The Investigators is an American drama television series starring James Franciscus and James Philbrook about a team of insurance investigators in New York City. Original episodes aired from October 5 to December 28, 1961,McNeil, Alex, Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming From 1948 to the Present, Fourth Edition, New York: Penguin Books, 1996, , p. 412. on CBS.
Synopsis The show follows investigators Russ Andrews, Steve Banks, and Bill Davis who all work for Investigators Inc, a successful private investigation firm in Manhattan who is hired by many large insurance companies to root out insurance fraud. Maggie Peters is mainly the office's girl Friday, but occasionally will go undercover to serve as an investigator herself. The team becomes more involved with criminals, the police, and others, as they investigate the legitimacy of the various insurance claims.
Cast James Franciscus....Russ Andrews James Philbrook....Steve Banks Mary Murphy....Maggie Peters Al Austin....Bill Davis Asher Dann....Danny Clayton June Kenny....Polly Walters
Broadcast history The Investigators premiered on CBS on October 5, 1961, airing on Thursdays at 9:00 p.m. throughout its 13-episode run. CBS cancelled it after only half a season. Its last original episode aired on December 28, 1961.
Episodes Sources:The Investigators (television listing), Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 5, 1961, Page 47 Accessed 4 January 2022The Investigators (television listing), The Des Moines Register, October 5, 1961, Page 11 Accessed 4 January 2022The Investigators (television listing), The Daily Register (Red Bank, New Jersey), October 5, 1961, Page 18 Accessed 4 January 2022The Investigators (television listing), The Times (Shreveport, Louisiana), November 16, 1961, Page 71 Accessed 4 January 2022The Investigators (television listing), The Boston Globe, November 23, 1961, Page 106 Accessed 4 January 2022The Investigators (television listing), Courier Post (Camden, New Jersey), December 7, 1961, Page 47 Accessed 4 January 2022The Investigators (television listing), Standard-Speaker (Hazleton, Pennsylvania), December 16, 1961, Page 21 Accessed 4 January 2022
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