Riptide (American TV series)
| Riptide | |
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Title Card for the first season | |
| Genre | Detective fiction |
| Created by | Frank Lupo Stephen J. Cannell |
| Starring | Perry King Joe Penny Thom Bray Jack Ging June Chadwick Anne Francis (1984 only) |
| Composers | Pete Carpenter Mike Post |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 58 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Frank Lupo Stephen J. Cannell Babs Greyhosky (Seasons 2 and 3) |
| Producers | Babs Greyhosky (Season 1) J. Rickley Dumm Tom Blomquist (Season 3) |
| Production locations | Cabrillo Beach, San Pedro, Los Angeles Redondo Beach, California Santa Clarita, California |
| Running time | 48 minutes per episode |
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| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | January 3, 1984 – April 22, 1986 |
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Riptide is an American detective television series that aired on NBC from January 3, 1984 to April 22, 1986, starring Perry King, Joe Penny, and Thom Bray.
The series was created by Frank Lupo and Stephen J. Cannell and was a joint production of Stephen J. Cannell Productions in association with Columbia Pictures Television for NBC. The main theme was composed by Mike Post and Pete Carpenter. A midseason replacement, it debuted as a two-hour TV movie in early 1984.
In January 1986, NBC canceled Riptide after three seasons because of low ratings and high costs. After its cancellation, reruns were aired on the USA Network during the late 1980s. The series currently appears occasionally on the schedules of getTV and Decades.