Home > Battle Creek > Season 1 « TV Series Page Battle Creek: Season 1 (2015) + WANT TO SEE Episode List All Critics | Top Critics TOMATOMETER 96% Average Rating: 6.81/10 Season Reviews: 46 Fresh: 44 Rotten: 2 Critics Consensus: Battle Creek doesn't reinvent the wheel as a police procedural, but it distinguishes itself with biting humor and a darker tone than most network shows. 95% Average Rating: 6.72/10 Season Reviews: 23 Fresh: 22 Rotten: 1 Critics Consensus: No consensus yet. Critic Consensus: Battle Creek doesn't reinvent the wheel as a police procedural, but it distinguishes itself with biting humor and a darker tone than most network shows. AUDIENCE SCORE 66% Average Rating: 3.7/5 User Ratings: 462 ADD YOUR RATING Share on Facebook Post Want to See Add Rating My Rating × Want to See Post Share on Facebook Episodes 1 The Battle Creek Way Air date: Mar 1, 2015 The jaded Det. Russ Agnew reluctantly partners with charming FBI agent Milt Chamberlain to solve a drug-related double homicide in the premiere of this drama, which follows their rocky relationship as they employ very different tactics when solving crimes in the down-and-out-streets of Battle Creek, Mich. More 2 Syruptitous Air date: Mar 8, 2015 Milt and Russ go undercover as distillers to solve the murder of a victim drowned in maple syrup; at the same time, Font wages his own personal war against his medical-marijuana provider. More 3 Man's Best Friend Air date: Mar 15, 2015 Cookie the police dog sniffs out a stash of heroin in a little girl's backpack, leading Russ and Milt to search for evidence to back their competing theories as to where the drugs came from and why she had them. Elsewhere, Jacocks does some digging into the reason Milt has been sent to Battle Creek while she's in Detroit for a training seminar. More 4 Heirlooms Air date: Mar 22, 2015 The murder of a local waitress is investigated by Russ and Milt, who pit the skills of their crime-solving police dogs against each other as they work the case. Meanwhile, Russ decides to employ a new tactic to get Milt to admit what has brought him to Battle Creek. More 5 Old Flames Air date: Mar 29, 2015 Cdr. Guziewicz narrowly escapes when her house is burned down by an unknown arsonist. As the Battle Creek Police Department investigate, Russ and Milt question a variety of suspects, including a string of ex-lovers and the commander's own estranged son. Meanwhile, Russ is determined to find out who sent Holly a gift. More 6 Cereal Killer Air date: Apr 5, 2015 Russ and Milt work to identify a would-be assassin, and at the same time protect his prospective target after an attempt is made on the life of the fun-loving mayor of Battle Creek during the city's annual Breakfast Day celebration. More 7 Mama's Boy Air date: Apr 12, 2015 Russ is forced to turn to the last person he wants help from during the course of a murder investigation when he reaches out to his mother, a convicted counterfeiter and con artist who he doesn't exactly trust. More 8 Old Wounds Air date: Apr 26, 2015 Milt finds himself caught in the middle of Cdr. Guziewicz's personal life when her adopted son, Danny, goes behind her back to ask him to investigate whether the man jailed for the murder of his birth parents really did it. More 9 Gingerbread Man Air date: May 3, 2015 Russ helps Font investigate his hunch that one of the FBI's most-wanted fugitives is hiding in Battle Creek, even though Milt insists that the man died months earlier. More 10 Stockholm Air date: May 10, 2015 Milt and the Battle Creek P.D. work overtime to locate and rescue Russ after he is taken hostage by an escaped convict. More Show More Episodes Battle Creek: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (55) Tv Season Info This comedy-drama follows the rocky relationship between Russ Agnew (Dean Winters), a police detective in Battle Creek, Mich., and FBI agent Milton Chamberlain (Josh Duhamel), who arrives from Detroit to open a new field office. The pair hit the ground running when a double-homicide connected to a local drug trade rocks the small town. From there, the two encounter cases involving murder and drug trafficking, but find themselves as targets when someone from Chamberlain's past threatens both of their lives. Genre: Drama Network: CBS Premiere Date: Mar 1, 2015 Creators: Vince Gilligan, David Shore Exec. Producers: Vince Gilligan, David Shore, Mark Johnson, Bryan Singer Cast Josh Duhamel as Milton Chamberlain Dean Winters as Russ Agnew Janet McTeer as Commander Guziewicz Kal Penn as Det. Fontanelle White Aubrey Dollar as Holly Dale Grapevine as Det. Aaron Funkhauser Damon Herriman as Det. Niblet Liza Lapira as Det. Erin Jacocks Meredith Eaton as Meredith David Warshofsky as Agent Bromberg Rotimi Akinosho as Danny Dustin Ybarra as Teddy the Snitch Patton Oswalt as Mayor Hardy Kyla-Drew Simmons as Katori Peter Jacobson as Darrel Hardy Candice Bergen as Constance Tehmina Sunny as Katrina James Le Gros as Clint Ford Karis Campbell as Dr. Rita Henderson Jonathan Erickson Eisley as Hoodie Guy Andy Buckley (II) as Steven Ashton Moio as Sam Chris Mulkey as Henry Briggs Michael O'Neill as Councilman Pritchett D.C. Pierson as Bobby D Ross Partridge as Dr. Derek Henderson Wes Watson as Max Amanda Detmer as Lydia Conrad Alano Miller as Joey Carol Locatell as Veronica Stoney Westmoreland as Emmett Shalita Grant as Olivia James Hebert as Vito James MacDonald as Stevie Kathleen Wilhoite as Susan Dave Pavinski as Bennett Kowalski David Charles as Administrator Eddie McClintock as Phil Dunaway Glenn Plummer as Clarence Nicki Micheaux as Marina Travis Tope as Ricky Heather Ankeny as Eleanor Shannon McLemore as Pregnant Woman Rick Gonzalez as Omar Gary A. Rainer as Officer Annika Marks as Dr. Steffi Owens Michael Beach as Larry April Grace as Dr. Jackson Erin Darke as Annie Michael Gladis as Robert P.J. Marino as Mike Paul Diaz as Officer Murdoch Jordyn Barber as Rosalee Tyler Ross as Casey Gordon Greene as Robert Mo McCrae as Darnell Amy Lawhorn as Female Reporter Steven Bauer as Roderigo Duke Davis Roberts as Larry Omar J. Dorsey as Travis Taylor Sean T. Krishnan as Taxi Driver Louisa Abernathy as Great Aunt Phil Foster as Nurse Ericka Kreutz as Carmen Susan Ruttan as Carole Megan Ferguson as Carmen Thomas Kasp as Joey Karl Herlinger as Josephy Bartley Annette O'Toole as Amelia Zuransky Kelvin R. Shepard as Bartender Francesca Ferrara as Sam's Mom Jayne Taini as Mrs. Seymour John Bobek as Budtender Jeryl Prescott as Tracy Anjul Nigam as Aadi Patel Joe Massingill as Brian Steglitz David Marciano as Donny Patton Julie Pearl as D.A. Perlmutter Michael McGrady as Jack Stanton Susie Abromeit as Al Jimmy O. Yang as Cheng Joseph Haro as Roger Karla Cheatham-Mosley as Kira Gita Reddy as Simran Patel Paul James Jordan as Doug Rene Moran as Yasiel Kim Hamilton as Young Waitress Fitz Houston as Klecko Ben Bowen as Nick Shaw Patrick Fischler as Milner Reiley McClendon as Wally Stanton Arielle Vandenberg as Milt's Assistant Kim Hamilton as Young Waitress Dio Johnson as Uni Dan Bakkedahl as Barclay Spades Robert Sean Leonard as Brock Robin Bartlett as Judge Warren Tom Beyer as Mr. Pate Jennie Kamin as Woman Scott Klace as Warden Daniels Maria Cina as Connie Christopher Wallinger as Officer Caldwell Alexis Delarosa as Agapito Ace Gibson as Chef Miles Anderson as Phil John Ennis as Richard Stephen Rider as Eli Cunningham Sarah Rosenberg as Gilroy's Bartender Lisa Glass as School Principal Joey Luthman as Evan Adam Karell as Dad Peter Onorati as Julio Kerri Higuchi as Carrie Carole Guiterrez as Maria Chase Kim as Boyfriend #1 Monique Edwards as Sales Woman Adalgiza Chermont as Bank Manager Blaine Saunders as Cece Bokeem Woodbine as Devin Emil Beheshti as Pharmacist Tony Perez as Judge Walters Mark Engelhardt as FBI Instructor Jeff Adler as George John Pirruccello as Neighbor Shamar Sanders as EMT #1 Wes Robertson as Trevor Steven M. Gagnon as Coach Zuransky Jos Viramontes as Boyfriend #2 Evan Helmuth as Mike Goodman Brian Konowal as Gas Station Dad Christopher Thornton as Mickey Long Ian Gregory as Rich Carla Houston as Beautiful Woman Michael Anthony Batayeh as Fred Cameron Britton as Oliver Porter Kelly as Nurse Kelly Todd Grinnell as Max Archer Lyssa Lee Roberts as Talia William R. Charlton as Bob John Marshall Jones as Jacob Henri Lubatti as Dr. Mayner Ken Olandt as Firefighter Marc Scizak as Sheriff Collin McShane as Handsome Guy Sarah Colonna as Gail Show More Cast Episodes 1 The Battle Creek Way Air date: Mar 1, 2015 The jaded Det. Russ Agnew reluctantly partners with charming FBI agent Milt Chamberlain to solve a drug-related double homicide in the premiere of this drama, which follows their rocky relationship as they employ very different tactics when solving crimes in the down-and-out-streets of Battle Creek, Mich. More 2 Syruptitous Air date: Mar 8, 2015 Milt and Russ go undercover as distillers to solve the murder of a victim drowned in maple syrup; at the same time, Font wages his own personal war against his medical-marijuana provider. More 3 Man's Best Friend Air date: Mar 15, 2015 Cookie the police dog sniffs out a stash of heroin in a little girl's backpack, leading Russ and Milt to search for evidence to back their competing theories as to where the drugs came from and why she had them. Elsewhere, Jacocks does some digging into the reason Milt has been sent to Battle Creek while she's in Detroit for a training seminar. More 4 Heirlooms Air date: Mar 22, 2015 The murder of a local waitress is investigated by Russ and Milt, who pit the skills of their crime-solving police dogs against each other as they work the case. Meanwhile, Russ decides to employ a new tactic to get Milt to admit what has brought him to Battle Creek. More 5 Old Flames Air date: Mar 29, 2015 Cdr. Guziewicz narrowly escapes when her house is burned down by an unknown arsonist. As the Battle Creek Police Department investigate, Russ and Milt question a variety of suspects, including a string of ex-lovers and the commander's own estranged son. Meanwhile, Russ is determined to find out who sent Holly a gift. More 6 Cereal Killer Air date: Apr 5, 2015 Russ and Milt work to identify a would-be assassin, and at the same time protect his prospective target after an attempt is made on the life of the fun-loving mayor of Battle Creek during the city's annual Breakfast Day celebration. More 7 Mama's Boy Air date: Apr 12, 2015 Russ is forced to turn to the last person he wants help from during the course of a murder investigation when he reaches out to his mother, a convicted counterfeiter and con artist who he doesn't exactly trust. More 8 Old Wounds Air date: Apr 26, 2015 Milt finds himself caught in the middle of Cdr. Guziewicz's personal life when her adopted son, Danny, goes behind her back to ask him to investigate whether the man jailed for the murder of his birth parents really did it. More 9 Gingerbread Man Air date: May 3, 2015 Russ helps Font investigate his hunch that one of the FBI's most-wanted fugitives is hiding in Battle Creek, even though Milt insists that the man died months earlier. More 10 Stockholm Air date: May 10, 2015 Milt and the Battle Creek P.D. work overtime to locate and rescue Russ after he is taken hostage by an escaped convict. More Show More Episodes Critic Reviews for Battle Creek Season 1 All Critics (46) | Top Critics (23) | Fresh (44) | Rotten (2) Battle Creek might be able to survive on the strengths of its two charismatic lead actors, but the perfunctory mystery in the premiere suggests that the lack of creativity will do them in. Feb 25, 2015 | Full Review… Tom Conroy Media Life Top Critic Many a good cop show has started with mismatched partners, and Duhamel and Winters establish their characters smoothly. Mar 3, 2015 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… David Hinckley New York Daily News Top Critic This show fits perfectly into the network's mystery/cop-heavy schedule and audiences should be able to blur right through it comfortably. As comfortable blurs go, Battle Creek is indeed a success. Mar 2, 2015 | Rating: B- | Full Review… Tom Long Detroit News Top Critic Viewers who enjoy lighthearted procedurals on CBS and cable networks like USA should be happy with Battle Creek. Mar 2, 2015 | Full Review… Gail Pennington St. Louis Post-Dispatch Top Critic Duhamel and Winters were born to share the screen as the odd couple who must solve a seriously strange series of crimes. Mar 2, 2015 | Full Review… Tirdad Derakhshani Philadelphia Inquirer Top Critic Battle Creek isn't about to approach the ratings of CBS' three NCIS series or the upcoming CSI: Cyber with new Oscar-winner Patricia Arquette. But maybe it will hang in there as something a little offbeat on a network with little of that going around. Feb 27, 2015 | Rating: B | Full Review… Ed Bark Uncle Barky Top Critic Future episodes make it clear that Battle Creek is not a one-joke show, and that these characters all are a lot deeper than they initially seem. May 14, 2018 | Full Review… David Bianculli NPR's Fresh Air The writers seem to be reaching for the charmingly offbeat than the procedurally groundbreaking. Still, it is a nice addition to a genre that has become all too predictable. Sep 13, 2016 | Full Review… Alison de Souza The Straits Times (Singapore) While the premise sounds overly familiar, the lead duo, along with a cast that includes Kal Penn and Janet McTeer, brings some offbeat energy and hilarity to the proceedings. Feb 26, 2015 | Full Review… Chuck Barney Contra Costa Times Battle Creek is unlikely to inspire the same kind of praise and devotion as Breaking Bad, but it's an entertaining exercise in typical TV crime-solving. Feb 25, 2015 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… Josh Bell Las Vegas Weekly View All Critic Reviews (46) Audience Reviews for Battle Creek: Season 1 I watched the whole series of 13 episodes because Vince Gilligan created it (Breaking Bad's creator). The raging jealousy of detective Russ ruined the show for me, though. He was always heckling and hassling the FBI guy Milt because Milt was so handsome and popular. This was supposed to be comedic, but I found it irritating. The plots were good otherwise. Marcia Y another show that was canceled before its time. always such a bummer when you get into a show and they shut it down before it even takes off. wish they would bring it back! Great show...they should of kept it going. Phillip H I love and miss it!!!! Kendra M It's interesting enough for a season, and Josh Duhamel and Dean Winters are good enough together, but I don't think it would have lasted longer, and I'm not surprised it was cancelled. Andruw F Never made it past the Episode 1 office shot showing 12 males in suits and 1 hottie in a mini-skirt. At that point I decided it wasn't intended for any woman with a brain. Candace B Truly excellent - great character development, interesting relationships, just the right blend of comedy and drama. Really sad this did not go to Season 2, 3, 4 and on..... Ned R There is no good reason for this show to be canceled by CBS. The writing is great and casting is perfect and the acting is wonderful. Lots of very successful shows had a bumpy first season. (Seinfeld comes to mind) Cecilia S What a great series! Thoroughly enjoyed each episode and am very disappointed that there won't be a season 2. Michele K Battle creek has a lot of charm and is funny, but it's stuck procedural wasteland were it never finds its potential. Todd A View All News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! 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