Episodes
Although the series was titled Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe, the scripts departed considerably from the Stout originals. Only seven of the 14 episodes are credited as being based upon Stout stories. All episodes were set in contemporary New York City.
| Title | Season | Director | Teleplay | First Broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Golden Spiders | 1.1 | Michael O'Herlihy | Wallace Ware + Peter Nasco | January 16, 1981 |
| Death on the Doorstep | 1.2 | George McCowan | Stephen Downing | January 23, 1981 |
| Before I Die | 1.3 | Edward M. Abroms | Alfred Hayes | January 30, 1981 |
| Wolfe at the Door | 1.4 | Herbert Hirschman | Lee Sheldon | February 6, 1981 |
| Might as Well Be Dead | 1.5 | George McCowan | Seeleg Lester | February 13, 1981 |
| To Catch a Dead Man | 1.6 | Edward M. Abroms | John Meredyth Lucas | February 20, 1981 |
| In the Best Families | 1.7 | George McCowan | Alfred Hayes | March 6, 1981 |
| Murder by the Book | 1.8 | Bob Kelljan | Wallace Ware | March 13, 1981 |
| What Happened to April | 1.9 | Edward M. Abroms | Stephen Downing | March 20, 1981 |
| Gambit | 1.10 | George McCowan | Stephen Kandel | April 3, 1981 |
| Death and the Dolls | 1.11 | Gerald Mayer | Gerald Sanford | April 10, 1981 |
| The Murder in Question | 1.12 | George McCowan | Merwin Gerard | April 17, 1981 |
| The Blue Ribbon Hostage | 1.13 | Ron Satlof | Dick Nelson | May 5, 1981 |
| Sweet Revenge | 1.14 | George McCowan | Ben Roberts | June 2, 1981 |
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