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Kojak

Name: Kojak
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Released: 1973-10-24
Cast: Telly Savalas, Dan Frazer, Kevin Dobson, George Savalas, Mark Russell

1973 | 5 seasons | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Sunday Safe Betearly rating

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

It's still drawing plenty of interest. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

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 Castle or Elementary, start here.
The mood: Tense, dark and gritty.
The pace: 5 seasons: a few months of evenings, hour-long episodes, about 118 hours in all.
What might put you off: Rated TV-PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
Made in 1973: an older pace and style.

A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesSolid
7.3 out of 10
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerSolid
Ran for 5 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 208K people sought it out in the past year

Season by season

The show overall is a Sunday Safe Bet. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 2 is the high point.

Season 11973 · 22 episodes · 8.1 out of 10
Saturday
Season 21974 · 25 episodes · 8.6 out of 10
Friday
Season 31975 · 24 episodes · 7.8 out of 10
Saturday
Season 41976 · 25 episodes
Not rated yet
Season 51977 · 22 episodes · 5.0 out of 10
Monday

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Cast & crew

Created by Abby Mann

Telly SavalasTheo Kojak
Dan FrazerFrank McNeill
Kevin DobsonBobby Crocker
George SavalasCurly Stavors
Mark RussellPercy Saperstein
Vince ContiDet. Rizzo