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The Irrational (2023–2025) — drama · crime · thriller on NBC
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About The Irrational
The Irrational ended on March 25, 2025, on NBC. The show concluded its second season, which aired from October 8, 2024, to March 25, 2025. There are no upcoming episodes scheduled, and the series has finished its run.
The Irrational was a drama, crime, and thriller series that premiered on September 25, 2023. It followed world-renowned behavioral science professor Alec Mercer as he applied his expertise to complex cases involving governments, law enforcement, and corporations. The series explored how Mercer’s unconventional insights helped unravel illogical puzzles and solve perplexing mysteries through intense and unexpected investigations.
The show featured Jesse L. Martin as Alec Mercer, alongside Maahra Hill as Marisa Clark, Travina Springer as Kylie Mercer, Molly Kunz as Phoebe Duncan, and Arash DeMaxi as Rizwan Asadi. It was rated 7.1 on TVMaze and had a runtime of 60 minutes per episode. The series ran for two seasons, with a total of 29 episodes.
The Irrational episode schedule
29 aired
Aired · 29
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| March 25, 2025 | S2·E18 | The Exchange |
| March 18, 2025 | S2·E17 | Suddenly Alec |
| March 11, 2025 | S2·E16 | The Overview Effect |
| February 25, 2025 | S2·E15 | Conversation Games |
| February 18, 2025 | S2·E14 | The Milgram Experiment |
| February 11, 2025 | S2·E13 | Murder She Rode |
| February 4, 2025 | S2·E12 | Straight From the Heart |
| January 28, 2025 | S2·E11 | Ghost Ship |
| January 21, 2025 | S2·E10 | Now You Don't |
| January 14, 2025 | S2·E9 | Another Man's Treasure |
| January 7, 2025 | S2·E8 | Lost Souls |
| December 3, 2024 | S2·E7 | Stan by Me |
| November 26, 2024 | S2·E6 | The Wrong Side of Maybe |
| November 12, 2024 | S2·E5 | Anatomy of a Fall |
| October 29, 2024 | S2·E4 | Formal Ties |
| October 22, 2024 | S2·E3 | Bad Blood |
| October 15, 2024 | S2·E2 | A Kick in the Teeth |
| October 8, 2024 | S2·E1 | Collateral Damage |
| February 19, 2024 | S1·E11 | Reciprocity |
| February 12, 2024 | S1·E10 | Bombshell |
| February 5, 2024 | S1·E9 | Cheating Life |
| January 29, 2024 | S1·E8 | Scorched Earth |
| November 6, 2023 | S1·E7 | The Real Deal |
| October 30, 2023 | S1·E6 | Point and Shoot |
| October 23, 2023 | S1·E5 | Lucky Charms |
| October 16, 2023 | S1·E4 | Zero Sum |
| October 9, 2023 | S1·E3 | The Barnum Effect |
| October 2, 2023 | S1·E2 | Dead Woman Walking |
| September 25, 2023 | S1·E1 | Pilot |
