8.3/10241 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 8.4/10148 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
- 8.4/10130 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
- 8.5/10116 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
The Best Episodes of A Nero Wolfe Mystery Season 1
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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 241 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)".