Murder, She Wrote

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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  1. 8.8/10(5 votes)

    #1 - It's a Dog's Life

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    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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  2. 8.0/10(3 votes)

    #2 - Lovers and Other Killers

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    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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  3. 8.0/10(3 votes)

    #3 - Hit, Run and Homicide

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    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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  4. 8.0/10(2 votes)

    #4 - Death Casts a Spell

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    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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  5. 8.0/10(2 votes)

    #5 - Tough Guys Don't Die

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    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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  6. 8.0/10(3 votes)

    #6 - Murder Takes the Bus

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    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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  8. 7.5/10(2 votes)

    #7 - We're Off to Kill the Wizard

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    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:N/A
  9. 7.5/10(2 votes)

    #8 - Broadway Malady

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    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
  10. 7.5/10(2 votes)

    #9 - My Johnny Lies Over the Ocean

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    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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  11. 7.5/10(2 votes)

    #10 - Paint Me a Murder

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    S1:E15

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

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  12. 7.5/10(2 votes)

    #11 - Murder at the Oasis

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    S1:E21

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

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  13. 7.0/10(10 votes)

    #12 - The Murder of Sherlock Holmes

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    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:N/A
  14. 7.0/10(2 votes)

    #13 - Death Takes a Curtain Call

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    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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  15. 7.0/10(2 votes)

    #14 - Capitol Offense

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    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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  16. 7.0/10(2 votes)

    #15 - Sudden Death

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    S1:E17

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

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  17. 7.0/10(2 votes)

    #16 - Footnote to Murder

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    S1:E18

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

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  18. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Armed Response

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    S1:E20

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

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  19. 7.0/10(2 votes)

    #18 - Funeral at Fifty-Mile

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    S1:E22

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

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  20. 6.7/10(5 votes)

    #19 - Hooray for Homicide

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    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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  21. 6.6/10(7 votes)

    #20 - Deadly Lady

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    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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  22. 6.4/10(5 votes)

    #21 - Birds of a Feather

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    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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  23. 5.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Murder to a Jazz Beat

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    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:N/A

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".