Homicide Hunter (2011)

Crime · Documentary

A non-fiction investigative series of murder cases told through the personal experience of retired detective, Lieutenant Joe Kenda. Through re-enactments, discussions with investigation teams, and interviews with victims' families and other involved persons, the show highlights Kenda's successes with his 400 homicide case history and 92 percent solution rate.

IMDb rating: 8.7 (4,157 votes)
Episode average: 8.1 -0.6 vs IMDb
Seasons: 10
Streaming (US): Hulu · Disney+ · HBO Max
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 10 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2011)

8.07 avg 6 episodes 7.8 → 8.4 47 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Into Thin Air	7.8	119
2	Six Feet Under	7.8	117
3	A Killer Always Rings Twice	8.0	91
4	Everybody Lies	8.2	95
5	Secret Life	8.2	94
6	Chance Encounter	8.4	83

Season 2 (2012)

8.15 avg 10 episodes 8.1 → 8.3 44 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	I Now Pronounce You Dead	8.1	89
2	A Gathering of Evil	8.2	77
3	Last Call for Murder	8.3	77
4	The Spy Who Killed Me	8.3	73
5	Slaughterhouse Six	7.9	75
6	Drive Thru Murder	8.0	73
7	Primal Fear	7.9	70
8	A Beautiful Shade of Death	8.3	77
9	Shot Through the Heart	8.2	69
10	Mr. Violence	8.3	72

Season 3 (2013)

8.16 avg 13 episodes 7.9 → 8.1 44 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Murder Bites	7.9	73
2	River of Blood	8.0	71
3	Weapon of Choice	8.2	69
4	Run for Your Life	8.1	65
5	Murder in a Bottle	8.3	69
6	Preying on the Innocent	8.1	75
7	Dead Man Falling	8.6	74
8	Blood Red Highway	8.0	66
9	My, My, Merry Christmas	8.7	83
10	Death Rains Down	8.1	57
11	Fate Worse Than Death	8.0	63
12	Razor's Edge	8.0	55
13	Blood Sisters	8.1	56

Season 4 (2014)

8.32 avg 13 episodes 8.3 → 8.9 44 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Eyes Wide Shut	8.3	63
2	Death Comes Knocking	8.1	66
3	Bad Things Come in Threes	8.0	56
4	Death Grip	8.3	64
5	Poker Face	8.4	57
6	Blood Innocence	8.2	51
7	Snitch	8.5	62
8	The Master Key	8.3	59
9	#1 Suspect	7.9	59
10	Magic Bullet	8.6	65
11	A Prayer for the Dying	8.3	54
12	Bump in the Night	8.4	55
13	My First Case	8.9	85

Season 5 (2015)

8.13 avg 20 episodes 7.9 → 8.2 43 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Bad Blood	7.9	60
2	Eye of the Beholder	8.1	69
3	Dead on Target	8.2	64
4	Dead Weight	8.0	55
5	Door No. 12	8.3	60
6	Loose Cannon	8.2	64
7	Mr. LA	8.3	55
8	Blood on the Tracks	8.3	64
9	Victim Zero	7.7	53
10	Pop Goes the Witness	8.1	54
11	Too Young to Die	7.9	50
12	Sing Sing, Little Bird	8.0	50
13	Point of No Return	8.2	52
14	Trust No One	8.3	52
15	Worst I've Ever Seen	8.4	56
16	Murder Haunts Me	8.1	60
17	City of Fear	8.3	55
18	My Case to Solve	8.2	54
19	Stuck in a Coffin	7.8	53
20	My Tortured Soul	8.2	55

Season 6 (2016)

8.21 avg 21 episodes 8.3 → 8.6 42 min avg

Rebound

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Avert Your Eyes	8.3	62
2	Sacrificial Lamb	8.3	57
3	Powder Keg	7.9	51
4	Make My Day	8.0	53
5	We Kill the Ones We Love	8.1	46
6	Night Terrors	7.7	51
7	Tighten the Screws	8.2	49
8	When the Music Stops	8.0	45
9	Settle the Score	8.2	50
10	Outlaw	8.3	53
11	New Year's Evil	8.1	43
12	Dead Man Walking	8.2	48
13	The Line Goes Dead	8.4	55
14	Metal on Metal	8.1	48
15	Bullet with My Name on It	8.8	58
16	Shattered	8.1	49
17	Justified	7.8	56
18	Officer Down	8.7	50
19	My Worst Fear	8.0	50
20	My Rookie Mistake	8.6	33
21	The Monster Awakens	8.6	46

Season 7 (2017)

8.26 avg 21 episodes 8.5 → 8.1 42 min avg

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Bad Moon Rising	8.5	55
2	Written in Blood	8.4	59
3	Raise the Dead	8.4	51
4	Knock Knock	8.2	52
5	Rearview Mirror	8.2	48
6	Jekyll & Hyde	8.1	48
7	After School Special	8.6	58
8	Sex, Lies and Surveillance Tape	7.9	47
9	Manifesto	8.3	46
10	Where Is Claudia Jane?	8.3	46
11	Lockdown	8.4	48
12	Time Bomb	8.5	51
13	John 3:16	8.1	41
14	Timothy Peart's Last Dance	8.0	39
15	Body in the Freezer	8.7	50
16	Eyes of a Child	7.7	41
17	I'll Hunt You Down	8.2	42
18	Gut Instinct	8.4	46
19	Joker in the Pack	7.9	41
20	Bring My Baby Home	8.6	52
21	One to the Heart	8.1	23

Season 8 (2018)

8.21 avg 20 episodes 8.4 → 8.4 42 min avg

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	My Second Case	8.4	65
2	End Of Days	8.6	60
3	.357 Magnum	8.0	49
4	The Girl Next Door	8.2	45
5	Fractured Glass	8.0	50
6	The Cage	8.1	43
7	Blood from a Stone	8.1	42
8	Target Practice	8.5	41
9	The Setup	8.0	42
10	Primal Instinct	8.3	45
11	Follow the Money	8.1	46
12	Shallow Grave	7.7	40
13	Friends Like This	8.0	40
14	The Invisible Hand of Death	8.5	43
15	Nine-Year-Old Hostage	8.2	46
16	Who Took Heather?	8.4	41
17	The Shoelace Killer	7.7	33
18	The Uninvited Guest	7.9	35
19	Married to the Job	9.0	60
20	The Case That Haunts Me	8.4	34

Season 9 (2019)

7.82 avg 20 episodes 7.7 → 9.2 42 min avg

Season 9 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Cynthia	7.7	54
2	Lock The Door	7.8	44
3	Confession	7.6	39
4	Trigger	7.6	43
5	Rest in Peace	7.5	41
6	Down for the Count	7.5	44
7	Standoff	7.3	41
8	Collision Course	7.5	36
9	Lady in Red	7.8	40
10	Cradle to the Grave	7.8	42
11	Last Fare	7.9	41
12	The Highway	7.8	37
13	To the Death	7.3	37
14	Winter's Bone	8.2	46
15	No Good Deed	8.0	48
16	Fall from Grace	7.6	37
17	Blood Relative	7.9	40
18	Animal Nature	8.3	44
19	12 Years a Fugitive	8.0	39
20	The End	9.2	79

Season 10 (2022)

7.67 avg 3 episodes 8.1 → 7.4 84 min avg

Declining

Season 10 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Never Give Up	8.1	231
2	Devil in the Mountains	7.5	112
3	The Man with No Face	7.4	106