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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

Lowest Rated Episodes Summary

The worst episode of "Murdoch Mysteries" is "Station House of Horror", rated 5.7/10 from 186 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Station House of Horror" aired on 10/30/2023 and is rated 0.4 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Sir. Sir? Sir!!!".

  • Station House of Horror
    5.7/10 186 votes

    #1 - Station House of Horror

    Season 17 Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/2023

    After wishing on a mechanical soothsayer Ogden descends into a house of horrors where psychopath James Gillies is alive.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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

    #2 - 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

  • The Dominion of New South Mimico
    6.1/10 332 votes

    #3 - The Dominion of New South Mimico

    Season 14 Episode 8 - Aired 2/22/2021

    Murdoch investigates a murder at the Newsome Estate, which has declared itself a nation.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Preacher Jimmy Wilde
    6.5/10 122 votes

    #4 - Preacher Jimmy Wilde

    Season 17 Episode 16 - Aired 2/12/2024

    Murdoch suspects the sudden death of a man at a gospel revival is connected to a fiery charlatan preacher and nun.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Why is Everybody Singing?
    6.7/10 246 votes

    #5 - Why is Everybody Singing?

    Season 17 Episode 22 - Aired 3/25/2024

    After a shooting lands Murdoch in a coma, his world suddenly becomes a full-blown musical.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The .38 Murdoch Special
    6.8/10 257 votes

    #6 - The .38 Murdoch Special

    Season 14 Episode 9 - Aired 3/1/2021

    Murdoch's investigation of a murder at an opium den intersects with Brackenreid's pursuit of Nomi's missing friend.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Rawhide Ralph
    6.8/10 201 votes

    #7 - Rawhide Ralph

    Season 15 Episode 15 - Aired 1/24/2022

    Murdoch's son Harry is visiting from boarding school when William and Julia are abducted by a nefarious, vengeful foe.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sweet Amelia
    6.9/10 176 votes

    #8 - Sweet Amelia

    Season 15 Episode 22 - Aired 3/28/2022

    When Crabtree's mentally deranged kidnapper, Amelia, turns herself in, he braces for trouble.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dying to be Enlightened
    6.9/10 135 votes

    #9 - Dying to be Enlightened

    Season 17 Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/2023

    Odgen, Watts, and Effie attend a health retreat run by a charismatic leader where a fellow guest dies mysteriously.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Trial of Terrance Meyers
    7.0/10 240 votes

    #10 - The Trial of Terrance Meyers

    Season 13 Episode 15 - Aired 2/10/2020

    Murdoch and Ogden are named as accomplices when Terrence Meyers faces charges of treason.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Bloodlines
    7.0/10 200 votes

    #11 - Bloodlines

    Season 15 Episode 17 - Aired 2/21/2022

    Violet Hart investigates when a protester dies at an event for Black people's rights.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • D.O.A.
    7.1/10 215 votes

    #12 - D.O.A.

    Season 16 Episode 11 - Aired 11/21/2022

    When the eye witness in Frank Rhodes trial is poisoned and dies, Murdoch soon displays the same symptoms. It is up to Inspector Bracken, Dr. Ogden and the rest of the team to solve who did it and get the antidote before it's too late. Filmed in black and white to celebrate being the 250th episode.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Just Desserts
    7.1/10 156 votes

    #13 - Just Desserts

    Season 16 Episode 20 - Aired 3/6/2023

    Nearly exonerated, Ogden is implicated in the warden's murder. Murdoch delves into the death of a fraternity pledge.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Cottage in the Woods
    7.1/10 133 votes

    #14 - The Cottage in the Woods

    Season 17 Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/2023

    In the woods, Ogden, Hart, Effie and Louise encounter a troop of girl adventurers whose leader was killed by a madman.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Murdoch at the Opera
    7.2/10 363 votes

    #15 - Murdoch at the Opera

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 3/27/2012

    With the close assistance of opera-loving Inspector Brackenreid, Detective Murdoch investigates the murder of a young opera singer acting as the understudy for a tempestuous diva.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Things Left Behind
    7.2/10 260 votes

    #16 - Things Left Behind

    Season 13 Episode 17 - Aired 2/24/2020

    Murdoch suspects a colleague has ties to a murder. Ogden flirts with danger. Crabtree meets an intense fan.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Things We Do for Love (2)
    7.2/10 213 votes

    #17 - The Things We Do for Love (2)

    Season 15 Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/2021

    To save his former lover and son, Murdoch makes a risky deal with a Black Hand henchman.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Virtue and Vice
    7.2/10 171 votes

    #18 - Virtue and Vice

    Season 16 Episode 18 - Aired 2/20/2023

    Murdoch investigates the murder of a respected art dealer who had a sideline selling illegal pornographic drawings.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Midnight Train to Kingston
    7.3/10 434 votes

    #19 - Midnight Train to Kingston

    Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 12/2/2013

    Detective Murdoch goes with convicted murderer James Gillies to his hanging.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Murdoch Without Borders
    7.3/10 299 votes

    #20 - 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 Killing Dose
    7.3/10 296 votes

    #21 - The Killing Dose

    Season 13 Episode 9 - Aired 11/25/2019

    After a young woman is critically injured from a fall, Murdoch and Ogden suspect her family had a hand in it.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Murder Checks In
    7.3/10 227 votes

    #22 - Murder Checks In

    Season 14 Episode 5 - Aired 2/1/2021

    Murdoch and Ogden's weekend at a country inn goes awry when a guest is murdered.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Things We Do for Love (1)
    7.3/10 230 votes

    #23 - The Things We Do for Love (1)

    Season 15 Episode 1 - Aired 9/13/2021

    With their lives in danger, Murdoch searches for Anna Fulford and her son in Montreal.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Witches of East York
    7.3/10 192 votes

    #24 - The Witches of East York

    Season 15 Episode 14 - Aired 1/17/2022

    Murdoch arrests a man for trying to kill a woman he claims is a witch, shortly thereafter he dies mysteriously while in custody.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • It's a Wonderful Game
    7.3/10 195 votes

    #25 - It's a Wonderful Game

    Season 15 Episode 16 - Aired 1/31/2022

    A charity basketball game takes a grim turn for Murdoch and his colleagues when a friend of the game's inventor is murdered.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A