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The Best Seasons of Midsomer Murders

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

Top season
Season 2
7.8avg
Best episode
S1E1 The Killings at Badger's Drift
8.22,834 votes
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#1

Season 2

4 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1999

7.8/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE1 · Death's Shadow 8.2
#2

Season 9

8 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2005

7.8/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE3 · Vixen's Run 8.1
#3

Season 3

4 Episodes

First Aired: Dec 1999

7.7/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE3 · Judgement Day 8.2

Other Seasons

#4

Season 5

4 Episodes

First Aired: Jun 2002

7.7/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE1 · Market for Murder 7.8
#5

Season 12

7 Episodes

First Aired: Jul 2009

7.7/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE2 · The Black Book 7.9
#6

Season 6

5 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2003

7.6/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE3 · Painted in Blood 8.1
#7

Season 1

5 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 1997

7.6/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE1 · The Killings at Badger's Drift 8.2
#8

Season 8

9 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2004

7.6/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE6 · Second Sight 8.1
#9

Season 16

5 Episodes

First Aired: Dec 2013

7.6/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE3 · Wild Harvest 7.8
#10

Season 10

8 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 2006

7.5/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE2 · The Animal Within 7.9
#11

Season 7

6 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 2003

7.5/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE1 · The Green Man 8.1
#12

Season 4

6 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2000

7.5/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE2 · Destroying Angel 7.9
#13

Season 17

4 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2015

7.5/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE4 · A Vintage Murder 7.8
#14

Season 11

7 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2008

7.4/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE2 · Blood Wedding 7.9
#15

Season 15

6 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 2012

7.4/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE2 · Murder of Innocence 7.6
#16

Season 19

6 Episodes

First Aired: Dec 2016

7.4/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE3 · Last Man Out 7.8
#17

Season 14

8 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 2011

7.4/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE2 · Dark Secrets 7.8
#18

Season 13

8 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 2010

7.3/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE5 · Master Class 7.9
#19

Season 20

6 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 2019

7.3/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE5 · Till Death Do Us Part 7.5
#20

Season 21

4 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2020

7.3/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE2 · The Miniature Murders 7.5
#21

Season 18

6 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2016

7.2/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE1 · Habeas Corpus 7.4
#22

Season 24

2 Episodes

First Aired: Dec 2025

7.2/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE1 · The Devil's Work 7.3
#23

Season 22

6 Episodes

First Aired: Apr 2021

7.2/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE3 · Happy Families 8.0
#24

Season 23

4 Episodes

First Aired: Apr 2024

6.7/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE2 · The Debt of Lies 7.2
#25

Season 26

4 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 2026

N/A/ 10
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Top-rated Midsomer Murders episodes

  1. #1The Killings at Badger's Drift S1E18.2
  2. #2Death's Shadow S2E18.2
  3. #3Judgement Day S3E38.2
  4. #4The Green Man S7E18.1
  5. #5Painted in Blood S6E38.1

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