Jake and the Fatman
| Jake and the Fatman | |
|---|---|
Title screen | |
| Genre | Crime drama |
| Created by | Dean Hargrove Joel Steiger Ann Doherty |
| Developed by | Douglas Stefen Borghi |
| Starring | William Conrad Joe Penny Alan Campbell |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 106 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Dean Hargrove Fred Silverman Joel Steiger |
| Production locations | Los Angeles, California Oahu, Hawaii |
| Running time | approx. 45 minutes |
| Production companies | The Fred Silverman Company Strathmore Productions (1987–1988) Dean Hargrove Productions (1988–1992) Viacom Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | September 26, 1987 – May 6, 1992 |
| Related | |
| Matlock Diagnosis: Murder | |
Jake and the Fatman is an American crime drama television series starring William Conrad as prosecutor J. L. (Jason Lochinvar) "Fatman" McCabe and Joe Penny as investigator Jake Styles. Created by Dean Hargrove and Joel Steiger, the series ran on CBS for five seasons from September 26, 1987, to May 6, 1992.
Diagnosis: Murder, which aired from 1993 to 2001, was a medical-oriented spin-off of Jake and the Fatman that came to be a popular series of its own.