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The Best Episodes Written By Steven Bochco

Every TV Episode Written by Steven Bochco Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Steven Bochco Ratings Summary

"Pilot" is the best rated episode written by Steven Bochco. It scored 8/10 based on 2 votes. It was directed by Rick Wallace. It aired on 9/19/1989 and is rated 0.5 points higher than their second-best episode, "Murder by the Book".

  • Pilot
    8.0/102 votes

    #1 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/1989

    Doogie passes one test to get his driver's license, but he must pass another when he treats a critically ill boy.

    Director: Rick Wallace

    Writer: Steven Bochco

  • Murder by the Book
    7.5/1047 votes

    #2 - Murder by the Book

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/1971

    One member of a mystery-writing-team decides to kill his more talented partner when the better writer decides to go solo.

    Director: Steven Spielberg

    Writer: Steven Bochco

  • Double Shock
    7.5/1029 votes

    #3 - Double Shock

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 3/25/1973

    A wealthy man is murdered; his twin nephews stand to inherit, but which one committed the crime?

    Director: Robert Butler

    Writer: Steven Bochco

  • Étude in Black
    7.3/1029 votes

    #4 - Étude in Black

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/1972

    The mistress of a conductor becomes a target for murder after threatening to tell all to her lover's wife.

    Director: Nicholas Colasanto

    Writer: Steven Bochco

  • Pilot
    7.0/102 votes

    #5 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/1986

    Becker begins the day dealing with some irate clients and finds himself at the wrong end of a gun; Melman discovers a dead partner; Kuzak finds a creative way to see that justice is done when he defends an unsavory client accused of rape and assault on a terminally ill woman; Brackman challenges Kelsey about taking on an insurance case; the firm takes on a new associate; a Chaney eulogy takes a shocking turn; Becker opens the eyes of a woman who mistakenly thinks she has a good divorce settlement; Perkins's marital problems become public knowledge; Kuzak encounters a judge who takes traffic violations seriously; Kelsey propositions Markowitz.

    Director: Gregory Hoblit

    Writer: Steven Bochco

  • Mind Over Mayhem
    7.0/1020 votes

    #6 - Mind Over Mayhem

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 2/18/1974

    The director of a government institute that employs various scientific geniuses commits a clever murder. But another kind of genius is on the case: Lt. Columbo.

    Director: Alf Kjellin

    Writer: Steven Bochco

  • Uneasy Lies the Crown
    6.6/1019 votes

    #7 - Uneasy Lies the Crown

    Season 9 Episode 5 - Aired 4/28/1990

    While investigating the death of a popular actor, Columbo must outwit a cunning dentist, who has set up his wife for a murder in order to keep up his image and expensive lifestyle.

    Director: Alan J. Levi

    Writer: Steven Bochco

  • Pilot
    6.0/101 votes

    #8 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2001

    When her partner is hospitalized after a breakdown in court, criminal defense attorney Kathleen Maguire's already bulging caseload doubles. Will Froman, a P.D. who's eager to go into private practice, convinces her to take him on as a partner to save the firm.

    Director: Kevin Hooks

    Writer: Steven Bochco