Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1958 TV series)
| Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Darren McGavin Bart Burns |
| Theme music composer | Dave Kahn Melvyn Lenard Gordon |
| Opening theme | "Riff Blues" |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 76 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer | Richard Irving |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Revue Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | Syndication |
| Release | January 7, 1958 – November 28, 1959 |
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer is the first syndicated television series based on Spillane's hard-boiled private detective Mike Hammer, played by Darren McGavin. The series was produced from 1957 to 1959, and had a run of 76 episodes over two seasons. Episodes were filmed in black and white and filled a half-hour time slot. As a syndicated television series, original air dates and the order of episodes vary by geographic location – for example, in New York City. The series debuted January 28, 1958, on WCBS-TV, and the first episode aired was "Letter Edged in Blackmail".