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Best Episodes of McMillan & Wife
The Deadly Cure
S5 Ep5
9.0
18th Jan 1976
Mac is wounded in a failed drug raid and sent to the hospital, where he sees a patient smothered, and slowly unravels the case.
Deadly Inheritance
S5 Ep1
9.0
28th Sep 1975
At Andy Kenesaw's 90th birthday party, an attempt is made on his life, just before a stockholders' meeting of the company he founded with Mac's grandfather years before (Kenemac Alfalfa Corporation, est. 1901) is held to consider a merger bid from Harvest Foods Incorporated.
Guilt by Association
S4 Ep4
9.0
8th Dec 1974
Mildred is accosted while serving on a sequestered jury, then another juror is murdered in his locked room.
The Game of Survival
S4 Ep2
9.0
20th Oct 1974
A temperamental tennis champion is suspected of murdering a newspaper magnate who had him suspended.
All Bets Off
S6 Ep1
8.3
5th Dec 1976
The wagers of sin. Mac is out to retrieve a set of diamonds swiped from his girl in Vegas.
The Man Without a Face
S3 Ep4
8.3
6th Jan 1974
A colleague from military intelligence calls on Mac, and is murdered.
Dark Sunrise
S6 Ep2
8.0
2nd Jan 1977
Mac is away on a fishing trip when his house is blown up by a would-be assassin. Presumed dead, he investigates.
The Devil, You Say
S3 Ep2
8.0
21st Oct 1973
Mildred thinks she's witnessed a murder, and Sally receives a strange gift in the mail: film of a satanic ritual. More gifts reveal someone has it in for Mildred and a yen for Sally.
Cop of the Year
S2 Ep3
8.0
19th Nov 1972
After receiving the Cop of The Year award, Sgt. Enright is accused of the murder of his ex-wife--and the case against him seems air-tight.
Free Fall to Terror
S3 Ep3
7.8
11th Nov 1973
A suicide investigation reveals the executive had a merger in the works.
Aftershock
S5 Ep3
7.7
9th Nov 1975
Unusual interest is shown in the McMillans' house when Sally thinks of selling it. Then an earthquake reveals a body behind the brickwork.
Worst Episodes of McMillan & Wife
Secrets for Sale
S5 Ep4
5.0
7th Dec 1975
During an election, the city is beset by a fiscal crisis. Politicians are being blackmailed, and Sgt. Enright leaves the force to marry an heiress and work for a private detective agency.
'Til Death Do Us Part
S1 Ep6
5.8
16th Feb 1972
Sally and Mac are sealed in their home by a killer.
Blues for Sally M
S2 Ep2
6.0
22nd Oct 1972
A composer is up against it, and Sally's somehow connected to him.
Terror Times Two
S2 Ep4
6.0
13th Dec 1972
The mob abducts Mac and replaces him with a surgically-altered lookalike, to liquidate a squealer in a tightly-guarded hospital.
The Fine Art of Staying Alive
S2 Ep6
6.3
11th Mar 1973
Sally is kidnapped at an art museum. The ransom: a priceless painting owned by Spain that they are unwilling to relinquish. Mac's only clue takes him back to the day he proposed to Sally.
The Face of Murder
S1 Ep5
6.7
5th Jan 1972
A phiz for the fuzz. Sally becomes the prey of a jewel thief out to dispose of witnesses.
Have You Heard About Vanessa?
S6 Ep6
6.7
24th Apr 1977
After a model commits suicide, Mac investigates her lonely life.
Murder by the Barrel
S1 Ep1
6.8
29th Sep 1971
On moving day, Sally discovers a dead body in a moving barrel. When she leaves to tell Mac, the barrel disappears. What happened to it?
Death Is a Seven Point Favorite
S1 Ep4
6.9
8th Dec 1971
A mysterious note in a football begins a case.
An Elementary Case of Murder
S1 Ep7
7.0
1st Mar 1972
An old flame enters the picture.
Night of the Wizard
S2 Ep1
7.0
24th Sep 1972
A man is done in by his wife, but he's not done yet. Evidently his ghost is unquiet.
McMillan & Wife Episode Guide
Murder by the Barrel
S1 Ep1
6.8
29th Sep 1971
On moving day, Sally discovers a dead body in a moving barrel. When she leaves to tell Mac, the barrel disappears. What happened to it?
The Easy Sunday Murder Case
S1 Ep2
7.6
20th Oct 1971
After the crosswords... a woman's husband is kidnapped, and her dog.
Husbands, Wives, and Killers
S1 Ep3
7.6
10th Nov 1971
A valuable necklace under the eyes of Mac and Sally at a masked ball.
Death Is a Seven Point Favorite
S1 Ep4
6.9
8th Dec 1971
A mysterious note in a football begins a case.
The Face of Murder
S1 Ep5
6.7
5th Jan 1972
A phiz for the fuzz. Sally becomes the prey of a jewel thief out to dispose of witnesses.
'Til Death Do Us Part
S1 Ep6
5.8
16th Feb 1972
Sally and Mac are sealed in their home by a killer.
An Elementary Case of Murder
S1 Ep7
7.0
1st Mar 1972
An old flame enters the picture.
McMillan & Wife is a lighthearted American police procedural that aired on NBC from September 17, 1971 to April 24, 1977. Starring Rock Hudson and Susan Saint James in the title roles, the series premiered in 90-minute episodes as part of the wheel series NBC Mystery Movie, in rotation with Columbo and McCloud. Initially airing on Wednesday night, the original line-up was shifted to Sundays in the second season, where it aired for the rest of its run. This was the first element to be created specially for the Mystery Movie strand.
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The best rated episodes of McMillan & Wife are:
The Deadly Cure S5E5 rated 9.0
Deadly Inheritance S5E1 rated 9.0
Guilt by Association S4E4 rated 9.0
The Game of Survival S4E2 rated 9.0
All Bets Off S6E1 rated 8.3
The Man Without a Face S3E4 rated 8.3
Dark Sunrise S6E2 rated 8.0
The Devil, You Say S3E2 rated 8.0
Cop of the Year S2E3 rated 8.0
Free Fall to Terror S3E3 rated 7.8
The lowest rated episodes of McMillan & Wife are:
Secrets for Sale S5E4 rated 5.0
'Til Death Do Us Part S1E6 rated 5.8
Blues for Sally M S2E2 rated 6.0
Terror Times Two S2E4 rated 6.0
The Fine Art of Staying Alive S2E6 rated 6.3
The Face of Murder S1E5 rated 6.7
Have You Heard About Vanessa? S6E6 rated 6.7
Murder by the Barrel S1E1 rated 6.8
Death Is a Seven Point Favorite S1E4 rated 6.9
An Elementary Case of Murder S1E7 rated 7.0
The first episode of McMillan & Wife aired on September 29, 1971.
The last episode of McMillan & Wife aired on April 24, 1977.
