Dragnet: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This long-running show created by Jack Webb features the criminal investigations of police detective Joe Friday. Webb prided himself on making the cases as "realistic" as possible, with many of the cases taken from the files of the LAPD. The series was based on the popular radio series, and subsequently inspired three revivals in the 60s, 1989, and 2003.

Series details

• Title: Dragnet
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery
• Premiere date: 1951-12-16
• Final broadcast date listed: 1959-08-23
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8/10
• TVMaze ID: 2122

Cast and credited roles

• Jack Webb — Sgt. Joe Friday
• Ben Alexander — Off. Frank Smith
• Barney Phillips — Sgt. Ed Jacobs
• Herb Ellis — Off. Frank Smith
• Barton Yarborough — Sgt. Ben Romero

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1951-12-16; final listed air date 1952-06-19; episode order: 14.
• Season 2: premiered 1952-09-11; final listed air date 1953-06-25; episode order: 33.
• Season 3: premiered 1953-09-03; final listed air date 1954-05-27; episode order: 39.
• Season 4: premiered 1954-08-26; final listed air date 1955-05-26; episode order: 39.
• Season 5: premiered 1955-09-08; final listed air date 1956-05-31; episode order: 39.
• Season 6: premiered 1956-09-27; final listed air date 1957-05-23; episode order: 34.
• Season 7: premiered 1957-09-26; final listed air date 1958-06-26; episode order: 39.
• Season 8: premiered 1958-09-23; final listed air date 1959-08-23; episode order: 39.

Source and licence

Adapted from Dragnet on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.