Kojak
Sign in to saveKojak is an American action crime drama television series starring Telly Savalas as the title character, New York City Police Department Detective Lieutenant Theophilus "Theo" Kojak. Taking the time slot of the popular Cannon series, it aired on CBS from 1973 to 1978. The series was reprised as 7 TV movies in the 1980s and as a TV series in 2005 starring Ving Rhames. It was also the basis for a series of novels, an audio drama, and a line of toys.
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Kojak is an American television series created by Abby Mann. The program follows a bald police detective who sucks on lollipops and maintains a fiery righteous attitude while battling crime in New York City. The show falls under the genres of crime, action and adventure, drama, and mystery. It was broadcast in English on the ABC and CBS networks.
The series premiered on October 24, 1973, and concluded on March 18, 1978. It ran for five seasons and produced a total of 118 episodes. Each episode has a runtime of 60 minutes. The show has received vote averages of 7.155 and 7.7 from viewers.
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TV series · TMDB
★ 7.2A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.
- Aired
- 1973–1978
- Seasons
- 5 · 118 episodes
- Status
- Ended
- Created by
- Abby Mann
- Network
- ABC, CBS
- Genres
- Crime, Action & Adventure, Drama, Mystery
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Key facts
- Television.country
- United States
- Television.language
- English
- Television.company
- Universal Television
- Television.network
- CBS
- Television.num_seasons
- 5
- Television.num_episodes
- 118
- Television.list_episodes
- List of Kojak episodes
- Television.image
- Kojak_tv_1973.svg
- Television.caption
- Title logo, 1973–1974
- Television.genre
- Crime drama
- Television.runtime
- 50 minutes
- Television.creator
- Abby Mann(suggested by the book Justice in the Back Room, written by Selwyn Raab)
- Television.executive_producer
- Abby MannJames Duff McAdamsMatthew Rapf
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- television series
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- New York City Police Department
- Creator
- Abby Mann
- Cast member
- Peter Bergman
- Composer
- Billy Goldenberg
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Duration
- 48
- FilmAffinity ID
- 663180
- Image
- Telly Savalas as Kojak 1973.JPG
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- Commons category
- Kojak
- original broadcaster
- CBS
- number of seasons
- 5
- number of episodes
- 118
- distributed by
- Universal Television
- end time
- 1978-03-18
- start time
- 1973-10-24
- title
- Kojak
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Encyclopedic overview
21 sectionsContents
- Production
- Plot
- Series
- TV movies
- Characters
- Music
- Cars
- Episodes
- Broadcast history and Nielsen ratings
- Remake
- In other media
- Books
- Audio dramas
- Film
- Home media
- Merchandise
- Toys
- 1970s
- Later toys
- References
- External links
Kojak is an American action crime drama television series starring Telly Savalas as the title character, New York City Police Department Detective Lieutenant Theophilus "Theo" Kojak. Taking the time slot of the popular Cannon series, it aired on CBS from 1973 to 1978. The series was reprised as 7 TV movies in the 1980s and as a TV series in 2005 starring Ving Rhames. It was also the basis for a series of novels, an audio drama, and a line of toys.
In 1999, TV Guide ranked Theo Kojak number 18 on its 50 Greatest TV Characters of All Time list.
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