No new episode of Memory of a Killer this week — Episode 5 now set for Feb. 23 at 9 p.m. ET
The crime thriller Memory of a Killer will not air a new episode on Monday, Feb. 16. Instead, viewers will see an encore of an earlier installment, with the next original episode arriving Monday, Feb. 23 at 9 p. m. ET / 8 p. m. CT.
When the next new episode will arrive
Fans waiting for fresh entries in the ten-episode series should mark their calendars for Monday, Feb. 23 at 9 p. m. ET. A network spokesperson confirmed the scheduling shift, which replaces the usual new-episode slot this week with a repeat of Episode 2. The delayed episode — Episode 5, titled "Betrayal" — will then premiere in the regular Monday timeslot and will become available to stream the following day.
What Episode 5 will focus on
Episode 5 promises to probe the protagonist’s past. The installment flashes back five years to a key moment when the lead, a man who has lived a double life as both a suburban family man and a ruthless hitman, learned that his brother had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. That revelation forced a consequential choice that will ripple through the series’ present timeline as the character’s own memory begins to falter.
Patrick Dempsey headlines the cast as the conflicted assassin, supported by a troupe of established performers who populate the show’s tense moral landscape. The larger arc follows him as he scrambles to untangle a conspiracy that puts his pregnant daughter in danger while he secretly copes with early-onset memory loss.
Why the short break matters and what to expect next
Temporary scheduling changes like this are common during the run of network dramas, and this week’s encore gives viewers a chance to catch up or revisit crucial earlier moments before the series dives deeper into backstory. With five of ten episodes still to come after Episode 5, the series has room to expand on both its procedural elements and the emotional toll of a lead character confronting a degenerative condition.
For viewers already invested, the pause may sharpen anticipation: the upcoming episode promises to reveal a formative decision that shaped the protagonist’s life and morals, and that revelation should recalibrate how audiences interpret his present actions. Expect more cross-cutting between past and present as the show peels back layers of secrecy, loyalty and conscience while the central mystery escalates.
In short: no new episode will air on Monday, Feb. 16. Tune in for Episode 5 on Monday, Feb. 23 at 9 p. m. ET / 8 p. m. CT, with streaming availability the following day.
