About this season
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.
Episodes (14)
1. The Human Bomb
10.0Aired 16 December 1951 • 30 min
A man walks into City hall carrying a live bomb. He threatens to blow up the building if his brother isn't released from jail.
2. The Big Actor
10.0Aired 3 January 1952 • 30 min
Friday and Jacobs track down a drug ring through a small-time television actor who is hooked on heroin.
3. The Big Death
Aired 17 January 1952 • 30 min
Friday poses as a hired killer for a man who wants his wife dead.
4. The Big Mother
4.0Aired 31 January 1952 • 30 min
A new-born baby is stolen from a hospital nursery and the trail leads the police to a deranged mother.
5. The Big Cast
10.0Aired 14 February 1952 • 30 min
The police interrogate a suspect whom they believe to have murdered more than a dozen men.
6. The Big Speech
Aired 28 February 1952 • 30 min
A doctor is beaten and robbed of prescription drugs.
7. The Big Parrot
Aired 13 March 1952 • 30 min
A couple are robbed and murdered, along with their pet parrot. The killer uses a time bomb to start a fire and cover up his crime.
8. The Big Moody
Aired 27 March 1952 • 30 min
9. The Big Blast
Aired 10 April 1952 • 30 min
A divorced mother is killed in bed by a shotgun while her young boy sleeps beside her.
10. The Big Trial
Aired 24 April 1952 • 30 min
Friday testifies at the trial of a man accused of a hit-and-run, but the main witness against him suddenly disappears.
11. The Big September Man
7.0Aired 8 May 1952 • 30 min
A secretary is beaten to death and the search for the killer leads police to a religious fanatic.
12. The Big Phone Call
10.0Aired 22 May 1952 • 30 min
Friday confronts a jeweler with tape recorded evidence that proves he hired someone to rob his own store.
13. The Big Casing
10.0Aired 5 June 1952 • 30 min
A man claims that his wife committed suicide right in front of him, but the evidence suggests otherwise.
14. The Big Lamp
Aired 19 June 1952 • 30 min
Friday and Jacobs are out to catch a safe burglar who has been on the loose for seven months.