The Fugitive
Outsider leadA misfit or newcomer as our way into the world.This show: 8/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 8/10TenseSustained suspense and pressure from start to finish.This show: 7/10
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Starring
David JanssenWilliam ConradBarry MorsePaul BirchBill RaischMark Russell
Written by
Roy Huggins
Starring
David JanssenWilliam ConradBarry MorsePaul BirchBill RaischMark Russell
Written by
Roy Huggins
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The Fugitive 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 | E27 | E28 | E29 | E30 | ||
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| S1 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 8.0 | |
| S2 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.7 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.3 | |
| S3 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 6.6 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.3 | |
| S4 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 9.1 | 9.2 |
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About
"A wrongly accused man's endless, humane run"
A doctor wrongly convicted of murdering his wife escapes custody and spends years drifting from town to town under new identities, always one step ahead of the relentless detective hunting him, while quietly searching for the real killer. Each episode drops him into a new community and a new moral dilemma, often putting himself at risk to help strangers before moving on. It's moody, episodic, and surprisingly humane for a chase show, carried by its lead's quiet decency and the era's clipped, tense noir atmosphere.
Watch it for
the slow-burn tension between a decent man's compassion and his constant need to disappear.
Maybe skip if
you need serialized plotting rather than a new self-contained story most weeks.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Season 11963
7.99K3025h 30m
The first season of The Fugitive aired Tuesdays at 10:00-11:00 pm on ABC from September 17, 1963 to April 21, 1964. The first volume of the season was released on Region 1 DVD on August 14, 2007. Volume 2 was released on February 26, 2008.
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Season 21964
7.87K3025h 25m
The second season of The Fugitive originally aired Tuesdays at 10:00-11:00 pm on ABC from September 15, 1964 to April 20, 1965. The first volume of the season was released on Region 1 DVD on June 10, 2008. Volume 2 was released on March 31, 2009.
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Season 31965
7.86K3025h 22m
The third season of The Fugitive originally aired Tuesdays at 10:00-11:00 pm on ABC from September 14, 1965 to April 26, 1966. The first volume of the season was released on Region 1 DVD on October 27, 2009. Volume 2 was released on December 8, 2009.
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Season 41966
7.86K3025h 12m
The fourth and final season of The Fugitive originally aired Tuesdays at 10:00-11:00 pm on ABC from September 13, 1966 to August 29, 1967. The first volume of the season was released on Region 1 DVD on November 2, 2010. Volume 2 was released on February 15, 2011.
At the time of its initial airing, "The Judgment: Part 2" was the highest-rated episode of a TV series until the record was surpassed by the Dallas episode "Who Done It" thirteen years later.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
David Janssen Dr. Richard Kimble, Jeff Cooper, Nick Walker
William Conrad Narrator
Barry Morse Lt. Philip Gerard
Paul Birch Captain Carpenter
Bill Raisch Fred Johnson, Fred Johnson, the One-Armed Man, The One-Armed Man
Mark Russell Bill - Policeman, Deputy, Deputy - Jay
Richard Anderson Leonard Taft, Chief Barney Vilattic, Colonel Lawrence
Don Ross Policeman, American Guard, Officer
Dabbs Greer Charlie Fletcher, Jensen, Mayor Duncan
Jason Wingreen Accountant Nebbs, Donald Bassett, Jack - Police Officer
Crew
Roy Huggins
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