The Irrational

Alec Baker (Jesse L. Martin, "Law & Order"), a world-renowned professor of behavioral science, lends his expertise to an array of high-stakes cases involving governments, law enforcement and corporations with his unique and unexpected approach to understanding human behavior.
202411 episodesTV-14
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Pilot

    September 25, 2023
    42min
    TV-14
    Professor of behavioral science Alec Mercer is called upon to investigate the murder of a fashion influencer whose boyfriend, a decorated soldier and senator's son, has confessed.
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  2. S1 E2 - Dead Woman Walking

    October 2, 2023
    42min
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    Professor Mercer is approached by his old friend CJ, a prominent investigative journalist, who asks for his help after she is poisoned with rare and deadly nerve agent.
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  3. S1 E3 - The Barnum Effect

    October 9, 2023
    42min
    TV-14
    After a passenger plane crashes into the Potomac, suspicions focus immediately on the pilot.
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  4. S1 E4 - Zero Sum

    October 16, 2023
    42min
    TV-14
    Alec and the team take on a kidnapping case at the request of a desperate father.
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  5. S1 E5 - Lucky Charms

    October 23, 2023
    42min
    TV-14
    Alec and the team head to Las Vegas to help Camille, a former colleague turned expert poker player who's been lured into danger.
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  6. S1 E6 - Point and Shoot

    October 30, 2023
    42min
    TV-14
    Alec agrees to testify as an expert witness in a wrongful death trial for a friend of Kylie's.
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  7. S1 E7 - The Real Deal

    November 6, 2023
    42min
    TV-14
    Alec's first date with Rose turns into a 24-hour excursion when they find themselves taking on an investigation involving a forged masterpiece.
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  8. S1 E8 - Scorched Earth

    January 28, 2024
    42min
    TV-14
    Alec takes a case involving a young burn victim and arson that forces him to confront some trauma from his past.
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  9. S1 E9 - Cheating Life

    February 4, 2024
    42min
    TV-14
    After witnessing a hit and run during a friend's livestream, Alec and Kylie aim to prove it wasn't an accident.
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  10. S1 E10 - Bombshell

    February 11, 2024
    42min
    TV-14
    Alec and his team come face to face with the man who was put away for the church bombing 20 years earlier.
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  11. S1 E11 - Reciprocity

    February 18, 2024
    42min
    TV-14
    Alec and Marisa are close to finding the culprit of the church bombing. Kylie gets an interview with the FBI, but is pulled into the investigation.
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Flashing lightsviolencesubstance usealcohol usefoul languagesexual content

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Producers

David FrankelMark GoffmanSamuel BaumArika Lisanne Mittman

Cast

Arash DeMaxiJesse L. MartinMaahra HillMolly KunzTravina Springer

Studio

NBC
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