Jack Webb
Director
Dragnet (1951)
Season 2
Follows the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from the police term "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.
Released Dec. 16, 1951
Episode 30 min
10+
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Production Companies: Mark VII Ltd., Universal Television
Network: NBC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
10.0
S2E1 - The Big Jump
A man stands upon the ledge of a tall building and threatens to jump to his death below.
Sept. 11, 1952, midnight
8.0
S2E2 - The Big Sorrow
Friday must cope with the sudden death of his partner as he and his new partner track a pair of escaped convicts.
Sept. 25, 1952, midnight
S2E3 - The Big Elevator
Friday and Smith search for the person who left a dead woman in a hospital elevator.
Oct. 9, 1952, midnight
S2E4 - The Big Seventeen
Friday and Smith investigate a group of teenagers who are using and selling drugs.
Nov. 6, 1952, midnight
S2E5 - The Big Trio
Friday and Smith investigate three traffic accidents in one night.
Nov. 20, 1952, midnight
S2E6 - The Big Imposter
A missing young boy is found and returned to his grandfather, but the case gets complicated when the grandfather suspects that the boy is not his own grandson.
Dec. 4, 1952, midnight
6.7
S2E7 - The Big .22 Rifle for Christmas
Two small boys are missing, there are blood stains on the ground and a gun meant as a Christmas present is gone.
Dec. 18, 1952, midnight
S2E8 - The Big Cop
Friday has to catch a bad cop who has been dealing with the mob.
Jan. 2, 1953, midnight
7.0
S2E9 - The Big Grandma
An elderly woman is passing bad checks, but no one suspects her because she looks harmless.
Jan. 8, 1953, midnight
S2E10 - The Big Whiff
A woman is murdered when she is given an overdose of chloroform.
Jan. 15, 1953, midnight
5.0
S2E11 - The Big Show
A seven-week-old baby is found abandoned in a bus station.
Jan. 22, 1953, midnight
S2E12 - The Big Safe
Friday and Smith are investigating a missing office safe.
Jan. 29, 1953, midnight
S2E13 - The Big Church
A woman receives threatening letters from an unknown stalker.
Feb. 5, 1953, midnight
7.0
S2E14 - The Big Hate
Gordon Miller, a young pianist, is found near an abandoned freight car holding the dead body of a woman in his arms. He claims he has killed her.
Feb. 12, 1953, midnight
S2E15 - The Big Shakedown
Friday is looking for a crooked cop.
Feb. 20, 1953, midnight
S2E16 - The Big Rose
Friday and Smith are looking for a missing woman that left her three children with her sister.
Feb. 26, 1953, midnight
S2E17 - The Big Building
A prominent dentist denies that his wife is missing, but Friday and Smith can find no trace of her.
March 5, 1953, midnight
S2E18 - The Big Run
Two elderly women are struck down by a hit-and-run driver.
March 12, 1953, midnight
10.0
S2E19 - The Big Break
Friday and Smith track down an escaped convict who is armed and dangerous.
March 19, 1953, midnight
8.0
S2E20 - The Big Light
Friday and Smith must decide between accident or murder when a crewman working on a movie set is killed by a falling light.
March 26, 1953, midnight
S2E21 - The Big Waiter
An immigrant is brutally beaten to death and the trail may lead to the victim's abused wife.
April 2, 1953, midnight
S2E22 - The Big Test
A young man reports that he was robbed by bandits on horseback while he was down in Mexico.
April 9, 1953, midnight
S2E23 - The Big Lay-Out
A friend of Friday's asks him for help when he discovers that his son has been using drugs, and may be selling them as well.
April 16, 1953, midnight
S2E24 - The Big Fire
A land lord begins threatening his tenants so he can force them to move out of his building.
April 23, 1953, midnight
S2E25 - The Big Ray
A man suddenly becomes ill and dies after eating his dinner at home.
April 30, 1953, midnight
10.0
S2E26 - The Big Frank
While investigating a routine robbery with Friday, Smith suffers a critical gunshot wound. Sergeant Friday is out for vengeance.
May 7, 1953, midnight
S2E27 - The Big Lease
An elderly widower is missing, so Friday and Smith retrace his actions before his disappearance. Things point to a long vacation until the story of Mrs. Banner, who rented the man's house, doesn't add up.
May 14, 1953, midnight
S2E28 - The Big Hands
Friday and Smith suspect a psycho killer when they find a woman with a broken neck in a hotel room.
May 21, 1953, midnight
S2E29 - The Big Fourth
Several babies are stolen in the city.
May 28, 1953, midnight
S2E30 - The Big Market
A bandit starts robbing people at local markets.
June 4, 1953, midnight
S2E31 - The Big Friend
Friday and Smith are torn between two suspects when a man reports that his wife has been strangled.
June 11, 1953, midnight
S2E32 - The Big Barrette
Friday and Smith search for the brutal killer of a 21-year-old woman.
June 18, 1953, midnight
S2E33 - The Big Dance
Friday and Smith are looking for two thugs that seem to have disappeared from the city.
June 25, 1953, midnight
Network: NBC
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 8280 min.
Released: Dec. 16, 1951
Last Air Date: Aug. 23, 1959, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-PG / 10+
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