The M stands for murder in these stories of Chicago's top robbery/homicide detective.
Show Details:
Start date: Sep 1957
End date: Jun 1960
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): NBC (US)
Run time: 30 min
Episodes: 117 eps
Genre(s): Crime/Mystery, Drama
End date: Jun 1960
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): NBC (US)
Run time: 30 min
Episodes: 117 eps
Genre(s): Crime/Mystery, Drama
Credits:
- Lee Marvin as Lt. Frank Ballinger
- Paul Newlan as Capt. Grey
Episode list & details from:
TVmaze •
TV.com
| Episode # | Original Air Date |
Titles | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | |||
| 1. | 1-1 | 20 Sep 57 | The Golden Look |
| 2. | 1-2 | 27 Sep 57 | Watchdog |
| 3. | 1-3 | 04 Oct 57 | Neighborhood Killer |
| 4. | 1-4 | 11 Oct 57 | Pete Loves Mary |
| 5. | 1-5 | 18 Oct 57 | Face of Evil |
| 6. | 1-6 | 01 Nov 57 | Street of Fear |
| 7. | 1-7 | 08 Nov 57 | The Matinee Trade |
| 8. | 1-8 | 15 Nov 57 | The Hard Case |
| 9. | 1-9 | 22 Nov 57 | Killer in Town |
| 10. | 1-10 | 29 Nov 57 | Diamond Hard |
| 11. | 1-11 | 06 Dec 57 | The Alibi Witness |
| 12. | 1-12 | 13 Dec 57 | The Specialists |
| 13. | 1-13 | 20 Dec 57 | Family Portrait |
| 14. | 1-14 | 27 Dec 57 | The Palace Guard |
| 15. | 1-15 | 03 Jan 58 | The Slow Trap |
| 16. | 1-16 | 10 Jan 58 | The Cover Up |
| 17. | 1-17 | 17 Jan 58 | Blue Indigo |
| 18. | 1-18 | 24 Jan 58 | The Long Ride |
| 19. | 1-19 | 31 Jan 58 | Shakedown |
| 20. | 1-20 | 07 Feb 58 | Dolly's Bear |
| 21. | 1-21 | 14 Feb 58 | Lover's Lane Killing |
| 22. | 1-22 | 21 Feb 58 | The Frightened Wife |
| 23. | 1-23 | 28 Feb 58 | The Black Mermaid |
| 24. | 1-24 | 07 Mar 58 | The Man in Hiding |
| 25. | 1-25 | 14 Mar 58 | Chicago Bluebeard |
| 26. | 1-26 | 21 Mar 58 | Girl Lost |
| 27. | 1-27 | 28 Mar 58 | Hideout |
| 28. | 1-28 | 04 Apr 58 | Shot in the Dark |
| 29. | 1-29 | 11 Apr 58 | The Twenty-Six Girl |
| 30. | 1-30 | 18 Apr 58 | Fight |
| 31. | 1-31 | 25 Apr 58 | Guilty Alibi |
| 32. | 1-32 | 02 May 58 | The Healer |
| 33. | 1-33 | 09 May 58 | Day of Terror |
| 34. | 1-34 | 16 May 58 | The $20 Plates |
| 35. | 1-35 | 23 May 58 | The Double Face |
| 36. | 1-36 | 30 May 58 | The System |
| 37. | 1-37 | 06 Jun 58 | Woman from Paris |
| 38. | 1-38 | 13 Jun 58 | Accusation |
| Season 2 | |||
| 39. | 2-1 | 19 Sep 58 | More Deadly |
| 40. | 2-2 | 26 Sep 58 | Dead or Alive |
| 41. | 2-3 | 03 Oct 58 | The Missing Claimant |
| 42. | 2-4 | 10 Oct 58 | The Refugee |
| 43. | 2-5 | 24 Oct 58 | The Trap |
| 44. | 2-6 | 31 Oct 58 | Force of Habit |
| 45. | 2-7 | 07 Nov 58 | The Phantom Raiders |
| 46. | 2-8 | 14 Nov 58 | The Merits of the Case |
| 47. | 2-9 | 21 Nov 58 | The Big Kill |
| 48. | 2-10 | 28 Nov 58 | The Sitters |
| 49. | 2-11 | 05 Dec 58 | The Executioner |
| 50. | 2-12 | 12 Dec 58 | The Widows |
| 51. | 2-13 | 19 Dec 58 | Contraband |
| 52. | 2-14 | 26 Dec 58 | Prescription for Murder |
| 53. | 2-15 | 02 Jan 59 | The Teacher (aka Trade School) |
| 54. | 2-16 | 09 Jan 59 | The Third Shadow |
| 55. | 2-17 | 23 Jan 59 | One Man's Life |
| 56. | 2-18 | 30 Jan 59 | The Jumper |
| 57. | 2-19 | 06 Feb 59 | The Last Act |
| 58. | 2-20 | 13 Feb 59 | Mugger Murder |
| 59. | 2-21 | 20 Feb 59 | The Star Witness |
| 60. | 2-22 | 27 Feb 59 | The Take Over |
| 61. | 2-23 | 06 Mar 59 | Voluntary Surrender |
| 62. | 2-24 | 13 Mar 59 | Death Threat |
| 63. | 2-25 | 20 Mar 59 | The Harpies |
| 64. | 2-26 | 27 Mar 59 | Ghost Town |
| 65. | 2-27 | 03 Apr 59 | The Vanishing Lady |
| 66. | 2-28 | 10 Apr 59 | The Crush Out |
| 67. | 2-29 | 17 Apr 59 | The Fire Makers |
| 68. | 2-30 | 24 Apr 59 | The Terror on Dark Street |
| 69. | 2-31 | 01 May 59 | Robber's Roost |
| 70. | 2-32 | 08 May 59 | The Baited Hook |
| 71. | 2-33 | 15 May 59 | Model in the Lake |
| 72. | 2-34 | 22 May 59 | The Outsider |
| 73. | 2-35 | 29 May 59 | High School Bride |
| 74. | 2-36 | 05 Jun 59 | The Dangerous Game |
| 75. | 2-37 | 12 Jun 59 | Decoy in White |
| 76. | 2-38 | 19 Jun 59 | Mr. Grim's Rabbits |
| 77. | 2-39 | 26 Jun 59 | Platter Pirates |
| 78. | 2-40 | 03 Jul 59 | Death Is a Clock |
| Season 3 | |||
| 79. | 3-1 | 18 Sep 59 | Ten Minutes to Doomsday |
| 80. | 3-2 | 25 Sep 59 | The European Plan |
| 81. | 3-3 | 02 Oct 59 | Sunday Punch |
| 82. | 3-4 | 09 Oct 59 | Jeopardy by Fire |
| 83. | 3-5 | 16 Oct 59 | Murder in C-Sharp Minor |
| 84. | 3-6 | 23 Oct 59 | The Human Bond |
| 85. | 3-7 | 30 Oct 59 | Mama's Boy |
| 86. | 3-8 | 06 Nov 59 | Shred of Doubt |
| 87. | 3-9 | 20 Nov 59 | Death by Adoption |
| 88. | 3-10 | 27 Nov 59 | Another Face, Another Life |
| 89. | 3-11 | 04 Dec 59 | Voice from the Grave |
| 90. | 3-12 | 11 Dec 59 | The Upset |
| 91. | 3-13 | 18 Dec 59 | One of Our Armored Cars Is Missing |
| 92. | 3-14 | 25 Dec 59 | The Ivy League Bank Robbers |
| 93. | 3-15 | 01 Jan 60 | The Twisted Way |
| 94. | 3-16 | 08 Jan 60 | The Man Who Went Straight |
| 95. | 3-17 | 15 Jan 60 | The Second Best Killer |
| 96. | 3-18 | 22 Jan 60 | Pitched Battle at Bluebell Acres |
| 97. | 3-19 | 26 Jan 60 | The Man Who Lost His Brain |
| 98. | 3-20 | 02 Feb 60 | Debt of Honor |
| 99. | 3-21 | 09 Feb 60 | The Man with Frank's Face |
| 100. | 3-22 | 16 Feb 60 | Burglar's Nightmare |
| 101. | 3-23 | 23 Feb 60 | Needle in the Haystack |
| 102. | 3-24 | 01 Mar 60 | Race to Death |
| 103. | 3-25 | 08 Mar 60 | The Velvet Stake-out |
| 104. | 3-26 | 15 Mar 60 | Anything for Joe |
| 105. | 3-27 | 22 Mar 60 | A Kid Up There |
| 106. | 3-28 | 29 Mar 60 | Diary of a Bomber |
| 107. | 3-29 | 05 Apr 60 | Let There Be Light |
| 108. | 3-30 | 12 Apr 60 | A Gun for Mother's Day |
| 109. | 3-31 | 19 Apr 60 | The Man with the Ice |
| 110. | 3-32 | 03 May 60 | Dead Parrots Don't Talk |
| 111. | 3-33 | 10 May 60 | Grenade for a Summer Evening |
| 112. | 3-34 | 17 May 60 | Two Days for Willy |
| 113. | 3-35 | 24 May 60 | Badge for a Coward |
| 114. | 3-36 | 31 May 60 | Closed Season |
| 115. | 3-37 | 07 Jun 60 | Fire in the Sky |
| 116. | 3-38 | 14 Jun 60 | The Tiger's Cage |
| 117. | 3-39 | 21 Jun 60 | The Bad Apple |
DVDs are available:
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Complete Series (15 discs) ![]() |
