Barnaby Jones (a Titles & Air Dates Guide)

Barnaby Jones

(a Titles & Air Dates Guide)

Last updated: Tue, 10 Mar 2026 -1:00

After coming out of retirement to track down his son's killer, a folksy but smart private detective resumes the business with the help of his son's widow.

Show Details:

Start date: Jan 1973
End date: Apr 1980
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): CBS (US)
Run time: 60 min
Episodes: 178 eps
Genre(s): Drama

Credits:

regulars:
Buddy Ebsen as Barnaby Jones
Lee Meriwether as Betty Jones
Mark Shera as Jedediah Romano "J.R." Jones [ 5-8 ]
Vince Howard as Lt. Joe Taylor [ 1 ]
John Carter as Lt. John Biddle [ 2-8 ]

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Printable Guide @TVmaze

Episode list & details from: TVmaze • TV.com

Episode #		Original Air Date	Titles

Season 1

1.	1-1	28 Jan 73	Requiem for a Son
2.	1-2	04 Feb 73	To Catch a Dead Man
3.	1-3	25 Feb 73	Sunday: Doomsday
4.	1-4	04 Mar 73	The Murdering Class
5.	1-5	11 Mar 73	Perchance to Kill
6.	1-6	18 Mar 73	The Loose Connection
7.	1-7	25 Mar 73	Murder in the Doll's House
8.	1-8	01 Apr 73	Sing a Song of Murder
9.	1-9	08 Apr 73	See Some Evil...Do Some Evil
10.	1-10	15 Apr 73	Murder-Go-Round
11.	1-11	22 Apr 73	To Denise, with Love and Murder
12.	1-12	29 Apr 73	A Little Glory, A Little Death
13.	1-13	06 May 73	Twenty Million Alibis

Season 2

14.	2-1	16 Sep 73	Blind Terror
15.	2-2	23 Sep 73	Death Leap
16.	2-3	30 Sep 73	Echo of a Murder
17.	2-4	07 Oct 73	The Day of the Viper
18.	2-5	14 Oct 73	Trial Run for Death
19.	2-6	21 Oct 73	Catch Me If You Can
20.	2-7	28 Oct 73	Divorce - Murderer's Style
21.	2-8	04 Nov 73	The Deadly Prize
22.	2-9	11 Nov 73	Stand-In for Death
23.	2-10	25 Nov 73	The Black Art of Dying
24.	2-11	02 Dec 73	The Killing Defense
25.	2-12	09 Dec 73	Fatal Flight
26.	2-13	16 Dec 73	Secret of the Dunes
27.	2-14	06 Jan 74	Venus as in Flytrap
28.	2-15	13 Jan 74	The Deadly Jinx
29.	2-16	20 Jan 74	The Platinum Connection
30.	2-17	27 Jan 74	Programmed for Killing
31.	2-18	10 Feb 74	A Gold Record for Murder
32.	2-19	17 Feb 74	Friends Till Death
33.	2-20	24 Feb 74	Rendezvous with Terror
34.	2-21	03 Mar 74	Dark Legacy
35.	2-22	10 Mar 74	Woman in the Shadows
36.	2-23	24 Mar 74	Image in a Cracked Mirror
37.	2-24	31 Mar 74	Foul Play

Season 3

38.	3-1	10 Sep 74	A Gathering of Thieves
39.	3-2	17 Sep 74	Dead Man's Run
40.	3-3	24 Sep 74	The Challenge
41.	3-4	01 Oct 74	Conspiracy of Terror
42.	3-5	08 Oct 74	Odd Man Loses
43.	3-6	15 Oct 74	Forfeit by Death
44.	3-7	29 Oct 74	Blueprint for a Caper
45.	3-8	12 Nov 74	Mystery Cycle
46.	3-9	19 Nov 74	Dark Homecoming
47.	3-10	26 Nov 74	Time to Kill
48.	3-11	03 Dec 74	Death on Deposit
49.	3-12	10 Dec 74	Web of Deceit
50.	3-13	31 Dec 74	The Last Contract
51.	3-14	07 Jan 75	Trap Play
52.	3-15	21 Jan 75	Murder Once Removed
53.	3-16	04 Feb 75	Counterfall
54.	3-17	11 Feb 75	Dangerous Summer
55.	3-18	18 Feb 75	Image of Evil
56.	3-19	25 Feb 75	Fantasy of Fear
57.	3-20	11 Mar 75	Doomed Alibi
58.	3-21	18 Mar 75	The Deadlier Species
59.	3-22	25 Mar 75	Poisoned Pigeon
60.	3-23	01 Apr 75	Jeopardy for Two
61.	3-24	15 Apr 75	Bond of Fear

Season 4

62.	4-1	19 Sep 75	The Deadly Conspiracy
63.	4-2	26 Sep 75	Theater of Fear
64.	4-3	03 Oct 75	The Orchid Killer
65.	4-4	10 Oct 75	The Price of Terror
66.	4-5	17 Oct 75	Honeymoon with Death
67.	4-6	24 Oct 75	The Alpha-Bravo War
68.	4-7	31 Oct 75	Flight to Danger
69.	4-8	07 Nov 75	Double Vengeance
70.	4-9	14 Nov 75	Fatal Witness
71.	4-10	21 Nov 75	Beware the Dog
72.	4-11	28 Nov 75	Blood Relations
73.	4-12	04 Dec 75	A Taste for Murder
74.	4-13	11 Dec 75	Final Burial
75.	4-14	18 Dec 75	Portrait of Evil
76.	4-15	01 Jan 76	Dead Heat
77.	4-16	08 Jan 76	The Lonely Victims
78.	4-17	15 Jan 76	Hostage
79.	4-18	29 Jan 76	Silent Vendetta
80.	4-19	05 Feb 76	Shadow of Guilt
81.	4-20	12 Feb 76	Deadly Reunion
82.	4-21	26 Feb 76	Dangerous Gambit
83.	4-22	04 Mar 76	Wipeout
84.	4-23	11 Mar 76	The Eyes of Terror
85.	4-24	18 Mar 76	The Stalking Horse

Season 5

86.	5-1	07 Oct 76	Blood Vengeance
87.	5-2	14 Oct 76	Deadline for Dying
88.	5-3	21 Oct 76	Sins of Thy Father
89.	5-4	28 Oct 76	The Fatal Dive
90.	5-5	11 Nov 76	Final Ransom
91.	5-6	18 Nov 76	Band of Evil
92.	5-7	02 Dec 76	Voice in the Night
93.	5-8	16 Dec 76	The Bounty Hunter
94.	5-9	23 Dec 76	Renegade's Child
95.	5-10	30 Dec 76	Fraternity of Thieves
96.	5-11	06 Jan 77	Sister of Death
97.	5-12	13 Jan 77	The Deadly Charade
98.	5-13	20 Jan 77	Testament of Power
99.	5-14	27 Jan 77	Copy-Cat Killing
100.	5-15	03 Feb 77	A Simple Case of Terror
101.	5-16	17 Feb 77	The Marathon Murders
102.	5-17	24 Feb 77	Duet for Dying
103.	5-18	03 Mar 77	Circle of Treachery
104.	5-19	17 Mar 77	Anatomy of Fear
105.	5-20	24 Mar 77	The Killer on Campus
106.	5-21	31 Mar 77	The Deadly Valentine
107.	5-22	05 May 77	Duet for Danger
108.	5-23	12 May 77	The Inside Man
109.	5-24	19 May 77	Run Away to Terror

Season 6

110.	6-1	15 Sep 77	Death Beat
111.	6-2	22 Sep 77	The Mercenaries
112.	6-3	29 Sep 77	The Wife Beater
113.	6-4	13 Oct 77	Yesterday's Terror
114.	6-5	20 Oct 77	The Damocles Gun
115.	6-6	27 Oct 77	Gang War
116.	6-7	03 Nov 77	Daughter of Evil
117.	6-8	10 Nov 77	The Captives
118.	6-9	17 Nov 77	The Reincarnation
119.	6-10	24 Nov 77	Shadow of Fear
120.	6-11	01 Dec 77	The Devil's Handmaiden
121.	6-12	15 Dec 77	Prisoner of Deceit
122.	6-13	22 Dec 77	Deadly Homecoming
123.	6-14	29 Dec 77	Child of Danger
124.	6-15	05 Jan 78	The Scapegoat
125.	6-16	12 Jan 78	A Ransom in Diamonds
126.	6-17	19 Jan 78	Prime Target
127.	6-18	26 Jan 78	Final Judgment
128.	6-19	26 Jan 78	Final Judgment
129.	6-20	02 Feb 78	Uninvited Peril
130.	6-21	09 Feb 78	Terror on a Quiet Afternoon
131.	6-22	02 Mar 78	The Coronado Triangle

Season 7

132.	7-1	21 Sep 78	Blind Jeopardy
133.	7-2	28 Sep 78	A Dangerous Affair
134.	7-3	12 Oct 78	Deadly Sanctuary
135.	7-4	19 Oct 78	Hitch-Hike to Terror
136.	7-5	26 Oct 78	Nest of Scorpions
137.	7-6	09 Nov 78	Death of a Friendship
138.	7-7	16 Nov 78	A Frame for Murder
139.	7-8	23 Nov 78	Stages of Fear
140.	7-9	30 Nov 78	Victim of Love
141.	7-10	14 Dec 78	Memory of a Nightmare
142.	7-11	21 Dec 78	The Picture Pirates
143.	7-12	28 Dec 78	Academy of Evil
144.	7-13	04 Jan 79	The Medium
145.	7-14	11 Jan 79	Echo of a Distant Battle
146.	7-15	11 Jan 79	Echo of a Distant Battle
147.	7-16	18 Jan 79	The Enslaved
148.	7-17	25 Jan 79	Dance with Death
149.	7-18	01 Feb 79	The Protectors
150.	7-19	08 Feb 79	Fatal Overture
151.	7-20	22 Feb 79	Master of Deception
152.	7-21	01 Mar 79	A Short Happy Life
153.	7-22	15 Mar 79	Child of Love, Child of Vengeance (Part 1)
154.	7-23	22 Mar 79	Child of Love, Child of Vengeance (Part 2)
155.	7-24	12 Apr 79	Target for a Wedding
156.	7-25	19 Apr 79	Temptation

Season 8

157.	8-1	20 Sep 79	Man on Fire
158.	8-2	27 Sep 79	Nightmare in Hawaii (Part 1)
159.	8-3	27 Sep 79	Nightmare in Hawaii (Part 2)
160.	8-4	11 Oct 79	A Desperate Pursuit
161.	8-5	18 Oct 79	Design for Madness
162.	8-6	25 Oct 79	Girl on the Road
163.	8-7	01 Nov 79	Indoctrination in Evil
164.	8-8	08 Nov 79	Homecoming for a Dead Man
165.	8-9	29 Nov 79	False Witness
166.	8-10	20 Dec 79	School of Terror
167.	8-11	27 Dec 79	Cry for Vengeance
168.	8-12	03 Jan 80	Run to Death
169.	8-13	10 Jan 80	The Price of Anger
170.	8-14	17 Jan 80	The Killing Point
171.	8-15	31 Jan 80	Focus on Fear
172.	8-16	07 Feb 80	Murder in the Key of C
173.	8-17	14 Feb 80	Killer Without a Name
174.	8-18	21 Feb 80	Death is the Punchline
175.	8-19	06 Mar 80	The Final Victim
176.	8-20	13 Mar 80	The Silent Accuser
177.	8-21	27 Mar 80	Deadline for Murder
178.	8-22	03 Apr 80	The Killin' Cousin

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