Quincy, M.E. (1976)

Crime · Drama · Mystery

Los Angeles County medical examiner Quincy routinely engages in police investigations.

IMDb rating: 7.3 (8,362 votes)
Episode average: 7.5 ↑ +0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 8
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 8 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1976)

7.55 avg 4 episodes 7.6 → 7.3 75 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Go Fight City Hall... to the Death	7.6	285
2	Who's Who in Neverland	7.7	223
3	A Star Is Dead	7.6	215
4	Hot Ice, Cold Hearts	7.3	185

Season 2 (1977)

7.49 avg 13 episodes 7.8 → 7.9 60 min avg

Big finale

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Snake Eyes: Part 1	7.8	186
2	Snake Eyes: Part 2	7.8	165
3	...The Thigh Bone's Connected to the Knee Bone...	7.7	182
4	Visitors in Paradise	7.8	192
5	The Two Sides of Truth	7.5	159
6	Hit and Run at Danny's	7.4	162
7	Has Anybody Here Seen Quincy?	6.7	221
8	A Good Smack in the Mouth	7.4	182
9	The Hot Dog Murder	7.2	143
10	An Unfriendly Radiance	7.5	145
11	Sullied Be Thy Name	7.1	138
12	Valleyview	7.6	149
13	Let Me Light the Way	7.9	148

Season 3 (1977)

7.51 avg 20 episodes 7.8 → 7.9 59 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	No Deadly Secret	7.8	148
2	A Blow to the Head... A Blow to the Heart	7.5	120
3	A Dead Man's Truth	7.5	121
4	A Question of Time	7.3	122
5	Death Casts a Vote	7.0	110
6	Tissue of Truth	7.8	117
7	Holding Pattern	6.7	118
8	Main Man	6.5	126
9	The Hero Syndrome	7.1	123
10	Touch of Death	7.5	121
11	The Deadly Connection	7.7	117
12	Last of the Dinosaurs	7.6	118
13	Crib Job	7.8	120
14	Matters of Life and Death	7.7	133
15	Passing	7.6	116
16	Accomplice to Murder	7.4	127
17	Ashes to Ashes	8.0	119
18	Gone But Not Forgotten	7.8	122
19	Double Death	8.0	123
20	Requiem for the Living	7.9	137

Season 4 (1978)

7.59 avg 23 episodes 7.9 → 7.9 59 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Last Six Hours	7.9	124
2	Speed Trap	7.3	126
3	A Test for Living	7.3	121
4	Death by Good Intentions	7.3	118
5	Images	7.9	126
6	Even Odds	7.9	107
7	Dead and Alive	7.6	125
8	No Way to Treat a Body	7.9	128
9	A Night to Raise the Dead	7.8	124
10	A Question of Death	7.8	113
11	House of No Return	7.9	104
12	A Small Circle of Friends	7.9	117
13	The Depth of Beauty	7.8	128
14	Walk Softly Through the Night: Part 1	7.2	115
15	Walk Softly Through the Night: Part 2	6.9	104
16	Aftermath	7.4	105
17	Dark Angel	7.6	116
18	Physician, Heal Thyself	7.6	112
19	Promises to Keep	7.0	105
20	Semper-Fidelis	7.4	104
21	An Ounce of Prevention	7.5	108
22	The Death Challenge	7.8	100
23	The Eye of the Needle	7.9	96

Season 5 (1979)

7.75 avg 22 episodes 7.6 → 7.4 60 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	No Way to Treat a Flower	7.6	110
2	Dead Last	7.5	87
3	By the Death of a Child	7.5	95
4	Never a Child	8.0	123
5	Hot Ice	8.1	103
6	Sweet Land of Liberty	7.8	99
7	Mode of Death	7.6	89
8	Nowhere to Run	7.7	98
9	The Money Plague	8.0	102
10	For the Benefit of My Patients	8.0	99
11	Murder by S.O.P.	8.1	100
12	Honor Thy Elders	7.9	101
13	Diplomatic Immunity	7.3	93
14	Riot	7.8	97
15	Cover-Up	8.0	104
16	Unhappy Hour	7.6	105
17	The Winning Edge	7.6	102
18	New Blood	7.6	99
19	T.K.O.	7.3	97
20	The Final Gift	8.0	105
21	Deadly Arena	8.2	120
22	No Way to Treat a Patient	7.4	110

Season 6 (1980)

7.68 avg 18 episodes 7.7 → 7.2 60 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Last Rights	7.7	106
2	A Matter of Principle	7.8	101
3	Last Day, First Day	7.4	94
4	The Night Killer	7.7	104
5	The Hope of Elkwood	6.7	94
6	Welcome to Paradise Palms	7.7	95
7	By Their Faith	6.7	92
8	Stain of Guilt	8.2	100
9	Dear Mummy	7.3	97
10	Headhunter	8.0	98
11	Scream to the Skies	8.0	120
12	Jury Duty	8.0	112
13	Who Speaks for the Children	8.1	107
14	Seldom Silent, Never Heard	8.2	148
15	Of All Sad Words	7.6	107
16	To Kill in Plain Sight	8.0	99
17	Sugar and Spice	8.0	101
18	Vigil of Fear	7.2	83

Season 7 (1981)

7.57 avg 24 episodes 7.6 → 7.5 60 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Memories of Allison	7.6	107
2	The Golden Hour	7.4	100
3	Slow Boat to Madness: Part 1	7.5	107
4	Slow Boat to Madness: Part 2	7.2	101
5	D.U.I.	7.8	112
6	For Want of a Horse	7.7	102
7	Gentle Into That Good Night	7.8	115
8	Dead Stop	7.6	97
9	Bitter Pill	7.4	94
10	Guns Don't Die	6.8	116
11	When Luck Ran Out	7.2	90
12	Smoke Screen	7.6	89
13	For Love of Joshua	8.2	117
14	Into the Murdering Mind	7.4	97
15	To Clear the Air	6.9	85
16	The Shadow of Death	7.7	89
17	The Flight of the Nightingale	7.4	91
18	Stolen Tears	8.0	97
19	The Face of Fear	7.5	93
20	Expert in Murder	8.1	91
21	The Unquiet Grave	7.8	93
22	The Last of Leadbottom	7.6	89
23	Deadly Protection	8.0	86
24	The Mourning After	7.5	85

Season 8 (1982)

7.01 avg 24 episodes 6.9 → 4.9 60 min avg

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Baby Rattlesnakes	6.9	92
2	Ghost of a Chance	7.6	99
3	Give Me Your Weak	7.2	102
4	Dying for a Drink	7.1	107
5	Unreasonable Doubt	6.8	89
6	Sleeping Dogs	7.1	101
7	Science for Sale	7.0	91
8	Next Stop, Nowhere	5.8	126
9	Across the Line	7.9	79
10	Sword of Honor, Blade of Death	7.4	85
11	The Law Is a Fool	7.5	89
12	Guilty Until Proven Innocent	7.0	82
13	Cry for Help	7.7	90
14	A Loss for Words	7.3	89
15	Beyond the Open Door	6.4	98
16	On Dying High	6.7	89
17	Quincy's Wedding: Part 1	7.1	94
18	Quincy's Wedding: Part 2	7.0	92
19	Murder on Ice	7.8	112
20	Women of Valor	6.8	84
21	Suffer the Little Children	6.1	94
22	An Act of Violence	8.1	86
23	Whatever Happened to Morris Perlmutter?	7.1	96
24	The Cutting Edge	4.9	134

Quincy, M.E. (1976)

Cast

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