Murder, She Wrote_
EMMY WINNER
"She may be wrong. But frankly, we doubt it."
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.
Created By
Richard Levinson, William Link
Network
CBS
Episodes
264
Updated Feb 16, 2026
WHERE TO WATCH
Prime Video
5 countries
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DROPTHE_ GOSSIP
Overview
Murder, She Wrote has 12 seasons with 264 episodes spanning 1984-1996.
Angela Lansbury →
Rating
Murder, She Wrote holds a 7.5/10 rating based on 418 votes.
Year context
Murder, She Wrote first aired 42 years ago in 1984.
CAST (1)
SEASONS (12 seasons, 264 episodes)
SEASON 1
01
The Murder of Sherlock Holmes
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…
02
Deadly Lady
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…
03
Birds of a Feather
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…
04
Hooray for Homicide
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…
05
It's a Dog's Life
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…
06
Lovers and Other Killers
While in Seattle lecturing at the university, Jessica is convinced that the young man she hired as her secretary is not a killer.
07
Hit, Run and Homicide
Jessica helps a most unconventional neighbor who is accused of murdering his former partner with one of his inventions.
08
We're Off to Kill the Wizard
Jessica is asked to help solve the "impossible" murder of a wealthy, and much disliked, amusement park owner.
09
Death Takes a Curtain Call
While attending a special ballet performance, Jessica helps solve the backstage murder of a young dancer by a defecting ballerina.
10
Death Casts a Spell
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…
11
Capitol Offense
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…
12
Broadway Malady
Broadway legend Rita Bristol and her daughter star in a musical produced by her son, not knowing that murder is lurking in the wings.
13
Murder to a Jazz Beat
While in New Orleans, Jessica must solve the mysterious murder of a famous musician who died while performing onstage.
14
My Johnny Lies Over the Ocean
Jessica's niece is terrorized on a cruise intended to take her mind off her husband's recent death...or is he dead?
15
Paint Me a Murder
The life of a famous artist is threatened on what would be otherwise an idyllic Mediterranean island.
16
Tough Guys Don't Die
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…
17
Sudden Death
Jessica suddenly must learn all about football when she inherits an interest in a professional team.
18
Footnote to Murder
An unpublished manuscript is stolen and its author murdered during an awards convention.
19
Murder Takes the Bus
Bus trips are not always as relaxing as they should be. In this case, one passenger had a one-way ticket.
20
Armed Response
Over Jessica's protests, she is taken to a hospital after a minor accident in the airport.
21
Murder at the Oasis
An unpopular show-business personality discovers that elaborate security systems are no guarantee of safety.
22
Funeral at Fifty-Mile
A Wyoming rancher leaves all to an ill-fated stranger, to the disgust of his disinherited daughter.
SEASON 2
01
Widow, Weep for Me
Jessica's vacation at a Caribbean resort is not solely for pleasure, but to investigate a friend's murder.
02
Joshua Peabody Died Here ... Possibly
Plans to build a new hotel in Cabot Cove are put on hold when diggers discover an old skeleton that had been buried deeply that…
03
Murder in the Afternoon
While filming a soap opera in which Mrs. Fletcher's niece plays a part, a 'pretend' victim is really dead.
04
School for Scandal
When Jessica is offered an honorary degree from Crenshaw University, she has no idea she's about to become embroiled in a murder. After the boyfriend…
05
Sing a Song of Murder
When cousin Emma's life is threatened, she plays dead and Jessica is summoned to London as the heir to the estate.
06
Reflections of the Mind
Jessica decides to pay a visit to her long-time friend Francesca, only to learn that Francesca, who is now married to a much younger man,…
07
A Lady in the Lake
While spending time at a lake, Jessica sees what appears to be a struggle and a woman falling from a boat into the lake.
08
Dead Heat
Jessica goes to the races to watch her niece ride the winning horse. Then the horse's owner is murdered after a dispute.
09
Jessica Behind Bars
Doing public service, Jessica becomes a hostage in a prison riot caused by anger in the handling of the doctor's murder.
10
Sticks and Stones
When a woman is electrocuted in her bathroom, Amos chuckles that even Jessica can't make a murder out of it. Michael Dugby: Parker Stevenson. Harry…
11
Murder Digs Deep
An archaeological dig at the site of Coronado's City of Gold does not please everyone and a new corpse is dug up.
12
Murder by Appointment Only
One of Jessica's former students is murdered and she takes a personal interest in the investigation.
13
Trial by Error
It's a bad day for the jurors when Jessica is the foreperson of the jury hearing the case of a man claiming self-defense in the…
14
Keep the Home Fries Burning
Jessica, Seth and Amos try out a new tourist-oriented restaurant, and murder interrupts their meal.
15
Powder Keg
After their car breaks down after dinner with the governor, Jessica and her friend Ames Caufield find themselves in a small southern town just in…
16
Murder in the Electric Cathedral
Jessica must find the murderer of her close friend whose will is in contention between family and a popular evangelist.
17
One Good Bid Deserves a Murder
A red hot diary of a sex symbol is to be auctioned and some of the bidders are ready to shed blood.
18
If A Body Meet A Body
Investigation of a claim that the deceased was murdered leads the police to discover that the wrong body is in the coffin.
19
Christopher Bundy -- Died On Sunday
Jessica and Grady head to the home of publisher Christopher Bundy, whose publishing company owns the rights to Jessica's first short story. Jessica is quite…
20
Menace, Anyone?
Who was the intended victim when a tennis star is blown up in his girl friend's car?
21
The Perfect Foil
At the request of aunt Mildred, Jessica agrees to stop by New Orleans to check on cousin Cal while on her way to Houston. No…
22
If the Frame Fits
After Julia Marcus Granger is found murdered during what seems to have been an apparent art theft, suspicion turns to her husband Donald, who, as…
SEASON 3
01
Death Stalks the Big Top (1)
Jessica's niece receives a gift from her grandfather---a man long thought dead---which leads Jessica (Angela Lansbury) to a circus beset by accidents and murder. Part…
02
Death Stalks the Big Top (2)
Conclusion. Despite her brother-in-law's confession, Jessica refuses to believe he killed the circus foreman. Neil Fletcher: Jackie Cooper. Preston Bartholomew: Alex Cord. Edgar Carmody: Martin…
03
Unfinished Business
A retired policeman decides to re-examine an old case he never solved in which Seth was a strong suspect.
04
One White Rose for Death
Attending a concert in Washington, D.C., Jessica gets involved with two East German defectors and a murder.
05
Corned Beef And Carnage
An adman handling the account of a fast-food chain is murdered and Jessica smells something funny.
06
Dead Man's Gold
While diving for sunken treasure near Cabot Cove, a young woman is murdered.
07
Deadline for Murder
A veteran reporter, who suffered a heart attack, says his best medicine would be the removal of his publisher who has turned a good paper…
08
Magnum on Ice (II)
Jessica offers to help Thomas Magnum, who has been accused of killing a hitman with an unknown target. The crossover starts on Magnum, P.I. S07E09…
09
Obituary for a Dead Anchor
Jessica reluctantly agrees to do an interview for an old friend, Paula Roman, but is surprised when Kevin Keats, a journalist who had been doing…
10
Stage Struck
The murder of the leading lady's understudy disrupts rehearsals of a play starring two previously married, but now warring, actors.
11
Night of the Headless Horseman
The 'headless' horseman rides again, but his costume becomes more realistic.
12
The Corpse Flew First Class
Theft and murder of the courier occur on board a jet bound for London.
13
Crossed Up
The phone wires get crossed during a storm and Jessica can't convince anyone that what she heard was real.
14
Murder in a Minor Key
Jessica tells the tale of a composer accused of killing the professor who plagiarized his music.
15
The Bottom Line Is Murder
A lying TV Consumer advocate is killed. Was it done by one of the clients whose products he maligned?
16
Death Takes a Dive
Jessica inherits a boxer's contract and her old friend; Harry McGraw is accused of murdering its former owner.
17
Simon Says, Color Me Dead
An artist is murdered and his prized painting is missing.
18
No Laughing Murder
After the engagement party for the offspring of two estranged comics, someone is found dead.
19
No Accounting for Murder
Grady Fletcher is in big trouble when his boss, a specialist in tax shelters, is found dead and he is the main suspect.
20
The Cemetery Vote
First, the reform mayor dies in an "accident" and then the mayor's father is murdered after he demands an investigation of the "accident".
21
The Days Dwindle Down
Thirty years ago, Sam Wilson was sent to prison for murdering his boss, Malcolm Jarvis. After finally being released, Sam goes home to his wife…
22
Murder, She Spoke
During a short black-out in the studio where Jessica is recording a book for the blind, the studio co-owner is murdered.
SEASON 4
01
A Fashionable Way to Die
Ooh la la! Jessica travels to gay Paris to spend some time with an old friend... and finds herself entangled in a case involving fashion,…
02
When Thieves Fall Out
A walk down memory lane is anything but pleasant for Jessica when she re-examines a 20 year-old case involving her close friends and former students.
03
Witness for the Defense
Jessica goes to Quebec to testify at the trial of a friend who is accused of killing his wife and burning his house.
04
Old Habits Die Hard
A terminally ill nun seems to have committed suicide which would be an unacceptable sin.
05
The Way To Dusty Death
After the 'accidental' death of a tycoon, his associates battle for position to succeed him.
06
It Runs In The Family
Cousin Emma in London has a new problem when someone serves her lover poisoned herring.
07
If It's Thursday, It Must Be Beverly
When Deputy Martin becomes a widower by murder, the investigation turns up some surprising activity.
08
Steal Me a Story
The special effects used by a TV producer are a real bomb.
09
Trouble in Eden
Hostility and other surprises await Jessica in a town where she's posing as her friend to investigate the rumoured murder of the friend's sister.
10
Indian Giver
A resident of Cabot Cove threatens the Native American who claims to own the land, and later is found dead.
11
Doom with a View
Grady gets into a spot again when he is found with the body of woman known from college days and now had been dating a…
12
Who Threw the Barbitals in Mrs. Fletcher's Chowder?
Somebody laced Mrs. Fletcher's chowder and Amos' brutish brother-in-law was in for the long sleep.
13
Harbinger of Death
Jessica is thrilled to be visiting her niece Carrie and her husband Leonard, an astronomer dreaming of seeing a long-lost comet, but when Carrie's ex-boyfriend…
14
Curse of the Daanav
Seth's family is touched by an ancient curse attached to the history of a ruby.
15
Mourning Among the Wisterias
Jessica visits her old friend Eugene McClendon, who soon stands accused of the murder of an old friend, Jonathan Keeler. While helping clear Eugene's name,…
16
Murder Through the Looking Glass
Jessica gets herself into a mess of trouble after overhearing the dying words of a professional hitman. When she investigates the murder of Adam Cosgrove,…
17
A Very Good Year for Murder
The Gambini family gathers to celebrate the 75th birthday of the patriarch and a murder.
18
Benedict Arnold Slipped Here
Someone wants the old historic house enough to kill for it and its supposed hidden treasure AND Jessica is executor of the late owner's will.
19
Just Another Fish Story
Somebody put the maitre d' on ice. Jessica wonders if she has made a bad investment.
20
Showdown in Saskatchewan
Arson is intended to remove the Rodeo doctor and his patient permanently.
21
Deadpan
Two critics take opposite views of a play based on one of Jessica's novels, 'Mainly Murder'. One is suspected of the murder of the other.
22
The Body Politic
The suicide of a campaign manager who is suspected of having an affair with a married woman excites the press.
SEASON 5
01
J.B. As in Jailbird
When Jessica is arrested for murder, secret agent Michael Haggerty and her nephew Grady conspire to keep her safely in jail while they seek the…
02
A Little Night Work
A senatorial hopeful is murdered and his wife's necklace stolen.
03
Mr. Penroy's Vacation
The sisters used a new type of fertilizer to make their chrysanthemums best of show.
04
Snow White, Blood Red
A blizzard interrupts a skiing vacation and traps everyone, including a killer.
05
Coal Miner's Slaughter
The coal miner's daughter thinks the mine owner is responsible for her father's death and someone takes action.
06
Wearing of the Green
A Fletcher novel is the entree to a legendary actress who is a hermit refusing to meet anyone. The occasion is the theft of a…
07
The Last Flight of the Dixie Damsel
The airplane her late husband bailed out of in 1952 has finally been found -- with a body inside.
08
Prediction: Murder
A psychic's predictions have come true, convincing a rancher's daughter that the next one, a fatal fire, will happen.
09
Something Borrowed, Someone Blue
Grady's wedding seems doomed when someone does in the persnickety housekeeper.
10
Weave a Tangled Web
Things look bad when a married woman's keys are found by the body in a motel room and she can't explain why.
11
The Search for Peter Kerry
A long missing heir turns up and trouble ensues.
12
Smooth Operators
When a drunk is found dead in the alley, it raises a lot of questions. He was well dressed (but only one shoe) and had…
13
Fire Burn, Cauldron Bubble
A very attractive young witch appears in Cabot Cove making some residents wonder if she really died a century or so ago.
14
From Russia ... With Blood
A purse snatcher gets Jessica in big trouble in Moscow. What they found in her purse shouldn't have been there.
15
Alma Murder
An old English professor is caught red-handed over a young girl's body and insists he did it, but a young man later confesses. Whodunit?
16
Truck Stop
Walter tells his story by way of black and white flashbacks which makes an interesting change from the usual. He has made a tape of…
17
The Sins of Castle Cove
A red hot novel, written by a former Fletcher student, seems to expose the small town's secrets and inspires murder. Julie Adams, Gloria DeHaven, Kathryn…
18
Trevor Hudson's Legacy
A small town editor in Montana threatens to claim in public that he is the real author of a dead man's manuscript.
19
Double Exposure
In a strange case, Jessica bumps into an old friend who is supposed to be dead. His widow insists he is dead and Jessica hires…
20
Three Strikes, You're Out
A surprised burglar is blamed for the death of the team's pre-game TV Host.
21
Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall (1)
Eudora McVeigh, a rival mystery writer, arrives at Jessica's door with seemingly friendly intentions, but the discovery of a corpse and a web of deceit…
22
Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall (2)
After Seth is hospitalized and diagnosed as poisoned, with an apple Eudora gave Jessica, she still believes in her colleague's innocence. Sheriff Metzger discovers the…
SEASON 6
01
Appointment in Athens
Jessica's old friend, Michael Hagarty, persuades her to play a part in his scheme to free a fellow agent from captivity.
02
Seal of the Confessional
A parishioner's confession to a priest is confidential and nothing will make him break his oath.
03
The Grand Old Lady
When a famous mystery writer dies, Jessica recalls a 1947 case that the writer was personally involved in.
04
The Error of Her Ways
When the wife of a developer is accused of killing her husband and commits suicide, it leaves the whereabouts of his embezzled millions a mystery.
05
Jack and Bill
A former athlete cares for a friend's dog and, after his friend is murdered, finds the dog is a target.
06
Dead Letter
An unsent letter turns up in an old bureau bought at a rummage sale the same day arson occurs in a furniture store. Are these…
07
Night of the Tarantula
A voodoo curse of death caused by the marriage of a plantation heir to the wrong person, sets off a string of events in Jamaica.
08
When the Fat Lady Sings
The backstage activities are more exciting than the opera as a famous tenor suffers a heart attack after a shooting.
09
Test of Wills
A wealthy lumberman invites Jessica to his island retreat to discover which of his relatives is trying to kill him.
10
Class Act
A homicide detective is farmed out to teach a class. His opening speech reduces his class to two. Together they work on a special 'closed'…
11
Town Father
The town gets a shock when bachelor Mayor Sam is confronted on the speaker's platform by a young woman claiming he is the father of…
12
Goodbye Charlie
Three sets of people try to claim the body found on the railroad track--a nephew, a daughter and a wife. Jessica narrates this story.
13
If the Shoe Fits
A single mother is accused of killing the landlord that is always harassing her.
14
How To Make a Killing Without Really Trying
Jessica is trying to learn to invest, but this wasn't the best day for it.
15
The Fixer-upper
Jessica's niece, who is a real estate broker, arrives at the mansion and finds a body instead of a buyer.
16
The Big Show of 1965
Twenty five years after a show in which a stabbing occurred, the cast is reunited and a mystery woman reappears, seeming to accuse Barry.
17
Murder: According to Maggie
The producer of a police drama investigates the murder of a programmer who differed with her.
18
O'Malley's Luck
An Irish detective does not believe the death of a real estate mogul was suicide.
19
Always a Thief
Insurance investigator Dennis Stanton, who uses his skills as an ex-thief to solve crimes, returns to investigate a theft and two murders.
20
Shear Madness
Jessica's cousin is left waiting at the church when her fiancée is murdered in a similar fashion to a murder 15 years ago for which…
21
The Szechuan Dragon
Grady and his pregnant wife are tending Jessica's house in her absence when an old seaman is killed in her front room.
22
The Sicilian Encounter
Michael Hagarty is involved in a case in Sicily which has many twists and turns including the Mafia.
SEASON 7
01
Trials & Tribulations
Jessica is blamed for the death of an escapee who was wrongly convicted.
02
Deadly Misunderstanding
A young reporter is persuaded to help a typist alter the evidence and move her husband's body.
03
See You in Court, Baby
Jessica introduces this story of a lawyer with many enemies who is the victim and Dennis who must investigate.
04
Hannigan's Wake
A journalist died before finishing his book trying to show a man was unjustly convicted of murder 16 years ago. Jessica is asked to use…
05
The Family Jewels
A wealthy woman's passion for jewellery, not always hers, and her involvement with the chauffeur might be connected
06
A Body to Die For
Eve is appalled to find the body of a friend of the local gym owner in her bedroom, but at a loss to explain it.
07
The Return of Preston Giles
This time it is the company controller that seems to have been the victim of the previously convicted publisher.
08
The Great Twain Robbery
Proving a burnt Mark Twain manuscript is a fake is the reason for a book expert's murder.
09
Ballad for a Blue Lady
Jimmy Dean plays a country-music star who's the victim in this story.
10
Murder in F Sharp
Jessica plays a tape sent to her by Dennis. Bad luck follows a famous concert pianist as he burns his hands and then loses his…
11
Family Doctor
In Boston, Jessica and Seth are captured by the angry son of one of Seth's patients who didn't survive.
12
Suspicion of Murder
Dennis is suspected in the murder of the husband of an old flame with whom he has been spending some time.
13
Moving Violation
An influential father cuts no ice with Sheriff Metzger.
14
Who Killed J.B. Fletcher?
A snoopy fan in Texas impersonates Jessica when she starts investigating a potential dog show scandal and Jessica is reported dead.
15
The Taxman Cometh
The owner of Edna's Pies near St. Louis, is accused of skimping on her IRS payments. She in turn blames her ex-husband who, consequently, is…
16
From the Horse's Mouth
An argument over stud fees ends in murder.
17
The Prodigal Father
A bank robber, long thought dead, returns to see his daughter and face the wrath of the townspeople.
18
Where Have You Gone, Billy Boy?
A locked room mystery with the missing ventriloquist's dummy found with the Club owner's corpse.
19
Thursday's Child
A woman turns up claiming that Jessica's late husband was the father of her child and he is in deep trouble involving fraud in his…
20
Murder, Plain & Simple
When Jessica visits the Amish to buy a quilt, she finds they are not immune to murder.
21
Tainted Lady
The owner of a diner is accused of using too much 'spice' in the food, when someone finds arsenic.
22
The Skinny According to Nick Cullhane
The brewery family is angry when they find out the writer acting as spokesperson for them has written an expose.
SEASON 8
01
Bite the Big Apple
Jessica heads off to New York to begin teaching and has difficulty finding an apartment. She finally gets one that she likes, only to learn…
02
Night Fears
Former policeman Wallace Evans, now a professor, challenges Jessica to a race to solve a series of muggings on campus, and the muggings soon escalate…
03
Unauthorized Obituary
After Jane Dawson informs Jessica of her plans to write an unauthorized biography on her good friend Ellen Lombard, Ellen's husband Arthur comes under suspicion…
04
Thicker Than Water
When his younger brother Wayne, the family's black sheep, becomes chief suspect in the murder of his employer, Sherrif Metzger relies on Jessica to help…
05
Lines of Excellence
Teaching a computer class seems tame, but not when Jessica is one of the students.
06
Judge Not
The death of a rhythm and blues legend and subsequent murder of his bass player reopen the 20-year-old unsolved murder of the musician's wife.
07
Terminal Connection
Evidence points to the battered wife of a powerful businessman as his killer, but Jessica establishes that there is a long list of suspects who…
08
A Killing in Vegas
Jessica stakes her life on slim odds when she investigates a murder.
09
The Committee
The governing committee of an exclusive men's club commissions Jessica to identify a rogue member's killer--who likely serves on the committee.
10
The List of Yuri Lermentov
Chance possession of a secret intelligence document lands Jessica in the center of an international web of intrigue and murder.
11
Danse Diabolique
When a beautiful ballerina dies during her preniere performance in a new ballet, Jessica is convinced it is murder.
12
The Witch's Curse
The thespians of Cabot Cove put on a play about a 17th century woman who cursed the town before she was executed as a witch.
13
Incident in Lot 7
The Bates House of the movie, Psycho, is to be the setting of Jessica's book in the film made at Universal Studios.
14
The Monte Carlo Murders
Jessica is brought into the case of a murdered financier and the theft of his wife's diamonds in Monaco.
15
Tinker, Tailor, Liar, Thief
No one wants to believe that Jessica found a body in her hotel suite in London and they don't want her to believe it, either.
16
Ever After
A real life soap opera involves a soap star, her co-star, and the victim--her millionaire husband.
17
To the Last Will I Grapple With Thee
All of Jessica's intuitive and deductive skills are called into play when she sets out to clear a university colleague of a murder charge.
18
Programmed for Murder
There is something strange about a software expert's sudden death from bleeding ulcers that just doesn't compute.
19
Day of the Dead
The theft of a priceless artifact from Mexico City museum leads Jessica into a labyrinth of clues, where murder is the fact behind the Mask…
20
Angel of Death
While Jessica is in Carmel, California, consoling a well-known playwright haunted by his wife's suicide, another family member is murdered.
21
Badge of Honor
Jessica intervenes when a long-lost Army buddy of her friend Seth is accused of murder.
22
Murder On Madison Avenue
Jessica plays a real-life version of her own murder mystery board-game when the toy company she's working with becomes the scene of the crime.
SEASON 9
01
Murder in Milan
During the Milan Film Festival, famous fim producer Catherine Wayne is murdered.
02
Family Secrets
Jessica's former student, a reporter, returns to Cabot Cove with new evidence on a 30-year-old scandal involving two of the founding families.
03
The Mole
Jessica is mistaken for someone else and kidnapped at the airport. When the woman she is mistaken for is killed, Jessica finds the murderer.
04
The Wind Around the Tower
While they are visitors at an estate in Ireland, Jessica and friend Seas are convinced that their host's demise is not from natural causes.
05
The Dead File
Jessica is appalled when, upon returning to New York City, she finds herself caricatured as a fox in a politically satirical comic strip with libelous…
06
Night of the Coyote
The legend of a stage coach robber's hidden treasure leads to the murder of an old mining town entrepreneur.
07
Sugar & Spice, Malice & Vice
Agent Michael Hagarty is arrested for the murder of his estranged daughter's crooked fiancee.
08
The Classic Murder
After a tycoon disappears, a psychic divines that the has been murdered--then she is found dead!
09
A Christmas Secret
The return of a Gulf War veteran and his reunion with his fiancée is marred by his big secret.
10
The Sound of Murder
The last sound the producer hears is not from a record.
11
Final Curtain
The personal manager of a 'resting' actor dies just as his client returns to the stage.
12
Double Jeopardy
The confessional is the site of the last rites as an estranged father seeks absolution from his priest son.
13
Dead Eye
Are the disappearance of a private eye in 1963 and the Kennedy assassination of the same year connected?
14
Killer Radio
The prospective owner of a radio station in the prairies is killed before the sale goes through.
15
The Petrified Florist
Was a Beverly Hills florist killed because he was supplying more than flowers for gossip magazine editors?
16
Threshold of Fear
A recluse is terrified when the killer she sees in her dreams tries to see her in real life.
17
The Big Kill
The town is concerned when a local fisherman dies, but concern turns to confusion when a second body is discovered aboard a fishing boat. Both…
19
Lone Witness
A delivery boy says he was only a witness when he is found kneeling beside the victim.
18
Dead to Rights
Jessica knows her former researcher is a congenital liar, so why should she believe her now?
20
Ship of Thieves
A pleasant cruise is marred by the discovery that there are thieves on board and possibly a murderer.
21
The Survivor
Jessica's computer tech becomes an inadvertent target when she dates an undercover cop, whom she has just met.
22
Love's Deadly Desire
The death of a novelist's assistant seemed to be a case of mistaken identity.
SEASON 10
01
A Death in Hong Kong
A trader working on a merger dies at a Chinese banquet in Hong Kong.
02
For Whom the Ball Tolls
One of the partners trying to raze a Brownstone where Hemmingway once wrote is erased--permanently.
03
The Legacy of Borbey House
A new Victorian house owner is killed in the manner befitting a vampire -- a wooden stake in his chest.
04
The Phantom Killer
A media tycoon may have been killed by a literary agent who seems as substantial as smoke.
05
A Virtual Murder
Jessica is fascinated by a demo of a VR game based on her book, but, while playing it, she thinks she sees a real murder.
06
Bloodlines
A racehorse trainer is murdered as he is on his way to expose a racing fraud and there is some friction concerning his daughter's permission…
07
A Killing in Cork
An American nephew, out to get the family business, gets a different kind and the Irish widow's son is suspected.
08
Love and Hate in Cabot Cove
There are three suspects in the murder of a crooked deputy: a CPA, an illegal casino owner and his daughter's jilted lover.
09
Murder at a Discount
A man thinks he should get royalties from a book based on his case, written by Jessica.
10
Murder in White
A producer staging an adaptation of one of Jessica's novels finds no joy in London.
11
Northern Explosion
In Canada, a land war breaks out between Native Americans and a mining company.
12
Proof In The Pudding
When the chef of a restaurant who recently had over half his stock bought up by a well-known mobster dies, suspicion turns to Jessica's young…
13
Portrait of Death
A piece of sculpture does double duty as a murder weapon.
14
Deadly Assets
A mobster is upset when he learns that a petty thief has found an unexpected $900,000.
15
Murder on the Thirtieth Floor
Jessica is shocked to learn that her editor has taken a flying leap from his high-rise office.
16
Time to Die
A step-father may have been eliminated by his step-son, a graffiti artist.
17
The Dying Game
An old established store has closed for the last time and its accountant won't have to find another job.
18
The Trouble with Seth
Seth vanishes and every one is sure there was foul play.
19
Roadkill
A truck hijacker comes to the end of the road.
20
A Murderous Muse
The strict mentor of a piano prodigy is found dead.
21
Wheel of Death
It is no sleight of hand when the crooked carnival magician is murdered.
SEASON 11
01
A Nest of Vipers
When Jessica spends some time at a zoo researching her latest novel, she soon gets drawn into a case of murder when the body of…
02
Amsterdam Kill
While on a visit to Amsterdam, Jessica meets up with fellow novelist and old friend Nigel Allison. When Allison goes missing, Colin Biddle, who claims…
03
To Kill a Legend
The discovery of an old document may make Cabot Cove rewrite its history.
04
Death in Hawaii
Poor Jessica can't take a vacation without finding mystery or murder. In this case, it is an election campaign gone bad.
05
Dear Deadly
While Jessica prepares her book for serialization of her book in a newspaper, real trouble is brewing in the newsroom.
06
The Murder Channel
In a friend's apartment, Jessica and her friends are amused by and then puzzled by the strange drama unfolding on TV.
07
Fatal Paradise
Private investigator Charlie Garrett is in luck when Jessica is in Martinique vacationing at the same time he is accused of murdering the woman he's…
08
Crimson Harvest
Jessica investigates two brutal murders at a struggling winery in Sonoma Valley.
09
Murder by Twos
A Cabot Cove resident is killed in Jessica's garage.
10
Murder of the Month Club
Murder, plagiarisim, and blackmail stalk those around Jessica on her promotional book tour.
11
An Egg to Die For
A book fair in Miami becomes Jessica's backdrop when she teams with a Russian detective to solve an art theft and murder.
12
The Scent of Murder
Jessica helps Seth solve family problems when his rich southern cousin is murdered.
13
Death 'n Denial
A dear friend's involvement with the theft of a priceless Egyptian relic and a murder birng Jessica to the rescue.
14
Murder in High "C"
Jessica finds herself crime-solving in a highly intense world of opera while in Genoa, Italy.
15
Twice Dead
When a brilliant scientist fakes his own death and is then murdered, Jessica sets the record strait when the wrong man is arrested.
16
Film Flam
Jessica sets out to prove that the death of a young movie buff is murder.
17
Murder a la Mode
Parisian slave-labor sweatshops provide the setting for the crimes, and the pretentious world of fashion is where Jessica solves them.
18
The Dream Team
The townspeople are concerned about a massive development on their shore and it is further complicated for Jessica since the firm employs her nephew, Grady.
19
School for Murder
It seems that there is more than schoolboy pranks going on between a Cabot Cove prep school and its rival.
20
Another Killing in Cork
While Jessica is enjoying her stay at a fishing lodge in Ireland, she finds out the owner is beset by a consortium that wants to…
21
Game, Set, Murder
A domineering father forces a teenager to play beyond her desire and she suffers emotional problems.
SEASON 12
01
Nailed
Gossip is rampant in a stylish Fifth Avenue beauty salon where an expert hair-dresser is involved in several intrigues.
02
A Quaking in Aspen
In Aspen, Colo, Jessica's friend, Laney, seems to be the best suspect in the murder of her husband, Grant Boswell.
03
The Secret of Gila Junction
People in a sleepy Arizona town, are threatened by a truck- stop bandit and suspicious treasure hunters.
04
Big Easy Murder
Jessica travels to New Orleans to research a new novel, but gets caught up in a series of voodoo killings.
05
Home Care
A nurse under a cloud comes to Cabot Cove. One of her patients is Jessica's best friend Maggie.
06
Nan's Ghost (1)
A spooky story set in an old Irish castle where legend has it that there is a ghost and a hidden treasure.
07
Nan's Ghost (2)
Jessica is trapped in the rat-infested dungeon of an ancient Irish castle, but uses her ingenuity to get rescued and find the treasure and a…
08
Shooting in Rome
A movie set in Rome is the setting for a more than they planned while filming a J.B. Fletcher novel.
09
Deadly Bidding
Jessica agrees to go to New York to bid on a manuscript purportedly by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and while there, she gets mixed up…
10
Frozen Stiff
What is the secret ingredient in the ice cream? Jessica means to find out and see that the donation for the literary foundation is paid…
11
Unwilling Witness
Jessica is called to testify before a grand jury after a victim's last phone call was traced to her number.
12
Kendo Killing
Motorcycle racing in Osaka, Japan, puts a man's life in danger when he tries to wed a girl from a traditional Japanese family.
13
Death Goes Double Platinum
The members of an up-and-coming Latin instrumental band get an offer they can't refuse just when they are getting noticed by a more reputable company.
14
Murder in Tempo
A much disliked singer gets a jolt from an electric guitar during a rehearsal for a rock concert benefit in Cabot Cove.
15
The Dark Side of the Door
The victim of a childhood kidnapping sees more in the manuscript she is editing than coincidence would suggest.
16
Murder Among Friends
A TV sitcom, Buds, turns out to be less friendly than the producer hoped.
17
Something Foul in Flappieville
The puppets are dancing to a different tune, much to the dismay of the young designer.
18
Track of a Soldier
The scene is a guest lodge in the Grand Tetons. Two of the guests are hiding secrets. Who has the diamond?
19
Evidence of Malice
Deputy Andy bought a house with numerous defects from the victim and emerges as the chief suspect.
20
Southern Double-Cross
Jessica is booked for a seminar in Australia when she gets word that she may have claim to an inheritance in the area--land used for…
21
Race To Death
Jessica is the honorary commodore of the World's Cup Race, featuring Kyle Kimball's Buccaneer and Ned Larkin's Free Spirit. There is much ill-will and Ned…
22
What You Don't Know Can Kill You
Seth's niece returns to Cabot Cove for her wedding only to have her groom die ""accidentally"" before the event.
23
Mrs. Parker's Revenge
Jessica somehow gets tangled in a situation involving a deadly virus and an arms deal.
24
Death by Demographics
In San Francisco, a radio station's new manager is trying to change their image by firing every staff member who is past a certain age…
SERIES INFO
12
Seasons
264
Episodes
45 min/ep
Per Episode
Ended
Status
CREW
Creator
Richard Levinson
Creator
William Link
Creator
Peter S. Fischer
Showrunner
Angela Lansbury
NETWORKS (1)
CBS
AWARDS (4)
G
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama
1990
WON
G
Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama
1986
WON
G
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Series
1986
WON
G
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
1985
WON
DETAILS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is Murder, She Wrote about?
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.
Where can I watch Murder, She Wrote?
Murder, She Wrote is available on Prime Video, SkyShowtime, Movistar Plus+ Ficción Total , AMC Channels Amazon Channel, Tivify. Availability varies by region.
How many seasons does Murder, She Wrote have?
Murder, She Wrote has 12 seasons with 264 episodes total.
Who created Murder, She Wrote?
Murder, She Wrote was created by Richard Levinson and William Link and Peter S. Fischer.
Who stars in Murder, She Wrote?
The cast of Murder, She Wrote includes Angela Lansbury.
What is the rating of Murder, She Wrote?
Murder, She Wrote has a rating of 7.5 out of 10 based on 418 votes on TMDB.
Is Murder, She Wrote still running?
Murder, She Wrote has ended. The final episode aired on .
GENRES (3)
Mystery
Crime
Drama