List of Police Story episodes

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This is a list of episodes for the television series Police Story.

Original series overview[]

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 22 September 25, 1973 March 26, 1974
2 22 September 10, 1974 May 6, 1975
3 22 September 9, 1975 March 12, 1976
4 22 September 21, 1976 April 5, 1977
5 7 September 27, 1977 May 23, 1979
6 3 April 2, 1980 May 3, 1987

Original series episodes[]

Season 1 (1973–74)[]

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byRuntimeOriginal air date
1Pilot"Slow Boy"E. Jack NeumanWilliam A. Graham120 minMarch 20, 1973 (1973-03-20)
21"Dangerous Games"John BadhamRobert L. Collins60 minOctober 2, 1973 (1973-10-02)
32"Requiem for an Informer"Marvin ChomskySy Salkowitz60 minOctober 9, 1973 (1973-10-09)
43"The Ten Year Honeymoon"Marvin ChomskyE. Arthur Kean60 minOctober 23, 1973 (1973-10-23)
54"The Violent Homecoming"Virgil VogelMark Rodgers60 minOctober 30, 1973 (1973-10-30)
65"The Ho Chi Minh Trail"Richard BenedictMichael Donovan60 minNovember 6, 1973 (1973-11-06)
76"Collision Course"David FriedkinStanford Whitmore60 minNovember 20, 1973 (1973-11-20)
87"Death on Credit"Edward M. AbromsSy Salkowitz60 minNovember 27, 1973 (1973-11-27)
98"The Big Walk"Robert DayDon Ingalls60 minDecember 4, 1973 (1973-12-04)
109"Man on a Rack"John Llewellyn MoxeyAdrian Spies60 minDecember 11, 1973 (1973-12-11)
1110"Line of Fire"Barry CraneE. Arthur Kean60 minDecember 18, 1973 (1973-12-18)
1211"Chain of Command"Leo PennS : David Friedkin;
S/T : Morton Fine
60 minJanuary 8, 1974 (1974-01-08)
1312"Countdown: Part 1"Richard BenedictMark Rodgers60 minJanuary 15, 1974 (1974-01-15)
1413"Countdown: Part 2"Richard BenedictMark Rodgers60 minJanuary 23, 1974 (1974-01-23)
1514"Cop in the Middle"Gary NelsonSy Salkowitz60 minJanuary 29, 1974 (1974-01-29)
1615"The Ripper"Gary NelsonDon Ingalls60 minFebruary 12, 1974 (1974-02-12)
1716"Country Boy"Barry CraneMichael Donovan60 minFebruary 19, 1974 (1974-02-19)
1817"The Hunters"
"Big John Morrison"
Richard BenedictSy Salkowitz90 minFebruary 26, 1974 (1974-02-26)
1918"Wyatt Earp Syndrome"Robert L. CollinsRobert L. Collins60 minMarch 5, 1974 (1974-03-05)
2019"Fingerprint"Barry CraneSy Salkowitz60 minMarch 12, 1974 (1974-03-12)
2120"Chief"Virgil VogelRobert L. Collins60 minMarch 19, 1974 (1974-03-19)
2221"The Gamble"Richard BenedictRobert L. Collins60 minMarch 26, 1974 (1974-03-26)

Season 2 (1974–75)[]

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byRuntimeOriginal air date
231"A Dangerous Age"Virgil VogelE. Arthur Kean60 minSeptember 10, 1974 (1974-09-10)
242"Requiem for C.Z. Smith"Paul KrasnyRobert L. Collins60 minSeptember 17, 1974 (1974-09-17)
253"Robbery: 48 Hours"Virgil VogelRobert L. Collins60 minSeptember 24, 1974 (1974-09-24)
264"Fathers and Sons"Gary NelsonLeonardo Bercovici60 minOctober 1, 1974 (1974-10-01)
275"World Full of Hurt"Barry CraneSean Baine60 minOctober 8, 1974 (1974-10-08)
286"Glamour Boy"Virgil VogelSy Salkowitz60 minOctober 29, 1974 (1974-10-29)
297"Across the Line"Nicholas ColasantoMark Rodgers & E. Jack Neuman60 minNovember 12, 1974 (1974-11-12)
308"Wolf"Barry ShearE. Arthur Kean60 minNovember 19, 1974 (1974-11-19)
319"Love, Mabel"Robert L. CollinsS : Shel Willens;
S/T : Jerrold L. Ludwig
60 minNovember 26, 1974 (1974-11-26)
3210"Explosion"Alex MarchSy Salkowitz60 minDecember 3, 1974 (1974-12-03)
3311"Captain Hook"Richard BenedictFrank Telford60 minDecember 17, 1974 (1974-12-17)
3412"Incident in the Kill Zone"Alexander SingerE. Arthur Kean60 minJanuary 7, 1975 (1975-01-07)
3513"Headhunter"Alexander SingerJerrold L. Ludwig60 minJanuary 14, 1975 (1975-01-14)
3614"Year of the Dragon: Part 1"Virgil VogelMark Rodgers60 minJanuary 21, 1975 (1975-01-21)
3715"Year of the Dragon: Part 2"Virgil VogelMark Rodgers60 minJanuary 28, 1975 (1975-01-28)
3816"To Steal a Million"Barry CraneCalvin Clements Jr.60 minFebruary 4, 1975 (1975-02-04)
3917"Sniper"Alex MarchLarry Brody & Sy Salkowitz60 minFebruary 11, 1975 (1975-02-11)
4018"The Execution"Alexander SingerSean Baine60 minFebruary 18, 1975 (1975-02-18)
4119"The Man in the Shadows"Richard BenedictJerrold L. Ludwig60 minFebruary 25, 1975 (1975-02-25)
4220"War Games"Richard BenedictDavid Moessinger60 minMarch 4, 1975 (1975-03-04)
4321"The Witness"Edward M. AbromsKen Pettus & Sy Salkowitz60 minMarch 11, 1975 (1975-03-11)
4422"The Return of Joe Forrester"Virgil VogelMark Rodgers90 minMay 6, 1975 (1975-05-06)

Season 3 (1975–76)[]

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byRuntimeOriginal air date
451"Officer Needs Help"Paul WendkosEd Waters60 minSeptember 9, 1975 (1975-09-09)
462"The Cutting Edge"Michael O'HerlihyE. Arthur Kean60 minSeptember 16, 1975 (1975-09-16)
473"A Community of Victims"Robert L. CollinsRobert L. Collins60 minSeptember 23, 1975 (1975-09-23)
484"Losing Game"Alex MarchMark Rodgers60 minSeptember 30, 1975 (1975-09-30)
495"The Cut Man Caper"Don MedfordLarry Brody120 minOctober 28, 1975 (1975-10-28)
506"Face for a Shadow"Alex MarchDon Ingalls60 minNovember 7, 1975 (1975-11-07)
517"Test of Brotherhood"Don MedfordRick Kelbaugh60 minNovember 14, 1975 (1975-11-14)
528"The Empty Weapon"Michael O'HerlihySean Baine60 minNovember 21, 1975 (1975-11-21)
539"Little Boy Lost"Alexander SingerJerrold L. Ludwig60 minNovember 28, 1975 (1975-11-28)
5410"Vice: 24 Hours"Lee H. KatzinDon Ingalls60 minDecember 5, 1975 (1975-12-05)
5511"Breaking Point"Robert L. CollinsRobert L. Collins & Christian Wise60 minDecember 12, 1975 (1975-12-12)
5612"Company Man"Alexander SingerJerrold L. Ludwig60 minDecember 19, 1975 (1975-12-19)
5713"Spanish Class"Gary NelsonMark Rodgers60 minJanuary 2, 1976 (1976-01-02)
5814"Odyssey of Death: Part 1"Don MedfordHarold Medford60 minJanuary 9, 1976 (1976-01-09)
5915"Odyssey of Death: Part 2"Don MedfordHarold Medford60 minJanuary 16, 1976 (1976-01-16)
6016"The Other Side of the Fence"Alexander SingerS : Joshua Hanke;
T : Tim Maschler
60 minJanuary 23, 1976 (1976-01-23)
6117"50 Cents-First Half Hour, $75 All Day"Barry CraneMillard Kaufman60 minJanuary 30, 1976 (1976-01-30)
6218"Firebird"Lee H. KatzinE. Arthur Kean60 minFebruary 6, 1976 (1976-02-06)
6319"The Long Ball"Alexander SingerEric Bercovici60 minFebruary 13, 1976 (1976-02-13)
6420"Eamon Kinsella Royce"Tony Lo BiancoMichael Mann60 minFebruary 20, 1976 (1976-02-20)
6521"Officer Dooly"E. Arthur KeanE. Arthur Kean60 minMarch 5, 1976 (1976-03-05)
6622"Open City"Barry CraneSean Baine60 minMarch 12, 1976 (1976-03-12)

Season 4 (1976–77)[]

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byRuntimeOriginal air date
671"Payment Deferred"Corey AllenEric Bercovici & Leonardo Bercovici60 minSeptember 21, 1976 (1976-09-21)
682"Bought and Paid For"Alf KjellinSean Baine60 minOctober 5, 1976 (1976-10-05)
693"Two Frogs on a Mongoose"Bob KelljanRick Kelbaugh60 minOctober 12, 1976 (1976-10-12)
704"The Other Side of the Badge"Gary NelsonEric Bercovici60 minOctober 26, 1976 (1976-10-26)
715"Three Days to Thirty"Barry CraneShel Willens60 minNovember 9, 1976 (1976-11-09)
726"Trash Detail, Front and Center"Seymour RobbieRick Kelbaugh60 minNovember 16, 1976 (1976-11-16)
737"Thanksgiving"Jerry LondonMichael Mann60 minNovember 23, 1976 (1976-11-23)
748"Monster Manor"Barry ShearJohn Sacret Young60 minNovember 30, 1976 (1976-11-30)
759"Oxford Gray"Vince EdwardsKendelle J. Blair & David Korn60 minDecember 7, 1976 (1976-12-07)
7610"The Jar: Part 1"Michael O'HerlihyShel Willens60 minDecember 14, 1976 (1976-12-14)
7711"The Jar: Part 2"Michael O'HerlihyShel Willens60 minDecember 21, 1976 (1976-12-21)
7812"Trial Board"Corey AllenMichael Mann60 minJanuary 4, 1977 (1977-01-04)
7913"Spitfire"Seymour RobbieEd Waters60 minJanuary 11, 1977 (1977-01-11)
8014"Nightmare on a Sunday Morning"Bob KelljanS : David Korn;
T : Liam O'Brien & Ed Waters
60 minJanuary 18, 1977 (1977-01-18)
8115"The Malflores"Alexander SingerJohn Sacret Young60 minJanuary 25, 1977 (1977-01-25)
8216"The Blue Fog"Michael O'HerlihyShel Willens60 minFebruary 1, 1977 (1977-02-01)
8317"Hard Rock Brown"Alf KjellinMichael Donovan60 minFebruary 15, 1977 (1977-02-15)
8418"End of the Line"Michael O'HerlihySean Baine60 minFebruary 22, 1977 (1977-02-22)
8519"One of Our Cops Is Crazy"E. Arthur KeanE. Arthur Kean60 minMarch 1, 1977 (1977-03-01)
8620"Ice Time"Robert ScheererJohn Sacret Young60 minMarch 8, 1977 (1977-03-08)
8721"The Six Foot Stretch"Michael O'HerlihyE. Arthur Kean60 minMarch 24, 1977 (1977-03-24)
8822"Prime Rib"Don McDougallEd Waters60 minApril 5, 1977 (1977-04-05)

Season 5 (1977–78)[]

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byRuntimeOriginal air date
891"Trigger Point"Jerry LondonMark Rodgers120 minSeptember 27, 1977 (1977-09-27)
902"Stigma"Barry ShearRick Kelbaugh120 minNovember 9, 1977 (1977-11-09)
913"River of Promises"Lee H. KatzinMichael Mann120 minJanuary 14, 1978 (1978-01-14)
924"Day of Terror... Night of Fear"E. Arthur KeanE. Arthur Kean120 minMarch 4, 1978 (1978-03-04)
935"The Broken Badge"Lee H. KatzinAdrian Leeds120 minMarch 19, 1978 (1978-03-19)
946"No Margin for Error"Virgil VogelMark Rodgers120 minApril 30, 1978 (1978-04-30)
957"A Chance to Live"Corey AllenS : Richard Fielder;
T : Larry Brody
120 minMay 28, 1978 (1978-05-28)

Specials (1979–87)[]

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byRuntimeOriginal air date
961"A Cry for Justice"Bob KelljanCalvin Clements Jr.120 minMay 23, 1979 (1979-05-23)
972"Confessions of a Lady Cop"Lee H. KatzinMark Rodgers120 minApril 28, 1980 (1980-04-28)
983"The Freeway Killings"William A. GrahamMark Rodgers240 minMay 3, 1987 (1987-05-03)

Revival series overview[]

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 5 October 29, 1988 December 3, 1988

Revival series episodes[]

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
Rating/share
(households)
R1"The Cop Killers"Larry ShawRick KelbaughOctober 29, 1988 (1988-10-29)13.7[1]9.0/16[1]
Remake of "Stigma"
R2"Gladiator School"James DarrenAdrian LeedsNovember 5, 1988 (1988-11-05)11.9[2]8.1/15[2]
Remake of "The Broken Badge"
R3"The Watch Commander"Gary NelsonMark RodgersNovember 12, 1988 (1988-11-12)13.6[3]8.9/16[3]
Remake of "Trigger Point"
R4"Burnout"Michael SwitzerMark RodgersNovember 26, 1988 (1988-11-26)11.8[4]8.2/15[4]
Remake of "Confessions of a Lady Cop"
R5"Monster Manor"Aaron LipstadtJohn Sacret YoungDecember 3, 1988 (1988-12-03)10.1[5]6.6/12[5]
Remake of "Monster Manor"

References[]

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  2. ^ a b "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. November 9, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306136856.
  3. ^ a b "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. November 16, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306140699.
  4. ^ a b "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. November 30, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306106502.
  5. ^ a b "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. December 7, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306146398.

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