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The Best Seasons of Midsomer Murders

Every season of Midsomer Murders ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of Midsomer Murders!

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The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent

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Season 2

4 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1999

7.8/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Death's Shadow 8.2

Season 9

8 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2005

7.8/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE8 · Last Year's Model 8.2

Season 3

4 Episodes

First Aired: Dec 1999

7.7/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE3 · Judgement Day 8.2

Other Seasons

Season 5

4 Episodes

First Aired: Jun 2002

7.7/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Market for Murder 7.8

Season 12

7 Episodes

First Aired: Jul 2009

7.7/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · The Black Book 7.9

Season 6

5 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2003

7.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE3 · Painted in Blood 8.1

Season 1

5 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 1997

7.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · The Killings at Badger's Drift 8.2

Season 8

9 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2004

7.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE9 · Midsomer Rhapsody 8.2

Season 16

5 Episodes

First Aired: Dec 2013

7.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE3 · Wild Harvest 7.8

#10

Season 7

6 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 2003

7.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · The Green Man 8.1

#11

Season 10

8 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 2006

7.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · The Animal Within 7.9

#12

Season 4

6 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2000

7.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · Destroying Angel 7.9

#13

Season 17

4 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2015

7.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE4 · A Vintage Murder 7.8

#14

Season 11

7 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2008

7.4/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · Blood Wedding 7.9

#15

Season 15

6 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 2012

7.4/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · Murder of Innocence 7.6

#16

Season 14

8 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 2011

7.4/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · Dark Secrets 7.8

#17

Season 19

6 Episodes

First Aired: Dec 2016

7.4/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE3 · Last Man Out 7.7

#18

Season 13

8 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 2010

7.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE5 · Master Class 7.9

#19

Season 20

6 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 2019

7.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE5 · Till Death Do Us Part 7.5

#20

Season 21

4 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2020

7.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · The Miniature Murders 7.5

#21

Season 18

6 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2016

7.2/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Habeas Corpus 7.4

#22

Season 24

2 Episodes

First Aired: Dec 2025

7.2/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · The Devil's Work 7.3

#23

Season 22

6 Episodes

First Aired: Apr 2021

7.2/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE3 · Happy Families 8.0

#24

Season 23

4 Episodes

First Aired: Apr 2024

6.8/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · The Debt of Lies 7.2