What are the best episodes of Dragnet?

The best rated episodes of Dragnet are: The Big Plant - S3E35 rated 10.0, The Big Barrette - S2E32 rated 10.0, The Big Test - S2E22 rated 10.0, The Big September Man - S1E11 rated 9.0, The Big Grandma - S2E9 rated 8.5, The Big Hit-Run Killer - S3E29 rated 8.3, The Big Girl - S3E31 rated 8.3, The Big Red - S8E39 rated 8.0, The Big War - S7E28 rated 8.0, The Big Family - S4E20 rated 8.0

What are the worst episodes of Dragnet?

The lowest rated episodes of Dragnet are: The Big Death - S1E3 rated 6.0, The Big Mother - S1E4 rated 6.0, The Big Speech - S1E6 rated 6.0, The Big Parrot - S1E7 rated 6.0, The Big Trial - S1E10 rated 6.0, The Big Sorrow - S2E2 rated 6.0, The Big Imposter - S2E6 rated 6.0, The Big Cop - S2E8 rated 6.0, The Big Safe - S2E12 rated 6.0, The Big Building - S2E17 rated 6.0

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Dragnet Episode Rating Chart

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Best Episodes of Dragnet

The Big Plant
S3 Ep35
10.0
29th Apr 1954
A woman disappears and her husband is the prime suspect, but Friday and Smith will have a hard time getting past his fierce guard dogs.
The Big Barrette
S2 Ep32
10.0
18th Jun 1953
Friday and Smith search for the brutal killer of a 21-year-old woman.
The Big Test
S2 Ep22
10.0
9th Apr 1953
A young man reports that he was robbed by bandits on horseback while he was down in Mexico.
The Big September Man
S1 Ep11
9.0
8th May 1952
A secretary is beaten to death and the search for the killer leads police to a religious fanatic.
The Big Grandma
S2 Ep9
8.5
8th Jan 1953
An elderly woman is passing bad checks, but no one suspects her because she looks harmless.
The Big Hit-Run Killer
S3 Ep29
8.3
18th Mar 1954
A woman and her grandson are run down by a bakery truck, but the driver has an airtight alibi.
The Big Girl
S3 Ep31
8.3
1st Apr 1954
Friday and Smith hunt down the bandit queen; a tall, gorgeous woman who is on a rampage of robberies and shootings.
The Big Red
S8 Ep39
8.0
23rd Aug 1959
An informant's tip puts Friday on the trail of a narcotics ring.
The Big War
S7 Ep28
8.0
10th Apr 1958
Friday and Smith investigate a report of a teen gang war in the middle of Los Angeles.
The Big Family
S4 Ep20
8.0
13th Jan 1955
Local businessman John Keith Jarrett disappears and evidence of suicide is discovered. Friday and Smith check on the surviving members of his family and find them not the least concerned about their father's death, with his son a tennis bum, his daughter promiscuous, and his wife drunken. The case gets even murkier when a report comes in of a traffic incident upstate involving a camper in which the driver was using Jarrett's license.
The Big Crime
S4 Ep3
8.0
9th Sep 1954
Four-year-old twin girls are abducted from the local park.
The Big Frame
S3 Ep34
8.0
22nd Apr 1954
A man's body is found in the gutter and the only clue is a pair of skid marks found nearby.
The Big Shoplift
S3 Ep28
8.0
11th Mar 1954
Friday and Smith are surprised to find a wealthy house wife is a shoplifter, until they discover that she is a kleptomaniac.
The Big Boys
S3 Ep21
8.0
21st Jan 1954
The cops must stake out a hotel lobby and deal with a drunken desk clerk as they wait for four juvenile armed robbers to show up.
The Big Little Jesus
S3 Ep17
8.0
24th Dec 1953
A statue of the Child Jesus is stolen from a church. Friday and Smith must find it before the paritioners miss it on Christmas morning.
The Big Frank
S2 Ep26
8.0
7th May 1953
While investigating a routine robbery with Friday, Smith suffers a critical gunshot wound. Sergeant Friday is out for vengeance.
The Big .22 Rifle for Christmas
S2 Ep7
8.0
18th Dec 1952
Two small boys are missing, there are blood stains on the ground and a gun meant as a Christmas present is gone.
The Big Cast
S1 Ep5
8.0
14th Feb 1952
The police interrogate a suspect whom they believe to have murdered more than a dozen men.
The Big Seventeen
S2 Ep4
7.8
6th Nov 1952
Friday and Smith investigate a group of teenagers who are using and selling drugs.
The Human Bomb
S1 Ep1
7.8
16th Dec 1951
A man walks into City hall carrying a live bomb. He threatens to blow up the building if his brother isn't released from jail.
The Big Betty
S3 Ep4
7.7
24th Sep 1953
Friday and Smith track down a confidence ring who are selling defective watches.
The Big Break
S2 Ep19
7.7
19th Mar 1953
Friday and Smith track down an escaped convict who is armed and dangerous.
The Big Bar
S4 Ep8
7.5
14th Oct 1954
A holdup man is sticking up bars. After he takes the money he kills many of his victims. Sergeant Friday has few leads other than that the holdup man likes a certain song on the jukebox.

Worst Episodes of Dragnet

The Big Death
S1 Ep3
6.0
17th Jan 1952
Friday poses as a hired killer for a man who wants his wife dead.
The Big Mother
S1 Ep4
6.0
31st Jan 1952
A new-born baby is stolen from a hospital nursery and the trail leads the police to a deranged mother.
The Big Speech
S1 Ep6
6.0
28th Feb 1952
A doctor is beaten and robbed of prescription drugs.
The Big Parrot
S1 Ep7
6.0
13th Mar 1952
A couple are robbed and murdered, along with their pet parrot. The killer uses a time bomb to start a fire and cover up his crime.
The Big Trial
S1 Ep10
6.0
24th Apr 1952
Friday testifies at the trial of a man accused of a hit-and-run, but the main witness against him suddenly disappears.
The Big Sorrow
S2 Ep2
6.0
25th Sep 1952
Friday must cope with the sudden death of his partner as he and his new partner track a pair of escaped convicts.
The Big Imposter
S2 Ep6
6.0
4th Dec 1952
A missing young boy is found and returned to his grandfather, but the case gets complicated when the grandfather suspects that the boy is not his own grandson.
The Big Cop
S2 Ep8
6.0
2nd Jan 1953
Friday has to catch a bad cop who has been dealing with the mob.
The Big Safe
S2 Ep12
6.0
29th Jan 1953
Friday and Smith are investigating a missing office safe.
The Big Building
S2 Ep17
6.0
5th Mar 1953
A prominent dentist denies that his wife is missing, but Friday and Smith can find no trace of her.
The Big Lay-Out
S2 Ep23
6.0
16th Apr 1953
A friend of Friday's asks him for help when he discovers that his son has been using drugs, and may be selling them as well.
The Big Fire
S2 Ep24
6.0
23rd Apr 1953
A land lord begins threatening his tenants so he can force them to move out of his building.
The Big Ray
S2 Ep25
6.0
30th Apr 1953
A man suddenly becomes ill and dies after eating his dinner at home.
The Big Revolt
S3 Ep2
6.0
10th Sep 1953
A woman reports her husband missing and Friday and Smith are assigned to find him.
The Big Sophomore
S3 Ep5
6.0
1st Oct 1953
A teenage boy steals food for his starving family.
The Big Pill
S3 Ep6
6.0
8th Oct 1953
Friday and Smith are on the trail of a gang that is robbing local drugstores.
The Big Fake
S3 Ep8
6.0
22nd Oct 1953
A police rookie is accused of assaulting a citizen and stealing his money.
The Big Dream
S3 Ep9
6.0
29th Oct 1953
Friday and Smith investigate the murder of a girl who came to Los Angeles with a dream of being an actress.
The Big Will
S3 Ep11
6.0
12th Nov 1953
Friday and Smith investigate the murder of a rich man.
The Big Lover
S3 Ep15
6.0
10th Dec 1953
Friday and Smith investigate a con man that marries rich women just for their money.
The Big Eavesdrop
S3 Ep18
6.0
31st Dec 1953
Friday and Smith overhear a suspicious conversation while on a coffee break in a diner.
The Big Chance
S3 Ep23
6.0
4th Feb 1954
Signs point to foul play when a highway patrolman disappears from his car along a deserted road.
The Big Gangster (Part 1)
S4 Ep10
6.0
28th Oct 1954
An attempt is made on the life of a gang leader. Friday and Smith must find the shooters before his followers seek revenge.

Dragnet Episode Guide

The Human Bomb
S1 Ep1
7.8
16th Dec 1951
A man walks into City hall carrying a live bomb. He threatens to blow up the building if his brother isn't released from jail.
The Big Actor
S1 Ep2
7.2
3rd Jan 1952
Friday and Jacobs track down a drug ring through a small-time television actor who is hooked on heroin.
The Big Death
S1 Ep3
6.0
17th Jan 1952
Friday poses as a hired killer for a man who wants his wife dead.
The Big Mother
S1 Ep4
6.0
31st Jan 1952
A new-born baby is stolen from a hospital nursery and the trail leads the police to a deranged mother.
The Big Cast
S1 Ep5
8.0
14th Feb 1952
The police interrogate a suspect whom they believe to have murdered more than a dozen men.
The Big Speech
S1 Ep6
6.0
28th Feb 1952
A doctor is beaten and robbed of prescription drugs.
The Big Parrot
S1 Ep7
6.0
13th Mar 1952
A couple are robbed and murdered, along with their pet parrot. The killer uses a time bomb to start a fire and cover up his crime.
The Big Blast
S1 Ep9
7.0
10th Apr 1952
A divorced mother is killed in bed by a shotgun while her young boy sleeps beside her.
The Big Trial
S1 Ep10
6.0
24th Apr 1952
Friday testifies at the trial of a man accused of a hit-and-run, but the main witness against him suddenly disappears.
The Big September Man
S1 Ep11
9.0
8th May 1952
A secretary is beaten to death and the search for the killer leads police to a religious fanatic.
The Big Phone Call
S1 Ep12
7.0
22nd May 1952
Friday confronts a jeweler with tape recorded evidence that proves he hired someone to rob his own store.
The Big Casing
S1 Ep13
7.0
5th Jun 1952
A man claims that his wife committed suicide right in front of him, but the evidence suggests otherwise.
The Big Lamp
S1 Ep14
7.0
19th Jun 1952
Friday and Jacobs are out to catch a safe burglar who has been on the loose for seven months.

Follows the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from the police term "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.

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