The Rookies

The Rookies
Cast of The Rookies. Standing from left, Michael Ontkean, Sam Melville, Georg Stanford Brown. Seated, Gerald S. O'Loughlin.
GenrePolice procedural
Created byRita Lakin
Developed byWilliam Blinn
StarringGeorg Stanford Brown
Sam Melville
Michael Ontkean
Kate Jackson
Gerald S. O'Loughlin
Bruce Fairbairn
Theme music composerElmer Bernstein
ComposersElmer Bernstein
Robert Drasnin
Jack Elliott
Allyn Ferguson
Paul Glass
Shorty Rogers
George Romanis
Laurence Rosenthal
Mark Snow
Pete Rugolo
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes93 (+ pilot movie) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersAaron Spelling
Leonard Goldberg
ProducersPaul Junger Witt
Hal Sitowitz
CinematographyArchie R. Dalzell
Dennis Dalzell
EditorsJames Baiotto
Leon Carrere
Richard Malek
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time45–48 minutes
Production companySpelling-Goldberg Productions
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseMarch 7, 1972 (1972-03-07) –
March 30, 1976 (1976-03-30)
Related
S.W.A.T.
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The Rookies is an American police procedural series created by Rita Lakin that originally aired on ABC from September 11, 1972 to March 30, 1976.[1] It follows the exploits of three rookie police officers working in an unidentified city for the fictitious Southern California Police Department (SCPD).

  1. ^ "The Rookies". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2017-03-04.