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Rezny@gmail.com · 11-17-2010, 10:18 PM

From the late Jack Webb and Universal TV?It was 1973-1974,and starred Mitchell Ryan,Wayne Maunder, and the late Gary Crosby(yes,THAT Gary Crosby,Bing's son)as a police unit who tackled "the tough cases,the ones nobody wanted".It DID show some promise.

Rezny@gmail.com · 11-17-2010, 10:26 PM

I forgot to add:It was an NBC series on Wednesday,at 8/7PM Central.

comedyfreak · 11-25-2010, 09:57 AM

I barely remember the show one of the guys would say on the radio, Chase 1 to Chase commander and that's about all I remember.

1960'sTVfan · 11-25-2010, 04:34 PM

I don't remember this show because I didn't watch it, but it was on for one season of 22 episodes. Maybe one day this can come out on DVD as a complete series set. Since it was a Jack Webb series from the 70's, it was probably an attempt to cash in on the success of other Webb series at the time like Adam 12 and Emergency!

Du Mont · 11-25-2010, 11:57 PM

'Chase' was part of a really good NBC Tuesday line-up where it led off the night followed by 'The Magician' at 9 pm and the anthology 'Police Story' at 10 pm. 'Chase' averaged 16.3HH for the season, but wasn't good enough to get a renewal, as it did performed worse when it got moved to Wednesdays at 8 pm at mid-season.

Nevertheless, it was an expensive series with all the action elements, and NBC needed a slot for 'Little House on the Prairie'.

Zoneboy · 11-26-2010, 01:26 AM

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Originally Posted by rrezny@usnetizen

(yes,THAT Gary Crosby,Bing's son)

No surprise here since Gary Crosby had already been acting years before this series debuted including a stint on Webb's other series, Adam-12.

James28 · 11-27-2010, 10:28 AM

Yeah, considering the fact that NBC has a currently-running TV series of the same name?

bencasey · 11-30-2010, 08:12 PM

Not a fan of the show but I'm sure you guys all recorded them from USA when they reran it in the mid-80s, right?

11-17-2010, 10:18 PM	#1
Rezny@gmail.com Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 20, 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 2,675	Remember the short-lived police drama "Chase"? From the late Jack Webb and Universal TV?It was 1973-1974,and starred Mitchell Ryan,Wayne Maunder, and the late Gary Crosby(yes,THAT Gary Crosby,Bing's son)as a police unit who tackled "the tough cases,the ones nobody wanted".It DID show some promise.

11-25-2010, 09:57 AM	#3
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11-25-2010, 11:57 PM	#5
Du Mont Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 15, 2007 Posts: 331	'Chase' NBC 1973-74 'Chase' was part of a really good NBC Tuesday line-up where it led off the night followed by 'The Magician' at 9 pm and the anthology 'Police Story' at 10 pm. 'Chase' averaged 16.3HH for the season, but wasn't good enough to get a renewal, as it did performed worse when it got moved to Wednesdays at 8 pm at mid-season. Nevertheless, it was an expensive series with all the action elements, and NBC needed a slot for 'Little House on the Prairie'.

11-27-2010, 10:28 AM	#7
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11-17-2010, 10:26 PM	#2
Rezny@gmail.com Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 20, 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 2,675	I forgot to add:It was an NBC series on Wednesday,at 8/7PM Central.

11-25-2010, 04:34 PM	#4
1960'sTVfan Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 30, 2009 Posts: 6,055	I don't remember this show because I didn't watch it, but it was on for one season of 22 episodes. Maybe one day this can come out on DVD as a complete series set. Since it was a Jack Webb series from the 70's, it was probably an attempt to cash in on the success of other Webb series at the time like Adam 12 and Emergency!

11-30-2010, 08:12 PM	#8
bencasey Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: Long Beach Posts: 1,692	Not a fan of the show but I'm sure you guys all recorded them from USA when they reran it in the mid-80s, right?