Name: Murder, She Wrote
Genre: Mystery, Crime, Drama
Rating: 7.5

About this series

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.

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⭐ 7.5/10 447 votes

Quick facts

First Aired

1984

Seasons

Episodes

264

TMDB Rating

⭐ 7.5/10

Votes

447

Genre

Mystery, Crime, Drama

Status

Ended

Network

CBS

Director

Richard Levinson

Language

Seasons

S01E01

The Murder of Sherlock Holmes

⭐ 7.5

Sep 30, 1984 90 min

Former English teacher Jessica Fletcher travels to New York to celebrate the success of her debut novel, but when an unwanted guest is murdered at a costume party, she wishes she'd…

S01E02

Deadly Lady

⭐ 7.0

Oct 7, 1984 45 min

After a terrible storm, Stephen Earl's four daughters tell Sheriff Tupper that their father died while they were out on the boat. Jessica is only midly intrigued; she finds Ralph, …

S01E03

Birds of a Feather

⭐ 7.1

Oct 14, 1984 45 min

Jessica heads to San Francisco for the wedding of her niece, Victoria Brandon, only to learn that Victoria is having second thoughts because she suspects that her fiancé, Howard, i…

S01E04

Hooray for Homicide

⭐ 7.0

Oct 28, 1984 45 min

Jessica's first book, The Corpse Danced at Midnight, is being made into a major Hollywood motion picture, backed by producer Jerry Lydecker. Jessica is furious to see how her book …

S01E05

It's a Dog's Life

⭐ 8.6

Nov 4, 1984 45 min

While visiting her cousin at Langley Manor, a country estate in the South, a man dies during a fox-hunt under strange circumstances, and Jessica tries to find out what really happe…

S01E06

Lovers and Other Killers

⭐ 7.8

Nov 18, 1984 45 min

While in Seattle lecturing at the university, Jessica is convinced that the young man she hired as her secretary is not a killer.

S01E07

Hit, Run and Homicide

⭐ 8.4

Nov 25, 1984 45 min

Jessica helps a most unconventional neighbor who is accused of murdering his former partner with one of his inventions.

S01E08

We're Off to Kill the Wizard

⭐ 8.0

Dec 9, 1984 45 min

Jessica is asked to help solve the "impossible" murder of a wealthy, and much disliked, amusement park owner.

S01E09

Death Takes a Curtain Call

⭐ 7.4

Dec 16, 1984 45 min

While attending a special ballet performance, Jessica helps solve the backstage murder of a young dancer by a defecting ballerina.

S01E10

Death Casts a Spell

⭐ 7.9

Dec 30, 1984 45 min

Jessica's deductive abilities are in demand when a flamboyant hypnotist turns up dead, behind locked doors, in front of an audience of journalists whom he had put into a trance.

S01E11

Capitol Offense

⭐ 7.6

Jan 6, 1985 45 min

Jessica is assigned to fill the empty seat of a deceased congressman for a brief period of time and finds a great deal of political game-playing in Washington.

S01E12

Broadway Malady

⭐ 7.6

Jan 13, 1985 45 min

Broadway legend Rita Bristol and her daughter star in a musical produced by her son, not knowing that murder is lurking in the wings.

S01E13

Murder to a Jazz Beat

⭐ 6.4

Feb 3, 1985 45 min

While in New Orleans, Jessica must solve the mysterious murder of a famous musician who died while performing onstage.

S01E14

My Johnny Lies Over the Ocean

⭐ 7.9

Feb 10, 1985 45 min

Jessica's niece is terrorized on a cruise intended to take her mind off her husband's recent death...or is he dead?

S01E15

Paint Me a Murder

⭐ 7.9

Feb 17, 1985 45 min

The life of a famous artist is threatened on what would be otherwise an idyllic Mediterranean island.

S01E16

Tough Guys Don't Die

⭐ 8.1

Feb 24, 1985 45 min

Jessica meets Harry McGraw and they figure out which one of three cases may contain the motive for the death of a private detective. One dates back 25 years.