7.3/102,695 votesLoading...#1 - Ghost Light
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 9/5/2023
All roads lead the trio back to the Goosebury Theater during a nerve-rattling thunderstorm. With Howard as their jittery guide, they track a legendary ghost who’s haunted the theater for generations. Boo.
Director: Chris Koch
Writer: Madeleine George
7.4/105,332 votesLoading...#2 - To Protect and Serve
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/21/2021
Mabel brings her new friends (and an old one) to her childhood home to meet her mother. Meanwhile, Detective Williams starts to have her own doubts about the case as she prepares for motherhood.
Director: Don Scardino
Writer: Madeleine George, Kim Rosenstock
7.4/102,737 votesLoading...#3 - Ah, Love!
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 8/29/2023
Date night! New York proves itself both a jewel box and a fish tank of romance as Charles, Mabel & Oliver take their relationships to the next stage. And dating can reveal many hidden secrets, too...
Director: Chris Koch
Writer: Tess Morris, Noah Levine
7.4/102,009 votesLoading...#4 - The Stunt Man
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 9/17/2024
Charles, Oliver & Mabel delve into the particular universe of stunt people. They encounter a suspect with an incredibly... familiar... face.
Director: Chris Koch
Writer: Madeleine George
7.5/102,939 votesLoading...#5 - The White Room
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 8/22/2023
Charles’s stage fright reaches unimaginable heights, involving a break from reality and multiple baby dolls. Mabel is confronted by a mysterious individual from her past with a pivotal proposal.
Director: Adam Shankman
Writer: J. J. Philbin
7.5/102,093 votesLoading...#6 - Two for the Road
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 9/10/2024
Charles, Oliver & Mabel begrudgingly pair off with new investigators... actors Eugene Levy, Zach Galifianakis & Eva Longoria.
Director: Chris Koch
Writer: Ben Smith, Peter Swanson
7.6/104,356 votesLoading...#7 - Framed
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 6/28/2022
A memorial for Bunny provides an opportunity for our trio to question their neighbors, while they also try to get rid of a very implicating piece of evidence. One of Bunny’s relatives makes an appearance and if you thought Bunny was a force, get ready...
Director: John Hoffman, Jesse Peretz
Writer: Kristin Newman
7.6/102,622 votesLoading...#8 - CoBro
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 9/12/2023
Charles finds an unexpected source for a major clue. A Broadway icon comes knocking at Oliver’s door. And Mabel forms an alternate trio to pursue a lead that sheds light on Ben’s bro and CoBro history.
Director: Cherien Dabis
Writer: Ben Philippe, Jake Schnesel
7.6/101,770 votesLoading...#9 - Lifeboat
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 10/15/2024
Charles, Oliver & Mabel combine forces with the film actors in an epic showdown against the Westies. You can't handle the truth.
Director: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
Writer: Kristin Newman, Jake Schnesel
7.7/107,065 votesLoading...#10 - True Crime
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/31/2021
Upper West Side neighbors Charles, Oliver & Mabel bond over a shared love of true crime. When a fellow resident dies in their building, the trio determine to solve the mystery and record an accompanying podcast.
Director: Jamie Babbit
Writer: Steve Martin, John Hoffman
7.7/105,947 votesLoading...#11 - Who Is Tim Kono?
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/31/2021
The group begins researching the victim. Meanwhile, Mabel’s secretive past starts to be unraveled.
Director: Jamie Babbit
Writer: Kirker Butler
7.7/103,701 votesLoading...#12 - The Tell
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 7/19/2022
Mabel hosts a party for an electric art crowd which also serves a double purpose for smoking on a liar in the trios’s midst.
Director: Cherien Dabis
Writer: Matteo Borghese, Rob Turbovsky
7.7/103,164 votesLoading...#13 - The Beat Goes On
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 8/8/2023
Mabel, Oliver & Charles attend Ben’s lavish memorial full of fans and those with more dubious motives. As the actor's sudden death is mourned, Oliver works to revive his shaky Broadway show.
Director: John Hoffman
Writer: Ben Smith, Joshua Allen Griffith
7.7/101,970 votesLoading...#14 - Adaptation
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 9/24/2024
The trio face off against a collection of individuals who deceive, manipulate, and threaten as second nature - a Hollywood cast & crew.
Director: Jessica Yu
Writer: J. J. Philbin, Ella Robinson Brooks
7.8/105,635 votesLoading...#15 - How Well Do You Know Your Neighbors?
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/31/2021
Oliver employs his theater director skills to analyze the case. Charles & Mabel question an obsessive cat lover.
Director: Gillian Robespierre
Writer: Ben Smith
7.8/104,939 votesLoading...#16 - Twist
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/14/2021
Mabel slips away on a solo mission tracking the victim's final days. Suspicious, Charles & Oliver follow her.
Director: Don Scardino
Writer: Thembi Banks
7.8/104,482 votesLoading...#17 - Persons of Interest
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 6/28/2022
Welcome home, Arconiacs! Minutes after Season 1’s finale, Charles, Oliver and Mabel are now implicated in the murder of Board President, Bunny Folger. They must choose whether to lay low or risk their safety by catching the killer themselves.
Director: John Hoffman, Jesse Peretz
Writer: John Hoffman
7.8/103,618 votesLoading...#18 - Performance Review
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 7/26/2022
Charles, Oliver and Mabel collide with their podcasting mentor-turned-competitor, Cinda Canning. Subsequently, a key clue requires the trio to orchestrate a classic stakeout — Brazzos-style. New York has never been more glittering.
Director: Cherien Dabis
Writer: Ben Smith, Joshua Allen Griffith
7.8/103,156 votesLoading...#19 - Grab Your Hankies
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 8/15/2023
Oliver races to bring new life to his show as Mabel’s investigation into the actual murder collides with a surprising ally. Charles bonds with the cast, and Loretta proves her voice is invaluable.
Director: Adam Shankman
Writer: Matteo Borghese, Rob Turbovsky
7.9/103,701 votesLoading...#20 - Flipping the Pieces
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 8/2/2022
Mabel’s incident on the subway leads her to gain help from an unlikely ally. Their journey takes them to a legendary amusement park which turns out to be full of terror — while amusements and evidence reside back in the Arconia with Charles and Oliver.
Director: Chris Teague
Writer: Stephen Markley, Ben Philippe
7.9/103,563 votesLoading...#21 - Hello, Darkness
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 8/9/2022
A blackout throws the city into chaos. As the trio races to save a loved one from the killer, other Arconia residents begin to explore unexpected connections in the midst of darkness — all enhanced by Gut Milk and a yodel or two.
Director: Chris Teague
Writer: Madeleine George
7.9/102,224 votesLoading...#22 - Blow-Up
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/1/2024
A documentary film is made by The Brothers Sisters.
Director: Jessica Yu
Writer: Rick Wiener, Kenny Schwartz
8.0/103,613 votesLoading...#23 - The Show Must...
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 8/8/2023
Curtain up on Season 3! And Leading Man down! After Ben Glenroy's collapse on stage, Charles, Oliver & Mabel piece together the show’s first days with a suspicious cast & crew to determine if foul play was involved. Spoiler alert...
Director: John Hoffman
Writer: John Hoffman, Sas Goldberg
8.0/102,075 votesLoading...#24 - Valley of the Dolls
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 10/8/2024
Terrified by a threat inside the Arconia, the trio race out of the city. A member of Charles' family provides refuge and yet, this safe house proves to be anything but.
Director: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
Writer: Matteo Borghese, Rob Turbovsky
8.0/101,636 votesLoading...#25 - Escape from Planet Klongo
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 10/22/2024
Seeking a critical clue, Charles, Oliver & Mabel must infiltrate a film set to get the real "background" on why Sazz was killed.
Director: Jamie Babbit
Writer: Ben Smith, Alex Bigelow
The Worst Episodes of Only Murders in the Building
Every episode of Only Murders in the Building ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Only Murders in the Building!
Three strangers share an obsession with true crime and suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one.
Genres:ComedyMysteryCrime
Network:Hulu
Worst Episodes Summary
"Ghost Light" is the worst rated episode of "Only Murders in the Building". It scored 7.3/10 based on 2695 votes. Directed by Chris Koch and written by Madeleine George, it aired on 9/5/2023. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "To Protect and Serve".