The Detectives (1959) (a Titles & Air Dates Guide)

The Detectives (1959)

(a Titles & Air Dates Guide)

Last updated: Sun, 16 Nov 2025 -1:00

A tough, no-nonsense police captain organizes an elite investigative unit combining detectives from the burglary, homicide, and bunco divisions.

Show Details:

Start date: Oct 1959
End date: May 1962
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): ABC (US) / NBC (US)
Run time: 60 min
Episodes: 97 eps
Genre(s): Crime/Mystery, Drama

Credits:

regulars:
Robert Taylor as Det. Capt. Matt Holbrook
Tige Andrews as Det. Lt. John Russo
Russell Thorson as Det. Lt. Otto Lindstrom
Mark Goddard as Sgt. Chris Ballard

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Episode list & details from: TVmaze • TV.com

Episode #		Original Air Date	Titles

Season 1

1.	1-1	16 Oct 59	The Streger Affair
2.	1-2	23 Oct 59	Shot in the Dark
3.	1-3	30 Oct 59	The Hiding Place
4.	1-4	06 Nov 59	Decoy
5.	1-5	13 Nov 59	Murderous Deadline
6.	1-6	20 Nov 59	The Bait
7.	1-7	27 Nov 59	My Name is Tommy
8.	1-8	04 Dec 59	Back-Seat Driver
9.	1-9	11 Dec 59	Two-Time Loser
10.	1-10	18 Dec 59	The Long Drive
11.	1-11	25 Dec 59	Masquerade
12.	1-12	01 Jan 60	Life in the Balance
13.	1-13	08 Jan 60	Karate
14.	1-14	15 Jan 60	Blue Fire
15.	1-15	22 Jan 60	My Brother's Keeper
16.	1-16	29 Jan 60	House Call
17.	1-17	05 Feb 60	The Trap
18.	1-18	12 Feb 60	Conspiracy of Silence
19.	1-19	19 Feb 60	Twelve Hours to Live
20.	1-20	26 Feb 60	Anatomy of Fear
21.	1-21	04 Mar 60	Armed and Dangerous
22.	1-22	11 Mar 60	The Bad Eye of Rose Rosetti
23.	1-23	18 Mar 60	Time and Tide
24.	1-24	25 Mar 60	Little Girl Lost
25.	1-25	01 Apr 60	The Chameleon Truck
26.	1-26	08 Apr 60	The Old Gang
27.	1-27	15 Apr 60	The Bodyguards
28.	1-28	22 Apr 60	The Prowler
29.	1-29	29 Apr 60	Face Down, Floating
30.	1-30	06 May 60	The Long Jump
31.	1-31	13 May 60	Trial by Fire
32.	1-32	20 May 60	The Retirement of Maria Muir
33.	1-33	27 May 60	Song of Songs

Season 2

34.	2-1	16 Sep 60	The New Man
35.	2-2	23 Sep 60	Longshot
36.	2-3	30 Sep 60	The Sports Job
37.	2-4	07 Oct 60	Alibis
38.	2-5	14 Oct 60	Shuttle
39.	2-6	04 Nov 60	Cop on Trial
40.	2-7	11 Nov 60	The Little Witness
41.	2-8	18 Nov 60	You Only Die Once
42.	2-9	25 Nov 60	Adopted
43.	2-10	02 Dec 60	The Other Side
44.	2-11	09 Dec 60	The Scalpel
45.	2-12	16 Dec 60	Big Poison
46.	2-13	23 Dec 60	The Informer
47.	2-14	30 Dec 60	Razor's Edge
48.	2-15	06 Jan 61	The Frightened Ones
49.	2-16	13 Jan 61	Power Failure
50.	2-17	20 Jan 61	Kinfolk
51.	2-18	27 Jan 61	Quiet Night
52.	2-19	03 Feb 61	See No Evil
53.	2-20	10 Feb 61	Personal Enemy
54.	2-21	17 Feb 61	Matt's Woman
55.	2-22	24 Feb 61	An Eye for an Eye
56.	2-23	03 Mar 61	Bad Apple
57.	2-24	10 Mar 61	Not So Long Ago
58.	2-25	17 Mar 61	The Reason
59.	2-26	23 Mar 61	Never the Twain
60.	2-27	24 Mar 61	Secret Assignment
61.	2-28	31 Mar 61	Time for Decision
62.	2-29	07 Apr 61	Terror on Ice
63.	2-30	14 Apr 61	Little Boy Clue
64.	2-31	21 Apr 61	The Short Way Home
65.	2-32	28 Apr 61	Other Cheek
66.	2-33	05 May 61	The Airtight Case
67.	2-34	12 May 61	Duty Date
68.	2-35	19 May 61	The Champ

Season 3

69.	3-1	29 Sep 61	Tobey's Place
70.	3-2	06 Oct 61	The Legend of Jim Riva
71.	3-3	13 Oct 61	Shadow of His Brother
72.	3-4	27 Oct 61	A Barrell Full of Monkeys
73.	3-5	03 Nov 61	One Lucky Break
74.	3-6	10 Nov 61	A Piece of Tomorrow
75.	3-7	17 Nov 61	Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
76.	3-8	01 Dec 61	Hit and Miss
77.	3-9	08 Dec 61	Song of the Guilty Heart
78.	3-10	15 Dec 61	Escort
79.	3-11	22 Dec 61	The Queen of Craven Point
80.	3-12	29 Dec 61	Act of God
81.	3-13	12 Jan 62	Point of No Return
82.	3-14	19 Jan 62	Crossed Wires
83.	3-15	26 Jan 62	Night on the Town
84.	3-16	02 Feb 62	Pandora's Box
85.	3-17	09 Feb 62	The Jagged Edge
86.	3-18	16 Feb 62	The Outsider
87.	3-19	23 Feb 62	Walk a Crooked Line
88.	3-20	02 Mar 62	Night Boat
89.	3-21	09 Mar 62	One Lousy Wednesday
90.	3-22	16 Mar 62	The Con Man
91.	3-23	23 Mar 62	Never the Twain
92.	3-24	30 Mar 62	Three Blind Mice (1)
93.	3-25	06 Apr 62	Three Blind Mice (2)
94.	3-26	13 Apr 62	Finders Keepers
95.	3-27	20 Apr 62	The Fourth Commandment
96.	3-28	27 Apr 62	The Walls Have Eyes
97.	3-29	04 May 62	Strangers in the House
98.	3-30	18 May 62	Saturday Edition

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