# List of Police Story episodes

This is a list of episodes for the television series Police Story.

## Original series overview

| Season | Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Originally aired |
| Season | Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
| | 1 | 22 | September 25, 1973 | March 26, 1974 |
| | 2 | 22 | September 10, 1974 | May 6, 1975 |
| | 3 | 22 | September 9, 1975 | March 12, 1976 |
| | 4 | 22 | September 21, 1976 | April 5, 1977 |
| | 5 | 7 | September 27, 1977 | May 23, 1979 |
| | 6 | 3 | April 2, 1980 | May 3, 1987 |

## Original series episodes
### Season 1 (1973–74)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Runtime | Original release date |
| 1 | Pilot | "Slow Boy" | E. Jack Neuman | William A. Graham | 120 min | March 20, 1973 (1973-03-20) |
| 2 | 1 | "Dangerous Games" | John Badham | Robert L. Collins | 60 min | October 2, 1973 (1973-10-02) |
| 3 | 2 | "Requiem for an Informer" | Marvin Chomsky | Sy Salkowitz | 60 min | October 9, 1973 (1973-10-09) |
| 4 | 3 | "The Ten Year Honeymoon" | Marvin Chomsky | E. Arthur Kean | 60 min | October 23, 1973 (1973-10-23) |
| 5 | 4 | "The Violent Homecoming" | Virgil Vogel | Mark Rodgers | 60 min | October 30, 1973 (1973-10-30) |
| 6 | 5 | "The Ho Chi Minh Trail" | Richard Benedict | Michael Donovan | 60 min | November 6, 1973 (1973-11-06) |
| 7 | 6 | "Collision Course" | David Friedkin | Stanford Whitmore | 60 min | November 20, 1973 (1973-11-20) |
| 8 | 7 | "Death on Credit" | Edward M. Abroms | Sy Salkowitz | 60 min | November 27, 1973 (1973-11-27) |
| 9 | 8 | "The Big Walk" | Robert Day | Don Ingalls | 60 min | December 4, 1973 (1973-12-04) |
| 10 | 9 | "Man on a Rack" | John Llewellyn Moxey | Adrian Spies | 60 min | December 11, 1973 (1973-12-11) |
| 11 | 10 | "Line of Fire" | Barry Crane | E. Arthur Kean | 60 min | December 18, 1973 (1973-12-18) |
| 12 | 11 | "Chain of Command" | Leo Penn | S : David Friedkin; S/T : Morton Fine | 60 min | January 8, 1974 (1974-01-08) |
| 13 | 12 | "Countdown: Part 1" | Richard Benedict | Mark Rodgers | 60 min | January 15, 1974 (1974-01-15) |
| 14 | 13 | "Countdown: Part 2" | Richard Benedict | Mark Rodgers | 60 min | January 22, 1974 (1974-01-22) |
| 15 | 14 | "Cop in the Middle" | Gary Nelson | Sy Salkowitz | 60 min | January 29, 1974 (1974-01-29) |
| 16 | 15 | "The Ripper" | Gary Nelson | Don Ingalls | 60 min | February 12, 1974 (1974-02-12) |
| 17 | 16 | "Country Boy" | Barry Crane | Michael Donovan | 60 min | February 19, 1974 (1974-02-19) |
| 18 | 17 | "The Hunters" "Big John Morrison" | Richard Benedict | Sy Salkowitz | 90 min | February 26, 1974 (1974-02-26) |
| 19 | 18 | "Wyatt Earp Syndrome" | Robert L. Collins | Robert L. Collins | 60 min | March 5, 1974 (1974-03-05) |
| 20 | 19 | "Fingerprint" | Barry Crane | Sy Salkowitz | 60 min | March 12, 1974 (1974-03-12) |
| 21 | 20 | "Chief" | Virgil Vogel | Robert L. Collins | 60 min | March 19, 1974 (1974-03-19) |
| 22 | 21 | "The Gamble" | Richard Benedict | Robert L. Collins | 60 min | March 26, 1974 (1974-03-26) |

### Season 2 (1974–75)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Runtime | Original release date |
| 23 | 1 | "A Dangerous Age" | Virgil Vogel | E. Arthur Kean | 60 min | September 10, 1974 (1974-09-10) |
| 24 | 2 | "Requiem for C.Z. Smith" | Paul Krasny | Robert L. Collins | 60 min | September 17, 1974 (1974-09-17) |
| 25 | 3 | "Robbery: 48 Hours" | Virgil Vogel | Robert L. Collins | 60 min | September 24, 1974 (1974-09-24) |
| 26 | 4 | "Fathers and Sons" | Gary Nelson | Leonardo Bercovici | 60 min | October 1, 1974 (1974-10-01) |
| 27 | 5 | "World Full of Hurt" | Barry Crane | Sean Baine | 60 min | October 8, 1974 (1974-10-08) |
| 28 | 6 | "Glamour Boy" | Virgil Vogel | Sy Salkowitz | 60 min | October 29, 1974 (1974-10-29) |
| 29 | 7 | "Across the Line" | Nicholas Colasanto | Mark Rodgers & E. Jack Neuman | 60 min | November 12, 1974 (1974-11-12) |
| 30 | 8 | "Wolf" | Barry Shear | E. Arthur Kean | 60 min | November 19, 1974 (1974-11-19) |
| 31 | 9 | "Love, Mabel" | Robert L. Collins | S : Shel Willens; S/T : Jerrold L. Ludwig | 60 min | November 26, 1974 (1974-11-26) |
| 32 | 10 | "Explosion" | Alex March | Sy Salkowitz | 60 min | December 3, 1974 (1974-12-03) |
| 33 | 11 | "Captain Hook" | Richard Benedict | Frank Telford | 60 min | December 17, 1974 (1974-12-17) |
| 34 | 12 | "Incident in the Kill Zone" | Alexander Singer | E. Arthur Kean | 60 min | January 7, 1975 (1975-01-07) |
| 35 | 13 | "Headhunter" | Alexander Singer | Jerrold L. Ludwig | 60 min | January 14, 1975 (1975-01-14) |
| 36 | 14 | "Year of the Dragon: Part 1" | Virgil Vogel | Mark Rodgers | 60 min | January 21, 1975 (1975-01-21) |
| 37 | 15 | "Year of the Dragon: Part 2" | Virgil Vogel | Mark Rodgers | 60 min | January 28, 1975 (1975-01-28) |
| 38 | 16 | "To Steal a Million" | Barry Crane | Calvin Clements Jr. | 60 min | February 4, 1975 (1975-02-04) |
| 39 | 17 | "Sniper" | Alex March | Larry Brody & Sy Salkowitz | 60 min | February 11, 1975 (1975-02-11) |
| 40 | 18 | "The Execution" | Alexander Singer | Sean Baine | 60 min | February 18, 1975 (1975-02-18) |
| 41 | 19 | "The Man in the Shadows" | Richard Benedict | Jerrold L. Ludwig | 60 min | February 25, 1975 (1975-02-25) |
| 42 | 20 | "War Games" | Richard Benedict | David Moessinger | 60 min | March 4, 1975 (1975-03-04) |
| 43 | 21 | "The Witness" | Edward M. Abroms | Ken Pettus & Sy Salkowitz | 60 min | March 11, 1975 (1975-03-11) |
| 44 | 22 | "The Return of Joe Forrester" | Virgil Vogel | Mark Rodgers | 90 min | May 6, 1975 (1975-05-06) |

### Season 3 (1975–76)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Runtime | Original release date |
| 45 | 1 | "Officer Needs Help" | Paul Wendkos | Ed Waters | 60 min | September 9, 1975 (1975-09-09) |
| 46 | 2 | "The Cutting Edge" | Michael O'Herlihy | E. Arthur Kean | 60 min | September 16, 1975 (1975-09-16) |
| 47 | 3 | "A Community of Victims" | Robert L. Collins | Robert L. Collins | 60 min | September 23, 1975 (1975-09-23) |
| 48 | 4 | "Losing Game" | Alex March | Mark Rodgers | 60 min | September 30, 1975 (1975-09-30) |
| 49 | 5 | "The Cut Man Caper" | Don Medford | Larry Brody | 120 min | October 28, 1975 (1975-10-28) |
| 50 | 6 | "Face for a Shadow" | Alex March | Don Ingalls | 60 min | November 7, 1975 (1975-11-07) |
| 51 | 7 | "Test of Brotherhood" | Don Medford | Rick Kelbaugh | 60 min | November 14, 1975 (1975-11-14) |
| 52 | 8 | "The Empty Weapon" | Michael O'Herlihy | Sean Baine | 60 min | November 21, 1975 (1975-11-21) |
| 53 | 9 | "Little Boy Lost" | Alexander Singer | Jerrold L. Ludwig | 60 min | November 28, 1975 (1975-11-28) |
| 54 | 10 | "Vice: 24 Hours" | Lee H. Katzin | Don Ingalls | 60 min | December 5, 1975 (1975-12-05) |
| 55 | 11 | "Breaking Point" | Robert L. Collins | Robert L. Collins & Christian Wise | 60 min | December 12, 1975 (1975-12-12) |
| 56 | 12 | "Company Man" | Alexander Singer | Jerrold L. Ludwig | 60 min | December 19, 1975 (1975-12-19) |
| 57 | 13 | "Spanish Class" | Gary Nelson | Mark Rodgers | 60 min | January 2, 1976 (1976-01-02) |
| 58 | 14 | "Odyssey of Death: Part 1" | Don Medford | Harold Medford | 60 min | January 9, 1976 (1976-01-09) |
| 59 | 15 | "Odyssey of Death: Part 2" | Don Medford | Harold Medford | 60 min | January 16, 1976 (1976-01-16) |
| 60 | 16 | "The Other Side of the Fence" | Alexander Singer | S : Joshua Hanke; T : Tim Maschler | 60 min | January 23, 1976 (1976-01-23) |
| 61 | 17 | "50¢ First Half Hour, $1.75 All Day" | Barry Crane | Millard Kaufman | 60 min | January 30, 1976 (1976-01-30) |
| 62 | 18 | "Firebird" | Lee H. Katzin | E. Arthur Kean | 60 min | February 6, 1976 (1976-02-06) |
| 63 | 19 | "The Long Ball" | Alexander Singer | Eric Bercovici | 60 min | February 13, 1976 (1976-02-13) |
| 64 | 20 | "Eamon Kinsella Royce" | Tony Lo Bianco | Michael Mann | 60 min | February 20, 1976 (1976-02-20) |
| 65 | 21 | "Officer Dooly" | E. Arthur Kean | E. Arthur Kean | 60 min | March 5, 1976 (1976-03-05) |
| 66 | 22 | "Open City" | Barry Crane | Sean Baine | 60 min | March 12, 1976 (1976-03-12) |

### Season 4 (1976–77)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Runtime | Original release date |
| 67 | 1 | "Payment Deferred" | Corey Allen | Eric Bercovici & Leonardo Bercovici | 60 min | September 21, 1976 (1976-09-21) |
| 68 | 2 | "Bought and Paid For" | Alf Kjellin | Sean Baine | 60 min | October 5, 1976 (1976-10-05) |
| 69 | 3 | "Two Frogs on a Mongoose" | Bob Kelljan | Rick Kelbaugh | 60 min | October 12, 1976 (1976-10-12) |
| 70 | 4 | "The Other Side of the Badge" | Gary Nelson | Eric Bercovici | 60 min | October 26, 1976 (1976-10-26) |
| 71 | 5 | "Three Days to Thirty" | Barry Crane | Shel Willens | 60 min | November 9, 1976 (1976-11-09) |
| 72 | 6 | "Trash Detail, Front and Center" | Seymour Robbie | Rick Kelbaugh | 60 min | November 16, 1976 (1976-11-16) |
| 73 | 7 | "Thanksgiving" | Jerry London | Michael Mann | 60 min | November 23, 1976 (1976-11-23) |
| 74 | 8 | "Monster Manor" | Barry Shear | John Sacret Young | 60 min | November 30, 1976 (1976-11-30) |
| 75 | 9 | "Oxford Gray" | Vince Edwards | Kendelle J. Blair & David Korn | 60 min | December 7, 1976 (1976-12-07) |
| 76 | 10 | "The Jar: Part 1" | Michael O'Herlihy | Shel Willens | 60 min | December 14, 1976 (1976-12-14) |
| 77 | 11 | "The Jar: Part 2" | Michael O'Herlihy | Shel Willens | 60 min | December 21, 1976 (1976-12-21) |
| 78 | 12 | "Trial Board" | Corey Allen | Michael Mann | 60 min | January 4, 1977 (1977-01-04) |
| 79 | 13 | "Spitfire" | Seymour Robbie | Ed Waters | 60 min | January 11, 1977 (1977-01-11) |
| 80 | 14 | "Nightmare on a Sunday Morning" | Bob Kelljan | S : David Korn; T : Liam O'Brien & Ed Waters | 60 min | January 18, 1977 (1977-01-18) |
| 81 | 15 | "The Malflores" | Alexander Singer | John Sacret Young | 60 min | January 25, 1977 (1977-01-25) |
| 82 | 16 | "The Blue Fog" | Michael O'Herlihy | Shel Willens | 60 min | February 1, 1977 (1977-02-01) |
| 83 | 17 | "Hard Rock Brown" | Alf Kjellin | Michael Donovan | 60 min | February 15, 1977 (1977-02-15) |
| 84 | 18 | "End of the Line" | Michael O'Herlihy | Sean Baine | 60 min | February 22, 1977 (1977-02-22) |
| 85 | 19 | "One of Our Cops Is Crazy" | E. Arthur Kean | E. Arthur Kean | 60 min | March 1, 1977 (1977-03-01) |
| 86 | 20 | "Ice Time" | Robert Scheerer | John Sacret Young | 60 min | March 8, 1977 (1977-03-08) |
| 87 | 21 | "The Six Foot Stretch" | Michael O'Herlihy | E. Arthur Kean | 60 min | March 24, 1977 (1977-03-24) |
| 88 | 22 | "Prime Rib" | Don McDougall | Ed Waters | 60 min | April 5, 1977 (1977-04-05) |

### Season 5 (1977–78)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Runtime | Original release date |
| 89 | 1 | "Trigger Point" | Jerry London | Mark Rodgers | 120 min | September 27, 1977 (1977-09-27) |
| 90 | 2 | "Stigma" | Barry Shear | Rick Kelbaugh | 120 min | November 9, 1977 (1977-11-09) |
| 91 | 3 | "River of Promises" | Lee H. Katzin | Michael Mann | 120 min | January 14, 1978 (1978-01-14) |
| 92 | 4 | "Day of Terror... Night of Fear" | E. Arthur Kean | E. Arthur Kean | 120 min | March 4, 1978 (1978-03-04) |
| 93 | 5 | "The Broken Badge" | Lee H. Katzin | Adrian Leeds | 120 min | March 19, 1978 (1978-03-19) |
| 94 | 6 | "No Margin for Error" | Virgil Vogel | Mark Rodgers | 120 min | April 30, 1978 (1978-04-30) |
| 95 | 7 | "A Chance to Live" | Corey Allen | S : Richard Fielder; T : Larry Brody | 120 min | May 28, 1978 (1978-05-28) |

### Specials (1979–87)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Runtime | Original release date |
| 96 | 1 | "A Cry for Justice" | Bob Kelljan | Calvin Clements Jr. | 120 min | May 23, 1979 (1979-05-23) |
| 97 | 2 | "Confessions of a Lady Cop" | Lee H. Katzin | Mark Rodgers | 120 min | April 28, 1980 (1980-04-28) |
| 98 | 3 | "The Freeway Killings" | William A. Graham | Mark Rodgers | 240 min | May 3, 1987 (1987-05-03) |

## Revival series overview

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released |
| 1 | 5 | 5 | October 29, 1988 (1988-10-29) | December 3, 1988 (1988-12-03) |

## Revival series episodes

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) | Rating/share (households) |
| R1 | "The Cop Killers" | Larry Shaw | Rick Kelbaugh | October 29, 1988 (1988-10-29) | 13.7 | 9.0/16 |
| Remake of "Stigma" |||||||
| R2 | "Gladiator School" | James Darren | Adrian Leeds | November 5, 1988 (1988-11-05) | 11.9 | 8.1/15 |
| Remake of "The Broken Badge" |||||||
| R3 | "The Watch Commander" | Gary Nelson | Mark Rodgers | November 12, 1988 (1988-11-12) | 13.6 | 8.9/16 |
| Remake of "Trigger Point" |||||||
| R4 | "Burnout" | Michael Switzer | Mark Rodgers | November 26, 1988 (1988-11-26) | 11.8 | 8.2/15 |
| Remake of "Confessions of a Lady Cop" |||||||
| R5 | "Monster Manor" | Aaron Lipstadt | John Sacret Young | December 3, 1988 (1988-12-03) | 10.1 | 6.6/12 |
| Remake of "Monster Manor" |||||||