CHiPs

CHiPs
GenreCrime drama
Created byRick Rosner
Developed byPaul Playdon
Starring
Theme music composerJohn Parker
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons6
No. of episodes139 (and 1 TV movie) (list of episodes)
Production
Running time48 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseSeptember 15, 1977 (1977-09-15) 
May 1, 1983 (1983-05-01)

CHiPs is an American crime drama television series created by Rick Rosner and originally aired on NBC from September 15, 1977, to May 1, 1983. After the final first-run telecast on NBC in May 1983, the series went into reruns on Sundays from May 8 to July 17, 1983. It follows the lives of two motorcycle officers of the California Highway Patrol (CHP). The series ran for 139 episodes over six seasons, plus one reunion television film in October 1998.