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The Best Episodes of The Detectives Season 3

Every episode of The Detectives Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Detectives Season 3!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Detectives Season 3 Episode 1 - Tobey`s Place
    6.7/10(16 votes)

    #1 - Tobey`s Place

    S3:E1

    Holbrook finds Detective Sergeant Nelson engaged in a very un-policemanlike activity, he is reciting his own poetry at a beatnik coffee house.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Detectives Season 3 Episode 2 - The Legend of Jim Riva
    7.9/10(12 votes)

    #2 - The Legend of Jim Riva

    S3:E2

    No description available

    Director:Richard Carlson
    Writer:John K. Butler

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  3. The Detectives Season 3 Episode 3 - Shadow of his Brother
    8.3/10(15 votes)

    #3 - Shadow of his Brother

    S3:E3

    No description available

    Director:Richard Carlson
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Detectives Season 3 Episode 4 - A Barrell Full of Monkeys
    7.2/10(13 votes)

    #4 - A Barrell Full of Monkeys

    S3:E4

    No description available

    Director:Robert Butler
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Detectives Season 3 Episode 5 - One Lucky Break
    7.5/10(11 votes)

    #5 - One Lucky Break

    S3:E5

    No description available

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Detectives Season 3 Episode 6 - A Piece of Tomorrow
    7.8/10(12 votes)

    #6 - A Piece of Tomorrow

    S3:E6

    No description available

    Director:Walter Doniger
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Detectives Season 3 Episode 7 - Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
    7.3/10(8 votes)

    #7 - Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

    S3:E7

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Detectives Season 3 Episode 8 - Hit and Miss
    7.2/10(7 votes)

    #8 - Hit and Miss

    S3:E8

    No description available

    Director:Richard Carlson
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Detectives Season 3 Episode 9 - Song of the Guilty Heart
    8.0/10(14 votes)

    #9 - Song of the Guilty Heart

    S3:E9

    No description available

    Director:Ted Post
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Detectives Season 3 Episode 10 - Escort
    7.5/10(11 votes)

    #10 - Escort

    S3:E10

    No description available

    Director:Richard Carlson
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Detectives Season 3 Episode 11 - The Queen of Craven Point
    7.9/10(9 votes)

    #11 - The Queen of Craven Point

    S3:E11

    No description available

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Detectives Season 3 Episode 12 - Act of God
    7.4/10(11 votes)

    #12 - Act of God

    S3:E12

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Detectives Season 3 Episode 13 - Point of no Return
    7.7/10(14 votes)

    #13 - Point of no Return

    S3:E13

    No description available

    Director:Charles F. Haas
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Detectives Season 3 Episode 14 - Crossed Wires
    7.8/10(9 votes)

    #14 - Crossed Wires

    S3:E14

    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.

    Director:Richard Carlson
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Detectives Season 3 Episode 15 - Night on the Town
    6.9/10(11 votes)

    #15 - Night on the Town

    S3:E15

    No description available

    Director:Robert Butler
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Detectives Season 3 Episode 16 - Pandora's Box
    8.1/10(11 votes)

    #16 - Pandora's Box

    S3:E16

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Detectives Season 3 Episode 17 - The Jagged Edge
    6.8/10(9 votes)

    #17 - The Jagged Edge

    S3:E17

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Detectives Season 3 Episode 18 - The Outsider
    7.5/10(13 votes)

    #18 - The Outsider

    S3:E18

    No description available

    Director:Thomas Carr
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Detectives Season 3 Episode 19 - Walk a Crooked Line
    7.5/10(13 votes)

    #19 - Walk a Crooked Line

    S3:E19

    No description available

    Director:Lewis Allen
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Detectives Season 3 Episode 20 - Night Boat
    7.5/10(12 votes)

    #20 - Night Boat

    S3:E20

    No description available

    Director:Arthur Hiller
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Detectives Season 3 Episode 21 - One Lousy Wednesday
    6.8/10(11 votes)

    #21 - One Lousy Wednesday

    S3:E21

    No description available

    Director:Lewis Allen
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Detectives Season 3 Episode 22 - The Con Man
    7.3/10(12 votes)

    #22 - The Con Man

    S3:E22

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Detectives Season 3 Episode 23 - Never the Twain
    7.6/10(11 votes)

    #23 - Never the Twain

    S3:E23

    No description available

    Director:Richard Donner
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Detectives Season 3 Episode 24 - Three Blind Mice (2)
    6.9/10(15 votes)

    #24 - Three Blind Mice (2)

    S3:E24

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Detectives Season 3 Episode 25 - Finders keepers
    7.2/10(13 votes)

    #25 - Finders keepers

    S3:E25

    Detective Sergeant Chris Ballard and policewoman Stacey Newcombe, accompany strong willed 10 year old Candy to a Mexican border town to see if she can identify a suspect in her kidnapping. The suspect escapes and Candy goes missing.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Tobey`s Place" is the best rated episode of "The Detectives" season 3. It scored 6.7/10 based on 16 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/29/1961. This episode is rated 1.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Legend of Jim Riva".