The Streets of San Francisco: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The show revolved around two police officers who investigated homicides in San Francisco. The center of the series was a veteran cop and widower, Lt Mike Stone (Karl Malden), who had more than 20 years of police experience and was now assigned to the Homicide Detail of SFPD's Bureau of Inspectors. He was partnered with a young, energetic partner, Assistant Inspector Steve Keller (Michael Douglas), a college graduate, age 28, who had no police experience. Stone would become a second father to Keller as he learned the rigors and procedures of detective work.

Series details

• Title: The Streets of San Francisco
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Action, Crime
• Premiere date: 1972-09-16
• Final broadcast date listed: 1992-01-27
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.1/10
• TVMaze ID: 7577
• IMDb ID: tt0068135
• TVDB ID: 71224

Cast and credited roles

• Karl Malden — Detective Lieutenant Mike Stone
• Michael Douglas — Inspector Steve Keller
• Richard Hatch — Inspector Dan Robbins

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1972-09-16; final listed air date 1973-04-12; episode order: 27.
• Season 2: premiered 1973-09-13; final listed air date 1974-03-14; episode order: 23.
• Season 3: premiered 1974-09-12; final listed air date 1975-03-13; episode order: 23.
• Season 4: premiered 1975-09-11; final listed air date 1976-03-18; episode order: 23.
• Season 5: premiered 1976-09-30; final listed air date 1992-01-27; episode order: 24.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Streets of San Francisco 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.