Peter Gunn is an American private eye television series. Filmed in a film noir atmosphere and featuring Henry Mancini music that could tell you the action with your eyes closed, Peter Gunn worked in style. Known as Pete to his friends and simply as Gunn to his enemies, he did his job in a calm cool way.
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Craig Stevens
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38 episodes • 1958Avg: 7.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Kill | Sep 22, 1958 | 8.0 |
| 2 | Streetcar Jones | Sep 29, 1958 | 7.0 |
| 3 | The Vicious Dog | Oct 6, 1958 | 7.0 |
| 4 | The Blind Pianist | Oct 13, 1958 | 7.0 |
| 5 | The Frog | Oct 20, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Chinese Hangman | Oct 27, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Lynn's Blues | Nov 3, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Rough Buck | Nov 10, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Image of Sally | Nov 17, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Man with the Scar | Nov 24, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Death House Testament | Dec 1, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 12 | The Torch | Dec 8, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Jockey | Dec 15, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Sisters Of The Friendless | Dec 22, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 15 | The Leaper | Dec 29, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 16 | The Fuse | Jan 5, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Let's Kill Timothy | Jan 19, 1959 | 6.0 |
| 18 | The Missing Night Watchman | Jan 26, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Murder On The Midway | Feb 2, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Pecos Pete | Feb 9, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Scuba | Feb 16, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Edie Finds a Corpse | Feb 23, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 23 | The Dirty Word | Mar 2, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 24 | The Ugly Frame | Mar 9, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 25 | The Lederer Story | Mar 16, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Keep Smiling | Mar 23, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Breakout | Mar 30, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Pay Now, Kill Later | Apr 6, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Skin Deep | Apr 13, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 30 | February Girl | Apr 20, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Love Me to Death | Apr 27, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 32 | The Family Affair | May 4, 1959 | 7.0 |
| 33 | Lady Wind, Bells Fan | May 11, 1959 | 7.0 |
| 34 | Bullet for a Badge | May 18, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Kill from Nowhere | May 25, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Vendetta | Jun 1, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 37 | The Coffin | Jun 8, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 38 | The Portrait | Jun 15, 1959 | 0.0 |
38 episodes • 1959Avg: 6.8Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Protection | Sep 21, 1959 | 6.0 |
| 2 | Crisscross | Sep 28, 1959 | 7.0 |
| 3 | Edge of the Knife | Oct 5, 1959 | 6.0 |
| 4 | The Comic | Oct 12, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Death Is a Red Rose | Oct 19, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Young Assassins | Oct 26, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Feathered Doll | Nov 2, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Kidnap | Nov 16, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Rifle | Nov 23, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Game | Nov 30, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Price Is Murder | Dec 7, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 12 | The Briefcase | Dec 14, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Terror on the Campus | Dec 21, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 14 | The Wolfe Case | Dec 28, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Hot Money | Jan 4, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Spell of Murder | Jan 11, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 17 | The Grudge | Jan 18, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Fill the Cup | Jan 25, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 19 | See No Evil | Feb 1, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Sentenced | Feb 8, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 21 | The Hunt | Feb 15, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Hollywood Calling | Feb 29, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Sing a Song of Murder | Mar 7, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 24 | The Long, Long Ride | Mar 14, 1960 | 7.0 |
| 25 | The Deadly Proposition | Mar 21, 1960 | 8.0 |
| 26 | The Murder Clause | Mar 28, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 27 | The Dummy | Apr 4, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Slight Touch of Homicide | Apr 11, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Wings of an Angel | Apr 18, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Death Watch | Apr 25, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Witness in the Window | May 2, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 32 | The Best Laid Plans | May 9, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Send a Thief | May 16, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 34 | The Semi-Private Eye | May 23, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Letter of the Law | May 30, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 36 | The Crossbow | Jun 6, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 37 | The Heiress | Jun 13, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Baby Shoes | Jun 27, 1960 | 0.0 |
38 episodes • 1960Avg: 8.0Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Passenger | Oct 3, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Mask of Murder | Oct 10, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Maitre D' | Oct 17, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Candidate | Oct 24, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Judgment | Oct 31, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Death Frame | Nov 7, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Death Across the Board | Nov 14, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Tramp Steamer | Nov 21, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Long Green Kill | Nov 28, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Take Five for Murder | Dec 5, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Big Dream, Deadly Dream | Dec 12, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Sepi | Dec 19, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 13 | A Tender Touch | Dec 26, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Royal Roust | Jan 2, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Bullet in Escrow | Jan 9, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Jacoby's Vacation | Jan 16, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Blind Item | Jan 23, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Death Is a Sore Loser | Jan 30, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 19 | I Know It's Murder | Feb 13, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 20 | A Kill and a Half | Feb 20, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Than a Serpent's Tooth | Feb 27, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 22 | The Deep End | Mar 6, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Portrait in Leather | Mar 13, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Come Dance with Me and Die | Mar 20, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Cry Love, Cry Murder | Mar 27, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 26 | A Penny Saved | Apr 3, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Short Motive | Apr 10, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 28 | The Murder Bond | Apr 24, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 29 | The Most Deadly Angel | May 1, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Till Death Do Us Part | May 8, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Last Resort | May 15, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 32 | A Matter of Policy | May 22, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 33 | A Bullet for the Boy | May 29, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Death Is a Four Letter Word | Jun 5, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Deadly Intrusion | Jun 12, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Voodoo | Jun 19, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Down the Drain | Jun 26, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Murder on the Line | Sep 18, 1961 | 8.0 |
