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The Best Seasons of Death in Paradise

Every season of Death in Paradise ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of Death in Paradise!

Top season
Season 2
7.8avg
Best episode
S3E1 Death of a Detective
8.21,096 votes
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#1

Season 2

8 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2013

7.8/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE6 · A Dash of Sunshine 8.1
#2

Season 1

8 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2011

7.7/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE1 · Arriving in Paradise 7.9
#3

Season 6

8 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2017

7.7/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE6 · Man Overboard (2) 8.2

Other Seasons

#4

Season 3

8 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2014

7.7/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE1 · Death of a Detective 8.2
#5

Season 10

8 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2021

7.7/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE6 · Fake or Fortune 8.2
#6

Season 8

8 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2019

7.7/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE5 · Beyond the Shining Sea (1) 8.0
#7

Season 5

8 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2016

7.6/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE4 · A Personal Murder 8.0
#8

Season 4

8 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2015

7.6/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE8 · Unlike Father, Unlike Son 8.0
#9

Season 7

8 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2018

7.5/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE1 · Murder from Above 7.6
#10

Season 12

8 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2023

7.5/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE7 · Sins of the Detective (2) 8.1
#11

Season 13

8 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 2024

7.5/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE8 · A Murder in the Skies 7.7
#12

Season 9

8 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2020

7.4/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE4 · Pirates of the Murder Scene 7.7
#13

Season 11

8 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2022

7.3/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE3 · Death in Flight 7.5
#14

Season 14

8 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2025

7.3/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE7 · Episode 7 8.0
#15

Season 15

8 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2026

7.1/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE4 · Episode 4 7.3

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Top-rated Death in Paradise episodes

  1. #1Death of a Detective S3E18.2
  2. #2Man Overboard (2) S6E68.2
  3. #3Fake or Fortune S10E68.2
  4. #4A Dash of Sunshine S2E68.1
  5. #5A Deadly Party S2E88.1

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