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Run for Your Life

Seen it?

1965 | 3 seasons | 60 min | Drama

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With a small audience and a quick end and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who loves a strong character drama.
The mood
Emotional (bring tissues).
The pace
3 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, hour-long episodes, about 86 hours in all.
What might put you off
Made in 1965: an older pace and style.

Run for Your Life is an American television drama series starring Ben Gazzara as a man with only a short time to live. It ran on NBC from 1965 to 1968. The series was created by Roy Huggins, who had previously explored the "man on the move" concept with The Fugitive.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerWeak

    Ran for 3 seasons and reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 25K people sought it out in the past year

Season by season

The show overall is a Monday Morning Maybe. Here's how each season stacks up.

  1. Season 11965 · 30 episodes
    Not rated yet
  2. Season 21966 · 30 episodes
    Not rated yet
  3. Season 31967 · 26 episodes
    Not rated yet

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Cast & crew

Created by Roy Huggins

  • Ben GazzaraPaul Bryan