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Ellery Queen

Name: Ellery Queen
Genre: Mystery, Drama
Released: 1975-09-11
Cast: Jim Hutton, David Wayne, Tom Reese

1975 | 1 seasons | 60 min | Mystery, Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a short run with a modest audience, 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 Elementary or Spider-Noir, start here.
The mood: Tense.
The pace: 1 season: a few weeks of evenings, hour-long episodes, about 22 hours in all.
What might put you off: Made in 1975: an older pace and style.

Ellery Queen is an American television detective mystery series based on the fictional character Ellery Queen. It aired on NBC during the 1975-76 television season and stars Jim Hutton as Ellery Queen, David Wayne as his father, Inspector Richard Queen, and Tom Reese as Sgt. Velie. Created by the writing/producing team of Richard Levinson and William Link, the title character "breaks" the fourth wall to ask the audience to consider their solution.

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 impactSolid
About 37K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Created by Richard Levinson, William Link

Jim HuttonEllery Queen
David WayneInspector Richard Queen
Tom ReeseSgt. Thomas Velie