CHiPs (1977)

Crime · Drama · Mystery

Lighthearted look at the adventures of two Highway Patrol officers in Los Angeles. The main characters are Jon Baker and Frank Poncherello, two motorcycle officers always on the street to save lives.

IMDb rating: 6.5 (13,185 votes)
Seasons: 6
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Aug 19, 2026 · 6 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1977)

7.27 avg 22 episodes 7.5 → 7.5 60 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	7.5	263
2	Undertow	7.2	183
3	Dog Gone	7.2	176
4	Moving Violation	7.2	168
5	Career Day	7.2	159
6	Baby Food	6.9	153
7	Taking Its Toll	7.2	141
8	Green Thumb Burglar	7.2	142
9	Hustle	7.3	137
10	Highway Robbery	7.1	150
11	Name Your Price	7.2	140
12	Aweigh We Go	7.2	146
13	One Two Many	7.6	151
14	Rustling	7.5	145
15	Surf's Up	7.5	148
16	Vintage '54	7.3	133
17	Hitch-Hiking Hitch	7.2	139
18	Cry Wolf	7.4	151
19	Crash Diet	6.9	127
20	Rainy Day	7.3	129
21	Crack-Up	7.4	144
22	Flashback!	7.5	143

Season 2 (1978)

7.39 avg 23 episodes 7.2 → 6.6 63 min avg

Mid-peak

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Peaks and Valleys	7.2	156
2	The Volunteers	7.1	138
3	Family Crisis	7.5	142
4	Disaster Squad	7.3	158
5	Neighborhood Watch	7.2	138
6	Trick or Trick	7.4	139
7	High Flyer	7.5	136
8	The Grudge	7.3	128
9	The Sheik	7.2	131
10	Return of the Turks	7.7	126
11	Supercycle	7.6	140
12	High Explosive	7.3	128
13	Down Time	7.5	135
14	Repo Man	7.7	112
15	MAIT Team	8.1	174
16	Pressure Point	7.9	117
17	The Matchmakers	7.1	126
18	Rally 'Round the Bank	7.6	129
19	Bio-Rhythms	7.5	116
20	Quarantine	6.5	126
21	CHP BMX	7.6	115
22	Ride the Whirlwind	7.6	109
23	The Greatest Adventures of CHiPs	6.6	90

Season 3 (1979)

7.52 avg 24 episodes 7.3 → 7.3 57 min avg

Mid-peak

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Roller Disco: Part 1	7.3	167
2	Roller Disco: Part 2	7.5	170
3	Valley Go Home!	7.4	124
4	High Octane	7.3	131
5	Death Watch	7.5	134
6	Counterfeit	7.6	116
7	Return of the Supercycle	7.7	119
8	Hot Wheels	8.0	113
9	Drive, Lady, Drive: Part 1	7.8	117
10	Drive, Lady, Drive: Part 2	7.6	104
11	The Watch Commander	7.8	122
12	Destruction Derby	7.4	106
13	Second Chance	7.9	111
14	Wheeling	7.9	102
15	Christmas Watch	7.8	133
16	Jailbirds	7.5	99
17	E.M.T.	7.9	122
18	Kidnap	6.8	115
19	Off Road	7.2	103
20	Tow Truck Lady	7.4	109
21	The Strippers	7.3	97
22	Thrill Show	6.8	102
23	Nightingale	7.7	101
24	Dynamite Alley	7.3	93

Season 4 (1980)

7.44 avg 21 episodes 7.4 → 7.8 54 min avg

Rebound

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Go-Cart Terror	7.4	116
2	Sick Leave	7.7	119
3	To Your Health	7.0	104
4	The Poachers	6.8	100
5	The Great 5K Star Race and Boulder Wrap Party: Part 1	7.3	116
6	The Great 5K Star Race and Boulder Wrap Party: Part 2	7.0	118
7	Satan's Angels	7.5	114
8	Wheels of Justice	7.7	106
9	Crash Course	8.1	101
10	Forty Tons of Trouble	7.7	107
11	11-99: Officer Needs Help	7.5	102
12	Home Fires Burning	7.6	102
13	Sharks	7.3	97
14	Ponch's Angels: Part 1	6.5	285
15	Ponch's Angels: Part 2	7.5	107
16	Karate	7.5	109
17	New Guy in Town	8.0	107
18	The Hawk and the Hunter	7.5	95
19	Vigilante	7.3	105
20	Dead Man's Riddle	7.6	90
21	A Simple Operation	7.8	99

Season 5 (1981)

6.76 avg 27 episodes 6.3 → 3.6 53 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Suicide Stunt	6.3	99
2	Vagabonds	7.5	94
3	Moonlight	7.2	98
4	The Killer Indy	5.8	274
5	Weed Wars	7.0	93
6	Anything But the Truth	5.8	260
7	Bomb Run	6.8	93
8	Diamond in the Rough	5.5	257
9	Finders Keepers	5.9	259
10	Fast Money	6.0	257
11	Concours d'Elegance	5.9	260
12	Mitchell & Woods	4.3	156
13	Breaking Point	7.1	97
14	Tiger in the Streets	7.7	91
15	Bright Flashes	6.7	91
16	Battle of the Bands	7.1	118
17	Alarmed	8.3	105
18	In the Best of Families	7.6	94
19	Silent Partner	7.3	99
20	Flare Up	7.6	88
21	The Game of War	7.5	90
22	A Threat of War	7.7	101
23	Trained for Trouble	6.9	96
24	Ice Cream Man	8.0	89
25	Overload	7.8	90
26	K-9-1	7.6	96
27	Force Seven	3.6	161

Season 6 (1982)

7.11 avg 22 episodes 7.0 → 6.5 52 min avg

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Meet the New Guy	7.0	120
2	Tight Fit	7.3	111
3	The Spaceman Made Me Do It	5.6	111
4	Rock Devil Rock	7.4	129
5	Speedway Fever	7.2	91
6	Something Special	7.2	93
7	This Year's Riot	7.1	97
8	Head Over Heels	7.2	112
9	Return to Death's Door	7.5	93
10	Fallout	7.0	93
11	Day of the Robot	6.6	92
12	Hot Date	7.3	98
13	High Times	7.3	93
14	Country Action	6.8	102
15	Journey to a Spacecraft	7.7	79
16	Fox Trap	7.8	100
17	Brat Patrol	7.6	87
18	Firepower	7.3	85
19	Fun House	6.9	95
20	Fast Company	7.2	92
21	Things That Go Creep in the Night	6.9	112
22	Return of the Brat Patrol	6.5	91