Barney Miller is the kind of cop we'd all like to run into. Always sensible, he maintains order over a band of detectives who gamble, hit on anything in skirts, go to renaissance philosophy conventions for fun, and would really prefer to be writing. Nearly all of the action takes place in the squad room where citizens and criminals are brought in to complicate the mix.
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Hal Linden
Barney Miller
Max Gail
Stan Wojciehowicz
Ron Glass
Ron Harris
Ron Carey
Carl Levitt
Steve Landesberg
Det. Sgt. Arthur Dietrich
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13 episodes • 1975Avg: 6.9
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramon | Jan 23, 1975 | 7.5 |
| 2 | Experience | Jan 30, 1975 | 9.0 |
| 3 | Snow Job | Feb 6, 1975 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Graft | Feb 13, 1975 | 6.0 |
| 5 | The Courtesans | Feb 20, 1975 | 6.0 |
| 6 | Stakeout | Feb 27, 1975 | 6.0 |
| 7 | Bureaucrat | Mar 6, 1975 | 7.0 |
| 8 | Ms. Cop | Mar 13, 1975 | 7.0 |
| 9 | Vigilante | Mar 20, 1975 | 7.0 |
| 10 | The Guest | Mar 27, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Escape Artist | Apr 10, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Hair | Apr 17, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Hero | May 1, 1975 | 0.0 |
22 episodes • 1975Avg: 1.0Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doomsday | Sep 11, 1975 | 1.0 |
| 2 | The Social Worker | Sep 18, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Layoff | Sep 25, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Ambush | Oct 2, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Heat Wave | Oct 9, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Arsonist | Oct 16, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Hotel | Oct 23, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Discovery | Oct 30, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 9 | You Dirty Rat | Nov 13, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Horse Thief | Nov 20, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Rain | Nov 27, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Fish | Dec 4, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Hot Dogs | Dec 11, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Protection | Dec 18, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Happy New Year | Jan 8, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Sniper | Jan 22, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Fear of Flying | Jan 29, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Block Party | Feb 12, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Massage Parlor | Feb 19, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 20 | The Psychiatrist | Feb 26, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 21 | The Kid | Mar 6, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 22 | The Mole | Mar 18, 1976 | 0.0 |
22 episodes • 1976Avg: 7.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evacuation | Sep 23, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Quarantine (1) | Sep 30, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Quarantine (2) | Oct 7, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Bus Stop | Oct 14, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Election | Oct 21, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Werewolf | Oct 28, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Recluse | Nov 11, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Noninvolvement | Nov 18, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Power Failure | Dec 9, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Christmas Story | Dec 23, 1976 | 5.0 |
| 11 | Hash | Dec 30, 1976 | 9.0 |
| 12 | Smog Alert | Jan 6, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Community Relations | Jan 13, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 14 | The Rand Report | Jan 20, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Fire '77 | Jan 27, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Abduction | Feb 3, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Sex Surrogate | Feb 10, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Moonlighting | Feb 17, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Asylum | Feb 24, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Group Home | Mar 10, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Strike (1) | Mar 24, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Strike (2) | Mar 31, 1977 | 0.0 |
23 episodes • 1977Avg: 9.5Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goodbye, Mr. Fish (1) | Sep 15, 1977 | 10.0 |
| 2 | Goodbye, Mr. Fish (2) | Sep 22, 1977 | 10.0 |
| 3 | Bugs | Sep 29, 1977 | 9.0 |
| 4 | Corporation | Oct 6, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Burial | Oct 20, 1977 | 10.0 |
| 6 | Copy Cat | Oct 27, 1977 | 10.0 |
| 7 | Blizzard | Nov 3, 1977 | 10.0 |
| 8 | Chase | Nov 17, 1977 | 10.0 |
| 9 | Thanksgiving Story | Nov 24, 1977 | 9.0 |
| 10 | Tunnel | Dec 1, 1977 | 10.0 |
| 11 | Atomic Bomb | Dec 15, 1977 | 10.0 |
| 12 | The Bank | Jan 5, 1978 | 10.0 |
| 13 | The Ghost | Jan 12, 1978 | 10.0 |
| 14 | Appendicitis | Jan 19, 1978 | 10.0 |
| 15 | Rape | Jan 26, 1978 | 9.0 |
| 16 | Eviction (1) | Feb 2, 1978 | 10.0 |
| 17 | Eviction (2) | Feb 9, 1978 | 10.0 |
| 18 | Wojo's Problem | Feb 23, 1978 | 10.0 |
| 19 | 'Quo Vadis?' | Mar 2, 1978 | 10.0 |
| 20 | Hostage | Mar 23, 1978 | 10.0 |
| 21 | Evaluation | May 4, 1978 | 3.0 |
| 22 | The Sighting | May 11, 1978 | 10.0 |
| 23 | Inauguration | May 18, 1978 | 0.0 |
24 episodes • 1978Avg: 9.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kidnapping (1) | Sep 14, 1978 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Kidnapping (2) | Sep 14, 1978 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Search | Sep 21, 1978 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Dog Days | Sep 28, 1978 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Baby Broker | Oct 5, 1978 | 9.0 |
| 6 | Accusation | Oct 12, 1978 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Prisoner | Oct 19, 1978 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Loan Shark | Nov 2, 1978 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Vandal | Nov 9, 1978 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Harris Incident | Nov 30, 1978 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Radical | Dec 7, 1978 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Toys | Dec 14, 1978 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Indian | Jan 4, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Voice Analyzer | Jan 11, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 15 | The Spy | Jan 18, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Wojo's Girl (1) | Jan 25, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Wojo's Girl (2) | Jan 25, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Middle Age | Feb 1, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 19 | The Counterfeiter | Feb 8, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Open House | Feb 15, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Identity | Mar 1, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Computer Crime | Mar 15, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Graveyard Shift | May 10, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Jack Soo, a Retrospective | May 17, 1979 | 0.0 |
22 episodes • 1979Avg: 10.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inquisition | Sep 13, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Photographer | Sep 20, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Vacation | Sep 27, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Brother | Oct 4, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Slave | Oct 18, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Strip Joint | Nov 1, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Bird | Nov 8, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Desk | Nov 22, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Judge | Dec 6, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The DNA Story | Dec 13, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Dentist | Dec 27, 1979 | 0.0 |
| 12 | People's Court | Jan 3, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Vanished (1) | Jan 10, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Vanished (2) | Jan 17, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 15 | The Child Stealers | Jan 24, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Guns | Jan 31, 1980 | 10.0 |
| 17 | Uniform Days | Feb 7, 1980 | 10.0 |
| 18 | Dietrich's Arrest (1) | Feb 28, 1980 | 10.0 |
| 19 | Dietrich's Arrest (2) | Mar 6, 1980 | 10.0 |
| 20 | The Architect | Mar 27, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 21 | The Inventor | May 1, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Fog | May 8, 1980 | 0.0 |
22 episodes • 1980Avg: 1.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Homicide (1) | Oct 30, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Homicide (2) | Nov 6, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Delegate | Nov 13, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Dorsey | Nov 27, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Agent Orange | Dec 11, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Call Girl | Dec 18, 1980 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Resignation | Jan 8, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Field Associate | Jan 15, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Movie (1) | Jan 22, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Movie (2) | Jan 29, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Psychic | Feb 5, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Stormy Weather | Feb 12, 1981 | 1.0 |
| 13 | The Librarian | Feb 19, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Rachel | Feb 26, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Contempt (1) | Mar 12, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Contempt (2) | Mar 19, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 17 | The Doll | Mar 26, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Lady and the Bomb | Apr 9, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Riot | Apr 30, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 20 | The Vests | May 7, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 21 | The Rainmaker | May 14, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Liquidation | May 21, 1981 | 0.0 |
22 episodes • 1981Avg: 9.3
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paternity | Oct 29, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Advancement | Nov 5, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Car | Nov 12, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Possession | Nov 19, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Stress Analyzer | Nov 26, 1981 | 9.0 |
| 6 | Games | Dec 10, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Homeless | Dec 17, 1981 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Tontine | Jan 7, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Examination Day | Jan 14, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Clown | Jan 21, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Chinatown (1) | Feb 4, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Chinatown (2) | Feb 11, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Hunger Strike | Feb 18, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Arrival | Feb 25, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Obituary | Mar 11, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Inquiry | Mar 26, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Old Love | Apr 2, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Altercation | Apr 9, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Bones | Apr 29, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Landmark (1) | May 6, 1982 | 9.0 |
| 21 | Landmark (2) | May 13, 1982 | 9.0 |
| 22 | Landmark (3) | May 20, 1982 | 10.0 |
