The Blue Knight (TV series)

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The Blue Knight
George Kennedy as Bumper Morgan.
Genre	Action Police drama
Based on	The Blue Knight by Joseph Wambaugh
Developed by	E. Jack Newman Albert Ruben
Starring	George Kennedy
Theme music composer	Henry Mancini
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	23 (6 unaired)
Production
Executive producers	Lee Rich Philip Capice
Running time	60 minutes (per episode)
Production company	Lorimar Productions
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	December 17, 1975 (1975-12-17) – October 20, 1976 (1976-10-20)
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The Blue Knight is an American crime drama series that aired on CBS from December 17, 1975 until October 20, 1976. It stars George Kennedy as Officer Bumper Morgan. The show was based on the 1973 novel of the same name by Joseph Wambaugh and produced by Lorimar Productions. It was also inspired by the 1973 TV film The Blue Knight, starring William Holden, which ran before the TV show premiered.