Hayes confronts Wallace head-on, investigating the case that made his career: the Prospect 3. Three young white men confessed to the rape and robbery of a young black woman. Hayes hopes to catch Wallace off guard with the team's investigation, but when the young woman's character takes a hit in the press, she is victimized for a second time.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 1 Episode 2 of Conviction was watched by 4,230,000 viewers, resulting in a 0.80 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Is Conviction Renewed or Cancelled for Season 2?

Conviction Season 1 Episodes...

• s01e01 - Pilot
• s01e02 - Bridge and Tunnel Vision
• s01e03 - Dropping Bombs
• s01e04 - Mother's Little Burden
• s01e05 - The 1% Solution
• s01e06 - #StayWoke
• s01e07 - A Simple Man
• s01e08 - Bad Deals
• s01e09 - A Different Kind of Death
• s01e10 - Not Okay
• s01e11 - Black Orchid
• s01e12 - Enemy Combatant
• s01e13 - Past, Prologue & What's to Come

Conviction Show Summary

Lawyer and former First Daughter Hayes Morrison is about to accept a job offered from her nemesis, NY District Attorney Wayne Wallis, to avoid jail time for cocaine possession and avoid hurting her mother's Senate campaign.

Working with his team at the new Conviction Integrity Unit will let her use her brilliant mind to turn over cases, where there is credible suspicion of wrongful conviction, and give her a chance to turn things around with her high-powered political family.