List of Murder, She Wrote episodes

This is a list of Murder, She Wrote episodes in the order that they originally aired on CBS. Most of the episodes took place either in Jessica's fictional hometown of Cabot Cove, Maine, or in New York City, but her travels promoting books or visiting relatives and friends led to cases throughout the U.S. and the English-speaking world.

Beginning in season six, Angela Lansbury cut back her appearances. Thirteen episodes purported to be stories "written" by Jessica, or submitted to her by friends. She would introduce each episode, but generally disappear until the end, when she would wrap up the story. Other sleuths, professional and amateur, including reformed jewel thief turned insurance investigator Dennis Stanton (Keith Michell), retired British intelligence operative Michael Hagarty (Len Cariou), and down-at-heel private eye Harry McGraw (Jerry Orbach), took center stage. These episodes became known as "bookend episodes." Viewers, however, didn't like Jessica's frequent absences, and the "replacement detective" policy was eventually dropped.

After the final episode aired in 1996, Lansbury sporadically reprised the character of Jessica Fletcher in a handful of feature-length Murder, She Wrote specials starting in 1997. The last TV movie aired in May 2003. In February 2007, on the ABC daytime talk show The View, Lansbury announced that she hoped to make another Murder, She Wrote TV movie in the near future but only if her son, director Anthony Shaw, could find a suitable story.

Out of the many actors featured on Murder, She Wrote, Lansbury is the only actress to appear in every episode and TV movie, albeit not always playing Jessica Fletcher, but sometimes her cousin Emma McGill (only on two occasions) and her aunt Sarah.

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
	1	22	September 30, 1984 (1984-09-30)	April 21, 1985 (1985-04-21)
	2	22	September 29, 1985 (1985-09-29)	May 18, 1986 (1986-05-18)
	3	22	September 28, 1986 (1986-09-28)	May 10, 1987 (1987-05-10)
	4	22	September 20, 1987 (1987-09-20)	May 8, 1988 (1988-05-08)
	5	22	October 23, 1988 (1988-10-23)	May 21, 1989 (1989-05-21)
	6	22	September 24, 1989 (1989-09-24)	May 20, 1990 (1990-05-20)
	7	22	September 16, 1990 (1990-09-16)	May 12, 1991 (1991-05-12)
	8	22	September 15, 1991 (1991-09-15)	May 17, 1992 (1992-05-17)
	9	22	September 20, 1992 (1992-09-20)	May 16, 1993 (1993-05-16)
	10	21	September 12, 1993 (1993-09-12)	May 22, 1994 (1994-05-22)
	11	21	September 25, 1994 (1994-09-25)	May 14, 1995 (1995-05-14)
	12	24	September 21, 1995 (1995-09-21)	May 16, 1996 (1996-05-16)
	TV movies		November 2, 1997 (1997-11-02)	May 9, 2003 (2003-05-09)

Episodes

Season 1 (1984–1985)

Season #	Total #	Title	Original Airdate
1.0	Pilot	The Murder of Sherlock Holmes	September 30, 1984
1.1	1	Deadly Lady	October 7, 1984
1.2	2	Birds of a Feather	October 14, 1984
1.3	3	Hooray for Homicide	October 28, 1984
1.4	4	It's a Dog's Life	November 4, 1984
1.5	5	Lovers and Other Killers	November 18, 1984
1.6	6	Hit, Run and Homicide	November 25, 1984
1.7	7	We're Off to Kill the Wizard	December 9, 1984
1.8	8	Death Takes a Curtain Call	December 16, 1984
1.9	9	Death Casts a Spell	December 30, 1984
1.10	10	Capitol Offense	January 6, 1985
1.11	11	Broadway Malady	January 13, 1985
1.12	12	Murder to a Jazz Beat	February 3, 1985
1.13	13	My Johnny Lies Over the Ocean	February 10, 1985
1.14	14	Paint Me a Murder	February 17, 1985
1.15	15	Tough Guys Don't Die	February 24, 1985
1.16	16	Sudden Death	March 3, 1985
1.17	17	Footnote to Murder	March 10, 1985
1.18	18	Murder Takes the Bus	March 17, 1985
1.19	19	Armed Response	March 31, 1985
1.20	20	Murder at the Oasis	April 7, 1985
1.21	21	Funeral at Fifty-Mile	April 21, 1985

Season 2 (1985–1986)

Season #	Total #	Title	Original Airdate
2.1	22	Widow, Weep for Me	September 29, 1985
2.2	23	Joshua Peabody Died Here... Possibly	October 6, 1985
2.3	24	Murder in the Afternoon	October 13, 1985
2.4	25	School for Scandal	October 20, 1985
2.5	26	Sing a Song of Murder	October 27, 1985
2.6	27	Reflections of the Mind	November 3, 1985
2.7	28	A Lady in the Lake	November 10, 1985
2.8	29	Dead Heat	November 24, 1985
2.9	30	Jessica Behind Bars	December 1, 1985
2.10	31	Sticks and Stones	December 15, 1985
2.11	32	Murder Digs Deep	December 29, 1985
2.12	33	Murder by Appointment Only	January 5, 1986
2.13	34	Trial by Error	January 12, 1985
2.14	35	Keep the Home Fries Burning	January 19, 1986
2.15	36	Powder Keg	February 9, 1986
2.16	37	Murder in the Electric Cathedral	February 16, 1986
2.17	38	One Good Bid Deserves a Murder	February 23, 1986
2.18	39	If a Body Meet a Body	March 9, 1986
2.19	40	Christopher Bundy – Died on Sunday	March 30, 1986
2.20	41	Menace, Anyone?	April 6, 1986
2.21	42	The Perfect Foil	April 13, 1986
2.22	43	If the Frame Fits	May 18, 1986

Season 3 (1986–1987)

Season #	Total #	Title	Original Airdate
3.1	44	Death Stalks the Big Top: Part 1	September 28, 1986
3.2	45	Death Stalks the Big Top: Part 2	October 5, 1986
3.3	46	Unfinished Business	October 12, 1986
3.4	47	One White Rose for Death	October 19, 1986
3.5	48	Corned Beef & Carnage	November 2, 1986
3.6	49	Dead Man's Gold	November 9, 1986
3.7	50	Deadline for Murder	November 16, 1986
N/A	Crossover	Novel Connection: Part 1 (Magnum, P.I. Crossover)	November 19, 1986
3.8	51	Magnum on Ice: Part 2	November 23, 1986
3.9	52	Obituary for a Dead Anchor	December 7, 1986
3.10	53	Stage Struck	December 14, 1986
3.11	54	Night of the Headless Horseman	January 4, 1987
3.12	55	The Corpse Flew First Class	January 18, 1987
3.13	56	Crossed Up	February 1, 1987
3.14	57	Murder in a Minor Key	February 8, 1987
3.15	58	The Bottom Line Is Murder	February 15, 1987
3.16	59	Death Takes a Dive	February 22, 1987
3.17	60	Simon Says, Color Me Dead	March 1, 1987
3.18	61	No Laughing Murder	March 15, 1987
3.19	62	No Accounting for Murder	March 22, 1987
3.20	63	The Cemetery Vote	April 5, 1987
3.21	64	The Days Dwindle Down	April 19, 1987
3.22	65	Murder, She Spoke	May 10, 1987

Season 4 (1987–1988)

Season #	Total #	Title	Original Airdate
4.1	66	A Fashionable Way to Die	September 20, 1987
4.2	67	When Thieves Fall Out	September 27, 1987
4.3	68	Witness for the Defense	October 4, 1987
4.4	69	Old Habits Die Hard	October 11, 1987
4.5	70	The Way to Dusty Death	October 25, 1987
4.6	71	It Runs in the Family	November 1, 1987
4.7	72	If It's Thursday, It Must Be Beverly	November 8, 1987
4.8	73	Steal Me a Story	November 15, 1987
4.9	74	Trouble in Eden	November 22, 1987
4.10	75	Indian Giver	November 29, 1987
4.11	76	Doom With a View	December 13, 1987
4.12	77	Who Threw the Barbitals in Mrs. Fletcher's Chowder?	January 3, 1988
4.13	78	Harbinger of Death	January 24, 1988
4.14	79	Curse of the Daanau	February 7, 1988
4.15	80	Mourning Among the Wisterias	February 14, 1988
4.16	81	Murder Through the Looking Glass	February 21, 1988
4.17	82	A Very Good Year for Murder	February 28, 1988
4.18	83	Benedict Arnold Slipped Here	March 13, 1988
4.19	84	Just Another Fish Story	March 27, 1988
4.20	85	Showdown in Saskatchewan	April 10, 1988
4.21	86	Deadpan	May 1, 1988
4.22	87	The Body Politic	May 8, 1988

Season 5 (1988–1989)

Season #	Total #	Title	Original Airdate
5.1	88	J.B. As in Jailbird	October 23, 1988
5.2	89	A Little Night Work	October 30, 1988
5.3	90	Mr. Penroy's Vacation	November 6, 1988
5.4	91	Snow White, Blood Red	November 13, 1988
5.5	92	Coal Miner's Slaughter	November 20, 1988
5.6	93	Wearing of the Green	November 27, 1988
5.7	94	The Last Flight of the Dixie Damsel	December 18, 1988
5.8	95	Prediction: Murder	January 1, 1989
5.9	96	Something Borrowed, Someone Blue	January 8, 1989
5.10	97	Weave a Tangled Web	January 15, 1989
5.11	98	The Search for Peter Kerry	February 5, 1989
5.12	99	Smooth Operators	February 12, 1989
5.13	100	Fire Burn, Cauldron Bubble	February 19, 1989
5.14	101	From Russia With Blood	February 26, 1989
5.15	102	Alma Murder	March 12, 1989
5.16	103	Truck Stop	April 2, 1989
5.17	104	The Sins of Castle Cove	April 9, 1989
5.18	105	Trevor Hudson's Legacy	April 16, 1989
5.19	106	Double Exposure	April 30, 1989
5.20	107	Three Strikes, You're Out	May 7, 1989
5.21	108	Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Part 1	May 14, 1989
5.22	109	Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Part 2	May 21, 1989

Season 6 (1989–1990)

Season #	Total #	Title	Original Airdate
6.1	110	Appointment in Athens	September 24, 1989
6.2	111	Seal of the Confessional	October 1, 1989
6.3	112	The Grand Old Lady	October 8, 1989
6.4	113	The Error of Her Ways	October 15, 1989
6.5	114	Jack & Bill	October 29, 1989
6.6	115	Dead Letter	November 5, 1989
6.7	116	Night of the Tarantula	November 12, 1989
6.8	117	When the Fat Lady Sings	November 19, 1989
6.9	118	Test of Wills	November 26, 1989
6.10	119	Class Act	December 3, 1989
6.11	120	Town Father	December 17, 1989
6.12	121	Goodbye Charlie	January 7, 1990
6.13	122	If the Shoe Fits	January 21, 1990
6.14	123	How to Make a Killing Without Really Trying	February 4, 1990
6.15	124	The Fixer-Upper	February 11, 1990
6.16	125	The Big Show of 1965	February 25, 1990
6.17	126	Murder – According to Maggie	March 4, 1990
6.18	127	O'Malley's Luck	March 25, 1990
6.19	128	Always a Thief	April 8, 1990
6.20	129	Shear Madness	April 29, 1990
6.21	130	The Szechuan Dragon	May 9, 1990
6.22	131	The Sicilian Encounter	May 20, 1990

Season 7 (1990–1991)

Season #	Total #	Title	Original Airdate
7.1	132	Trials & Tribulations	September 16, 1990
7.2	133	Deadly Misunderstanding	September 23, 1990
7.3	134	See You in Court, Baby	September 30, 1990
7.4	135	Hannigan's Wake	October 28, 1990
7.5	136	The Family Jewels	November 4, 1990
7.6	137	A Body to Die For	November 11, 1990
7.7	138	The Return of Preston Giles	November 18, 1990
7.8	139	The Great Twain Robbery	November 25, 1990
7.9	140	Ballad for a Blue Lady	December 2, 1990
7.10	141	Murder in F Sharp	December 16, 1990
7.11	142	Family Doctor	January 6, 1991
7.12	143	Suspicion of Murder	January 20, 1991
7.13	144	Moving Violation	February 3, 1991
7.14	145	Who Killed J.B. Fletcher?	February 10, 1991
7.15	146	The Taxman Cometh	February 17, 1991
7.16	147	From the Horse's Mouth	February 24, 1991
7.17	148	The Prodigal Father	March 10, 1991
7.18	149	Where Have You Gone, Billy Boy	March 17, 1991
7.19	150	Thursday's Child	April 7, 1991
7.20	151	Murder, Plain & Simple	April 28, 1991
7.21	152	Tainted Lady	May 5, 1991
7.22	153	The Skinny According to Nick Cullhane	May 12, 1991

Season 8 (1991–1992)

Season #	Total #	Title	Original Airdate
8.1	154	Bite the Big Apple	September 15, 1991
8.2	155	Night Fears	September 22, 1991
8.3	156	Unauthorized Obituary	September 29, 1991
8.4	157	Thicker Than Water	October 6, 1991
8.5	158	Lines of Excellence	November 3, 1991
8.6	159	Judge Not	November 10, 1991
8.7	160	Terminal Connection	November 17, 1991
8.8	161	A Killing in Vegas	November 24, 1991
8.9	162	The Committee	December 1, 1991
8.10	163	The List of Yuri Lermentov	December 15, 1991
8.11	164	Danse Diabolique	January 5, 1992
8.12	165	The Witch's Curse	January 12, 1992
8.13	166	Incident in Lot 7	January 19, 1992
8.14	167	The Monte Carlo Murders	February 2, 1992
8.15	168	Tinker, Tailor, Liar, Thief	March 1, 1992
8.16	169	Ever After	March 8, 1992
8.17	170	To the End Will I Grapple With Thee	March 15, 1992
8.18	171	Programmed for Murder	April 5, 1992
8.19	172	Day of the Dead	April 26, 1992
8.20	173	Angel of Death	May 3, 1992
8.21	174	Badge of Honor	May 10, 1992
8.22	175	Murder on Madison Avenue	May 17, 1992

Season 9 (1992–1993)

Season #	Total #	Title	Original Airdate
9.1	176	Murder in Milan	September 20, 1992
9.2	177	Family Secrets	September 27, 1992
9.3	178	The Mole	October 4, 1992
9.4	179	The Wind Around the Tower	November 1, 1992
9.5	180	The Dead File	November 15, 1992
9.6	181	Night of the Coyote	November 22, 1992
9.7	182	Sugar & Spice, Malice & Vice	November 29, 1992
9.8	183	The Classic Murder	December 6, 1992
9.9	184	A Christmas Secret	December 13, 1992
9.10	185	The Sound of Murder	January 3, 1993
9.11	186	Final Curtain	January 10, 1993
9.12	187	Double Jeopardy	January 17, 1993
9.13	188	Dead Eye	February 7, 1993
9.14	189	Killer Radio	February 14, 1993
9.15	190	The Petrified Florist	February 23, 1993
9.16	191	Threshold of Fear	February 28, 1993
9.17	192	The Big Kill	March 7, 1993
9.18	193	Dead to Rights	March 21, 1993
9.19	194	Lone Witness	April 4, 1993
9.20	195	Ship of Thieves	May 2, 1993
9.21	196	The Survivor	May 9, 1993
9.22	197	Love's Deadly Desire	May 16, 1993

Season 10 (1993–1994)

Season #	Total #	Title	Original Airdate
10.1	198	A Death in Hong Kong	September 12, 1993
10.2	199	For Whom the Bell Tolls	September 26, 1993
10.3	200	The Legacy of Borbey House	October 3, 1993
10.4	201	The Phantom Killer	October 24, 1993
10.5	202	A Virtual Murder	October 31, 1993
10.6	203	Bloodlines	November 9, 1993
10.7	204	A Killing in Cork	November 21, 1993
10.8	205	Love and Hate in Cabot Cove	November 28, 1993
10.9	206	Murder at a Discount	December 5, 1993
10.10	207	Murder in White	December 19, 1993
10.11	208	Northern Explosion	January 2, 1994
10.12	209	Proof in the Pudding	January 9, 1994
10.13	210	Portrait of Death	January 16, 1994
10.14	211	Deadly Assets	January 23, 1994
10.15	212	Murder on the Thirtieth Floor	February 6, 1994
10.16	213	Time to Die	March 6, 1994
10.17	214	The Dying Game	March 13, 1994
10.18	215	The Trouble with Seth	March 27, 1994
10.19	216	Roadkill	May 1, 1994
10.20	217	A Murderous Muse	May 15, 1994
10.21	218	Wheel of Death	May 22, 1994

Season 11 (1994–1995)

Season #	Total #	Title	Original Airdate
11.1	219	A Nest of Vipers	September 25, 1994
11.2	220	Amsterdam Kill	October 2, 1994
11.3	221	To Kill a Legend	October 9, 1994
11.4	222	Death in Hawaii	October 16, 1994
11.5	223	Dear Deadly	October 23, 1994
11.6	224	The Murder Channel	November 6, 1994
11.7	225	Fatal Paradise	November 13, 1994
11.8	226	Crimson Harvest	November 20, 1994
11.9	227	Murder by Twos	November 27, 1994
11.10	228	Murder of the Month Club	December 4, 1994
11.11	229	An Egg to Die For	December 11, 1994
11.12	230	The Scent of Murder	January 9, 1995
11.13	231	Death 'n Denial	January 22, 1995
11.14	232	Murder in High-C	February 5, 1995
11.15	233	Twice Dead	February 12, 1995
11.16	234	Film Flam	February 19, 1995
11.17	235	Murder a la Mode	February 26, 1995
11.18	236	The Dream Team	March 19, 1995 Note: Last appearance of Michael Horton as Grady Fletcher.
11.19	237	School for Murder	April 30, 1995
11.20	238	Another Killing in Cork	May 7, 1995
11.21	239	Game, Set, Murder	May 14, 1995

Season 12 (1995–1996)

Season #	Total #	Title	Original Airdate
12.1	240	Nailed	September 21, 1995
12.2	241	A Quaking in Aspen	September 29, 1995
12.3	242	The Secret of Gila Junction	October 5, 1995
12.4	243	Big Easy Murder	October 12, 1995
12.5	244	Home Care	October 19, 1995
12.6	245	Nan's Ghost: Part 1	November 2, 1995
12.7	246	Nan's Ghost: Part 2	November 9, 1995
12.8	247	Shooting in Rome	November 16, 1995
12.9	248	Deadly Bidding	November 23, 1995
12.10	249	Frozen Stiff	November 30, 1995
12.11	250	Unwilling Witness	December 14, 1995
12.12	251	Kendo Kill	January 4, 1996
12.13	252	Death Goes Double Platinum	January 7, 1996
12.14	253	Murder in Tempo	January 11, 1996
12.15	254	The Dark Side of the Door	February 1, 1996
12.16	255	Murder Among Friends	February 8, 1996
12.17	256	Something Foul in Floppieville	February 15, 1996
12.18	257	Track of a Soldier	February 25, 1996
12.19	258	Evidence of Malice	March 28, 1996
12.20	259	Southern Double-Cross	April 4, 1996
12.21	260	Race to Death	April 28, 1996
12.22	261	What You Don't Know Can Kill You	May 5, 1996
12.23	262	Mrs. Parker's Revenge	May 12, 1996
12.24	263	Death by Demographics	May 19, 1996

TV Movies

TV Movie #	Title	Original Airdate
1	Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest	November 2, 1997
2	Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For	May 18, 2000
3	Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man	May 2, 2001
4	Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle	May 9, 2003

Home releases

Main article: Murder, She Wrote DVDs

External links

• Murder, She Wrote at IMDb
• List of Murder, She Wrote episodes at TV.com