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Meet McGraw (1957)

1957-06-17 · 30m · EN
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Meet McGraw is an American dramatic television series starring Frank Lovejoy in the role of the hard-hitting detective McGraw, a man specifically given no first name in the program. Forty-one half-hour episodes aired on NBC during the 1957-1958 season, sponsored by Procter & Gamble. The series was produced by the Desilu Studios, most of whose productions were broadcast by CBS. The theme song for the series is "One For My Baby" by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer. Meet McGraw preceded The Bob Cummings Show on Tuesday evenings on NBC. It aired at 9:00pm ET/PT opposite John Lupton’s Western series, Broken Arrow on ABC and Bud Collyer's To Tell the Truth quiz show on CBS. After its cancellation, Meet McGraw was repeated as The Adventures of McGraw on ABC in 1958-1959, but not in prime time. A number of episodes of the series, including "Mohave" and "Lady in Limbo," are available on DVD.

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Frank LovejoyFrank LovejoyMcGrawHans ConriedHans ConriedKenneth MacDonaldKenneth MacDonaldHarry LandersHarry LandersKenneth MacDonaldKenneth MacDonaldSheriff CorinPeter AdamsPeter AdamsNatalie MastersNatalie MastersJay NovelloJay NovelloFrankie VargoStacy HarrisStacy HarrisSteve RandWalter ReedWalter ReedCharles HealySam FlintSam FlintWarren KnoxJack HoganJack HoganGarage Attendant

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Genre affinityCrime · DramaDialogue densityDramaPacingShortActor preference278025 · 112786 · 482600Country preferenceUsDecade preference1950

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What is Meet McGraw about?

Meet McGraw is an American dramatic television series starring Frank Lovejoy in the role of the hard-hitting detective McGraw, a man specifically given no first name in the program. Forty-one half-hour episodes aired on NBC during the 1957-1958 season, sponsored by Procter & Gamble. The series was produced by the Desilu Studios, most of whose productions were broadcast by CBS. The theme song for the series is "One For My Baby" by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer. Meet McGraw preceded The Bob Cummings Show on Tuesday evenings on NBC. It aired at 9:00pm ET/PT opposite John Lupton’s Western series, Broken Arrow on ABC and Bud Collyer's To Tell the Truth quiz show on CBS. After its cancellation, Meet McGraw was repeated as The Adventures of McGraw on ABC in 1958-1959, but not in prime time. A number of episodes of the series, including "Mohave" and "Lady in Limbo," are available on DVD.

How long is Meet McGraw?

Meet McGraw has a runtime of 30 minutes.