Adam-12
ProceduralA case or problem of the week, solved by a formula that works.This show: 9/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 9/10NaturalisticUnderstated, lifelike performances and look.This show: 7/10Easy watchingLow-demand television where half your attention is enough.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Martin MilnerKent McCordShaaron ClaridgeWilliam BoyettFred StromsoeGary Crosby
Written by
Robert A. CinaderJack Webb
Starring
Martin MilnerKent McCordShaaron ClaridgeWilliam BoyettFred StromsoeGary Crosby
Written by
Robert A. CinaderJack Webb
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Adam-12 Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | E25 | E26 | ||
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| S1 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.3 | |
| S2 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 7.6 | |
| S3 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 9.3 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.0 | |
| S4 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 9.0 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 8.6 | |||
| S5 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.2 | |||
| S6 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 7.0 | |||
| S7 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.2 |
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About
"Routine policing turned into quietly absorbing television"
Adam-12 rides along with two LAPD patrol officers, veteran Pete Malloy and his younger partner Jim Reed, as they work daily shifts in their squad car. Each episode is largely self-contained, built from radio calls, traffic stops, and neighborhood disputes rather than sprawling arcs. The tone is calm, procedural, and matter-of-fact, closer to a documentary ride-along than a crime thriller. What carries it is the easy partner chemistry and the period-accurate texture of late-60s/early-70s Los Angeles policing, delivered in tight, efficient half-hour bursts.
Watch it for
the understated partnership between two cops handling ordinary calls with calm professionalism.
Maybe skip if
you need serialized plots or modern crime-drama intensity rather than episodic routine.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Season 11968
7.75K2610h 50m
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Season 21969
7.93K2610h 50m
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Season 31970
8.13K2610h 50m
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Season 41971
8.03K2410h
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Season 51972
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Season 61973
8.13K2410h
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Season 71974
8.23K2410h
This is a list of episodes from the seventh and final season of Adam-12.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Martin Milner Officer Pete Malloy
Kent McCord Officer Jim Reed, Parrot
Shaaron Claridge Dispatcher, Shaaron
William Boyett Sgt. MacDonald
Fred Stromsoe Officer Jerry Woods, Suspect, 1st Suspect
Gary Crosby Officer Ed Wells
Claude Johnson Officer Brinkman, Officer Norm Green, Officer Johnson
Art Gilmore Lt. Moore, Captain Moore, Lt. Val Wangsgard
William Stevens Off. Jerry Walters, Officer Lou Walters
Marco Lopez Officer Sanchez, LA County Sheriff's Deputy, Officer in Police Station
Crew
Robert A. Cinader
Jack Webb
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