The Name of the Game: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Name of the Game was actually three series under one title. It rotated among three characters working at Howard Publications, a large magazine publishing company—Jeffrey "Jeff" Dillon, a crusading reporter with People magazine (before there was a real-life People magazine); Glenn Howard, the sophisticated, well-connected publisher; and Daniel "Dan" Farrell, the editor of Crime magazine. Serving as a common connection was Peggy Maxwell, the editorial assistant for each.

Series details

• Title: The Name of the Game
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Action, Adventure
• Premiere date: 1968-09-20
• Final broadcast date listed: 1971-03-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 90 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 5592
• IMDb ID: tt0062591
• TVDB ID: 77546

Cast and credited roles

• Susan Saint James — Peggy Maxwell
• Gene Barry — Glenn Howard
• Robert Stack — Dan Farrell
• Anthony Franciosa — Jeff Dillon
• Mark Miller — Ross Craig
• Ben Murphy — Joe Sample
• Cliff Potts — Andy Hill

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1968-01-17; final listed air date 1969-03-21; episode order: 26.
• Season 2: premiered 1969-01-16; final listed air date 1970-04-10; episode order: 26.
• Season 3: premiered 1970-09-18; final listed air date 1971-03-19; episode order: 24.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Name of the Game 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.