Follows the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from the police term "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.
Friday and Smith investigate a woman's claim that her neighbors are abusing their child.
E2
E2The Big Sweet Annie
Sep 30, 195830m
Friday investigates a woman's disappearance after a convicted murderer is paroled into her custody.
E3
E3The Big Star
Oct 7, 195830m
Friday and Smith investigate anonymous threats to disfigure a a famous actress.
E4
E4The Big Oskar
Oct 14, 195830m
The detectives take a report of valuables stolen from the home of a somewhat eccentric old lady. They begin to suspect something is amiss when she starts talking about how she gets the "scoop" on crimes by being the first to report them to the local newspaper.
E5
E5The Big Little Boy
Oct 21, 195830m
The detectives are trying to solve the case of the milk bottle bandit when they catch a break and apprehend a diminutive fifteen year old.
E6
E6The Big Voice
Oct 28, 195830m
A mysterious telephone caller offers a man $1000 for a contract killing, and Friday must identify the caller before it's too late.
E7
E7The Big Jukebox
Nov 4, 195830m
Friday goes undercover as a bar owner in order to break up an illegal jukebox operation.
E8
E8The Big Doll
Nov 11, 195830m
As Friday and Smith investigate a woman's death, they are disturbed to find that her daughter is more interested in discussing her collection of dolls.
E9
E9The Big Border
Nov 18, 195830m
Friday and Smith must track a pair of escaped convicts across the Mexican border.
E10
E10The Big Nazi
Nov 25, 195830m
While investigating reports of teenagers involved in a gunfight, Friday and Smith are shocked to find one of the teens involved wearing a Nazi uniform.
E11
E11The Big Hot Rod
Dec 2, 195830m
Friday is on the hunt for a group of teens that are stealing sports cars.
E12
E12The Big Green Monkey
Dec 9, 195830m
Friday and Smith investigate a robbery, and their only clue to the suspect's identity is a green jade monkey.
E13
E13The Big Hype
Dec 16, 195830m
Friday attempts to track down a heroin pusher.
E14
E14The Big Maria
Dec 23, 195830m
Friday and Smith investigate the death of a woman found murdered in a churchyard on Christmas Eve.
E15
E15The Big Donation
Dec 30, 195830m
Two con artists are selling phony magazines subscriptions to unsuspecting suckers.
E16
E16The Big Malcolm
Jan 6, 195930m
Friday and Smith investigate a criminal gang that preys on all-night restaurants.
E17
E17The Big Smart Girl
Jan 13, 195930m
Friday and Smith investigate a series of robberies in fashionable homes.
E18
E18The Big Doctor
Jan 20, 195930m
Friday goes undercover to investigate a bookie operation.
E19
E19The Big Signet
Jan 27, 195930m
Friday and Smith have to find a man selling forged passports and paperwork.
E20
E20The Big Accident
Feb 3, 195930m
An insurance adjuster files a report with Friday about possible fraudulent insurance claims.
E21
E21The Big Mailman
Feb 10, 195930m
Friday works with a postal inspector to catch a gang using the mail to scam money from people.
E22
E22The Big Roll
Feb 17, 195930m
E23
E23The Big Thirteen
Feb 24, 195930m
An elderly man reports a loss of money to the LAPD, then subsequently denies making the report. Friday and Smith must investigate.
E24
E24The Big Sour
Mar 10, 195930m
An elderly couple are beaten and robbed. The key to finding the bandits lies in a paper boy and an alert bartender.
E25
E25The Big Starlet
Mar 17, 195930m
Friday investigates a young starlet under suspicion of check forgery.
E26
E26The Big Holdup
Mar 24, 195930m
A robber called "The Rattlesnake Bandit" takes pleasure in beating and shooting his victims after he takes their money.
E27
E27The Big Name
Mar 31, 195930m
The only clue to a murder investigated by Friday is the tape on a knife handle.
E28
E28The Big Couple
Apr 7, 195930m
Friday and Smith investigate a husband and wife con team that have a long criminal record.
E29
E29The Big Squeeze
Apr 14, 195930m
Friday investigates a robbery that is caused by a blackmail victim's refusal to pay.
E30
E30The Big Picture
Apr 21, 195930m
A young girl commits suicide after she is tricked by a pair of movie talent scouts who are really operating a prostitution ring.
E31
E31The Big Carnation
Apr 28, 195930m
Friday and Smith hunt "The Carnation Kid," a suspect in a series of hotel burglaries.
E32
E32The Big Operator
Jul 7, 195930m
Friday and Smith investigate a the death of a woman found beaten in her car, and suspect that her husband is somehow involved.
E33
E33The Big Bray
Jul 12, 195930m
Friday and Smith investigate a series of food market robberies, where the bandit has been posing as a salesman.
E34
E34The Big Infant
Jul 19, 195930m
Friday and Smith's investigation of a stolen car - containing a sleeping baby - leads them to two juvenile suspects.
E35
E35The Big Appetite
Jul 26, 195930m
Friday and Smith track a burglar who breaks into homes and businesses to steal gourmet food items.
E36
E36The Big .38
Aug 2, 195930m
Cab drivers are being held up, but the descriptions given by the victims don't match.
E37
E37The Big Byron
Aug 9, 195930m
A man reports that his fiance's former boyfriend has taken shots at him.
E38
E38The Big Counterfeit
Aug 16, 195930m
A man impersonating a police officer is going to local businesses and asking for donations for the widows and orphans fund. Smith and Friday set out to stop the con man.
E39
E39The Big Red
Aug 23, 195930m
An informant's tip puts Friday on the trail of a narcotics ring.
About Dragnet
Dragnet is a drama, crime series on NBC. The show first aired on Dec 16, 1951 and currently has 8 seasons and 276 episodes. Dragnet has ended after 8 seasons. It has a rating of 6.4/10 based on 32 votes. The cast includes Jack Webb, Ben Alexander. Created by Jack Webb.