List of The Unit episodes

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1 Seasons
2 Season 1: 2006
3 Season 2: 2006-2007
4 References
- 4.1 Notes
5 External links

The following is a list of episodes for the drama television series, The Unit. The series began airing on CBS on March 7, 2006, in the United States as a mid-season replacement.^[1] Created by David Mamet, The Unit follows an United States Army top-secret special forces team and their missions abroad, in addition to the effect their careers have on their wives and girlfriends. The Unit concluded its first season in May 2006; the second season debuted on September 19, 2006. As of March 20, 2007, 31 episodes of the series have aired.

[edit] Seasons

Season		Episodes	Originally aired	DVD Release
Season		Episodes	Originally aired	Region 1	Region 2	Cover Art
	1	13	2006	September 19, 2006	TBA
	2	18	2006-2007	TBA	TBA

[edit] Season 1: 2006

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Title	Director	Writer(s)	Original airdate	#
"First Responders"	Davis Guggenheim	David Mamet	March 7, 2006	101
The Unit's newest member, Bob Brown, quickly learns the ropes from the team after terrorists hijack a business jet in Idaho. On base, Bob's wife adjusts to the shock of learning that her husband is part of the team trying to rescue the airline hostages.
"Stress"	Guy Ferland	David Mamet	March 14, 2006	102
The team, except for Bob, is deployed to Africa to retrieve a radiological component of a crashed Chinese satellite. On base, Bob must deal with his family, who are still settling in, and interrogation from an FBI agent. Meanwhile, the wives comfort the wife of a soldier who was killed in action.
"200th Hour"	Steve Gomer	Sharon Lee Watson and Carol Flint	March 21, 2006	103
Jonas is sent to rescue a group of missionaries in Indonesia, while Bob must prove to the team that he is up to the job, after making a mistake in training. On base, the wives prepare to host a visiting senator who holds the power to increase financing for the Unit's military training.
"True Believers"	Oz Scott	Shawn Ryan and Eric L. Haney	March 28, 2006	104
The team is sent to Los Angeles to protect Mexico's Drug Minister who has been threatened with assassination. The team are able to prevent an attempt the minister's life, but his wife and two young sons are kidnapped. On base, a former Unit wife returns to recruit their husbands into the private sector.
"Non-Permissive Environment"	Ron Lagomarsino	Lynn Mamet and Paul Redford	April 4, 2006	105
The team is forced to escape Spain when their mission to assassinate a terrorist is called off by the government. On base, Molly learns that her daughter, Betsy, wants to drop out of college. Kim considers to sign up for courses at the local college.
"Security"	David Mamet	David Mamet	April 11, 2006	106
The team is sent to Beirut to prevent the Russians from selling nuclear information to the Iranians. On base, Colonel Tom Ryan tries to end his affair with Tiffy, but she will not listen. Kim begins to ask Molly questions after she sees Tiffy enter a motel room.
"Dedication"	Helen Shaver	Paul Redford and Sharon Lee Watson	April 18, 2006	107
While on a mission in Afghanistan to assassinate a high ranking member of the Taliban, the team attempts to rescue other Unit members when their helicopter is shot down. On base, Molly confronts Ron Cheals about his addiction to painkillers and Kim tries to land a job at a radio station.
"SERE"	Stephen De Paul	Lynn Mamet and Carol Flint	April 25, 2006	108
The team participates in a SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance Escape) training drill in which they are treated as prisoners of war. The drill pushes them to their mental and physical limits when the doctor who runs SERE places their lives in danger. On base, Kim struggles with her faith in God, while Molly tries to help her find it again.
"Eating the Young"	J. Miller Tobin	Sterling Anderson	May 2, 2006	109
The team must recover seven stinger missiles from a Brazilian arms merchant, who uses children as guards, before he sells them to Islamic militants. On base, Kim causes trouble when she tries to bring about change in the family-readiness group and Hector's girlfriend discovers what his real job is in the Army.
"Unannounced"	Bill L. Norton	Paul Redford and Emily Halpern	May 9, 2006	110
Bob's cover is compromised while guarding the U.S. Secretary of State in Africa. On base, Molly is conned when she agrees to purchase a home from an army widow and Kim receives an unwelcome visit at the radio station from an admirer she spoke to on the phone.
"Exposure"	Guy Norman Bee	Sharon Lee Watson and Dan Hindmarch	May 9, 2006	111
During the Unit's annual "Day of the Dead" celebration, Jonas must deal with a young man wants to know the truth about his father's death. Meanwhile, Molly tracks down the woman who conned her and Bob is faced with a dilemma when a Unit widow insists that he sleep with her.
"Morale, Welfare and Recreation"	Felix Enriquez Alcala	Sterling Anderson and Paul Redford	May 16, 2006	112
The team is sent to Atlanta to defuse a bomb. Kim discovers that her vacation with Bob to Cancún, Mexico is actually cover for a mission. Bob asks for her help to catch a spy who is selling top-secret files to the Chinese government.
"The Wall"	David Mamet	Eric L. Haney and Lynn Mamet	May 16, 2006	113
The team is sent to assist the French Foreign Legion in capturing a former Yugoslavian general for war crimes. On base, Jonas learns that Molly has lost their savings and Tiffy considers divorcing Mack after she reads a letter indicating that he has re-enlisted.

[edit] Season 2: 2006-2007

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Title	Director	Writer(s)	Original airdate	#
"Change of Station"	Steven DePaul	David Mamet	September 19, 2006	201
Mack and Tiffy prepare to leave the Unit, but she begins to feel conflicted when one of her former students, who claims to be physically abused, comes to her for help. The rest of the team are sent to Pakistan to prevent a plan to spread a deadly disease throughout the western world.
"Extreme Rendition"	Terrence O'Hara	Sharon Lee Watson	September 26, 2006	202
The team must help a rogue former Unit operator escape from a Bulgarian prison in order to have him help assassinate the world's leading arms dealer. On base, Molly takes a one time recruiting job to hire someone away from the Unit so she can put her sick mother in a nursing home
"The Kill Zone"	Steve Gomer	Lynn Mamet	October 3, 2006	203
The team is sent to Paraguay to eliminate a militia rebel leader, but the mission is put on hold when they must rescue two operators trapped by a sniper. On base, the wives help the fiancé of a deceased Unit member gain custody of her two would be step-daughters.
"Manhunt"	Michael Zinberg	Emily Halpern	October 10, 2006	204
The team must find a terrorist who is planning to attack a nuclear waste train. On base, Kim becomes upset when she sees a strange man talking to her daughter, Serena, outside of school.
"Force Majeure"	James Whitmore Jr.	David Voll	October 17, 2006	205
The team must evacuate an exiled dictator from an American hospital during a hurricane, but discover that other patients have been left behind. On base, Molly struggles over whether to honor Jeremy's request to be sent to Iraq and Tiffy and Mack decide to have another baby.
"Old Home Week"	David Mamet	David Mamet	October 31, 2006	206
The team are sent to Africa on a mission to track down smuggled diamonds. On base, the wives organize "Old Home Week" to raise funds to help those in service in Iraq. Kim discovers an undelivered love letter written by a soldier to his wife shortly before he was killed in action in 1944. She attempts to find the widow and deliver the letter to her.
"Off the Meter"	Alex Zakrzewski	Lynn Mamet and Eric L. Haney	November 7, 2006	207
Jonas enlists Bob to take part in an unofficial operation to extract Ron Cheals' illegitimate daughter from a religious cult whose members are about to flee the U.S. On base, Tiffy covers for Charlotte Ryan when she is questioned by the police after she sees her driving erratically and discovers pills in her car.
"Natural Selection"	Helen Shaver	Sharon Lee Watson	November 14, 2006	208
Bob and his translator are stranded in the Russian wilderness after their helicopter crashes. As Bob fights to save his translator's life, he remembers his experience during Unit selection through a series of flashbacks.
"Report by Exception"	Gwyneth Horder-Payton	Todd Ellis Kessler	November 21, 2006 ^[2]	209
The team are sent to assassinate a prominent Latin American official who threatens the U.S. oil supply, but the mission is made difficult for Jonas when the woman posing as his wife begins to take her role very seriously. Colonel Tom Ryan travels to Washington, D.C. and is questioned about the Unit's mission during a congressional briefing.
"Bait"	Jean de Segonzac	Randy Huggins	November 28, 2006	210
Colonel Ryan is shut down by his contacts in Washington when Jonas becomes a prisoner of war in Georgia. Since his contacts refuse to cooperate with him, Colonel Ryan sends the team to rescue Jonas. On base, Tiffy learns she may face time in prison for her involvement in covering up Charlotte's reckless driving.
"Silver Star"	Bill L. Norton	David Mamet	December 12, 2006	211
Jonas' father is awarded the Silver Star for his actions in Korea. Jonas recalls his father's actions to his nephew, also a soldier, after he learns that his nephew beats his young wife. On base, Mack and Bob must help land a plane that has flown into a restricted area.
"The Broom Cupboard"	Karen Gaviola	Emily Halpern	January 16, 2007	212
The team is assigned to protect a U.S. Senator who plans to meet a rebel leader wanting to overthrow his government. Jonas receives a top secret mission from the President of the United States to evaluate the rebel leader. Molly, Tiffy, and Kim help Jeremy with a surprise engagement party for Crystal.
"Sub Conscious"	Stephen DePaul	Daniel Voll	February 6, 2007	213
Kim is overheard discussing a dream she had which inexplicably contains secret details of the team's dangerous mission to North Korea. Colonel Ryan learns of the dream and believes Bob told Kim about the plan. Meanwhile, Jonas has to deal with the captain of a South Korean submarine who refuses to follow orders.
"Johnny B. Good"	Vahan Moosekian	Todd Ellis Kessler	February 6, 2007	214
The team is sent into Iran to deploy sensors for detecting nuclear weapons, but the mission becomes complicated when civilians become involved. On base, Tiffy considers whether she should help a soldier who went AWOL and Molly visits Jeremy in the burn unit. She becomes disappointed when Crystal does not come to visit him.
"The Water is Wide"	Krishna Rao	Lynn Mamet	February 13, 2007	215
The team is sent on a mission to protect a Middle Eastern dignitary at the United Nations, but must defuse a bomb found in the office of the U.N. secretary general. Meanwhile, Molly and Tiffy visit Vietnam to honor the soldiers who fought there. On base, Crystal tries to seduce Mack and threatens to tell Tiffy about their relationship.
"Games of Chance"	Terrence O'Hara	Sharon Lee Watson	February 20, 2007	216
The team competes against other elite military forces from around the world in counter-terrorism games staged in Germany, but the games turn deadly when someone tries to use them to stage a real act of terrorism. Meanwhile, Kim meets a former boyfriend while on a business trip and learns that he is now a multimillionaire and recently divorced.
"Dark of the Moon"	Michael Zinberg	Eric L. Haney	February 27, 2007	217
The team captures three Pakistani men from a Waziristan village to take in for questioning, but they are pursued by the local militia. After arriving at an Army support base in a remote area of Afghanistan, the team find the base in a state of disarray and must prepare the troops for an attack against the militia.
"Two Coins"	Bill L. Norton	David Mamet	March 20, 2007	218
Grey becomes involved in a relationship with a female Israeli soldier when the team travels to Israel to study advanced desert warfare. When the two go off into the desert alone, they become surrounded by hostile Arab militia.

Spoilers end here.

[edit] References

The Unit Official Episode Guide. CBS. Retrieved February 3, 2007.
The Unit Episode Guide. TVGuide.com. Retrieved March 11, 2007.
The Unit Episode List. TV.com. Retrieved February 3, 2007.
The Unit (a Titles and Air Dates Guide). EpGuides.com. Retrieved February 3, 2007.

[edit] Notes

^ Peter Brown. Best Bets: What 'iF' Picks for September 19, 2006 DVD Releases. IF Magzine. September 20, 2006. Retrieved February 8, 2007.
^ "Report by Exception" was originally to be aired on October 24, 2006, but was preempted by Game 3 of the 2006 World Series.

[edit] External links

The Unit Official Website

The Unit
Production:	Episode list • DVD releases
Main characters:	Jonas Blane • Bob Brown • Mack Gerhardt • Charles Grey • Hector Williams • Tom Ryan Molly Blane • Kim Brown • Tiffy Gerhardt
Supporting characters:	Charlotte Ryan • Crystal Burns • Jeremy Erhart