Baretta
Seen it?1975 | 4 seasons | 60 min | Crime, Drama, 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 and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Agatha Christie's Poirot or Miami Vice, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- 4 seasons: a few months of evenings, hour-long episodes, about 83 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- Made in 1975: an older pace and style.
Baretta is an American detective television series which ran on ABC from 1975 to 1978. The show was a milder version of a successful 1973–74 ABC series, Toma, starring Tony Musante as chameleon-like, real-life New Jersey police officer David Toma. While popular, Toma received intense criticism at the time for its realistic and frequent depiction of police and criminal violence. When Musante left the series after a single season, the concept was retooled as Baretta, with Robert Blake in the title role.
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 80K 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 1 is the high point.
Season 11975 · 12 episodes · 10.0 out of 10Friday- Season 21975 · 22 episodes · 10.0 out of 10Friday
- Season 31976 · 25 episodes · 10.0 out of 10Friday
- Season 41977 · 24 episodes · 10.0 out of 10Friday
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Created by Stephen J. Cannell
- Robert BlakeDet. Tony Baretta
- Dana ElcarInspector Shiller
- Sharon Cintron
- Burt Young