Murder, She Wrote

1. S01E01Season's bestThe Murder Of Sherlock HolmesSeptember 30, 1984 7.3Retired English teacher Jessica Fletcher is in for a surprise when her nephew Grady tells her that he found a manuscript she wrote and showe
2. S01E02Deadly LadyOctober 7, 1984 6.6When a supposedly dead businessman, disguised as a handyman turns up on Jessica's doorstep, she soon discovers that he was swept overboard h
3. S01E03Birds Of A FeatherOctober 14, 1984 5.8Jessica meets up with her niece Victoria in San Francisco before her wedding to a young man named Howard. When Victoria confides in Jessica
4. S01E04Hooray For HomicideOctober 28, 1984 6.3Jessica travels to Hollywood in an effort to stop a sleazy producer from turning one of her novels into a steamy film. When the movie mogul
5. S01E05It's A Dog's LifeNovember 4, 1984 6.5While visiting a friend in the South, Jessica discovers that backstabbing among family members is pretty common when her host is found dead
6. S01E06Lovers And Other KillersNovember 18, 1984 6.3While in Seattle for a series of lectures, Jessica is drawn into a dangerous case involving young secretary David Tolliver accused of killin
7. S01E07Hit, Run And HomicideNovember 25, 1984 6.5Jessica and the police are baffled by a seemingly driver-less car that suddenly appears in Cabot Cove and runs down a visitor who had fired
8. S01E08We're Off To Kill The WizardDecember 9, 1984 6.5While visiting relatives in Kansas, Jessica gets caught up in the plot of scheming theme park owner who wants to turn her novel into an attr
9. S01E09Death Takes A Curtain CallDecember 16, 1984 6.5In Boston, Jessica attends a special performance by a Soviet Ballet Company with her friend Leo Peterson. When she discovers that Leo's niec
10. S01E10Death Casts A SpellDecember 30, 1984 6.3Jessica gets talked into going to a well-known and disliked hypnotist's show at a popular night club by her editor's assistant. Not long aft
11. S01E11Capitol OffenseJanuary 6, 1985 6.3After the congressman representing her district suddenly dies of a heart attack, Jessica is asked to temporarily fill in, until a replacemen
12. S01E12Broadway MaladyJanuary 13, 1985 5.3Jessica investigates the attempted murders of a legendary Broadway actress and her talented daughter, due to star in a new musical productio
13. S01E13Murder To A Jazz BeatFebruary 3, 1985 6.0Jessica arrives early in New Orleans on a book tour and spends some time as a tourist in the French Corner. On the night her host takes her
14. S01E14My Johnny Lies Over The OceanFebruary 10, 1985 5.8Jessica goes on a cruise with her friend Pamela, who has just been released from a sanatorium where she was recovering from the suicide of h
15. S01E15Paint Me A MurderFebruary 17, 1985 5.7Jessica investigates the death of her friend Diego Santana, a famous painter. But which of his friends and family had a killer's motive?
16. S01E16Tough Guys Don't DieFebruary 24, 1985 7.0Jessica is working on a new novel that is based on actual murder case that happened years before. When the private investigator she hired to
17. S01E17Sudden DeathMarch 3, 1985 6.0Jessica inherits part of a professional football team, and soon discovers that the sport can be murder. When a fellow co-owner is found dead
18. S01E18Footnote To MurderMarch 10, 1985 6.0Jessica meets up with a poet friend in San Francisco for a special literary awards banquet. While at the party the poet gets into a scuffle
19. S01E19Murder Takes The BusMarch 17, 1985 6.2While on their way to a Sheriff's convention is Boston, Sheriff Tupper and Jessica find that their bus has to take a detour to a small roads
20. S01E20Armed ResponseMarch 31, 1985 6.3Upon her arrival in Texas to give a deposition, Jessica gets in a small accident that results in her leg being broken. Not long after being
21. S01E21Murder At The OasisApril 7, 1985 6.3Jessica arrives at a popular California desert resort town to visit an old friend and her family for the weekend. It doesn't take long for h
22. S01E22Funeral At Fifty-MileApril 21, 1985 6.7Jessica is in Wyoming for the funeral of an old friend and soon gets involved in a murder investigation when an old business associate who a

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01Widow, Weep For MeSeptember 29, 1985 6.5After receiving a letter from a friend, foretelling her death, Jessica decides to masquerade as a wealthy recluse in order to investigate he
2. S02E02Season's bestJoshua Peabody Died Here ... PossiblyOctober 6, 1985 6.8When a real estate developer, known for using substandard building equipment, is found dead at a site outside of Cabot Cove where he was pla
3. S02E03Murder In The AfternoonOctober 13, 1985 6.3Jessica's niece, an actress in a daytime drama, becomes a suspect when the head writer for the show is murdered.
4. S02E04School For ScandalOctober 20, 1985 6.5Crime writer Jessica Fletcher is about to receive a special award at Grenshaw College when she finds the proceedings interrupted by a murder
5. S02E05Sing A Song Of MurderOctober 27, 1985 6.3Jessica hurries to London upon learning that her cousin Emma (Angela Lansbury in a dual role), has passed away unexpectedly. Upon her arriva
6. S02E06Reflections Of The MindNovember 3, 1985 6.0When a friend of Jessica's expresses concern that she's losing her sanity, the sharp-eyed sleuth downs her pen and rushes to help. It soon b
7. S02E07A Lady In The LakeNovember 10, 1985 6.8While staying at a lakeside inn, Jessica investigates the drowning of a championship swimmer.
8. S02E08Dead HeatNovember 24, 1985 6.3Jessica must help her niece, a jockey whose first victory is followed by charges of murdering the horse's owner.
9. S02E09Jessica Behind BarsDecember 1, 1985 6.3On the night Jessica fills in as a night school teacher in a women's prison, she is forced to investigate what lead to a prisoner uprising f
10. S02E10Sticks And StonesDecember 15, 1985 6.5After Amos decides to retire early, Cabot Cove gets flooded with dozens of poison pen letters, in an attempt to cover up the surprising murd
11. S02E11Murder Digs DeepDecember 29, 1985 6.5Jessica investigates when murder fells a local Navajo Indian guide who opposed an archaeologist's desecration of tribal lands.
12. S02E12Murder By Appointment OnlyJanuary 5, 1986 6.3While visiting her nephew in New York, Jessica runs into a former student, Elizabeth Gordon, in town for a cosmetics convention. Visiting he
13. S02E13Trial By ErrorJanuary 12, 1986 6.8It'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
14. S02E14Keep The Home Fries BurningJanuary 19, 1986 6.5A new themed diner opened just off the interstate in Cabot Cove, drawing the praise of the town's residents and the ire of a competing diner
15. S02E15Powder KegFebruary 9, 1986 6.5Jessica and a colleague named Ames Caufield are on their way home from a literary conference when their car breaks down in a small, southern
16. S02E16Murder in the Electric CathedralFebruary 16, 1986 6.0Jessica's old high-school teacher causes friction amongst her family when she revises her will and leaves her entire estate to a TV evangeli
17. S02E17One Good Bid Deserves A MurderFebruary 23, 1986 6.5At the request of Richard Bennett, a friend and a popular actor, Jessica Fletcher goes to an auction to bid for the diary of a dead woman wh
18. S02E18If A Body Meet A BodyMarch 9, 1986 6.0Jessica is attending the funeral of Henry Vernon, when the service is interrupted by the departed's ex-lover, who insists that he was murder
19. S02E19Christopher Bundy -- Died On SundayMarch 30, 1986 6.3Jessica Fletcher is disputing the inclusion of her short story in a girlie magazine when she finds herself confronted by the murder of the m
20. S02E20Menace, Anyone?April 6, 1986 6.5When a tennis star is killed by a bomb planted in his girlfriend's car, all the evidence points towards the girlfriend and her sister, altho
21. S02E21The Perfect FoilApril 13, 1986 6.5Jessica goes to New Orleans to check on a distant cousin during Mardi Gras. Upon arriving at Cal's rooming house to fulfil the aunt's reques
22. S02E22If The Frame FitsMay 18, 1986 6.3Jessica is spending her holidays with an old friend, Lloyd Marcus. His daughter is found murdered in her house and her husband Donald become

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Death Stalks The Big TopSeptember 28, 1986 6.0When Jessica's niece receives a gift from her supposedly dead grandfather, she asks Jessica to find him. The trail leads to a circus with mo
2. S03E02Death Stalks The Big TopOctober 5, 1986 6.0Jessica's long-missing brother-in-law Neil Fletcher, who has been working under an alias with the Carmody Circus, has confessed to the murde
3. S03E03Unfinished BusinessOctober 12, 1986 7.0Retired police lieutenant Barney Kale insists upon reopening a 10-year-old murder case which he had never been able to solve. Heading to the
4. S03E04One White Rose For DeathOctober 19, 1986 7.0While in Washington, D.C., Jessica gets involved in one of Michael Hagarty's cases when an East German musician who is working as a politica
5. S03E05Corned Beef and CarnageNovember 2, 1986 6.3Jessica's niece Victoria soon discovers that the high-powered world of Advertising can be murder when her boss is found dead inside his offi
6. S03E06Dead Man's GoldNovember 9, 1986 6.0A group of young treasure hunters come to Cabot Cove looking for sunken treasure but after one dies and the other is arrested for her murder
7. S03E07Deadline For MurderNovember 16, 1986 7.0A veteran reporter who suffered a heart attack says his best medicine would be the removal of his publisher. Jessica gets involved after the
8. S03E08Season's bestMagnum On IceNovember 23, 1986 7.9Magnum has been arrested for murder and it's up to super sleuth Jessica Fletcher to prove his innocence and find the real killer before it's
9. S03E09Obituary For A Dead AnchorDecember 7, 1986 6.0Jessica reluctantly agrees to a television interview for an old friend but is surprised when a different reporter arrives to conduct the tap
10. S03E10Stage StruckDecember 14, 1986 6.3Two actor friends of Jessica's are due to appear in a revival of the play which launched their careers 30 years earlier, but when one of the
11. S03E11Night Of The Headless HorsemanJanuary 4, 1987 7.0Jessica is approached by her old friend Dorian Beecher, a shy poet, who begs her to help him. Dorian wants her to impersonate his mum in ord
12. S03E12The Corpse Flew First ClassJanuary 18, 1987 6.8A London-bound plane is the setting for the murder of an heiress's bodyguard and the theft of a valuable necklace.
13. S03E13Crossed UpFebruary 1, 1987 6.5While bedridden, Jessica overhears a telephone conversation between two men who are plotting a murder.
14. S03E14Murder In A Minor KeyFebruary 8, 1987 6.3Jessica tells the tale surrounding her newest novel, a music student who accuses his professor of plagiarism, only to be accused of his murd
15. S03E15The Bottom Line Is MurderFebruary 15, 1987 6.0A lying TV consumer advocate is killed and suspicion lands on one of the clients whose products he maligned.
16. S03E16Death Takes A DiveFebruary 22, 1987 6.5Thanks to her latest run-in with Harry McGraw, Jessica discovers that she now is the manager of a down-on-his-luck prize fighter who is look
17. S03E17Simon Says, Color Me DeadMarch 1, 1987 6.0Simon Thane is a celebrated artist living in Cabot Cove. For the last several years, Thane has jealously guarded his favorite painting, whic
18. S03E18No Laughing MurderMarch 15, 1987 6.3Someone is found dead after the engagement party for the offspring of two estranged comedians.
19. S03E19No Accounting For MurderMarch 22, 1987 6.0Jessica investigates when her nephew, a junior executive for a large accounting firm, is charged with tax fraud and the murder of his boss.
20. S03E20The Cemetery VoteApril 5, 1987 6.5Jessica investigates when an old friend is killed in a car accident in Idaho -- the man's widow believes it was an accident, but the victim'
21. S03E21The Days Dwindle DownApril 19, 1987 6.3Jessica looks into a 30-year-old murder in a continuation of the story from the 1949 film "Strange Bargain."
22. S03E22Murder, She SpokeMay 10, 1987 6.0While Jessica is recording some of her mystery stories for the blind, the sound studio's new owner is killed and the record producer quickly

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01A Fashionable Way To DieSeptember 20, 1987 5.5Murder is around the corner when Jessica travels to Paris to attend the premiere of an old friend's fashion collection.Production Notes: Thi
2. S04E02When Thieves Fall OutSeptember 27, 1987 6.5A coach's retirement, a stranger's arrival and deadly practical jokes cause Jessica to re-examine a 20-year-old murder.
3. S04E03Witness For The DefenseOctober 4, 1987—An attorney asks Jessica to testify for a colleague accused of murder on circumstantial evidence in Quebec.
4. S04E04Old Habits Die HardOctober 11, 1987 7.0Jessica arrives at a convent to visit an old college friend who is now a nun. While enjoying their visit, the pair soon gets caught up in a
5. S04E05The Way To Dusty DeathOctober 25, 1987 7.5When Jessica and several other members of a company board are invited to the chairman's country estate, everyone is considered a suspect whe
6. S04E06Season's bestIt Runs In The FamilyNovember 1, 1987 8.0Jessica Fletcher's cousin Emma, a dance-hall performer who bears a strong resemblance to the crime-writer herself, is forced to investigate
7. S04E07If It's Thursday, It Must Be BeverlyNovember 8, 1987 7.5In order to solve the murder of the wife of one of Cabot Cove's deputies, Jessica and Sheriff Tupper get drawn into beauty shop gossip. Thro
8. S04E08Steal Me A StoryNovember 15, 1987—In Los Angeles to promote her new novel, Jessica learns her latest mystery has been appropriated by an unscrupulous Hollywood producer.
9. S04E09Trouble In EdenNovember 22, 1987—After being notified of her sister's death, a friend of Jessica's gets hit by a car, and almost loses her life. Fearing that both events are
10. S04E10Indian GiverNovember 29, 1987 7.5When an Algonquin Indian named George Longbow crashes a town party, he hands Mayor Booth a land grant that claims he and his people own the
11. S04E11Doom With A ViewDecember 13, 1987—While staying in an opulent hotel courtesy of Grady's fraternity brother Gary, Jessica becomes embroiled in a fight to clear Grady of a woma
12. S04E12Who Threw The Barbitals In Mrs. Fletcher's Chowder?January 3, 1988 7.5When Amos's sister Winnie abruptly arrives in Cabot Cove with the news that she left her domineering husband, Amos, Seth, and Jessica have t
13. S04E13Harbinger Of DeathJanuary 24, 1988 7.0Jessica Fletcher is invited by astronomer Dr Leonard Palmer to witness the reappearance of a comet unseen for over a century, but soon finds
14. S04E14Curse Of The DaanauFebruary 7, 1988 7.5Seth's family is touched by an ancient curse attached to the history of a ruby.
15. S04E15Mourning Among The WisteriasFebruary 14, 1988—Jessica is shocked when famous playwright Eugene McLendon proposes marriage, confiding in her that he doesn't have long to live and would li
16. S04E16Murder Through The Looking GlassFebruary 21, 1988—When Jessica overhears the confession of a dying hit man, she becomes embroiled in a case of international intrigue and must use her infalli
17. S04E17A Very Good Year For MurderFebruary 28, 1988—Jessica heads to wine-growing country to help wealthy vintner Salvatori Gambini celebrate his 75th birthday. Unfortunately, Gambini's fracti
18. S04E18Benedict Arnold Slipped HereMarch 13, 1988 7.0Following the death of an eccentric recluse of Cabot Cove, Jessica is appointed as executor of the woman's estate. As she begins the dauntin
19. S04E19Just Another Fish StoryMarch 27, 1988—At her nephew's suggestion, Jessica invests in Alice's Farm, a trendy New York restaurant, but when one of the owners is found dead in a fre
20. S04E20Showdown In SaskatchewanApril 10, 1988 8.0Jessica is called to the Showdown Rodeo in Saskatchewan to visit her niece who is doing the rodeo circuit, but a mysterious fire at the loca
21. S04E21DeadpanMay 1, 1988—When the feud of two drama critics ends in murder, Jessica has a full cast of suspects, including the surviving critic.
22. S04E22The Body PoliticMay 8, 1988 6.5When Jessica agrees to write campaign speeches for her friend Kathleen Lane, she becomes involved in an accusation of adultery which ends in

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

1. S05E01Season's bestJ.B.. As In JailbirdOctober 23, 1988 8.0When Jessica is arrested for murder, secret agent Michael Haggerty and her nephew Grady conspire to keep her safely in jail while they seek
2. S05E02A Little Night WorkOctober 30, 1988 7.0Jessica attends a fund-raiser for a New York publisher, and he is found dead, and his wife's diamond necklace is missing from his safe.
3. S05E03Mr. Penroy's VacationNovember 6, 1988 7.0Following Sheriff Tupper's retirement, his replacement quickly has to adjust to small town life in Cabot Cove when a fairly new resident, Mr
4. S05E04Snow White, Blood RedNovember 13, 1988 6.5While waiting on Grady before enjoying a skiing vacation, Jessica and members of the U.S. World Cup Ski team gets stranded at a lodge with a
5. S05E05Coal Miner's SlaughterNovember 20, 1988 7.0When a West Virginia mine owner is murdered, a former student of Jessica's is the prime suspect. When she arrives in the town to help Molly
6. S05E06Wearing Of The GreenNovember 27, 1988 7.5While researching her latest novel, Jessica almost becomes a casualty in the bombing of a jewelry store. It later turns out that the store's
7. S05E07The Last Flight Of The Dixie DamselDecember 18, 1988 6.5During the Korean War, Frank Fletcher, late husband of mystery writer Jessica Fletcher, was forced to bail out of the "Dixie Damsel", a crip
8. S05E08Prediction: MurderJanuary 1, 1989 6.0After Frank's old Army buddy convinces Jessica to visit his ranch on her way back to Cabot Cove, a psychic's dire predictions put a large da
9. S05E09Something Borrowed, Someone BlueJanuary 8, 1989 7.0Jessica's nephew Grady Fletcher and his fiancée Donna Mayberry have decided to get married in the home of Donna's parents. With Jessica on t
10. S05E10Weave A Tangled WebJanuary 15, 1989 7.5Sheriff Metzger investigates when Vivian Proctor, one of Cabot Cove's best-liked and busiest housewives, is implicated in the murder of a we
11. S05E11The Search For Peter KerryFebruary 5, 1989 6.5Just before attending the funeral of an old friend, Jessica makes the acquaintance of young Rick Banner, former college roommate of the dead
12. S05E12Smooth OperatorsFebruary 12, 1989 6.5A derelict is found dead in a New York alley. At first glance, it appears that the dead man succumbed to alcoholism, but the other clues--in
13. S05E13Fire Burn, Cauldron BubbleFebruary 19, 1989 6.5Jessica is suspicious when the appearance of the ghost of a long-dead witch burned at the stake coincides with the release of a book on the
14. S05E14From Russia... With BloodFebruary 26, 1989 7.0Jessica travels to Moscow to attend the International Artists and Writers Conference. No sooner has she arrived that someone steals her purs
15. S05E15Alma MurderMarch 12, 1989 7.0Jessica takes a sentimental journey to the New Hampshire campus of her old alma mater. Alas, her favorite English professor Leon Walker is i
16. S05E16Truck StopApril 2, 1989 7.0Travelling to Hollywood in the company of elderly writer Walter Murray, with whom she is slated to collaborate on a movie script, Jessica ma
17. S05E17The Sins Of Castle CoveApril 9, 1989 7.0When a former student of Jessica's writes a steamy book based on the residents of Cabot Cove, several of Jessica's friends are less than thr
18. S05E18Trevor Hudson's LegacyApril 16, 1989—At the recommendation of Jessica Fletcher, a young editor heads to Montana, there to organize the unpublished manuscript of the last novel w
19. S05E19Double ExposureApril 30, 1989—While visiting Boston, Jessica runs into her former neighbor John Winslow who brusquely insists that he's never seen her before in her life.
20. S05E20Three Strikes, You're OutMay 7, 1989—Jessica heads to the baseball stadium to visit her nephew, up-and-coming ballplayer Johnny Eaton. Soon afterward, the team's new TV pre-game
21. S05E21Mirror, Mirror, On The WallMay 14, 1989 7.5Jessica Fletcher crosses swords with rival mystery writer Eudora McVeigh Shipton. Envious that Jessica's star has risen while hers has falle
22. S05E22Mirror, Mirror, On The WallMay 21, 1989 7.5Jessica is still contending with her witchy rival mystery writer Eudora McVeigh Shipton. Although the duplicitous Eudora confesses that she

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

1. S06E01Appointment In AthensSeptember 24, 1989—Jessica is detoured from a scheduled book tour after encountering MI6 agent Michael Haggerty and he convinces her to pose as his wife in Gre
2. S06E02Seal of the ConfessionalOctober 1, 1989 7.0When a visiting priest at Cabot Cove's Catholic Church hears the confession of an individual who just committed murder, he finds himself in
3. S06E03The Grand Old LadyOctober 8, 1989—Jessica narrates a story from 40 years ago when another female mystery writer helped to solve a mysterious murder aboard the Queen Mary.
4. S06E04The Error Of Her WaysOctober 15, 1989—In Palm Springs, Jessica teams up with the local chief of police to figure out who killed a local investor and what happened to a large amou
5. S06E05Jack And BillOctober 29, 1989 7.0Jessica narrates the story of an ex-football player turned private eye who investigates the murder of his old teammate with the help of a sa
6. S06E06Dead LetterNovember 5, 1989 7.0Jessica's acquisition of an old bureau at a rummage sale unleashes a chain of events that leads to the death of a local volunteer fireman in
7. S06E07Season's bestNight of the TarantulaNovember 12, 1989 7.5Voodoo black magic is the apparent cause of death of her host, leaving Jessica to figure out the truth while visiting an old friend in Jamai
8. S06E08When the Fat Lady SingsNovember 19, 1989 6.5Jessica is drawn into an appropriately melodramatic situation when a renowned opera singer is accused of murder in San Francisco.
9. S06E09Test of WillsNovember 26, 1989 7.0On a dark and stormy night on a remote island, Jessica finds herself in the middle of a wealthy family squabbling over the inheritance of a
10. S06E10Class ActDecember 3, 1989 7.5Jessica narrates the tale of a police detective sent to teach a university criminology class and challenges his students to solve a real hom
11. S06E11Town FatherDecember 17, 1989 7.5Scandal abounds during election time in Cabot Cove when the Mayor is reputed to have a secret wife who comes to confront him with murderous
12. S06E12Good-Bye CharlieJanuary 7, 1990 7.0Jessica's latest novel is about a bumbling down on his luck private detective sets out to prove a recently found dead John Doe in a small So
13. S06E13If the Shoe FitsJanuary 21, 1990 7.0Following the murder of a womanizing landlord who was hated by several people in town, a newcomer to town named Marla who works at a local s
14. S06E14How to Make a Killing Without Really TryingFebruary 4, 1990 7.0Jessica learns that high finance can be murder when she arrives in New York to talk about her portfolio and discovers her stock broker has b
15. S06E15The Fixer-UpperFebruary 11, 1990 6.5Jessica learns that real estate deals in Beverly Hills can be murder when her niece Victoria is the prime suspect in the murder of a client
16. S06E16The Big Show of 1965February 25, 1990 7.0Murder occurs at the reunion of a variety show, site of a similar crime 25 years earlier.
17. S06E17Murder-- According to MaggieMarch 4, 1990 7.5A show cancellation coincides with a network executive's murder.
18. S06E18O'Malley's LuckMarch 25, 1990—Jessica's friend, police Lt. O'Malley, and his rookie niece solve the case of a businessman's wife's apparent suicide.
19. S06E19Always a ThiefApril 8, 1990—Jessica's friend, former jewel thief Dennis Stanton, solves a high-society collector's coin theft and murder.
20. S06E20Shear MadnessApril 29, 1990 7.5Jessica's cousin is left waiting at the church when her fiancée is murdered in a similar fashion to a murder 15 years ago for which her brot
21. S06E21The Szechuan DragonMay 9, 1990 7.0Grady and his pregnant wife are tending Jessica's house in her absence when an old seaman is killed in her front room.
22. S06E22The Sicilian EncounterMay 20, 1990 7.0Upon receiving a letter from longtime friend and MI-6 Agent Michael Hagarty, Jessica reads about his latest adventure that takes him to Pale

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

1. S07E01Trials and TribulationsSeptember 16, 1990—A foiled prison escape results in the death of the prisoner who attempted to break out. As a result, Jessica is sued by the convict's daught
2. S07E02Deadly MisunderstandingSeptember 23, 1990—Jessica tries to exonerate a temporary employee accused of her husband's murder.
3. S07E03See You in Court, BabySeptember 30, 1990 6.5Dennis Stanton tries to clear a man of charges he murdered an unscrupulous divorce attorney.
4. S07E04Season's bestHannigan's WakeOctober 28, 1990 7.5Jessica reopens a 16-year-old murder case at the urging of a dying author who felt injustice was done.
5. S07E05The Family JewelsNovember 4, 1990 7.0Jessica's night at a political fund-raiser turns to murder.
6. S07E06A Body to Die ForNovember 11, 1990 7.5The owner of a new, hot fitness club in Cabot Cove has secrets that lead to murder.
7. S07E07The Return of Preston GilesNovember 18, 1990 6.5Out on parole, Jessica's former publisher tries to woo her back into the fold.
8. S07E08The Great Twain RobberyNovember 25, 1990 7.0An alleged Twain manuscript begets greed, deception, arson, and murder.
9. S07E09Ballad for a Blue LadyDecember 2, 1990 7.0Jessica gets enmeshed in feuds, infidelity, and murder in Nashville.
10. S07E10Murder in F SharpDecember 16, 1990 6.0Dennis Stanton investigates when a prominent pianist's wife is murdered shortly after the pianist's hands are badly burnt.
11. S07E11Family DoctorJanuary 6, 1991—A quiet dinner out for Seth and Jessica ends abruptly when he is forced to care for an injured Mafia kingpin. Will Seth and Jessica survive?
12. S07E12Suspicion of MurderJanuary 20, 1991—Dennis Stanton must prove his innocence when he is accused of murdering a flames estranged husband.
13. S07E13Moving ViolationFebruary 3, 1991—Sheriff Metzer defies political pressure and arrests an ambassador's son for various charges. Later, the son is found dead and Metzger finds
14. S07E14Who Killed J.B. Fletcher?February 10, 1991—A fan, posing as Jessica, is arrested and later murdered.
15. S07E15The Taxman ComethFebruary 17, 1991 6.5An IRS-plagued woman may have killed her informer husband.
16. S07E16From the Horse's MouthFebruary 24, 1991 7.5A clash between Kentucky Thoroughbred breeders leads to murder.
17. S07E17The Prodigal FatherMarch 10, 1991—The presumed dead perpetrator of a 20-year-old bank robbery resurfaces, then is murdered.
18. S07E18Where Have You Gone, Billy Boy?March 17, 1991—A shy ventriloquist is suspected of murdering a ruthless comedy club owner.
19. S07E19Thursday's ChildApril 7, 1991 7.0Following an explosion at the school site that an architect designed, he is accused of setting the blast and then ultimately killing the job
20. S07E20Murder, Plain and SimpleApril 28, 1991 7.0Jessica is passing through Pennsylvania to promote her newest book. However, when her publisher's liaison's car breaks down on the outskirts
21. S07E21Tainted LadyMay 5, 1991—The poisoning deaths of three customers point to the local diner owner.
22. S07E22The Skinny According to Nick CullhaneMay 12, 1991—A writer is murdered after sending Jessica a manuscript exposing a kidnapping scam.

Season 7 ranked & reviewed

1. S08E01Bite the Big AppleSeptember 15, 1991—Jessica heads off to New York to begin teaching and has difficulty finding an apartment. She finally gets one that she likes, only to learn
2. S08E02Night FearsSeptember 22, 1991—A professor and ex-cop challenges Jessica to a race to solve a series of campus muggings.
3. S08E03Unauthorized ObituarySeptember 29, 1991—A murdered writer leaves a devoted sister, a grieving husband, and a tangle of secrets for Jessica to sort.
4. S08E04Season's bestThicker Than WaterOctober 6, 1991 7.5Mort's brother Wayne is released from prison and arrives in Cabot Cove, looking to prove that serving time has changed him for the better. H
5. S08E05Lines of ExcellenceNovember 3, 1991—Jessica trades in her typewriter for a computer and Michael, one of her students, takes her to the company where he works to get setup. When
6. S08E06Judge NotNovember 10, 1991—Jessica probes a 20-year-old unsolved murder after attending the funeral of a New Orleans jazz great.
7. S08E07Terminal ConnectionNovember 17, 1991—When a friend is charged with murdering her abusive husband, Jessica tries to help.
8. S08E08A Killing in VegasNovember 24, 1991 7.0While in Las Vegas for a Mystery Book Convention, Jessica agrees to check on her agent's daughter who is currently working at a local casino
9. S08E09The CommitteeDecember 1, 1991 7.0Jessica is the first women to speak at a function at an all-male club, then a member is murdered.
10. S08E10The List of Yuri LermentovDecember 15, 1991 7.0Jessica finds herself mired in a case of international espionage when she unknowingly acts as the go-between between spies and Russian Trade
11. S08E11Danse DiaboliqueJanuary 5, 1992 7.5Jessica unravels the death of a ballerina after she dances a ballet that has killed everyone who has tried it.
12. S08E12The Witch's CurseJanuary 12, 1992 7.5Cabot Cove's community theatre is putting on a play about the local story about a purported witch who was burned at the stake. When a new re
13. S08E13Incident in Lot 7January 19, 1992 7.5The would-be producer of the movie adaptation of Jessica's latest book dies.
14. S08E14The Monte Carlo MurdersFebruary 2, 1992—Jessica probes a Monte Carlo murder for which her hotelier friend is a suspect.
15. S08E15Tinker, Tailor, Liar, ThiefMarch 1, 1992—Jessica gets involved in a British Intelligence operation's cover-up of a double agent's murder.
16. S08E16Ever AfterMarch 8, 1992 7.0An actress neighbor involves Jessica in her husband's murder.
17. S08E17To the End Will I Grapple with TheeMarch 15, 1992 7.0Jessica tackles the mystery of a man who apparently migrated from Ireland to New York for the sole purpose of taking revenge on an old frien
18. S08E18Programmed for MurderApril 5, 1992 7.0When a patient of Seth's gets treated by a new doctor in town, he is less than thrilled at the prospect of having competition in the form of
19. S08E19Day of the DeadApril 26, 1992—The noise and costumes of the Mexican "Day of the Dead" fiesta make it hard for Jessica to identify a killer.
20. S08E20Angel of DeathMay 3, 1992—Martin Tremaine (played by Darren McGavin), a playwright haunted by his wife's suicide, loses another family member to murder.
21. S08E21Badge of HonorMay 10, 1992 7.5Jessica intervenes when Seth's long-lost Army buddy is accused of murder.
22. S08E22Murder on Madison AvenueMay 17, 1992—Jessica plays a real-life version of her own murder mystery board-game when the toy company she's working with becomes the scene of the crim

Season 8 ranked & reviewed

1. S09E01Murder in MilanSeptember 20, 1992 7.0While attending the premiere of a film adapted from one of her books in Milan, Jessica searches for the killer when the producer is murdered
2. S09E02Family SecretsSeptember 27, 1992 6.5One of Jessica's former students is murdered when he returns to Cabot Cove to write a book exposing new information on a 30-year-old town sc
3. S09E03The MoleOctober 4, 1992 6.5Jessica is mistaken for someone else and kidnapped at the airport. When the woman she is mistaken for is killed, Jessica finds the murderer.
4. S09E04The Wind Around the TowerNovember 1, 1992 7.0While being visitors at an estate in Ireland, Jessica and her friend are convinced that their host's demise is not from natural causes.
5. S09E05The Dead FileNovember 15, 1992 6.3Jessica inadvertently gets caught up in a libel/slander lawsuit when a cartoonist uses her likeness in his comic strip is copied that names
6. S09E06Night of the CoyoteNovember 22, 1992 6.0Jessica helps the sheriff of an old Western town solve a murder that is connected to a legendary stagecoach robber's long-lost treasure.
7. S09E07Sugar & Spice, Malice & ViceNovember 29, 1992 6.7Michael Hagarty needs Jessica's help when he tries to prevent his estranged daughter's engagement to a man who is later found dead.
8. S09E08The Classic MurderDecember 6, 1992 6.5The father of Jessica's editor disappears with one hundred and fifty million dollars.
9. S09E09Season's bestA Christmas SecretDecember 13, 1992 8.0The future son-in-law of a prominent Cabot Cove family is suspected in a shooting.
10. S09E10The Sound of MurderJanuary 3, 1993 7.0Jessica records one of her novels for the blind and, while at the recording studio, is invited to a taping of a rock video. When a murder ha
11. S09E11Final CurtainJanuary 10, 1993 7.0The community center of Cabot Cove is getting ready to produce a play with retired actor David North. What follows is interrupted rehearsals
12. S09E12Double JeopardyJanuary 17, 1993 6.0A not-guilty verdict in the murder of a community activist leads to threats of violence.
13. S09E13Dead EyeFebruary 7, 1993 8.0When an aging private investigator that Charlie Garrett knew in Chicago is found dead in a Florida town, he and Jessica inadvertently get in
14. S09E14Killer RadioFebruary 14, 1993 7.0While on a book tour, Jessica agrees to guest on a local radio talk show that has feuding co-owners. When a murder takes place, Jessica help
15. S09E15The Petrified FloristFebruary 21, 1993 6.5Jessica must unravel the reason behind the murder of a popular florist.
16. S09E16Threshold of FearFebruary 28, 1993 5.8Jessica helps a neighbor in her New York building who has a phobia about leaving her apartment since she saw her mother murdered five years
17. S09E17The Big KillMarch 7, 1993 6.5Two murders result when the CEO of a defense corporation tries to save his company by illegally selling leftover components.
18. S09E18Dead to RightsMarch 21, 1993 6.5Jessica agrees to help clear a former research assistant of killing her new employer, despite the fact that the woman is a pathological liar
19. S09E19Lone WitnessApril 4, 1993 6.5Jessica helps solve a murder when the only witness, a local delivery boy she has befriended, becomes the prime suspect.
20. S09E20Ship of ThievesMay 2, 1993 7.0While on a cruise, Jessica helps an old friend, now a ship's security chief, investigate when a woman is found dead in the cargo area.
21. S09E21The SurvivorMay 9, 1993 6.0Jessica becomes involved in an internal police investigation when a colleague is left for dead in an accident in which a rookie policeman is
22. S09E22Love's Deadly DesireMay 16, 1993 6.0Jessica investigates the murder of a visiting romance novelist's assistant, who was having an affair with the writer's publisher husband.

Season 9 ranked & reviewed

1. S10E01A Death in Hong KongSeptember 12, 1993 6.5Jessica's trip to Hong Kong is interrupted by the murder of an American businessman negotiating a merger with a Chinese tycoon.Production No
2. S10E02For Whom the Ball TollsSeptember 26, 1993 6.5When Jessica agrees to help preserve a historic brownstone, she winds up trying to clear her editor of the murder of an opposing developer.
3. S10E03The Legacy of Borbey HouseOctober 3, 1993 7.3While restoring her house in Cabot Cove, Jessica worries that her contractor is preoccupied by the remodeling of another house until the pro
4. S10E04The Phantom KillerOctober 24, 1993 6.5Jessica comes to the aid of a promising young reporter when he is suspected of murdering a rival magazine's unscrupulous publisher.
5. S10E05A Virtual MurderOctober 31, 1993 6.0Jessica happens on a computerized clue to a murder while writing a mystery story for a friend's interactive video game company.
6. S10E06BloodlinesNovember 7, 1993 7.3A racehorse trainer is murdered as he is on his way to expose a racing fraud.
7. S10E07A Killing in CorkNovember 21, 1993 6.5While visiting Ireland, Jessica searches for clues when a widowed friend's son is suspected of killing an American relative.
8. S10E08Love and Hate in Cabot CoveNovember 28, 1993 7.0Jessica returns to Cabot Cove to discover why her accountant is not paying her bills.
9. S10E09Murder at a DiscountDecember 5, 1993 6.5One of Jessica's best-selling mysteries makes her the target of a lawsuit by a man who was tried and acquitted for murder.
10. S10E10Murder in WhiteDecember 19, 1993 6.5When Jessica is called to London to rewrite the stage adaptation of her novel, she must prove her actress friend innocent of killing a produ
11. S10E11Northern ExplosionJanuary 2, 1994 7.3While on a brief layover in a small Canadian mining town, Jessica finds herself pulled into an investigation when an explosion at a mine lea
12. S10E12Proof in the PuddingJanuary 9, 1994 7.0While serving as the celebrity guest on a New York cooking show, hosted by renowned chef Bernardo Bonelli, Jessica gets drawn into an intrig
13. S10E13Portrait of DeathJanuary 16, 1994 6.5Jessica comes to the rescue when a friend's sculpture is used as a murder weapon.
14. S10E14Deadly AssetsJanuary 23, 1994 7.3While planning a surprise birthday party for Seth, Jessica gets involved with a murder investigation when a hitman from Chicago appears to b
15. S10E15Murder on the Thirtieth FloorFebruary 6, 1994 6.5In New York, Jessica's publisher Edward Graham seems to be cracking up following the death of his wife. But was a fall from the top of the b
16. S10E16Time to DieMarch 6, 1994 6.5Jessica's teen writing class has two promising students, Alida and Chris. But when Chris' loan-shark stepfather turns up dead after pursuing
17. S10E17The Dying GameMarch 13, 1994 7.0Jessica has worked to have Larkins sold to a museum, but an embezzled pension plan leads to a rival bid and murder.
18. S10E18Season's bestThe Trouble with SethMarch 27, 1994 8.0After arriving at Seth's office and discovering it in disarray and the good doctor nowhere to be found, Jessica and Sheriff Metzger fear the
19. S10E19RoadkillMay 1, 1994 7.0While visiting a friend in Texas, Jessica attempts to help the owner of a small trucking company clear his son of a murder charge.
20. S10E20A Murderous MuseMay 15, 1994 6.3Jessica searches for the truth when a legendary maestro is found murdered and an innocent man is charged with the crime.
21. S10E21Wheel of DeathMay 22, 1994 7.3The arrival of a traveling carnival in Cabot Cove coincides with a rash of burglaries and the murder of the troupe's owner.

Season 10 ranked & reviewed

1. S11E01A Nest of VipersSeptember 25, 1994 7.0In Los Angeles, to research an animal park, Jessica finds the employees trying to protect themselves in the middle of a skimmed-funds scanda
2. S11E02Amsterdam KillOctober 2, 1994—Jessica's investigation of a novelist's kidnapping leads her into the dark world of diamond smuggling and murder.
3. S11E03To Kill a LegendOctober 9, 1994—Jessica discovers a letter from George Washington that leads to a hero's disgrace and a director's murder.
4. S11E04Season's bestDeath in HawaiiOctober 16, 1994 7.5Jessica's vacation to Honolulu becomes chaotic when the son of her host vanishes during a hotly contested U.S. Senate election.
5. S11E05Dear DeadlyOctober 23, 1994 7.0When a newspaper columnist becomes the target of a crazed gunman, Jessica's advice to be careful is ignored.
6. S11E06The Murder ChannelNovember 6, 1994—In a friend's apartment, Jessica and her friends are amused and then puzzled by the strange drama unfolding on TV.
7. S11E07Fatal ParadiseNovember 13, 1994—Charlie Garrett is in luck when Jessica is in Martinique for her vacation at the same time he is accused of murder.
8. S11E08Crimson HarvestNovember 20, 1994 7.5The mysterious deaths of a winery matriarch's son and a rival vintner lead Jessica into a world of greed and betrayal.
9. S11E09Murder by TwosNovember 27, 1994—Jessica searches for a link between the town bully's death and the death of the woman he was having an affair with.
10. S11E10Murder of the Month ClubDecember 4, 1994—The taping of an infomercial by Jessica and two fellow novelists is plagued by problems including the mysterious death of an audience member
11. S11E11An Egg to Die ForDecember 11, 1994—Jessica helps a Russian police officer capture the elusive mastermind behind the theft of a Faberge egg.
12. S11E12The Scent of MurderJanuary 8, 1995—The pervasive stench of death looms over Jessica and Seth's visit to his cousin's South Carolina plantation.
13. S11E13Death 'n DenialJanuary 22, 1995—Jessica takes a trip to Egypt to finalize a cultural exchange program and ends up searching for a killer and a stolen artifact.
14. S11E14Murder in High-CFebruary 5, 1995—An opera singer tries to make her debut before a stalker can fulfill his promise to kill her.
15. S11E15Twice DeadFebruary 12, 1995—When a brilliant scientist fakes his own death and is then actually murdered, Jessica sets the record straight when the wrong man is arreste
16. S11E16Film FlamFebruary 19, 1995—Homicide haunts the release of a restored movie, and Jessica investigates the current crime and the 1960 murder that prevented the original
17. S11E17Murder a la ModeFebruary 26, 1995—Jessica's excursion into the world of the fashion elite in Paris leads to murder, sweatshops and smugglers.
18. S11E18The Dream TeamMarch 19, 1995 7.0The townspeople of Cabot Cove are concerned about a massive development on their shore and it is further complicated for Jessica since the f
19. S11E19School for MurderApril 30, 1995—It seems that more than schoolboy pranks are going on between a Cabot Cove prep school and its rival.
20. S11E20Another Killing in CorkMay 7, 1995—While Jessica is enjoying her stay at a fishing lodge in Ireland, she finds out the owner is beset by a consortium that wants to buy his lan
21. S11E21Game, Set, MurderMay 14, 1995—A domineering father forces a teenager to play beyond her desire and she suffers emotional problems.

Season 11 ranked & reviewed

1. S12E01Season's bestNailedSeptember 21, 1995 7.5Jessica uses her head to weave through the makeup and hairspray concealing the murderer of a financier at a beauty salon.Production Notes: T
2. S12E02A Quaking in AspenSeptember 28, 1995—Jessica is fired up to find the murderer of her friend's husband, but private detective Charlie Garrett is unwittingly putting out the flame
3. S12E03The Secret of Gila JunctionOctober 5, 1995 7.0When Jessica arrives in Gila Junction to visit her friend Norma, she happens across the local sheriff/mechanic when he receives a call regar
4. S12E04Big Easy MurderOctober 12, 1995 7.5Jessica travels to New Orleans to research a new novel, but gets caught up in a series of voodoo killings.
5. S12E05Home CareOctober 19, 1995—Jessica immerses herself in the medical profession when a young nurse is accused of murdering two patients to whom she was providing home ca
6. S12E06Nan's Ghost (1)November 2, 1995 7.5A haunted spirit and antique smugglers are just a few challenges Jessica faces on her Irish vacation.
7. S12E07Nan's Ghost (2)November 9, 1995 7.5Jessica is trapped in the rat-infested dungeon of an ancient Irish castle, but uses her ingenuity to get rescued and find the treasure and a
8. S12E08Shooting in RomeNovember 16, 1995—Jessica is doing re-writes for a movie that is beset with both artistic and financial problems. When the stunt man dies doing a car jump sce
9. S12E09Deadly BiddingNovember 23, 1995—Charlie Garrett's outrageous bid at an auction arouses Jessica's suspicions after the artist becomes the subject of a homicide.
10. S12E10Frozen StiffNovember 30, 1995 7.0Gary and Larry's Frozen Stuff accountant is found dead. Shortly thereafter, $750,000 earmarked for Jessica's Literacy Fund is found missing.
11. S12E11Unwilling WitnessDecember 14, 1995—After being subpoenaed to testify at the Grand Jury probe of a brokerage house, Jessica is charged with contempt. Released on a technicality
12. S12E12Kendo KillJanuary 4, 1996 7.0Jessica's delivery to a motorcycle racer in Japan speeds up a series of events that result in the death of another racer.
13. S12E13Death Goes Double PlatinumJanuary 7, 1996 7.5Desi Ortega and his Latin group have a single climbing the charts until Max Daniels wants to own the group. When Daniels' assistant turns up
14. S12E14Murder in TempoJanuary 11, 1996 7.5Seth's organizing a fundraising concert to save an endangered forest near Cabot Cove. When the headlining musician is murdered during a prac
15. S12E15The Dark Side of the DoorFebruary 1, 1996 6.5When an assistant editor at Jessica's publishing house starts working on editing a new manuscript, she is chilled at the prospect that the a
16. S12E16Murder Among FriendsFebruary 8, 1996 7.0When the producer of a popular television show about a group of friends is found murdered after announcing some major changes to the show, e
17. S12E17Something Foul in FlappievilleFebruary 15, 1996 7.5One of Jessica's children storybook characters is being adapted into a cartoon character and she arrives at the television studio to see how
18. S12E18Track of a SoldierFebruary 25, 1996—On vacation in the Tetons, Jessica encounters jewel thieves and a man from her Army vet host's past.
19. S12E19Evidence of MaliceMarch 28, 1996 7.5Jessica has to solve two murders to clear the name of her old friend Deputy Andy, who becomes a suspect when a murder weapon is found in his
20. S12E20Southern Double-CrossApril 4, 1996 7.5In Australia, Jessica may be the legal owner of a valley that the sheepherders and miners are arguing over, and may be the cause of the disa
21. S12E21Race to DeathApril 28, 1996—Jessica investigates when a wealthy yachtsman is murdered two days before a big race, and the daughter of his rival is charged with the crim
22. S12E22What You Don't Know Can Kill YouMay 5, 1996 7.5When Jessica's new landscaper - who happens to be dating Seth's visiting niece Amy - winds up dead following a motorcycle accident, Amy is c
23. S12E23Mrs. Parker's RevengeMay 12, 1996—A switched packet of amateur-written stories involves Jessica in an international plot to steal a biological-weapon virus.
24. S12E24Death by DemographicsMay 19, 1996 7.5A radio station's new manager is murdered after changing their format from classical music to hard rock.

Season 12 ranked & reviewed