The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files 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 | ||
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| S1 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.7 | |
| S2 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 8.0 | |
| S3 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.9 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.5 | |
| S4 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 8.7 | ||
| S5 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 7.7 | |||
| S6 | 7.6 | 8.7 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 8.7 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 6.2 | 7.6 |
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About
"A reluctant hero who'd rather talk than fight"
Jim Rockford is an ex-con turned private investigator who lives in a beat-up trailer on the beach and takes cases mostly because he needs the money, not because he wants trouble. He'd rather bluff, charm, or run than throw a punch, which makes for a detective show that's funnier and more human-scaled than most. The pace is unhurried, the plots are twisty but grounded, and the whole thing rests on James Garner's effortless, self-deprecating charisma. It feels like hanging out with a likable guy who keeps getting dragged into other people's messes.
James Garner's effortlessly charming, wry performance as a detective who hates violence and confrontation.
you want slick action or tight modern pacing, since this is talky, low-key, and unhurried.
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