| The Asphalt Jungle | |
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| Genre | Police procedural |
| Starring | |
| Composer | Duke Ellington |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
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| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | April 2 – June 25, 1961 |
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The Asphalt Jungle is a 1961 American police procedural television series starring Jack Warden, Arch Johnson, and Bill Smith about a squad of detectives targeting organized crime in the Midwestern United States. Inspired by the 1950 film The Asphalt Jungle, it aired from April 2 to June 25, 1961, on ABC, followed by repeats until September 24, 1961.[1][2]
The Asphalt Jungle's pilot episode was re-edited and lengthened to create the 1961 theatrical film The Lawbreakers.[3]
- ^ McNeil, Alex, Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming From 1948 to the Present, New York: Penguin Books, 1996, p. 64.
- ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present (9 ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
- ^ Library of Congress The Asphalt Jungle