A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.
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Telly Savalas
Theo Kojak
Dan Frazer
Frank McNeill
Kevin Dobson
Bobby Crocker
George Savalas
Curly Stavors
Mark Russell
Percy Saperstein
Vince Conti
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22 episodes • 1973Avg: 8.3Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Siege of Terror | Oct 24, 1973 | 7.0 |
| 2 | Web of Death | Oct 31, 1973 | 7.0 |
| 3 | One for the Morgue | Nov 7, 1973 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Knockover | Nov 14, 1973 | 8.5 |
| 5 | Girl in the River | Nov 21, 1973 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Requiem for a Cop | Nov 28, 1973 | 9.0 |
| 7 | The Corrupter | Dec 5, 1973 | 8.5 |
| 8 | Dark Sunday | Dec 12, 1973 | 8.5 |
| 9 | Conspiracy of Fear | Dec 19, 1973 | 10.0 |
| 10 | Cop in a Cage | Jan 2, 1974 | 8.0 |
| 11 | Marker to a Dead Bookie | Jan 16, 1974 | 9.0 |
| 12 | Last Rites for a Dead Priest | Jan 23, 1974 | 8.5 |
| 13 | Death Is Not a Passing Grade | Jan 30, 1974 | 9.0 |
| 14 | Die Before They Wake | Feb 6, 1974 | 8.5 |
| 15 | Deliver Us Some Evil | Feb 13, 1974 | 8.0 |
| 16 | Eighteen Hours of Fear | Feb 20, 1974 | 7.0 |
| 17 | Before the Devil Knows | Feb 27, 1974 | 7.7 |
| 18 | Dead on His Feet | Mar 6, 1974 | 9.5 |
| 19 | Down a Long and Lonely River | Mar 20, 1974 | 9.0 |
| 20 | Mojo | Mar 27, 1974 | 8.5 |
| 21 | Therapy in Dynamite | Apr 10, 1974 | 9.0 |
| 22 | The Only Way Out | May 8, 1974 | 8.0 |
25 episodes • 1974Avg: 8.6
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Chinatown Murders (1) | Sep 15, 1974 | 9.0 |
| 2 | The Chinatown Murders (2) | Sep 15, 1974 | 8.0 |
| 3 | Hush Now, Don't You Die | Sep 22, 1974 | 9.5 |
| 4 | A Very Deadly Game | Sep 29, 1974 | 9.0 |
| 5 | Wall Street Gunslinger | Oct 6, 1974 | 7.0 |
| 6 | Slay Ride | Oct 13, 1974 | 9.0 |
| 7 | Nursemaid | Oct 20, 1974 | 8.0 |
| 8 | You Can't Tell a Hurt Man How to Holler | Oct 27, 1974 | 8.5 |
| 9 | The Best Judge Money Can Buy | Nov 3, 1974 | 9.0 |
| 10 | A Souvenir from Atlantic City | Nov 10, 1974 | 9.0 |
| 11 | A Killing in the Second House | Nov 17, 1974 | 10.0 |
| 12 | The Best War in Town | Nov 24, 1974 | 9.5 |
| 13 | Cross Your Heart and Hope to Die | Dec 1, 1974 | 9.5 |
| 14 | The Betrayal | Dec 15, 1974 | 9.0 |
| 15 | Loser Takes All | Dec 22, 1974 | 9.0 |
| 16 | Close Cover Before Killing | Jan 5, 1975 | 9.0 |
| 17 | Acts of Desperate Men | Jan 12, 1975 | 8.5 |
| 18 | Queen of the Gypsies | Jan 19, 1975 | 10.0 |
| 19 | Night of the Piraeus | Jan 26, 1975 | 9.5 |
| 20 | Elegy in an Asphalt Graveyard | Feb 2, 1975 | 8.0 |
| 21 | The Good Luck Bomber | Feb 9, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Unwanted Partners | Feb 16, 1975 | 8.0 |
| 23 | Two-Four-Six for Two Hundred | Feb 23, 1975 | 8.0 |
| 24 | The Trade-Off | Mar 2, 1975 | 9.0 |
| 25 | I Want to Report a Dream | Mar 9, 1975 | 4.0 |
24 episodes • 1975Avg: 9.5Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Question of Answers (1) | Sep 14, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 2 | A Question of Answers (2) | Sep 14, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 3 | My Brother, My Enemy | Sep 21, 1975 | 9.0 |
| 4 | Sweeter Than Life | Sep 28, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Be Careful What You Pray For | Oct 5, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Secret Snow, Deadly Snow | Oct 12, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Life, Liberation, and the Pursuit of Death | Oct 26, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Out of the Frying Pan . . . | Nov 2, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Over the Water | Nov 9, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Nicest Guys on the Block | Nov 16, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 11 | No Immunity for Murder | Nov 23, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 12 | A Long Way from Times Square | Nov 30, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Money Back Guarantee | Dec 7, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 14 | A House of Prayer, a Den of Thieves | Dec 14, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 15 | How Cruel the Frost, How Bright the Stars | Dec 21, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 16 | The Forgotten Room | Jan 4, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 17 | On the Edge | Jan 11, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 18 | A Wind from Corsica | Jan 18, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Bad Dude | Jan 25, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 20 | A Grave Too Soon | Feb 1, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 21 | The Frame | Feb 8, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Deadly Innocence | Feb 15, 1976 | 10.0 |
| 23 | Justice Deferred | Feb 22, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Both Sides of the Law | Mar 7, 1976 | 0.0 |
25 episodes • 1976
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birthday Party | Sep 26, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 2 | A Summer Madness | Oct 3, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Law Dance | Oct 10, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Out of the Shadows | Oct 17, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 5 | A Need to Know | Oct 24, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 6 | An Unfair Trade | Oct 31, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 7 | A Hair-Trigger Away | Nov 7, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 8 | By Silence Betrayed | Nov 14, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 9 | A Shield for Murder (1) | Nov 21, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 10 | A Shield for Murder (2) | Nov 21, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Pride and the Princess | Nov 28, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Black Thorn | Dec 5, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Where Do You Go When You Have No Place To Go? | Dec 12, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Dead Again | Dec 19, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 15 | The Godson | Jan 4, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 16 | The Condemned | Jan 11, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 17 | When You Hear the Beep, Drop Dead | Jan 18, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 18 | I Was Happy Where I Was | Jan 25, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Kojak's Days (1) | Feb 1, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Kojak's Days (2) | Feb 8, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Monkey on a String | Feb 15, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Kiss it All Goodbye | Feb 22, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Lady in the Squad Room | Mar 8, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Sister Maria | Mar 15, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Another Gypsy Queen | Mar 22, 1977 | 0.0 |
22 episodes • 1977
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Queen of Hearts Is Wild | Oct 2, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 2 | A Strange Kind of Love | Oct 9, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Laid Off | Oct 16, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Cry for the Kids | Oct 23, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Once More from Birdland | Oct 30, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Caper on a Quiet Street | Nov 6, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Letters of Death | Nov 13, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Tears for All Who Loved Her | Nov 20, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Summer of '69 (1) | Dec 4, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Summer of '69 (2) | Dec 10, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Case Without a File | Dec 17, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 12 | I Could Kill My Wife's Lawyer | Dec 24, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Justice for All | Jan 7, 1978 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Mouse | Jan 21, 1978 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Chain of Custody | Jan 28, 1978 | 0.0 |
| 16 | The Captain's Brother's Wife | Feb 4, 1978 | 0.0 |
| 17 | No License to Kill | Feb 11, 1978 | 0.0 |
| 18 | The Halls of Terror | Feb 18, 1978 | 0.0 |
| 19 | May the Horse Be with You | Feb 25, 1978 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Photos Must Credit Joe Paxton | Mar 4, 1978 | 0.0 |
| 21 | 60 Miles to Hell | Mar 11, 1978 | 0.0 |
| 22 | In Full Command | Mar 18, 1978 | 0.0 |
