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Father Dowling Mysteries (1989)![]() Genre: Crime / Drama / Mystery Release: 1989 January, 20 Father Frank Dowling, a fine Catholic parish priest in Chicago, drives housekeeper Marie to despair by his habit of being late for dinner as he and his assistant (streetwise nun Stephanie 'Steve' Oskowski) solve numerous neighborhood crimes, usually involving at least one murder... IMDb: 6.9/10 (2 290) |
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Matlock (1986)![]() Genre: Crime / Drama / Mystery Release: 1986 March, 3 "Matlock" features criminal defense attorney Ben Matlock seeking to prove the innocence of his client as he takes on his/her case, of which most involve murders... IMDb: 7.1/10 (10 204) |
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Sledge Hammer! (1986)![]() Genre: Action / Comedy Release: 1986 September, 23 "HAMMERED: The Best of Sledge" (Laserdisc) - Prepare yourself for four crime stories that pack more punch than Sledge Hammer's trusty Magnum... IMDb: 8.1/10 (8 061) |
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Murder, She Wrote (1984)![]() Genre: Crime / Drama / Mystery Release: 1984 September, 30 Former high school English teacher and famed mystery writer Jessica Fletcher has a gift for solving mysteries... IMDb: 7.2/10 (31 303) |
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Hot Pursuit (1984)![]() Genre: Drama Release: 1984 September, 22 The Wyler's are a successful couple with a bright future until disaster strikes... IMDb: 7.0/10 (95) |
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Remington Steele (1982)![]() Genre: Adventure / Comedy / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Romance Release: 1982 October, 1 Private eye Laura Holt grudgingly accepts a new partner when a mystery man assumes the identity of her fictitious boss, Remington Steele... IMDb: 7.3/10 (10 497) |
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Nurse (1981)![]() Genre: Drama Release: 1981 April, 2 IMDb: 7.8/10 (100) |
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Trapper John, M.D. (1979)![]() Genre: Drama Release: 1979 September, 23 This series brought the character of "Trapper John" from M*A*S*H in as the Chief of Surgery at San Francisco Memorial Hospital... IMDb: 6.6/10 (2 347) |
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Hart to Hart (1979)![]() Genre: Action / Adventure / Crime / Mystery / Romance Release: 1979 August, 25 Jonathan Hart was a self-made millionaire--the CEO of Hart Industries, a global conglomerate... IMDb: 6.7/10 (9 396) |
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The Paper Chase (1978)![]() Genre: Drama Release: 1978 September, 9 The trials of a group of law students under the tutelage of a strict professor... IMDb: 8.1/10 (1 183) |
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What Really Happened to the Class of '65? (1977)![]() Genre: Drama Release: 1977 December, 8 Sam Ashley, a graduate of 1965 class of Bret Harte High School, who was now a teacher at the school, served as the narrator describing what had happened to his fellow graduates in the decade since they had graduated... IMDb: 6.9/10 (134) |
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Ellery Queen (1975)![]() Genre: Crime / Drama / Family / Mystery Release: 1975 March, 23 The third TV adaptation of the adventures of super-sleuth Ellery Queen, this time set during the 1940s... IMDb: 8.3/10 (1 708) |
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Wonder Woman (1975)![]() Genre: Action / Adventure / Family / Fantasy / Sci-Fi Release: 1975 November, 7 During World War II, a plane piloted by Major Steve Trevor crashes near Paradise Island, the secret hidden island home of the mighty and eternally young Amazons... IMDb: 7.0/10 (10 816) |
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Switch (1975)![]() Genre: Crime / Action / Drama Release: 1975 March, 21 Former bunco detective Frank MacBride joins forces with a con artist he once sent to jail, Pete Ryan, to operate their own private detective agency... IMDb: 7.1/10 (516) |
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Movin' On (1974)![]() Genre: Drama Release: 1974 May, 8 A pair of big-rig truckers, one a crusty old veteran, the other a college-educated youngster, team up to haul cargo across the country... IMDb: 7.3/10 (632) |
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Barnaby Jones (1973)![]() Genre: Crime / Drama / Mystery Release: 1973 January, 28 Barnaby Jones was a former private eye who temporarily came out of retirement to track down the killer of his son Hal, who had taken over the family business... IMDb: 6.9/10 (3 372) |
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Kojak (1973)![]() Genre: Action / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller Release: 1973 October, 24 Lt... IMDb: 7.1/10 (9 603) |
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Police Story (1973)![]() Genre: Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller Release: 1973 March, 20 Classic anthology series, which details the personal lives of the men and women of the Los Angeles Police Department... IMDb: 7.5/10 (1 283) |
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The Streets of San Francisco (1972)![]() Genre: Action / Crime / Drama / Mystery Release: 1972 September, 16 A pair of plainclothes homicide detectives, Lt... IMDb: 7.3/10 (7 389) |
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Cannon (1971)![]() Genre: Action / Crime / Mystery / Drama Release: 1971 September, 14 The weekly adventures of Frank Cannon, an overweight, balding ex-cop with a deep voice and expensive tastes in culinary pleasures, who becomes a high-priced private investigator... IMDb: 6.8/10 (3 851) |
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Matt Lincoln (1970)![]() Genre: Drama Release: 1970 September, 24 Matt Lincoln is a with it psychiatrist in an inner city neighborhood helping disadvantaged young people... IMDb: 6.3/10 (46) |
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Dan August (1970)![]() Genre: Crime / Drama Release: 1970 September, 23 Lt... IMDb: 7.1/10 (384) |
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Room 222 (1969)![]() Genre: Comedy / Drama / Family Release: 1969 September, 17 Easy going American History teacher Pete Dixon, along with girlfriend Liz McIntyre, cynical principal Seymore Kaufman and idealistic English teacher Alice Johnson, confront the various issues of the day at Walt Whitman High in Los Angeles, California... IMDb: 7.7/10 (1 320) |
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The Bill Cosby Show (1969)![]() Genre: Comedy Release: 1969 September, 14 IMDb: 6.1/10 (1 028) |
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Love, American Style (1969)![]() Genre: Comedy / Romance Release: 1969 September, 29 An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in anywhere from one, two, three, and four short stories or vignettes within an hour about versions of love and romance... IMDb: 6.8/10 (2 674) |
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The Mod Squad (1968)![]() Genre: Action / Crime / Drama Release: 1968 September, 24 Young people in trouble with the law (wealthy Pete stole a car; Linc arrested during Watts riots; Julie ran away from her San Francisco prostitute mother) can avoid jail by infiltrating the counter culture and exposing badguys who prey on other kids... IMDb: 7.0/10 (2 559) |
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It Takes a Thief (1968)![]() Genre: Adventure / Crime / Drama Release: 1968 January, 9 Alexander Mundy - smooth, suave, sophisticated - is the world's greatest cat burglar... IMDb: 7.5/10 (2 310) |
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The Good Guys (1968)![]() Genre: Comedy Release: 1968 September, 25 Bert Gramus and Rufus Butterworth were childhood chums who decided to pool their savings and purchase a diner, which they called "Bert's Place"... IMDb: 7.0/10 (111) User Rating: /10 Votes: 1 |
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The Name of the Game (1968)![]() Genre: Adventure / Sci-Fi Release: 1968 September, 20 This groundbreaking series had three rotating stars, who were featured in independent episodes tied together by a loose common theme... IMDb: 7.6/10 (738) |
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Hawaii Five-O (1968)![]() Genre: Crime / Drama / Mystery Release: 1968 September, 20 Five-0 was a special state police unit answering only to the Governor of Hawaii... IMDb: 7.4/10 (8 766) |
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Judd for the Defense (1967)![]() Genre: Crime / Drama Release: 1967 September, 8 High-priced Houston lawyer Clinton Judd, and his assistant Ben Caldwell, take cases throughout the USA... IMDb: 7.6/10 (280) |
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Mannix (1967)![]() Genre: Action / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller Release: 1967 September, 16 Considered one of the most violent television series of its era, "Mannix" followed the adventures of L.A... IMDb: 7.4/10 (4 596) |
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The High Chaparral (1967)![]() Genre: Western Release: 1967 September, 10 The Cannon family runs the High Chaparral Ranch in the Arizona Territory in 1870s... IMDb: 7.6/10 (2 682) |
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Felony Squad (1966)![]() Genre: Crime / Drama Release: 1966 September, 12 Twenty year veteran Stone is paired with rookie Briggs in a large Western metropolis... IMDb: 7.4/10 (186) |
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That Girl (1966)![]() Genre: Comedy Ann Marie is a struggling actress living in New York City... IMDb: 7.3/10 (3 514) |
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Mission: Impossible (1966)![]() Genre: Action / Adventure / Crime / Drama / Thriller Release: 1966 September, 17 Jim Phelps is the head of a super-secret government agency ("Impossible Missions"), and is often given secret anonymous covert missions to attempt; quite often they are unmasking of criminals or the rescuing of hostages... IMDb: 7.9/10 (12 382) |
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O.K. Crackerby! (1965)![]() Genre: Comedy Release: 1965 September, 16 O.K... IMDb: 7.1/10 (45) |
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The F.B.I. (1965)![]() Genre: Drama / Crime Release: 1965 September, 16 Cases, based on real FBI files, were handled by Inspector Lewis Erskine and several coworkers over the years... IMDb: 7.4/10 (1 529) |
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F Troop (1965)![]() Genre: Comedy / War / Western Release: 1965 September, 8 Becoming a hero by accidentally leading a cavalry charge the wrong way, Captain Wilton Parmenter is given command of Fort Courage... IMDb: 7.4/10 (3 515) |
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Lost in Space (1965)![]() Genre: Adventure / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Sci-Fi Release: 1965 September, 8 In the year 1997, Earth is suffering from massive overpopulation... IMDb: 7.3/10 (9 367) User Rating: /10 Votes: 2 |
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The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)![]() Genre: Action / Adventure / Crime Release: 1964 September, 22 Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin are the two agents of the United Network Command for Law Enforcement, who fight evil (primarily an organization of Bad people called, THRUSH) and use charm, wit, and a never ending assortment of gadgets... IMDb: 7.7/10 (6 688) |
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Bewitched (1964)![]() Genre: Comedy / Family / Fantasy Release: 1964 September, 17 The young executive of an advertisement agency, Darrin Stephens marries a beautiful woman, Samantha Stephens... IMDb: 7.6/10 (25 763) |
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Valentine's Day (1964)![]() Genre: Comedy Release: 1964 September, 18 Valentine Farrow works for O.D... IMDb: 7.6/10 (74) |
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Burke's Law (1963)![]() Genre: Action / Adventure / Crime / Drama Release: 1963 September, 20 Amos Burke was a Los Angeles chief of detectives who was also a millionaire with a chauffeur-driven Rolls Royce, a mansion, and a high-wheeling lifestyle... IMDb: 7.3/10 (1 068) |
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The Farmer's Daughter (1963)![]() Genre: Comedy Release: 1963 September, 20 Katrin "Katy" Holstrum seeks help from her congressman Glen Morley while he is in a predicament of needing a governess for his boys, Steve and Danny... IMDb: 7.4/10 (324) |
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The Virginian (1962)![]() Genre: Western Release: 1962 September, 19 The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Garth, the Grainger brothers, and Col... IMDb: 7.6/10 (3 402) |
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'Way Out (1961)![]() Genre: Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi Release: 1961 March, 31 A new drama in the macabre genre was broadcast each week hosted by Roald Dahl... IMDb: 7.8/10 (201) |
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Great Ghost Tales (1961)![]() Genre: Horror Release: 1961 July, 6 The last regularly scheduled TV series to be broadcast live in the U.S... IMDb: 7.8/10 (58) |
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The DuPont Show of the Week (1961)![]() Genre: Comedy / Drama / Musical Release: 1961 September, 17 An anthology weekly drama series... IMDb: 6.1/10 (196) |
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Insight (1960)![]() Genre: Drama Release: 1960 October, 2 American Roman Catholic religious-themed anthology shedding light on the contemporary search for meaning, freedom, and love... IMDb: 7.5/10 (310) User Rating: /10 Votes: 1 |