The Rockford Files

1. S01E01The Kirkoff CaseSeptember 13, 1974 8.7A wealthy but unlikeable young man hires Jim to solve the mystery of the death of his parents - the crime for which he stands accused.
2. S01E02The Dark and Bloody GroundSeptember 20, 1974 8.5Beth ropes Jim into proving the innocence of her newest client, a poet who died under mysterious circumstances after crashing a party in Bel
3. S01E03The CountessSeptember 27, 1974 7.0Jim is helping a Countess avoid a blackmailer but is then charged for the blackmailer's murder.
4. S01E04Exit Prentiss CarrOctober 4, 1974 8.0Jim finds the murdered body of Prentiss Carr in his hotel room and after reporting the incident to the police learns it has been classified
5. S01E05Tall Woman in Red WagonOctober 11, 1974 9.0Jim is hired by a newspaper woman to find her missing friend, who then insists on tagging along to "help" his investigation. The missing fri
6. S01E06This Case is Closed (1)October 18, 1974 8.3Jim travels to Newark, and draws the attention of organized crime and the FBI. The FBI is protecting Jim's target because he is a former fed
7. S01E07This Case is Closed (2)October 18, 1974 8.7
8. S01E08Season's bestThe Big RipoffOctober 25, 1974 9.3
9. S01E09Find Me If You CanNovember 1, 1974 8.7Rockford reluctantly takes a unique assignment: a beautiful mystery woman wants him to find her, to see if someone she fears could also trac
10. S01E10In Pursuit of Carol ThorneNovember 8, 1974 8.3Jim tails a woman just released from prison. She was involved in a robbery of a Marine Corps payroll. The mastermind of the crime and his he
11. S01E11The Dexter CrisisNovember 15, 1974 8.3
12. S01E12Caledonia - It's Worth a Fortune!December 6, 1974 8.5
13. S01E13Profit and Loss (1)December 20, 1974 8.3
14. S01E14Profit and Loss (2)December 27, 1974 8.3
15. S01E15Aura Lee, FarewellJanuary 3, 1975—
16. S01E16Sleight of HandJanuary 17, 1975—
17. S01E17Counter GambitJanuary 24, 1975—
18. S01E18ClaireJanuary 31, 1975—
19. S01E19Say Goodbye to JenniferFebruary 7, 1975—
20. S01E20Charlie Harris at LargeFebruary 14, 1975—
21. S01E21The Four Pound BrickFebruary 21, 1975—
22. S01E22Just by AccidentFebruary 28, 1975—
23. S01E23RoundaboutMarch 7, 1975—

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01The Aaron Ironwood School of SuccessSeptember 12, 1975—
2. S02E02The Farnsworth StratagemSeptember 19, 1975 8.5When Dennis is conned into investing in a hotel for mobsters, Jim impersonates a Texas oil man to get his friend's money back.
3. S02E03Season's bestGearjammers (1)September 26, 1975 9.0After witnessing a mob payoff that is part of a big-rig hijacking scheme, Rockford's father becomes the target of assassins. Working to prot
4. S02E04Gearjammers (2)October 3, 1975 9.0After witnessing a mob payoff that is part of a big-rig hijacking scheme, Rockford's father becomes the target of assassins. Working to prot
5. S02E05The Deep Blue SleepOctober 10, 1975—
6. S02E06The Great Blue Lake Land and Development CompanyOctober 17, 1975 8.0When his car breaks down in a small town Jim leaves $10,000 in a land company's safe. The next morning the money - and the man who locked th
7. S02E07The Real Easy Red DogOctober 31, 1975 8.0Christine Dusseau, a female private eye, first blindsides Rockford, then joins him in tracking down the murderer in a case the police have d
8. S02E08Resurrection in Black & WhiteNovember 7, 1975—
9. S02E09Chicken Little is a Little ChickenNovember 14, 1975—
10. S02E102 Into 5.56 Won't GoNovember 21, 1975—
11. S02E11Pastoria Prime PickNovember 29, 1975 9.0Rockford takes a dislike to the small town he's visiting when a bogus repair bill is followed by phony criminal charges. Aided by his father
12. S02E12The Reincarnation of AngieDecember 5, 1975—
13. S02E13The Girl in the Bay City Boys ClubDecember 19, 1975—
14. S02E14The Hammer of C BlockJanuary 9, 1976—A fellow inmate (Isaac Hayes) from Jim's time in prison is released after serving twenty years, and needs help clearing himself from the cri
15. S02E15The No-Cut ContractJanuary 16, 1976—An egotistical minor league football player who thinks he's every woman's dream drags Jim into his troubles. It's not the women who are trou
16. S02E16A Portrait of ElizabethJanuary 23, 1976—
17. S02E17Joey Blue EyesJanuary 30, 1976 9.0Jim helps one of Beth's clients, who is being swindled out of his business.
18. S02E18In HazardFebruary 6, 1976—
19. S02E19The Italian Bird FiascoFebruary 13, 1976—
20. S02E20Where's Houston?February 20, 1976 7.0Rocky's friend is killed thinking his Granddaughter was kidnapped leading Jim with the help of Rocky to untangle a crooked real estate deal.
21. S02E21Foul on the First PlayMarch 12, 1976—
22. S02E22A Bad Deal in the ValleyMarch 19, 1976—

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01The Fourth ManSeptember 24, 1976—
2. S03E02The Oracle Wore a Cashmere SuitOctober 1, 1976 7.0A psychic claims that Rockford knows more about a disappearance than he admits.
3. S03E03The Family HourOctober 8, 1976 8.5Jim and Rocky find an abandoned young girl that leads to Jim finding and helping her father.
4. S03E04Feeding FrenzyOctober 15, 1976—
5. S03E05Drought at Indianhead RiverNovember 5, 1976—
6. S03E06Coulter City WildcatNovember 12, 1976—
7. S03E07Season's bestSo Help Me GodNovember 19, 1976 9.0Jim is called before the Grand Jury and cannot answer the questions about the kidnapping of a union boss put to him by the prosecutor. As a
8. S03E08Rattlers' Class of '63November 26, 1976—Angel, Jim's former cellmate, is getting married and he asks Jim to be his best man. Later, Jim finds out that the marriage Is just part of
9. S03E09Return to the Thirty-Eighth ParallelDecember 10, 1976—
10. S03E10Piece WorkDecember 17, 1976—
11. S03E11The Trouble with WarrenDecember 24, 1976—
12. S03E12There's One in Every PortJanuary 7, 1977—
13. S03E13Sticks and Stones May Break Your Bones, But Waterbury Will Bury YouJanuary 14, 1977—
14. S03E14The Trees, the Bees and T.T. Flowers (1)January 21, 1977—
15. S03E15The Trees, the Bees and T.T. Flowers (2)January 28, 1977—
16. S03E16The Becker ConnectionFebruary 11, 1977—
17. S03E17Just Another Polish WeddingFebruary 18, 1977—
18. S03E18New Life, Old DragonsFebruary 25, 1977—
19. S03E19To Protect and Serve, Part IMarch 11, 1977—An overly enthusiastic police buff simultaneously maligns the reputation of Detective  Becker and jeopardizes Rockford's efforts lo protect
20. S03E20To Protect and Serve Part IIMarch 18, 1977—
21. S03E21Crack BackMarch 25, 1977—
22. S03E22Dirty Money, Black LightApril 1, 1977—

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01Beamer's Last CaseSeptember 16, 1977 4.0Jim returns from vacation to discover someone's been using his identity, his trailer and totaled his car. And that's just the beginning of h
2. S04E02Trouble in Chapter 17September 23, 1977—
3. S04E03The Battle of Canoga ParkSeptember 30, 1977—
4. S04E04Second ChanceOctober 14, 1977—
5. S04E05The Dog and Pony ShowOctober 21, 1977—
6. S04E06Requiem for a Funny BoxNovember 4, 1977—
7. S04E07Quickie NirvanaNovember 11, 1977—
8. S04E08Irving the ExplainerNovember 18, 1977—
9. S04E09The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick FallsNovember 25, 1977—
10. S04E10Hotel of FearDecember 2, 1977—
11. S04E11Forced RetirementDecember 9, 1977—
12. S04E12The Queen of PeruDecember 16, 1977—
13. S04E13A Deadly MazeDecember 23, 1977—
14. S04E14The Attractive NuisanceJanuary 6, 1978—
15. S04E15The Gang at Don's Drive-InJanuary 13, 1978—
16. S04E16The Paper PalaceJanuary 20, 1978—
17. S04E17Dwarf in a Helium HatJanuary 27, 1978—
18. S04E18South by SoutheastFebruary 3, 1978 7.5
19. S04E19The Competitive EdgeFebruary 10, 1978—
20. S04E20The Prisoner of Rosemont HallFebruary 17, 1978—
21. S04E21Season's bestThe House on Willis Avenue (1)February 24, 1978 8.5When a fellow P.I. is killed on the Ventura freeway, Jim and Richie Brockelman team up to find out if it really was an accident.
22. S04E22The House on Willis Avenue (2)February 24, 1978 8.5When a fellow P.I. is killed on the Ventura freeway, Jim and Richie Brockelman team up to find out if it really was an accident.

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

1. S05E01Heartaches of a FoolSeptember 22, 1978 7.0
2. S05E02Rosendahl and Gilda Stern are DeadSeptember 29, 1978 7.0
3. S05E03The Jersey BounceOctober 6, 1978 7.0Wrongly accused of beating a man to death, Jim discovers the best legal advice he can find is from disbarred lawyer John Cooper.
4. S05E04White on White and Nearly PerfectOctober 20, 1978 7.7
5. S05E05Kill the MessengerOctober 27, 1978 8.0
6. S05E06The Empty FrameNovember 3, 1978 7.5At a swank party, attended by some of LA's high society and police dept. VIPs, in honor of Angel's brother-in-law, Aaron, being made Chief o
7. S05E07A Three-Day Affair with a Thirty-Day EscrowNovember 10, 1978 7.0
8. S05E08A Good Clean Bust with Sequel RightsNovember 17, 1978 7.5
9. S05E09Black Mirror (1)November 24, 1978 7.5
10. S05E10Black Mirror (2)November 24, 1978 7.5
11. S05E11A Fast CountDecember 1, 1978 7.5
12. S05E12Local Man Eaten by NewspaperDecember 8, 1978 7.5
13. S05E13With the French Heel Back, Can the Nehru Jacket Be Far Behind?January 5, 1979 7.7A fashion model friend of Jim is found dead on the ground below her balcony. The police believe it's suicide, but having gotten a desperate
14. S05E14The Battle-Ax and the Exploding CigarJanuary 12, 1979 7.5
15. S05E15GuiltJanuary 19, 1979 7.3Jim finds his guilty conscience being manipulated by a former fiancee, who asks him to find out who is threatening her life.
16. S05E16The DeuceJanuary 26, 1979 7.0
17. S05E17The Man Who Saw the AlligatorsFebruary 10, 1979 7.3A Brooklyn gangster, who believes Rockford got him sent to jail, wants revenge
18. S05E18Season's bestThe Return of the Black ShadowFebruary 17, 1979 8.7A gang of bikers beat up Jim and assault John Cooper's sister, leading Coop to seek vengeance by returning to a darker period in his past wh
19. S05E19A Material DifferenceFebruary 24, 1979 7.5
20. S05E20Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job (1)March 3, 1979 8.0
21. S05E21Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job (2)March 3, 1979 7.5
22. S05E22A Different DrummerApril 13, 1979 7.0

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

1. S06E01Paradise CoveSeptember 28, 1979 7.0
2. S06E02Lions, Tigers, Monkeys and Dogs (1)October 12, 1979 7.0
3. S06E03Lions, Tigers, Monkeys and Dogs (2)October 12, 1979 7.5
4. S06E04Only Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die (1)October 19, 1979 7.5
5. S06E05Season's bestOnly Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die (2)October 26, 1979 8.0
6. S06E06Love is the WordNovember 9, 1979 7.0
7. S06E07Nice Guys Finish DeadNovember 16, 1979 7.7The special guest of a P.I. convention dinner is found murdered in the restroom, and Jim unhappily finds himself once more having to team up
8. S06E08The Hawaiian HeadacheNovember 23, 1979 7.5
9. S06E09No Fault AffairNovember 30, 1979 7.0
10. S06E10The Big CheeseDecember 7, 1979 7.5
11. S06E11Just a Coupla GuysDecember 14, 1979 3.7This episode features none of the supporting characters and Rockford appears in only a few scenes. The episode is mainly a chance for David
12. S06E12Deadlock in ParmaJanuary 10, 1980 6.0In the series finale, Jim Rockford drives off into a California sunset in his wounded Firebird, after being ensnared in a small-town council

Season 6 ranked & reviewed