Route 66
Seen it?1960 | 4 seasons | 60 min | Drama, Crime, Action & Adventure, Mystery
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy 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 crime-drama fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved The End of the F***ing World or Agatha Christie's Poirot, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- 4 seasons: a few months of evenings, hour-long episodes, about 116 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-Y7. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- Made in 1960: an older pace and style.
After discovering that his late father has gone through most of the family fortune, Tod Stiles hits the title trans-America highway in his Corvette in search of adventure with friend Buz Murdock, a survivor of New York's mean streets. The two work odd jobs as they meet and interact with colorful characters and find themselves plunged into one situation after another, some of them romantic, some of them very dangerous. Later, Linc Case, a Vietnam war hero trying to find himself, takes over as Tod's travel companion.
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 4 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 96K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 3 is the high point.
- Season 11960 · 30 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 21961 · 32 episodesNot rated yet
Season 31962 · 31 episodes · 9.0 out of 10Friday- Season 41963 · 23 episodesNot rated yet
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Cast & crew
Created by Stirling Silliphant, Herbert B. Leonard
- Glenn CorbettLinc Case
- Martin MilnerTod Stiles