Tightrope is an American crime drama series that aired on CBS from September 1959 to September 1960, under the alternate sponsorship of the J.B. Williams Company, and American Tobacco. Produced by Russell Rouse and Clarence Greene in association with Screen Gems, the series stars Mike Connors as an undercover agent named "Nick" who was assigned to infiltrate criminal gangs. The show was to have originally been titled Undercover Man but it was changed before going to air.
Tightrope (Season 1)
Getaway Day 0.0
Air date: 1959-09-08
Runtime: 30 min
The Casino 0.0
Air date: 1959-09-15
Runtime: 30 min
The Frame 0.0
Air date: 1959-09-22
Runtime: 30 min
Stand on Velvet 0.0
Air date: 1959-09-29
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: The agent joins the gang of William Kane, their objective is to run the leader of the numbers racket out of town.
The Cracking Point 0.0
Air date: 1959-10-06
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: The undercover agent joins in on a robbery.
Thousand Dollar Bill 0.0
Air date: 1959-10-13
Runtime: 30 min
Music and Mink 0.0
Air date: 1959-10-20
Runtime: 30 min
Man in the Middle 0.0
Air date: 1959-11-03
Runtime: 30 min
The Patsy 0.0
Air date: 1959-11-10
Runtime: 30 min
The Money Fight 0.0
Air date: 1959-11-17
Runtime: 30 min
Black Tie Kill 0.0
Air date: 1959-11-24
Runtime: 30 min
The Perfect Circle 0.0
Air date: 1959-12-01
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Barney MacCready puts his train-robbery plan into action. First he kidnaps a detective, then he has two of his henchmen board the train one posing as the missing detective the other as his prisoner.
The Lady 0.0
Air date: 1959-12-08
Runtime: 30 min
Cold Kill 0.0
Air date: 1959-12-15
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: An undercover agent assumes the identity of a killer hired to rub out a murder witness. But the intended victim is hiding, and the first task is to smoke him out.
The Neon Wheel 0.0
Air date: 1959-12-22
Runtime: 30 min
Two Private Eyes 0.0
Air date: 1959-12-29
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Sam Keely and Jeff Stewart are a bit on the shady side. The undercover agent's strategy is to muscle in on their racket.
Night of the Gun 0.0
Air date: 1960-01-05
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Dan Hawley and David Johnson, witnesses to a murder committed by gangster Jimmy Farrow, are a target for Larry Maddox, a hired killer. After Maddox kills Hawley, police take Johnson's wife and children into protective custody. Johnson, fearing for his life, goes into hiding. Nick is put on the case.
Broken Rope 0.0
Air date: 1960-01-12
Runtime: 30 min
Cold Ice 0.0
Air date: 1960-01-19
Runtime: 30 min
Appointment in Jericho (a.k.a. Assignment in Jericho) 0.0
Air date: 1960-01-26
Runtime: 30 min
Three to Make Ready 0.0
Air date: 1960-02-02
Runtime: 30 min
The Model and the Mobster 0.0
Air date: 1960-02-09
Runtime: 30 min
The Long Odds 0.0
Air date: 1960-02-16
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A detective assigned to investigate a phoney health club is killed by one of the club owners. An undercover agent follows up, convincing the gangsters that he's a gambler on the run.
The Brave Pigeon 0.0
Air date: 1960-02-23
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Underworld leader Max Rommey wants Paul Anderson dead. To protect Anderson, the undercover agent becomes part of Rommey's gang.
First Time Out 0.0
Air date: 1960-03-01
Runtime: 30 min
Park Avenue Story 0.0
Air date: 1960-03-08
Runtime: 30 min
Big Business 0.0
Air date: 1960-03-15
Runtime: 30 min
The Chinese Pendant 0.0
Air date: 1960-03-29
Runtime: 30 min
Achilles and His Heels 0.0
Air date: 1960-04-05
Runtime: 30 min
The Gangster's Daughter 0.0
Air date: 1960-04-12
Runtime: 30 min
The Penthouse Story 0.0
Air date: 1960-04-19
Runtime: 30 min
The Shark 0.0
Air date: 1960-04-26
Runtime: 30 min
The Horse Runs High 0.0
Air date: 1960-05-03
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: The undercover agent is assigned to break up a gambling ring that bets heavily on certain horses--and then makes sure they win by doping them.
The Hired Guns 0.0
Air date: 1960-05-10
Runtime: 30 min
Borderline 0.0
Air date: 1960-05-17
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: The undercover agent is assigned to smash a dope ring that sells to Americans from a base in Mexico.
A Matter of Money 0.0
Air date: 1960-05-24
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Nick is assigned to break up a gang headed by Steve Taylor. This particularly unsavory gang uses threats and violence to force small shopkeepers to pay for protection.
Bullets and Ballet 0.0
Air date: 1960-05-31
Runtime: 30 min
Seasons
Episodes 37