Police Story (1973 TV series)

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Police Story
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Genre	Police procedural
Created by	Joseph Wambaugh
Opening theme	Jerry Goldsmith
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	98 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	David Gerber
Running time	60 min.
Production companies	David Gerber Productions Screen Gems (1973–1974) Columbia Pictures Television (1974–1978, 1979, 1980, 1987)
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	September 25, 1973 (1973-09-25) – May 3, 1987 (1987-05-03)
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Police Story is an American anthology crime drama television series that aired weekly on NBC from September 25, 1973, through April 5, 1977, followed by a season of irregularly scheduled television film specials from September 27, 1977, to May 28, 1978, with three further television films screened in 1979, 1980, and 1987. The show was created by author and former police officer Joseph Wambaugh and was described by The Complete Directory of Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows as "one of the more realistic police series to be seen on television". It was produced by David Gerber and Mel Swope.