When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of Detectives, Robert T. Ironside becomes a consultant to the police department. Detective Sergeant Ed Brown and policewoman Eve Whitfield join with him to crack varied and fascinating cases. Ex-con Mark Sanger is employed by the chief as home help but eventually becomes a fully fledged member of the team also. Officer Whitfield leaves after 4 years service, and is replaced by Officer Fran Belding.
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Raymond Burr
Robert Ironside
Don Galloway
Ed Brown
Don Mitchell
Mark Sanger
Barbara Anderson
Eve Whitfield
Elizabeth Baur
Fran Belding
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29 episodes • 1967Avg: 7.4
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ironside | Mar 28, 1967 | 7.3 |
| 2 | Message from Beyond | Sep 14, 1967 | 7.6 |
| 3 | The Leaf in the Forest | Sep 21, 1967 | 7.5 |
| 4 | Dead Man's Tale | Sep 28, 1967 | 7.4 |
| 5 | Eat, Drink and Be Buried | Oct 5, 1967 | 7.6 |
| 6 | The Taker | Oct 12, 1967 | 8.1 |
| 7 | An Inside Job | Oct 19, 1967 | 7.8 |
| 8 | Tagged for Murder | Oct 26, 1967 | 7.2 |
| 9 | Let My Brother Go | Nov 2, 1967 | 8.1 |
| 10 | Light at the End of the Journey | Nov 9, 1967 | 7.4 |
| 11 | The Monster of Comus Towers | Nov 16, 1967 | 8.2 |
| 12 | The Man Who Believed | Nov 23, 1967 | 7.5 |
| 13 | A Very Cool Hot Car | Nov 30, 1967 | 8.1 |
| 14 | The Past Is Prologue | Dec 7, 1967 | 7.4 |
| 15 | Girl in the Night | Dec 21, 1967 | 7.2 |
| 16 | The Fourteenth Runner | Dec 28, 1967 | 7.6 |
| 17 | Force of Arms | Jan 4, 1968 | 8.1 |
| 18 | Memory of an Ice Cream Stick | Jan 11, 1968 | 7.7 |
| 19 | To Kill a Cop | Jan 25, 1968 | 7.8 |
| 20 | The Lonely Hostage | Feb 1, 1968 | 7.6 |
| 21 | The Challenge | Feb 8, 1968 | 7.8 |
| 22 | All in a Day's Work | Feb 15, 1968 | 6.6 |
| 23 | Something for Nothing | Feb 22, 1968 | 8.3 |
| 24 | Barbara Who | Feb 29, 1968 | 7.9 |
| 25 | Perfect Crime | Mar 7, 1968 | 7.1 |
| 26 | Officer Bobby | Mar 14, 1968 | 7.4 |
| 27 | Trip to Hashbury | Mar 21, 1968 | 7.9 |
| 28 | Due Process of the Law | Mar 28, 1968 | 7.6 |
| 29 | Return of the Hero | Apr 4, 1968 | 1.0 |
25 episodes • 1968Avg: 7.8Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shell Game | Sep 19, 1968 | 8.0 |
| 2 | Split Second to an Epitaph | Sep 26, 1968 | 8.1 |
| 3 | The Sacrifice | Oct 3, 1968 | 8.2 |
| 4 | Robert Phillips vs. the Man | Oct 10, 1968 | 7.8 |
| 5 | Desperate Encounter | Oct 24, 1968 | 7.7 |
| 6 | I, the People | Oct 31, 1968 | 8.1 |
| 7 | Price Tag -- Death | Nov 7, 1968 | 7.9 |
| 8 | An Obvious Case of Guilt | Nov 14, 1968 | 7.2 |
| 9 | Reprise | Nov 21, 1968 | 8.3 |
| 10 | The Macabre Mr. Micawber | Nov 28, 1968 | 8.1 |
| 11 | Side Pocket | Dec 5, 1968 | 7.8 |
| 12 | Sergeant Mike | Dec 12, 1968 | 7.4 |
| 13 | In Search of an Artist | Jan 2, 1969 | 7.8 |
| 14 | Up, Down, and Even | Jan 9, 1969 | 7.5 |
| 15 | Why the Tuesday Afternoon Bridge Club Met on Thursday | Jan 23, 1969 | 7.8 |
| 16 | Rundown on a Bum Rap | Jan 30, 1969 | 8.6 |
| 17 | The Prophecy | Feb 6, 1969 | 7.4 |
| 18 | A World of Jackals | Feb 13, 1969 | 7.7 |
| 19 | And Be My Love | Feb 20, 1969 | 6.8 |
| 20 | Moonlight Means Money | Feb 27, 1969 | 7.3 |
| 21 | A Drug on the Market | Mar 6, 1969 | 8.0 |
| 22 | Puzzlelock | Mar 13, 1969 | 7.9 |
| 23 | The Tormentor | Mar 27, 1969 | 8.1 |
| 24 | A Matter of Love and Death | Apr 3, 1969 | 7.7 |
| 25 | Not With a Whimper, But a Bang | Apr 10, 1969 | 7.9 |
25 episodes • 1969Avg: 7.6
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alias Mr. Braithwaite | Sep 18, 1969 | 7.7 |
| 2 | Goodbye to Yesterday | Sep 25, 1969 | 7.4 |
| 3 | Poole's Paradise | Oct 2, 1969 | 7.9 |
| 4 | Eye of the Hurricane | Oct 9, 1969 | 7.5 |
| 5 | A Bullet for Mark | Oct 16, 1969 | 7.6 |
| 6 | Love My Enemy | Oct 23, 1969 | 7.5 |
| 7 | Seeing Is Believing | Oct 30, 1969 | 7.8 |
| 8 | The Machismo Bag | Nov 13, 1969 | 6.6 |
| 9 | Programmed for Danger | Nov 20, 1969 | 7.7 |
| 10 | Five Miles High | Nov 27, 1969 | 7.6 |
| 11 | L'Chayim | Dec 4, 1969 | 7.6 |
| 12 | Beyond a Shadow | Dec 11, 1969 | 7.9 |
| 13 | Stolen On Demand | Dec 25, 1969 | 7.6 |
| 14 | Dora | Jan 8, 1970 | 8.2 |
| 15 | Beware the Wiles of the Stranger | Jan 22, 1970 | 7.5 |
| 16 | Eden Is the Place We Leave | Jan 29, 1970 | 6.1 |
| 17 | The Wrong Time, the Wrong Place | Feb 5, 1970 | 7.4 |
| 18 | Return to Fiji | Feb 12, 1970 | 8.1 |
| 19 | Ransom | Feb 19, 1970 | 7.9 |
| 20 | One Hour to Kill | Feb 26, 1970 | 8.6 |
| 21 | Warrior's Return | Mar 5, 1970 | 7.0 |
| 22 | Little Jerry Jessup | Mar 12, 1970 | 8.4 |
| 23 | Good Will Tour | Mar 26, 1970 | 7.6 |
| 24 | Little Dog, Gone | Apr 2, 1970 | 8.0 |
| 25 | Tom Dayton Is Loose Among Us | Apr 9, 1970 | 8.0 |
26 episodes • 1970Avg: 7.6
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Killing Will Occur | Sep 17, 1970 | 8.1 |
| 2 | No Game for Amateurs | Sep 24, 1970 | 8.0 |
| 3 | The Happy Dreams of Hollow Men | Oct 1, 1970 | 8.3 |
| 4 | The People Against Judge McIntire | Oct 8, 1970 | 7.9 |
| 5 | Noel's Gonna Fly | Oct 15, 1970 | 7.7 |
| 6 | The Lonely Way to Go | Oct 22, 1970 | 7.8 |
| 7 | Check, Mate: and Murder (1) | Oct 29, 1970 | 7.2 |
| 8 | Check, Mate: and Murder (2) | Nov 5, 1970 | 7.3 |
| 9 | Too Many Victims | Nov 12, 1970 | 7.3 |
| 10 | The Man on the Inside | Nov 19, 1970 | 8.3 |
| 11 | Backfire | Dec 3, 1970 | 7.5 |
| 12 | The Laying on of Hands | Dec 10, 1970 | 7.0 |
| 13 | This Could Blow Your Mind | Dec 17, 1970 | 7.9 |
| 14 | Blackout | Dec 31, 1970 | 8.0 |
| 15 | The Quincunx | Jan 7, 1971 | 7.2 |
| 16 | From Hrûska, with Love | Jan 21, 1971 | 6.6 |
| 17 | The Target | Jan 28, 1971 | 7.3 |
| 18 | A Killing at the Track | Feb 4, 1971 | 7.3 |
| 19 | Escape | Feb 11, 1971 | 6.8 |
| 20 | Love, Peace, Brotherhood, and Murder | Feb 18, 1971 | 7.6 |
| 21 | The Riddle in Room Six | Feb 25, 1971 | 8.4 |
| 22 | The Summer Soldier | Mar 4, 1971 | 7.1 |
| 23 | Accident | Mar 11, 1971 | 7.9 |
| 24 | Lesson in Terror | Mar 18, 1971 | 7.0 |
| 25 | Grandmother's House | Apr 1, 1971 | 7.5 |
| 26 | Walls Are Waiting | Apr 15, 1971 | 8.5 |
24 episodes • 1971Avg: 7.8
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Priest-Killer | Sep 14, 1971 | 7.6 |
| 2 | Contract: Kill Ironside | Sep 21, 1971 | 8.5 |
| 3 | The Professionals | Sep 28, 1971 | 7.9 |
| 4 | The Gambling Game | Oct 5, 1971 | 8.0 |
| 5 | Ring of Prayer | Oct 12, 1971 | 7.5 |
| 6 | In the Line of Duty | Oct 19, 1971 | 7.5 |
| 7 | Joss Sticks and Wedding Bells | Oct 26, 1971 | 7.7 |
| 8 | Murder Impromptu | Nov 2, 1971 | 7.5 |
| 9 | Dear Fran | Nov 9, 1971 | 7.8 |
| 10 | If a Body See a Body | Nov 16, 1971 | 7.9 |
| 11 | Good Samaritan | Nov 23, 1971 | 8.0 |
| 12 | Gentle Oaks | Nov 25, 1971 | 8.6 |
| 13 | License to Kill | Dec 2, 1971 | 8.0 |
| 14 | Class of '57 | Dec 16, 1971 | 8.0 |
| 15 | No Motive for Murder | Dec 23, 1971 | 7.9 |
| 16 | But When She Was Bad | Dec 30, 1971 | 7.7 |
| 17 | Unreasonable Facsimile | Jan 6, 1972 | 8.1 |
| 18 | Find a Victim | Jan 13, 1972 | 7.3 |
| 19 | And Then There Was One | Jan 20, 1972 | 8.0 |
| 20 | Death by the Numbers | Jan 27, 1972 | 7.4 |
| 21 | Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Murder | Feb 3, 1972 | 8.2 |
| 22 | Achilles' Heel | Feb 17, 1972 | 7.7 |
| 23 | His Fiddlers Three | Mar 2, 1972 | 7.0 |
| 24 | A Man Named Arno | Mar 9, 1972 | 7.1 |
23 episodes • 1972Avg: 7.5
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Five Days in the Death of Sergeant Brown (I) | Sep 14, 1972 | 8.1 |
| 2 | The Savage Sentry | Sep 21, 1972 | 6.9 |
| 3 | Programmed for Panic | Sep 28, 1972 | 5.7 |
| 4 | Down Two Roads | Oct 12, 1972 | 8.3 |
| 5 | Camera...Action...Murder! | Oct 26, 1972 | 7.0 |
| 6 | Riddle Me Death | Nov 2, 1972 | 7.2 |
| 7 | Nightmare Trip | Nov 9, 1972 | 7.4 |
| 8 | Buddy, Can You Spare a Life? | Nov 16, 1972 | 8.0 |
| 9 | The Countdown | Nov 23, 1972 | 8.3 |
| 10 | The Deadly Gamesmen | Nov 30, 1972 | 7.3 |
| 11 | Who'll Cry for My Baby? | Dec 7, 1972 | 7.6 |
| 12 | Cold, Hard Cash | Dec 14, 1972 | 7.8 |
| 13 | Shadow Soldiers | Dec 21, 1972 | 7.9 |
| 14 | Ollinger's Last Case | Jan 4, 1973 | 7.1 |
| 15 | A Special Person | Jan 11, 1973 | 7.5 |
| 16 | The Caller | Jan 25, 1973 | 8.1 |
| 17 | Love Me in December | Feb 1, 1973 | 7.1 |
| 18 | The Ghost of the Dancing Doll | Feb 15, 1973 | 6.9 |
| 19 | All About Andrea | Feb 22, 1973 | 7.3 |
| 20 | Another Shell Game | Mar 1, 1973 | 7.4 |
| 21 | All Honorable Men | Mar 8, 1973 | 8.2 |
| 22 | The Best Laid Plans | Mar 15, 1973 | 8.5 |
| 23 | A Game Of Showdown | Mar 22, 1973 | 7.8 |
23 episodes • 1973Avg: 7.7
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Confessions from a Lady of the Night | Sep 13, 1973 | 7.0 |
| 2 | Murder by One | Sep 20, 1973 | 8.3 |
| 3 | In the Forests of the Night | Sep 27, 1973 | 7.2 |
| 4 | Fragile Is the House of Cards | Oct 4, 1973 | 7.4 |
| 5 | The Armageddon Gang | Oct 11, 1973 | 6.6 |
| 6 | House of Terror | Oct 25, 1973 | 7.5 |
| 7 | The Helping Hand | Nov 1, 1973 | 7.9 |
| 8 | Downhill All the Way | Nov 8, 1973 | 7.6 |
| 9 | Mind for Murder | Nov 15, 1973 | 7.4 |
| 10 | The Hidden Man | Nov 29, 1973 | 7.5 |
| 11 | The Double-Edged Corner | Dec 6, 1973 | 7.6 |
| 12 | The Last Payment | Dec 20, 1973 | 7.5 |
| 13 | Friend or Foe (aka For the Love of God) | Jan 3, 1974 | 7.5 |
| 14 | Two Hundred Large | Jan 10, 1974 | 7.2 |
| 15 | Once More for Joey | Jan 17, 1974 | 7.2 |
| 16 | Terror on Grant Avenue | Jan 31, 1974 | 7.6 |
| 17 | Class of '40 | Feb 7, 1974 | 8.1 |
| 18 | A Taste of Ashes | Feb 14, 1974 | 8.5 |
| 19 | A Death in Academe | Feb 21, 1974 | 7.6 |
| 20 | Close to the Heart | Feb 28, 1974 | 8.2 |
| 21 | Come Eleven, Come Twelve | Mar 7, 1974 | 8.3 |
| 22 | Riddle at 24,000 | Mar 14, 1974 | 8.4 |
| 23 | Amy Prentiss: AKA The Chief | May 23, 1974 | 8.0 |
16 episodes • 1974Avg: 7.7
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raise the Devil (1) | Sep 12, 1974 | 6.6 |
| 2 | Raise the Devil (2) | Sep 19, 1974 | 6.6 |
| 3 | What's New with Mark? | Sep 26, 1974 | 8.5 |
| 4 | Trial of Terror | Oct 3, 1974 | 7.8 |
| 5 | Cross Doublecross | Oct 10, 1974 | 7.4 |
| 6 | Set Up: Danger! | Oct 24, 1974 | 8.1 |
| 7 | The Lost Cotillion | Oct 31, 1974 | 7.4 |
| 8 | Run Scared | Nov 7, 1974 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Act of Vengeance | Nov 14, 1974 | 7.5 |
| 10 | Far Side of the Fence | Nov 21, 1974 | 7.9 |
| 11 | The Over-the-Hill Blues | Dec 5, 1974 | 8.1 |
| 12 | Speak No Evil | Dec 12, 1974 | 7.6 |
| 13 | Fall of an Angel | Dec 19, 1974 | 8.2 |
| 14 | The Visiting Fireman | Dec 26, 1974 | 7.2 |
| 15 | The Return of Eleanor Rogers | Jan 2, 1975 | 7.9 |
| 16 | The Faded Image | Jan 16, 1975 | 7.9 |
