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Meet McGraw

TV·1957–1959·1 season, 42 episodes·NBC·Crime, Drama·30m·Created by Blake Edwards

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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.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01The Good DoctorS01E13 · 1.0

Cast

Frank LovejoyFrank LovejoyMcGraw

Episodes by season

Season0142Episodes1957–59Aired 1.0Season avg
  1. S01E01Keys of the CityJune 17, 1957—
  2. S01E02Lady in LimboJune 24, 1957—
  3. S01E03New Orleans StoryJuly 1, 1957—
  4. S01E04TycoonJuly 9, 1957—
  5. S01E05The Girl from MolinaJuly 16, 1957—
  6. S01E06Border CityJuly 23, 1957—
  7. S01E07The Torn MapJuly 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 sur
  8. S01E08The Florentine ShieldAugust 6, 1957—
  9. S01E09The CheatAugust 13, 1957—
  10. S01E10BallerinaAugust 20, 1957—
  11. S01E11AcapulcoAugust 27, 1957—
  12. S01E12Wild AutumnSeptember 3, 1957—
  13. S01E13The Good DoctorSeptember 10, 1957 1.0
  14. S01E14The Texas StorySeptember 17, 1957—
  15. S01E15The FuneralOctober 1, 1957—
  16. S01E16The FighterOctober 8, 1957—
  17. S01E17Lucky's DinerOctober 15, 1957—
  18. S01E18MojaveOctober 22, 1957—
  19. S01E19Kiss of DeathOctober 29, 1957—
  20. S01E20King's RansomNovember 12, 1957—
  21. S01E21BarnabyNovember 19, 1957—
  22. S01E22The Brief CaseNovember 26, 1957—
  23. S01E23McGraw in RenoDecember 3, 1957—
  24. S01E24The White RoseDecember 10, 1957—
  25. S01E25The Joshua TreeDecember 17, 1957—
  26. S01E26In MemoriamDecember 24, 1957—
  27. S01E27The Snow JobDecember 31, 1957—
  28. S01E28McGraw Meets McGinleyJanuary 7, 1958—
  29. S01E29VivianJanuary 14, 1958—
  30. S01E30Time for DyingJanuary 21, 1958—
  31. S01E31The IslandJanuary 28, 1958—
  32. S01E32The DiplomaFebruary 4, 1958—
  33. S01E33Rendezvous with DeathFebruary 11, 1958—
  34. S01E34EscapeFebruary 18, 1958—
  35. S01E35Friend of the CourtFebruary 25, 1958—
  36. S01E36The Big ChanceMarch 4, 1958—
  37. S01E37The SetupMarch 11, 1958—
  38. S01E38The Long AlohaMarch 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 su
  39. S01E39Face of the DeadMarch 25, 1958—
  40. S01E40The Lie That Came TrueApril 1, 1958—
  41. S01E41The DiamondApril 8, 1958—
  42. S01E42Rare PerfumeApril 22, 1959—

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