Naked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network. It was inspired by the 1948 motion picture of the same name, and mimics its dramatic “semi-documentary” format. In 1997, the episode “Sweet Prince of Delancey Street” was ranked #93 on TV Guide’s “100 Greatest Episodes of All Time”.
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Harry Bellaver
Frank Arcaro
Paul Burke
Adam Flint
Horace McMahon
Mike Parker
Lawrence Dobkin
Narrator (voice)
Nancy Malone
Libby Kingston
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39 episodes • 1958Avg: 7.5Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meridian | Sep 30, 1958 | 6.0 |
| 2 | Nickel Ride | Oct 7, 1958 | 7.0 |
| 3 | Line of Duty | Oct 14, 1958 | 6.0 |
| 4 | Sidewalk Fisherman | Oct 21, 1958 | 8.0 |
| 5 | The Violent Circle | Oct 28, 1958 | 9.0 |
| 6 | Stakeout | Nov 4, 1958 | 9.0 |
| 7 | No More Rumbles | Nov 11, 1958 | 6.0 |
| 8 | Belvedere Tower | Nov 18, 1958 | 7.0 |
| 9 | The Bird Guard | Nov 25, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Other Face of Goodness | Dec 2, 1958 | 9.0 |
| 11 | Lady Bug, Lady Bug | Dec 9, 1958 | 9.0 |
| 12 | Susquehanna 4-7598 | Dec 16, 1958 | 7.0 |
| 13 | And a Merry Christmas to the Force on Patrol | Dec 23, 1958 | 6.0 |
| 14 | The Explosive Heart | Dec 30, 1958 | 8.0 |
| 15 | The Manhole | Jan 6, 1959 | 8.0 |
| 16 | Even Crows Sing Good | Jan 13, 1959 | 7.0 |
| 17 | Burst of Passion | Jan 20, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Goodbye, My Lady Love | Jan 27, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 19 | The Shield | Feb 3, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 20 | One to Get Lost | Feb 10, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Hey, Teach! | Feb 17, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Ticker Tape | Feb 24, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Fire Island | Mar 3, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Ten Cent Dreams | Mar 10, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 25 | The Bumper | Mar 17, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 26 | A Running of Bulls | Mar 24, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Fallen Star | Mar 31, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Beyond Truth | Apr 7, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Baker's Dozen | Apr 14, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 30 | The Rebirth | Apr 21, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Four Sweet Corners | Apr 28, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 32 | The Sandman | May 5, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Turn of Events | May 12, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 34 | A Little Piece of the Action | May 19, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 35 | The Bloodhounds | May 26, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 36 | The Scorpion Sting | Jun 2, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Saw My Baby There | Jun 9, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 38 | The Canvas Bullet | Jun 16, 1959 | 0.0 |
| 39 | A Wood of Thorns | Jun 23, 1959 | 0.0 |
32 episodes • 1960
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Death of Princes | Oct 12, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Pedigree Sheet | Oct 19, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 3 | A Succession of Heartbeats | Oct 26, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Down the Long Night | Nov 2, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 5 | To Walk In Silence | Nov 9, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Killer with A Kiss | Nov 16, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Debt of Honor | Nov 23, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Human Trap | Nov 30, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Man Who Bit the Diamond In Half | Dec 14, 1960 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Bullets Cost Too Much | Jan 4, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Murder Is a Face I Know | Jan 11, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Landscape with Dead Figures | Jan 18, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 13 | A Hole in the City | Feb 1, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 14 | The Well-Dressed Termite | Feb 8, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 15 | The Day It Rained Mink | Feb 15, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Button in the Haystack | Feb 22, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Shoes for Vinnie Winford | Mar 1, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 18 | The Deadly Guinea Pig | Mar 8, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Vengeance Is a Wheel | Mar 15, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 20 | The Fault in Our Stars | Mar 22, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Tombstone for a Derelict | Apr 5, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 22 | A Memory of Crying | Apr 12, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 23 | New York to L.A. | Apr 19, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 24 | A Very Cautious Boy | Apr 26, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 25 | An Economy of Death | May 3, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 26 | C3H5(NO3)3 | May 10, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Make-Believe Man | May 17, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 28 | To Dream Without Sleep | May 24, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 29 | A Kettle of Precious Fish | May 31, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Sweet Prince of Delancey Street | Jun 7, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 31 | The Day the Island Almost Sank | Jun 14, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Take and Put | Jun 21, 1961 | 0.0 |
33 episodes • 1961Avg: 6.0Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Take Off Your Hat When a Funeral Passes | Sep 27, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Dead on the Field of Honor | Oct 4, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Corpse Ran Down Mulberry Street | Oct 11, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Fingers of Henri Tourelle | Oct 18, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 5 | A Wednesday Night Story | Nov 1, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Tragic Success of Alfred Tiloff | Nov 8, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Which Is Joseph Creeley? | Nov 15, 1961 | 6.0 |
| 8 | Show Me the Way to Go Home | Nov 22, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Hot Minerva | Nov 29, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Requiem for a Sunday Afternoon | Dec 6, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Ooftus Goofus | Dec 13, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Bridge Party | Dec 27, 1961 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Face of the Enemy | Jan 3, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Portrait of a Painter | Jan 10, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 15 | The Night the Saints Lost Their Halos | Jan 17, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 16 | The Contract | Jan 24, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 17 | One of the Most Important Men in the Whole World | Jan 31, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 18 | A Case Study of Two Savages | Feb 7, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Let Me Die Before I Wake | Feb 14, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 20 | To Walk Like a Lion | Feb 28, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Today the Man Who Kills Ants Is Coming | Mar 7, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 22 | A Run for the Money | Mar 14, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 23 | The One Marked Hot Gives Cold | Mar 21, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Without Stick or Sword | Mar 28, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Lament for a Dead Indian | Apr 11, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 26 | The Sweetly Smiling Face of Truth | Apr 25, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 27 | ...And If Any Are Frozen, Warm Them... | May 9, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Strike a Statue | May 16, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 29 | The Multiplicity of Herbert Konish | May 23, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 30 | The King of Venus Will Take Care of You | May 20, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 31 | The Rydecker Case | Jun 6, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Memory of a Red Trolley Car | Jun 13, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Goodbye Mama, Hello Auntie Maud | Jun 20, 1962 | 0.0 |
34 episodes • 1962
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hold for Gloria Christmas | Sep 19, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Idylls of a Running Back | Sep 26, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Daughter, Am I in My Father's House? | Oct 3, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 4 | And By the Sweat of Thy Brow... | Oct 10, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Kill Me While I'm Young So I Can Die Happy | Oct 17, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Five Cranks for Winter... Ten Cranks for Spring | Oct 24, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Go Fight City Hall | Oct 31, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Torment Him Much and Hold Him Long | Nov 7, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Make It Fifty Dollars and Add Love to Nona | Nov 14, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 10 | A Horse Has a Big Head -- Let Him Worry! | Nov 21, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Dust Devil on a Quiet Street | Nov 28, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 12 | The Virtues of Madame Douvay | Dec 5, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 13 | King Stanislaus and the Knights of the Round Table | Dec 12, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Spectre of the Rose Street Gang | Dec 19, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Don't Knock It Till You've Tried It | Dec 26, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Her Life in Moving Pictures | Jan 2, 1963 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Robin Hood and Clarence Darrow, They Went Out with Bow and Arrow | Jan 9, 1962 | 0.0 |
| 18 | The Apple Falls Not Far from the Tree | Jan 23, 1963 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Beyond This Place There Be Dragons | Jan 30, 1963 | 0.0 |
| 20 | A Man Without a Skin | Feb 6, 1963 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Prime of Life | Feb 13, 1963 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Bringing Far Places Together | Feb 20, 1963 | 0.0 |
| 23 | The Highest of Prizes | Feb 27, 1963 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Alive and Still a Second Lieutenant | Mar 6, 1963 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Stop the Parade, a Baby Is Crying! | Mar 20, 1963 | 0.0 |
| 26 | On the Battlefront, Every Minute Is Important | Mar 27, 1963 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Howard Running Bear Is a Turtle | Apr 3, 1963 | 0.0 |
| 28 | No Naked Ladies in Front of Giovanni's House! | Apr 17, 1963 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Carrier | Apr 24, 1963 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Color Schemes Like Never Before | May 1, 1963 | 0.0 |
| 31 | The S.S. American Dream | May 8, 1963 | 0.0 |
| 32 | One, Two, Three, Rita Rakahowski | May 15, 1963 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Golden Lads and Girls | May 22, 1963 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Barefoot on a Bed of Coals | May 29, 1963 | 0.0 |
