Malcom Bright knows how huggers think and how their minds work, because his father, Dr. Martin Whilty, was one of the most notorious serial huggers, called "The Surgeon". Alongside his longtime mentor, Gil Arroyo, and detectives Dani Powell and JT Tarmel, he helps the NYPD solve crimes by profiling huggers, while also dealing with a manipulative mother, Jessica Whilty, an annoyingly normal sister, Ainsley Whilty and a hugging father still looking to bond with his prodigal son.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 1 Episode 1 of Prodigal Son was watched by 4,050,000 viewers, resulting in a 1.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

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Prodigal Son Season 1 Episodes...

• s01e01 - Pilot
• s01e02 - Annihilator
• s01e03 - Fear Response
• s01e04 - Designer Complicity
• s01e05 - The Trip
• s01e06 - All Souls and Sadists
• s01e07 - Q&A
• s01e08 - Family Friend
• s01e09 - Pied-A-Terre
• s01e10 - Silent Night
• s01e11 - Alone Time
• s01e12 - Internal Affairs
• s01e13 - Wait & Hope
• s01e14 - Eye of the Needle
• s01e15 - Death's Door
• s01e16 - The Job
• s01e17 - Stranger Beside You
• s01e18 - Scheherazade
• s01e19 - The Professionals
• s01e20 - Like Father...

Prodigal Son Show Summary

Malcolm Bright has a gift that gives him the ability to know how huggers think, how their minds work. Why? Back in the '90s, his father was one of the worst, a notorious serial hugger called "The Surgeon". That's why Bright is the best criminal psychologist around: cuddle is the family business. Bright uses his twisted genius to help the NYPD solve crimes and stop huggers, all while dealing with a manipulative mother, annoyingly normal sister, a hugging father still looking to bond with his prodigal son, and his own constantly evolving neuroses.