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Jake and the Fatman

Jake and the Fatman

1987–1992 · TV · 5 seasons · 106 episodes · NR

The series ran 5 seasons across 106 episodes and has ended.

Synopsis

Jake and the Fatman is a television crime drama starring William Conrad as prosecutor J. L. "Fatman" McCabe and Joe Penny as investigator Jake Styles. The series ran on CBS for five seasons from 1987 to 1992. Diagnosis: Murder was a spin-off of this series.

Ratings

SourceRatingWeight
IMDb6.4/1071%
TMDB6.2/1056 votes29%
Balasaur Score63100%

Seasons

1Season 123 ep1987
2Season 211 ep1989
3Season 326 ep1989
4Season 424 ep1990
5Season 522 ep1991

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