The WORST episodes of Murder, She Wrote
Every episode of Murder, She Wrote ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Murder, She Wrote!
Murder seems to follow Jessica Fletcher, a former English teacher and a mystery writer full of charm, zest-for-life, and personality; who happens to become "the investigator" when traveling around the country to promote a series of novels. Murder always occurs when she is present. Even in Cabot Cove!
#1 - Proof in the Pudding
Season 10 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/9/1994
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 friend Lorna Thompson, but when the mobster himself dies, Jessica realises there is more than meets the eye to this case.
#2 - Seal of the Confessional
Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/1989
A parishioner's confession to a priest is confidential and nothing will make him break his oath.
#3 - Just Another Fish Story
Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/27/1988
Somebody put the maitre d' on ice. Jessica wonders if she has made a bad investment. When Jessica's nephew recommends that she invest in a trendy New York City restaurant, she makes the change from author to tycoon. But when the eatery becomes a crime scene, she finds herself in hell's kitchen.
#4 - Murder to a Jazz Beat
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/3/1985
While in New Orleans, Jessica must solve the mysterious murder of a famous musician who died while performing onstage.
#5 - Murder of the Month Club
Season 11 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/4/1994
Murder, plagiarisim, and blackmail stalk those around Jessica on her promotional book tour.
#6 - Indian Giver
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/29/1987
A resident of Cabot Cove threatens the Native American who claims to own the land, and later is found dead.
#7 - The Trouble with Seth
Season 10 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/27/1994
Seth vanishes and every one is sure there was foul play.
#8 - Three Strikes, You're Out
Season 5 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/7/1989
A surprised burglar is blamed for the death of the team's pre-game TV Host.
#9 - Deadline for Murder
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/16/1986
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 into a yellow rag.
#10 - Murder in Milan
Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/1992
During the Milan Film Festival, famous film producer Catherine Wayne is murdered.
#11 - The Grand Old Lady
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/1989
When a famous mystery writer dies, Jessica recalls a 1947 case that the writer was personally involved in.
#12 - Dead Heat
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/24/1985
Jessica goes to the races to watch her niece ride the winning horse. Then the horse's owner is murdered after a dispute.
#13 - School for Scandal
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/20/1985
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 of (in)famous writer Daphne Clover is found murdered, Jessica agrees to assist the chief of police, who has never had a murder case before, find out who the killer is. She soon has more on her plate than she bargained for when first Daphne's mother confesses, then Daphne herself confesses. Jessica realises the two women are simply trying to protect each other, and begins to look at the faculty at the university.
#14 - Ship of Thieves
Season 9 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/2/1993
A pleasant cruise is marred by the discovery that there are thieves on board and possibly a murderer.
#15 - One White Rose for Death
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/1986
Attending a concert in Washington, D.C., Jessica gets involved with two East German defectors and a murder.
#16 - The Bottom Line Is Murder
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/15/1987
A lying TV Consumer advocate is killed. Was it done by one of the clients whose products he maligned?
#17 - Suspicion of Murder
Season 7 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/20/1991
Dennis is suspected in the murder of the husband of an old flame with whom he has been spending some time.
#18 - See You in Court, Baby
Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/30/1990
Jessica introduces this story of a lawyer with many enemies who is the victim and Dennis who must investigate.
#19 - Murder -- According to Maggie
Season 6 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/4/1990
The producer of a police drama investigates the murder of a programmer who differed with her.
#20 - When the Fat Lady Sings
Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/1989
The backstage activities are more exciting than the opera as a famous tenor suffers a heart attack after a shooting.
#21 - Always a Thief
Season 6 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/8/1990
Insurance investigator Dennis Stanton, who uses his skills as an ex-thief to solve crimes, returns to investigate a theft and two murders.
#22 - Jack and Bill
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/29/1989
A former athlete cares for a friend's dog and, after his friend is murdered, finds the dog is a target.
#23 - A Nest of Vipers
Season 11 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/1994
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 Mark Atwater, the fiancé of one of the zoo workers, is found murdered (death by snake venom), and another employee is charged with his murder. In the course of her investigation, she soon learns that a number of people had a motive to want Mark dead.
#24 - Murder at the Oasis
Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/7/1985
An unpopular show-business personality discovers that elaborate security systems are no guarantee of safety.
#25 - The Fixer-Upper
Season 6 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/11/1990
Jessica's niece, who is a real estate broker, arrives at the mansion and finds a body instead of a buyer.