Angie Tribeca, titled Angie Tribeca: Special Division Force for its fourth and final season, is an American sitcom created by Steve and Nancy Carell. The series, a satire of police procedural shows, stars Rashida Jones as the titular police detective Angie Tribeca. It also stars Hayes MacArthur, Jere Burns, Deon Cole, Andrée Vermeulen, Kiersey Clemons, and Bobby Cannavale in supporting roles. The series was announced by TBS in mid 2014 with a ten-episode order. Angie Tribeca premiered on a 25-hour 10-episode marathon on January 17–18, 2016. It was renewed for a fourth and final season, after which 40 episodes had aired.
Series overview
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 10 | January 17, 2016 (2016-01-17) | January 18, 2016 (2016-01-18) | |
2 | 10 | June 6, 2016 (2016-06-06) | August 8, 2016 (2016-08-08) | |
3 | 10 | April 10, 2017 (2017-04-10) | June 12, 2017 (2017-06-12) | |
4 | 10 | December 29, 2018 (2018-12-29) | December 30, 2018 (2018-12-30) |
Episodes
Season 1 (2016)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Steve Carell | Steve Carell & Nancy Carell | January 17, 2016 (2016-01-17) | 100 | 1.17 |
Tribeca and her new partner Geils investigate an extortion attempt on the mayor. Guest appearances: Matthew Glave, Nancy Carell, Lisa Kudrow, Gary Cole | |||||||
2 | 2 | "The Wedding Planner Did It" | Michael Patrick Jann | Jeff Astrof | January 17, 2016 (2016-01-17) | 101 | 1.07 |
Tribeca and Geils investigate a string of baker murders. Guest appearances: Adam Scott, James Franco, Gillian Vigman | |||||||
3 | 3 | "The Famous Ventriloquist Did It" | Martha Coolidge | Alex Jenkins Reid | January 17, 2016 (2016-01-17) | 102 | 0.940 |
Tribeca and Geils investigate the death of a ventriloquist. Guest appearances: Sarah Chalke, Jeff Dunham | |||||||
4 | 4 | "The Thumb Affair" | Michael Patrick Jann | Ira Ungerleider | January 17, 2016 (2016-01-17) | 103 | 0.902 |
Tribeca and Geils investigate the theft of a Carpaccio MacGuffin painting called "The Thumb." Guest appearances: John Michael Higgins | |||||||
5 | 5 | "Commissioner Bigfish" | Peter Segal | Jason Belleville | January 17, 2016 (2016-01-17) | 104 | 0.733 |
Tribeca and Geils go undercover to bust a prostitution ring. Guest appearances: David Koechner, Amy Smart | |||||||
6 | 6 | "Ferret Royale" | Steve Pink | Ryan Walls | January 17, 2016 (2016-01-17) | 105 | 0.713 |
Tribeca and Geils investigate illegal pet ferrets being smuggled into California. Guest appearances: Keegan-Michael Key, Kerri Kenney-Silver | |||||||
7 | 7 | "Tribeca's Day Off" | Matt Sohn | Ava Tramer | January 17, 2016 (2016-01-17) | 106 | 0.628 |
After Tribeca and Geils try and fail to track down stolen diamonds at a Quinceanera, Tribeca is ordered to take some time off. Guest appearances: Bill Murray, Cecily Strong | |||||||
8 | 8 | "Murder in the First Class" | Richie Keen | Ira Ungerleider & Jeff Astrof | January 18, 2016 (2016-01-18) | 107 | 0.611 |
Tribeca and Geils investigate the murders of first-class airplane passengers. Guest appearances: Laura Bell Bundy | |||||||
9 | 9 | "Inside Man" | Jon Poll | Ava Tramer & Ryan Walls & Alex Jenkins Reid | January 18, 2016 (2016-01-18) | 108 | 0.515 |
Tribeca and Geils go undercover to infiltrate a gang of cockney crooks posing as chimney sweeps. Guest appearances: Gene Simmons, Danny Trejo | |||||||
10 | 10 | "The One With the Bomb" | Ira Ungerleider | Marisa Pinson | January 18, 2016 (2016-01-18) | 109 | 0.492 |
When Geils is kidnapped, it's Tribeca to his rescue. Guest appearances: John Gemberling, Ryan Hansen |
Season 2 (2016)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
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11 | 1 | "Fleas Don't Kill Me" | Ira Ungerleider | Ira Ungerleider | June 6, 2016 (2016-06-06) | 201 | 0.660 |
A year after the incident with the bomb, Angie tries to get her life back in order. Guest appearances: Vicki Lewis, James Franco and Jon Hamm | |||||||
12 | 2 | "Miso Dead" | Rachel Lee Goldenberg | Mathew Harawitz | June 6, 2016 (2016-06-06) | 202 | 0.574 |
Angie deals with the mental problems that she has been experiencing, while Jay and Scholls investigate the murder of a Japanese restaurant owner. Guest appearances: Busy Philipps and Rhys Darby | |||||||
13 | 3 | "Beach Blanket Sting-O" | Brennan Shroff | Shepard Boucher | June 13, 2016 (2016-06-13) | 203 | 0.613 |
A series of mysterious drownings force Geils to go undercover as a lifeguard, while Tribeca worries that he might be losing his real identity. Guest appearances: David Walton, Matthew Glave and Kevin Pollak | |||||||
14 | 4 | "You've Got Blackmail" | Steve Pink | Marisa Pinson | June 20, 2016 (2016-06-20) | 204 | 0.611 |
A massive conspiracy is set in motion after an extramarital dating website is hacked for seemingly vague reasons. Guest appearances: Heather Graham, Josh Meyers and Danny Pudi | |||||||
15 | 5 | "A Coldie but a Goodie" | Steve Pink | Juliet Seniff | June 27, 2016 (2016-06-27) | 205 | 0.569 |
Tribeca believes that a 102-year-old's death isn't as natural as everyone thinks, but her concerns aren't heard because of her probation. Guest appearance: Mary McCormack | |||||||
16 | 6 | "Organ Trail" | Dan Beers | Nathaniel Stein | July 11, 2016 (2016-07-11) | 206 | 0.601 |
Atkins assigns Geils and Tribeca a romance novelist to help in their attempt to bust an organ thief at a local hospital. Guest appearances: Maya Rudolph, James Franco, Eriq La Salle, Noah Wyle, Matthew Glave, Todd Luiso and Melanie Hutsell | |||||||
17 | 7 | "Boyz II Dead" | Matt Sohn | Sean Lavery | July 18, 2016 (2016-07-18) | 207 | 0.595 |
Geils and Tanner investigate the mysterious death of a boy band member; Tribeca finally meets with Sgt. Pepper, who seems to be connected to Mayhem Global. Guest appearances: James Franco, Heather Graham, Joey McIntyre, Saul Rubinek, Chris Kirkpatrick, Aaron Carter, Colton Dunn and Joe Jonas | |||||||
18 | 8 | "The Coast is Fear" | Rachel Lee Goldenberg | Scott Hanscom | July 25, 2016 (2016-07-25) | 208 | 0.444 |
A member of the Coast Guard is murdered, leading Tribeca and Geils to somehow connect it to Mayhem Global. Guest appearances: James Franco, Jonathan Frakes, Daniel Stern, Michaela Watkins, John Magaro and Craig Gellis | |||||||
19 | 9 | "Contains Graphic Designer Violence" | Dan Beers | Mathew Harawitz | August 1, 2016 (2016-08-01) | 209 | 0.542 |
A graphic designer is found dead, and all the evidence points to Tribeca as the perpetrator. Guest appearances: Mary McCormack, Josh McDermitt, Wayne Wilderson and Blake Lee | |||||||
20 | 10 | "Electoral Dysfunction" | Ira Ungerleider | Ira Ungerleider | August 8, 2016 (2016-08-08) | 210 | 0.481 |
Questions are answered and twists are explained in the conclusion to Season 2. Guest appearances: James Franco, Heather Graham, Matthew Glave, Nancy Carell, Peggy Lipton and Ed Begley Jr. |
Season 3 (2017)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
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21 | 1 | "Welcome Back, Blotter" | Rashida Jones | Ira Ungerleider | April 10, 2017 (2017-04-10) | 301 | 0.645 |
Angie retires to become a stay at home mom, but a trophy hunter goes missing and she's called back for the case. Guest appearances: Chris Pine, Timothy Omundson, Jessica St. Clair | |||||||
22 | 2 | "Murder Gras" | Ira Ungerleider | Shepard Boucher | April 17, 2017 (2017-04-17) | 302 | 0.560 |
Tribeca has a hunch that the trophy hunter hunter has struck again, this time in New Orleans. Guest appearances: Rob Riggle, Graham Rogers | |||||||
23 | 3 | "Brockman Turner Overdrive" | Dan Beers | Mathew Harawitz | April 24, 2017 (2017-04-24) | 303 | 0.572 |
When a beloved badminton star is the suspect of a hit-and-run, everyone turns a blind eye except Tribeca and Geils. Guest appearances: Andrew Bachelor, Nate Torrence, Randall Park | |||||||
24 | 4 | "Turn Me On, Geils" | Ira Ungerleider | Marisa Pinson | May 1, 2017 (2017-05-01) | 304 | 0.482 |
A brilliant robotics specialist is found dead in his lab, and the only one with insight into the case is the victim's magnetic assistant. Guest appearances: Michelle Dockery, Heather Graham | |||||||
25 | 5 | "This Sounds Unbelievable, but CSI: Miami Did It" | Brennan Schroff | Nathaniel Stein | May 8, 2017 (2017-05-08) | 305 | 0.663 |
A man falls from the sky, and the team investigates a lead in space. Guest appearances: Natalie Portman, Rob Huebel Note: The episode primarily spoofs the CSI: Miami episode "Miami, We Have a Problem". | |||||||
26 | 6 | "Hey, I'm Solvin' Here!" | Tom Magill | Juliet Seniff | May 15, 2017 (2017-05-15) | 306 | 0.552 |
When a middle-aged white man mysteriously dies in New York, the team goes to the Big Apple on Tribeca's hunch that the trophy hunter hunter has struck again. Guest appearances: Chris Pine, Rachel Dratch, Robert Pine, Constance Zimmer | |||||||
27 | 7 | "License to Drill" | Brennan Schroff | Scott Hanscom | May 22, 2017 (2017-05-22) | 307 | 0.557 |
Geils lands in trouble when he helps a woman investigate whether her husband is having an affair. Guest appearances: Jean Smart, Mary McCormack, Stephen Root, Jack McBrayer, Kelly Rohrbach | |||||||
28 | 8 | "If You See Something, Solve Something" | Rebecca Asher | Ira Ungerleider | May 29, 2017 (2017-05-29) | 308 | 0.553 |
A naked woman crawls out of a child's backpack and doesn't remember a thing. Geils and Tanner track down a murderer on the run from prison. Guest appearances: Lizzy Caplan, John Michael Higgins, Ana Ortiz | |||||||
29 | 9 | "Germs of Endearment" | Payman Benz | Mathew Harawitz | June 5, 2017 (2017-06-05) | 309 | 0.569 |
When an outbreak of a lethal virus threatens to liquify everyone in Los Angeles, the team realizes this might be the serial killer's magnum opus. Guest appearances: Ed Helms, Ernie Hudson, Rob Riggle, Yasiel Puig | |||||||
30 | 10 | "Go Get 'Em, Tiger" | Paul Bernard | Shepard Boucher & Marisa Pinson | June 12, 2017 (2017-06-12) | 310 | 0.508 |
People are still solid, but Dr. Scholls is missing and the serial killer is still on the loose; Lt. Atkins has a beautiful outdoor wedding. Guest appearances: Billy Gardell, Niecy Nash, Peggy Lipton, Chris Pine, Rob Riggle |
Season 4: Special Division Force (2018)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
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31 | 1 | "The Force Wakes Up" | Ira Ungerleider | Ira Ungerleider | December 29, 2018 (2018-12-29) | 401 | 0.433 |
Not to be confused with The Force Awakens or The Force Awakens from Its Nap.
After 20 years in prison, Angie is reunited with her old team and son, A.J., now part of the Special Division Force; the team's first assignment is to infiltrate a hospital to find a potential assassin of French Ambassador Pierre Cardin. Guest appearance: Eliza Coupe Note: This episode's plot primarily spoofs Grey's Anatomy, its title referencing The Force Awakens. | |||||||
32 | 2 | "Glitch Perfect" | Amy York Rubin | Marisa Pinson | December 29, 2018 (2018-12-29) | 402 | 0.257 |
Tribeca is undercover as a high school glee club coach to stop a highly prolific distributor of malware and computer exploits; but first, her glee club must come in first place at their final competition. Guest appearances: Isla Fisher, Dove Cameron Note: This episode primarily spoofs Glee. | |||||||
33 | 3 | "Joystick Luck Club" | Brennan Shroff | Nathaniel Stein | December 29, 2018 (2018-12-29) | 403 | 0.235 |
The team investigates an attack on popular Esports gamer Bondevil; A.J. is sent to join and infiltrate the QuarkSpark team, where he learns of a secret underground money laundering system within the Esports world. Guest appearances: Jimmy Tatro, Gillian Jacobs Note: This episode primarily spoofs A Few Good Men. | |||||||
34 | 4 | "Just the Fat, Ma'am" | Brennan Shroff | Greg Bratman | December 29, 2018 (2018-12-29) | 404 | 0.180 |
Tribeca is sent undercover to investigate a string of dead models from Popular Magazine; when the fingerprints on all of the bodies are discovered to belong to dead Peruvian men, the remainder of the team heads to Peru to investigate. Guest appearance: Anjelica Huston Note: This episode primarily spoofs The Devil Wears Prada. | |||||||
35 | 5 | "Trader Foes" | Rebecca Asher | Jessica Conrad | December 29, 2018 (2018-12-29) | 405 | 0.172 |
Angie and the team go undercover to infiltrate Lowercase Capital, a successful Wall Street-like corporation, in connection with the murder of an eccentric billionaire. Guest appearances: Jim Rash, Rose Byrne Note: This episode primarily spoofs Wall Street and The Wolf of Wall Street. | |||||||
36 | 6 | "Freezing Cold Prestige Drama" | Brennan Shroff | Scott Hanscom | December 30, 2018 (2018-12-30) | 406 | 0.450 |
In Fargo, S.D., the team is tasked with waiting for the arrival of a certain truck, the contents of which are unknown to the team; Charo and A.J. cover up an unfortunate incident which has ties to the mysterious arrival of the truck and the man pursuing it. Guest appearance: Tony Cavalero Note: This episode primarily spoofs Fargo Season 2 and No Country for Old Men. | |||||||
37 | 7 | "Behind the Scandalabra" | Tom Magill | Haley Di Guilio / Yael Green | December 30, 2018 (2018-12-30) | 407 | 0.278 |
The team is recruited by the vice president to cover up a Cabinet member's extramarital affair after the suitor mysteriously dies. Guest appearances: Gina Torres, Carl Reiner Note: This episode primarily spoofs Scandal. | |||||||
38 | 8 | "Heading to the Legal Beagle" | Phill Lewis | Marisa Pinson | December 30, 2018 (2018-12-30) | 408 | 0.250 |
The team works alongside a victim who is suing a popular law office for covering up negligence at FarmTech, a farming company with an alleged pesticide problem. Guest appearances: Phil Morris, John Michael Higgins, Harry Hamlin Note: This episode primarily spoofs Erin Brockovich. | |||||||
39 | 9 | "Irrational Treasures" | Ira Ungerleider | Nathaniel Stein | December 30, 2018 (2018-12-30) | 409 | 0.187 |
Atkins' family secret leads the team on a race across the country to beat Pierre Cardin in stealing the Louisiana Purchase. Note: This episode primarily spoofs National Treasure. | |||||||
40 | 10 | "Air Force Two" | Rashida Jones | Ira Ungerleider | December 30, 2018 (2018-12-30) | 410 | 0.221 |
After stealing the Louisiana Purchase and kidnapping Cardin, Tribeca and A.J. are wanted fugitives; Tribeca goes undercover one last time to expose Vice President Perry. Guest appearances: Kathryn Hahn, Carol Burnett Note: This episode primarily spoofs Face/Off and Air Force One. |
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