7.8/1058 votes#1 - The Big Jump
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/11/1952
A man stands upon the ledge of a tall building and threatens to jump to his death below.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1055 votes
#2 - The Big Sorrow
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/1952
Friday must cope with the sudden death of his partner as he and his new partner track a pair of escaped convicts.
Director: Jack Webb
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#3 - The Big Elevator
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/1952
Friday and Smith search for the person who left a dead woman in a hospital elevator.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/10116 votes
#4 - The Big Seventeen
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 11/6/1952
Friday and Smith investigate a group of teenagers who are using and selling drugs.
Director: Jack Webb
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#5 - The Big Trio
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/20/1952
Friday and Smith investigate three traffic accidents in one night.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1032 votes
#6 - The Big Imposter
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 12/4/1952
A missing young boy is found and returned to his grandfather, but the case gets complicated when the grandfather suspects that the boy is not his own grandson.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/10117 votes
#7 - The Big .22 Rifle for Christmas
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 12/18/1952
Two small boys are missing, there are blood stains on the ground and a gun meant as a Christmas present is gone.
Director: Jack Webb
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#8 - The Big Cop
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 1/2/1953
Friday has to catch a bad cop who has been dealing with the mob.
Director: Jack Webb
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1076 votes
#9 - The Big Grandma
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 1/8/1953
An elderly woman is passing bad checks, but no one suspects her because she looks harmless.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#10 - The Big Whiff
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 1/15/1953
A woman is murdered when she is given an overdose of chloroform.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1099 votes
#11 - The Big Show
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/22/1953
A seven-week-old baby is found abandoned in a bus station.
Director: Jack Webb
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#12 - The Big Safe
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/29/1953
Friday and Smith are investigating a missing office safe.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#13 - The Big Church
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 2/5/1953
A woman receives threatening letters from an unknown stalker.
Director: Jack Webb
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1062 votes
#14 - The Big Hate
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 2/12/1953
Gordon Miller, a young pianist, is found near an abandoned freight car holding the dead body of a woman in his arms. He claims he has killed her.
Director: Jack Webb
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#15 - The Big Shakedown
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 2/20/1953
Friday is looking for a crooked cop.
Director: Jack Webb
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#16 - The Big Rose
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/26/1953
Friday and Smith are looking for a missing woman that left her three children with her sister.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#17 - The Big Building
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 3/5/1953
A prominent dentist denies that his wife is missing, but Friday and Smith can find no trace of her.
Director: Jack Webb
Writer: N/A
- 8.7/1037 votes
#18 - The Big Run
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 3/12/1953
Two elderly women are struck down by a hit-and-run driver.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1084 votes
#19 - The Big Break
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 3/19/1953
Friday and Smith track down an escaped convict who is armed and dangerous.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1046 votes
#20 - The Big Light
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 3/26/1953
Friday and Smith must decide between accident or murder when a crewman working on a movie set is killed by a falling light.
Director: Jack Webb
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#21 - The Big Waiter
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 4/2/1953
An immigrant is brutally beaten to death and the trail may lead to the victim's abused wife.
Director: Jack Webb
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1042 votes
#22 - The Big Test
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 4/9/1953
A young man reports that he was robbed by bandits on horseback while he was down in Mexico.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#23 - The Big Lay-Out
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 4/16/1953
A friend of Friday's asks him for help when he discovers that his son has been using drugs, and may be selling them as well.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#24 - The Big Fire
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 4/23/1953
A land lord begins threatening his tenants so he can force them to move out of his building.
Director: Jack Webb
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#25 - The Big Ray
Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 4/30/1953
A man suddenly becomes ill and dies after eating his dinner at home.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Dragnet Season 2
Every episode of Dragnet Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Dragnet Season 2!
Follows the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from the police term...
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Network:NBC
Season 2 Ratings Summary
"The Big Jump" is the best rated episode of "Dragnet" season 2. It scored 7.8/10 based on 58 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/11/1952. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Big Sorrow".