Kojak (1973)

Action · Crime · Drama

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

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

7.38 avg 22 episodes 7.5 → 7.6 51 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Siege of Terror	7.5	494
2	Web of Death	7.6	366
3	One for the Morgue	7.2	302
4	Knockover	7.1	300
5	Girl in the River	7.3	302
6	Requiem for a Cop	7.4	292
7	The Corrupter	6.8	270
8	Dark Sunday	7.3	287
9	Conspiracy of Fear	7.2	263
10	Cop in a Cage	7.8	280
11	Marker to a Dead Bookie	7.4	248
12	Last Rites for a Dead Priest	7.3	244
13	Death Is Not a Passing Grade	7.6	290
14	Die Before They Wake	7.4	276
15	Deliver Us Some Evil	7.5	262
16	Eighteen Hours of Fear	7.3	227
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	225
21	Therapy in Dynamite	7.7	242
22	The Only Way Out	7.6	222

7.57 avg 25 episodes 7.6 → 7.2 49 min avg

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Chinatown Murders: Part 1	7.6	199
2	The Chinatown Murders: Part 2	7.6	188
3	Hush Now, Don't You Die	7.9	217
4	A Very Deadly Game	7.5	181
5	Wall Street Gunslinger	7.0	166
6	Slay Ride	7.3	182
7	Nursemaid	7.5	181
8	You Can't Tell a Hurt Man How to Holler	7.5	163
9	The Best Judge Money Can Buy	7.8	180
10	A Souvenir from Atlantic City	7.2	172
11	A Killing in the Second House	7.7	167
12	The Best War in Town	7.3	167
13	Cross Your Heart and Hope to Die	7.6	199
14	The Betrayal	7.7	190
15	Loser Takes All	7.6	183
16	Close Cover Before Killing	7.4	184
17	Acts of Desperate Men	7.5	172
18	Queen of the Gypsies	8.3	264
19	Night of the Piraeus	7.5	166
20	Elegy in an Asphalt Graveyard	7.8	197
21	The Goodluck Bomber	7.8	176
22	Unwanted Partners	7.6	167
23	Two-Four-Six for Two Hundred	7.5	172
24	The Trade-Off	7.9	177
25	I Want to Report a Dream	7.2	192

7.47 avg 23 episodes 7.7 → 7.6 50 min avg

Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Question of Answers	7.7	213
2	My Brother, My Enemy	7.6	239
3	Sweeter Than Life	7.6	169
4	Be Careful What You Pray For	7.2	165
5	Secret Snow, Deadly Snow	7.3	161
6	Life, Liberation and the Pursuit of Death	7.7	173
7	Out of the Frying Pan...	7.3	160
8	Over the Water	8.0	186
9	The Nicest Guys on the Block	7.3	149
10	No Immunity for Murder	7.6	164
11	A Long Way from Time Square	7.8	188
12	Money Back Guarantee	7.9	172
13	A House of Prayer, a Den of Thieves	6.2	172
14	How Cruel the Frost, How Bright the Stars	7.9	245
15	The Forgotten Room	6.7	169
16	On the Edge	7.3	163
17	A Wind from Corsica	7.0	144
18	Bad Dude	7.6	189
19	A Grave Too Soon	7.7	154
20	The Frame	7.6	148
21	Deadly Innocence	7.5	152
22	Justice Deferred	7.7	151
23	Both Sides of the Law	7.6	153

7.45 avg 25 episodes 7.0 → 7.1 50 min avg

Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Birthday Party	7.0	185
2	A Summer Madness	7.5	160
3	Law Dance	7.6	143
4	Out of the Shadows	7.7	154
5	A Need to Know	8.2	174
6	An Unfair Trade	7.8	146
7	A Hair-Trigger Away	7.1	160
8	By Silence Betrayed	7.1	143
9	A Shield for Murder: Part 1	8.0	168
10	A Shield for Murder: Part 2	8.1	156
11	The Pride and the Princess	7.1	142
12	Black Thorn	7.6	152
13	Where Do You Go When You Have Nowhere to Go?	6.6	140
14	Dead Again	7.9	159
15	The Godson	7.3	136
16	The Condemned	7.0	147
17	When You Hear the Beep, Drop Dead	8.0	175
18	I Was Happy Where I Was	7.2	132
19	Kojak's Days: Part 1	7.4	152
20	Kojak's Days: Part 2	7.5	141
21	Monkey on a String	7.4	150
22	Kiss It All Goodbye	7.4	159
23	Lady in the Squadroom	7.2	134
24	Sister Maria	7.4	145
25	Another Gypsy Queen	7.1	135

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	159
2	A Strange Kind of Love	7.2	156
3	Laid Off	7.1	146
4	Cry for the Kids	7.2	145
5	Once More from Birdland	7.2	160
6	Caper on a Quiet Street	7.2	139
7	Letters of Death	6.7	139
8	Tears for All Who Love Her	7.1	143
9	The Summer of '69: Part 1	7.8	159
10	The Summer of '69: Part 2	7.8	145
11	Case Without a File	6.9	139
12	I Could Kill My Wife's Lawyer	7.8	156
13	Justice for All	7.7	138
14	Mouse	8.1	156
15	Chain of Custody	7.8	143
16	The Captain's Brother's Wife	6.6	153
17	No License to Kill	7.5	132
18	The Halls of Terror	7.0	148
19	May the Horse Be with You	6.3	152
20	Photo Must Credit Joe Paxton	7.4	138
21	60 Miles to Hell	6.6	140
22	In Full Command	7.7	169