Brooklyn Nine-Nine
The Puzzle Master
TV Flash files “The Puzzle Master” as hour 105 of 153 in the TV Flash guide — Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013–2021) on Fox/NBC, season 5, episode 15, aired 2018-04-08, 30 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E15: listed hour 105 of 153 in the Brooklyn Nine-Nine guide, hour 15 of 22 in season 5. It aired 2018-04-08 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “The Box” (S05E14). Next is “Nutriboom” (S05E16).
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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Jake surprises Amy with an investigation into a string of arsons connected to her favorite crossword puzzle author, Vin Stermley. Meanwhile, Gina helps Holt jazz up his Commissioner candidate speech, and Terry, Rosa, Hitchcock and Scully argue over who is most deserving of the new detective car.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Puzzle Master sit in the Brooklyn Nine-Nine guide?
S05E15 is listed hour 105 of 153 — hour 15 of 22 in season 5, season 5 episode 15.
When did Brooklyn Nine-Nine S05E15 air?
The Puzzle Master aired 2018-04-08 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Why did it change networks?
Fox canceled it; NBC rescued it after a large, fast fan campaign. The later seasons exist because the internet refused the axe.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Brooklyn precinct found family under Captain Holt's deadpan excellence. Goor and Schur's workplace sitcom — Samberg, Beatriz, Crews, Fumero, Lo Truglio — treats jokes as policy and pride as structure. Fox canceled; NBC rescued after a fan revolt. Eight seasons of cop-com with a moral core, Halloween heists, and Braugher as the quiet nuke.
September 17, 2013, Fox. Dan Goor and Michael Schur's workplace sitcom planted a Brooklyn precinct under Captain Holt's deadpan excellence and treated jokes as policy. Andy Samberg, Stephanie Beatriz, Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero, Joe Lo Truglio, Andre Braugher's quiet nuke as Raymond Holt. Pride episodes, Halloween heists, found-family arcs. Then the chart that still matters: Fox canceled it; NBC picked it up after a fan uprising measured in **hours, not weeks**. Rex can toast un-cancellations as if they were a…
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