Barney Miller (1975)

Comedy · Drama

Barney Miller is the kind of cop we'd all like to run into. Always sensible, he maintains order over a band of detectives who gamble, hit on anything in skirts, go to renaissance philosophy conventions for fun, and would really prefer to be writing. Nearly all of the action takes place in the squad room where citizens and criminals are brought in to complicate the mix.

IMDb rating: 8.3 (8,645 votes)
Episode average: 8.1 -0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 8
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 8 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1974)

8.00 avg 14 episodes 7.8 → 8.6 30 min avg

Rebound

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	The Life and Times of Barney Miller	7.8	184
1	Ramon	7.3	337
2	Experience	8.1	301
3	Snow Job	7.9	260
4	Graft	7.7	235
5	The Courtesans	7.9	256
6	Stakeout	7.8	245
7	Bureaucrat	7.8	223
8	Ms. Cop	7.7	233
9	Vigilante	8.1	228
10	The Guest	8.5	228
11	Escape Artist	8.8	278
12	Hair	8.0	223
13	The Hero	8.6	252

Season 2 (1975)

8.04 avg 22 episodes 8.1 → 8.5 28 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Doomsday	8.1	216
2	The Social Worker	7.8	201
3	The Layoff	8.1	195
4	Ambush	7.7	186
5	Heat Wave	8.2	199
6	The Arsonist	7.9	168
7	Grand Hotel	8.2	203
8	Discovery	8.6	210
9	You Dirty Rat	8.4	189
10	Horse Thief	8.1	180
11	Rain	8.3	185
12	Fish	8.0	209
13	Hot Dogs	7.7	189
14	Protection	7.8	168
15	Happy New Year	8.1	175
16	The Sniper	8.0	175
17	Fear of Flying	8.0	164
18	Block Party	7.8	161
19	Massage Parlor	7.9	166
20	The Psychiatrist	7.7	168
21	The Kid	7.9	170
22	The Mole	8.5	183

Season 3 (1976)

8.07 avg 22 episodes 7.8 → 8.0 28 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Evacuation	7.8	171
2	Quarantine: Part 1	8.3	195
3	Quarantine: Part 2	8.4	178
4	Bus Stop	7.8	158
5	The Election	7.8	153
6	Werewolf	8.8	256
7	The Recluse	7.7	163
8	Noninvolvement	7.8	169
9	Power Failure	7.9	172
10	Christmas Story	8.3	201
11	Hash	9.4	450
12	Smog Alert	7.7	157
13	Community Relations	8.2	150
14	The Rand Report	7.7	158
15	Fire '77	7.6	164
16	Abduction	7.8	171
17	Sex Surrogate	8.0	168
18	Moonlighting	8.3	168
19	Asylum	8.3	169
20	Group Home	7.9	158
21	Strike: Part 1	8.1	145
22	Strike: Part 2	8.0	137

Season 4 (1977)

8.07 avg 23 episodes 7.9 → 7.8 30 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Good-Bye, Mr. Fish: Part 1	7.9	171
2	Good-Bye, Mr. Fish: Part 2	8.7	186
3	Bugs	8.1	177
4	Corporation	7.7	150
5	Burial	7.9	152
6	Copy Cat	8.2	153
7	Blizzard	8.0	151
8	Chase	8.5	162
9	Thanksgiving Story	7.8	150
10	Tunnel	7.8	142
11	Atomic Bomb	8.3	176
12	The Bank	8.1	138
13	The Ghost	8.2	165
14	Appendicitis	8.0	140
15	Rape	7.4	164
16	Eviction: Part 1	8.4	150
17	Eviction: Part 2	8.3	143
18	Wojo's Problem	7.8	154
19	Quo Vadis?	8.1	165
20	Hostage	8.5	151
21	Evaluation	8.1	144
22	The Sighting	7.9	155
23	Inauguration	7.8	137

Season 5 (1978)

8.10 avg 24 episodes 8.3 → 9.6 30 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Kidnapping: Part 1	8.3	172
2	Kidnapping: Part 2	8.2	145
3	The Search	8.4	161
4	Dog Days	7.9	152
5	The Baby Broker	7.9	148
6	The Accusation	8.2	139
7	The Prisoner	7.9	148
8	Loan Shark	8.2	149
9	The Vandal	8.6	171
10	The Harris Incident	8.6	176
11	The Radical	8.0	159
12	Toys	8.0	146
13	The Indian	8.4	156
14	Voice Analyzer	8.5	150
15	The Spy	8.1	134
16	Wojo's Girl: Part 1	7.4	155
17	Wojo's Girl: Part 2	6.3	154
18	Middle Age	7.9	132
19	The Counterfeiter	8.1	132
20	Open House	8.3	143
21	Identity	8.0	134
22	Computer Crime	7.8	142
23	Graveyard Shift	7.8	134
24	Jack Soo, a Retrospective	9.6	296

Season 6 (1979)

8.20 avg 22 episodes 8.3 → 8.4 30 min avg

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Inquisition	8.3	148
2	The Photographer	8.3	149
3	Vacation	7.9	128
4	The Brother	7.8	143
5	The Slave	7.9	145
6	Strip Joint	8.1	155
7	The Bird	8.1	135
8	The Desk	8.4	154
9	The Judge	8.1	138
10	The DNA Story	8.1	144
11	The Dentist	8.2	143
12	People's Court	8.0	127
13	Vanished: Part 1	8.4	158
14	Vanished: Part 2	8.5	147
15	The Child Stealers	8.6	161
16	Guns	8.2	136
17	Uniform Day	8.2	149
18	Dietrich's Arrest: Part 1	8.1	139
19	Dietrich's Arrest: Part 2	8.2	140
20	The Architect	8.2	143
21	The Inventor	8.4	149
22	Fog	8.4	149

Season 7 (1980)

8.14 avg 22 episodes 8.0 → 8.2 30 min avg

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Homicide: Part 1	8.0	143
2	Homicide: Part 2	8.3	142
3	The Delegate	8.0	144
4	Dorsey	7.4	134
5	Agent Orange	8.1	151
6	Call Girl	8.0	172
7	Resignation	8.0	142
8	Field Associate	8.2	150
9	Movie: Part 1	7.9	137
10	Movie: Part 2	8.2	140
11	The Psychic	8.4	134
12	Stormy Weather	8.6	162
13	The Librarian	8.6	155
14	Rachel	8.1	137
15	Contempt: Part 1	8.1	140
16	Contempt: Part 2	8.2	134
17	The Doll	7.9	133
18	Lady and the Bomb	8.5	141
19	Riot	8.2	132
20	Vests	8.1	120
21	The Rainmaker	8.1	123
22	Liquidation	8.2	132

Season 8 (1981)

8.07 avg 22 episodes 8.1 → 9.2 30 min avg

Big finale

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Paternity	8.1	151
2	Advancement	7.9	129
3	The Car	8.2	132
4	Possession	8.3	152
5	Stress Analyzer	8.0	142
6	Games	7.8	138
7	Homeless	8.1	144
8	The Tontine	8.0	136
9	Examination Day	8.2	138
10	The Clown	7.9	142
11	Chinatown: Part 1	7.9	140
12	Chinatown: Part 2	7.9	132
13	Hunger Strike	8.0	138
14	The Arrival	7.7	128
15	Obituary	7.9	127
16	Inquiry	8.1	117
17	Old Love	8.1	141
18	Altercation	8.4	122
19	Bones	7.7	133
20	Landmark: Part 1	8.1	142
21	Landmark: Part 2	8.1	139
22	Landmark: Part 3	9.2	243

Barney Miller (1975)

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