The Thin Blue Line (American TV series)

The Thin Blue Line
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
Production
ProducerWilliam H. Parker
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkKNBH
Release1 April (1952-04-01) 
1 September 1952 (1952-09-01)

The Thin Blue Line is an American panel show that briefly aired weekly on Los Angeles NBC station KNBH in 1952. The show, contemporarily described as "unabashedly propagandistic", was produced by the Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, William H. Parker. It featured discussion between a moderator and a panel of experts (often including Parker, who also answered audience questions). Parker intended for the show to "accurate[ly]" inform the public about "police affairs" and to "instill greater [public] confidence" in the LAPD.