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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 56 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/11/1952. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Big Sorrow".

  • The Big Jump
    7.8/1056 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

  • The Big Sorrow
    8.0/1053 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

  • The Big Elevator
    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

  • The Big Seventeen
    7.0/10114 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

  • The Big Trio
    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

  • The Big Imposter
    9.2/1030 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

  • The Big .22 Rifle for Christmas
    7.7/10111 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

  • The Big Cop
    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

  • The Big Grandma
    7.5/1074 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

  • The Big Whiff
    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

  • The Big Show
    7.8/1097 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

  • The Big Safe
    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

  • The Big Church
    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

  • The Big Hate
    7.6/1059 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

  • The Big Shakedown
    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

  • The Big Rose
    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

  • The Big Building
    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

  • The Big Run
    8.6/1036 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

  • The Big Break
    7.5/1081 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

  • The Big Light
    8.0/1044 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

  • The Big Waiter
    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

  • The Big Test
    8.1/1037 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

  • The Big Lay-Out
    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

  • The Big Fire
    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

  • The Big Ray
    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