The A-Team (1983)

Action · Adventure · Crime

A fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel work as soldiers of fortune while on the run from the Army after being branded as war criminals for a "crime they didn't commit."

IMDb rating: 7.5 (46,107 votes)
Episode average: 7.1 -0.4 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 (1983)

7.42 avg 13 episodes 7.3 → 7.6 54 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Mexican Slayride	7.3	944
2	Children of Jamestown	7.2	707
3	Pros and Cons	7.5	613
4	A Small and Deadly War	7.5	601
5	Black Day at Bad Rock	7.8	651
6	The Rabbit Who Ate Las Vegas	7.3	540
7	The Out-of-Towners	7.5	535
8	Holiday in the Hills	7.1	517
9	West Coast Turnaround	7.2	493
10	One More Time	7.3	495
11	Till Death Do Us Part	7.4	496
12	The Beast from the Belly of a Boeing	7.7	519
13	A Nice Place to Visit	7.6	534

Season 2 (1983)

7.15 avg 23 episodes 6.8 → 6.6 49 min avg

Bad finale

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Diamonds 'n Dust	6.8	488
2	Recipe for Heavy Bread	7.3	460
3	The Only Church in Town	7.2	446
4	Bad Time on the Border	7.1	453
5	When You Comin' Back, Range Rider?: Part 1	7.5	466
6	When You Comin' Back, Range Rider?: Part 2	7.5	452
7	The Taxicab Wars	7.7	470
8	Labor Pains	6.8	426
9	There's Always a Catch	7.3	436
10	Water, Water Everywhere	7.1	406
11	Steel	7.2	428
12	The White Ballot	6.9	397
13	The Maltese Cow	7.2	406
14	In Plane Sight	7.1	399
15	The Battle of Bel Air	7.1	401
16	Say It with Bullets	7.2	400
17	Pure-Dee Poison	6.9	377
18	It's a Desert Out There	7.1	394
19	Chopping Spree	7.3	409
20	Harder Than It Looks	7.2	387
21	Deadly Maneuvers	7.8	455
22	Semi-Friendly Persuasion	6.6	381
23	Curtain Call	6.6	398

Season 3 (1984)

7.10 avg 25 episodes 7.3 → 7.5 48 min avg

Rebound

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Bullets and Bikinis	7.3	400
2	The Bend in the River: Part 1	7.0	387
3	The Bend in the River: Part 2	7.0	376
4	Fire	7.4	392
5	Timber!	7.1	355
6	Double Heat	7.1	377
7	Trouble on Wheels	7.1	348
8	The Island	6.9	359
9	Showdown!	7.3	384
10	Sheriffs of Rivertown	7.0	361
11	The Bells of St. Mary's	6.8	355
12	Hot Styles	6.7	371
13	Breakout!	7.3	367
14	Cup A' Joe	7.3	372
15	The Big Squeeze	7.5	385
16	Champ!	7.0	364
17	Skins	6.8	332
18	Road Games	7.0	336
19	Moving Targets	6.7	340
20	Knights of the Road	7.0	347
21	Waste 'Em!	6.9	335
22	Bounty	7.7	403
23	Beverly Hills Assault	7.1	348
24	Trouble Brewing	6.9	321
25	Incident at Crystal Lake	7.5	365

Season 4 (1985)

7.12 avg 23 episodes 7.2 → 7.8 49 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Judgement Day: Part 1	7.2	368
2	Judgement Day: Part 2	7.2	351
3	Where Is the Monster When You Need Him?	7.0	349
4	Lease with an Option to Die	7.7	388
5	The Road to Hope	7.2	324
6	The Heart of Rock N' Roll	7.0	367
7	Body Slam	7.2	399
8	Blood, Sweat, and Cheers	7.0	342
9	Mind Games	7.2	347
10	There Goes the Neighborhood	7.2	353
11	The Doctor Is Out	7.1	326
12	Uncle Buckle-Up	6.5	323
13	Wheel of Fortune	7.3	353
14	The A-Team Is Coming, the A-Team Is Coming	6.8	318
15	Members Only	7.4	315
16	Cowboy George	7.0	394
17	Waiting for Insane Wayne	7.1	322
18	The Duke of Whispering Pines	7.0	294
19	Beneath the Surface	6.9	311
20	Mission of Peace	6.9	297
21	The Trouble with Harry	7.1	311
22	A Little Town with an Accent	6.9	297
23	The Sound of Thunder	7.8	372

Season 5 (1986)

6.78 avg 13 episodes 6.8 → 7.3 48 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Dishpan Man	6.8	342
2	Trial by Fire	7.1	346
3	Firing Line	7.0	348
4	Quarterback Sneak	6.3	343
5	The Theory of Revolution	6.6	304
6	The Say U.N.C.L.E. Affair	6.9	351
7	Alive at Five	6.8	315
8	Family Reunion	7.1	318
9	Point of No Return	6.7	302
10	The Crystal Skull	5.8	314
11	The Spy Who Mugged Me	7.2	334
12	The Grey Team	6.6	326
13	Without Reservations	7.3	381