The television series '' Mission: Impossible'' was created by

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. The original series premiered on the

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network in September 1966 and consisted of 171 one-hour episodes running over seven seasons before ending in March 1973.Patrick J. White's book, "The Complete Mission: Impossible Dossier", gives an episode count of 168, but lists the two halves of the two-part episodes "Old Man Out", "The Slave", and "The Council" as having one production number. Each count as two one-hour episodes. A

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ran from 1988 to 1990. This article lists both broadcast order and production order, which often differed considerably.

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (1966–67)

Season 2 (1967–68)

Season 3 (1968–69)

Season 4 (1969–70)

Season 5 (1970–71)

Season 6 (1971–72)

Season 7 (1972–73)

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mission: Impossible Lists of American crime television series episodes Lists of American espionage television series episodes Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)