CHiPs — 1977-1983 · 6 seasons · 139 eps

★ 6.5

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CHiPs

1977-1983 6 seasons 139 episodes

★ 6.5 (12,831 votes) Bottom 17%

Lighthearted look at the adventures of two Highway Patrol officers in Los Angeles. The main characters are Jon Baker and Frank Poncherello, two motorcycle officers always on the street to save lives.

Episode Ratings Grid

Every episode at a glance, color-coded by rating. Rows are episode numbers within each season, columns are seasons.

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S1

S2

S3

S4

S5

S6

E1

7.5

7.2

7.3

7.4

6.3

7.1

E2

7.2

7.1

7.5

7.7

7.5

7.3

E3

7.2

7.5

8.0

6.9

7.2

5.7

E4

7.2

7.3

7.3

6.8

5.9

7.4

E5

7.2

7.2

7.5

7.3

7.0

7.2

E6

7.0

7.4

7.5

7.0

5.7

7.3

E7

7.2

7.5

7.6

7.4

6.8

7.1

E8

7.2

7.3

8.0

7.7

5.4

7.3

E9

7.3

7.2

7.8

8.1

5.8

7.5

E10

7.1

7.7

7.5

7.7

6.0

7.2

E11

7.2

7.6

7.8

7.5

5.8

6.7

E12

7.2

7.3

7.4

7.5

4.4

7.4

E13

7.5

7.5

7.9

7.3

7.0

7.4

E14

7.5

7.7

7.8

6.5

7.7

6.9

E15

7.5

8.1

7.8

7.5

6.8

7.7

E16

7.3

7.8

7.5

7.6

7.1

7.8

E17

7.2

7.1

7.9

8.1

8.2

7.5

E18

7.4

7.6

6.7

7.5

7.7

7.4

E19

7.3

7.5

7.1

7.4

7.3

6.9

E20

7.3

6.5

7.4

7.6

7.6

7.2

E21

7.4

7.5

7.3

7.8

7.5

6.9

E22

7.5

7.6

6.8

7.7

6.4

E23

6.6

7.7

7.0

E24

7.2

7.9

E25

7.8

E26

7.6

E27

3.7

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7.3

7.4

7.5

7.4

6.8

7.2

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Episode Power Rankings

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🏆 Top Episodes

#1 8.2

S5E17 Alarmed

Bonnie is worried that someone she knew in the academy is now stealing cars.

#2

S2E15 8.1

MAIT Team

Cahill is critically injured in a multi-vehicle pile-up that claims eleven lives. Ponch and Jon are tapped to serve on the Multidisciplinary Accident Investigation Team determined to pinpoint the cause and to clear Cahill from blame.

#3

S4E9 8.1

Crash Course

Sonny Matson is a getaway driver who was recently released and back on the streets committing robberies. Ponch has difficulties with his bank account.

4. S4E17 "New Guy in Town" 8.1
5. S3E3 "Valley Go Home!" 8.0
6. S3E8 "Hot Wheels" 8.0
7. S3E13 "Second Chance" 7.9
8. S3E17 "E.M.T." 7.9
9. S5E24 "Ice Cream Man" 7.9
10. S2E16 "Pressure Point" 7.8

📉 Bottom Episodes

#139

S5E27 3.7

Force Seven

In a failed backdoor pilot, a special group of martial arts experts are introduced, assigned here to break up a missile smuggling operation.

138. S5E12 "Mitchell & Woods" 4.4
137. S5E8 "Diamond in the Rough" 5.4
136. S6E3 "The Spaceman Made Me Do It" 5.7
135. S5E6 "Anything But the Truth" 5.7

The Quality Arc

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Episode Engagement

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25 Standouts

45 Infamous

33 Hidden Gems

36 Forgettable

Top Standout: S2E15 MAIT Team

Most Infamous: S5E27 Force Seven

Best Hidden Gem: S5E17 Alarmed

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