''The Investigators'' is an American dramatic

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starring

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and James Philbrook about a team of insurance investigators in New York City. Original episodes aired from October 5 to December 28, 1961,McNeil, Alex, ''Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming From 1948 to the Present, Fourth Edition'', New York: Penguin Books, 1996, , p. 412.Brooks, Tim, and Earle Marsh, ''The Complete Directory to Prime-Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present (Sixth Edition)'', New York: Ballantine Books, 1995, , p. 505. on CBS.

Synopsis

Investigators Inc. is a very successful

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firm with offices on

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′s stylish

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in New York City. The firm specializes in investigating very large

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claims to root out cases of

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. Russ Andrews and Steve Banks run the firm, Bill Davis and Danny Clayton are the among the firm's investigators, and Maggie Peters serves not only as their girl Friday, but also as an investigator in her own right who sometimes goes undercover during an investigation. Polly Walters is the secretary at the office. As the team investigates the legitimacy of insurance claims, they become involved with criminals, the police, and others.

Cast

....Russ Andrews * James Philbrook....Steve Banks * Mary Murphy....Maggie Peters * Al Austin....Bill Davis * Asher Dann....Danny Clayton * June Kenny....Polly Walters

Broadcast history

''The Investigators'' premiered on CBS on October 5, 1961, airing on Thursdays at 9:00 p.m. throughout its 13-episode run. CBS cancelled it after only half a season, and its last original episode aired on December 28, 1961.The Classic TV Archive: The Investigators (1961) Accessed 4 January 2022
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Episodes

Sources:''The Investigators'' (television listing), ''Standard-Speaker'' (Hazleton, Pennsylvania), December 16, 1961, Page 21 Accessed 4 January 2022
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Investigators (1961 TV series) CBS original programming 1960s American drama television series 1961 American television series debuts 1961 American television series endings Television shows set in New York City