Barney Miller
Barney Miller Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | ||
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| S1 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 8.6 | ||||||||||||
| S2 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.5 | |||
| S3 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 9.4 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.0 | |||
| S4 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.9 | ||
| S5 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 9.6 | |
| S6 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.4 | |||
| S7 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.2 | |||
| S8 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 9.2 |
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About
"Deadpan humanism disguised as a cop show"
Barney Miller follows the detectives of a rundown Greenwich Village police precinct, led by the weary, wry Captain Barney Miller, as they process a parade of oddball suspects, victims, and complaints in one cramped squad room. It is less about crime-solving than about people talking, bickering, and waiting around, with deadpan wit and a loose, naturalistic rhythm closer to a hangout show than a typical sitcom. The pace is slow by design, the jokes are dry and character-based rather than punchline-driven, and the ensemble's low-key chemistry is what makes it quietly rewarding.
the ensemble's low-key, naturalistic banter that makes a single police squad room endlessly watchable.
you want fast plotting or action, since almost everything happens through dialogue in one room.
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