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Former Syracuse, New York, police detective Carrie Wells has hyperthymesia, a rare medical condition that gives her the ability to visually remember everything. She reluctantly joins the New York City Police Department's Queens homicide unit after her former boyfriend and partner asks for help with solving a case. The move allows her to try to find out the one thing she has been unable to remember, which is what happened the day her sister was murdered.

4 Seasons
61 Episodes
Canceled
Crime Drama Mystery
Cast & Characters
episode image The Man in the Woods
8.3/10 (287 votes)

#1 The Man in the Woods

S1:E22

Carrie follows the trail of her sister's killer to Syracuse, where the murderer may have struck again.

episode image Carrie's Caller
8.0/10 (283 votes)

#2 Carrie's Caller

S1:E14

A serial killer with knowledge of Carrie’s memory abilities taunts the Queens PD as his list of victims grows.

episode image Endgame
8.0/10 (251 votes)

#3 Endgame

S1:E21

When Carrie's obsessed admirer turns up dead, she must locate the killer while deflecting attention from the prime suspect: her.

episode image Incognito
8.0/10 (263 votes)

#4 Incognito

S2:E2

Carrie goes undercover with a team of bank robbers when The Major Crimes Section gets a lead on the gang’s leader, a notorious thief who rarely shows his face.

episode image Omega Hour
8.0/10 (221 votes)

#5 Omega Hour

S2:E12

When Carrie and Elliott are attending a party sponsored by the mayor, a group of criminals seizes control of the building, and demand a hefty ransom. It is up to Carrie to thwart their plans by playing from the Die Hard book.

episode image Memory Kings
7.9/10 (237 votes)

#6 Memory Kings

S2:E4

When the scientist who helped Carrie understand her memory abilities is murdered, she must track down other people with the same skill in the hopes that one of them holds the key to finding the killer.

episode image Maps & Legends
7.9/10 (240 votes)

#7 Maps & Legends

S2:E7

The murder of an urban explorer leads Carrie and Al to not only search for the killer, but to pick up the trail of clues the victim was following on the hunt for a treasure supposedly hidden under the streets of New York.

episode image East of Islip
7.9/10 (216 votes)

#8 East of Islip

S2:E11

A murdered body washes ashore in the Hamptons, and Carrie and Al's boss offers them a "paid vacation" in his beautiful Southampton cottage, in order to help local law enforcement find the killer, who may or may not be related to a previous serial killer.

episode image Reunion
7.9/10 (231 votes)

#9 Reunion

S2:E13

Carrie's high school reunion is suddenly cut short when an alum shows up dead. Carrie has to remember back 22 years to understand the events that led to this crime.

episode image Stray Bullet
7.9/10 (213 votes)

#10 Stray Bullet

S3:E6

Carrie conducts an investigation off the books when Al becomes the prime suspect in the murder of a parolee he helped put away.

episode image D.O.A.
7.9/10 (229 votes)

#11 D.O.A.

S3:E13

Carrie is unable to utilize her perfect memory when an assassin doses her with a deadly poison that attacks her brain, leaving Al on a desperate hunt for the antidote.

episode image Blind Alleys
7.8/10 (268 votes)

#12 Blind Alleys

S1:E17

Al and Carrie are forced to the sidelines by a negotiator when the father of a suspect that Roe shot takes members of the Queens PD, including Nina, hostage in a desperate quest for justice.

episode image The Comeback
7.8/10 (247 votes)

#13 The Comeback

S1:E18

When Carrie’s latest case is stalled by a powerful family’s influence, she receives assistance from a lawyer who may be the mysterious caller who orchestrated a series of sniper attacks.

episode image Allegiances
7.8/10 (257 votes)

#14 Allegiances

S1:E19

Carrie’s personal and professional lives collide when her boyfriend, the son of a mob boss, is revealed to have ties to suspects in a murder investigation.

episode image Day of the Jackie
7.8/10 (246 votes)

#15 Day of the Jackie

S2:E3

Carrie and Al are unable to discern why a businessman was murdered in his hotel room until it’s discovered that his death was collateral damage in a larger plot to assassinate a diplomat.

episode image Flesh and Blood
7.8/10 (201 votes)

#16 Flesh and Blood

S2:E9

Carrie catches a deadly assassin who has eluded her before, but must put her personal vendetta aside when it’s revealed that the woman has vital information to prevent a terrorist attack on New York City.

episode image Manhunt
7.8/10 (218 votes)

#17 Manhunt

S2:E10

The murder of a prominent lawyer leads Carrie and Al to reexamine a rape case that moved Manhattan thirteen years before. Soon, they realize that the case was not as clear cut as it was portrayed by the media, and an innocent man may have been wrongfully convicted.

episode image Till Death
7.7/10 (214 votes)

#18 Till Death

S2:E8

After a wealthy couple is murdered, Carrie and Al pose as a married couple to lure in the killer, who Al believes is linked to a series of unsolved homicides he once investigated.

episode image Golden Bird
7.6/10 (288 votes)

#19 Golden Bird

S1:E9

Al and Carrie investigate the murder of a teen who seemed to have no enemies. Meanwhile, Carrie looks to her estranged aunt for help with the investigation into her sister's murder.

episode image Spirited Away
7.6/10 (277 votes)

#20 Spirited Away

S1:E11

A renowned ghost hunter is killed and the investigation reveals that his death is linked to a chilling discovery he made while on a recent assignment.

episode image The Following Sea
7.6/10 (261 votes)

#21 The Following Sea

S1:E15

When a key witness in his murder case vanishes before testifying, Al scrambles to find her before the suspect walks free.

episode image Heartbreak
7.6/10 (270 votes)

#22 Heartbreak

S1:E16

Carrie and Al are at a loss to explain how a murder victim mysteriously appeared in an empty ballpark.

episode image You Are Here
7.6/10 (233 votes)

#23 You Are Here

S1:E20

Carrie and Al must get inside the mind of a deranged conspiracy theorist before he sets off a series of bombs.

episode image Line Up or Shut Up
7.6/10 (218 votes)

#24 Line Up or Shut Up

S2:E6

When a young man is found dead in an expensive sports car he was delivering to a diplomat, each clue leads Carrie and Al to yet another possible motive for the murder.

episode image Throwing Shade
7.6/10 (202 votes)

#25 Throwing Shade

S3:E7

When one of Eliot's oldest friends, the campaign manager for a mayoral candidate, is murdered, he is forced to face his past and current demons as Carrie and Al work to uncover the killer.

episode image We Can Be Heroes
7.6/10 (166 votes)

#26 We Can Be Heroes

S4:E7

Major Crimes determines that the kidnapping of a prominent scientist's son was not a crime of opportunity but rather a calculated scheme for revenge.

episode image With Honor
7.5/10 (318 votes)

#27 With Honor

S1:E5

When Al’s ex-partner is gunned down and the investigation reveals he may have been a dirty cop, Carrie must decide how to support him without getting too close

episode image Lost Things
7.5/10 (284 votes)

#28 Lost Things

S1:E8

Carrie and Al investigate the death of a public defender, only to discover that the killer has a larger plan which may lead to a second murder.

episode image Trajectories
7.5/10 (279 votes)

#29 Trajectories

S1:E10

When a second murder suddenly occurs at an active crime scene, Al and Carrie must wade through hundreds of bystanders to uncover if it was retribution or an unrelated attack.

episode image Butterfly Effect
7.5/10 (275 votes)

#30 Butterfly Effect

S1:E12

When a construction worker with a promising future is murdered, Carrie and Al wonder if his ties to the mob were the cause of his death or an unrelated coincidence.

episode image Brotherhood
7.5/10 (264 votes)

#31 Brotherhood

S1:E13

A routine investigation into a college student’s death takes a disturbing turn for Carrie when a suspect makes a dangerous move to outwit her memory.

episode image Past Tense
7.5/10 (229 votes)

#32 Past Tense

S2:E5

Carrie and Al’s latest case – the murder of an Afghani cab driver – has the potential to turn into a matter of national security when it’s discovered that the victim was a government informant.

episode image Cashing Out
7.5/10 (215 votes)

#33 Cashing Out

S3:E4

When Carrie recognizes a murdered city official as someone she played poker with at an underground casino, she puts her career on the line by admitting her illegal activities and volunteers to go back to the tables undercover.

episode image Admissions
7.5/10 (210 votes)

#34 Admissions

S3:E9

Carrie and Al dig into the secrets of students and faculty at an elite prep school when a high-powered CEO and father of one of the students is murdered.

episode image Fire and Ice
7.5/10 (212 votes)

#35 Fire and Ice

S3:E10

When Homeland Security takes over a bombing investigation from Major Crimes, Carrie doubts their conclusion that it's tied to terrorism and secretly continues her own investigation. Meanwhile, Webster makes friends with Murray's daughter.

episode image True Identity
7.5/10 (202 votes)

#36 True Identity

S3:E11

Carrie and Al investigate the murder of a high-end matchmaking service employee, but each secret they uncover in the victim's life only serves to create a new possible suspect and motive.

episode image Moving On
7.5/10 (199 votes)

#37 Moving On

S3:E12

Carrie and Al delve into the disturbing - and dangerous - world of celebrity obsession when a television star is found murdered in his dressing room.

episode image Bad Company
7.5/10 (176 votes)

#38 Bad Company

S4:E12

Capt. Russo is suspected in the murder of an informant, leading Carrie and Al into a cat-and-mouse game with a corrupt former cop.

episode image Up in Flames
7.4/10 (340 votes)

#39 Up in Flames

S1:E4

After an explosion destroys a crime scene, Carrie's memories become essential to the investigation.

episode image Friended
7.4/10 (297 votes)

#40 Friended

S1:E6

Carrie and Al’s investigation into the murder of a hard-partying heiress takes an unexpected turn when they discover that the woman apparently didn’t exist until 18 months earlier.

Cast & Chracters

character image Carrie Wells

Carrie Wells

Actor: Poppy Montgomery
character image Al Burns

Al Burns

Actor: Dylan Walsh
character image Jay Lee

Jay Lee

Actor: James Hiroyuki Liao
character image Captain Sandra Russo

Captain Sandra Russo

Actor: Kathy Najimy
character image Denny Padilla

Denny Padilla

Actor: E.J. Bonilla
character image Delina Michaels

Delina Michaels

Actor: La La Anthony

The highest rated episode of Unforgettable is "The Man in the Woods" (S1E22) with a rating of 8.30.

This episode received 287 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Paranoid Android" (S4E13) with a rating of 6.90.

This episode received 270 votes.

The highest rated episode is "The Man in the Woods" (S1E22) with a rating of 8.30.

This episode received 287 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Pilot" (S1E1) with a rating of 7.20.

This episode received 507 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Incognito" (S2E2) with a rating of 8.00.

This episode received 263 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Bigtime" (S2E1) with a rating of 7.30.

This episode received 280 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Stray Bullet" (S3E6) with a rating of 7.90.

This episode received 213 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "The Haircut" (S3E3) with a rating of 7.20.

This episode received 213 votes.

The highest rated episode is "We Can Be Heroes" (S4E7) with a rating of 7.60.

This episode received 166 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Paranoid Android" (S4E13) with a rating of 6.90.

This episode received 270 votes.

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