Kojak (1973)

Action · Crime · Drama

A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.

IMDb rating: 7.1 (10,198 votes)
Episode average: 7.4 ↑ +0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 5
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1973)

7.39 avg 22 episodes 7.5 → 7.6 51 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Siege of Terror	7.5	508
2	Web of Death	7.6	374
3	One for the Morgue	7.2	307
4	Knockover	7.1	307
5	Girl in the River	7.3	309
6	Requiem for a Cop	7.4	297
7	The Corrupter	6.9	275
8	Dark Sunday	7.3	292
9	Conspiracy of Fear	7.2	268
10	Cop in a Cage	7.8	286
11	Marker to a Dead Bookie	7.4	251
12	Last Rites for a Dead Priest	7.3	247
13	Death Is Not a Passing Grade	7.6	295
14	Die Before They Wake	7.4	282
15	Deliver Us Some Evil	7.5	267
16	Eighteen Hours of Fear	7.4	232
17	Before the Devil Knows	7.7	266
18	Dead on His Feet	7.6	257
19	Down a Long and Lonely River	7.1	235
20	Mojo	7.0	228
21	Therapy in Dynamite	7.7	245
22	The Only Way Out	7.6	223

Season 2 (1974)

7.58 avg 25 episodes 7.6 → 7.3 49 min avg

Mid-peak

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Chinatown Murders: Part 1	7.6	203
2	The Chinatown Murders: Part 2	7.6	192
3	Hush Now, Don't You Die	7.9	219
4	A Very Deadly Game	7.5	184
5	Wall Street Gunslinger	7.0	170
6	Slay Ride	7.3	184
7	Nursemaid	7.5	183
8	You Can't Tell a Hurt Man How to Holler	7.5	165
9	The Best Judge Money Can Buy	7.8	182
10	A Souvenir from Atlantic City	7.2	174
11	A Killing in the Second House	7.7	169
12	The Best War in Town	7.3	169
13	Cross Your Heart and Hope to Die	7.6	201
14	The Betrayal	7.8	192
15	Loser Takes All	7.6	186
16	Close Cover Before Killing	7.4	186
17	Acts of Desperate Men	7.5	173
18	Queen of the Gypsies	8.3	267
19	Night of the Piraeus	7.5	167
20	Elegy in an Asphalt Graveyard	7.8	199
21	The Goodluck Bomber	7.8	178
22	Unwanted Partners	7.6	168
23	Two-Four-Six for Two Hundred	7.5	174
24	The Trade-Off	7.9	178
25	I Want to Report a Dream	7.3	193

Season 3 (1975)

7.47 avg 23 episodes 7.7 → 7.6 50 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Question of Answers	7.7	218
2	My Brother, My Enemy	7.6	242
3	Sweeter Than Life	7.6	172
4	Be Careful What You Pray For	7.2	168
5	Secret Snow, Deadly Snow	7.3	164
6	Life, Liberation and the Pursuit of Death	7.7	176
7	Out of the Frying Pan...	7.3	164
8	Over the Water	8.0	190
9	The Nicest Guys on the Block	7.3	152
10	No Immunity for Murder	7.6	167
11	A Long Way from Time Square	7.8	190
12	Money Back Guarantee	7.9	177
13	A House of Prayer, a Den of Thieves	6.3	172
14	How Cruel the Frost, How Bright the Stars	7.9	248
15	The Forgotten Room	6.7	172
16	On the Edge	7.3	166
17	A Wind from Corsica	7.0	148
18	Bad Dude	7.6	193
19	A Grave Too Soon	7.7	156
20	The Frame	7.6	150
21	Deadly Innocence	7.5	155
22	Justice Deferred	7.7	157
23	Both Sides of the Law	7.6	158

Season 4 (1976)

7.42 avg 25 episodes 7.0 → 7.1 50 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Birthday Party	7.0	190
2	A Summer Madness	7.5	164
3	Law Dance	7.6	146
4	Out of the Shadows	7.7	158
5	A Need to Know	8.1	177
6	An Unfair Trade	7.8	150
7	A Hair-Trigger Away	7.1	164
8	By Silence Betrayed	7.1	146
9	A Shield for Murder: Part 1	8.0	173
10	A Shield for Murder: Part 2	8.1	161
11	The Pride and the Princess	7.0	147
12	Black Thorn	7.6	158
13	Where Do You Go When You Have Nowhere to Go?	6.5	145
14	Dead Again	7.9	163
15	The Godson	7.3	138
16	The Condemned	7.1	150
17	When You Hear the Beep, Drop Dead	8.0	178
18	I Was Happy Where I Was	7.2	136
19	Kojak's Days: Part 1	7.4	155
20	Kojak's Days: Part 2	7.5	144
21	Monkey on a String	7.3	154
22	Kiss It All Goodbye	7.3	163
23	Lady in the Squadroom	7.1	138
24	Sister Maria	7.3	148
25	Another Gypsy Queen	7.1	137

Season 5 (1977)

7.29 avg 22 episodes 8.0 → 7.8 49 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Queen of Hearts Is Wild	8.0	162
2	A Strange Kind of Love	7.1	158
3	Laid Off	7.1	148
4	Cry for the Kids	7.2	147
5	Once More from Birdland	7.2	162
6	Caper on a Quiet Street	7.2	141
7	Letters of Death	6.7	141
8	Tears for All Who Love Her	7.0	145
9	The Summer of '69: Part 1	7.8	161
10	The Summer of '69: Part 2	7.8	147
11	Case Without a File	6.9	142
12	I Could Kill My Wife's Lawyer	7.7	160
13	Justice for All	7.7	141
14	Mouse	8.1	159
15	Chain of Custody	7.8	147
16	The Captain's Brother's Wife	6.5	157
17	No License to Kill	7.6	135
18	The Halls of Terror	6.9	152
19	May the Horse Be with You	6.3	155
20	Photo Must Credit Joe Paxton	7.4	142
21	60 Miles to Hell	6.6	144
22	In Full Command	7.8	172