
The Mod Squad
Seen it?1968 | 5 seasons | 60 min | Action & Adventure, Drama
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.
- Season 11968 · 26 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 21969 · 26 episodes · 6.0 out of 10Monday
- Season 31970 · 24 episodes · 6.0 out of 10Monday
- Season 41971 · 24 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 51972 · 24 episodesNot 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