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Spenser: For Hire

Name: Spenser: For Hire
Genre: Drama, Crime, Mystery
Released: 1985-09-20
Cast: Robert Urich, Avery Brooks, Barbara Stock, Ron McLarty

1985 | 3 seasons | 48 min | Drama, Crime, Mystery

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why 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 Strike or Agatha Christie's Poirot, start here.
The mood: Tense, dark and gritty.
The pace: 3 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, episodes of about 48 minutes, about 52 hours in all.
What might put you off: Nothing much for most grown-ups.

Mystery and suspense series based on Robert Parker's "Spenser" novels. Spenser, a private investigator living in Boston, gets involved in a new murder mystery each episode.

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 3 seasons and reached a small audience so far
Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 79K 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 11985 · 22 episodes
Not rated yet
Season 21986 · 22 episodes
Not rated yet
Season 31987 · 21 episodes · 7.0 out of 10
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Cast & crew

Created by Robert B. Parker, John Wilder

Robert UrichSpenser
Avery BrooksHawk
Barbara StockSusan Silverman
Ron McLartyFrank Belson