Meet McGraw

Meet McGraw

  • 1957
  • 1 Seasons
  • 46 Episodes
  •  5  (1)
  •   Ended

Meet McGraw is an American dramatic television series starring Frank Lovejoy in the role of the hard-hitting detective McGraw, a man specifically given no first name in the program. Forty-one half-hour episodes aired on NBC during the 1957-1958 season, sponsored by Procter & Gamble. The series was produced by the Desilu Studios, most of whose productions were broadcast by CBS. The theme song for the series is "One For My Baby" by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer. Meet McGraw preceded The Bob Cummings Show on Tuesday evenings on NBC. It aired at 9:00pm ET/PT opposite John Lupton’s Western series, Broken Arrow on ABC and Bud Collyer's To Tell the Truth quiz show on CBS. After its cancellation, Meet McGraw was repeated as The Adventures of McGraw on ABC in 1958-1959, but not in prime time. A number of episodes of the series, including "Mohave" and "Lady in Limbo," are available on DVD.

Meet McGraw
Seasons
The Lie That Came True
40. The Lie That Came True
April 01, 1958
The Long Aloha
38. The Long Aloha
March 18, 1958
In Hawaii, a friend of McGraw's is murdered by a poison dart in the middle of a barbecue party. Partners in his import/export company are suspected.
Friend of the Court
35. Friend of the Court
February 25, 1958
Rendezvous with Death
33. Rendezvous with Death
February 11, 1958
McGraw Meets McGinley
28. McGraw Meets McGinley
January 07, 1958
The Torn Map
7. The Torn Map
July 30, 1957
McGraw finds himself involved in an intrigue with a pretty girl and two gunmen. He finds a torn map and then tries to find out a mystery surrounding the map in this episode of "Meet McGraw" entitled "The Torn Map."
Description
Meet McGraw is an American dramatic television series starring Frank Lovejoy in the role of the hard-hitting detective McGraw, a man specifically given no first name in the program. Forty-one half-hour episodes aired on NBC during the 1957-1958 season, sponsored by Procter & Gamble. The series was produced by the Desilu Studios, most of whose productions were broadcast by CBS. The theme song for the series is "One For My Baby" by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer. Meet McGraw preceded The Bob Cummings Show on Tuesday evenings on NBC. It aired at 9:00pm ET/PT opposite John Lupton’s Western series, Broken Arrow on ABC and Bud Collyer's To Tell the Truth quiz show on CBS. After its cancellation, Meet McGraw was repeated as The Adventures of McGraw on ABC in 1958-1959, but not in prime time. A number of episodes of the series, including "Mohave" and "Lady in Limbo," are available on DVD.
  • Premiere Date
    June 17, 1957
  • Rating
    5  (1)