Overview
Follows the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from the police term "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.
Episodes
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4
Season 5
Season 6
Season 7
Season 8
S01E01 The Human Bomb
December 16, 1951 10.0 30 min
A man walks into City hall carrying a live bomb. He threatens to blow up the building if his brother isn't released from jail.
S01E02 The Big Actor
January 3, 1952 10.0 30 min
Friday and Jacobs track down a drug ring through a small-time television actor who is hooked on heroin.
S01E03 The Big Death
January 17, 1952 30 min
Friday poses as a hired killer for a man who wants his wife dead.
S01E04 The Big Mother
January 31, 1952 4.0 30 min
A new-born baby is stolen from a hospital nursery and the trail leads the police to a deranged mother.
S01E05 The Big Cast
February 14, 1952 10.0 30 min
The police interrogate a suspect whom they believe to have murdered more than a dozen men.
S01E06 The Big Speech
February 28, 1952 30 min
A doctor is beaten and robbed of prescription drugs.
S01E07 The Big Parrot
March 13, 1952 30 min
A couple are robbed and murdered, along with their pet parrot. The killer uses a time bomb to start a fire and cover up his crime.
S01E08 The Big Moody
March 27, 1952 30 min
S01E09 The Big Blast
April 10, 1952 30 min
A divorced mother is killed in bed by a shotgun while her young boy sleeps beside her.
S01E10 The Big Trial
April 24, 1952 30 min
Friday testifies at the trial of a man accused of a hit-and-run, but the main witness against him suddenly disappears.
S01E11 The Big September Man
May 8, 1952 7.0 30 min
A secretary is beaten to death and the search for the killer leads police to a religious fanatic.
S01E12 The Big Phone Call
May 22, 1952 10.0 30 min
Friday confronts a jeweler with tape recorded evidence that proves he hired someone to rob his own store.
S01E13 The Big Casing
June 5, 1952 10.0 30 min
A man claims that his wife committed suicide right in front of him, but the evidence suggests otherwise.
S01E14 The Big Lamp
June 19, 1952 30 min
Friday and Jacobs are out to catch a safe burglar who has been on the loose for seven months.