The Fitzpatricks

The Fitzpatricks
GenreDrama
StarringBert Kramer
Mariclare Costello
Clark Brandon
Jimmy McNichol
ComposerJohn Rubinstein
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Production locationsWarner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California
Running time60 minutes
Production companyWarner Bros. Television
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseSeptember 5, 1977 (1977-09-05) –
January 10, 1978 (1978-01-10)
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L-R: Clark Brandon, Bert Kramer, and Jimmy McNichol (1977)

The Fitzpatricks is an American drama series which ran on CBS during the 1977–78 season.[1] The series premiered on September 5, 1977; it lasted thirteen episodes, and was cancelled on January 10, 1978, failing in the faces of established ABC competitors Happy Days (in its first 30 minutes) and Laverne & Shirley (in its last 30 minutes), which both aired in the show's time-slot of 8:00-9:00 PM Eastern/Pacific on Tuesday nights.

  1. ^ Tim Brooks; Earle Marsh. The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946–Present. 8th ed. Random House Digital; October 14, 2003 [cited September 27, 2011]. ISBN 978-0-345-45542-0. pp. 414–415.