The Irrational
A world-renowned professor of behavioral science uses his unique understanding of human behavior to help solve high-stakes cases.
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- 2023-2025
- 2 seasons
- NBC
- Drama, Suspense
- TV-14
A world-renowned professor of behavioral science uses his unique understanding of human behavior to help solve high-stakes cases.
Season 2 Episode Guide
18 Episodes 2024 - 2025
Episode 1
Collateral Damage
Tue, Oct 8, 2024
When Rose goes missing, Alec quickly discovers this is no ordinary kidnapping; while Rose plays a dangerous game to stall for time, Alec takes matters into his own hands to find her.
Episode 2
A Kick in the Teeth
Tue, Oct 15, 2024
Alec and his team assist the FBI in tracking down a serial killer targeting suburban victims. As the body count rises, they uncover the killer's motive behind selecting specific victims, aiding law enforcement in the investigation.
Episode 3
Bad Blood
Tue, Oct 22, 2024
When a Wall Street star is killed during a hockey game, detective Alex investigates if it's an accident or murder. Alex and Rose take opposing sides as they delve into the victim's competitive world, unraveling the truth.
Episode 4
Formal Ties
Tue, Oct 29, 2024
A wedding at a foreign embassy turns into a murder investigation and the bride's diplomat father is almost assassinated, disrupting Alec and Marisa's night off.
Episode 5
Anatomy of a Fall
Tue, Nov 12, 2024
Simon's mother asks Alec to help stop a suicide contagion when a third student death strikes the campus. Alec asks Marisa to help when he thinks there might be more to the case. Phoebe struggles with her next career move. Rizwan learns about Simon's past. (Source: NBC)
Episode 6
The Wrong Side of Maybe
Tue, Nov 26, 2024
Alec's foray into the field of science-based forecasting takes an unexpected turn when a forecaster's statistical model predicts a train disaster. With time running out, Alec must take drastic measures to avert a mass casualty catastrophe.
Episode 7
Stan by Me
Tue, Dec 3, 2024
Alec enters the world of K-pop fandom when a superfan is murdered, and the only suspect is the pop star the fan idolizes; Alec and Rose dig beneath the surface to uncover what happened and, in the process, he uncovers more about her past.
Episode 8
Lost Souls
Tue, Jan 7, 2025
Acclaimed tennis player goes missing in remote forest. Alec tasked to find and rescue her, but medical emergency stalls him. Marisa and Rose race against time to locate and save the missing woman.
Episode 9
Another Man's Treasure
Tue, Jan 14, 2025
Alec and Marisa investigate a museum heist, and a curator and his son might hold the key; the case raises ethical questions about the controversial practice of buying and selling cultural artifacts, which brings old memories for Marisa.
Episode 10
Now You Don't
Tue, Jan 21, 2025
Alec brings Rose on a date to a magic club he frequents where a friend is the headliner; the evening turns deadly when an audience volunteer is inexplicably killed onstage, and seemingly by magic.
Episode 11
Ghost Ship
Tue, Jan 28, 2025
Alec and Marisa investigate a mysterious ghost ship that has washed up on the shores of his hometown; this forces him to revisit his past and spend time with his father with whom he has a fraught and complicated relationship.
Episode 12
Straight from the Heart
Tue, Feb 4, 2025
Renee Franklin has a dream that reveals details about an old murder. Complications arise when it turns out the victim was her heart transplant donor.
Episode 13
Murder She Rode
Tue, Feb 11, 2025
When an equestrian is thrown and killed by her ride, Alec and Phoebe are asked to look at the incident and stop the horse from being euthanized.
Episode 14
The Milgram Experiment
Tue, Feb 18, 2025
Alec helps Rose when an attorney general is threatened by a scandalous deep fake video that puts lives in danger. The head of Rose's firm arrives from Europe and gets entangled in their case work, leading Alec to do an experiment.
Episode 15
Conversation Games
Tue, Feb 25, 2025
When Kylie and Marisa find evidence that a tech billionaire may be a serial killer, Alec quickly determines the only way to prove the killer's guilt is for Alec to extract a confession, which leads into a dangerous game of cat and mouse.
Episode 16
The Overview Effect
Tue, Mar 11, 2025
With an astronaut trapped in space, Alec is tapped to evaluate whether the pair of astronauts assigned to rescue them - a married couple - can safely complete the mission; an accident during a training exercise puts the mission at risk.
Episode 17
Suddenly Alec
Tue, Mar 18, 2025
In order to solve an actor's murder, Alec and Rose must go undercover to infiltrate a community theater production of "Little Shop of Horrors," but joining the cast may put them right in the killer's cross-hairs.
Episode 18
The Exchange
Tue, Mar 25, 2025
When Alec is recruited to assist with a multi-national prisoner exchange that has gone awry, he sees an opportunity to rescue a wrongfully imprisoned colleague; the case pulls Alec and Rose into the dangerous world of international espionage.
