 605 | 3.04 |
| 118 | 6 | “The Crime Scene” | Michael McDonald | Justin Noble | February 14, 2019 | 606 | 2.56 |
| 119 | 7 | “The Honeypot” | Phil Augusta Jackson | Carol Kolb | February 21, 2019 | 607 | 2.35 |
| 120 | 8 | “He Said, She Said” | Stephanie Beatriz | Lang Fisher | February 28, 2019 | 609 | 2.36 |
| 121 | 9 | “The Golden Child” | Claire Scanlon | Neil Campbell | March 7, 2019 | 610 | 1.99 |
| 122 | 10 | “Gintars” | Linda Mendoza | Andy Gosche | March 14, 2019 | 611 | 2.05 |
| 123 | 11 | “The Therapist” | Rebecca Addelman | Jeff Topolski | March 21, 2019 | 608 | 2.13 |
| 124 | 12 | “Casecation” | Beth McCarthy-Miller | Luke Del Tredici | April 11, 2019 | 612 | 1.88 |
| 125 | 13 | “The Bimbo” | Joe Lo Truglio | Paul Welsh & Madeline Walter | April 18, 2019 | 613 | 1.78 |
| 126 | 14 | “Ticking Clocks” | Payman Benz | Carol Kolb | April 25, 2019 | 615 | 1.69 |
| 127 | 15 | “Return of the King” | Melissa Fumero | Phil Augusta Jackson | May 2, 2019 | 614 | 1.65 |
| 128 | 16 | “Cinco de Mayo” | Rebecca Asher | David Phillips | May 9, 2019 | 616 | 1.83 |
| 129 | 17 | “Sicko” | Matthew Nodella | Justin Noble | May 16, 2019 | 617 | 1.63 |
| 130 | 18 | “Suicide Squad” | Dan Goor | Dan Goor & Luke Del Tredici | May 16, 2019 | 618 | 1.55 |
Season 7 (2020)
| No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 131 | 1 | “Manhunter” | Cortney Carrillo | David Phillips | February 6, 2020 | 701 | 2.66 |
| 132 | 2 | “Captain Kim” | Luke Del Tredici | Carol Kolb | February 6, 2020 | 702 | 1.99 |
| 133 | 3 | “Pimemento” | Michael McDonald | Justin Noble | February 13, 2020 | 703 | 1.79 |
| 134 | 4 | “The Jimmy Jab Games II” | Neil Campbell | Vanessa Ramos | February 20, 2020 | 704 | 1.85 |
| 135 | 5 | “Debbie” | Claire Scanlon | Marcy Jarreau | February 27, 2020 | 705 | 1.74 |
| 136 | 6 | “Trying” | Kim Nguyen | Evan Susser & Van Robichaux | March 5, 2020 | 706 | 1.82 |
| 137 | 7 | “Ding Dong” | Claire Scanlon | Jess Dweck | March 12, 2020 | 707 | 2.12 |
| 138 | 8 | “The Takeback” | Michael McDonald | Dewayne Perkins | March 19, 2020 | 708 | 2.32 |
| 139 | 9 | “Dillman” | Kyra Sedgwick | Paul Welsh & Madeline Walter | March 26, 2020 | 709 | 2.14 |
| 140 | 10 | “Admiral Peralta” | Linda Mendoza | Neil Campbell | April 2, 2020 | 710 | 2.06 |
| 141 | 11 | “Valloweaster” | Matthew Nodella | Luke Del Tredici & Jeff Topolski | April 9, 2020 | 711 | 2.04 |
| 142 | 12 | “Ransom” | Rebecca Asher | Nick Perdue & Beau Rawlins | April 16, 2020 | 712 | 2.05 |
| 143 | 13 | “Lights Out” | Dan Goor | Dan Goor & Luke Del Tredici | April 23, 2020 | 713 | 2.24 |
Webisodes
Detective Skills with Hitchcock and Scully
| No. | Title | Original release date | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | “Preparing for the Stakeout” | August 15, 2015 | 1:51 |
| 2 | “How to Stay Awake During a Stakeout” | September 6, 2015 | 1:07 |
| 3 | “Processing the Perp” | September 14, 2015 | 2:05 |