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

Kojak has two hours to free the hostages from three robbers in an Army surplus store.

Siege of Terror

A fellow detective, Nick Ferro, kills his wife's lover and tries to cover it up.

Web of Death

Kojak is suspicious of anonymous tips suggesting that an underworld boss is attempting assassination of his rival which would lead to a mafia war.

One for the Morgue

A murder victim's diamond ring compounds a homicide case with that of a big robbery.

Knockover

Kojak suspects that the strangler of seven women has returned, when another girl dies in similar circumstances.

Girl in the River

Kojak races a 48-hour deadline to prevent the burial without honors of his old friend, an officer accused of corruption.

Requiem for a Cop

Kojak suspects that new store staff may be involved in murder of a jewelry store owner.

The Corrupter

The murder of a car thief reveals vital clues to a $500,000 heist.

Dark Sunday

Kojak tries to hold up an urban re-development project until he solves a murder case.

Conspiracy of Fear

Freshly freed from prison, a criminal jailed by Kojak wants revenge and is targeting Kojak's niece on her wedding day.

Cop in a Cage

Kojak pretends to be corrupted (buying even more expensive suits than usual and a brand new Cadillac)—not without opposition from Capt. McNeil, who tries save as much police money he can—to catch a narcotics dealer in the act.

Marker to a Dead Bookie

During a jeweler's convention, a jewel thief disguises as a priest in order to steal valuable gems.

Last Rites for a Dead Priest

While teaching a criminal justice class at a local college, Kojak embarrasses a student with a criminal background, forcing him to leave a stolen item to have the upper hand in future classroom discussions.

Death Is Not a Passing Grade

A junkie prostitute holds the key which would help solving the murder cases of her roommate and a local TV reporter.

Die Before They Wake

A small time crook prepares to pull a big robbery to flee a pending murder charge.

Deliver Us Some Evil

A woman is coming back from winter holidays from Canada, smuggling two twenty Canadian dollar plates in her fake cast. Once she arrives in US she needs to run from the ex-partner in crime, who murdered her boyfriend and wants get the plates back.

Eighteen Hours of Fear

A man has embezzled a million dollars in US Government bonds, and David and Kevin burgle the bonds from the safe in his high rise apartment.

Before the Devil Knows

A detective is hiding his terminal illness, while pursuing his partner's murderer. As he knows that he won't make it he's even more motivated to find a murder even if he'll have to pay the highest price.

Dead on His Feet

A young psychologist asks Kojak for help after her fiancee attempts to settle an old score with the people who left him to take the whole responsibility for the crime which sent him to prison.

Down a Long and Lonely River

Kojak goes undercover as a chemist in order to expose the thieves who stole morphine from an insurance company, to sell it at an inflated price.

Mojo

A psychopathic bomber targets people who hurt his friend. Kojak must find link between victims in order to find suspect.

Therapy in Dynamite

A 12-year-old boy wants Kojak's help in locating his missing father. Case takes an interesting twist in which Kojak is not led to the kid's missing father, but to a thief who fled to Brazil with stolen $25 million. With John Hillerman.

The Only Way Out

To head off a bloody war between rival crime families, Kojak must find out who committed a series of murders in Chinatown and bring them to justice.

The Chinatown Murders (1)

The Chinatown Murders (2)

Kojak tracks down a college student that he suspects has been raped, but is too afraid to come forward after she witnesses one of the assailants murdered by the other.

Hush Now, Don't You Die

After a policeman is shot by a local known criminal, Kojak sets out to get the man behind bars, but his efforts are disrupted by FBI agents who are supposed to be helping.   He then pursues the trail alone, taking him to Califormia where the criminal is hiding out.

A Very Deadly Game

Kojak goes undercover as a Greek millionaire to track down the person responsible for the theft of $20 million in securities as well as three murders.

Wall Street Gunslinger

When several men fall to their deaths at the same convention, Kojak doubts that mass suicide is the explanation.

Slay Ride

Kojak and Crocker must protect a bookkeeper from madmen who will stop at nothing to keep her from testifying in court.

Nursemaid

Kojak suspects that a small-time criminal was framed for a murder, but the man refuses to cooperate when Kojak tries to prove his innocence.

You Can't Tell a Hurt Man How to Holler

A judge (John Randolph) whose son was also a judge was murdered and his death was made to look like he had committed suicide. Now, his father must decide whether or not he should allow a murderer (Abe Vigoda) to walk, or risk letting information out that shows his son as a corrupt judge.

The Best Judge Money Can Buy

Kojak's attempt to solve a terrorist bombing is frustrated by the fact that the only eyewitness is being held incommunicado by the police in another case.

A Souvenir from Atlantic City

Kojak comes up against a former cop, now a private investigator, who tries to make his client's suicide look like murder so he can collect money from life insurance.

A Killing in the Second House

A rookie cop (Mark Shea) stumbles upon an attempted murder of a rival gang leader in which he foils, triggering a gang war.

The Best War in Town

A mentally depressed woman (Andrea Marcovicci) witnesses her date being murdered by her neighbor who has an interest in her.

Cross Your Heart and Hope to Die

An informant (Paul Anka) uses a detective in order to further his way up the criminal ladder.

The Betrayal

A woman (Ja'net DuBois) intentionally plots to have her husband murdered during a diamond heist that she had planned with her secret love interest (Leslie Nielson).

Loser Takes All

Kojak investigates a homicide in which the murder was covered up by a torched building.

Close Cover Before Killing

An accountant assists a sniper (Bruce Kirby Jr.) on a vendetta.

Acts of Desperate Men

A young gypsy woman who witnesses a a bank robbery decides that looting banks is preferable to telling fortunes, so she recruits the thieves for a master plan to rob six banks in one day.

Queen of the Gypsies

The murder of a sailor newly arrived on a freighter from Greece and a strangely unconcerned witness lead Kojak to suspect that an object was smuggled into the country in the man's belt.

Night of the Piraeus

Kojak is particularly affected by the murder of a beautiful Manhattan playgirl.

Elegy in an Asphalt Graveyard

Kojak and the bomb squad are stymied by a series of bombs that seemingly can't be defused.

The Good Luck Bomber

Crocker fails to believe that his old childhood friend who is  the main focus of a police investigation, could be involved in illegal activity.

Unwanted Partners

While an accused thief sits in jail waiting for his lawyer to arrange bail, Kojak tries to decipher a phrase heard during an unsuccessful attempt to steal a paint company truck.

Two-Four-Six for Two Hundred

Kojak arrests the ringleader (Mark Stevens) of a drug operation, whose gang kidnaps Captain McNeil's wife in order to trade her for the evidence they have against him.

The Trade-Off

A psychic (Ruth Gordon)informs police involving a dream in which she sees a murder take place before it ever happened.

I Want to Report a Dream

An unjustly imprisoned man hopes to clear his name by helping Kojak trap the load shark who framed him.

A Question of Answers (1)

To clear his name, a man helps Kojak take down a loan shark.

A Question of Answers (2)

Kojak must overcome outside influences in order to protect a detective (Sylvester Stallone)who accidentally shot a boy.

My Brother, My Enemy

While responding to a homicide call, Kojak discovers his camera that had disappeared earlier at a party in which he, his nephew and friend attended.  His nephew's friend steals the camera and uses it to buy drugs from the murdered man.  They witness the murder and are reluctant to involve the police.  Kojak's nephew must go 'cold turkey' before he ends up like his friend who overdosed.

Sweeter Than Life

Crocker lectures female students on rape at a local catholic school, while two Puerto Rican brothers kill a priest during a truck heist.

Be Careful What You Pray For

Kojak is determined to nail a big-time drug dealer who shot a plastic surgeon who was already dead from what they first believed to be natural causes.

Secret Snow, Deadly Snow

A woman who witnesses a body being dumped into the harbor is so fragile minded that the man who dumped the body tries to use psychology against her in order to eliminate her from the picture.

Life, Liberation, and the Pursuit of Death

A veteran cop who is battling alcoholism and demotion after being held responsible for the shooting death of a friend impedes Kojak's murder investigation as he tries to clear his name and win back his shield.

Out of the Frying Pan . . .

A mobster's son puts out a contract on Kojak's life after he breaks up a barroom brawl.

Over the Water

A colleague of Kojak's, Detective Weaver, discovers that a former high school buddy is now involved in fencing a million dollars' worth of stolen diamonds.

The Nicest Guys on the Block

Refusing to believe that a prostitute and her partner are responsible for a bookkeeper's murder, Kojak run afoul of the FBI when he tries to investigate further.

No Immunity for Murder

Kojak and Crocker head to Cory, Nevada to pick up a witness (Vincent Bagetta), but they encounter trouble in town.

A Long Way from Times Square

A murdered cop and a wealthy young woman put Kojak on the trail of a car-theft ring in which the victims appear to cooperate with the thieves.

Money Back Guarantee

An old colleague calls from Las Vegas to say he has captured a counterfeiter Kojak has been looking for, but the elderly man is murdered before Kojak can bring him back to New York.

A House of Prayer, a Den of Thieves

(Christmas Episode) Stavros helps a woman (Betsy Slade) find her desperate boyfriend (Darrell Fetty), while Kojak tries to find out why a man (James Griffith) shot at a woman (Jesse Welles) in a local bar.

How Cruel the Frost, How Bright the Stars

Kojak doubts a young man is guilty in the murder of a prostitute, even the circumstantial evidence points to him.

The Forgotten Room

Kojak is concerned that a fellow detective's obsessive work habits are endangering both his home life and his career.

On the Edge

Kojak must prevent a man from killing the person who framed his recently deceased brother.

A Wind from Corsica

A private detective recently arrived from the West Coast puzzles Kojak when he appears to be deliberately making himself a killer's next target.

Bad Dude

Kojak puts the pressure on a known member of an organized crime syndicate when a dead undercover cop is found murdered.

A Grave Too Soon

Kojak finds himself under investigation by Internal Affairs when a thief he arrested without sufficient evidence claims he paid Kojak a bribe.

The Frame

Kojak investigates the hit-and-run death of a police chemist and uncovers a frame-up.

Deadly Innocence

The discovery of a skeleton at a demolition site reopens an 18-year-old murder case.

Justice Deferred

Kojak competes with a world-famous criminologist to recover five priceless Rembrandt drawings.

Both Sides of the Law

On her birthday, Kojak's niece is kidnapped by criminals who want to exchange her for an incarcerated cop killer.

Birthday Party

Already confronted with problems at home, Detective Jeff Braddock must face the inquiry of the murder of his mistress, while Kojak investigates the bombing of a restaurant.

A Summer Madness

Kojak searches for the killer of a key witness in a prominent murder trial.

Law Dance

Kojak and the detectives scour the city for "The Grim Reaper", a slasher who murders his victims out of greed.

Out of the Shadows

Kojak and the detectives try to stop a child molester, who has diplomatic immunity, before he strikes again.

A Need to Know

The shooting of a Puerto Rican youth by the Police angers the community.

An Unfair Trade

The drug addicted girlfriend of a cop is under scrutiny for accidentally killing his partner during a drug bust.

A Hair-Trigger Away

Kojak finds that the longshoreman's lips are sealed when he inquires into labor-related waterfront murders.

By Silence Betrayed

A wealthy political leader quashes Kojak's efforts to reopen a two-year-old matricide case.

A Shield for Murder (1)

When Kojak gets too close to discovering the truth, he is framed.

A Shield for Murder (2)

An émigré princess and her servant scheme to recover family jewels they believe are held by a mobster.

The Pride and the Princess

Private eye Salathiel Harms returns, pursuing the same bail jumper as Kojak.

Black Thorn

A desperate unemployed ironworker accidentally kills a construction kingpin.

Where Do You Go When You Have No Place To Go?

A woman informs the detectives that she had seen a wanted man that had supposedly died in a house fire, but they don't believe her until it's too late.

Dead Again

Kojak's godson becomes mixed up with a gang involved in an armed robbery.  Can Kojak get through to his godson before it's too late?

The Godson

A boxer accused of murder holes up inside a church and threatens to kill the parishioners unless the police meet his demands.

The Condemned

A wealthy ecologist's wife plans to murder him and use a fake phone message to frame a nonexistent call girl.

When You Hear the Beep, Drop Dead

A Puerto Rican cop goes undercover in his old neighborhood to find out who is trying to start a barrio gang war.

I Was Happy Where I Was

Kojak must unravel the mystery of a white Roll-Royce with a body in the trunk while trying to find a woman who murdered her husband.

Kojak's Days (1)

The search continues for a woman who murdered her husband, abandoned her child and is threatening to commit suicide.

Kojak's Days (2)

A member of the police force falls prey to a powerful crime figure. With Albert Paulsen and Judith Light.

Monkey on a String

Crocker accidentally shoots a fashion model while trying to stop a robbery, jeopardizing his career.

Kiss it All Goodbye

Kojak and a female detective must overcome their dislike for each other when she is transferred from the rape squad to help nab a drug-dealing rapist-muderer.

Lady in the Squad Room

A vengeful nun tries to bring to justice the gangster who ordered the murder of her sister. (60 mins)

Sister Maria

Another Gypsy Queen

The girlfriend of a local gangster who hates Kojak is the only witness in the murder of a police officer.

The Queen of Hearts Is Wild

A psychotic murderer thinks that a television talk show host is subliminally brainwashing him to murder.

A Strange Kind of Love

A laid off police officer with two jobs and a sick wife takes a bribe under pressure from a loan shark.

Laid Off

A teenager accidentally kills a gangster's hired hand while robbing him, only to have a rival gangster hire him to take out the competition in order to control the neighborhood in which he doesn't own.

Cry for the Kids

A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.

The Best Seasons of Kojak

The Best Seasons of Kojak

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 1

Season 5