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The Fugitive (1963)

Adventure · Crime · Drama

Richard Kimble is falsely convicted of his wife's murder and given the death penalty. En route to death row, Kimble's train derails and crashes, allowing him to escape and begin a cross-country search for the real killer, a "one-armed man". At the same time, Dr. Kimble is hounded by the authorities, most notably dogged by Police Lieutenant Philip Gerard.

IMDb rating
8.1 (5,312 votes)
Episode average
7.8 -0.3 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 (1963)

7.85 avg 30 episodes 8.1 → 8.0 51 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 471 votesEp 2: 7.3 · 361 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 343 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 334 votesEp 5: 8.4 · 312 votesEp 6: 7.8 · 281 votesEp 7: 7.6 · 285 votesEp 8: 8.0 · 300 votesEp 9: 7.6 · 273 votesEp 10: 7.9 · 283 votesEp 11: 8.8 · 361 votesEp 12: 7.7 · 268 votesEp 13: 7.7 · 278 votesEp 14: 8.4 · 318 votesEp 15: 8.2 · 295 votesEp 16: 7.5 · 259 votesEp 17: 7.9 · 273 votesEp 18: 7.8 · 286 votesEp 19: 8.3 · 279 votesEp 20: 7.4 · 235 votesEp 21: 7.6 · 243 votesEp 22: 8.1 · 259 votesEp 23: 8.3 · 258 votesEp 24: 7.8 · 246 votesEp 25: 7.5 · 239 votesEp 26: 7.9 · 239 votesEp 27: 7.6 · 231 votesEp 28: 7.2 · 241 votesEp 29: 7.3 · 243 votesEp 30: 8.0 · 248 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Fear in a Desert City8.1471
2The Witch7.3361
3The Other Side of the Mountain7.6343
4Never Wave Goodbye: Part 18.2334
5Never Wave Goodbye: Part 28.4312
6Decision in the Ring7.8281
7Smoke Screen7.6285
8See Hollywood and Die8.0300
9Ticket to Alaska7.6273
10Fatso7.9283
11Nightmare at Northoak8.8361
12Glass Tightrope7.7268
13Terror at High Point7.7278
14The Girl from Little Egypt8.4318
15Home Is the Hunted8.2295
16The Garden House7.5259
17Come Watch Me Die7.9273
18Where the Action Is7.8286
19Search in a Windy City8.3279
20Bloodline7.4235
21Rat in a Corner7.6243
22Angels Travel on Lonely Roads: Part 18.1259
23Angels Travel on Lonely Roads: Part 28.3258
24Flight from the Final Demon7.8246
25Taps for a Dead War7.5239
26Somebody to Remember7.9239
27Never Stop Running7.6231
28The Homecoming7.2241
29Storm Center7.3243
30The End Game8.0248

Season 2 (1964)

7.81 avg 30 episodes 8.0 → 7.3 51 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 251 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 250 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 246 votesEp 4: 7.6 · 223 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 275 votesEp 6: 7.5 · 214 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 220 votesEp 8: 7.9 · 249 votesEp 9: 8.7 · 247 votesEp 10: 7.2 · 221 votesEp 11: 7.6 · 237 votesEp 12: 7.4 · 212 votesEp 13: 8.2 · 226 votesEp 14: 7.4 · 206 votesEp 15: 8.1 · 230 votesEp 16: 7.9 · 242 votesEp 17: 8.5 · 233 votesEp 18: 8.3 · 222 votesEp 19: 6.8 · 192 votesEp 20: 7.0 · 191 votesEp 21: 8.2 · 234 votesEp 22: 7.6 · 207 votesEp 23: 8.3 · 213 votesEp 24: 7.5 · 192 votesEp 25: 8.4 · 219 votesEp 26: 7.5 · 179 votesEp 27: 7.7 · 188 votesEp 28: 7.9 · 184 votesEp 29: 7.6 · 191 votesEp 30: 7.3 · 176 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Man in a Chariot8.0251
2World's End7.9250
3Man on a String8.1246
4When the Bough Breaks7.6223
5Nemesis8.2275
6Tiger Left, Tiger Right7.5214
7Tug of War8.0220
8Dark Corner7.9249
9Escape into Black8.7247
10The Cage7.2221
11Cry Uncle7.6237
12Detour on a Road Going Nowhere7.4212
13The Iron Maiden8.2226
14Devil's Carnival7.4206
15Ballad for a Ghost8.1230
16Brass Ring7.9242
17The End Is But the Beginning8.5233
18Nicest Fella You'd Ever Want to Meet8.3222
19Fun and Games and Party Favors6.8192
20Scapegoat7.0191
21Corner of Hell8.2234
22Moon Child7.6207
23The Survivors8.3213
24Everybody Gets Hit in the Mouth Sometime7.5192
25May God Have Mercy8.4219
26Masquerade7.5179
27Runner in the Dark7.7188
28A.P.B.7.9184
29The Old Man Picked a Lemon7.6191
30Last Second of a Big Dream7.3176

Season 3 (1965)

7.79 avg 30 episodes 8.2 → 7.3 51 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 197 votesEp 2: 7.4 · 190 votesEp 3: 7.5 · 193 votesEp 4: 8.4 · 210 votesEp 5: 7.4 · 184 votesEp 6: 7.5 · 178 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 214 votesEp 8: 7.8 · 186 votesEp 9: 8.5 · 224 votesEp 10: 8.5 · 219 votesEp 11: 7.1 · 176 votesEp 12: 7.6 · 207 votesEp 13: 7.5 · 181 votesEp 14: 7.5 · 177 votesEp 15: 8.4 · 204 votesEp 16: 6.6 · 191 votesEp 17: 8.5 · 228 votesEp 18: 7.8 · 203 votesEp 19: 7.8 · 192 votesEp 20: 7.7 · 194 votesEp 21: 7.4 · 197 votesEp 22: 8.3 · 209 votesEp 23: 7.6 · 189 votesEp 24: 8.6 · 238 votesEp 25: 7.4 · 197 votesEp 26: 7.7 · 194 votesEp 27: 8.3 · 210 votesEp 28: 7.7 · 176 votesEp 29: 7.5 · 201 votesEp 30: 7.3 · 188 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Wings of an Angel8.2197
2Middle of a Heat Wave7.4190
3Crack in a Crystal Ball7.5193
4Trial by Fire8.4210
5Conspiracy of Silence7.4184
6Three Cheers for Little Boy Blue7.5178
7All the Scared Rabbits8.2214
8An Apple a Day7.8186
9Landscape with Running Figures: Part 18.5224
10Landscape with Running Figures: Part 28.5219
11Set Fire to a Straw Man7.1176
12Stranger in the Mirror7.6207
13The Good Guys and the Bad Guys7.5181
14End of the Line7.5177
15When the Wind Blows8.4204
16Not with a Whimper6.6191
17Wife Killer8.5228
18This'll Kill You7.8203
19Echo of a Nightmare7.8192
20Stroke of Genius7.7194
21Shadow of the Swan7.4197
22Running Scared8.3209
23The Chinese Sunset7.6189
24Ill Wind8.6238
25With Strings Attached7.4197
26The White Knight7.7194
27The 21308.3210
28A Taste of Tomorrow7.7176
29In a Plain Paper Wrapper7.5201
30Coralee7.3188

Season 4 (1966)

7.72 avg 30 episodes 7.4 → 9.2 50 min avg

Ep 1: 7.4 · 202 votesEp 2: 7.5 · 188 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 201 votesEp 4: 7.1 · 191 votesEp 5: 7.7 · 202 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 198 votesEp 7: 7.8 · 195 votesEp 8: 7.4 · 184 votesEp 9: 7.0 · 198 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 206 votesEp 11: 7.4 · 181 votesEp 12: 7.1 · 197 votesEp 13: 7.4 · 190 votesEp 14: 8.1 · 189 votesEp 15: 7.6 · 189 votesEp 16: 7.6 · 186 votesEp 17: 7.8 · 207 votesEp 18: 7.6 · 181 votesEp 19: 7.8 · 200 votesEp 20: 7.5 · 183 votesEp 21: 8.2 · 205 votesEp 22: 7.9 · 188 votesEp 23: 8.1 · 181 votesEp 24: 6.9 · 174 votesEp 25: 7.2 · 165 votesEp 26: 7.9 · 176 votesEp 27: 8.2 · 185 votesEp 28: 7.4 · 179 votesEp 29: 9.1 · 330 votesEp 30: 9.2 · 407 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Last Oasis7.4202
2Death Is the Door Prize7.5188
3A Clean and Quiet Town7.6201
4The Sharp Edge of Chivalry7.1191
5Ten Thousand Pieces of Silver7.7202
6Joshua's Kingdom7.9198
7Second Sight7.8195
8Wine Is a Traitor7.4184
9Approach with Care7.0198
10Nobody Loses All the Time8.2206
11Right in the Middle of the Season7.4181
12The Devil's Disciples7.1197
13The Blessings of Liberty7.4190
14The Evil Men Do8.1189
15Run the Man Down7.6189
16The Other Side of the Coin7.6186
17The One That Got Away7.8207
18Concrete Evidence7.6181
19The Breaking of the Habit7.8200
20There Goes the Ball Game7.5183
21The Ivy Maze8.2205
22Goodbye My Love7.9188
23Passage to Helena8.1181
24The Savage Street6.9174
25Death of a Very Small Killer7.2165
26Dossier on a Diplomat7.9176
27The Walls of Night8.2185
28The Shattered Silence7.4179
29The Judgment: Part I9.1330
30The Judgment: Part II9.2407
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