Murder, She Wrote
Detective mysteryCrime-solving from the investigator's side of the table.This show: 10/10CozyGentle, low-stakes comfort you can safely relax into.This show: 9/10ProceduralA case or problem of the week, solved by a formula that works.This show: 9/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 9/10Comfort rewatchThe kind of show people return to endlessly.This show: 8/10Strong female leadA complex woman drives the story.This show: 8/10Easy watchingLow-demand television where half your attention is enough.This show: 8/10Long-runnerA show whose sheer longevity shapes how it's watched.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Angela LansburyWilliam WindomRon MasakLouis HerthumTom BosleyWill Nye
Written by
Peter S. FischerRichard LevinsonWilliam Link
Starring
Angela LansburyWilliam WindomRon MasakLouis HerthumTom BosleyWill Nye
Written by
Peter S. FischerRichard LevinsonWilliam Link
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Murder, She Wrote 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 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | ||||
| S2 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.5 | |||
| S3 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 7.6 | |||
| S4 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 7.4 | |||
| S5 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 8.5 | 8.5 | |||
| S6 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 6.7 | |||
| S7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 6.5 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.7 | |||
| S8 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.8 | |||
| S9 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 7.7 | |||
| S10 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.7 | ||||
| S11 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.3 | ||||
| S12 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.7 |
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About
"Cozy, formulaic murder solved with grandmotherly wit"
A mystery novelist in a small Maine town somehow keeps stumbling onto murders, both at home and wherever she travels, and solves them with sharp observation and old-fashioned deduction. The show is comfort-food television: gentle pacing, tidy plotting, low violence, and a reassuring formula that repeats episode after episode without ever feeling urgent. It's carried almost entirely by its warm, unflappable lead, whose curiosity and moral clarity make even the most improbable body count feel cozy rather than grim. Ideal for unwinding rather than gripping suspense.
Watch it for
the endlessly likable amateur sleuth who makes even routine plots feel comforting.
Maybe skip if
you want modern pacing, serialized tension, or genuine grit in your crime drama.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Season 11984
7.518K2218h 27m
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Season 21985
7.615K2217h 27m
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Season 31986
7.513K2218h 15m
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Season 41987
7.612K2217h 14m
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Season 51988
7.712K2217h 14m
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Season 61989
7.410K2217h 14m
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Season 71990
7.69K2217h 14m
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Season 81991
7.79K2217h 40m
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Season 91992
7.59K2217h 14m
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Season 101993
7.58K2116h 53m
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Season 111994
7.47K2116h 53m
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Season 121995
7.58K2419h 1m
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Angela Lansbury Jessica Fletcher, Jessica Fletcher - Hostess, Emma MacGill
William Windom Dr. Seth Hazlitt, Attorney Sam Breen
Ron Masak Sheriff Mort Metzger, Lt. Meyer, Marty Giles
Louis Herthum Deputy Andy Broom, Deputy Kruger, Wilber
Tom Bosley Sheriff Amos Tupper
Will Nye Deputy Floyd, Floyd
Michael Horton Grady Fletcher, Grady Ambrose Fletcher
Ken Swofford Lt. Catalano, Alan Forsythe, Grover Barth
Julie Adams Eve Simpson
Herb Edelman NYPD Lieutenant Artie Gelber, George, Lieutenant Artie Gelber
Crew
Peter S. Fischer
Richard Levinson
William Link
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