The BEST episodes of Tatort

Every episode of Tatort ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Tatort!

Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss, crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF 2 in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland. The first episode was broadcast on November 29, 1970. The opening sequence for the series has remained the same throughout the decades, which remains highly unusual for any such long-running TV series up to date. Each of the regional TV channels which together form ARD, plus ORF and SF, produces its own episodes, starring its own police inspector, some of which, like the discontinued Schimanski, have become cultural icons. The show appears on DasErste and ORF 2 on Sundays at 8:15 p.m. and currently about 30 episodes are made per year. As of May 2023, 1239 episodes in total have been produced.

Last Updated: 3/11/2024Network: Das ErsteStatus: Continuing
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Dellwo - 05 - Herzversagen
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#1 - Dellwo - 05 - Herzversagen

Season 2004 - Episode 22 - Aired 10/17/2004

Directors: Thomas Freundner
Batic - 12 - Frau Bu lacht
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#2 - Batic - 12 - Frau Bu lacht

Season 1995 - Episode 22 - Aired 11/26/1995

Directors: Dominik Graf
Flückiger - 17 - Der Elefant im Raum
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#3 - Flückiger - 17 - Der Elefant im Raum

Season 2019 - Episode 29 - Aired 10/27/2019

Directors: Tom Gerber
Janneke & Brix - 04 - Wendehammer
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#4 - Janneke & Brix - 04 - Wendehammer

Season 2016 - Episode 36 - Aired 12/18/2016

Directors: Markus Imboden
Tschiller - 05 - Off Duty
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#5 - Tschiller - 05 - Off Duty

Season 2018 - Episode 22 - Aired 7/8/2018

The daughter of the German LKA agent Nick, wants to kill the murderer of her mum who has contacts to a Turkish crime organization! The plan doesn't succeed and Nick worries about the whereabouts of his daughter! The agent quickly locates her in Istanbul. [source: imdb.com]

Directors: Christian Alvart
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Murot - 04 - Im Schmerz geboren
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#6 - Murot - 04 - Im Schmerz geboren

Season 2014 - Episode 28 - Aired 10/12/2014

Directors: Florian Schwarz
Janneke & Brix - 01 - Kälter als der Tod
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#7 - Janneke & Brix - 01 - Kälter als der Tod

Season 2015 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/17/2015

Lessing - 04 - Der scheidende Schupo
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#8 - Lessing - 04 - Der scheidende Schupo

Season 2017 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/5/2017

Directors: Sebastian Marka
Murot - 05 - Wer bin ich?
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26 votes

#9 - Murot - 05 - Wer bin ich?

Season 2015 - Episode 40 - Aired 12/27/2015

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Janneke & Brix - 02 - Hinter dem Spiegel
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#10 - Janneke & Brix - 02 - Hinter dem Spiegel

Season 2015 - Episode 27 - Aired 9/13/2015

Directors: Sebastian Marka
Batic - 49 - Der oide Depp
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#11 - Batic - 49 - Der oide Depp

Season 2008 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/27/2008

Directors: Michael Gutmann
Lürsen - 10 - Die Liebe der Schlachter
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#12 - Lürsen - 10 - Die Liebe der Schlachter

Season 2003 - Episode 27 - Aired 11/16/2003

Directors: Thomas Jauch
Writer: Jochen Greve
Batic - 29 - Im freien Fall
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#13 - Batic - 29 - Im freien Fall

Season 2001 - Episode 24 - Aired 11/4/2001

Directors: Jobst Oetzmann
Odenthal - 10 - Der kalte Tod
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#14 - Odenthal - 10 - Der kalte Tod

Season 1996 - Episode 21 - Aired 10/6/1996

Directors: Nina Grosse
Batic - 10 - Im Herzen Eiszeit
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#15 - Batic - 10 - Im Herzen Eiszeit

Season 1995 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/2/1995

Directors: Hans Noever
Writer: Peter Probst
Howald - 01 - Howalds Fall
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27 votes

#16 - Howald - 01 - Howalds Fall

Season 1990 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/16/1990

Directors: Urs Egger
Schimanski - 19 - Moltke
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#17 - Schimanski - 19 - Moltke

Season 1988 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/28/1988

Directors: Hajo Gies
Finke - 06 - Reifezeugnis
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#18 - Finke - 06 - Reifezeugnis

Season 1977 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/27/1977

Borowski - 22 - Borowski und der Engel
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#19 - Borowski - 22 - Borowski und der Engel

Season 2013 - Episode 36 - Aired 12/29/2013

Directors: Andreas Kleinert
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Ballauf - 58 - Franziska
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#20 - Ballauf - 58 - Franziska

Season 2014 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/5/2014

Directors: Dror Zahavi
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Batic - 63 - Der tiefe Schlaf
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#21 - Batic - 63 - Der tiefe Schlaf

Season 2012 - Episode 35 - Aired 12/30/2012

Directors: Alexander Adolph
Lindholm - 21 - Das goldene Band
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#22 - Lindholm - 21 - Das goldene Band

Season 2012 - Episode 33 - Aired 12/16/2012

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Batic - 57 - Nie wieder frei sein (Never Free Again)
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#23 - Batic - 57 - Nie wieder frei sein (Never Free Again)

Season 2010 - Episode 34 - Aired 12/19/2010

Directors: Christian Zybert
Dellwo - 17 - Weil sie böse sind
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#24 - Dellwo - 17 - Weil sie böse sind

Season 2010 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/3/2010

Thiel - 16 - Tempelräuber
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#25 - Thiel - 16 - Tempelräuber

Season 2009 - Episode 29 - Aired 10/25/2009