Kojak (1973)

Action · Crime · Drama

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

Ratings refreshed Aug 19, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

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	501
2	Web of Death	7.6	369
3	One for the Morgue	7.2	304
4	Knockover	7.1	303
5	Girl in the River	7.3	305
6	Requiem for a Cop	7.4	294
7	The Corrupter	6.9	271
8	Dark Sunday	7.3	289
9	Conspiracy of Fear	7.2	264
10	Cop in a Cage	7.8	281
11	Marker to a Dead Bookie	7.4	248
12	Last Rites for a Dead Priest	7.3	245
13	Death Is Not a Passing Grade	7.6	292
14	Die Before They Wake	7.4	278
15	Deliver Us Some Evil	7.5	264
16	Eighteen Hours of Fear	7.3	229
17	Before the Devil Knows	7.7	262
18	Dead on His Feet	7.6	254
19	Down a Long and Lonely River	7.1	233
20	Mojo	7.0	226
21	Therapy in Dynamite	7.7	242
22	The Only Way Out	7.6	222

7.58 avg 25 episodes 7.6 → 7.3 49 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Chinatown Murders: Part 1	7.6	200
2	The Chinatown Murders: Part 2	7.6	189
3	Hush Now, Don't You Die	7.9	217
4	A Very Deadly Game	7.5	182
5	Wall Street Gunslinger	7.0	168
6	Slay Ride	7.3	183
7	Nursemaid	7.5	182
8	You Can't Tell a Hurt Man How to Holler	7.5	164
9	The Best Judge Money Can Buy	7.8	181
10	A Souvenir from Atlantic City	7.2	173
11	A Killing in the Second House	7.7	168
12	The Best War in Town	7.3	168
13	Cross Your Heart and Hope to Die	7.6	200
14	The Betrayal	7.7	191
15	Loser Takes All	7.6	184
16	Close Cover Before Killing	7.4	185
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	177
22	Unwanted Partners	7.6	168
23	Two-Four-Six for Two Hundred	7.5	173
24	The Trade-Off	7.9	178
25	I Want to Report a Dream	7.3	193

7.47 avg 23 episodes 7.8 → 7.6 50 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Question of Answers	7.8	214
2	My Brother, My Enemy	7.6	241
3	Sweeter Than Life	7.6	171
4	Be Careful What You Pray For	7.2	167
5	Secret Snow, Deadly Snow	7.3	163
6	Life, Liberation and the Pursuit of Death	7.7	175
7	Out of the Frying Pan...	7.3	163
8	Over the Water	8.0	188
9	The Nicest Guys on the Block	7.3	150
10	No Immunity for Murder	7.6	164
11	A Long Way from Time Square	7.8	188
12	Money Back Guarantee	7.9	174
13	A House of Prayer, a Den of Thieves	6.3	172
14	How Cruel the Frost, How Bright the Stars	7.9	245
15	The Forgotten Room	6.7	170
16	On the Edge	7.3	164
17	A Wind from Corsica	7.0	147
18	Bad Dude	7.6	192
19	A Grave Too Soon	7.7	156
20	The Frame	7.5	149
21	Deadly Innocence	7.5	154
22	Justice Deferred	7.7	154
23	Both Sides of the Law	7.6	156

7.44 avg 25 episodes 7.0 → 7.1 50 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Birthday Party	7.0	189
2	A Summer Madness	7.5	162
3	Law Dance	7.6	144
4	Out of the Shadows	7.7	155
5	A Need to Know	8.2	176
6	An Unfair Trade	7.8	148
7	A Hair-Trigger Away	7.1	162
8	By Silence Betrayed	7.1	145
9	A Shield for Murder: Part 1	8.0	172
10	A Shield for Murder: Part 2	8.1	160
11	The Pride and the Princess	7.1	145
12	Black Thorn	7.6	155
13	Where Do You Go When You Have Nowhere to Go?	6.5	142
14	Dead Again	8.0	161
15	The Godson	7.3	138
16	The Condemned	7.0	149
17	When You Hear the Beep, Drop Dead	8.0	177
18	I Was Happy Where I Was	7.2	135
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	152
22	Kiss It All Goodbye	7.4	162
23	Lady in the Squadroom	7.1	137
24	Sister Maria	7.4	147
25	Another Gypsy Queen	7.1	137

7.30 avg 22 episodes 8.0 → 7.7 49 min avg

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	141
12	I Could Kill My Wife's Lawyer	7.8	158
13	Justice for All	7.7	140
14	Mouse	8.1	158
15	Chain of Custody	7.8	146
16	The Captain's Brother's Wife	6.6	155
17	No License to Kill	7.6	134
18	The Halls of Terror	7.0	149
19	May the Horse Be with You	6.3	153
20	Photo Must Credit Joe Paxton	7.4	139
21	60 Miles to Hell	6.6	141
22	In Full Command	7.7	170