Episode 12
Season 1
7.9

Season 1

22 episodes

Episodes

Episode 1
7.8

S1E1Pilot

When tightly wound Capt. Holt takes over the precinct, carefree Det. Jake Peralta and his dysfunctional coworkers' lives get demanding.

First aired : 17 September 2013

Episode 2
7.6

S1E2The Tagger

Jake is assigned a lowly graffiti case as punishment for being late to roll call.

First aired : 24 September 2013

Episode 3
7.7

S1E3The Slump

Jake's unsolved cases pile up and the other detectives fear that his losing streak will rub off on them, while Amy must run an at-risk youth program.

First aired : 1 October 2013

Episode 4
7.8

S1E4M.E. Time

The team turns on Jake for delaying an autopsy report by flirting with an attractive medical examiner, who turns out to be more than he bargained for.

First aired : 8 October 2013

Episode 5
7.7

S1E5The Vulture

A Major Crimes detective known as "The Vulture" takes over Jake's nearly solved case and steals his thunder, prompting revenge.

First aired : 15 October 2013

Episode 6
8.2

S1E6Halloween

Halloween-hating Amy is anything but festive when she has to don a costume and hit the streets with Charles on busy Halloween night.

First aired : 22 October 2013

Episode 7
8.2

S1E748 Hours

After making an arrest with too little proof, Jake has 48 hours to get evidence or the perp will go free, forcing the team to work over the weekend.

First aired : 5 November 2013

Episode 8
7.8

S1E8Old School

Jake's dream day with his hero, a former crime reporter, turns nightmarish when his comments about Holt and the precinct go "on the record."

First aired : 12 November 2013

Episode 9
7.7

S1E9Sal's Pizza

When Jake's favorite pizzeria is burned down and the fire marshal suspects the owner, Jake steps outside his jurisdiction to catch the real arsonist.

First aired : 19 November 2013

Episode 10
8.1

S1E10Thanksgiving

Amy hosts Thanksgiving dinner for the precinct in an effort to get Holt to be her mentor, but Holt and Jake leave early and the rest hate her cooking.

First aired : 26 November 2013

Episode 11
7.9

S1E11Christmas

When Capt. Holt receives death threats, Jake is placed on his protective detail and revels in the chance to boss his boss around.

First aired : 3 December 2013

Episode 12
8.1

S1E12Pontiac Bandit

Jake and Rosa hunt an infamous car thief, Holt tries to find a home for puppies and the rest of the precinct tries to accommodate a wounded Charles.

First aired : 7 January 2014

Episode 13
8.5

S1E13The Bet

After Jake and Amy's bet about who can make more arrests is finally settled, the two go on a stakeout where Jake reevaluates their relationship.

First aired : 14 January 2014

Episode 14
7.4

S1E14The Ebony Falcon

On his first task back in the field, Terry takes advice from Jake on controlling his emotions to infiltrate and bust a steroid trafficking ring.

First aired : 21 January 2014

Episode 15
8

S1E15Operation: Broken Feather

While investigating a string of hotel robberies together, Jake discovers that Amy may transfer to the Major Crimes unit and work with "The Vulture."

First aired : 2 February 2014

Episode 16
8.0

S1E16The Party

At Capt. Holt's birthday party, Jake, Amy and the other officers try to make a good impression on Holt's husband but fail miserably.

First aired : 4 February 2014

Episode 17
8.0

S1E17Full Boyle

To stop Detective Boyle from getting too clingy, or "Full Boyle," with his new girlfriend, Jake goes on their date, but things don't go as planned.

First aired : 11 February 2014

Episode 18
7.8

S1E18The Apartment

When Jake's building goes co-op and he must pay nearly a half million dollars to keep his apartment, he desperately seeks Gina's help.

First aired : 25 February 2014

Episode 19
7.9

S1E19Tactical Village

At Tactical Village, where the precinct competes against other precincts in paintball exercises, Jake gets jealous when Amy runs into an old flame.

First aired : 4 March 2014

Episode 20
7.6

S1E20Fancy Brudgom

When Charles makes Jake his best man, it means cake tasting, choosing flowers and convincing fiancée Vivian that Charles doesn't want to move.

First aired : 11 March 2014

Episode 21
7.9

S1E21Unsolvable

On a solving streak, Jake decides to spend his weekend off with Sgt. Terry trying to crack a cold case that no one thinks can be solved.

First aired : 18 March 2014

Episode 22
8.2

S1E22Charges and Specs

Jake risks suspension when the commissioner shuts down his investigation of a civic leader and he gets Amy and Holt to help him work the case anyway.

First aired : 25 March 2014