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.
Dragnet (Season 2)
The Big Jump (Episode 1) 10.0
Air date: 1952-09-11
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A man stands upon the ledge of a tall building and threatens to jump to his death below.
The Big Sorrow (Episode 2) 8.0
Air date: 1952-09-25
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Friday must cope with the sudden death of his partner as he and his new partner track a pair of escaped convicts.
The Big Elevator (Episode 3)
Air date: 1952-10-09
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Friday and Smith search for the person who left a dead woman in a hospital elevator.
The Big Seventeen (Episode 4)
Air date: 1952-11-06
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Friday and Smith investigate a group of teenagers who are using and selling drugs.
The Big Trio (Episode 5)
Air date: 1952-11-20
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Friday and Smith investigate three traffic accidents in one night.
The Big Imposter (Episode 6)
Air date: 1952-12-04
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A missing young boy is found and returned to his grandfather, but the case gets complicated when the grandfather suspects that the boy is not his own grandson.
The Big .22 Rifle for Christmas (Episode 7) 6.7
Air date: 1952-12-18
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Two small boys are missing, there are blood stains on the ground and a gun meant as a Christmas present is gone.
The Big Cop (Episode 8)
Air date: 1953-01-02
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Friday has to catch a bad cop who has been dealing with the mob.
The Big Grandma (Episode 9) 7.0
Air date: 1953-01-08
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: An elderly woman is passing bad checks, but no one suspects her because she looks harmless.
The Big Whiff (Episode 10)
Air date: 1953-01-15
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A woman is murdered when she is given an overdose of chloroform.
The Big Show (Episode 11) 5.0
Air date: 1953-01-22
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A seven-week-old baby is found abandoned in a bus station.
The Big Safe (Episode 12)
Air date: 1953-01-29
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Friday and Smith are investigating a missing office safe.
The Big Church (Episode 13)
Air date: 1953-02-05
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A woman receives threatening letters from an unknown stalker.
The Big Hate (Episode 14) 7.0
Air date: 1953-02-12
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Gordon Miller, a young pianist, is found near an abandoned freight car holding the dead body of a woman in his arms. He claims he has killed her.
The Big Shakedown (Episode 15)
Air date: 1953-02-20
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Friday is looking for a crooked cop.
The Big Rose (Episode 16)
Air date: 1953-02-26
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Friday and Smith are looking for a missing woman that left her three children with her sister.
The Big Building (Episode 17)
Air date: 1953-03-05
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A prominent dentist denies that his wife is missing, but Friday and Smith can find no trace of her.
The Big Run (Episode 18)
Air date: 1953-03-12
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Two elderly women are struck down by a hit-and-run driver.
The Big Break (Episode 19) 10.0
Air date: 1953-03-19
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Friday and Smith track down an escaped convict who is armed and dangerous.
The Big Light (Episode 20) 8.0
Air date: 1953-03-26
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Friday and Smith must decide between accident or murder when a crewman working on a movie set is killed by a falling light.
The Big Waiter (Episode 21)
Air date: 1953-04-02
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: An immigrant is brutally beaten to death and the trail may lead to the victim's abused wife.
The Big Test (Episode 22)
Air date: 1953-04-09
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A young man reports that he was robbed by bandits on horseback while he was down in Mexico.
The Big Lay-Out (Episode 23)
Air date: 1953-04-16
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A friend of Friday's asks him for help when he discovers that his son has been using drugs, and may be selling them as well.
The Big Fire (Episode 24)
Air date: 1953-04-23
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A land lord begins threatening his tenants so he can force them to move out of his building.
The Big Ray (Episode 25)
Air date: 1953-04-30
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A man suddenly becomes ill and dies after eating his dinner at home.
The Big Frank (Episode 26) 10.0
Air date: 1953-05-07
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: While investigating a routine robbery with Friday, Smith suffers a critical gunshot wound. Sergeant Friday is out for vengeance.
The Big Lease (Episode 27)
Air date: 1953-05-14
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: An elderly widower is missing, so Friday and Smith retrace his actions before his disappearance. Things point to a long vacation until the story of Mrs. Banner, who rented the man's house, doesn't add up.
The Big Hands (Episode 28)
Air date: 1953-05-21
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Friday and Smith suspect a psycho killer when they find a woman with a broken neck in a hotel room.
The Big Fourth (Episode 29)
Air date: 1953-05-28
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Several babies are stolen in the city.
The Big Market (Episode 30)
Air date: 1953-06-04
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A bandit starts robbing people at local markets.
The Big Friend (Episode 31)
Air date: 1953-06-11
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Friday and Smith are torn between two suspects when a man reports that his wife has been strangled.
The Big Barrette (Episode 32)
Air date: 1953-06-18
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Friday and Smith search for the brutal killer of a 21-year-old woman.
The Big Dance (Episode 33)
Air date: 1953-06-25
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Friday and Smith are looking for two thugs that seem to have disappeared from the city.
Seasons
Episodes 14
Episodes 33
Episodes 39
Episodes 39
Episodes 39
Episodes 34
Episodes 39
Episodes 39