Dragnet

Name: Dragnet
Genre: Drama, Crime
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Barney Phillips, Michael Ansara, Beverly Washburn

Dragnet (1951-1959)

Seasons: 8, episodes: 276

Episode runtime: 30 min

Drama, Crime

United States

NBC

Average rating: 7.5/10 2 636

—
no scores

6.5/10
36

7.5/10
2600

Rate the series:

All about the series

Video 1

Photo 2

Actors and characters

Video for the series Dragnet — Dragnet 1951

1:07

Photo 2

Production

Mark VII, Universal Television

Premiere

16 December 1951

Last episode

23 August 1959

Status

Completed

Creators

Scenario

Producer

Actors

Joe Friday

Frank Smith

Barney Phillips

Sgt. Ed Jacobs

Michael Ansara

Carl Chapman

Beverly Washburn

Ruthie Snyder

Harry Bartell

Frank Salazar

Raymond Burr

Deputy Chief Thad Brown

Dee Pollock

Robert Barson

All actors and roles (10)

Short description

Follows the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from the police term "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.

Seasons

Season	Episodes	Release date	Rating
Season 1	14	1951-12-16	8.7
Season 2	33	1952-09-11	8
Season 3	39	1953-09-03	8.4
Season 4	39	1954-08-26	10
Season 5	39	1955-09-02	—
Season 6	34	1956-09-27	—
Season 7	39	1957-09-26	—
Season 8	39	1958-09-23	—