12 O'Clock High (1964)

Drama · War

This series chronicles the adventures--in the air and on the ground--of the men of the 918th Bombardment Group of the U.S. Eighth Air Force. First commanded by irascible General Frank Savage--and later by Colonel Joe Gallagher, the son of a Pentagon General--the Group is stationed in England, and flies long-range bombing missions into German-held Europe.

IMDb rating: 8.1 (1,677 votes)
Episode average: 8.0 -0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 3
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1964)

8.08 avg 32 episodes 8.4 → 8.2 60 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Golden Boy Had Nine Black Sheep	8.4	120
2	Follow the Leader	8.5	83
3	The Men and the Boys	8.4	88
4	The Sound of Distant Thunder	8.3	81
5	The Climate of Doubt	8.2	80
6	Pressure Point	8.4	81
7	Decision	8.1	64
8	The Hours Before Dawn	7.7	75
9	Appointment at Liege	7.9	71
10	Interlude	8.7	85
11	Here's to Courageous Cowards	8.0	75
12	Soldiers Sometimes Kill	7.9	67
13	The Suspected	8.0	66
14	An Act of War	7.8	62
15	Those Who Are About to Die	8.1	62
16	In Search of My Enemy	7.9	65
17	The Albatross	6.8	59
18	The Lorelei	8.2	73
19	Faith, Hope and Sergeant Aronson	8.4	81
20	To Heinie, with Love	8.1	59
21	The Clash	7.6	54
22	The Ticket	7.8	57
23	The Trap	8.2	60
24	End of the Line	7.4	57
25	The Threat	8.0	56
26	Mutiny at Ten Thousand Feet	8.2	61
27	The Mission	8.7	63
28	The Cry of Fallen Birds	7.6	59
29	V for Vendetta	8.4	58
30	P.O.W.: Part One	8.4	54
31	P.O.W.: Part Two	8.2	54
32	The Hero	8.2	60

Season 2 (1965)

7.92 avg 29 episodes 8.1 → 8.4 58 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Loneliest Place in the World	8.1	71
2	R/X for a Sick Bird	8.4	58
3	Then Came the Mighty Hunter	8.0	56
4	The Idolator	7.2	56
5	Big Brother	7.6	60
6	The Hotshot	8.0	49
7	Show Me a Hero, I'll Show You a Bum	8.1	56
8	Runway in the Dark	7.6	41
9	I Am the Enemy	7.7	67
10	Grant Me No Favor	8.5	50
11	Storm at Twilight	8.7	50
12	We're Not Coming Back	7.3	42
13	The Jones Boys	8.2	48
14	Between the Lines	8.0	41
15	Target 802	7.6	42
16	Falling Star	7.8	39
17	The Slaughter Pen	7.6	46
18	Underground	7.9	52
19	Which Way the Wind Blows	6.8	45
20	The Outsider	8.1	47
21	Back to the Drawing Board	8.3	43
22	Twenty Fifth Mission	8.4	48
23	The Survivor	7.7	40
24	Angel Babe	7.9	48
25	Decoy	7.9	45
26	The Hollow Man	8.0	42
27	Cross-Hairs on Death	8.1	49
28	Day of Reckoning	7.8	44
29	Siren Voices	8.4	49

Season 3 (1966)

7.74 avg 17 episodes 8.7 → 8.0 60 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Gauntlet of Fire	8.7	62
2	Massacre	7.8	42
3	Face of a Shadow	7.6	47
4	Fortress Wiesbaden	8.0	46
5	A Distant Cry	8.4	55
6	Practice to Deceive	7.3	46
7	The All-American	7.8	42
8	The Pariah	7.9	39
9	The Fighter Pilot	7.1	43
10	To Seek and Destroy	7.4	41
11	Burden of Guilt	7.7	45
12	The Ace	8.2	44
13	Six Feet Under	6.7	41
14	The Duel at Mont Sainte Marie	7.4	46
15	Graveyard	7.7	49
16	A Long Time Dead	7.9	50
17	The Hunters and the Killers	8.0	61

12 O'Clock High (1964)

Cast

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