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Naked City

"There are eight million stories in the Naked City."

1958-09-30 Drama TV-MA

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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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”.

  • First Aired
    1958-09-30
  • Last Aired
    1963-05-29
  • Creator
    Stirling Silliphant
  • Genre
    Drama, Crime, Action & Adventure
  • Seasons
    4
  • Episodes
    138
  • Status
    Ended
  • Language
    English
  • Network
    ABC
Keywords:
police nypd

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  • Season 3
  • Season 4
Meridian

1. Meridian

Detective Halloran's first day as a detective brings him face-to-face with a cop killer and his accomp...More
Detective Halloran's first day as a detective brings him face-to-face with a cop killer and his accomplice who're holding hostages at the New York Coliseum..Less
1958-09-30
Nickel Ride

2. Nickel Ride

The detectives visit the aging captain of the Staten Island Ferry at the same time that armed robbers ...More
The detectives visit the aging captain of the Staten Island Ferry at the same time that armed robbers are executing a daring heist of an armored car traveling on the ferry.Less
30mins 1958-10-07
Line of Duty

3. Line of Duty

Det. Halloran easily kills a fleeing robber who's about to shoot him, but Halloran's lingering feeling...More
Det. Halloran easily kills a fleeing robber who's about to shoot him, but Halloran's lingering feelings of guilt make getting through the aftermath with the man's family anguish. Halloran's wife and Lieutenant support him throughout his search for meaning.Less
1958-10-14
Sidewalk Fisherman

4. Sidewalk Fisherman

Gio, who lives by fishing coins out of sidewalk grates, longs to adopt an orphaned boy who he spins ya...More
Gio, who lives by fishing coins out of sidewalk grates, longs to adopt an orphaned boy who he spins yarns for, as if Gio actually was a courageous deep-sea fisherman. By working 16 hours a day, old Gio saves money to adopt the boy, but in doing so violates the territorial rights of a local gang, who try to kill Gio.Less
30mins 1958-10-21
The Violent Circle

5. The Violent Circle

Detective Halloran goes undercover as a patient in a hospital mental ward in an attempt to identify th...More
Detective Halloran goes undercover as a patient in a hospital mental ward in an attempt to identify the murderer of patient who was a witness in a gang killing.Less
30mins 1958-10-28
Stakeout

6. Stakeout

A young detective works to redeem himself after lying about the circumstances of his partner's shootin...More
A young detective works to redeem himself after lying about the circumstances of his partner's shooting death during a stakeout.Less
1958-11-04
No More Rumbles

7. No More Rumbles

A young gang member is assigned to perform a revenge shooting after a member of his own gang is killed...More
A young gang member is assigned to perform a revenge shooting after a member of his own gang is killed.Less
30mins 1958-11-11
Belvedere Tower

8. Belvedere Tower

A thief assaults milkmen and steals their uniforms in order to gain access to and rob from wealthy peo...More
A thief assaults milkmen and steals their uniforms in order to gain access to and rob from wealthy people's apartment buildings.Less
1958-11-18
The Bird Guard

9. The Bird Guard

A tiny island in Long Island Sound, ""Execution Rock,"" becomes a refuge for a frightened girl hiding ...More
A tiny island in Long Island Sound, ""Execution Rock,"" becomes a refuge for a frightened girl hiding from criminals.Less
30mins 1958-11-25
The Other Face of Goodness

10. The Other Face of Goodness

New York City detectives frantically hunt a killer who strangles married disabled women with a coat ha...More
New York City detectives frantically hunt a killer who strangles married disabled women with a coat hanger, in their own homes.Less
30mins 1958-12-02
Lady Bug, Lady Bug

11. Lady Bug, Lady Bug

A wealthy industrialist refuses to give in to an extortionist's demands even after the extortionist br...More
A wealthy industrialist refuses to give in to an extortionist's demands even after the extortionist brutally assaults a neighbor girl and threatens the life of the man's alienated son.Less
30mins 1958-12-09
Susquehanna 4-7598

12. Susquehanna 4-7598

A naïve young woman, Carol Thomas, fresh to New York, gets a mysterious phone call on her new line fro...More
A naïve young woman, Carol Thomas, fresh to New York, gets a mysterious phone call on her new line from a woman who sounds to be in the process of being murdered. Carol is unable to get prompt action from the police, so she ill-advisedly decides to play detective herself.Less
30mins 1958-12-16
And a Merry Christmas to the Force on Patrol

13. And a Merry Christmas to the Force on Patrol

The precinct investigates a brazen Christmas Eve robbery and shooting by the notorious Marco Butcher a...More
The precinct investigates a brazen Christmas Eve robbery and shooting by the notorious Marco Butcher and his brother.Less
30mins 1958-12-23
The Explosive Heart

14. The Explosive Heart

The detectives fight against time to unravel a plan to murder a Commander aboard his yacht.
The detectives fight against time to unravel a plan to murder a Commander aboard his yacht.Less
30mins 1958-12-30
The Manhole

15. The Manhole

When an elderly sewer worker learns that his son is the leader of a street gang, he begs him vainly to...More
When an elderly sewer worker learns that his son is the leader of a street gang, he begs him vainly to reform, and then tells police about his association. When the gang uses the sewers to escape after a jewel robbery, the old man follows them into the underground passages.Less
1959-01-06
Even Crows Sing Good

16. Even Crows Sing Good

In a vicious downpour, a killer prods a terrified man forward using a huge spear-gun. The man with the...More
In a vicious downpour, a killer prods a terrified man forward using a huge spear-gun. The man with the spear-gun is a meek New Yorker living with his mother, who disapproves of her son's fiancée.Less
30mins 1959-01-13
Burst of Passion

17. Burst of Passion

Detective Halloran helps hunt down a man whom he knows, and who has always been a well-liked solid cit...More
Detective Halloran helps hunt down a man whom he knows, and who has always been a well-liked solid citizen before suddenly snapping and going on a killing spree throughout the city.Less
30mins 1959-01-20
Goodbye, My Lady Love

18. Goodbye, My Lady Love

Matty, a down-and-out alcoholic in the Bowery, is accused of robbing and murdering a man, then using t...More
Matty, a down-and-out alcoholic in the Bowery, is accused of robbing and murdering a man, then using the stolen money to buy a horse-drawn cart.Less
30mins 1959-01-27
The Shield

19. The Shield

Lt. Muldoon counsels the son of a patrolman who is trying to join the force, despite his mother's wish...More
Lt. Muldoon counsels the son of a patrolman who is trying to join the force, despite his mother's wishes that he not follow in his father's footsteps.Less
1959-02-03
One to Get Lost

20. One to Get Lost

George Blake regrets having strayed from his wife, and terminates the affair just moments before the w...More
George Blake regrets having strayed from his wife, and terminates the affair just moments before the woman is murdered by another jealous man. Blake is the prime suspect, and works to clear his name and find the killer.Less
30mins 1959-02-10
Hey, Teach!

21. Hey, Teach!

Halloran goes undercover as the home room teacher for a "modified-curriculum" high school class after ...More
Halloran goes undercover as the home room teacher for a "modified-curriculum" high school class after their previous home room teacher fell out of the window to his death.Less
30mins 1959-02-17
Ticker Tape

22. Ticker Tape

The detectives work to stymie a bomb threat during a ticker-tape parade for an Olympic champion.
The detectives work to stymie a bomb threat during a ticker-tape parade for an Olympic champion.Less
30mins 1959-02-24
Fire Island

23. Fire Island

The detectives hunt down bootleggers on Fire Island after they shoot a revenue agent.
The detectives hunt down bootleggers on Fire Island after they shoot a revenue agent.Less
30mins 1959-03-03
Ten Cent Dreams

24. Ten Cent Dreams

A young immigrant hits a big score playing the numbers racket, but runs into complications collecting ...More
A young immigrant hits a big score playing the numbers racket, but runs into complications collecting his winnings.Less
30mins 1959-03-10
The Bumper

25. The Bumper

After Lt. Muldoon is killed in a car wreck deliberately caused by a mob hit man, the detectives pull o...More
After Lt. Muldoon is killed in a car wreck deliberately caused by a mob hit man, the detectives pull out all the stops in their search for the killer.Less
1959-03-17
A Running of Bulls

26. A Running of Bulls

The detectives are assigned to protect visiting Latin Americans dignitaries, including the adolescent ...More
The detectives are assigned to protect visiting Latin Americans dignitaries, including the adolescent son of a dictator and his bodyguard, a former bullfighter who is involved in a plot to kill the young man.Less
1959-03-24
Fallen Star

27. Fallen Star

A young hotel bellhop is mixed up with a gang of card sharps preying upon the convention crowd, and wh...More
A young hotel bellhop is mixed up with a gang of card sharps preying upon the convention crowd, and who are responsible for the killing of one of their victims.Less
1959-03-31
Beyond Truth

28. Beyond Truth

A recurring nightmare haunts a murderer - that he's been framed. But when his loving wife begs the 65t...More
A recurring nightmare haunts a murderer - that he's been framed. But when his loving wife begs the 65th Precinct's skeptical detectives to re-investigate, Arnold Fleischman refuses to co-operate with the police.Less
1959-04-07
Baker's Dozen

29. Baker's Dozen

A former top mob assassin is lured out of retirement by the opportunity to kill a kingpin for his 13th...More
A former top mob assassin is lured out of retirement by the opportunity to kill a kingpin for his 13th hit.Less
1959-04-14
The Rebirth

30. The Rebirth

A cleaning woman, tired of her hardscrabble life, robs a bank in an attempt to buy happiness.
A cleaning woman, tired of her hardscrabble life, robs a bank in an attempt to buy happiness.Less
1959-04-21
Four Sweet Corners

31. Four Sweet Corners

A soldier returns home to find that his baby sister has become part of a shoplifting ring that has att...More
A soldier returns home to find that his baby sister has become part of a shoplifting ring that has attracted the detectives' attention.Less
1959-04-28
The Sandman

32. The Sandman

Halloran goes undercover at a construction yard to see if he can find a connection between a mob-hit v...More
Halloran goes undercover at a construction yard to see if he can find a connection between a mob-hit victim and the mobster who likely ordered the hit.Less
1959-05-05
Turn of Events

33. Turn of Events

A sleazy private detective, well known to Detective Parker, is murdered while on a case to find a myst...More
A sleazy private detective, well known to Detective Parker, is murdered while on a case to find a mysterious young lady who worked in a dance club.Less
30mins 1959-05-12
A Little Piece of the Action

34. A Little Piece of the Action

A payroll robbery gang hires a washed-up wheel man for a job that goes bad.
A payroll robbery gang hires a washed-up wheel man for a job that goes bad.Less
1959-05-19
The Bloodhounds

35. The Bloodhounds

The detectives babysit a couple of bloodhounds belonging to a man involved in an auto accident, puttin...More
The detectives babysit a couple of bloodhounds belonging to a man involved in an auto accident, putting the dogs to good use while searching for a missing girl.Less
1959-05-26
The Scorpion Sting

36. The Scorpion Sting

The detectives investigate the source of numerous death threats that have been sent to a high-powered ...More
The detectives investigate the source of numerous death threats that have been sent to a high-powered Madison Avenue agent having many real and perceived enemies.Less
1959-06-02
Saw My Baby There

37. Saw My Baby There

A pregnant woman's father is trying to kill her husband in order to cover up a stolen goods racket in ...More
A pregnant woman's father is trying to kill her husband in order to cover up a stolen goods racket in which the two have been involved.Less
1959-06-09
The Canvas Bullet

38. The Canvas Bullet

A washed-up boxer needs fast money and desperately wants to get back into the ring to earn it despite ...More
A washed-up boxer needs fast money and desperately wants to get back into the ring to earn it despite knowing his health is at risk.Less
1959-06-16
A Wood of Thorns

39. A Wood of Thorns

To spare a condemned killer, Halloran forces his way into a kept woman's apartment the night of the ex...More
To spare a condemned killer, Halloran forces his way into a kept woman's apartment the night of the execution.Less
1959-06-23

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