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The Worst Episodes of Burke's Law

Every episode of Burke's Law ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Burke's Law!

Burke's Law, a revival of the 1960s cop television series of the same name, aired on CBS from 1994 to 1995. The series centers on...
Genres:DramaCrime
Network:CBS

Worst Episodes Summary

"Who Killed the Sweet Smell of Success?" is the worst rated episode of "Burke's Law". It scored 5.4/10 based on 18 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 7/13/1995. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Who Killed the Gadget Man?".

  • Who Killed the Sweet Smell of Success?
    5.4/1018 votes
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    #1 - Who Killed the Sweet Smell of Success?

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 7/13/1995

    The Chief smeels murder in the scent of a perfumist( Monte Markham), whos heavenly new scent had him on cloud 9.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Who Killed the Gadget Man?
    5.5/1017 votes
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    #2 - Who Killed the Gadget Man?

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 4/22/1995

    When a ruthless tv-infomercial producer with a host of enemies is murdered, suspicions fall on 5 of his disgruntled staffers.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Who Killed the Highest Bidder?
    5.6/1021 votes
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    #3 - Who Killed the Highest Bidder?

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 4/28/1995

    The buyer of a reputedly cursed onyx jaguar is found with his throat slashed.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Who Killed Mr. Game Show?
    5.6/1015 votes
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    #4 - Who Killed Mr. Game Show?

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 5/5/1995

    Amos quizzes the stars and staff of a game show called ""Hangman"" to find clues to a gallows style murder of the show's ruthless producer.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Who Killed the Motorcar Maverick?
    6.0/1018 votes
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    #5 - Who Killed the Motorcar Maverick?

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 4/14/1995

    The president of an electric-car company comes to a dead end while demonstrating his sleek prototype.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Who Killed the World's Greatest Chef?
    6.1/1019 votes
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    #6 - Who Killed the World's Greatest Chef?

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 3/21/1995

    Amos Burke sniffs out celebrity chef's circle of friends -- who are ingrediants for a recipe for murder.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Who Killed the Anchorman?
    6.2/1020 votes
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    #7 - Who Killed the Anchorman?

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 5/13/1994

    A tv anchorman ends with a deadly newscast.

    Director: Gilbert M. Shilton

    Writer: N/A

  • Who Killed the King of the Country Club?
    6.3/1013 votes
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    #8 - Who Killed the King of the Country Club?

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 7/6/1995

    The greedy Owner of a sports club turns up dead.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Who Killed the Toy Maker?
    6.4/1019 votes
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    #9 - Who Killed the Toy Maker?

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 6/15/1995

    A toy company president ( Adam West) meets his amker after his stuffed animal explodes in his hands.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Who Killed Cock-a-Doodle Dooley?
    6.4/1016 votes
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    #10 - Who Killed Cock-a-Doodle Dooley?

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 6/22/1995

    Foul play is suspected in the death of a fried chicken entreprenuer who ruffled more than a few feathers and then was run down like crossin the road.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Who Killed the Tennis Ace?
    6.4/1013 votes
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    #11 - Who Killed the Tennis Ace?

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 7/27/1995

    An egotistical and egocentric tennis player named Spider is killed by a venomous spider. Spider is an old friend of Peter's. They investigate and discover that he was not a very nice man. His former mixed doubles partner and ex-wife, blames him for ending her career. His manager was about to fired. His girlfriend who is a bit crazy, who catches him with other women. But ultimately it was his benefactor, who is the killer. It seems that Spider didn't care about anything except himself, and his benefactor feels that it was his fault that he turned out the way he did, so he had to put a stop to him.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Who Killed Skippy's Master?
    6.7/1015 votes
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    #12 - Who Killed Skippy's Master?

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 5/6/1994

    A man is murdered leaving only his dog as a witness.

    Director: Gilbert M. Shilton

    Writer: N/A

  • Who Killed the Romance?
    6.8/1015 votes
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    #13 - Who Killed the Romance?

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 4/29/1994

    Someone takes sweet revenge on a tacky romance novelist by putting boom-booms in her bon-bons.

    Director: Gilbert M. Shilton

    Writer: N/A

  • Who Killed the Centerfold?
    6.8/1013 votes
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    #14 - Who Killed the Centerfold?

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 6/1/1995

    Death comes to model after a photo shoot.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Who Killed the Starlet?
    6.9/1030 votes
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    #15 - Who Killed the Starlet?

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/1994

    An actress is electrocuted in a bubble bath scene during a shoot.

    Director: Dennis Dugan

    Writer: N/A

  • Who Killed the Beauty Queen?
    6.9/1041 votes
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    #16 - Who Killed the Beauty Queen?

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/28/1994

    A baton twirler favored to win a beauty contest gets crowned instead with her own baton.

    Director: Alan J. Levi

    Writer: N/A

  • Who Killed Romeo?
    6.9/1022 votes
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    #17 - Who Killed Romeo?

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/1/1994

    Toxin in hairspray gives a hairstylist to the stars the ultimate bad hair-day.

    Director: Christopher Hibler

    Writer: N/A

  • Who Killed the Lifeguard?
    6.9/1019 votes
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    #18 - Who Killed the Lifeguard?

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 5/25/1995

    Case of a playboy lifeguard murdered in his swimming pool, is teeming with suspects.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Who Killed the Hollywood Headshrinker?
    6.9/1014 votes
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    #19 - Who Killed the Hollywood Headshrinker?

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 7/20/1995

    Someone in a shrink's group-therapy sessions wants to terminate the therapy - and the therapist.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Who Killed Good Time Charlie?
    7.0/1020 votes
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    #20 - Who Killed Good Time Charlie?

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 4/15/1994

    an unknown drunk ends up dead.

    Director: Jefferson Kibbee

    Writer: N/A

  • Who Killed the Fashion King?
    7.2/1023 votes
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    #21 - Who Killed the Fashion King?

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/14/1994

    A couturier displaying a cupid collection is iced by an arrow from an ice-sculpture cupid's bow.

    Director: Richard Lang

    Writer: Bruce Franklin Singer

  • Who Killed the Host at the Roast?
    7.3/1027 votes
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    #22 - Who Killed the Host at the Roast?

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/4/1994

    The celebrity host of a amssive dinner party isn't well liked.

    Director: Richard Lang

    Writer: N/A

  • Who Killed the Soap Star?
    7.3/1025 votes
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    #23 - Who Killed the Soap Star?

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/11/1994

    A soap star makes a permanent exit upon her arrival at a tv-awards show.

    Director: Richard Lang

    Writer: N/A

  • Who Killed the Legal Eagle?
    7.4/1017 votes
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    #24 - Who Killed the Legal Eagle?

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 4/8/1994

    An ambulance chasing lawyer gets run down by an ambulance.

    Director: Christopher Hibler

    Writer: N/A

  • Who Killed Nick Hazard?
    7.5/1030 votes
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    #25 - Who Killed Nick Hazard?

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/21/1994

    A detested gumshoe is murdered at a PI convention-- and nobody sees a thing .

    Director: Dennis Dugan

    Writer: Joel J. Feigenbaum