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The Best Episodes of Mike Hammer

Every episode of Mike Hammer ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Mike Hammer!

Best episode
S3E14 Who Killed Sister Lorna?
8.239 votes
Worst episode
S3E19 Mike Gets Married
6.433 votes
Top season
Season 3
7.4avg
Binge time
1d 22h
46 episodes
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Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Mike Hammer Season 3 Episode 14 - Who Killed Sister Lorna?
    8.2/10(39 votes)

    S3:E14

    Sister Lorna disappears and Hammer is hired to find her. It turns out her husband was in a big payroll robbery and the money disappeared. When Sister Lorna is murdered, Hammer is determined to find the murderer and the money.

    Director:Frank Beascoechea
    Writer:Judy Burns

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  2. Mike Hammer Season 3 Episode 22 - A Face in the Night
    8.0/10(42 votes)

    S3:E22

    An Australian private detective approaches Hammer to find a missing author. Her only clue is 'The Face', Hammer's mysterious woman. He catches up with the The Face and finds out her story. Together they find out why the author is wanted.

    Director:Jay Bernstein
    Writer:B.W. Sandefur

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  3. Mike Hammer Season 3 Episode 21 - Green Lipstick
    7.9/10(33 votes)

    S3:E21

    A woman in distress appears in Hammer's office asking for his help. It turns out to be his daughter, a woman that he didn't know existed. She is a singer in a band and the money she is raising for a charity is disappearing.

    Director:Ted Lange
    Writer:Gregory S. Dinallo

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  4. Mike Hammer Season 2 Episode 9 - A Death in the Family
    7.8/10(43 votes)

    S2:E9

    Hammer witnesses the murder of a mobster and, in the shooting, the owner of the café is seriously injured. Hammer is determined to avenge her shooting and is out to find the killers, which will also stop a potential mob war.

    Director:Ray Danton
    Writer:B.W. Sandefur

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  5. Mike Hammer Season 3 Episode 2 - Dead Pigeon
    7.8/10(40 votes)

    S3:E2

    An undercover cop is murdered and Hammer is framed for his murder. In the middle is Sheila Forbes, the cop's wife and Hammer's former girlfriend. Hammer has to find out who really did the murder and why.

    Director:Bruce Kessler
    Writer:Fred Freiberger

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  6. Mike Hammer Season 3 Episode 6 - Mistress for the Prosecution
    7.8/10(38 votes)

    S3:E6

    Barrington is drugged and a blackmailer takes some compromising photos of him. He is being asked to lose all his current cases. He then asks Hammer to help him find out who is blackmailing him and why.

    Director:Bruce Kessler
    Writer:Arthur Ginsberg

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  7. Mike Hammer Season 3 Episode 12 - Elegy for a Tramp
    7.8/10(37 votes)

    S3:E12

    When actress whom Mike knows dies when she jumped off her apartment, MIke wonders if someone pushed her to it. He starts by asking around and learns that she was abused emotionally.

    Director:Jon C. Andersen
    Writer:B.W. Sandefur

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  8. Mike Hammer Season 3 Episode 13 - Body Shot
    7.8/10(36 votes)

    S3:E13

    An aging boxer, desperate for money, is training for a fight but his sister is concerned as he is having blackouts. She asks Hammer to find out what is happening. When he investigates there seem to be other factors affecting the fight.

    Director:David Jackson
    Writer:Samm-Art Williams

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  9. Mike Hammer Season 3 Episode 16 - Green Blizzard
    7.8/10(33 votes)

    S3:E16

    Mike helps an amateur counterfeiter who's gotten herself in trouble with the mob. Those gambling debts paid off with funny money didn't amuse them!

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writer:Don Balluck

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  10. Mike Hammer Season 1 Episode 9 - The Perfect Twenty
    7.7/10(46 votes)

    S1:E9

    A fashion model is burnt to death in her apartment in what looks like a robbery gone wrong. When Hammer investigates he realises that there is much more to it. The trail leads to a surprising conclusion.

    Director:John Patterson
    Writer:Joe Viola

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  11. Mike Hammer Season 3 Episode 10 - Little Miss Murder
    7.7/10(43 votes)

    S3:E10

    A private school girl hires Hammer to find her father, a man who was the getaway driver for a hotel robbery to order to fund his daughter's school fees. The solution goes all the way up the social ladder to a senate candidate.

    Director:John Herzfeld
    Writer:Jay Bernstein

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  12. Mike Hammer Season 2 Episode 6 - Bonecrunch
    7.6/10(44 votes)

    S2:E6

    Hammer is on the sidelines at a football game when the quarterback is killed. Hammer investigates and finds that there were plenty of reasons because man was into gambling and throwing games. However, finding the killer is more difficult.

    Director:Michael Preece
    Writer:Stephen Kandel

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  13. Mike Hammer Season 1 Episode 10 - Satan, Cyanide and Murder
    7.5/10(52 votes)

    S1:E10

    A fashion designer is killed in Hammer's office and it appears that Hammer was the target. However, Hammer's investigations show that there is much more to it, involving murder and international intrigue.

    Director:Michael Preece
    Writers:Fred A. Wyler, Stephen Downing

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  14. Mike Hammer Season 2 Episode 11 - A Bullet for Benny
    7.5/10(40 votes)

    S2:E11

    A small shopkeep is murdered and a customer is severely injured in his shop. There doesn't seem to be a motive but the clues point to his connections with the mob. The federal authorities are also interested in what is happening.

    Director:Ray Danton
    Writers:Paul Bernbaum, Jack B. Sowards

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  15. Mike Hammer Season 1 Episode 1 - 24 Karat Dead
    7.4/10(95 votes)

    S1:E1

    An elderly couple goes to Mike and tells them that they placed all their money in gold. And the one handling their money won't give it to them. Mike initially tells them to go to a lawyer he knows. But when they're killed Mike decides to investigate and finds himself in the middle of something involving the Feds.

    Director:Paul Krasny
    Writers:Bill Froehlich, Mark Lisson

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  16. Mike Hammer Season 1 Episode 5 - Shots in the Dark
    7.4/10(62 votes)

    S1:E5

    Hammer saves a woman in Central Park only to see her killed in front of him a short time later on her front door steps. When police aren't looking for the killer, Hammer realizes that the mystery is bigger than he thought.

    Director:Michael Preece
    Writers:Bill Froehlich, Mark Lisson, Frank Abatemarco

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  17. Mike Hammer Season 1 Episode 3 - Seven Dead Eyes
    7.4/10(51 votes)

    S1:E3

    A friend of Hammer's is killed by a car bomb and Hammer is determined to find the killer by using a list of names found in his office. Unfortunately, the people on the list are being killed off but Hammer still has to find the reason.

    Director:James Frawley
    Writer:Joe Gores

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  18. Mike Hammer Season 1 Episode 4 - Vickie's Song
    7.4/10(46 votes)

    S1:E4

    The secrets of a rich and powerful family are revealed when Hammer looks into the overdose death of a friend, a popular singer.

    Director:Michael Preece
    Writer:Joseph Gunn

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  19. Mike Hammer Season 1 Episode 8 - Negative Image
    7.4/10(45 votes)

    S1:E8

    A friend of Hammer's, a fashion photographer is murdered after doing a fashion shoot. It takes Hammer and the police officer he is working with a long time to find a motive. There's betrayal and double-cross before the mystery is solved.

    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:George Lee Marshall

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  20. Mike Hammer Season 2 Episode 10 - Cold Target
    7.4/10(43 votes)

    S2:E10

    A reporter friend of Hammer's is murdered she found some information about a crime gang. Hammer witnesses the killing but there are attempts on his life to stop him testifying. He has to work hard to find the leader of a criminal gang.

    Director:Jon C. Andersen
    Writers:Bill Sandefur, Duke Sandefur

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  21. Mike Hammer Season 3 Episode 9 - Requiem for Billy
    7.4/10(36 votes)

    S3:E9

    Mike Hammer looks for the answer to who killed his young friend, but all he encounters are more questions.

    Director:Sigmund Neufeld Jr.
    Writer:Herman Miller

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  22. Mike Hammer Season 3 Episode 4 - Mike's Baby
    7.4/10(35 votes)

    S3:E4

    Hammer finds an abandoned baby boy that is struggling to live, addicted to heroin. Searching for the boy's mother, Hammer finds her overdosed on heroin and strychnine. Who killed her, who's the boy's father and why did she really die?

    Director:Bruce Kessler
    Writer:B.W. Sandefur

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  23. Mike Hammer Season 3 Episode 18 - Lady Killer
    7.3/10(35 votes)

    S3:E18

    A murderer is killing successful businesswomen many of whom appeared on a TV show. Hammer must act quickly before his client, a women's magazine editor, is also killed.

    Director:Paul Lynch
    Writers:Nancy Ann Miller, Edward di Lorenzo

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  24. Mike Hammer Season 2 Episode 14 - Deadly Reunion
    7.3/10(39 votes)

    S2:E14

    An old school friend comes to Hammer with an invitation to a retirement dinner for one of their old teachers. The friend, who works for a congressman, is found murdered, as is another alumni. Hammer sets to work to find out why.

    Director:Sutton Roley
    Writer:B.W. Sandefur

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  25. Mike Hammer Season 2 Episode 1 - Torch Song
    7.3/10(49 votes)

    S2:E1

    Mike gets a friend of his a job as a security guard but he is killed by an explosion in a building on his first day on the job. Mike works along with the insurance investigator to find what caused the explosion and who set it off.

    Director:James Frawley
    Writer:Sy Salkowitz

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Best Episodes Summary

"Who Killed Sister Lorna?" is the best rated episode of Mike Hammer. It scored 8.2/10 from 39 votes. Directed by Frank Beascoechea and written by Judy Burns, it aired on February 11, 1987. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "A Face in the Night".

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