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Episode Power Rankings

The peaks and the valleys. Find the essential episodes — and the ones to skip.

#1
S8E11 8.5
The Survivor Who Wasn't

A man survives a plane crash and undergoes plastic surgery but when his wife second guesses his identity, she hires Mannix to uncover the truth.

#2
S3E15 8.4
Walk with a Dead Man

Mannix is about to leave his office to meet a client one night when he receives a telephone call suggesting that he spend the night at home instead. As he exits his office, a shot is fired at him. Mannix manages to meet the client anyway, a secretive executive who claims that a blackmailer is threatening to reveal embarrassing information about his wife. But as the case grows more involved, Mannix' client suddenly denies having hired him, or even knowing who he is.

#3
S7E21 8.4
Mask for a Charade

Eye witnesses saw policeman Al Reardon commit murder. He hires Joe to prove it was a frame-up, but can't seem to get his story straight.

#4 A Ransom for Yesterday S8E17 8.4
#5 The Empty Tower S8E18 8.4
#6 Search for a Dead Man S8E23 8.4
#7 Hardball S8E24 8.4
#8 The Silent Cry S2E1 8.3
#9 To the Swiftest, Death S2E4 8.3
#10 Sunburst S4E9 8.3

Lowlights

#194 S4E19 A Gathering of Ghosts 6.2

Mannix is at his college football team's reunion in a ghost town when members start getting murdered and a teammate that did not show up, is suspected.

#193 Portrait in Blues S8E1 6.3
#192 Race Against Time S7E14 6.4
#191 Race Against Time: Part II S7E15 6.5
#190 The Color of Murder S4E22 6.5

The Quality Arc

Each point is an episode, plotted in order. Colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for the rise, the plateau, or the decline.

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Episode Engagement

High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

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Series Trajectory

One point per season. Smooths out the episode-to-episode noise to reveal the bigger arc.

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Season Momentum

Did each season build or fizzle? Green means the finale outscored the premiere. Red means the opposite. Longer arrows, bigger swings.

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Season Consistency

How steady is each season? Tightly clustered dots mean reliable quality. Scattered dots mean a wild ride.

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