Shaft (1973)
Synopsis
Shaft is a series of TV movies that aired along with Hawkins during 1973-74 television season on The New CBS Tuesday Night Movies. The series was based on three films beginning with Shaft, and starring Richard Roundtree as private detective John Shaft. Because it was aired on over-the-air television, CBS felt that the character needed to be toned down. Now instead of working against the police, he worked with them. The series rotated with Hawkins starring James Stewart as a country lawyer who investigates his cases, similarly to his earlier film Anatomy of a Murder. Contemporary analysts suggested that since the two shows appealed to vastly different audience bases, alternating them only served to confuse fans of both series, giving neither one the time to build up a large viewership.
First Air Date: 1973-10-09
Last Air Date: 1974-02-19
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 7
Created By: Ernest Tidyman
Networks: CBS
Top Cast
- Richard Roundtree as John Shaft
- Eddie Barth as Lt. Al Rossi
- Clu Gulager as N/A
- Sid Haig as Higget's Bodyguard
- David Armstrong as Police Officer (uncredited)
Seasons
Season 1 (1973)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: The Enforcers
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Ep. 2: The Killing
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Ep. 3: Hit-Run
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Ep. 4: The Kidnapping
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Ep. 5: Cop Killer
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Ep. 6: The Capricorn Murders
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Ep. 7: The Murder Machine
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