| This show began by saying "Once upon a time, there were 3 little girls who went to the police academy" |
<i>Charlie\'s Angels</i> |
200 |
November 8, 2007 |
| Bing Crosby was an early choice to play this detective but said no, so Peter Falk got the role |
Columbo |
400 |
November 8, 2007 |
| Expecting cancellation, this Hawaiian eye was killed off in 1987 but oops! got renewed & resuscitated |
Magnum, P.I. |
600 |
November 8, 2007 |
| Top fashion model Maddie Hayes became a reluctant P.I. paired with David Addison on this show |
<i>Moonlighting</i> |
800 |
November 8, 2007 |
| "This is" this trailer-dwelling private eye. "At the tone, leave your name & message. I'll get back to you" |
Rockford |
1000 |
November 8, 2007 |
| A former homicide detective on "NYPD BLUE", he's now solving homicides on "CSI: Miami" |
David Caruso |
200 |
October 30, 2003 |
| 2/3 of this title team that debuted in 1976 were played by a former Wella Balsam model & a former Breck Girl |
Charlie\'s Angels |
400 |
October 30, 2003 |
| On NBC William Conrad played this stout detective -- Rex Stout |
Nero Wolfe |
600 |
October 30, 2003 |
| City whose streets were the beat for the detectives in "Homicide: Life on the Street" |
Baltimore |
800 |
October 30, 2003 |
| In 1975 Tony Franciosa played this TV playboy detective played on film by Dean Martin |
Matt Helm |
1000 |
October 30, 2003 |
| Before "Alice", Linda Lavin worked under this captain of the 12th Precinct |
Barney Miller |
100 |
April 9, 1990 |
| He was Lieut. Tobias on "Mannix" at the same time he was playing Mike Brady |
Robert Reed |
500 |
April 9, 1990 |
| She's won 4 Tonys for her Broadway roles, but, so far, not one Emmy for "Murder, She Wrote" |
Angela Lansbury |
100 |
May 3, 1989 |
| This Raymond Burr character had been shot in the spine by a would-be assassin |
Ironside |
200 |
May 3, 1989 |
| Every show began with a murder that was neatly solved by this sloppy detective |
Columbo |
300 |
May 3, 1989 |
| This former Miss America played Buddy Ebsen's daughter-in-law on "Barnaby Jones" |
Lee Meriwether |
400 |
May 3, 1989 |
| In his 1st & last major TV role, he played Inspector Steve Keller on "The Streets of San Francisco" |
Michael Douglas |
500 |
May 3, 1989 |
| This series premiered on Friday, the 13th of September 1974 & starred James Garner |
<i>The Rockford Files</i> |
100 |
November 23, 1988 |
| Magnum's first name |
Thomas |
300 |
November 23, 1988 |
| Wojo, a character in this series, had flunked the sergeant's exam 5 times |
<i>Barney Miller</i> |
400 |
November 23, 1988 |
| David Janssen played this ex-cop who walked around with a bullet lodged in his back |
Harry O |
500 |
November 23, 1988 |
| [AUDIO DAILY DOUBLE] His favorite nightspot was "Mother's" & his theme was the following: [instrumental] |
Peter Gunn |
|
November 23, 1988 |
| Jack Klugman starred as this crusading coroner with no apparent 1st name |
Quincy |
100 |
July 6, 1987 |
| Sales of these increased when Kojak started using them to stop smoking |
lollipops |
200 |
July 6, 1987 |
| This series featuring a trio of detectives was once described as "a skin & hair show" |
<i>Charlie\'s Angels</i> |
300 |
July 6, 1987 |
| Lt. Columbo was inspired by the characteristics of Petrovich, the policeman in this Dostoevski novel |
<i>Crime and Punishment</i> |
400 |
July 6, 1987 |
| Occupation of Fenton Hardy, father of "The Hardy Boys" |
a private detective |
500 |
July 6, 1987 |