Dragnet (Season 1)

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.

The Human Bomb 10.0
Air date: 1951-12-16
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A man walks into City hall carrying a live bomb. He threatens to blow up the building if his brother isn't released from jail.
The Big Actor 10.0
Air date: 1952-01-03
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Friday and Jacobs track down a drug ring through a small-time television actor who is hooked on heroin.
The Big Death 0.0
Air date: 1952-01-17
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Friday poses as a hired killer for a man who wants his wife dead.
The Big Mother 4.0
Air date: 1952-01-31
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A new-born baby is stolen from a hospital nursery and the trail leads the police to a deranged mother.
The Big Cast 10.0
Air date: 1952-02-14
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: The police interrogate a suspect whom they believe to have murdered more than a dozen men.
The Big Speech 0.0
Air date: 1952-02-28
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A doctor is beaten and robbed of prescription drugs.
The Big Parrot 0.0
Air date: 1952-03-13
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A couple are robbed and murdered, along with their pet parrot. The killer uses a time bomb to start a fire and cover up his crime.
The Big Moody 0.0
Air date: 1952-03-27
Runtime: 30 min
The Big Blast 0.0
Air date: 1952-04-10
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A divorced mother is killed in bed by a shotgun while her young boy sleeps beside her.
The Big Trial 0.0
Air date: 1952-04-24
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Friday testifies at the trial of a man accused of a hit-and-run, but the main witness against him suddenly disappears.
The Big September Man 7.0
Air date: 1952-05-08
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A secretary is beaten to death and the search for the killer leads police to a religious fanatic.
The Big Phone Call 10.0
Air date: 1952-05-22
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Friday confronts a jeweler with tape recorded evidence that proves he hired someone to rob his own store.
The Big Casing 10.0
Air date: 1952-06-05
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A man claims that his wife committed suicide right in front of him, but the evidence suggests otherwise.
The Big Lamp 0.0
Air date: 1952-06-19
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Friday and Jacobs are out to catch a safe burglar who has been on the loose for seven months.