Barnaby Jones
Buddy Ebsen starred as Barnaby Jones, a retired private investigator who returns to the business after his son is murdered. The series ran on CBS from January 1973 (a mid-season replacement) to April 1980 and consisted of 178 episodes over 8 seasons.
Lee Meriwether played Barnaby's daughter-in-law and assistant, Betty Jones. Later in the series, Mark Shera joined the cast as Jedediah Romano (J. R.) Jones, Barnaby's (much younger) cousin.
Early episodes of the series featured William Conrad as Frank Cannon (who had his own series, Cannon). The premiere of Barnaby Jones was originally intended as a 2-part episode of Cannon but when a mid-season replacement series was urgently needed, it was spun off into a separate series.
Season One Original air dates: 01/28/1973 to 05/06/1973 |
Season Two Original air dates: 09/16/1973 to 03/31/1974 |
Season Three Original air dates: 09/10/1974 to 04/15/1975 |
Season Four Original air dates: 09/19/1975 to 03/18/1976 |
Season Five Original air dates: 10/07/1976 to 05/19/1977 |
Season Six Original air dates: 09/15/1977 to 03/02/1978 |
Season Seven Original air dates: 09/21/1978 to 04/19/1979 |
Season Eight Original air dates: 09/29/1979 to 04/03/1980 |