As of July 2026, Barney Miller Season 7 aired in 1980 with 22 episodes — streaming now on Philo. Full episode guide and where to watch below.

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Barney Miller Season 7

1980 22 Episodes Comedy ⭐ 7/10

If you are after a comedy that actually makes you laugh out loud, Barney Miller Season 7 is available on and right now. The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. Its 7/10 TMDB score, built from 60 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Watch it for Hal Linden — stay for everyone else around them. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

Barney Miller Season 7 is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. Barney Miller Season 7 gets the fundamentals right first, then finds room to get weird with it. Season 7 of Barney Miller includes 22 episodes. It aired from October 1980 to May 1981. This season stars Hal Linden, Max Gail and Ron Glass. Hal Linden and Max Gail lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1980. What keeps Barney Miller Season 7 from feeling disposable is a cast that clearly understands the material better than the format usually demands. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Barney Miller Season 7 is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch if your schedule allows. Hal Linden's comic timing carries it through its weaker moments. The kind of comedy you recommend to someone who claims they do not watch much.

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🎬 Barney Miller Season 7 — Episode Guide

When the NYPD restructures its precincts as specialty squads, Luger pulls some strings and gets the 12th assigned as a homicide squad. Business is good; a man murders his barber, and a woman hires a hit man to kill her husband, and then changes her mind.

Harris woos the precinct's crime photographer, while Dietrich tracks down the hit man's intended target; Barney's frustration boils over when the new homicide-only edict results in the death of an old friend.

A drunk and disorderly turns out to be a delegate from the 1976 Democratic convention; Barney discovers a problem with the newly assigned Officer Nash - he's not a cop.

The new detective is convinced that his compatriots are on the take and asks to be dealt out.

Another domestic dispute at the Brauer household occurs when their apartment building becomes ""clothing optional""; Wojo takes a personal interest in the plight of a fellow vet whose crime spree may be a result of the Agent Orange chemical.

Dorsey takes a protective stance to a young prostitute; Harris is getting stock tips from another one; and Dietrich is tempted by all of them as he experiments with celibacy.

Dietrich, stricken with guilt when he shoots a felon, tenders his resignation; a playwright assaults an incompetent actor.

Field Associate

Someone is sending specific information on transgressions of the men to Internal Affairs; Harris sets up a reunion between an elderly cat burglar and the wife who reported him missing years ago.

Harris is assigned to direct a pornographic movie; an old-time radio newsman assaults a vacuous television anchor.

A blind mugging victim and an overzealous charity collector are among the disparate audience members at the screening of Harris' overbudget film.

An accused mugger claims that he was answering a psychic vision; a language professor takes vandalistic umbrage to a grammatically incorrect billboard.

A deaf woman is arrested for prostitution; Barney anxiously awaits news of Wojo, who dived into the Hudson River in pursuit of a looter.

A serious tone pervades this episode about a gypsy and his harassment of the owner of a novelty store; on the lighter side, a librarian takes extreme measures to ensure quiet amongst the stacks.

Ripner is suing Harris over the lawyer's portrayal in the detective's novel; Wojo asks Barney's daughter out on a date; a sporting-goods storeowner takes the law in his own hands.

A restaurant may have refused a man service because of his appearance; Barney won't name an informant so he's charged with contempt of court.

When Barney spends the night in jail, the squad room is left in the natty hands of Sergeant Harris.

An expensive doll is abducted for ransom; a man claims he was swindled in exchange for a ticket on the space shuttle; Luger informs Barney that he's in his will.

Lady and the Bomb

The verdict is in on the Harris/Ripner libel suit, and a woman threatens to blow up the squad room with a homemade bomb. What better time for Detective Fish to drop by for a visit?

Luger takes a small disturbance with the Hassidic community and turns it into a full-scale riot; the squad discovers a survivalist couple setting up housekeeping in the sewers.

The detectives are reluctant to wear their new bulletproof vests; Luger interviews them in case of the need for a quick obituary.

🎭 Cast of Barney Miller Season 7

Hal Linden

Max Gail

Stan Wojciehowicz

Ron Glass

Ron Carey

Steve Landesberg

Steve Landesberg

Det. Sgt. Arthur Dietrich

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