The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

1968
★★★☆☆ 6.8/10
📺 3 Seasons
🎬 76 Episodes
📅 Ended
🌐 EN
⏱️ 90 min/episode
Action & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy
The Name of the Game is an American television series starring Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and Robert Stack that ran from 1968 to 1971 on NBC, totaling 76 episodes of 90 minutes. It was a pioneering wheel series, setting the stage for The Bold Ones and the NBC Mystery Movie in the 1970s. The show had an extremely large budget for a television series.

Seasons

Season 1
1968 • 26 Episodes
Jeff Dillon investigates the death of a beautiful model, which involves an industrialist who is about to assume an important government post.
Season 2
1969 • 26 Episodes
A happy marriage might be a front for the wife's fear and guilt as Howard (GB) suspects.
Season 3
1970 • 24 Episodes
Dan Farrell (RS) reports his findings at a Congressional committee hearing on addictive drugs. Later he finds himself entangled with a self-destructive, drug-addicted young girl.

Crew

Producer
Richard Irving, Dean Hargrove, David Victor

Network

NBC

Production

Universal Television

Keywords

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