Join or Sign In
Sign in to customize your TV listings
By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy.
The Rookies Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
23 Episodes 1972 - 1973
Episode 1
Concrete Valley, Neon Sky
Mon, Sep 11, 1972 60 mins
Rival gangs explode in a street battle. Men on the spot: three rookie cops. Willie: Michael Ontkean. Truck: William Elliot. Terry: Georg Stanford Brown. Benny: Hilly Hicks. Mike: Sam Melville. Cody: Shelly Novack. Ryker: Gerald S. O'Loughlin.
Episode 2
Dead, Like a Lost Dream
Mon, Sep 18, 1972 60 mins
The rookies are suspected of unethical practices. Lt. Monroe: Dane Clark. Terry: Georg Stanford Brown. Ryker: Gerald S. O'Loughlin. Mike: Sam Melville.
Episode 3
The Informant
Mon, Sep 25, 1972 60 mins
A stoolie's in danger. The thieves he helped bring to trial were set free. Willie: Michael Ontkean. Terry: Georg Stanford Brown. Ryker: Gerald S. O'Loughlin. Mike: Sam Melville. Jimmy Carter: Henry V. Brown Jr.
Episode 4
The Commitment
Mon, Oct 2, 1972 60 mins
A burgler with a taste for the bizarre shoots and paralyzes Willie (Michael Ontkean). Terry: Georg Stanford Brown. Ryker: Gerald S. O'Loughlin. Mike: Sam Melville.
Episode 5
Covenant with Death
Mon, Oct 9, 1972 60 mins
An evangelist crusading against drugs is accused of pushing them. Willie: Michael Ontkean. Terry: Georg Stanford Brown. Mike: Sam Melville. Ryker: Gerald S. O'Loughlin. Toby Jones: Lou Gossett.
Episode 6
Time Is the Fire
Mon, Oct 16, 1972 60 mins
Why is Ryker (Gerald S. O'Loughlin) so extremely interested in solving the kidnapping of a little girl? Frank Queenlin: William Windom. Andrea Sloan: Lynne Marta. Howard Sloan: Craig Stevens. Gleason: Joe Maross. Mrs. Sloan: Peggy McCay.
Episode 7
The Bear That Didn't Get Up
Mon, Oct 23, 1972 60 mins
Willie (Michael Ontkean) may be dismissed from the force for shooting a defenseless suspect. Palmer: Simon Scott. Terry: Georg Stanford Brown. Ryker: Gerald S. O'Loughlin.
Episode 8
Dirge for Sunday
Mon, Oct 30, 1972 60 mins
A rookie for a crook: that's the trade offered by the man holding Mike hostage. Mike: Sam Melville. Jill: Kate Jackson. Fenner: Roddy McDowall. Saul: Vincent Gardenia. Ryker: Gerald S. O'Loughlin. Willie: Michael Ontkean. Parks: Tom Troupe.
Episode 9
The Good Die Young
Mon, Nov 13, 1972 60 mins
Two policewomen act as bait to lure an elusive strangler. Peg Conway: Gwenn Mitchell. Willie: Michael Ontkean. Terry: Georg Stanford Brown. Mike: Sam Melville. Ryker: Gerald S. O'Loughlin. Annie Dawson: Leslie Charleson.
Episode 10
To Taste of Terror
Mon, Nov 20, 1972 60 mins
To avenge his arrest, a man plots against a rookie's wife. Dave Borden: Lee Farr. Jill: Kate Jackson. Lee Borden: Andy Robinson. Ryker: Gerald S. O'Loughlin. Terry: Georg Stanford Brown.
Episode 11
A Deadly Velocity
Mon, Nov 27, 1972 60 mins
Guarding a controversial general calls for crowd control and a sniper hunt. Laurie: Belinda Montgomery. Willie: Michael Ontkean. Mike: Sam Melville. Jill: Kate Jackson.
Episode 12
A Bloody Shade of Blue
Mon, Dec 11, 1972 60 mins
Two snipers go on a cop-killing rampage that leaves Terry blinded. Terry: Georg Stanford Brown. Willie: Michael Ontkean. Mike: Sam Melville. Ryker: Gerald S. O'Loughlin. Lynn: Brooke Bundy. Buzz: Jared Martin.
Episode 13
A Very Special Piece of Ground
Mon, Dec 18, 1972 60 mins
Plans to build a freeway through his ranch unhinge a veteran officer (Earl Holliman). Mike: Sam Melville. Ryker: Gerald S. O'Loughlin. Terry: Georg Stanford Brown.
Episode 14
Rabbits on the Runway
Mon, Dec 25, 1972 60 mins
A dangerous search for a runaway girl. The man who says he's her father only wants to find her to kill her. Terry: Georg Stanford Brown. Willie: Michael Ontkean. Mike: Sam Melville. Ryker: Gerald S. O'Loughlin. Christi: Susan Sennett.
Episode 15
Tarnished Idol
Mon, Jan 8, 1973 60 mins
Internal affairs wants to know why Willie (Michael Ontkean) shot a boy trapped in a burning police car. Jay: Lou Antonio. Terry: Georg Stanford Brown.
Episode 16
Crossfire
Mon, Jan 15, 1973 60 mins
Police image is the theme of this story about the rookies' off-duty involvement with a youth camp. Mike: Sam Melville. Terry: Georg Stanford Brown. Willie: Michael Ontkean. Ryker: Gerald S. O'Loughlin.
Episode 17
Snow Job
Mon, Jan 29, 1973 60 mins
A drug addict (Martin Sheen) tries to steal a fortune in confiscated cocaine. Willie: Michael Ontkean. Terry: Georg Stanford Brown.
Episode 18
Point of Impact
Mon, Feb 5, 1973 60 mins
Terry (Georg Stanford Brown) investigates an old friend's apparently purposeless attack on a cop. Ramirez: Victor Campos. Willie: Michael Ontkean.
Episode 19
Three Hours to Kill
Mon, Feb 12, 1973 60 mins
An injured cop awaiting surgery is held hostage as part of a jailbreak plan. Rita: Jacqueline Scott. Jill: Kate Jackson. Ryker: Gerald S. O'Louglin. Terry: Georg Stanford Brown.
Episode 20
Wheel of Death
Mon, Feb 19, 1973 60 mins
A man is simultaneously sought by the mob, the cops, and doctors trying to save his son's life. Frank Essex: Mike Farrell. Ryker: Gerald S. O'Loughlin. Mike: Sam Melville. Jimmy: Michael-James Wixted.
Episode 21
Life Robbery
Mon, Feb 26, 1973 60 mins
An old friend of Ryker is the chief suspect in a string of suburban robberies. Ryker: Gerald S. O'Loughlin. Willie: Michael Ontkean. Terry: Georg Stanford Brown. Al Harris: Pat Hingle. Mike: Sam Melville. Fred Cox: Mark Lenard.
Episode 22
A Farewell Tree From Marly
Mon, Mar 5, 1973 60 mins
A straightforward manslaughter case takes an unexpected twist when it's learned the only witness is mentally disabled. Ryker: Gerald S. O'Loughlin. Terry: Georg Stanford Brown.
Episode 23
Easy Money
Mon, Mar 19, 1973 60 mins
Teresa Graves plays a nurse whose brother is involved in a neighborhood protection racket. Terry: Georg Stanford Brown. Willie: Michael Ontkean. Ryker: Gerald S. O'Loughlin. Crater: Lonny Chapman. Jill: Kate Jackson. Cal Davis: Hilly Hicks.