The F.B.I. (TV series)

The F.B.I.
GenrePolice procedural
StarringEfrem Zimbalist Jr.
Philip Abbott
William Reynolds
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons9
No. of episodes241 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersQuinn Martin
Philip Saltzman[1]
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesQM Productions
(1965–1974)
Warner Bros. Television
(1965–1967; 1970–1974)
Warner Bros.- Seven Arts Television
(1967–1970)
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseSeptember 19, 1965 (1965-09-19) –
April 28, 1974 (1974-04-28)
Related
Today's FBI (1981–1982)
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From left: Stephen Brooks, Lynn Loring and Efrem Zimbalist Jr., 1965.

The F.B.I. is an American police procedural television series created by Quinn Martin and Philip Saltzman for ABC and co-produced with Warner Bros. Television, with sponsorship from the Ford Motor Company, Alcoa and American Tobacco Company (Tareyton and Pall Mall brands) in the first season. Ford sponsored the show alone for subsequent seasons. The series was broadcast on ABC from 1965 until its end in 1974. Starring Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Philip Abbott and William Reynolds, the series, consisting of nine seasons and 241 episodes, chronicles a group of FBI agents trying to defend the US government from unidentified threats. For the entirety of its run, it was broadcast on Sunday nights.

  1. ^ "Philip Saltzman, Producer of 'Barnaby Jones'". Los Angeles Times. August 21, 2009. Retrieved August 23, 2009.