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The Best Episodes of The Detectives

The Detectives is an American crime drama series which ran on ABC during its first two seasons, and on NBC during its third and final...

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  1. 8.9/10(10 votes)

    #1 - Back-Seat Driver

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  2. 8.4/10(14 votes)

    #2 - The Streger Affair

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    Holbrook and his aides are assigned to investigate a murder involving a trio of safecrackers.

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  3. 8.2/10(8 votes)

    #3 - Decoy

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  4. 8.2/10(14 votes)

    #4 - Shadow of his Brother

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  5. 8.1/10(11 votes)

    #5 - The Legend of Jim Riva

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  6. 8.0/10(15 votes)

    #6 - Shot in the Dark

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  7. 8.0/10(9 votes)

    #7 - Murderous Deadline

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  8. 8.0/10(7 votes)

    #8 - Blue Fire

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  9. 8.0/10(7 votes)

    #9 - The Frightened Ones

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  10. 8.0/10(8 votes)

    #10 - Bad Apple

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  11. 8.0/10(7 votes)

    #11 - Time For Decision

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  12. 8.0/10(14 votes)

    #12 - Song of the Guilty Heart

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  13. 7.9/10(9 votes)

    #13 - Masquerade

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  14. 7.8/10(12 votes)

    #14 - Anatomy of Fear

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  15. 7.8/10(7 votes)

    #15 - Little Girl Lost

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  16. 7.8/10(12 votes)

    #16 - A Piece of Tomorrow

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  17. 7.8/10(9 votes)

    #17 - Crossed Wires

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    Eleanor Curran overhears part of a telephone conversation between two men plotting a murder. She contacts the police, but Holbrook is stymied when she can't identify the men or their intended victim.

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  18. 7.8/10(11 votes)

    #18 - Pandora's Box

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  19. 7.7/10(9 votes)

    #19 - Longshot

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  20. 7.7/10(8 votes)

    #20 - Duty Date

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  21. 7.7/10(8 votes)

    #21 - Strangers in the House

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  22. 7.6/10(10 votes)

    #22 - The Long Drive

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  23. 7.6/10(9 votes)

    #23 - The Trap

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  24. 7.6/10(7 votes)

    #24 - Twelve Hours to Live

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  25. 7.6/10(9 votes)

    #25 - The Queen of Craven Point

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Best Episodes Summary

"Back-Seat Driver" is the best rated episode of "The Detectives". It scored 8.9/10 based on 10 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 12/4/1959. This episode scored 0.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Streger Affair".