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The Best Episodes of Murdoch Mysteries Season 12

Every episode of Murdoch Mysteries Season 12 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Murdoch Mysteries Season 12!

A Victorian-era Toronto detective uses then-cutting edge forensic techniques to solve crimes, with the assistance of a female coroner who is also struggling for recognition in the face of tradition, based on the books by Maureen Jennings.

Genres:MysteryDrama

Season 12 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Murdoch Mysteries" season 12 is "Murdoch Mystery Mansion", rated 7.7/10 from 350 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Murdoch Mystery Mansion" aired on 9/24/2018 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Operation: Murder".

  • Murdoch Mystery Mansion
    7.7/10 350 votes

    #1 - Murdoch Mystery Mansion

    Season 12 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/2018

    After being designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, Murdoch and Ogden's house is rocked by an explosion that claims a man's life.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Operation: Murder
    7.8/10 293 votes

    #2 - Operation: Murder

    Season 12 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/2018

    Ogden enlists Murdoch to investigate possible sabotage in the operating room after a patient dies during a routine medical procedure..

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • My Big Fat Mimico Wedding
    7.6/10 339 votes

    #3 - My Big Fat Mimico Wedding

    Season 12 Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/2018

    Murdoch, Ogden, Crabtree and Brackenreid attend Higgins’ and Ruth Newsome’s wedding, but a guest repeatedly tries to kill the groom.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Murdoch Without Borders
    7.3/10 299 votes

    #4 - Murdoch Without Borders

    Season 12 Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/2018

    Anti-immigrant laws lead to the arrests of Greek men, and Brackenreid regrets releasing his carpenter when he’s suspected of murder.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Spy Who Loved Murdoch
    8.0/10 315 votes

    #5 - The Spy Who Loved Murdoch

    Season 12 Episode 5 - Aired 10/22/2018

    Murdoch impersonates a dead diplomat to save a treaty, but political and sexual intrigue complicate matters.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sir. Sir? Sir!!!
    6.1/10 684 votes

    #6 - Sir. Sir? Sir!!!

    Season 12 Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/2018

    Murdoch investigates an astronomical phenomenon with a strange impact on his colleagues’ behavior and dire implications for Toronto.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Brother's Keeper
    8.3/10 314 votes

    #7 - Brother's Keeper

    Season 12 Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/2018

    Watts kills a man in self-defense, then Murdoch uncovers the victim’s criminal past.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Drowning in Money
    7.7/10 258 votes

    #8 - Drowning in Money

    Season 12 Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/2018

    When a wealthy, high society couple are found drowned in their pool in an apparent double suicide, Murdoch suspects murder.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Secrets and Lies
    7.8/10 300 votes

    #9 - Secrets and Lies

    Season 12 Episode 9 - Aired 11/26/2018

    Brackenreid helps a friend in the case of a missing woman and learns he's closer to the case than he thought.

    Director: Leslie Hope

    Writer: Peter Mitchell

  • Pirates of the Great Lakes
    7.6/10 260 votes

    #10 - Pirates of the Great Lakes

    Season 12 Episode 10 - Aired 1/7/2019

    As Murdoch helps an Italian detective recover a shipload of stolen antiquities, Brackenreid considers shipping out.

    Director: Leslie Hope

    Writer: Dan Trotta

  • Annabella Cinderella
    7.9/10 273 votes

    #11 - Annabella Cinderella

    Season 12 Episode 11 - Aired 1/14/2019

    Crabtree and John are transporting a convicted axe murderer to prison when she escapes to exact revenge on those who testified against her.

    Director: Sherren Lee

    Writer: Paul Aitken

  • Six of the Best
    7.9/10 256 votes

    #12 - Six of the Best

    Season 12 Episode 12 - Aired 1/21/2019

    Murdoch's distressing childhood memories are evoked while investigating the death of an orphan under the care of the same Jesuit priest who taught him.

    Director: Sherren Lee

    Writer: Lori Spring

  • Murdoch and the Undetectable Man
    8.0/10 264 votes

    #13 - Murdoch and the Undetectable Man

    Season 12 Episode 13 - Aired 1/28/2019

    Inventor Nikola Tesla assists Murdoch in an investigation into the death of a man experimenting with invisibility.

    Director: Mina Shum

    Writer: Paul Aitken

  • Sins of the Father
    8.0/10 250 votes

    #14 - Sins of the Father

    Season 12 Episode 14 - Aired 2/4/2019

    Murdoch investigates an apparent arson death, and reveals a personal history in the process.

    Director: Mina Shum

    Writer: Simom McNabb

  • One Minute to Murder
    7.7/10 249 votes

    #15 - One Minute to Murder

    Season 12 Episode 15 - Aired 2/11/2019

    A man is electrocuted during a typing contest, but Murdoch suspects he wasn't the intended target.

    Director: Mars Horodyski

    Writer: Maureen Jennings

  • Manual for Murder
    8.0/10 258 votes

    #16 - Manual for Murder

    Season 12 Episode 16 - Aired 2/18/2019

    After the release of Murdoch and Ogden's book, a series of copycat murders begin to take place.

    Director: Warren P. Sonoda

    Writer: Paul Aitken, Robert Rotenberg

  • Darkness Before the Dawn (1)
    8.2/10 245 votes

    #17 - Darkness Before the Dawn (1)

    Season 12 Episode 17 - Aired 2/25/2019

    As Murdoch seeks a promotion, a constable is shot in a botched raid on an opium den led by Watts.

    Director: Peter Mitchell

    Writer: Mary Pedersen

  • Darkness Before the Dawn (2)
    8.5/10 250 votes

    #18 - Darkness Before the Dawn (2)

    Season 12 Episode 18 - Aired 3/4/2019

    Murdoch suspects John is being framed for murder by Inspector McWorthy and Brackenreid goes after the corrupt copper.

    Director: Peter Mitchell

    Writer: Simon McNabb, Noelle Girard