Airs Next: NBC at Thursday 9:00 PM (30 min.)
Status:
Ended
Premiered:
December 16, 1951
Last Aired:
August 23, 1959
Show Categories:
Drama, Soap 
The program opened each week with these words from
Det. Sgt. Joe Friday: "This is the city, Los Angeles,
California. I work here, I carry a badge." Then that
arresting theme music began to play ("Dum-de-dum-dum").
Probably the most successful police drama in television
history. Dragnet's hallmark was its appearance of realism,
from the documentary-style narration by Joe Friday, to...
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Episodes
add »Friday and Smith investigate a series of robberies. This is the final episode.
Aired: August 23, 1959
| 275. The Big Counterfeit | August 16, 1959 | 0 Reviews | 8.47 |
| 274. The Big .38 | August 9, 1959 | 0 Reviews | 7.50 |
| 273. The Big Operator | August 2, 1959 | 0 Reviews | 7.00 |
| 272. The Big Appetite | July 26, 1959 | 0 Reviews | 7.60 |
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Show: Dragnet (1951)
Popularity Rank: 2,191 of 17,413
Ratings Rank: 2,888 of 17,413 (
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Show Reviews: 1
People Tracking: 30
Popularity Rank: 2,191 of 17,413
Ratings Rank: 2,888 of 17,413 (
3)
Show Reviews: 1
People Tracking: 30
Show
Score: 7.6 Good 75 votes
Score: 7.6 Good 75 votes
perfect: 25 (33.8%)
good: 16 (21.6%)
great: 11 (14.9%)
abysmal: 6 (8.1%)
Other: 16 (21.7%)
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