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The Best Episodes of A Nero Wolfe Mystery Season 1

Every episode of A Nero Wolfe Mystery Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of A Nero Wolfe Mystery Season 1!

Genius detective Nero Wolfe and his right-hand man, Archie Goodwin, solve seemingly impossible crimes.
Genres:DramaComedyCrimeMystery
Network:A&E

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Doorbell Rang" is the best rated episode of "A Nero Wolfe Mystery" season 1. It scored 8.3/10 based on 239 votes. Directed by Timothy Hutton and written by N/A, it aired on 4/22/2001. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Champagne for One (1)".

  • The Doorbell Rang
    8.3/10239 votes

    #1 - The Doorbell Rang

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/22/2001

    A eccentric millionairess believes she is being followed, bugged, and generally harassed by the FBI and offers Wolfe $100,000 to get them off her back.

    Director: Timothy Hutton

    Writer: N/A

  • Champagne for One (1)
    8.3/10182 votes

    #2 - Champagne for One (1)

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/29/2001

    Archie is standing in for a friend at a party for unwed mothers when one of the guests drops dead. Through she had often talked about killing herself and was known to carry cyanide, Archie does not believe her death was suicide. A little digging uncovers the connection that proves his hunch, and Wolfe helps bring the killer to justice.

    Director: Timothy Hutton

    Writer: N/A

  • Champagne for One (2)
    8.3/10142 votes

    #3 - Champagne for One (2)

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/6/2001

    Archie is standing in for a friend at a party for unwed mothers when one of the guests drops dead. Through she had often talked about killing herself and was known to carry cyanide, Archie does not believe her death was suicide. A little digging uncovers the connection that proves his hunch, and Wolfe helps bring the killer to justice.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Prisoner's Base (1)
    8.2/10151 votes

    #4 - Prisoner's Base (1)

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/13/2001

    A beautiful heiress attempts to seek refuge in Nero Wolfe's house without revealing her identity or reasons for hiding. When she is turned away and found murdered shortly thereafter, Archie Goodwin takes off on his own to find the killer.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Prisoner's Base (2)
    8.3/10128 votes

    #5 - Prisoner's Base (2)

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/20/2001

    Moved by Archie Goodwin's zeal in trying to find the killer of heiress Priscilla Eads, Nero Wolfe takes on Archie as a client to aid him in his quest. Tension mounts when another woman who knew the heiress is found murdered.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Eeny, Meeny, Murder, Moe
    8.1/10149 votes

    #6 - Eeny, Meeny, Murder, Moe

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 6/3/2001

    When fastidious Nero Wolfe abandons a stained tie after eating his lunch in his study, it is used to strangle a prospective client shortly thereafter.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Disguise for Murder
    7.8/10128 votes

    #7 - Disguise for Murder

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 6/17/2001

    The Manhattan Flower Club's next visit to the brownstone proves fatal for one of the members. Fortunately, she talked to Archie just before she died, and one clue from their conversation proves critical.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Door to Death
    8.3/10134 votes

    #8 - Door to Death

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 6/24/2001

    Wolfe needs a new orchid man, and goes on an adventure to find him. Only to find a murder scene at his destination and no way of retrieving the horticulturalist without first solving the mystery.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Christmas Party
    8.4/10146 votes

    #9 - Christmas Party

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 7/1/2001

    Nero Wolfe is stunned when Archie Goodwin reveals evidence of his impending engagement. However, Archie is no less shocked when accompanying his so-called fiancée to a Christmas party by the murder of their host.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Over My Dead Body (1)
    8.4/10129 votes

    #10 - Over My Dead Body (1)

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 7/8/2001

    A woman from Montenegro claims that Wolfe's long-lost adopted daughter is in New York, and is accused of theft at a prestigious fencing club. Her troubles increase when a club member is found stabbed to death and she is the prime suspect.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Over My Dead Body (2)
    8.5/10115 votes

    #11 - Over My Dead Body (2)

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 7/15/2001

    As Wolfe tries to unravel the mystery of a young woman who could be his long-lost adopted daughter, she draws him and Archie Goodwin further and further into a web of deceit, political intrigue and murder.

    Director: Timothy Hutton

    Writer: N/A