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Scripted series · CBS

Murder, She Wrote

She may be wrong. But frankly, we doubt it.

7.5IMDb457 votesWorth your time
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1984 – 199612 seasons · 264 episodes~45 min per episodeTV-14Ended
MysteryCrimeDrama
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Who's in it

Cast

The principal ensemble across the run of the series.

Angela Lansbury

Angela Lansbury

Jessica Fletcher

264 eps

Tom Bosley

Tom Bosley

Amos Tupper

19 eps

Richard Paul

Richard Paul

Sam Booth

7 eps

Will Nye

Deputy Floyd

15 eps

Ron Masak

Ron Masak

Mort Metzger

41 eps

Julie Adams

Julie Adams

Eve Simpson

10 eps

William Windom

William Windom

Seth Hazlitt

53 eps

Leonard Lightfoot

Leonard Lightfoot

Detective Henderson

5 eps

Keith Michell

Keith Michell

Dennis Stanton

9 eps

Wayne Rogers

Wayne Rogers

Charlie Garrett

5 eps

Mark Shera

Mark Shera

Raymond Carmody

4 eps

Anne Lockhart

Anne Lockhart

Veronica Harrold

4 eps

John Astin

John Astin

Harry Pierce

5 eps

Harry Guardino

Harry Guardino

Haskell Drake

4 eps

Theodore Bikel

Theodore Bikel

Inspector Van Horn

4 eps

Monte Markham

Monte Markham

Insp. Donald Matheney

4 eps

Mitchell Ryan

Mitchell Ryan

Ray Dixon

4 eps

John Karlen

John Karlen

Superintendent Arthur Joyce

4 eps

Claude Akins

Claude Akins

Ethan Cragg

4 eps

Leslie Easterbrook

Leslie Easterbrook

Sally Templeton

4 eps

Michael Horton

Michael Horton

Grady Fletcher

12 eps

Bruce Gray

Bruce Gray

Ted Hartley

5 eps

Madlyn Rhue

Madlyn Rhue

Jean O'Neill

5 eps

Herb Edelman

Herb Edelman

Artie Gelber

10 eps

Ed Nelson

Ed Nelson

Raymond 'Ray' Bascomb

5 eps

Stephen Macht

Stephen Macht

Arthur Wainwright

5 eps

Hallie Todd

Hallie Todd

Rhoda Markowitz

7 eps

Louis Herthum

Louis Herthum

Andy Broom

25 eps

Ken Howard

Ken Howard

Hank Shipton

6 eps

Rosanna Huffman

Dora Manchester

7 eps

Barbara Babcock

Barbara Babcock

Carol Collins

5 eps

William Lucking

William Lucking

Lt. Roy Quinlan

5 eps

Robert Pine

Robert Pine

Edgar Warner

5 eps

George DiCenzo

George DiCenzo

Mario Carboni

6 eps

Len Cariou

Len Cariou

Michael Hagarty

7 eps

Alan Fudge

Alan Fudge

Derek St. James

5 eps

James Sloyan

James Sloyan

Robert Butler

7 eps

Martin Milner

Martin Milner

Clint Phelps

5 eps

Allan Miller

Allan Miller

Phil Kreuger

5 eps

Gregg Henry

Gregg Henry

Sheriff Lynn Childs

7 eps

The Nutevio profile

TV DNA

How Murder, She Wrote actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.

Signature profile

Murder, She Wrote reads strongest on Tension, Character Depth and Bingeability.

TensionDefining9.0

The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.

Character DepthVery strong8.2

How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.

BingeabilityVery strong7.0

How hard it is to stop after one episode.

Cliffhanger IntensityVery strong7.0

How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.

Emotional WeightStrong6.7

How much the series is designed to affect you.

SerializedPresent5.0

How much each hour depends on the one before it.

SpectacleLight3.5

Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.

World BuildingLight3.5

The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.

HumourLight2.5

How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.

The story

What it's about

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.

The run

Seasons

12 seasons · 264 episodes.

  • Official poster for Season 1

    Season 1 · Complete

    Season 1

    198422 episodes

    7.9IMDb

    Best episode · S01E05 It's a Dog's Life

  • Official poster for Season 2

    Season 2 · Complete

    Season 2

    198522 episodes

    7.3IMDb

    Best episode · S02E13 Trial by Error

  • Official poster for Season 3

    Season 3 · Complete

    Season 3

    198622 episodes

    7.6IMDb

    Best episode · S03E21 The Days Dwindle Down

  • Official poster for Season 4

    Season 4 · Complete

    Season 4

    198722 episodes

    6.9IMDb

    Best episode · S04E18 Benedict Arnold Slipped Here

  • Official poster for Season 5

    Season 5 · Complete

    Season 5

    198822 episodes

    6.8IMDb

    Best episode · S05E03 Mr. Penroy's Vacation

  • Official poster for Season 6

    Season 6 · Complete

    Season 6

    198922 episodes

    8.0IMDb

    Best episode · S06E02 Seal of the Confessional

  • Official poster for Season 7

    Season 7 · Complete

    Season 7

    199022 episodes

    6.4IMDb

    Best episode · S07E19 Thursday's Child

  • Official poster for Season 8

    Season 8 · Complete

    Season 8

    199122 episodes

    6.5IMDb

    Best episode · S08E12 The Witch's Curse

  • Official poster for Season 9

    Season 9 · Complete

    Season 9

    199222 episodes

    9.0IMDb

    Best episode · S09E16 Threshold of Fear

  • Official poster for Season 10

    Season 10 · Complete

    Season 10

    199321 episodes

    7.8IMDb

    Best episode · S10E02 For Whom the Ball Tolls

  • Official poster for Season 11

    Season 11 · Complete

    Season 11

    199421 episodes

    9.7IMDb

    Best episode · S11E16 Film Flam

  • Official poster for Season 12

    Season 12 · Complete

    Season 12

    199524 episodes

    9.8IMDb

Where the series peaks

Best Episodes

The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

Still from It's a Dog's Life

S01E05

It's a Dog's Life

8.6IMDb10 votes

While visiting her cousin at Langley Manor, a country estate in the South, a man dies during a fox-hunt under strange circumstances, and Jessica tries to find out what really happened.

4 Nov 198445 min
Still from Murder Takes the Bus

S01E19

Murder Takes the Bus

8.6IMDb7 votes

Bus trips are not always as relaxing as they should be. In this case, one passenger had a one-way ticket.

17 Mar 198545 min
Still from Hit, Run and Homicide

S01E07

Hit, Run and Homicide

8.4IMDb9 votes

Jessica helps a most unconventional neighbor who is accused of murdering his former partner with one of his inventions.

25 Nov 198445 min
Still from Trial by Error

S02E13

Trial by Error

8.4IMDb5 votes

It's a bad day for the jurors when Jessica is the foreperson of the jury hearing the case of a man claiming self-defense in the death of an enraged husband.

12 Jan 198645 min
Still from Sticks and Stones

S02E10

Sticks and Stones

8.2IMDb5 votes

When a woman is electrocuted in her bathroom, Amos chuckles that even Jessica can't make a murder out of it. Michael Dugby: Parker Stevenson. Harry Pierce: John Astin. Frederich Hoffman: Paul Benedict. Adam Frobisher: Christopher Stone. Edna: Evelyn Keyes.

15 Dec 198545 min
Still from Tough Guys Don't Die

S01E16

Tough Guys Don't Die

8.2IMDb6 votes

Jessica meets Harry McGraw and they figure out which one of three cases may contain the motive for the death of a private detective. One dates back 25 years.

24 Feb 198545 min

Recently aired

Latest Episodes

Still from Mrs. Parker's Revenge

S12E23

Mrs. Parker's Revenge

10.0IMDb1 votes
12 May 199645 min
Still from What You Don't Know Can Kill You

S12E22

What You Don't Know Can Kill You

10.0IMDb1 votes
5 May 199645 min
Still from Southern Double-Cross

S12E20

Southern Double-Cross

10.0IMDb1 votes
4 Apr 199645 min

Behind the series

Created by

Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

The craft

Key Crew

Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.

Created by

Executive production

Writing

Direction

Cinematography

Recognition

Awards

8 wins

Primetime Emmy Awards

2 wins · latest 1986

  • WinnerPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Series1986

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  • WinnerPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)1985

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Golden Globes

6 wins · latest 1992

  • WinnerGolden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama1992

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  • WinnerGolden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama1990

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  • WinnerGolden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama1987

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  • WinnerGolden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama1986

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  • WinnerGolden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama1985

    Murder, She Wrote · Murder, She Wrote

  • WinnerGolden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama1985

    Murder, She Wrote · Murder, She Wrote

Where to watch

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