The Best Seasons of Silent Witness

Every season of Silent Witness ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of Silent Witness!

Top season: Season 18; 7.9avg
Best episode: S13E7 Shadows (1); 8.7351 votes

Season 18

10 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2015

7.9/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · Sniper's Nest (2) 8.3

Season 27

10 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2024

7.9/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · Effective Range (2) 8.2

Season 28

10 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2025

7.8/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE7 · Vanishing Point (1) 8.2

Other Seasons

Season 14

10 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2011

7.8/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE4 · Lost (2) 8.3

Season 23

10 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2020

7.8/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE10 · The Greater Good (2) 8.5

Season 19

10 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2016

7.8/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE9 · River's Edge (1) 8.3

Season 16

10 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2013

7.7/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE6 · True Love Waits (2) 8.2

Season 13

10 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2010

7.7/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE7 · Shadows (1) 8.7

Season 12

12 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2008

7.7/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE10 · The Lost Child (2) 8.2

#10

Season 17

10 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2014

7.7/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE5 · In a Lonely Place (1) 7.9

#11

Season 4

6 Episodes

First Aired: May 1999

7.7/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · Gone Tomorrow (2) 8.1

#12

Season 8

8 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2004

7.7/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE8 · Body 21 (2) 8.0

#13

Season 22

10 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2019

7.7/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE4 · Lift Up Your Hearts (2) 8.0

#14

Season 5

6 Episodes

First Aired: Dec 2000

7.7/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE4 · Two Below Zero (2) 7.9

#15

Season 21

10 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2018

7.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE8 · One Day (2) 8.2

#16

Season 7

8 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2003

7.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · Answering Fire (2) 7.8

#17

Season 9

8 Episodes

First Aired: Jul 2005

7.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE6 · The Meaning of Death (2) 7.9

#18

Season 6

8 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2002

7.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · The Fall Out (2) 7.8

#19

Season 11

10 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2007

7.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE8 · Double Dare (2) 7.9

#20

Season 3

8 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 1998

7.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE6 · Divided Loyalties (2) 7.8

#21

Season 15

12 Episodes

First Aired: Apr 2012

7.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · Death Has No Dominion (2) 8.0

#22

Season 20

10 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2017

7.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE7 · Covenant (1) 7.7

#23

Season 2

8 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 1997

7.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE8 · Friends Like These (2) 7.9

#24

Season 10

10 Episodes

First Aired: Jul 2006

7.4/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE6 · Body of Work (2) 7.9

#25

Season 1

8 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 1996

7.4/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE6 · Darkness Visible (2) 7.6

#26

Season 24

10 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2021

7.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE4 · Bad Love (2) 7.8

#27

Season 25

6 Episodes

First Aired: May 2022

7.2/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · History (1) 7.4

#28

Season 29

10 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 2026

7.0/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · The Disappearance of Alice Hill (2) 7.7

#29

Season 26

10 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2023

6.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE10 · Southbay (2) 7.9

The Best Seasons of Silent Witness

Season 18

Season 27

Season 28

Other Seasons

Season 14

Season 23

Season 19

Season 16

Season 13

Season 12

Season 17

Season 4

Season 8

Season 22

Season 5

Season 21

Season 7

Season 9

Season 6

Season 11

Season 3

Season 15

Season 20

Season 2

Season 10

Season 1

Season 24

Season 25

Season 29

Season 26

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