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Highway to Heaven (1984)

Drama · Fantasy

A probationary angel is sent back to Earth to team up with an ex-cop and help people.

IMDb rating
6.9 (7,774 votes)
Episode average
8.1 ↑ +1.2 vs IMDb
Seasons
5
Streaming (US)
Amazon Prime Video · Peacock
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1984)

8.08 avg 25 episodes 8.1 → 8.7 57 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 435 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 345 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 325 votesEp 4: 7.3 · 270 votesEp 5: 7.5 · 254 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 243 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 233 votesEp 8: 7.7 · 212 votesEp 9: 7.7 · 209 votesEp 10: 8.1 · 226 votesEp 11: 8.4 · 239 votesEp 12: 8.0 · 213 votesEp 13: 8.4 · 230 votesEp 14: 8.0 · 199 votesEp 15: 7.7 · 193 votesEp 16: 8.5 · 192 votesEp 17: 8.0 · 168 votesEp 18: 8.1 · 190 votesEp 19: 8.1 · 182 votesEp 20: 8.4 · 187 votesEp 21: 7.9 · 166 votesEp 22: 8.3 · 181 votesEp 23: 8.0 · 183 votesEp 24: 8.4 · 194 votesEp 25: 8.7 · 188 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Highway to Heaven: Part 18.1435
2Highway to Heaven: Part 28.2345
3To Touch the Moon8.1325
4The Return of the Masked Rider7.3270
5Song of the Wild West7.5254
6One Fresh Batch of Lemonade: Part 18.1243
7One Fresh Batch of Lemonade: Part 28.2233
8A Divine Madness7.7212
9Catch a Falling Star7.7209
10Help Wanted: Angel8.1226
11Dust Child8.4239
12Hotel of Dreams8.0213
13Another Song for Christmas8.4230
14Plane Death8.0199
15One Winged Angels7.7193
16Going Home, Going Home8.5192
17As Difficult as ABC8.0168
18A Child of God8.1190
19A Match Made in Heaven8.1182
20The Banker and the Bum8.4187
21The Brightest Star7.9166
22An Investment in Caring8.3181
23The Right Thing8.0183
24Thoroughbreds: Part 18.4194
25Thoroughbreds: Part 28.7188

Season 2 (1985)

8.12 avg 24 episodes 8.2 → 8.5 56 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 189 votesEp 2: 8.5 · 176 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 155 votesEp 4: 7.4 · 154 votesEp 5: 7.7 · 191 votesEp 6: 7.8 · 156 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 155 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 175 votesEp 9: 7.9 · 153 votesEp 10: 8.3 · 188 votesEp 11: 8.6 · 162 votesEp 12: 7.6 · 144 votesEp 13: 9.1 · 254 votesEp 14: 7.8 · 132 votesEp 15: 8.0 · 163 votesEp 16: 9.2 · 236 votesEp 17: 7.7 · 135 votesEp 18: 8.7 · 174 votesEp 19: 8.4 · 151 votesEp 20: 7.8 · 138 votesEp 21: 7.6 · 132 votesEp 22: 7.9 · 140 votesEp 23: 8.0 · 127 votesEp 24: 8.5 · 156 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1A Song for Jason: Part 18.2189
2A Song for Jason: Part 28.5176
3Bless the Boys in Blue7.8155
4Cindy7.4154
5The Devil and Jonathan Smith7.7191
6Birds of a Feather7.8156
7Popcorn, Peanuts and CrackerJacks8.2155
8The Smile in the Third Row8.1175
9The Secret7.9153
10The Monster: Part 18.3188
11The Monster: Part 28.6162
12The Good Doctor7.6144
13Alone9.1254
14Close Encounters of the Heavenly Kind7.8132
15Change of Life8.0163
16Keep Smiling9.2236
17The Last Assignment7.7135
18To Bind the Wounds8.7174
19Heaven on Earth8.4151
20Summit7.8138
21The Torch7.6132
22Sail Away7.9140
23Children's Children8.0127
24Friends8.5156

Season 3 (1986)

8.12 avg 25 episodes 8.5 → 8.8 51 min avg

Ep 1: 8.5 · 175 votesEp 2: 8.5 · 176 votesEp 3: 8.6 · 183 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 141 votesEp 5: 7.8 · 136 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 123 votesEp 7: 7.2 · 121 votesEp 8: 7.2 · 107 votesEp 9: 8.1 · 133 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 132 votesEp 11: 8.0 · 135 votesEp 12: 7.3 · 127 votesEp 13: 8.6 · 164 votesEp 14: 8.4 · 146 votesEp 15: 9.0 · 211 votesEp 16: 8.1 · 138 votesEp 17: 8.1 · 128 votesEp 18: 8.3 · 120 votesEp 19: 8.3 · 127 votesEp 20: 8.1 · 137 votesEp 21: 7.9 · 113 votesEp 22: 8.3 · 121 votesEp 23: 8.3 · 121 votesEp 24: 7.5 · 121 votesEp 25: 8.8 · 145 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1A Special Love: Part 18.5175
2A Special Love: Part 28.5176
3For the Love of Larry8.6183
4Another Kind of War, Another Kind of Peace8.1141
5That's Our Dad7.8136
6Love at Second Sight7.9123
7Love and Marriage: Part 17.2121
8Love and Marriage: Part 27.2107
9Code Name: FREAK8.1133
10Man to Man8.2132
11Jonathan Smith Goes to Washington8.0135
12Oh Lucky Man7.3127
13Basinger's New York8.6164
14All That Glitters8.4146
15Wally9.0211
16A Song of Songs8.1138
17A Night to Remember8.1128
18A Mother and a Daughter8.3120
19Normal People8.3127
20The Hero8.1137
21Parents' Day7.9113
22A Father's Faith8.3121
23Heavy Date8.3121
24Ghost Rider7.5121
25The Gift of Life8.8145

Season 4 (1987)

8.00 avg 24 episodes 8.4 → 8.0 50 min avg

Ep 1: 8.4 · 138 votesEp 2: 8.5 · 135 votesEp 3: 7.1 · 116 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 145 votesEp 5: 7.6 · 196 votesEp 6: 7.0 · 127 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 123 votesEp 8: 7.8 · 130 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 121 votesEp 10: 8.0 · 125 votesEp 11: 7.9 · 127 votesEp 12: 7.9 · 139 votesEp 13: 8.7 · 152 votesEp 14: 8.1 · 133 votesEp 15: 8.3 · 123 votesEp 16: 8.2 · 123 votesEp 17: 8.8 · 195 votesEp 18: 9.1 · 206 votesEp 19: 7.3 · 125 votesEp 20: 8.0 · 126 votesEp 21: 8.0 · 127 votesEp 22: 7.9 · 125 votesEp 23: 7.5 · 136 votesEp 24: 8.0 · 125 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Man's Best Friend: Part 18.4138
2Man's Best Friend: Part 28.5135
3Fight for Your Life7.1116
4The People Next Door8.1145
5I Was a Middle Aged Werewolf7.6196
6Playing for Keeps7.0127
7Amazing Man7.9123
8All the Colors of the Heart7.8130
9Why Punish the Children?8.0121
10A Dream of Wild Horses8.0125
11In with the 'In' Crowd7.9127
12With Love, the Claus7.9139
13A Mother's Love8.7152
14Country Doctor8.1133
15Time in a Bottle8.3123
16Back to Oakland8.2123
17We Have Forever: Part 18.8195
18We Have Forever: Part 29.1206
19The Correspondent7.3125
20Aloha8.0126
21A Dolphin Song for Lee: Part 18.0127
22A Dolphin Song for Lee: Part 27.9125
23Heaven Nose, Mister Smith7.5136
24The Whole Nine Yards8.0125

Season 5 (1988)

8.01 avg 13 episodes 8.3 → 7.7 48 min avg

Ep 1: 8.3 · 122 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 129 votesEp 3: 7.7 · 115 votesEp 4: 7.3 · 141 votesEp 5: 8.5 · 117 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 121 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 111 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 128 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 120 votesEp 10: 8.1 · 132 votesEp 11: 8.3 · 115 votesEp 12: 7.4 · 121 votesEp 13: 7.7 · 151 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Whose Trash Is It Anyway?8.3122
2Hello and Farewell: Part 17.8129
3Hello and Farewell: Part 27.7115
4The Silent Bell7.3141
5The Reunion8.5117
6The Source8.4121
7The Squeaky Wheel8.2111
8Goodbye, Mr. Zelinka8.2128
9Choices8.2120
10Summer Camp8.1132
11The Inner Limits8.3115
12It's a Dog's Life7.4121
13Merry Christmas from Grandpa7.7151
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