If any television series past or present could be called a tribute to the Los Angeles Police Department, it would be Jack Webb’s Dragnet. Dragnet ran on television in the 1950s and then several years ...

“The story you are about to see is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.” And so began each episode of “Dragnet,” which premiered on NBC on this day in 1952 after a pilot ...

FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) - For years, filmed entertainment producers and directors have known that having great starring actors and actresses is not enough. It's the surrounding cast, including guest ...

“Just the facts, ma’am” has become synonymous with Dragnet. As with many TV catchphrases, this one became popular with audiences. Whenever Friday was interviewing an eyewitness, fans could expect him ...

The LAPD worked closely with the television series, which some called a public relations machine for the department. Staff writer Don Page wrote in the March 10, 1967 Los Angeles Times: “Just getting ...

Officer Joe Gannon on Dragnet and Colonel Sherman T. Potter on M*A*S*H are only two of the many memorable roles that actor Harry Morgan played in a career that spanned nearly 60 years, encompassing ...

ABC has wrapped up a deal for uberproducer Dick Wolf’s new take on “Dragnet,” ordering 13 episodes of the project for a January launch. Deal for the skein came together in near-record time, with just ...