Scorpion Season 3

Right now you can watch Scorpion Season 3 on and — and it earns its twists rather than manufacturing them. A single, tightly-focused season means there is plenty to get through without ever feeling padded. With 4,158 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Elyes Gabel sets the tone, and the ensemble matches it scene for scene. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

There is a reason Scorpion Season 3 keeps coming up in conversation. At its heart, Scorpion Season 3 understands what makes crime drama work — character first, plot second. In the third season premiere, Team Scorpion must put aside their personal and romantic troubles when anonymous hackers with unknown motives take control of targeted U.S. Military aircraft and war ships and point America's weaponry at its own cities. Elyes Gabel and Katharine McPhee lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2016. What distinguishes the best crime dramas from the rest is whether the character work can carry scenes where the mystery takes a breath — Scorpion Season 3 passes that test consistently. The consistency throughout is what elevates it — not every moment is the best, but none of them are a reason to stop watching.

Viewers who think they have seen every crime drama tend to find Scorpion Season 3 proves them wrong. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single week. Elyes Gabel anchors it, but the writing does the real work. If you are going to commit to one crime drama this month, make it this one.