Picket Fences (1992)

Crime · Drama · Family

An aging Sheriff tries to keep the peace in Rome, Wisconsin, a small town plagued by bizarre and violent crimes.

IMDb rating: 7.8 (5,683 votes)
Episode average: 7.7 -0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 4
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1992)

7.88 avg 22 episodes 7.9 → 7.9 49 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	7.9	214
2	The Green Bay Chopper	7.8	143
3	Mr. Dreeb Comes to Town	7.7	124
4	The Autumn of Rome	7.6	109
5	Frank the Potato Man	7.8	116
6	Remembering Rosemary	7.7	112
7	The Contenders	7.6	99
8	Sacred Hearts	7.7	109
9	Thanksgiving	8.3	122
10	The Snake Lady	7.7	90
11	Pageantry	8.3	106
12	High Tidings	7.9	101
13	Frog Man	7.6	96
14	Bad Moons Rising	8.6	121
15	Nuclear Meltdowns	7.9	108
16	The Body Politic	8.0	104
17	Be My Valentine	8.5	125
18	Fetal Attraction	8.0	88
19	Sightings	7.7	83
20	Rights of Passage	7.8	89
21	Sugar and Spice	7.4	103
22	The Lullaby League	7.9	88

Season 2 (1993)

7.72 avg 22 episodes 8.2 → 7.9 47 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Turpitude	8.2	79
2	Duty Free Rome	7.7	67
3	Unlawful Entries	7.4	65
4	Under the Influence	7.7	68
5	The Dancing Bandit	8.2	114
6	Dairy Queen	7.3	66
7	Cross Examination	7.6	72
8	Strangers	7.8	68
9	Blue Christmas	7.9	68
10	Paging Doctor God	7.5	65
11	Guns 'R' Us	8.1	69
12	Remote Control	7.8	66
13	Abominable Snowman	7.8	69
14	Supreme Courting	7.2	69
15	Divine Recall	7.5	64
16	Terms of Estrangement	7.9	77
17	Squatter's Rights	8.2	68
18	System Down	7.6	70
19	Buried Alive	7.5	67
20	My Left Shoe	7.6	58
21	Frosted Flakes	7.4	57
22	Howard's End	7.9	71

Season 3 (1994)

7.81 avg 22 episodes 7.8 → 8.4 46 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Survival of the Fittest	7.8	57
2	Systematic Abuse	8.1	61
3	The Bus Stops Here	7.6	68
4	Enemy Lines	7.5	64
5	Cold Spell	7.6	57
6	Elective Conduct	7.4	57
7	Rebels with Causes	7.9	57
8	May It Please the Court	8.1	59
9	For Whom the Wind Blows	8.3	61
10	Away in the Manger	7.5	62
11	Freezer Burn	7.9	72
12	Frogman Returns	7.8	54
13	Mr. Seed Goes to Town	7.4	54
14	Close Encounters	7.3	57
15	When in Rome	7.7	66
16	Heroes and Villains	8.3	92
17	Changing of the Guard	8.2	88
18	Without Mercy	7.9	55
19	Final Judgement	8.2	60
20	Saint Zach	7.4	88
21	Upbringings	7.5	52
22	The Song of Rome	8.4	100

Season 4 (1995)

7.46 avg 22 episodes 7.6 → 7.6 46 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Change of Season	7.6	59
2	Reap the Whirlwind	7.7	51
3	Pal Joey	7.3	46
4	Bloodbrothers	7.9	57
5	Dog Eat Dog	7.2	55
6	Heart of Saturday Night	8.1	68
7	Down the Tubes	7.6	54
8	This Little Piggy	7.3	72
9	Witness for the Prosecution	7.2	58
10	Dem Bones	7.6	59
11	Bloodlines	7.6	50
12	Snow Exit	7.2	60
13	My Romance	7.5	52
14	The Z Files	7.8	55
15	Bottled	6.8	54
16	Dante's Inferno	7.2	58
17	Bye-Bye, Bey-Bey	7.3	62
19	Winner Takes All	7.4	56
20	Forget Selma	7.0	56
21	To Forgive Is Divine	7.7	57
22	Liver Let Die	7.6	66
23	Three Weddings and a Meltdown	7.6	52