The Rockford Files (1974)

Crime · Drama · Mystery

Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit, Rockford takes on cases others don't want, aided by his tough old man, his lawyer girlfriend and some shady associates from his past.

IMDb rating: 8.2 (12,717 votes)
Seasons: 6
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video · Philo · The Roku Channel
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (1974)

7.86 avg 23 episodes 7.9 → 7.7 54 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	Backlash of the Hunter	7.9	1,286
1	The Kirkoff Case	7.7	731
2	The Dark and Bloody Ground	7.6	590
3	The Countess	7.6	582
4	Exit Prentiss Carr	7.5	501
5	Tall Woman in Red Wagon	7.9	541
6	This Case Is Closed	7.5	511
7	The Big Ripoff	8.1	534
8	Find Me If You Can	7.7	472
9	In Pursuit of Carol Thorne	8.1	483
10	The Dexter Crisis	7.7	462
11	Caledonia - It's Worth a Fortune!	7.8	466
12	Profit and Loss, Part 1: Profit	8.4	478
13	Profit and Loss, Part 2: Loss	8.4	437
14	Aura Lee, Farewell	8.1	479
15	Sleight of Hand	8.2	482
16	Counter Gambit	8.3	439
17	Claire	7.5	415
18	Say Goodbye to Jennifer	7.9	431
19	Charlie Harris at Large	7.6	423
20	The Four Pound Brick	7.9	400
21	Just by Accident	7.7	400
22	Roundabout	7.7	418

Season 2 (1975)

8.09 avg 22 episodes 7.6 → 8.0 50 min avg

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Aaron Ironwood School of Success	7.6	410
2	The Farnsworth Stratagem	8.4	472
3	Gearjammers, Part 1	8.2	384
4	Gearjammers, Part 2	8.3	353
5	The Deep Blue Sleep	7.7	369
6	The Great Blue Lake Land and Development Company	8.4	410
7	The Real Easy Red Dog	8.1	422
8	Resurrection in Black & White	8.0	364
9	Chicken Little Is a Little Chicken	8.5	422
10	2 Into 5.56 Won't Go	7.6	370
11	Pastoria Prime Pick	8.4	419
12	The Reincarnation of Angie	8.0	355
13	The Girl in the Bay City Boys Club	8.1	362
14	The Hammer of C Block	8.6	476
15	The No-Cut Contract	8.0	376
16	A Portrait of Elizabeth	8.6	403
17	Joey Blue Eyes	8.3	358
18	In Hazard	7.9	312
19	The Italian Bird Fiasco	8.0	370
20	Where's Houston?	7.4	325
21	Foul on the First Play	7.8	331
22	A Bad Deal in the Valley	8.0	352

Season 3 (1976)

8.09 avg 22 episodes 8.0 → 8.5 58 min avg

Rebound

Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Fourth Man	8.0	388
2	The Oracle Wore a Cashmere Suit	8.1	379
3	The Family Hour	8.1	356
4	Feeding Frenzy	7.6	346
5	Drought at Indianhead River	8.4	394
6	Coulter City Wildcat	8.0	334
7	So Help Me God	8.8	453
8	Rattlers' Class of '63	7.7	336
9	Return to the 38th Parallel	7.6	309
10	Piece Work	7.8	326
11	The Trouble with Warren	7.5	325
12	There's One in Every Port	8.5	392
13	Sticks and Stones May Break Your Bones, But Waterbury Will Bury You	8.5	371
14	The Trees, the Bees and T.T. Flowers: Part 1	8.4	384
15	The Trees, the Bees and T.T. Flowers: Part 2	8.4	354
16	The Becker Connection	8.1	344
17	Just Another Polish Wedding	8.2	376
18	New Life, Old Dragons	7.4	310
19	To Protect and Serve: Part 1	7.9	331
20	To Protect and Serve: Part 2	8.1	316
21	Crack Back	8.3	341
22	Dirty Money, Black Light	8.5	339

Season 4 (1977)

7.90 avg 21 episodes 8.0 → 8.7 62 min avg

Big finale
Rebound
Rollercoaster

Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Beamer's Last Case	8.0	375
2	Trouble in Chapter 17	7.4	340
3	The Battle of Canoga Park	7.7	339
4	Second Chance	8.0	345
5	The Dog and Pony Show	8.2	365
6	Requiem for a Funny Box	7.6	351
7	Quickie Nirvana	8.1	411
8	Irving the Explainer	7.6	383
9	The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls	8.0	345
10	Hotel of Fear	8.3	343
11	Forced Retirement	7.6	318
12	The Queen of Peru	8.3	357
13	A Deadly Maze	7.9	315
14	The Attractive Nuisance	7.9	320
15	The Gang at Don's Drive-In	7.2	295
16	The Paper Palace	7.9	307
17	Dwarf in a Helium Hat	7.8	335
18	South by Southeast	7.6	320
19	The Competitive Edge	8.6	361
20	The Prisoner of Rosemont Hall	7.6	285
21	The House on Willis Avenue	8.7	431

Season 5 (1978)

7.90 avg 20 episodes 8.2 → 7.7 64 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Heartaches of a Fool	8.2	391
2	Rosendahl and Gilda Stern Are Dead	7.7	307
3	The Jersey Bounce	8.1	347
4	White on White and Nearly Perfect	8.9	498
5	Kill the Messenger	8.5	334
6	A Good Clean Bust with Sequel Rights	7.5	298
7	Three Day Affair with a Thirty Day Escrow	7.4	287
8	The Empty Frame	8.4	312
9	Black Mirror	8.1	369
10	A Fast Count	7.7	291
11	Local Man Eaten by Newspaper	7.2	285
12	With the French Heel Back, Can the Nehru Jacket Be Far Behind?	7.3	281
13	The Battle-Ax and the Exploding Cigar	8.1	295
14	Guilt	7.2	276
15	The Deuce	7.8	273
16	The Man Who Saw the Alligators	7.7	293
17	The Return of the Black Shadow	7.5	310
18	A Material Difference	8.3	298
19	Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job	8.7	402
20	A Different Drummer	7.7	273

Season 6 (1979)

7.55 avg 11 episodes 8.7 → 7.5 63 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 6 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Paradise Cove	8.7	375
2	Lions, Tigers, Monkeys and Dogs	7.7	366
3	Only Rock 'n Roll Will Never Die: Part 1	7.1	285
4	Only Rock 'n Roll Will Never Die: Part 2	6.9	273
5	Love Is the Word	7.2	305
6	Nice Guys Finish Dead	8.7	438
7	The Hawaiian Headache	7.5	296
8	No Fault Affair	7.4	271
9	The Big Cheese	8.1	265
10	Just a Coupla Guys	6.2	308
11	Deadlock in Parma	7.5	287