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The Mod Squad

Seen it?

1968 | 5 seasons | 60 min | Action & Adventure, Drama

Sunday Safe Betearly rating

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

It's still drawing plenty of interest, though it had a short run with a modest audience. 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 action fans.
The mood
Exciting.
The pace
5 seasons: a few months of evenings, hour-long episodes, about 124 hours in all.
What might put you off
  • Rated TV-PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
  • Made in 1968: an older pace and style.

The Mod Squad was the enormously successful groundbreaking "hippie" undercover cop show that ran on ABC from September 24, 1968, until August 23, 1973. It starred Michael Cole as Pete Cochren, Peggy Lipton as Julie Barnes, Clarence Williams III as Linc Hayes, and Tige Andrews as Captain Adam Greer. The executive producers of the series were Aaron Spelling and Danny Thomas. The iconic counter-culture police series earned six Emmy nominations, four Golden Globe nominations plus one win for Peggy Lipton, one Directors Guild of America award, and four Logies. In 1997 the episode "Mother of Sorrow" was ranked #95 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.

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 5 seasons and reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactStrong

    About 144K 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.

  1. Season 11968 · 26 episodes
    Not rated yet
  2. Monday Morning Maybe
    Season 21969 · 26 episodes · 6.0 out of 10
    Monday
  3. Monday Morning Maybe
    Season 31970 · 24 episodes · 6.0 out of 10
    Monday
  4. Season 41971 · 24 episodes
    Not rated yet
  5. Season 51972 · 24 episodes
    Not rated yet

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Cast & crew

Created by Buddy Ruskin

  • Peggy LiptonJulie Barnes
  • Clarence Williams IIILinc Hayes
  • Tige AndrewsCapt. Adam Greer
  • Michael ColePete Cochran