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The Law & Harry McGraw

Name: The Law & Harry McGraw
Genre: Mystery
Released: 1987-09-27
Cast: Jerry Orbach, Barbara Babcock, Juliana Donald, Shea Farrell, Peter Haskell

1987 | 1 seasons | 46 min | Mystery

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a short run with a modest audience and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

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

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Veronica Mars or Moonlighting, start here.
The mood: Tense.
The pace: 1 season: a few weeks of evenings, episodes of about 46 minutes, about 12 hours in all.
What might put you off: Nothing much for most grown-ups.

The Law & Harry McGraw is an American mystery crime drama television series created by Peter S. Fischer and a spin-off of Murder, She Wrote. The series stars Jerry Orbach as a Harry McGraw, a loudmouthed, uncouth, old school private detective who continually finds himself solving mysteries on behalf of the prim and proper attorney Ellie Maginnis who has an office across the hall.

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 powerBelow par
Ran for 1 season and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 16K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Created by Peter S. Fischer

Jerry OrbachHarry McGraw
Barbara BabcockEllie Maginnis
Juliana DonaldE.J. Brunson
Shea FarrellSteve Lacey
Peter HaskellTyler Chase
Earl BoenHoward Sternhagen
Marty DavisCookie