Baretta (1975)

Crime · Drama · Mystery

Baretta is an American detective television series which ran on ABC from 1975 to 1978. The show was a milder version of a successful 1973–74 ABC series, Toma, starring Tony Musante as chameleon-like, real-life New Jersey police officer David Toma. While popular, Toma received intense criticism at the time for its realistic and frequent depiction of police and criminal violence. When Musante left the series after a single season, the concept was retooled as Baretta, with Robert Blake in the title role.

IMDb rating: 6.8 (3,255 votes)
Episode average: 7.4 ↑ +0.6 vs IMDb
Seasons: 4
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1975)

7.48 avg 12 episodes 7.8 → 7.3 51 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	He'll Never See Daylight	7.8	170
2	The 5½ Pound Junkie	7.6	65
3	Woman in the Harbor	7.5	61
4	If You Can't Pay the Price...	7.5	65
5	The Half-Million Dollar Baby	7.4	59
6	Ragtime Billy Peaches	7.4	59
7	The Coppelli Oath	7.0	54
8	Walk Like You Talk	7.6	57
9	The Mansion	7.7	57
10	Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow	7.7	56
11	The Secret of Terry Lake	7.3	59
12	This Ain't My Bag	7.3	54

Season 2 (1975)

7.63 avg 22 episodes 8.1 → 8.0 60 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Goodbye Orphan Annie Blues	8.1	55
2	The Glory Game	7.9	46
3	On the Road	8.3	54
4	Nobody in a Nothing Place	7.2	46
5	The Fire Man	7.5	44
6	Double Image	7.7	47
7	Photography by John Doe	7.0	43
8	Set-Up City	7.8	39
9	A Bite of the Apple	6.3	50
10	When Dues Come Down	8.7	55
11	The Big Hand's on Trouble	6.7	42
12	Count the Days I'm Gone	7.6	45
13	Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth	8.1	41
14	The Left Hand of the Devil	7.9	48
15	Murder for Me	7.5	44
16	Pay or Die	7.9	50
17	The Blood Bond	7.9	43
18	The Dippers	7.2	43
19	Dead Man Out	7.8	47
20	Death on the Run	7.0	46
21	Aggie	7.7	52
22	And Down Will Come Baby	8.0	51

Season 3 (1976)

7.29 avg 24 episodes 6.8 → 7.0 60 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Ninja	6.8	43
2	Soldier in the Jungle	8.2	42
3	Runway Cowboy	7.5	43
4	Street Edition	7.4	41
5	They Don't Make 'Em Like They Used To	7.1	41
6	Shoes	8.5	48
7	Under the City	7.0	42
8	Dear Tony	7.4	41
9	Crazy Annie	7.9	41
10	Nothin' for Nothin'	6.7	40
11	Can't Win for Losin'	7.0	40
12	Look Back in Terror	7.3	43
13	Don't Kill the Sparrows	8.2	49
14	That Sister Ain't No Cousin	7.2	41
15	Open Season	7.4	46
16	The Reunion	7.1	39
17	Not on Our Block	7.0	43
18	The Runaways	7.1	39
19	Everybody Pays the Fare	7.1	42
20	Think Mink	7.2	42
21	Carla	7.0	38
22	Big Bad Charlie	7.0	39
23	Guns and Brothers	6.9	40
24	Playin' Police	7.0	36

Season 4 (1977)

7.23 avg 24 episodes 6.9 → 7.7 60 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	New Girl in Town	6.9	33
2	Somebody Killed Cock Robin	7.8	43
3	All That Shatters	7.1	34
4	The Sky Is Falling	7.0	38
5	It's Hard But It's Fair	7.6	34
6	Buddy	7.2	37
7	Por Nada	7.0	35
8	Make the Sun Shine	7.0	33
9	Lyman P. Dokker, Fed	7.0	39
10	It Goes with the Job	7.0	32
11	Hot Horse	7.1	36
12	Why Me?	7.3	34
13	I'll Take You to Lunch	7.1	33
14	It's a Boy	7.0	37
15	Just for Laughs	7.9	38
16	The Marker	7.2	38
17	The Stone Conspiracy	8.5	41
18	The Appointment	7.2	35
19	Woman Trouble	7.0	36
20	The Gadjo	7.0	34
21	Barney	7.0	38
22	The Dream	6.9	33
23	The Snake Chaser	7.0	33
24	The Bundle	7.7	38

Baretta (1975)

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