8.2/1056 votesLoading...#1 - Edge of Evil
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/2/1974
The threatened revelation of damaging ecological information results in a murder that Petrocelli must solve.
Director: Irving J. Moore
Writer: Mel Goldberg
8.1/1030 votesLoading...#2 - The Outsiders
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/26/1974
Petrocelli defends a penniless young crop picker who was captured fleeing a drugstore where he inadvertently left his fingerprints on a pair of scissors used to stab the owner.
Director: Irving J. Moore
Writer: N/A
8.1/1024 votesLoading...#3 - Shadow of Fear
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/1/1975
A woman tells Petrocelli she has shot her first husband and is shocked when her second husband is arrested for the crime.
Director: Irving J. Moore
Writer: N/A
8.0/1049 votesLoading...#4 - Music to Die By
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/18/1974
A singer hires Petrocelli to defend him when his career is jeopardized by a homicide accusation.
Director: Paul Stanley, Irving J. Moore
Writer: Oliver Crawford, Daniel B. Ullman
8.0/1038 votesLoading...#5 - Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/6/1974
Although witnesses swear they saw her leave a murder victim's apartment minutes after shots were fired, Petrocelli's client insists she was at home at the time of the crime.
Director: Irving J. Moore
Writer: N/A
7.8/1050 votesLoading...#6 - The Golden Cage
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/11/1974
A rich trophy wife gets accused of murder when she tries to leave her powerful controlling husband.
Director: Joseph Pevney, James Sheldon
Writer: William Kelley
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7.8/1028 votesLoading...#7 - A Covenant with Evil
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/18/1974
Petrocelli defends a man accused of murder after he is found cradling the body of a woman who was raped and killed.
Director: Herb Wallerstein
Writer: Leonard Katzman
7.8/1030 votesLoading...#8 - A Lonely Victim
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/19/1974
A romantic triangle comes to a violent end when Petrocelli's client, a divorcee, is found kneeling over the body of her married boss with a fireplace poker in her hand.
Director: Irving J. Moore
Writer: N/A
7.8/1026 votesLoading...#9 - Falling Star
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/21/1976
Petrocelli defends a once-famous western actor accused of killing a motion-picture producer.
Director: Russ Mayberry
Writer: Leonard Katzman
7.7/1029 votesLoading...#11 - Death in Small Doses
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 3/27/1975
Petrocelli defends a pharmacist accused of deliberately poisoning a customer.
Director: Don Taylor
Writer: N/A
7.7/1037 votesLoading...#12 - A Night of Terror
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 4/2/1975
Petrocelli defends a woman who, after being knocked unconscious in a fight with her boyfriend, awakened to find him dead and the murder gun in her hand.
Director: Bernard McEveety
Writer: N/A
7.7/1028 votesLoading...#13 - Chain of Command
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/8/1975
Petrocelli's client is a mechanic whose wrench, found bearing his fingerprints, was used to murder the airline executive who fired him.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/1022 votesLoading...#14 - Any Number Can Die
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 2/18/1976
Everyone connected with a computer theft of government secrets is mysteriously meeting death and Petrocelli may be next.
Director: Leonard Katzman
Writer: N/A
7.7/1019 votesLoading...#15 - Shadow of a doubt
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 3/17/1976
Retained to defend a man from a murder charge, Petrocelli faces the possible loss of his license after he is accused of bribing a witness.
Director: Jerry London
Writer: N/A
7.7/1021 votesLoading...#16 - Jubilee Jones
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 3/24/1976
An aging former vaudeville star is arrested for killing a night club manager in a dispute over payment.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/1029 votesLoading...#17 - A Fallen Idol
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/22/1974
Petrocelli's high school idol, a boxer now over the hill, is accused of beating his new manager to death.
Director: N/A
Writer: Robert C. Dennis
7.6/1029 votesLoading...#18 - To See No Evil
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/1975
Petrocelli defends a blind woman accused of fatally shooting her boyfriend.
Director: Irving J. Moore
Writer: Leonard Katzman
7.6/1024 votesLoading...#19 - Terror By the Book
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 12/10/1975
Petrocelli defends a woman accused of murdering her longtime friend, a best-selling author about to publish damaging information about her past.
Director: Irving J. Moore
Writer: N/A
7.5/1043 votesLoading...#20 - Death in High Places
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/23/1974
Petrocelli defends a spoiled heiress accused of planting a grenade in her father's airplane to speed up her inheritance.
Director: Irving J. Moore, Richard Donner
Writer: Leonard Katzman
7.5/1036 votesLoading...#21 - A Very Lonely Lady
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/27/1974
Petrocelli defends a hitchhiker accused of murdering a woman who had given him a ride and an amorous invitation.
Director: Richard Donner, Vincent McEveety, Herschel Daugherty
Writer: N/A
7.5/1027 votesLoading...#22 - Five Yards of Trouble
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/24/1975
Petrocelli defends a man who, enraged to find his wife posing for a photographer at another man's home, has a reason to be suspected for murder.
Director: Joseph Pevney
Writer: N/A
7.4/1036 votesLoading...#23 - Double Negative
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/30/1974
Petrocelli unravels a murder mystery rooted in blackmail.
Director: Paul Stanley
Writer: Leonard Katzman
7.4/1031 votesLoading...#24 - Counterplay
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/4/1974
Petrocelli's client, a cop, claims he didn't kill his wife's lover, even though he was found over the body with a service revolver.
Director: Irving J. Moore
Writer: William Kelley
7.4/1026 votesLoading...#25 - Terror on Wheels
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/1975
Petrocelli defends a man suspected of murdering a motorcycle-gang member who had been romancing his daughter.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Petrocelli
Every episode of Petrocelli ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Petrocelli!
Petrocelli is an American legal drama which ran for two seasons on NBC from September 11, 1974 to March 31, 1976.
Tony Petrocelli is an Italian-American...
Genre:Drama
Network:NBC
Episodes
44
Avg. Rating
7.5
S1
S2
S3
S4
E1
E2
E3
7.8
7.1
8.0
7.1
6.5
7.5
Best Episodes Summary
"Edge of Evil" is the best rated episode of "Petrocelli". It scored 8.2/10 based on 56 votes. Directed by Irving J. Moore and written by Mel Goldberg, it aired on 10/2/1974. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Outsiders".
