Forensic Files (1996)

Crime · Documentary

Real crimes, disease outbreaks and accidents around the world are solved by experts using scientific laboratory analysis which helps them find previously undetectable evidence. Brilliant scientific work helps convict the guilty and free the innocent.

IMDb rating: 8.8 (8,278 votes)
Seasons: 15
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Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Aug 19, 2026 · 15 seasons indexed

Cast

Peter Thomas Self - Narrator (voice)

Seasons

Season 1 (1996)

7.33 avg 13 episodes 7.7 → 7.4 23 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Disappearance of Helle Crafts	7.7	275
2	The Magic Bullet	7.4	223
3	The House That Roared	7.0	191
4	The Footpath Murders	7.7	151
5	Planted Evidence	7.0	172
6	Southside Strangler	7.5	170
7	Legionnaires' Disease	7.2	161
8	The Wilson Murder	6.9	163
9	Deadly Neighborhoods	6.8	86
10	Insect Clues	7.1	154
11	Outbreak	7.1	121
12	The List Murders	8.5	271
13	Raw Terror	7.4	124

Season 2 (1997)

7.49 avg 13 episodes 7.7 → 7.3 22 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Common Thread	7.7	160
2	The Dirty Deed	7.2	162
3	Killer Fog	7.1	164
4	Sex, Lies and DNA	7.4	157
5	Bitter Potion	7.8	151
6	The Blood Trail	7.5	148
7	Fatal Fungus	7.3	127
8	Charred Remains	7.6	151
9	Something's Fishy	7.9	147
10	Sealed with a Kiss	7.7	122
11	Postal Mortem	7.5	142
12	Micro-Clues	7.4	134
13	Deadly Parasites	7.3	108

Season 3 (1998)

7.47 avg 13 episodes 7.5 → 7.5 21 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Without a Trace	7.5	129
2	Knot for Everyone	7.3	131
3	The Talking Skull	7.6	142
4	Foreign Body	7.6	73
5	Deadly Delivery	7.3	136
6	Similar Circumstances	7.5	130
7	Grave Evidence	7.1	122
8	Deadly Formula	7.5	120
9	Beaten by a Hair	7.6	140
10	Crime Seen	7.6	125
11	Speck of Evidence	7.5	132
12	Broken Bond	7.5	109
13	Out of the Ashes	7.5	133

Season 4 (1999)

7.41 avg 13 episodes 7.7 → 7.3 22 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Invisible Intruder	7.7	157
2	The Killing Room	7.2	137
3	Ultimate Betrayal	7.3	117
4	Cement the Case	7.1	127
5	Innocence Lost	7.3	121
6	'Til Death Do Us Part	7.6	130
7	Ties That Bind	7.8	122
8	Body of Evidence	7.5	142
9	Accident or Murder?	7.4	131
10	Core Evidence	7.1	102
11	Haunting Vision	7.9	165
12	With Every Breath	7.1	121
13	Slippery Motives	7.3	139

Season 5 (2000)

7.38 avg 19 episodes 7.4 → 7.2 22 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Badge of Deceit	7.4	124
2	Dew Process	7.4	127
3	A Woman Scorned	7.2	125
4	A Voice from Beyond	7.9	150
5	Burning Ambition	7.1	126
6	Memories	7.7	92
7	Trail of Truth	7.4	112
8	Material Evidence	7.6	124
9	'Kill'igraphy	7.5	138
10	Nursery Crimes	7.3	109
11	Lasting Impression	7.3	120
12	Foundation of Lies	7.5	134
13	Unholy Vows	7.2	121
14	Broken Promises	7.6	135
15	Time Will Tell	7.5	121
16	Second Shot at Love	7.4	118
17	Journey to Justice	7.0	117
18	Video Diary	7.1	107
19	Deadly Knowledge	7.2	128

Season 6 (2001)

7.33 avg 30 episodes 7.3 → 7.4 22 min avg

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Missing in Time	7.3	114
2	Missing Pearl	7.1	126
3	Man's Best Friend?	7.2	110
4	Hand Delivered	7.2	119
5	Death Play	7.4	97
6	Fire Dot Com	7.5	122
7	Mistaken for Dead	7.5	119
8	Frozen Evidence	7.0	119
9	Soft Touch	7.0	112
10	Church Disappearance	7.4	116
11	Photo Finish	7.5	123
12	Whodunit	7.4	126
13	Horse Play	7.5	123
14	Treads and Threads	7.5	109
15	Killer's 'Cattle' Log	7.7	124
16	Skin of Her Teeth	7.9	128
17	Line of Fire	6.9	109
18	Bad Blood	8.1	163
19	Pure Evil	7.7	126
20	Root of All Evil	7.3	120
21	Where the Blood Drops	6.7	100
22	Punch Line	7.4	108
23	Sibling Rivalry	7.1	116
24	Pastoral Care	7.1	122
25	Bagging a Killer	7.6	118
26	Double Trouble	6.9	111
27	Cats, Flies and Snapshots	7.0	101
28	Naked Justice	7.1	115
29	Treading Not So Lightly	7.5	125
30	Shopping Spree	7.4	125

Season 7 (2002)

7.19 avg 42 episodes 7.4 → 7.8 22 min avg

Rebound

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Cheater	7.4	105
2	Forever Hold Your Peace	7.5	112
3	Reel Danger	7.2	110
4	Who's Your Daddy	7.1	109
5	The Alibi	7.5	121
6	A Bite Out of Crime	6.9	58
7	Purr-Fect Match	7.1	102
8	Bio-Attack	7.2	106
9	A Shot in the Dark	6.7	94
10	Without a Prayer	7.4	112
11	A Clutch of Witnesses	7.1	106
12	Scout's Honor	6.6	100
13	A Touching Recollection	7.0	101
14	A Leg to Stand On	7.0	107
15	Partners in Crime	6.7	96
16	Within a Hair	7.2	99
17	Chief Evidence	7.2	99
18	A Bitter Pill to Swallow	7.6	106
19	Sip of Sins	7.5	101
20	Telltale Tracks	7.4	94
21	Ghost in the Machine	7.0	97
22	Frozen in Time	7.5	96
23	Cold Storage	7.2	109
24	The Metal Business	7.2	115
25	Dressed to Kill	7.6	110
26	Palm Print Conviction	7.1	98
27	A Vow of Silence	7.1	89
28	Elephant Tracks	7.1	113
29	A Bag of Evidence	7.1	100
30	Tooth or Consequences	7.2	98
31	The Sniffing Revenge	6.7	87
32	Sleight of Hand	7.1	80
33	Scratching the Surface	6.8	92
34	Fire Proof	7.4	91
35	X Marks the Spot	7.7	87
36	All Charged Up	7.2	80
37	Breaking the Mold	7.8	109
38	House Call	7.1	110
39	Marathon Man	6.9	78
40	The Sniper's Trail	7.5	75
41	Plastic Fire	6.7	102
42	Last Will	7.8	120

Season 8 (2003)

7.24 avg 42 episodes 7.1 → 6.8 22 min avg

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Dessert Served Cold	7.1	98
2	The Music Case	7.2	109
3	Paintball	7.5	104
4	Sign Here	7.3	118
5	Shadow of a Doubt	7.7	116
6	Tourist Trap	7.6	121
7	Once Bitten	7.7	106
8	All Wet	7.2	110
9	Shot of Vengeance	7.6	118
10	Dinner and a Movie	7.4	103
11	A Wrong Foot	7.4	105
12	Order Up	7.0	107
13	When the Dust Settled	6.9	105
14	A Welcome Intrusion	7.6	104
15	Within Arm's Reach	7.2	94
16	Private Thoughts	7.1	103
17	Brotherhoods	6.9	96
18	Hair of the Dog	6.9	94
19	Breaking News	7.4	103
20	All the World's a Stage	7.2	100
21	The Big Chill	7.0	96
22	Bound for Jail	7.4	100
23	Sphere of Influence	7.2	101
24	Nailed	7.2	101
25	Sign of the Zodiac	7.7	107
26	Letter Perfect	7.2	105
27	True Lies	7.2	99
28	Bed of Deceit	7.2	93
29	Smoke in Your Eyes	6.9	97
30	Flower Power	7.3	96
31	Past Lives	7.3	98
32	Over and Out	7.2	106
33	Death by a Salesman	7.1	96
34	Web of Seduction	7.3	93
35	Grounds for Indictment	6.9	93
36	Duelling Confessions	7.4	100
37	Traces of Truth	7.2	93
38	Honor Thy Father	7.2	91
39	Hack Attack	7.2	91
40	Deadly Curve	6.9	95
41	Visibility Zero	7.2	95
42	Flashover	6.8	93

Season 9 (2004)

7.35 avg 30 episodes 7.3 → 7.4 22 min avg

Season 9 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Road Rage	7.3	104
2	Hunter or Hunted?	7.0	102
3	In Harm's Way	6.9	101
4	No Corpus Delicti	7.4	104
5	News at 11	7.2	104
6	Burning Desire	6.9	102
7	Cloak of Deceit	7.5	98
8	Bad Medicine	7.1	92
9	Stick 'em Up	7.5	95
10	Head Games	7.3	106
11	Making the Collar	7.4	94
12	The Financial Downfall	7.7	111
13	A Daughter's Journey	7.9	136
14	Over a Barrel	7.1	94
15	Pinned by the Evidence	7.3	105
16	Cries Unheard	7.1	104
17	Buried Treasure	7.0	106
18	Badge of Betrayal	7.8	127
19	Deadly Matrimony	7.7	126
20	Muddy Waters	7.3	100
21	Point of Origin	7.8	120
22	Seeds for Doubt	7.1	109
23	Saving Face	7.3	117
24	Northern Exposure	7.2	105
25	Silk Stalkings	7.4	104
26	Fishing for the Truth	7.8	110
27	For Love or Money	7.5	107
28	South of the Border	7.4	107
29	The Stake-Out	7.1	103
30	Walking Terror	7.4	106

Season 10 (2005)

7.34 avg 42 episodes 7.1 → 7.1 22 min avg

Mid-peak

Season 10 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Trial by Fire	7.1	76
2	Marked for Life	7.7	104
3	Plastic Puzzle	7.4	106
4	Up in Smoke	7.3	92
5	Soiled Plan	7.1	93
6	Headquarters	6.9	100
7	One for the Road	7.2	101
8	Army of Evidence	7.4	87
9	Shear Luck	7.1	91
10	Tagging a Suspect	7.7	107
11	Strong Impressions	7.4	103
12	Cereal Killer	7.7	106
13	Crash Course	7.4	86
14	A Leg Up on Crime	7.8	113
15	Tight-fitting Genes	7.6	99
16	Deadly Valentine	7.3	94
17	Picture This	7.2	86
18	Oily in the Morning	7.3	95
19	Gold Rush	7.5	110
20	Four on the Floor	7.4	103
21	Writer's Block	7.1	80
22	A Clean Getaway	7.1	85
23	Prints Among Thieves	7.3	89
24	Unholy Alliance	7.2	94
25	Signed, Sealed, and Delivered	7.8	81
26	Cop Out	7.7	107
27	Summer Obsession	7.3	98
28	Elemental Clue	6.9	79
29	Moss, Not Grass	6.7	102
30	Material Witness	7.2	99
31	Garden of Evil	7.5	106
32	Sunday School Ambush	7.7	94
33	Penchant for Poison	7.1	79
34	Bump in the Night	7.2	91
35	Sole Searching	6.8	80
36	Murder on the Menu	7.4	104
37	Hot on the Trail	7.7	96
38	High 'n' Dry	7.6	102
39	To the Viktor	7.2	90
40	Wired for Disaster	7.5	114
41	Wood-be Killer	7.6	101
42	Enemy Within	7.1	50

Season 11 (2006)

7.26 avg 42 episodes 6.9 → 7.3 22 min avg

Season 11 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Naughty or Nyce	6.9	91
2	Going for Broke	6.9	85
3	Just Desserts	7.3	96
4	Sunday's Wake	7.2	93
5	Shattered Dreams	7.1	97
6	Dockter Visit	7.4	101
7	Murder She Wrote	7.2	83
8	Concrete Alibi	7.7	92
9	Key Evidence	7.3	88
10	The Gambler	7.0	84
11	Weakest Link	7.1	83
12	Capitol Crimes	7.2	99
13	Undertaken	7.2	81
14	Dark Waters	6.8	83
15	Nice Threads	7.4	89
16	Grave Danger	7.9	110
17	Internal Affair	7.1	90
18	A Case of the Flue	7.1	93
19	No Safe Place	7.1	83
20	Live Wire	7.3	97
21	Van-ished	7.7	92
22	A Novel Idea	7.6	109
23	Chief Suspect	7.6	102
24	Water Hazard	7.0	86
25	Shell Game	7.3	99
26	Ring Him Up	7.7	106
27	Killer Impression	7.4	95
28	If I Were You	7.3	148
29	As the Tide Turns	7.3	91
30	A Tight Leash	7.3	131
31	Muffled Cries	7.3	132
32	Critical Maneuver	6.8	82
33	Skirting the Evidence	7.1	124
34	Small Town Terror	7.1	121
35	Fresh Heir	7.1	123
36	Ticker Tape	7.1	80
37	Step by Step	7.4	115
38	Blanket of Evidence	7.3	112
39	Fired-Up	7.0	113
40	Two in a Million	7.7	121
41	Bitter Brew	7.5	108
42	Message in a Bottle	7.3	65

Season 12 (2007)

7.29 avg 30 episodes 7.7 → 7.2 21 min avg

Season 12 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Sharper Image	7.7	118
2	Insulated Evidence	7.1	101
3	Cold Hearted	7.3	87
4	Wheel of Misfortune	7.4	105
5	Quite a Spectacle	7.2	87
6	Transaction Failed	7.0	79
7	The Day the Music Died	7.7	148
8	Sole Survivor	7.2	115
9	Insignificant Others	7.1	86
10	Catch 22	7.0	108
11	A Cinderella Story	7.1	109
12	Screen Pass	7.2	79
13	Pressed for Crime	7.1	90
14	Finger Pane	7.0	90
15	Good as Gold	7.3	92
16	Freedom Fighter	7.4	82
17	Dog Day Afternoon	7.3	86
18	Shattered Innocence	7.1	98
19	All Butt Certain	8.0	105
20	Jean Pool	7.2	87
21	Traffic Violations	7.4	90
22	Brotherly Love	7.4	87
23	Disrobed	7.6	90
24	Driven to Silence	7.3	93
25	Printed Proof	7.4	93
26	About Face	7.2	97
27	In the Bag	7.5	85
28	Yes in Deed	7.0	79
29	Guarded Secrets	7.3	84
30	Smoking Out a Killer	7.2	87

Season 13 (2008)

7.36 avg 50 episodes 7.0 → 7.0 21 min avg

Season 13 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Frozen Assets	7.0	100
2	House Hunting	7.4	98
3	Shoot to Thrill	7.4	92
4	Political Thriller	7.6	92
5	Double Cross	7.6	101
6	Dancing with the Devil	7.2	91
7	Last Dance	7.1	98
8	Constructive Criticism	7.1	85
9	Home Evasion	7.5	91
10	Window Watcher	7.4	90
11	Stranger in the Night	7.6	104
12	Kidnapping	7.5	90
13	Sands of Crime	7.6	113
14	Calculated Coincidence	7.4	83
15	Sworded Scheme	7.3	103
16	Unmasked	7.3	82
17	Fashion Police	7.3	105
18	Church Dis-Service	7.3	106
19	Seedy Intentions	7.6	112
20	DNA Dragnet	7.4	109
21	Smiley Face	7.6	91
22	Dirty Laundry	7.2	79
23	Drowning Sorrows	7.2	82
24	As-Fault	6.9	85
25	Family Ties	7.8	115
26	Trouble Brewing	7.1	76
27	Holy Terror	6.7	87
28	Needle in a Haystack	7.3	84
29	Room with a View	7.4	87
30	Dollars and Sense	7.0	81
31	Hair Line	7.5	85
32	All That Glitters Is Gold	7.9	100
33	Deadly Rebellion	7.3	75
34	Sign of the Crime	7.0	79
35	Covet Thy Neighbor	7.0	83
36	Writing on the Wall	7.4	92
37	Hundreds of Reasons	7.1	80
38	Cold Feet	7.4	81
39	Separation Anxiety	7.2	86
40	Office Visit	7.1	102
41	Palm Saturday	7.5	83
42	Shoe-in for Murder	7.4	101
43	Family Interrupted	7.9	111
44	Runaway Love	7.5	99
45	Watchful Eye	7.5	96
46	Waste Mis-Management	7.4	97
47	Dirty Little Secret	8.0	138
48	Lights Out	7.6	111
49	Pet Rock	7.4	89
50	Best Foot Forward	7.0	81

Season 14 (2010)

7.40 avg 21 episodes 7.5 → 7.3 21 min avg

Season 14 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Purebread Murder	7.5	121
2	Hear No Evil	7.3	109
3	Hell's Kitchen	7.1	88
4	Three's a Crowd	7.6	108
5	A Squire's Riches	7.5	107
6	Home of the Brave	7.3	99
7	Freeze Framed	7.8	98
8	Touch of Evil	7.2	91
9	Textbook Murder	7.2	108
10	Filtered Out	7.3	105
11	Water Logged	8.0	155
12	Social Circle	7.8	121
13	Low Maintenance	7.2	86
14	Fate Date	7.5	98
15	Trail of a Killer	7.7	87
16	Gone Ballistic	7.4	87
17	Seeing Red	7.5	92
18	Auto-Motive	7.1	43
19	Skeleton Key	7.1	87
20	Funeral Services	7.1	86
21	Expert Witness	7.3	74

Season 15 (2001)

7.60 avg 3 episodes 7.6 → 7.9 60 min avg

Season 15 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Payback	7.6	53
2	See No Evil	7.3	53
3	The Buddhist Monk Murders	7.9	44

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