The BEST episodes of L.A. Dragnet season 1

Every episode of L.A. Dragnet season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of L.A. Dragnet season 1!

From Emmy Award-winning producer Dick Wolf, one of television's most successful creators and architect of the long-running Law & Order franchise, comes this modern-day take on the classic police drama. Filmed on locations throughout Los Angeles, this updated version of Dragnet features a group of detectives in the LAPD Robbery/Homicide Squad investigating crimes that could only take place in Los Angeles, one of the world's most glamorous and intriguing cities.

Last Updated: 11/13/2024Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
The Little Guy
star
8.00
1 votes

#1 - The Little Guy

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 5/11/2003

While trying to protect an innocent suspect linked to the Sanchez brothers, Friday puts his career on the line by killing a cop.

Directors: Donna Deitch
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The Big Ruckus
star
6.43
7 votes

#2 - The Big Ruckus

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/9/2003

Friday and Smith are assigned to a case which involves a body found at MacArthur Park. The body is a rich college student. They figure that it was a drug deal that had gone bad but as they find more clues, they find that it had nothing to do with drugs.

Directors: Kevin Hooks
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The Artful Dodger
star
6.00
3 votes

#3 - The Artful Dodger

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/16/2003

A customer is killed during a multimillion dollar jewelry robbery. During the investigation, Friday and Smith meet a British insurance company P.I. who attempts to use them to recover the stolen jewels. Friday also knocks heads with the arrogant owner of a private security company.

Directors: Thomas J. Wright
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The Silver Slayer
star
5.56
9 votes

#4 - The Silver Slayer

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/2/2003

There is a series of murders involving woman and silver found on their bodies. Detectives Friday and Smith think that they have their killer, a man they caught near the second crime scene but he is greatly wounded during the chase. He dies soon after.

Directors: Jean de Segonzac
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The Brass Ring
star
5.50
4 votes

#5 - The Brass Ring

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/9/2003

The fiancé of a rising young Hollywood actress is found stabbed to death in the Hollywood Hills. Detectives Friday and Smith visit a movie studio head and a drug dealer to look for clues and find a shocking secret.

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Well Endowed
star
5.00
3 votes

#6 - Well Endowed

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/23/2003

While investigating the brutal murder of a little-known actress, Detectives Friday and Smith come across a number of people who might have information including a tabloid journalist, a wannabe porn star and a socially prominent Los Angeles family.

Directors: Andy Wolk
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The Cutting of the Swath
star
5.00
2 votes

#7 - The Cutting of the Swath

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/2/2003

Detectives Friday and Smith race to find the young son of a deranged man who's on a rampage to kill his entire family; and Smith takes the case a little too personally.

Directors: Guy Norman Bee
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Sticks and Stones
star
5.00
2 votes

#8 - Sticks and Stones

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/30/2003

Detectives Friday and Smith investigate the satanic ritual killing of a teen girl. They look at her classmates including one who admits he should be the prime suspect.

Directors: Kevin Dowling
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Redemption
star
5.00
2 votes

#9 - Redemption

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/6/2003

Detective Friday and Detective Beltran find out a hidden secret behind a run of the mill suicide.

Directors: Darnell Martin
Writer: Brian Ross
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Let's Make a Deal
star
5.00
2 votes

#10 - Let's Make a Deal

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/13/2003

A Hollywood super-agent's infant son is kidnapped. It is discovered that the infant is the nanny's. That is the least of the problems for the Detectives on this case.

Directors: Jean de Segonzac
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All That Glitters
star
4.67
3 votes

#11 - All That Glitters

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/16/2003

Detective Friday is concerned that a small-time movie executive isn't telling all she knows regarding her investors and the gangland style murder in Malibu of one of her co-workers.

Directors: Darnell Martin
Writer: Robert Port
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For Whom the Whistle Blows
star
4.50
2 votes

#12 - For Whom the Whistle Blows

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/27/2003

A woman, missing for six years, is found dead in her car in a canyon. The suspects in her death include her son, her husband, a lawyer, and the company she worked for.

Directors: Guy Norman Bee
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