Cold Case
2003-2010 · 7 seasons · 156 episodes
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S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
E1
7.6
7.8
7.6
8.6
7.9
7.3
7.4
E2
7.6
7.6
8.1
7.6
7.7
8.1
7.7
E3
7.5
8.3
7.9
7.3
7.6
8.0
7.9
E4
7.8
7.9
7.6
7.2
7.7
7.5
7.8
E5
7.4
7.8
8.0
8.2
7.4
7.9
7.8
E6
7.6
8.4
8.0
7.8
7.5
7.7
7.2
E7
8.4
7.7
7.4
7.7
7.8
7.9
7.7
E8
8.2
7.4
7.7
8.5
8.0
7.7
7.8
E9
7.5
8.6
8.7
7.6
8.4
7.9
7.6
E10
7.2
7.6
7.5
8.6
8.2
7.4
7.4
E11
7.7
7.5
7.3
7.4
8.2
7.6
7.5
E12
7.6
7.3
8.0
7.5
7.8
7.5
8.0
E13
8.3
7.8
7.4
7.9
7.5
7.3
7.5
E14
8.2
7.6
7.6
7.7
8.2
7.9
7.9
E15
7.5
8.3
7.5
7.7
8.4
7.3
7.9
E16
7.7
7.9
7.8
8.1
7.5
7.4
7.5
E17
7.4
7.4
7.4
8.5
8.0
8.3
8.4
E18
7.5
7.7
7.3
8.2
8.1
7.3
8.1
E19
7.3
8.5
7.8
8.2
7.7
8.3
E20
7.3
7.2
8.6
8.0
7.2
7.7
E21
7.7
7.8
7.9
7.5
7.6
7.9
E22
8.0
8.5
7.7
7.7
8.2
8.3
E23
7.8
8.5
7.8
8.1
8.2
E24
8.3
Avg
7.7
7.9
7.8
7.9
7.9
7.7
7.8
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69 Standouts
10 Infamous
59 Hidden Gems
18 Forgettable
Top Standout: S4E10 Forever Blue
Most Infamous: S1E10 Hitchhiker
Best Hidden Gem: S5E15 The Road
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🏆 Top 10 Episodes Season 2 dominates (4/10)
- 1 S3E9 A Perfect Day
- 2 S2E9 Mind Hunters
- 3 S3E20 Death Penalty: Final Appeal
- 4 S4E1 Rampage
- 5 S4E10 Forever Blue
- 6 S2E19 Strange Fruit
- 7 S2E22 Best Friends
- 8 S2E23 The Woods
- 9 S4E8 Fireflies
- 10 S4E17 Shuffle, Ball Change
📉 Bottom 5 Episodes
- 156 S7E6 Dead Heat
- 155 S6E20 Stealing Home
- 154 S4E4 Baby Blues
- 153 S2E20 Kensington
- 152 S1E10 Hitchhiker
156 Total Episodes
8.7 Highest Rating
7.2 Lowest Rating
1.5 Range