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The Best Episodes of Murder, She Wrote Season 1

Every episode of Murder, She Wrote Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Murder, She Wrote Season 1!

The Best Episodes of Murder, She Wrote Season 1

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.
  1. Background image for The Murder of Sherlock Holmes
    7.6/10(960 votes)

    #1 - The Murder of Sherlock Holmes

    S1:E1

    Former English teacher Jessica Fletcher travels to New York to celebrate the success of her debut novel, but when an unwanted guest is murdered at a costume party, she wishes she'd stayed home.

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    Director:Corey Allen
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Deadly Lady
    7.3/10(836 votes)

    #2 - Deadly Lady

    S1:E2

    After a terrible storm, Stephen Earl's four daughters tell Sheriff Tupper that their father died while they were out on the boat. Jessica is only midly intrigued; she finds Ralph, the older gentleman who has offered to work for food, much more intriguing, especially since it is obvious he comes from money. The womens' stories about what happened on the boat change constantly, but once Ralph is found dead and later found to be Stephen Earl, Jessica has to help Amos wage through the inconsistencies in the four Earl daughters storylines to determine who killed their father and why.

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    7.3/10(783 votes)

    #3 - Birds of a Feather

    S1:E3

    Jessica heads to San Francisco for the wedding of her niece, Victoria Brandon, only to learn that Victoria is having second thoughts because she suspects that her fiancé, Howard, is having an affair. Although Jessica and Victoria are relieved to learn that Howard isn't cheating but rather dressing up as a woman to perform at a nightclub, the relief is short lived when Howard is arrested for murdering his boss, Al Drake, who had been refusing to pay him. The police are convinced that Drake was shot during Freddy York's act, which doesn't leave a lot of time, but Jessica is determined to prove Howard's innocence.

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    7.5/10(774 votes)

    #4 - Hooray for Homicide

    S1:E4

    Jessica's first book, The Corpse Danced at Midnight, is being made into a major Hollywood motion picture, backed by producer Jerry Lydecker. Jessica is furious to see how her book is being butchered by Lydecker and his crew. She heads out to Hollywood to confront Lydecker, but things take a turn when Lydecker is found dead on stage. Jessica ends up being the prime suspect in the murder, but luckily the officer in charge of the investigation believes she's too smart to be the killer and sets her up to find the real murderer.

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  5. Background image for It's a Dog's Life
    7.5/10(750 votes)

    #5 - It's a Dog's Life

    S1:E5

    While visiting her cousin at Langley Manor, a country estate in the South, a man dies during a fox-hunt under strange circumstances, and Jessica tries to find out what really happened.

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    7.5/10(744 votes)

    #6 - Lovers and Other Killers

    S1:E6

    While in Seattle lecturing at the university, Jessica is convinced that the young man she hired as her secretary is not a killer.

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  8. Background image for Hit, Run and Homicide
    7.3/10(716 votes)

    #7 - Hit, Run and Homicide

    S1:E7

    Jessica helps a most unconventional neighbor who is accused of murdering his former partner with one of his inventions.

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  9. Background image for We're Off to Kill the Wizard
    7.2/10(660 votes)

    #8 - We're Off to Kill the Wizard

    S1:E8

    Jessica is asked to help solve the "impossible" murder of a wealthy, and much disliked, amusement park owner.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    7.5/10(674 votes)

    #9 - Death Takes a Curtain Call

    S1:E9

    While attending a special ballet performance, Jessica helps solve the backstage murder of a young dancer by a defecting ballerina.

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    7.5/10(628 votes)

    #10 - Death Casts a Spell

    S1:E10

    Jessica's deductive abilities are in demand when a flamboyant hypnotist turns up dead, behind locked doors, in front of an audience of journalists whom he had put into a trance.

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    7.3/10(641 votes)

    #11 - Capitol Offense

    S1:E11

    Jessica is assigned to fill the empty seat of a deceased congressman for a brief period of time and finds a great deal of political game-playing in Washington.

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    6.9/10(592 votes)

    #12 - Broadway Malady

    S1:E12

    Broadway legend Rita Bristol and her daughter star in a musical produced by her son, not knowing that murder is lurking in the wings.

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    Director:Hy Averback
    Writer:Tom Sawyer
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    7.5/10(675 votes)

    #13 - Murder to a Jazz Beat

    S1:E13

    While in New Orleans, Jessica must solve the mysterious murder of a famous musician who died while performing onstage.

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    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for My Johnny Lies Over the Ocean
    7.5/10(649 votes)

    #14 - My Johnny Lies Over the Ocean

    S1:E14

    Jessica's niece is terrorized on a cruise intended to take her mind off her husband's recent death...or is he dead?

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  16. Background image for Paint Me a Murder
    7.7/10(616 votes)

    #15 - Paint Me a Murder

    S1:E15

    The life of a famous artist is threatened on what would be otherwise an idyllic Mediterranean island.

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  17. Background image for Tough Guys Don't Die
    7.0/10(724 votes)

    #16 - Tough Guys Don't Die

    S1:E16

    Jessica meets Harry McGraw and they figure out which one of three cases may contain the motive for the death of a private detective. One dates back 25 years.

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    7.4/10(550 votes)

    #17 - Sudden Death

    S1:E17

    Jessica suddenly must learn all about football when she inherits an interest in a professional team.

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  19. Background image for Footnote to Murder
    8.5/10(1.0k votes)

    #18 - Footnote to Murder

    S1:E18

    An unpublished manuscript is stolen and its author murdered during an awards convention.

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  20. Background image for Murder Takes the Bus
    7.4/10(573 votes)

    #19 - Murder Takes the Bus

    S1:E19

    Bus trips are not always as relaxing as they should be. In this case, one passenger had a one-way ticket.

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    7.5/10(576 votes)

    #20 - Armed Response

    S1:E20

    Over Jessica's protests, she is taken to a hospital after a minor accident in the airport.

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  22. Background image for Murder at the Oasis
    7.5/10(562 votes)

    #21 - Murder at the Oasis

    S1:E21

    An unpopular show-business personality discovers that elaborate security systems are no guarantee of safety.

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  23. Background image for Funeral at Fifty-Mile
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #22 - Funeral at Fifty-Mile

    S1:E22

    A Wyoming rancher leaves all to an ill-fated stranger, to the disgust of his disinherited daughter.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Murder of Sherlock Holmes" is the best rated episode of "Murder, She Wrote" season 1. It scored 7.6/10 based on 960 votes. Directed by Corey Allen and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/30/1984. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Deadly Lady".