The Academy (US) Episode Guide

1 :01x01 - Black Monday

First aired: May/24/2007

Day 1 (“Black Monday”) of the L.A. Sheriff's Department 18-week recruit-training regimen is when “hell breaks loose,” says training officer Dwight Miley---as a recruit seen drifting off in class discovers. Later, recruits must do push-ups in business suits and recite the department's core values from memory, and a flustered recruit breaks down.

2 :01x02 - Tighten Your Bootstraps

First aired: May/31/2007

At the halfway mark of the first week at the training academy, the recruits receive an introduction to defensive tactics.

3 :01x03 - My O'Miley

First aired: Jun/07/2007

In Week 2, Recruit Class 355 is showing signs of weakness and Dep. Miley decides that class members can't work together, so he cracks down.

4 :01x04 - Hell Is Coming to Breakfast

First aired: Jun/14/2007

It's week three as one recruit defies direct orders and goes to Mexico over a weekend, which resulted in a physical altercation with a local gang. Meanwhile the rest of the recruits are given the privilege of wearing their uniforms for the first time, but that honor is short lived.

5 :01x05 - Heart Stopping Action

First aired: Jun/21/2007

Drama at the academy is at an all time high as two recruits have a heated dispute at the shooting range, while another recruit has a life-threatening issue during defensive tactics and is rushed to the hospital.

6 :01x06 - Where the Rubber Meets the Road

First aired: Jun/28/2007

The recruits are sent to vehicles training where they learn driving maneuvers, skids and high pursuit chases. A few recruits get sloppy in their actions and Deputy Miley lets them know that they are going to have to pay for it.

7 :01x07 - Academy Fling

First aired: Jul/05/2007

8 :01x08 - Back to Business

First aired: Jul/12/2007

Deputy Miley decides to throw a pop quiz, but the surprise is on him when the class can't answer one question correctly. The drill instructors take away all senior privileges and the class must go back to day one of training.

9 :01x09 - Coming Together

First aired: Jul/19/2007

10 :01x10 - Colors Run

First aired: Jul/26/2007

In order to honor a fallen officer, the class participates in a marathon run through Los Angeles. However, with the next set of field tests a mere two weeks away, the realities of how risky the job is may just be too much pressure for some people to take.

11 :01x11 - Graduation Day

First aired: Aug/02/2007

An inside look at the training academy of the largest sheriff's department in the nation. For class 355 all hell is about to break loose on day one of the intense 18 week training process.

Where Are They Now?

First aired: May/24/2008

13 :02x01 - Another Black Monday

First aired: May/24/2008

Season 2 opens with a new set of recruits for Deputy Miley and the other instructors to train. The LASD staff has many surprises awaiting for the first day, known as "Black Monday."