List of Kojak episodes

This is a list of episodes of the television series Kojak.

List of Kojak episodes
Genre	Crime drama
Created by	Abby Mann
Starring	Telly Savalas Dan Frazer Kevin Dobson George Savalas Mark Russell Vince Conti Andre Braugher
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	125
Production
Executive producers	Abby Mann James Duff McAdams
Running time	60 minutes (per episode)
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	October 24, 1973 (1973-10-24) – March 18, 1978 (1978-03-18)

There have been six seasons of Kojak. The first five seasons (Pilot + 118 episodes) were shown on the channel CBS from 1973 to 1978. The Pilot of the series was "The Marcus-Nelson Murders", which was aired on March 8, 1973. The fifth season was the last season in the series' original run. Then, in the mid-1980s, CBS aired two TV-movies: "The Belarus File" and "The Price of Justice". The series was revived (brought back) in 1989, with a sixth season. In this season, Kojak had the rank of captain. The sixth season is the final season. It consisted of 5 episodes; it was shown on ABC. The last episode was shown on April 7, 1990.

Lt. Theo Kojak is the main character of the series. He is played by Telly Savalas in every episode.

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired	Network
Pilot movie			March 8, 1973 (1973-03-08)		CBS
1	22		October 24, 1973 (1973-10-24)	May 8, 1974 (1974-05-08)
2	25		September 15, 1974 (1974-09-15)	March 9, 1975 (1975-03-09)
3	24		September 14, 1975 (1975-09-14)	March 7, 1976 (1976-03-07)
4	25		September 26, 1976 (1976-09-26)	March 22, 1977 (1977-03-22)
5	22		October 2, 1977 (1977-10-02)	March 18, 1978 (1978-03-18)
TV movies			February 16, 1985	April 7, 1990	CBS (movies 1 & 2) ABC (movies 3–7)

Episodes

Pilot movie (1973)

Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
The Marcus-Nelson Murders	Joseph Sargent	Abby Mann	March 8, 1973 (1973-03-08)

Season 1 (1973–74)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"Siege of Terror"	William Hale	Robert Heverly	October 24, 1973 (1973-10-24)
2	2	"Web of Death"	William Hale	Jack Laird	October 31, 1973 (1973-10-31)
3	3	"One for the Morgue"	Richard Donner	Jerrold Freedman	November 7, 1973 (1973-11-07)
4	4	"Knockover"	Charles S. Dubin	Morton Fine	November 14, 1973 (1973-11-14)
5	5	"Girl in the River"	William Hale	Halsted Welles	November 21, 1973 (1973-11-21)
6	6	"Requiem for a Cop"	Gary Nelson	Richard Adams & Jack Laird	November 28, 1973 (1973-11-28)
7	7	"The Corrupter"	Paul Stanley	James M. Miller	December 5, 1973 (1973-12-05)
8	8	"Dark Sunday"	Charles R. Rondeau	Robert Malcolm Young	December 12, 1973 (1973-12-12)
9	9	"Conspiracy of Fear"	Jeannot Szwarc	Jack Laird & Mark Rodgers	December 19, 1973 (1973-12-19)
10	10	"Cop in a Cage"	Charles S. Dubin	Gene R. Kearney & Alvin Sapinsley	January 2, 1974 (1974-01-02)
11	11	"Marker to a Dead Bookie"	Alex March	Morton Fine & Gene R. Kearney	January 16, 1974 (1974-01-16)
12	12	"Last Rites for a Dead Priest"	Joel Oliansky	Jack Laird	January 23, 1974 (1974-01-23)
13	13	"Death Is Not a Passing Grade"	Allen Reisner	Gene R. Kearney	January 30, 1974 (1974-01-30)
14	14	"Die Before They Wake"	Leo Penn	Robert W. Lenski	February 6, 1974 (1974-02-06)
15	15	"Deliver Us Some Evil"	Charles S. Dubin	Robert Malcolm Young	February 13, 1974 (1974-02-13)
16	16	"Eighteen Hours of Fear"	Charles R. Rondeau	Robert C. Dennis & Jack Laird	February 20, 1974 (1974-02-20)
17	17	"Before the Devil Knows"	Charles S. Dubin	Gene R. Kearney	February 27, 1974 (1974-02-27)
18	18	"Dead on His Feet"	Jeannot Szwarc	Jack Laird	March 6, 1974 (1974-03-06)
19	19	"Down a Long and Lonely River"	Leo Penn	Robert Foster	March 20, 1974 (1974-03-20)
20	20	"Mojo"	Jeannot Szwarc	Morton Fine & Mark Weingart	March 27, 1974 (1974-03-27)
21	21	"Therapy in Dynamite"	Leo Penn	Gene R. Kearney	April 10, 1974 (1974-04-10)
22	22	"The Only Way Out"	Joel Oliansky	Alvin Sapinsley	May 8, 1974 (1974-05-08)

Season 2 (1974–75)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
"The Chinatown Murders"	Jeannot Szwarc	Jack Laird	September 15, 1974 (1974-09-15)
25	3	"Hush Now, Don't You Die"	Charles S. Dubin	Robert W. Lenski	September 22, 1974 (1974-09-22)
26	4	"A Very Deadly Game"	Seymour Robbie	Sean Baine	September 29, 1974 (1974-09-29)
27	5	"Wall Street Gunslinger"	Richard Donner	Halsted Welles	October 6, 1974 (1974-10-06)
28	6	"Slay Ride"	Russ Mayberry	Morton Fine	October 13, 1974 (1974-10-13)
29	7	"Nursemaid"	Jerry London	Joel Oliansky	October 20, 1974 (1974-10-20)
30	8	"You Can't Tell a Hurt Man How to Holler"	Seymour Robbie	Albert Ruben	October 27, 1974 (1974-10-27)
31	9	"The Best Judge Money Can Buy"	Leo Penn	Gene R. Kearney	November 3, 1974 (1974-11-03)
32	10	"A Souvenir from Atlantic City"	Daniel Haller	Charles Sailor & Eric Kaldor	November 10, 1974 (1974-11-10)
33	11	"A Killing in the Second House"	Christian Nyby	Gene R. Kearney	November 17, 1974 (1974-11-17)
34	12	"The Best War in Town"	Richard Donner	Burton Armus	November 24, 1974 (1974-11-24)
35	13	"Cross Your Heart and Hope to Die"	David Friedkin	Gene R. Kearney	December 1, 1974 (1974-12-01)
36	14	"The Betrayal"	Telly Savalas	Joseph Polizzi	December 15, 1974 (1974-12-15)
37	15	"Loser Takes All"	Allen Reisner	Story by : William P. McGivern & Robert C. Dennis Teleplay by : Robert C. Dennis	December 22, 1974 (1974-12-22)
38	16	"Close Cover Before Killing"	Sigmund Neufeld Jr.	Peter S. Fischer	January 5, 1975 (1975-01-05)
39	17	"Acts of Desperate Men"	Jeannot Szwarc	Gene R. Kearney	January 12, 1975 (1975-01-12)
40	18	"Queen of the Gypsies"	Jeannot Szwarc	Story by : Gene Kearney & Arthur E. McLaird Teleplay by : Gene Kearney	January 19, 1975 (1975-01-19)
41	19	"Night of the Piraeus"	Jerry London	Don Rene Patterson & George Bacos	January 26, 1975 (1975-01-26)
42	20	"Elegy in an Asphalt Graveyard"	Christian Nyby	Jack Laird	February 2, 1975 (1975-02-02)
43	21	"The Goodluck Bomber"	Sigmund Neufeld Jr.	Ray Brenner	February 9, 1975 (1975-02-09)
44	22	"Unwanted Partners"	Sigmund Neufeld Jr.	Burton Armus	February 16, 1975 (1975-02-16)
45	23	"Two-Four-Six for Two Hundred"	Russ Mayberry	James M. Miller	February 23, 1975 (1975-02-23)
46	24	"The Trade-Off"	David Friedkin	Robert E. Swanson	March 2, 1975 (1975-03-02)
47	25	"I Want to Report a Dream"	Telly Savalas	Gene R. Kearney	March 9, 1975 (1975-03-09)

Season 3 (1975–76)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
"A Question of Answers"	Jerry London	Albert Ruben	September 14, 1975 (1975-09-14)
50	3	"My Brother, My Enemy"	Russ Mayberry	Alvin Boretz	September 21, 1975 (1975-09-21)
51	4	"Sweeter Than Life"	Russ Mayberry	Burton Armus	September 28, 1975 (1975-09-28)
52	5	"Be Careful What You Pray For"	Russ Mayberry	James M. Miller	October 5, 1975 (1975-10-05)
53	6	"Secret Snow, Deadly Snow"	Jerry London	Morton Fine	October 12, 1975 (1975-10-12)
54	7	"Life, Liberation, and the Pursuit of Death"	Nicholas Sgarro	Gene R. Kearney	October 26, 1975 (1975-10-26)
55	8	"Out of the Frying Pan..."	Charles S. Dubin	Jack Laird	November 2, 1975 (1975-11-02)
56	9	"Over the Water"	Telly Savalas	Burton Armus	November 9, 1975 (1975-11-09)
57	10	"The Nicest Guys on the Block"	Charles S. Dubin	Morton Fine	November 16, 1975 (1975-11-16)
58	11	"No Immunity for Murder"	Andy Sidaris	Joe Gores	November 23, 1975 (1975-11-23)
59	12	"A Long Way from Times Square"	Ernest Pintoff	Story by : Brian McKay Teleplay by : Gene R. Kearney	November 30, 1975 (1975-11-30)
60	13	"Money Back Guarantee"	Daniel Haller	Dallas L. Barnes	December 7, 1975 (1975-12-07)
61	14	"A House of Prayer, a Den of Thieves"	Robert Day	Gene R. Kearney	December 14, 1975 (1975-12-14)
62	15	"How Cruel the Frost, How Bright the Stars"	David Friedkin	Story by : James McAdams & Gene R. Kearney Teleplay by : Gene R. Kearney	December 21, 1975 (1975-12-21)
63	16	"The Forgotten Room"	Sigmund Neufeld Jr.	James Bonnet	January 4, 1976 (1976-01-04)
64	17	"On the Edge"	David Friedkin	Alvin Boretz	January 11, 1976 (1976-01-11)
65	18	"A Wind from Corsica"	Daniel Haller	Story by : Paul Stein & Charles Watts Teleplay by : Mark Rodgers & Barry Trivers	January 18, 1976 (1976-01-18)
66	19	"Bad Dude"	Sigmund Neufeld Jr.	Joe Gores	January 25, 1976 (1976-01-25)
67	20	"A Grave Too Soon"	Daniel Haller	Jack Laird	February 1, 1976 (1976-02-01)
68	21	"The Frame"	Sigmund Neufeld Jr.	Burton Armus	February 8, 1976 (1976-02-08)
69	22	"Deadly Innocence"	Daniel Haller	Sean Baine	February 15, 1976 (1976-02-15)
70	23	"Justice Deferred"	Charles S. Dubin	Jack Laird	February 22, 1976 (1976-02-22)
71	24	"Both Sides of the Law"	David Friedkin	Gene R. Kearney	March 7, 1976 (1976-03-07)

Season 4 (1976–77)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
72	1	"Birthday Party"	Sigmund Neufeld Jr.	Story by : Robert Hoskins & Steven Carabatsos Teleplay by : Steven Carabatsos	September 26, 1976 (1976-09-26)
73	2	"A Summer Madness"	Jeannot Szwarc	Story by : Jack Laird Teleplay by : William P. McGivern	October 3, 1976 (1976-10-03)
74	3	"Law Dance"	Edward M. Abroms	James M. Miller	October 10, 1976 (1976-10-10)
75	4	"Out of the Shadows"	Jeannot Szwarc	Gene R. Kearney	October 17, 1976 (1976-10-17)
76	5	"A Need to Know"	Russ Mayberry	Story by : Stewart Alexander & Cire Rodlak & Chester Krumholz Teleplay by : Chester Krumholz	October 24, 1976 (1976-10-24)
77	6	"An Unfair Trade"	Nicholas Sgarro	Burton Armus	October 31, 1976 (1976-10-31)
78	7	"A Hair-Trigger Away"	Sigmund Neufeld Jr.	Story by : Anderson House & Jack Epps, Jr. Teleplay by : Chester Krumholz	November 7, 1976 (1976-11-07)
79	8	"By Silence Betrayed"	Sigmund Neufeld Jr.	Chester Krumholz	November 14, 1976 (1976-11-14)
"A Shield for Murder"	Jeannot Szwarc	Story by : Robert Malcolm Young & William P. McGivern Teleplay by : William P. McGivern	November 21, 1976 (1976-11-21)
82	11	"The Pride and the Princess"	Charles S. Dubin	James M. Miller	November 28, 1976 (1976-11-28)
83	12	"Black Thorn"	Charles S. Dubin	Leon Tokatyan	December 5, 1976 (1976-12-05)
84	13	"Where Do You Go When You Have No Place To Go?"	Jeannot Szwarc	Story by : Chester Krumholz & James McAdams Teleplay by : Chester Krumholz	December 12, 1976 (1976-12-12)
85	14	"Dead Again"	Sigmund Neufeld Jr.	Burton Armus	December 19, 1976 (1976-12-19)
86	15	"The Godson"	Russ Mayberry	Joseph Polizzi	January 2, 1977 (1977-01-02)
87	16	"The Condemned"	Noel Black	Story by : Michael Grais & Mark Victor and Anthony Spinner Teleplay by : Anthony Spinner	January 11, 1977 (1977-01-11)
88	17	"When You Hear the Beep, Drop Dead"	Jeannot Szwarc	Gene R. Kearney	January 18, 1977 (1977-01-18)
89	18	"I Was Happy Where I Was"	Nicholas Sgarro	Story by : Jerrold Freedman & Sean Baine Teleplay by : Sean Baine	January 25, 1977 (1977-01-25)
90	19	"Kojak's Days: Part 1"	Charles S. Dubin	Story by : Chester Krumholz & Matthew Rapf Teleplay by : Chester Krumholz	February 1, 1977 (1977-02-01)
91	20	"Kojak's Days: Part 2"	Charles S. Dubin	Story by : Chester Krumholz & Matthew Rapf Teleplay by : Chester Krumholz	February 8, 1977 (1977-02-08)
92	21	"Monkey on a String"	Ernest Pintoff	Jack Laird	February 15, 1977 (1977-02-15)
93	22	"Kiss It All Goodbye"	Telly Savalas	Story by : Robert W. Lenski Teleplay by : Oliver Crawford & Robert W. Lenski	February 22, 1977 (1977-02-22)
94	23	"Lady in the Squadroom"	Edward M. Abroms	Burton Armus	March 8, 1977 (1977-03-08)
95	24	"Sister Maria"	Ernest Pintoff	Story by : Ross Teel & Charles Sailor & Eric Kaldor Teleplay by : Ross Teel	March 15, 1977 (1977-03-15)
96	25	"Another Gypsy Queen"	Joel Oliansky	Gene R. Kearney	March 22, 1977 (1977-03-22)

Season 5 (1977–78)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
97	1	"The Queen of Hearts Is Wild"	Leo Penn	Donald P. Bellisario	October 2, 1977 (1977-10-02)
98	2	"A Strange Kind of Love"	Sutton Roley	Joseph Polizzi	October 9, 1977 (1977-10-09)
99	3	"Laid Off"	Nicholas Sgarro	Burton Armus	October 16, 1977 (1977-10-16)
100	4	"Cry for the Kids"	Leo Penn	David Taylor	October 23, 1977 (1977-10-23)
101	5	"Once More from Birdland"	Nicholas Sgarro	Gene R. Kearney	October 30, 1977 (1977-10-30)
102	6	"Caper on a Quiet Street"	Edward M. Abroms	Michael Wagner	November 6, 1977 (1977-11-06)
103	7	"Letters of Death"	Nicholas Sgarro	L.T. Bentwood, Marvin Kupfer & William A. Schwartz	November 13, 1977 (1977-11-13)
104	8	"Tears for All Who Love Her"	Joel Oliansky	Chester Krumholz, John Meredyth Lucas & Ross Teel	November 20, 1977 (1977-11-20)
105	9	"The Summer of '69: Part 1"	Gene R. Kearney	Gene R. Kearney	December 4, 1977 (1977-12-04)
106	10	"The Summer of '69: Part 2"	Gene R. Kearney	Gene R. Kearney	December 10, 1977 (1977-12-10)
107	11	"Case Without a File"	Nicholas Sgarro	Joe Gores	December 17, 1977 (1977-12-17)
108	12	"I Could Kill My Wife's Lawyer"	Russ Mayberry	Gene R. Kearney & Harriet Margulies	December 24, 1977 (1977-12-24)
109	13	"Justice for All"	Jim Benson	Michael Kozoll & Ross Teel	January 7, 1978 (1978-01-07)
110	14	"Mouse"	Harvey S. Laidman	Art Eisenson	January 21, 1978 (1978-01-21)
111	15	"Chain of Custody"	Russ Mayberry	Chester Krumholz & Matthew Rapf	January 28, 1978 (1978-01-28)
112	16	"The Captain's Brother's Wife"	Charles S. Dubin	Rift Fournier & Chester Krumholz	February 4, 1978 (1978-02-04)
113	17	"No License to Kill"	Ernest Pintoff	Bob Bralver, Charlene Bralver & Gene R. Kearney	February 11, 1978 (1978-02-11)
114	18	"The Halls of Terror"	Edward M. Abroms	Chester Krumholz	February 18, 1978 (1978-02-18)
115	19	"May the Horse Be With You"	Charles S. Dubin	Rift Fournier	February 25, 1978 (1978-02-25)
116	20	"Photo Must Credit Joe Paxton"	Jim Benson	Gene R. Kearney	March 4, 1978 (1978-03-04)
117	21	"60 Miles to Hell"	Gene R. Kearney	Mike Frankovich Jr. & Gene R. Kearney	March 11, 1978 (1978-03-11)
118	22	"In Full Command"	Telly Savalas	Chester Krumholz	March 18, 1978 (1978-03-18)

TV movies (1985–90)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	Kojak: The Belarus File	Robert Markowitz	Albert Ruben	February 16, 1985 (1985-02-16)
2	Kojak: The Price of Justice	Alan Metzger	Albert Ruben	February 21, 1987 (1987-02-21)
3	Kojak: Ariana	Paul Krasny	Maurice Hurley	November 4, 1989 (1989-11-04)
4	Kojak: Fatal Flaw	Richard Compton	Albert Ruben	December 2, 1989 (1989-12-02)
5	Kojak: Flowers for Matty	Paul Krasny	Peyton Webb	January 6, 1990 (1990-01-06)
6	Kojak: It's Always Something	Richard Compton	Jack Laird	February 3, 1990 (1990-02-03)
7	Kojak: None So Blind	Alan Metzger	Story by : Scott Shepherd Teleplay by : Jack Laird & Scott Shepherd	April 7, 1990 (1990-04-07)

Other websites

• List of Kojak episodes on IMDb
• The Official Site of Telly Savalas Archived 2010-01-28 at the Wayback Machine