Exact 56 Year Anniversary Of “The Fugitive” Series Finale

Today marks the exact 56th anniversary of the famed last episode of “The Fugitive,” which aired on Tuesday August 29, 1967.

I seem to remember Cosmo Santullo, soon to be/already, a standout scholar/athlete, talking about the upcoming episode on that day.

At the time, as with much that was/is popular, I did not join, but have seen the superb episode and most series episodes many times in the years since.

Years pass, with memories of good quality, even seminal shows helping.

“The Fugitive,” as a series and that great last episode, still one of the highest rated both quantitatively and qualitatively, stands as a fine example of such work.

The great William Conrad, actually as radio’s “Matt Dillon” (a fine interview with TV’s “Matt,” James Arness was thoroughly enjoyable viewing/listening in recent days) is pictured above.

He, as “The Fugitive” narrator intoned “August 29th, the day the running stopped,” airing “exactly” 56 years ago today.