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Season 1

  • S01E01 Slow Boy

    • March 20, 1973
    • NBC

    A special surveillance detail set up to catch criminals in the act finally nabs Slow Boy while he is robbing a supermarket. Complications arise when the robber takes a hostage before the police can detain him.

  • S01E02 Dangerous Games

    • October 2, 1973
    • NBC

    Undercover cop Charlie Czonka tries to catch the big man behind a ring of prostitution, dope and extortion

  • S01E03 Requiem for an Informer

    • October 9, 1973
    • NBC

    A down-and-out addict becomes an informer for the bank robbery detail and wins the friendship of a cop.

  • S01E04 The Ten-Year Honeymoon

    • October 23, 1973
    • NBC

    Two partners on the police force start getting on each other's nerves after ten years together when one begins acting strange.

  • S01E05 Violent Homecoming

    • October 30, 1973
    • NBC

    A Mexican-American police sergeant who's been assigned to his original neighborhood leads the Juvenile Division in an attempt to head off a gang war.

  • S01E06 The Ho Chi Minh Trail

    • November 6, 1973
    • NBC

    An undercover cop nearly loses his life trying to crack a big-time drug-selling operation.

  • S01E07 Collision Course

    • November 20, 1973
    • NBC

    The question of whether or not policewomen should be assigned to ride in patrol cars is brought to the head in a gun battle with two killers.

  • S01E08 Death on Credit

    • November 27, 1973
    • NBC

    Sergeant Rick Calvelli works undercover in order to crack a phony credit card ring that plays dangerously.

  • S01E09 The Big Walk

    • December 4, 1973
    • NBC

    A beat cop has his newly established authority challenged when a wealthy girl he arrests avoids retribution in court.

  • S01E10 Man on a Rack

    • December 11, 1973
    • NBC

    An unauthodox cop accidentally kills a fellow officer and is put under investigation by Internal Affairs.

  • S01E11 Line of Fire

    • December 18, 1973
    • NBC

    A young police officer joins a special unit and must learn to cope with killing.

  • S01E12 Chain of Command

    • January 8, 1974
    • NBC

    The possibility of a conspiracy to murder cops creates a war between a black community and the police.

  • S01E13 Countdown (1)

    • January 15, 1974
    • NBC

    When policeman Joe LaFrieda kills a member of an underworld family during a robbery attempt; a contract is put out on his life.

  • S01E14 Countdown (2)

    • January 22, 1974
    • NBC

    The police clash head-on with the Mob when a contract is taken out on Officer Joe LaFrieda's life.

  • S01E15 Cop in the Middle

    • January 29, 1974
    • NBC

    A cop on the take devises a plan to save himself from disgrace.

  • S01E16 The Ripper

    • February 12, 1974
    • NBC

    Two officers from Robbery-Homicide attempt to track down a killer of homosexuals who mutilates the bodies of his victims.

  • S01E17 Country Boy

    • February 19, 1974
    • NBC

    A young recruit from a rural community attempts to defy his background by completing the tough Police Academy training to become a cop.

  • S01E18 Big John Morrison

    • February 26, 1974
    • NBC

    Two detectives become emotionally involved in a case when a friend is the victim of a robber/rapist/murderer.

  • S01E19 Wyatt Earp Syndrome

    • March 5, 1974
    • NBC

    As an officer tracks down a rapist, his marriage dissolves in favor of his badge.

  • S01E20 Fingerprint

    • March 12, 1974
    • NBC

    A police veteran in the Latent Prints Division is discouraged with his job until some unexpected combat gives him a new perspective.

  • S01E21 Chief

    • March 19, 1974
    • NBC

    A police chief must overcome an assissination plot and political games in order to speak at a local meeting of police-haters.

  • S01E22 The Gamble

    • March 26, 1974
    • NBC

    The transfer of desk officer Lisa Beaumont to the vice squad leads to a series of explosive developments.

Season 2

  • S02E01 A Dangerous Age

    • September 10, 1974
    • NBC

    Arch Tatum is close to retirement and is teamed up with a head-strong young trainee who throws a curve for the long time vet.

  • S02E02 Requiem for C.Z. Smith

    • September 17, 1974
    • NBC

    A vice officer posing as a well-heeled procurer helps Homicide search for a psychopath who slays prostitutes.

  • S02E03 Robbery: 48 Hours

    • September 24, 1974
    • NBC

    A two-day stint with Robbery Division follows the police both in action and on grueling stakeouts. Bruckner: Jackie Cooper. Cordova: Joe Santos. Nagley: Shelly Novack. Donnelly: Burr DeBenning.

  • S02E04 Fathers and Sons

    • October 1, 1974
    • NBC

    A patrolman begins to suspect that his immigrant father knows more than he's telling about another immigrant's murder. Stavo: Ramon Bieri. Davis: Kaz Garas. Wilson: Richard Jaeckel.

  • S02E05 A World Full of Hurt

    • October 8, 1974
    • NBC

    An officer with marital problems learns the effects of broken homes on children when he is assigned to juvenile detail. Kelly: Nancy Wilson. Lisa: Tamu. Doggie: Stanley Clay.

  • S02E06 Glamour Boy

    • October 29, 1974
    • NBC

    A charming bank robber uses only his wits as his weapon.

  • S02E07 Across the Line

    • November 12, 1974
    • NBC

    An aggressive detective infiltrates an international dope-smuggling ring. Barrett: Chuck Connors. Estrella: Linda Cristal. Metrano: Alejandro Rey.

  • S02E08 Wolf

    • November 19, 1974
    • NBC

    An officer is driven by a desire to be the consummate cop. Randy: Christopher Connelly. Annette: Shelley Fabares. Faulkner: Tim O'Connor. Dell: Norman Fell.

  • S02E09 Love, Mabel

    • November 26, 1974
    • NBC

    A police officer is being stalked by a woman intent on destroying his marriage.

  • S02E10 Explosion

    • December 3, 1974
    • NBC

    A married detective is troubled by his attraction to a woman who manages a bus terminal threatened by a bomber.

  • S02E11 Capt. Hook

    • December 17, 1974
    • NBC

    An officer fitted with a prosthetic hook for a hand battles to be reassigned to active field duty. Barton: Richard Egan. Stuart: Dennis Cole. Jennie: Kim Darby. Jennings: Barry Atwater.

  • S02E12 Incident in the Kill Zone

    • January 7, 1975
    • NBC

    An ambitious sergeant, given command of a SWAT team, takes unnecessary risks. Yates: Jan-Michael Vincent. Tully: Lyle Bettger.

  • S02E13 Headhunter

    • January 14, 1975
    • NBC

    A veteran officer near retirement is accused of committing an indecent act in public. Stiles: Don Murray. Cates: Michael Anderson Jr. Janet: Shani Wallis. Mary: Joan Leslie. Sue Ellen: Madlyn Rhue.

  • S02E14 Year of the Dragon (1)

    • January 21, 1975
    • NBC

    Threats are made on the life of the only eyewitness to a Chinatown robbery-homicide that may presage a ware between two Asian youth gangs.

  • S02E15 Year of the Dragon (2)

    • January 28, 1975
    • NBC

    In Chinatown, detectives protect a threatened murder witness while trying to prevent a war between rival youth gangs.

  • S02E16 To Steal a Million

    • February 4, 1975
    • NBC

    An organized alliance of thieves is the focus of the hotel burglary division.

  • S02E17 Sniper

    • February 11, 1975
    • NBC

    A sniper is on the loose. Tony: Tony Lo Bianco. Thorpe: Glenn Corbett. Daniele: Patty Duke Astin. Harris: Alan Vint. Harman: Dane Clark. Dr. Partch: Marsha Hunt.

  • S02E18 The Execution

    • February 18, 1975
    • NBC

    A lieutenant mounts a massive effort to solve a long string of gangland-style killings. Jones: Scoey Mitchlll. Logan: John Ericson. Kathy Sherman: Sharon Farrell.

  • S02E19 The Man in the Shadows

    • February 25, 1975
    • NBC

    A junkie's vengeful widow volunteers to help track down the shadowy boss of a narcotics ring. Dolan: Robert Forster. Cruz: Richard Yniguez. Maggie: Patricia Crowley. Lowen: John Ireland.

  • S02E20 War Games

    • March 4, 1975
    • NBC

    Detectives infiltrate a small private militia in order to silence the guns of zealots who train their sights on minority groups.

  • S02E21 The Witness

    • March 11, 1975
    • NBC

    A feisty armed-robbery victim who is eager to testify may never make it to court. First he's arrested on an assault charge, and then he's kidnapped by the bandit's friends.

  • S02E22 The Return of Joe Forrester

    • May 6, 1975
    • NBC

    Detective Joe Forrester must go back to the rough area that was his old beat to try and catch a serial rapist.

Season 3

  • S03E01 Officer Needs Help

    • September 9, 1975
    • NBC

    In eight years on the force, a street cop racks up four killings in the line of duty... and that's too many for his superiors.

  • S03E02 The Cutting Edge

    • September 16, 1975
    • NBC

    A veteran officer loses interest in his work after his partner retires, leaving him without a single close friend.

  • S03E03 A Community of Victims

    • September 23, 1975
    • NBC

    Separate stories develop on converging paths: one about a pair of easygoing officers, the other about three addicts desperate for money.

  • S03E04 The Losing Game

    • September 30, 1975
    • NBC

    A policewoman jeopardizes her marriage to another officer when she becomes an undercover narcotics agent.

  • S03E05 The Cut Man Caper

    • October 28, 1975
    • NBC

    A shifty snitch plays both sides against each other when the authorities seek to squash a series of robberies.

  • S03E06 Face for a Shadow

    • November 7, 1975
    • NBC

    Investigators attempt to prove that a girl killed in a hit-and-run accident was actually a murder victim.

  • S03E07 The Test of Brotherhood

    • November 14, 1975
    • NBC

    An eager but inexperienced rookie finds an unrelenting taskmaster in his training officer...who also happens to be his elder brother.

  • S03E08 Empty Weapon

    • November 21, 1975
    • NBC

    A rookie is regarded with scorn after he fails to gun down a juvenile cop killer.

  • S03E09 Little Boy Lost

    • November 28, 1975
    • NBC

    A divorced detective becomes emotionally involved in the search for a missing four-year-old boy.

  • S03E10 Vice: Twenty-Four Hours

    • December 5, 1975
    • NBC

    A twenty-four hour stint with the vice squad follows a variety of cases, including that of a businessman who wants his wife murdered.

  • S03E11 Breaking Point

    • December 12, 1975
    • NBC

    A homicide detective investigates a shooting by a patrol officer who may have killed the wrong man.

  • S03E12 Company Man

    • December 19, 1975
    • NBC

    A married officer takes a romantic interest in a teacher while tracking down the leader of a car-theft ring.

  • S03E13 Spanish Class

    • January 2, 1976
    • NBC

    A young officer looking for action -- and a boost in pay if he becomes bilingual -- gets all the activity and Spanish he can handle when he transfers to the city's east side.

  • S03E14 Odyssey of Death (1)

    • January 9, 1976
    • NBC

    A detective pursues two men who leave a trail of rape, robbery, and death in their wake.

  • S03E15 Odyssey of Death (2)

    • January 16, 1976
    • NBC

    It's a family affair with two men, their wives, and their children, as they travel across the country in a campaign of armed robbery, rape, and murder.

  • S03E16 The Other Side of the Fence

    • January 23, 1976
    • NBC

    Detectives tail two jewel thieves who are suspected of murdering a fence.

  • S03E17 Fifty Cents, First Half Hour -- One Dollar and Seventy-Five Cents All Day

    • January 30, 1976
    • NBC

    Detectives hunt for a robber of parking lot attendants while investigating a possible murder case.

  • S03E18 Firebird

    • February 6, 1976
    • NBC

    An officer fights to make a comeback after suffering severe burns and being blinded in a helicopter crash.

  • S03E19 The Long Ball

    • February 13, 1976
    • NBC

    A sergeant will not admit to a drinking problem that is becoming progressively worse.

  • S03E20 Eamon Kinsella Royce

    • February 20, 1976
    • NBC

    A homicide detective who works on the side as an insurance investigator may have to quit his second job due to a conflict of interest in a case he's working.

  • S03E21 Officer Dooly

    • March 5, 1976
    • NBC

    An eager cop always seems to achieve the right ends through unauthorized means.

  • S03E22 Open City

    • March 12, 1976
    • NBC

    The filming of actual murders becomes a troubling new development in the pornography business.

Season 4

  • S04E01 Payment Deferred

    • September 21, 1976
    • NBC

  • S04E02 Bought and Paid For

    • October 5, 1976
    • NBC

  • S04E03 Two Frogs on a Mongoose

    • October 12, 1976
    • NBC

  • S04E04 The Other Side of the Badge

    • October 26, 1976
    • NBC

  • S04E05 Three Days to Thirty

    • November 9, 1976
    • NBC

  • S04E06 Trash Detail, Front and Center

    • November 16, 1976
    • NBC

  • S04E07 Thanksgiving

    • November 23, 1976
    • NBC

  • S04E08 Monster Manor

    • November 30, 1976
    • NBC

    A house known for its rowdy police-officer residents serves as cover for a vice-squad operation aimed at nabbing a prostitution ring. Pardnales: Joe Santos. LeBrix: Dennis Cole. Mary: Estelle Winwood. Toppazini: Ron Masak. Dobson: Edward Binns. Katie: Joyce Bulifant. Needles: Conrad Janis. Babs: Barbara Rhoades. Luntner: Robert Gentry.

  • S04E09 Oxford Gray

    • December 7, 1976
    • NBC

  • S04E10 The Jar (1)

    • December 14, 1976
    • NBC

  • S04E11 The Jar (2)

    • December 21, 1976
    • NBC

  • S04E12 Trial Board

    • January 4, 1977
    • NBC

    Sgt. Joe Wambaugh investigates an officer's accusation that a rookie stole $2 during a narcotics bust. Woods: James Louis Watkins. Lt. Rudy DeLeon: Joe Santos. Schlenz: Milt Kogan. Zieff: Steve Kanaly. Captain Mead: Eddie Egan. Sobhe: Casey Kasem. Fosbender: Paul Tulley.

  • S04E13 Spitfire

    • January 11, 1977
    • NBC

  • S04E14 Nightmare on a Sunday Morning

    • January 18, 1977
    • NBC

    Holly Green, a 19-year-old waitress is brutally beaten and raped by a pair of creeps, she then reluctantly helps bring her assailants to trial.

  • S04E15 The Malflores

    • January 25, 1977
    • NBC

  • S04E16 The Blue Fog

    • February 1, 1977
    • NBC

  • S04E17 Hard Rock Brown

    • February 15, 1977
    • NBC

  • S04E18 End of the Line

    • February 22, 1977
    • NBC

  • S04E19 One of Our Cops Is Crazy

    • March 1, 1977
    • NBC

  • S04E20 Ice Time

    • March 8, 1977
    • NBC

  • S04E21 The Six Foot Stretch

    • March 22, 1977
    • NBC

    Two teams of detectives compete in the hunt for a homicidal mugger who assaults elderly women. De Hart: Howard Duff. Hamilton Ward: Bernie Casey. Salter: George Maharis. Riggs: Shelly Novack. Lieutenant Keasby: Albert Salmi. Winthrop: Stanley Clay. Coolidge: Ernie Wheelwright. Menzel: John Chandler. Mrs. Ellman: Karmin Murcelo. Tillou: Ed Peck.

  • S04E22 Prime Rib

    • April 5, 1977
    • NBC

    Two narcs take an unauthorized risk to make an arrest after intercepting a courier apparently headed for a major pickup. Glenn Talbot: Robert Goulet. Marty Lacayo: David Groh. Hagedorn: Robert Symonds. Bill Massey: Ray Girardin. Serrato: Hector Elias. Shep: John Karlen. Gamboa: Art Batanides. Buffy: Cheryl Ladd.

Season 5

  • S05E01 Trigger Point

    • September 27, 1977
    • NBC

    The emotional stability of a veteran cop is strained by his deep commitment to his men. Inforzato: Scott Hylands. Margaret: Diana Muldaur. Carpenter: Robert Forster. Schaeffer: Scott Brady. Reynolds: Dennis Cole. Lee: Don Johnson. Nancy: Meg Foster. Bradshaw: Richard Venture.

  • S05E02 Stigma

    • November 8, 1977
    • NBC

    An officer is deeply troubled by the award of a Medal of Valor for a shoot-out in which his best friend and partner was killed. Featuring: Mike Connors, Cameron Mitchell, Diane Baker, Eddie Egan, Shelly Novack, David Ladd, Ken Swofford, Kim Richards, Laraine Stephens, James Darren, Martin Milner

  • S05E03 River of Promises

    • January 14, 1978
    • NBC

    To uncover an alien-smuggling ring, a California cop poses as an illegal Mexican immigrant. Cordelia: Joe Santos. Smith: Gregory Sierra. Lopez: Jaime Sanchez. Rosalia: Rose Portillo. Pedro: Julio Medina. Guzmano: Rene Enriquez. Hertz: Robert Alda. Caroline: Sue Lyon. Felco: Wolfman Jack. Fuentes: James Victor. Janzko: Frank Campanella.

  • S05E04 Day of Terror, Night of Fear

    • March 4, 1978
    • NBC

    Conclusion. Bank robbers take hostages, among them the deputy police chief's daughter. Tice: Chad Everett. Neptune: Warren Oates. Sharon Bristol: Sandy Dennis.

  • S05E05 The Broken Badge

    • March 19, 1978
    • NBC

    A Sergeants Bivins and Petrelli investigate the fatal shooting of a prostitute by a veteran beat cop with a history of bending the rules. The cop is then convicted and sent to the same prison that holds some of the men he sent there.

  • S05E06 No Margin for Error

    • April 30, 1978
    • NBC

    A cop is consumed by guilt after innocent bystanders are killed in police shoot-outs.

  • S05E07 A Chance to Live

    • May 28, 1978
    • NBC

    The head of an undercover narcotics division assigns a young policeman to infiltrate a high-school drug ring.

  • S05E08 A Cry for Justice

    • May 23, 1979
    • NBC

    Police detectives investigate the shotgun shooting of a police officer.

  • S05E09 Confessions of a Lady Cop

    • April 2, 1980
    • NBC

    Career and personal pressures bring a vice investigator to the brink of a nervous breakdown.

Additional Specials

  • SPECIAL 0x2 The Freeway Killings

    • May 3, 1987
    • NBC

    Police officers deal with personal and professional dilemmas as they search Los Angeles for a highway killer.

  • SPECIAL 0x3 The Cop Killers

    • October 29, 1988
    • NBC

    A patrolman's guilt over the death of his partner leads him into a relationship with the dead man's widow.

  • SPECIAL 0x4 Gladiator School

    • November 5, 1988
    • NBC

    A cop becomes the object of inmate vengeance after a trumped-up murder charge puts him behind prison walls.

  • SPECIAL 0x5 The Watch Commander

    • November 12, 1988
    • NBC

    The wife of a veteran cop becomes increasingly concerned over her husband's intense devotion to his men and duty.

  • SPECIAL 0x6 Burnout

    • November 26, 1988
    • NBC

    Self-doubts about a failed romance and a friend's suicide begin to take their toll on an emotionally distraught vice cop.

  • SPECIAL 0x7 Monster Manor (remake)

    • December 3, 1988
    • NBC

    A scheme to turn an old mansion into a haven for party animals snares misfit cops in a prostitution and drug sting.

  • SPECIAL 0x8 Cop Talk - Interview with Joseph Wambaugh