The Rockford Files (1974)

Crime · Drama · Mystery

Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit, Rockford takes on cases others don't want, aided by his tough old man, his lawyer girlfriend and some shady associates from his past.

IMDb rating: 8.2 (12,894 votes)
Seasons: 6
Streaming (US): Philo · The Roku Channel
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Aug 19, 2026 · 6 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1974)

7.86 avg 23 episodes 7.9 → 7.7 54 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	Backlash of the Hunter	7.9	1,303
1	The Kirkoff Case	7.7	741
2	The Dark and Bloody Ground	7.6	595
3	The Countess	7.6	586
4	Exit Prentiss Carr	7.5	502
5	Tall Woman in Red Wagon	7.9	542
6	This Case Is Closed	7.5	515
7	The Big Ripoff	8.1	533
8	Find Me If You Can	7.7	471
9	In Pursuit of Carol Thorne	8.1	481
10	The Dexter Crisis	7.7	462
11	Caledonia - It's Worth a Fortune!	7.8	463
12	Profit and Loss, Part 1: Profit	8.4	474
13	Profit and Loss, Part 2: Loss	8.4	438
14	Aura Lee, Farewell	8.1	479
15	Sleight of Hand	8.2	485
16	Counter Gambit	8.3	438
17	Claire	7.5	413
18	Say Goodbye to Jennifer	7.9	430
19	Charlie Harris at Large	7.6	419
20	The Four Pound Brick	7.9	397
21	Just by Accident	7.7	395
22	Roundabout	7.7	417

Season 2 (1975)

8.10 avg 22 episodes 7.7 → 8.0 50 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Aaron Ironwood School of Success	7.7	413
2	The Farnsworth Stratagem	8.4	471
3	Gearjammers, Part 1	8.2	385
4	Gearjammers, Part 2	8.3	355
5	The Deep Blue Sleep	7.7	365
6	The Great Blue Lake Land and Development Company	8.4	408
7	The Real Easy Red Dog	8.1	425
8	Resurrection in Black & White	8.0	363
9	Chicken Little Is a Little Chicken	8.5	420
10	2 Into 5.56 Won't Go	7.7	371
11	Pastoria Prime Pick	8.4	411
12	The Reincarnation of Angie	8.0	355
13	The Girl in the Bay City Boys Club	8.1	356
14	The Hammer of C Block	8.6	462
15	The No-Cut Contract	8.0	376
16	A Portrait of Elizabeth	8.7	399
17	Joey Blue Eyes	8.3	357
18	In Hazard	7.9	314
19	The Italian Bird Fiasco	8.1	364
20	Where's Houston?	7.4	326
21	Foul on the First Play	7.8	327
22	A Bad Deal in the Valley	8.0	341

Season 3 (1976)

8.10 avg 22 episodes 8.0 → 8.5 58 min avg

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Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Fourth Man	8.0	383
2	The Oracle Wore a Cashmere Suit	8.1	373
3	The Family Hour	8.1	350
4	Feeding Frenzy	7.6	339
5	Drought at Indianhead River	8.4	390
6	Coulter City Wildcat	8.0	329
7	So Help Me God	8.9	451
8	Rattlers' Class of '63	7.8	330
9	Return to the 38th Parallel	7.6	303
10	Piece Work	7.8	322
11	The Trouble with Warren	7.5	319
12	There's One in Every Port	8.5	373
13	Sticks and Stones May Break Your Bones, But Waterbury Will Bury You	8.5	364
14	The Trees, the Bees and T.T. Flowers: Part 1	8.4	366
15	The Trees, the Bees and T.T. Flowers: Part 2	8.3	336
16	The Becker Connection	8.1	339
17	Just Another Polish Wedding	8.2	369
18	New Life, Old Dragons	7.4	303
19	To Protect and Serve: Part 1	8.0	325
20	To Protect and Serve: Part 2	8.1	308
21	Crack Back	8.3	334
22	Dirty Money, Black Light	8.5	330

Season 4 (1977)

7.91 avg 21 episodes 8.0 → 8.7 62 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Beamer's Last Case	8.0	371
2	Trouble in Chapter 17	7.4	335
3	The Battle of Canoga Park	7.7	334
4	Second Chance	8.0	339
5	The Dog and Pony Show	8.2	355
6	Requiem for a Funny Box	7.6	349
7	Quickie Nirvana	8.1	409
8	Irving the Explainer	7.6	374
9	The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls	8.0	336
10	Hotel of Fear	8.3	336
11	Forced Retirement	7.6	311
12	The Queen of Peru	8.3	345
13	A Deadly Maze	7.9	308
14	The Attractive Nuisance	7.9	314
15	The Gang at Don's Drive-In	7.2	289
16	The Paper Palace	7.9	302
17	Dwarf in a Helium Hat	7.8	330
18	South by Southeast	7.7	315
19	The Competitive Edge	8.6	353
20	The Prisoner of Rosemont Hall	7.7	278
21	The House on Willis Avenue	8.7	426

Season 5 (1978)

7.90 avg 20 episodes 8.2 → 7.8 64 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Heartaches of a Fool	8.2	388
2	Rosendahl and Gilda Stern Are Dead	7.7	299
3	The Jersey Bounce	8.1	337
4	White on White and Nearly Perfect	8.8	498
5	Kill the Messenger	8.5	326
6	A Good Clean Bust with Sequel Rights	7.5	291
7	Three Day Affair with a Thirty Day Escrow	7.4	278
8	The Empty Frame	8.4	305
9	Black Mirror	8.1	366
10	A Fast Count	7.7	285
11	Local Man Eaten by Newspaper	7.2	277
12	With the French Heel Back, Can the Nehru Jacket Be Far Behind?	7.3	278
13	The Battle-Ax and the Exploding Cigar	8.1	292
14	Guilt	7.2	270
15	The Deuce	7.8	271
16	The Man Who Saw the Alligators	7.7	292
17	The Return of the Black Shadow	7.5	306
18	A Material Difference	8.3	296
19	Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job	8.7	394
20	A Different Drummer	7.8	267

Season 6 (1979)

7.55 avg 11 episodes 8.7 → 7.6 63 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Paradise Cove	8.7	368
2	Lions, Tigers, Monkeys and Dogs	7.7	361
3	Only Rock 'n Roll Will Never Die: Part 1	7.1	281
4	Only Rock 'n Roll Will Never Die: Part 2	6.9	268
5	Love Is the Word	7.2	302
6	Nice Guys Finish Dead	8.7	433
7	The Hawaiian Headache	7.5	290
8	No Fault Affair	7.4	264
9	The Big Cheese	8.1	258
10	Just a Coupla Guys	6.2	302
11	Deadlock in Parma	7.6	285