The Rookies is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1972 until 1976. It follows the exploits of three rookie police officers working in an unidentified city for the fictitious Southern California Police Department.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | Concrete Valley, Neon Sky | 1972-09-11 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | Dead, Like a Lost Dream | 1972-09-18 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | The Informant | 1972-09-25 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | The Commitment | 1972-10-02 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | Covenant with Death | 1972-10-09 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | Time is the Fire | 1972-10-16 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | The Bear That Didn't Get Up | 1972-10-23 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | Dirge for Sunday | 1972-10-30 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 9 | The Good Die Young | 1972-11-13 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 10 | To Taste of Terror | 1972-11-20 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 11 | A Deadly Velocity | 1972-11-27 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 12 | A Bloody Shade of Blue | 1972-12-11 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 13 | A Very Special Piece of Ground | 1972-12-18 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 14 | Rabbits on the Runway | 1972-12-25 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 15 | Tarnished Idol | 1973-01-08 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 16 | Crossfire | 1973-01-15 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 17 | Snow Job | 1973-01-29 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 18 | Point of Impact | 1973-02-05 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 19 | Three Hours to Kill | 1973-02-12 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 20 | The Wheel of Fortune (a.k.a.) The Wheel of Death | 1973-02-19 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 21 | Life Robbery (a.k.a.) Tribute to a Veteran | 1973-02-26 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 22 | A Farewell Tree From Marly | 1973-03-05 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 23 | Easy Money | 1973-03-19 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 1 | Cauldron | 1973-09-10 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 2 | Margin for Error | 1973-09-17 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 3 | Deadly Cage | 1973-09-24 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 4 | Frozen Smoke | 1973-10-01 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 5 | Get Ryker | 1973-10-08 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 6 | Cry Wolf | 1973-10-15 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 7 | A Matter of Justice (a.k.a.) Justice for Jill Danko | 1973-10-22 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 8 | Blood Brother | 1973-10-29 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 9 | Code 261 | 1973-11-05 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 10 | Prayers Unanswered, Prayers Unheard | 1973-11-12 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 11 | Down Home Boy | 1973-11-19 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 12 | Lots of Trees and a Running Stream | 1973-12-02 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 13 | Another Beginning for Ben Fuller | 1974-01-14 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 14 | Sound of Silence | 1973-12-17 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 15 | Trial by Doubt | 1974-01-07 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 16 | The Authentic Death of Billy Stomper | 1974-01-14 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 17 | The Late Mr. Brent | 1974-01-28 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 18 | The Teacher | 1974-02-04 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 19 | Eyewitness | 1974-02-11 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 20 | Something Less Than a Man | 1974-02-18 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 21 | Rolling Thunder | 1974-02-25 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 22 | Time Lock | 1974-03-04 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 23 | Death Watch | 1974-03-18 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 1 | An Ugly Way to Die | 1974-09-09 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 2 | Key Witness | 1974-09-23 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 3 | Legacy of Death | 1974-09-30 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 4 | Death at 6 A.M. | 1974-10-07 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 5 | Walk a Tightrope | 1974-10-21 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 6 | Judgment | 1974-10-28 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 7 | Johnny Lost His Gun | 1974-11-04 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 8 | Prelude to Vengeance | 1974-11-11 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 9 | Vendetta | 1974-11-18 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 10 | The Old Neighborhood | 1974-11-25 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 11 | A Test of Courage | 1974-12-02 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 12 | The Assassin | 1974-12-09 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 13 | Blue Christmas | 1974-12-16 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 14 | Take Over | 1974-12-30 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 15 | The Saturday Night Special | 1975-01-13 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 16 | The Hunting Ground | 1975-01-20 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 17 | Solomon's Dilemma | 1975-01-27 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 18 | Angel | 1975-02-03 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 19 | The Sheild | 1975-02-10 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 20 | S.W.A.T. (1) | 1975-02-17 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 21 | S.W.A.T. (2) | 1975-02-17 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 22 | A Deadly Image | 1975-02-24 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 23 | Cliffy | 1975-03-03 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 24 | Nightmare | 1975-03-17 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 1 | Lamb to the Slaughter | 1975-09-09 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 2 | Reading Writing and Angel Dust | 1975-09-16 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 3 | One-Way Street to Nowhere | 1975-09-23 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 4 | Someone Who Cares | 1975-09-30 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 5 | Ladies Day (a.k.a.) Ladies Kill, Too | 1975-10-07 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 6 | Reign of Terror | 1975-10-14 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 7 | Death Lady | 1975-10-21 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 8 | Measure of Mercy | 1975-10-28 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 9 | A Time to Mourn | 1975-11-04 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 10 | The Torch Man | 1975-11-11 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 11 | Invitation to a Rumble | 1975-11-18 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 12 | Reluctant Hero | 1975-11-25 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 13 | Dead Heat | 1975-12-02 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 14 | The Voice of Thunder | 1975-12-09 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 15 | The Code Five Affair | 1975-12-16 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 16 | Shadow of a Man | 1975-12-23 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 17 | Eye for an Eye | 1975-12-30 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 18 | Sudden Death (a.k.a.) Return From the Past | 1976-01-06 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 19 | From Out of the Darkness | 1976-01-20 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 20 | The Mugging | 1976-01-27 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 21 | Blue Movie, Blue Death | 1976-02-24 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 22 | Deliver Me From Innocence | 1976-03-02 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 23 | Journey to Oblivion | 1976-03-30 | 60 min |
| Production | Leonard Goldberg | Producer |
| Production | Aaron Spelling | Executive Producer |
| Production | Paul Junger Witt | Producer |
