Murder, She Wrote

198412 seasonsEnded

From 1984 to 1996

★ 3.8 · TMDB

MysteryCrimeDrama

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

Episode ratings

Season 1

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★ 4.2

1984-11-25

S01E08We're Off to Kill the Wizard★ 4.01984-12-09

S01E09Death Takes a Curtain Call★ 3.91984-12-16

S01E10Death Casts a Spell★ 4.01984-12-30

S01E11Capitol Offense★ 4.01985-01-06

S01E12Broadway Malady★ 4.01985-01-13

S01E13Murder to a Jazz Beat★ 3.51985-02-03

S01E14My Johnny Lies Over the Ocean★ 4.01985-02-10

S01E15Paint Me a Murder★ 4.01985-02-17

S01E16Tough Guys Don't Die★ 4.11985-02-24

S01E17Sudden Death★ 3.81985-03-03

S01E18Footnote to Murder★ 3.91985-03-10

S01E19Murder Takes the Bus★ 4.31985-03-17

S01E20Armed Response★ 4.01985-03-31

S01E21Murder at the Oasis★ 4.01985-04-07

S01E22Funeral at Fifty-Mile★ 3.91985-04-21

Season 222 episodes

S02E01Widow, Weep for Me★ 3.81985-09-29
S02E02Joshua Peabody Died Here ... Possibly★ 3.81985-10-06
S02E03Murder in the Afternoon★ 3.61985-10-13
S02E04School for Scandal★ 3.51985-10-20
S02E05Sing a Song of Murder★ 3.41985-10-27
S02E06Reflections of the Mind★ 4.01985-11-03
S02E07A Lady in the Lake★ 3.01985-11-10
S02E08Dead Heat★ 3.41985-11-24
S02E09Jessica Behind Bars★ 3.91985-12-01
S02E10Sticks and Stones★ 4.11985-12-15
S02E11Murder Digs Deep★ 3.81985-12-29
S02E12Murder by Appointment Only★ 2.81986-01-05
S02E13Trial by Error★ 4.21986-01-12
S02E14Keep the Home Fries Burning★ 3.91986-01-19
S02E15Powder Keg★ 3.61986-02-09
S02E16Murder in the Electric Cathedral★ 3.81986-02-16
S02E17One Good Bid Deserves a Murder★ 4.01986-02-23
S02E18If A Body Meet A Body★ 3.81986-03-09
S02E19Christopher Bundy -- Died On Sunday★ 3.81986-03-30
S02E20Menace, Anyone?★ 2.91986-04-06
S02E21The Perfect Foil★ 3.71986-04-13
S02E22If the Frame Fits★ 3.81986-05-18

Season 323 episodes

S03E01Death Stalks the Big Top (1)★ 3.91986-09-28
S03E02Death Stalks the Big Top (2)★ 3.91986-10-05
S03E03Unfinished Business★ 4.01986-10-12
S03E04One White Rose for Death★ 3.91986-10-19
S03E05Corned Beef And Carnage★ 3.61986-11-02
S03E06Dead Man's Gold★ 3.81986-11-09
S03E07Novel Connection (1)1987-05-17
S03E08Magnum on Ice (II)★ 3.81986-11-23
S03E09Deadline for Murder★ 4.01986-11-16
S03E10Obituary for a Dead Anchor★ 3.81986-12-07
S03E11Stage Struck★ 4.01986-12-14
S03E12Night of the Headless Horseman★ 4.01987-01-04
S03E13The Corpse Flew First Class★ 4.01987-01-18
S03E14Crossed Up★ 4.01987-02-01
S03E15Murder in a Minor Key★ 2.51987-02-08
S03E16The Bottom Line Is Murder★ 3.51987-02-15
S03E17Death Takes a Dive★ 4.01987-02-22
S03E18Simon Says, Color Me Dead★ 4.01987-03-01
S03E19No Laughing Murder★ 3.91987-03-15
S03E20No Accounting for Murder★ 3.81987-03-22
S03E21The Cemetery Vote★ 3.91987-04-05
S03E22The Days Dwindle Down★ 4.11987-04-19
S03E23Murder, She Spoke★ 4.01987-05-10

Season 422 episodes

S04E01A Fashionable Way to Die★ 3.91987-09-20
S04E02When Thieves Fall Out★ 3.61987-09-27
S04E03Witness for the Defense★ 3.61987-10-04
S04E04Old Habits Die Hard★ 3.81987-10-11
S04E05The Way To Dusty Death★ 3.41987-10-25
S04E06It Runs In The Family★ 3.81987-11-01
S04E07If It's Thursday, It Must Be Beverly★ 2.81987-11-08
S04E08Steal Me a Story★ 3.21987-11-15
S04E09Trouble in Eden★ 2.41987-11-22
S04E10Indian Giver★ 3.41987-11-29
S04E11Doom with a View★ 3.41987-12-13
S04E12Who Threw the Barbitals in Mrs. Fletcher's Chowder?★ 3.61988-01-03
S04E13Harbinger of Death★ 3.11988-01-24
S04E14Curse of the Daanav★ 3.81988-02-07
S04E15Mourning Among the Wisterias★ 3.51988-02-14
S04E16Murder Through the Looking Glass★ 3.61988-02-21
S04E17A Very Good Year for Murder★ 3.61988-02-28
S04E18Benedict Arnold Slipped Here★ 4.21988-03-13
S04E19Just Another Fish Story★ 3.51988-03-27
S04E20Showdown in Saskatchewan★ 3.31988-04-10
S04E21Deadpan★ 3.81988-05-01
S04E22The Body Politic★ 2.51988-05-08

Season 522 episodes

S05E01J.B. As in Jailbird★ 3.41988-10-23
S05E02A Little Night Work★ 3.61988-10-30
S05E03Mr. Penroy's Vacation★ 3.91988-11-06
S05E04Snow White, Blood Red★ 3.51988-11-13
S05E05Coal Miner's Slaughter★ 2.41988-11-20
S05E06Wearing of the Green★ 3.51988-11-27
S05E07The Last Flight of the Dixie Damsel★ 3.81988-12-18
S05E08Prediction: Murder★ 3.51989-01-01
S05E09Something Borrowed, Someone Blue★ 4.51989-01-08
S05E10Weave a Tangled Web★ 4.01989-01-15
S05E11The Search for Peter Kerry★ 4.01989-02-05
S05E12Smooth Operators★ 3.81989-02-12
S05E13Fire Burn, Cauldron Bubble★ 3.51989-02-19
S05E14From Russia ... With Blood★ 3.51989-02-26
S05E15Alma Murder★ 4.01989-03-12
S05E16Truck Stop★ 3.51989-04-02
S05E17The Sins of Castle Cove★ 2.41989-04-09
S05E18Trevor Hudson's Legacy★ 1.61989-04-16
S05E19Double Exposure★ 3.51989-04-30
S05E20Three Strikes, You're Out★ 3.51989-05-07
S05E21Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall (1)★ 4.51989-05-14
S05E22Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall (2)★ 1.61989-05-21

Season 622 episodes

S06E01Appointment in Athens★ 4.31989-09-24
S06E02Seal of the Confessional★ 4.31989-10-01
S06E03The Grand Old Lady★ 2.71989-10-08
S06E04The Error of Her Ways★ 4.51989-10-15
S06E05Jack and Bill★ 4.31989-10-29
S06E06Dead Letter★ 2.51989-11-05
S06E07Night of the Tarantula★ 4.31989-11-12
S06E08When the Fat Lady Sings★ 4.51989-11-19
S06E09Test of Wills★ 3.91989-11-26
S06E10Class Act★ 4.31989-12-03
S06E11Town Father★ 4.11989-12-17
S06E12Goodbye Charlie★ 3.81990-01-07
S06E13If the Shoe Fits★ 4.01990-01-21
S06E14How To Make a Killing Without Really Trying★ 4.21990-02-04
S06E15The Fixer-upper★ 4.31990-02-11
S06E16The Big Show of 1965★ 4.31990-02-25
S06E17Murder: According to Maggie★ 4.01990-03-04
S06E18O'Malley's Luck★ 4.31990-03-25
S06E19Always a Thief★ 3.91990-04-08
S06E20Shear Madness★ 4.31990-04-29
S06E21The Szechuan Dragon★ 4.31990-05-06
S06E22The Sicilian Encounter★ 3.81990-05-20

Season 722 episodes

S07E01Trials & Tribulations★ 3.01990-09-16
S07E02Deadly Misunderstanding★ 1.51990-09-23
S07E03See You in Court, Baby1990-09-30
S07E04Hannigan's Wake★ 4.01990-10-28
S07E05The Family Jewels★ 3.51990-11-04
S07E06A Body to Die For★ 3.51990-11-11
S07E07The Return of Preston Giles★ 4.01990-11-18
S07E08The Great Twain Robbery★ 1.51990-11-25
S07E09Ballad for a Blue Lady★ 3.51990-12-02
S07E10Murder in F Sharp1990-12-16
S07E11Family Doctor★ 3.51991-01-06
S07E12Suspicion of Murder★ 0.51991-01-20
S07E13Moving Violation★ 4.01991-02-03
S07E14Who Killed J.B. Fletcher?★ 4.01991-02-10
S07E15The Taxman Cometh★ 3.51991-02-17
S07E16From the Horse's Mouth★ 3.51991-02-24
S07E17The Prodigal Father★ 4.01991-03-10
S07E18Where Have You Gone, Billy Boy?1991-03-17
S07E19Thursday's Child★ 1.61991-04-07
S07E20Murder, Plain & Simple★ 3.51991-04-28
S07E21Tainted Lady★ 4.01991-05-05
S07E22The Skinny According to Nick Cullhane★ 4.01991-05-12

Season 822 episodes

S08E01Bite the Big Apple★ 4.01991-09-15
S08E02Night Fears★ 4.01991-09-22
S08E03Unauthorized Obituary★ 4.01991-09-29
S08E04Thicker Than Water★ 4.01991-10-06
S08E05Lines of Excellence★ 4.01991-11-03
S08E06Judge Not★ 4.01991-11-10
S08E07Terminal Connection★ 4.01991-11-17
S08E08A Killing in Vegas★ 3.51991-11-24
S08E09The Committee★ 4.01991-12-01
S08E10The List of Yuri Lermentov★ 3.51991-12-15
S08E11Danse Diabolique★ 4.01992-01-05
S08E12The Witch's Curse★ 3.61992-01-12
S08E13Incident in Lot 7★ 1.61992-01-19
S08E14The Monte Carlo Murders1992-02-02
S08E15Tinker, Tailor, Liar, Thief★ 4.01992-03-01
S08E16Ever After★ 3.01992-03-08
S08E17To the Last Will I Grapple With Thee★ 3.31992-03-15
S08E18Programmed for Murder★ 0.51992-04-05
S08E19Day of the Dead★ 3.51992-04-26
S08E20Angel of Death★ 1.51992-05-03
S08E21Badge of Honor1992-05-10
S08E22Murder On Madison Avenue★ 0.51992-05-17

Season 922 episodes

S09E01Murder in Milan★ 5.01992-09-20
S09E02Family Secrets★ 5.01992-09-27
S09E03The Mole★ 5.01992-10-04
S09E04The Wind Around the Tower★ 5.01992-11-01
S09E05The Dead File★ 5.01992-11-15
S09E06Night of the Coyote★ 4.01992-11-22
S09E07Sugar & Spice, Malice & Vice★ 5.01992-11-29
S09E08The Classic Murder★ 5.01992-12-06
S09E09A Christmas Secret★ 4.81992-12-13
S09E10The Sound of Murder1993-01-03
S09E11Final Curtain1993-01-10
S09E12Double Jeopardy1993-01-17
S09E13Dead Eye1993-02-07
S09E14Killer Radio1993-02-14
S09E15The Petrified Florist★ 4.01993-02-21
S09E16Threshold of Fear★ 2.01993-02-28
S09E17The Big Kill★ 5.01993-03-07
S09E18Dead to Rights★ 5.01993-03-21
S09E19Lone Witness★ 5.01993-04-04
S09E20Ship of Thieves★ 5.01993-05-02
S09E21The Survivor★ 5.01993-05-09
S09E22Love's Deadly Desire★ 2.01993-05-16

Season 1021 episodes

S10E01A Death in Hong Kong★ 4.51993-09-12
S10E02For Whom the Ball Tolls★ 2.81993-09-26
S10E03The Legacy of Borbey House★ 4.31993-10-03
S10E04The Phantom Killer★ 4.01993-10-24
S10E05A Virtual Murder★ 4.01993-10-31
S10E06Bloodlines★ 4.01993-11-07
S10E07A Killing in Cork★ 3.51993-11-21
S10E08Love and Hate in Cabot Cove★ 4.01993-11-28
S10E09Murder at a Discount★ 4.01993-12-05
S10E10Murder in White★ 4.01993-12-19
S10E11Northern Explosion★ 4.01994-01-02
S10E12Proof In The Pudding★ 4.01994-01-09
S10E13Portrait of Death★ 4.01994-01-16
S10E14Deadly Assets★ 3.51994-01-23
S10E15Murder on the Thirtieth Floor★ 4.01994-02-06
S10E16Time to Die★ 4.01994-03-06
S10E17The Dying Game★ 4.01994-03-13
S10E18The Trouble with Seth★ 4.01994-03-27
S10E19Roadkill★ 4.01994-05-01
S10E20A Murderous Muse★ 4.01994-05-15
S10E21Wheel of Death★ 4.01994-05-22

Season 1121 episodes

S11E01A Nest of Vipers★ 5.01994-09-25
S11E02Amsterdam Kill★ 5.01994-10-02
S11E03To Kill a Legend★ 5.01994-10-09
S11E04Death in Hawaii1994-10-16
S11E05Dear Deadly★ 5.01994-10-23
S11E06The Murder Channel★ 5.01994-11-06
S11E07Fatal Paradise1994-11-13
S11E08Crimson Harvest★ 5.01994-11-20
S11E09Murder by Twos1994-11-27
S11E10Murder of the Month Club1994-12-04
S11E11An Egg to Die For1994-12-11
S11E12The Scent of Murder1995-01-08
S11E13Death 'n Denial1995-01-22
S11E14Murder in High "C"1995-02-05
S11E15Twice Dead1995-02-12
S11E16Film Flam★ 3.91995-02-19
S11E17Murder a la Mode1995-02-26
S11E18The Dream Team1995-03-19
S11E19School for Murder1995-04-30
S11E20Another Killing in Cork★ 5.01995-05-07
S11E21Game, Set, Murder★ 5.01995-05-14

Season 1224 episodes

S12E01Nailed★ 5.01995-09-21
S12E02A Quaking in Aspen★ 3.81995-09-28
S12E03The Secret of Gila Junction★ 5.01995-10-05
S12E04Big Easy Murder★ 5.01995-10-12
S12E05Home Care★ 4.31995-10-19
S12E06Nan's Ghost (1)★ 5.01995-11-02
S12E07Nan's Ghost (2)★ 5.01995-11-09
S12E08Shooting in Rome★ 5.01995-11-16
S12E09Deadly Bidding★ 5.01995-11-23
S12E10Frozen Stiff★ 5.01995-11-30
S12E11Unwilling Witness★ 5.01995-12-14
S12E12Kendo Killing★ 5.01996-01-04
S12E13Death Goes Double Platinum★ 5.01996-01-07
S12E14Murder in Tempo★ 4.31996-01-11
S12E15The Dark Side of the Door★ 5.01996-02-01
S12E16Murder Among Friends★ 5.01996-02-08
S12E17Something Foul in Flappieville★ 5.01996-02-15
S12E18Track of a Soldier★ 5.01996-02-25
S12E19Evidence of Malice★ 5.01996-03-28
S12E20Southern Double-Cross★ 5.01996-04-04
S12E21Race To Death★ 5.01996-04-28
S12E22What You Don't Know Can Kill You★ 5.01996-05-05
S12E23Mrs. Parker's Revenge★ 5.01996-05-12
S12E24Death by Demographics★ 5.01996-05-19