- 8.8/10(5 votes)
#1 - It's a Dog's Life
Loading...S1:E5While 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.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Seymour Robbie - 8.0/10(3 votes)
#2 - Lovers and Other Killers
Loading...S1:E6While in Seattle lecturing at the university, Jessica is convinced that the young man she hired as her secretary is not a killer.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Allen ReisnerWriter:Peter S. Fischer - 8.0/10(3 votes)
#3 - Hit, Run and Homicide
Loading...S1:E7Jessica helps a most unconventional neighbor who is accused of murdering his former partner with one of his inventions.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Alan CookeWriter:Gerald K. Siegel - 8.0/10(2 votes)
#4 - Death Casts a Spell
Loading...S1:E10Jessica'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.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Allen Reisner - 8.0/10(2 votes)
#5 - Tough Guys Don't Die
Loading...S1:E16Jessica 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.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Seymour RobbieWriter:Peter S. Fischer - 8.0/10(3 votes)
#6 - Murder Takes the Bus
Loading...S1:E19Bus trips are not always as relaxing as they should be. In this case, one passenger had a one-way ticket.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Peter Crane - 7.5/10(2 votes)
#7 - We're Off to Kill the Wizard
Loading...S1:E8Jessica is asked to help solve the "impossible" murder of a wealthy, and much disliked, amusement park owner.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Walter GraumanWriter:N/A - 7.5/10(2 votes)
#8 - Broadway Malady
Loading...S1:E12Broadway legend Rita Bristol and her daughter star in a musical produced by her son, not knowing that murder is lurking in the wings.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Hy AverbackWriter:Tom Sawyer - 7.5/10(2 votes)
#9 - My Johnny Lies Over the Ocean
Loading...S1:E14Jessica's niece is terrorized on a cruise intended to take her mind off her husband's recent death...or is he dead?
0 CommentsView allDirector:Seymour RobbieWriter:Peter S. Fischer - 7.5/10(2 votes)
#10 - Paint Me a Murder
Loading...S1:E15The life of a famous artist is threatened on what would be otherwise an idyllic Mediterranean island.
0 CommentsView allDirector:John Llewellyn MoxeyWriter:Peter S. Fischer - 7.5/10(2 votes)
#11 - Murder at the Oasis
Loading...S1:E21An unpopular show-business personality discovers that elaborate security systems are no guarantee of safety.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Arthur Allan SeidelmanWriter:Robert Van Scoyk - 7.0/10(10 votes)
#12 - The Murder of Sherlock Holmes
Loading...S1:E1Former 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.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Corey AllenWriter:N/A - 7.0/10(2 votes)
#13 - Death Takes a Curtain Call
Loading...S1:E9While attending a special ballet performance, Jessica helps solve the backstage murder of a young dancer by a defecting ballerina.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Allen ReisnerWriter:Paul W. Cooper - 7.0/10(2 votes)
#14 - Capitol Offense
Loading...S1:E11Jessica 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.
0 CommentsView allDirector:John Llewellyn MoxeyWriter:Peter S. Fischer - 7.0/10(2 votes)
#15 - Sudden Death
Loading...S1:E17Jessica suddenly must learn all about football when she inherits an interest in a professional team.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Edward M. AbromsWriter:Robert Swanson - 7.0/10(2 votes)
#16 - Footnote to Murder
Loading...S1:E18An unpublished manuscript is stolen and its author murdered during an awards convention.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Peter CraneWriter:Robert Swanson - 7.0/10(1 votes)
#17 - Armed Response
Loading...S1:E20Over Jessica's protests, she is taken to a hospital after a minor accident in the airport.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Charles S. DubinWriter:Gerald K. Siegel - 7.0/10(2 votes)
#18 - Funeral at Fifty-Mile
Loading...S1:E22A Wyoming rancher leaves all to an ill-fated stranger, to the disgust of his disinherited daughter.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Seymour RobbieWriter:Dick Nelson - 6.7/10(5 votes)
#19 - Hooray for Homicide
Loading...S1:E4Jessica'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.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Richard A. CollaWriter:Robert Van Scoyk - 6.6/10(7 votes)
#20 - Deadly Lady
Loading...S1:E2After 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.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Corey AllenWriter:Peter S. Fischer - 6.4/10(5 votes)
#21 - Birds of a Feather
Loading...S1:E3Jessica 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.
0 CommentsView allDirector:John Llewellyn MoxeyWriter:Robert Swanson - 5.0/10(1 votes)
#22 - Murder to a Jazz Beat
Loading...S1:E13While in New Orleans, Jessica must solve the mysterious murder of a famous musician who died while performing onstage.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Walter GraumanWriter:N/A


The Best Episodes of Murder, She Wrote Season 1
Genres:MysteryCrimeDrama
Network:CBS
Every episode of Murder, She Wrote Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover 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.
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"It's a Dog's Life" is the best rated episode of "Murder, She Wrote" season 1. It scored 8.8/10 based on 5 votes. Directed by Seymour Robbie and written by Linda Shank, Mark Giles, it aired on 11/4/1984. This episode is rated 0.8 points higher than the second-best, "Lovers and Other Killers".