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The Best Episodes of Homicide for the Holidays

Every episode of Homicide for the Holidays ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Homicide for the Holidays!

The holidays are meant to be a time of festive cheer when family and friends come together to celebrate the season. But when family members...
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Network:Oxygen

Best Episodes Summary

"Christmas Rampage" is the best rated episode of "Homicide for the Holidays". It scored 8.9/10 based on 15 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 12/23/2017. This episode scored 0.7 points higher than the second highest rated, "Last Christmas".

  • Christmas Rampage
    8.9/1015 votes
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    #1 - Christmas Rampage

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 12/23/2017

    Two days after Christmas a mass shooting terrorizes a small town. After killing two people and wounding many more the gunman is taken into custody. When police search for answers they uncover the worst family massacre in US history.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Last Christmas
    8.2/1012 votes
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    #2 - Last Christmas

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 12/14/2019

    Just after Christmas, a young couple is found murdered inside their Florida home. Neighbors can't imagine the couple had been in the area long enough to make a mortal enemy. Police uncover deeply personal details, and soon expose a deadly secret.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Christmas Massacre
    8.1/1014 votes
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    #3 - A Christmas Massacre

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 12/10/2016

    The Ortega family's annual Christmas Eve party is destroyed when a man dressed as Santa, wielding handguns and a homemade flame-thrower opens fire. Detectives are led down a terrifying path that leads them to a sociopath.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Bloody New Years
    8.0/1010 votes
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    #4 - Bloody New Years

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 12/23/2018

    Just before New Years, a hockey mom is gunned down at her front door. Later that night, seven more bodies are found in another suburban home. Police discover a shocking connection between the two crimes as they track down the killer.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Death in Santa Claus
    8.0/109 votes
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    #5 - Death in Santa Claus

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 12/28/2019

    After a family is found massacred inside their Santa Claus, Georgia home, the hunt for their killer hinges on the eyewitness testimony of the three young surviving daughters.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Deadly Thanksgiving
    7.8/1022 votes
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    #6 - A Deadly Thanksgiving

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 12/3/2016

    A deranged shooter attacks a family Thanksgiving dinner, leaving four dead and even more wounded. This horrific crime sets off a massive holiday-season manhunt to catch the killer – before they can strike again.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Big Bad Wolf
    7.7/1010 votes
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    #7 - The Big Bad Wolf

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/13/2023

    After a woman and her unborn child are stabbed to death on Halloween by a man wearing a wolf mask, investigators must calm the community and find the killer before he strikes again.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Christmas Carnage in Carnation
    7.6/1015 votes
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    #8 - Christmas Carnage in Carnation

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 12/3/2016

    The holiday season screeches to a halt when six members of the Anderson family are discovered to have been gunned down in their home. Detectives work closely with family friends to track down the shocking murderer.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Thanks-killing
    7.6/1010 votes
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    #9 - Thanks-killing

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 11/25/2017

    Earl and Terry Robertson are found brutally murdered in their home just before Thanksgiving; investigating whether this is a holiday robbery gone terribly wrong, or a crime committed by someone the couple knew and trusted.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Christmas Mourning
    7.5/1012 votes
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    #10 - Christmas Mourning

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 12/9/2017

    On Christmas Eve in a quiet town, elderly couple Bob and Idella Young are brutally slain at home; a bloody glove found at the crime scene has the killer's DNA, but no one matches the sample.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • New Years Evil
    7.5/1012 votes
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    #11 - New Years Evil

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 12/16/2017

    New Year’s in a tiny town, Joanna and Carl Dutcher ring in the year with their grandson. Days later, they are found violently killed. The hunt for the killer leads police to a sinister group that threatens the entire community.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Silent Night, Lethal Night
    7.5/106 votes
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    #12 - Silent Night, Lethal Night

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 12/16/2018

    When a mother and her two daughters fail to show up for Christmas dinner, officers enter their home and discover all three have been shot to death. The search for their killer reveals an unthinkable family nightmare.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Deadly Fourth
    7.4/107 votes
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    #13 - Deadly Fourth

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 6/24/2023

    An abandoned car filled with blood found in a pond leads investigators on the trail of a missing woman and her teenage daughter, who never showed up to the family's July 4th party; when their remains are found in another pond, everyone in their small town is a suspect.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Holiday Terror
    7.3/1011 votes
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    #14 - Holiday Terror

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 12/2/2017

    Firefighters respond to a house fire and discover three gunshot victims inside; authorities pursue the heavily armed murderer through Christmas.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Thanksgiving Terror
    7.3/1010 votes
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    #15 - Thanksgiving Terror

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 12/7/2019

    A mother is brutally shot to death while driving her sons home from a Thanksgiving celebration. When the hunt for her killer leads to an unlikely suspect, investigators soon realize her murder is not as random as it once seemed.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Silent Night Murders
    7.3/106 votes
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    #16 - Silent Night Murders

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/25/2022

    When a young man and woman are found shot execution style in a mall parking lot in the early hours of Christmas Eve, investigators believe a love triangle might have led to these brutal murders. A weeks-long search for the prime suspect uncovers another murder and a devious killer.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cold Turkey
    7.2/105 votes
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    #17 - Cold Turkey

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/18/2022

    A prominent couple is found brutally murdered in their Montgomery, Alabama, home on Thanksgiving night, leading detectives on a cat and mouse chase spanning thousands of miles across multiple states.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Christmas Morning Murder
    7.0/1013 votes
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    #18 - A Christmas Morning Murder

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 12/17/2016

    A holiday is ruined when a couple is gunned down in their bed during what looks like a brutal home invasion. Police soon discover the true motive for the double homicide - a shocking tale of deception and betrayal.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Christmas Heartbreak
    6.9/108 votes
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    #19 - Christmas Heartbreak

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 12/21/2019

    A couple is found murdered inside their home on Christmas morning. All that's left behind is a single palm print. Investigators work tirelessly to match the print to a suspect, until a letter from prison takes the case on an unexpected course.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Halloween Horror
    6.8/106 votes
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    #20 - Halloween Horror

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/7/2022

    A teenage boy discovers a real-life horror scene in his home on Halloween morning; investigators must determine if the triple homicide is a random act of evil or a premeditated slaughter by someone close to the family.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Red, White and Blood
    6.6/106 votes
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    #21 - Red, White and Blood

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 6/17/2023

    When a young woman goes missing after a July 4th beach party, investigators have few clues to go on until a twist in the case reveals she might be the latest victim of a predator terrorizing the area.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Recipe for Murder
    6.6/109 votes
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    #22 - Recipe for Murder

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 11/10/2023

    When a young woman home from college ends up murdered in her home and the tools of her demise turn out to be the rolling pin and carving knife the family planned to use for Thanksgiving dinner, investigators struggle to solve this holiday horror.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Christmas Rager
    NaN/100 votes
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    #23 - Christmas Rager

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 12/9/2018

    Just before Christmas, the body of a young mother is found strangled inside a burning car in a quiet Minneapolis suburb. As detectives hunt for her killer, they become convinced she was killed by someone very close to her.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Last Thanksgiving
    NaN/100 votes
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    #24 - The Last Thanksgiving

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 12/1/2021

    A Thanksgiving feast turns into a family's last when a cold blooded killer brutally stabs and dismembers a couple the day after their holiday celebration.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Six Slays of Christmas
    NaN/100 votes
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    #25 - Six Slays of Christmas

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 12/7/2021

    Dayton, Ohio, is terrorized over the Christmas holiday as a string of brutal shootings have the residents wondering if they could be next.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A