Meet McGraw
Meet McGraw is an American dramatic television series starring Frank Lovejoy in the role of the hard-hitting detective McGraw, a man specifically given no first name in the program. Forty-one half-hour episodes aired on NBC during the 1957-1958 season, sponsored by Procter & Gamble. The series was produced by the Desilu Studios, most of whose productions were broadcast by CBS. The theme song for the series is "One For My Baby" by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer. Meet McGraw preceded The Bob Cummings Show on Tuesday evenings on NBC. It aired at 9:00pm ET/PT opposite John Lupton’s Western series, Broken Arrow on ABC and Bud Collyer's To Tell the Truth quiz show on CBS. After its cancellation, Meet McGraw was repeated as The Adventures of McGraw on ABC in 1958-1959, but not in prime time. A number of episodes of the series, including "Mohave" and "Lady in Limbo," are available on DVD.
Cast
Frank Lovejoy
McGraw
Seasons
E1Keys of the City
Jun 17, 1957
E2Lady in Limbo
Jun 24, 1957
E3New Orleans Story
Jul 1, 1957
E4Tycoon
Jul 9, 1957
E5The Girl from Molina
Jul 16, 1957
E6Border City
Jul 23, 1957
E7The Torn Map
Jul 30, 1957
McGraw finds himself involved in an intrigue with a pretty girl and two gunmen. He finds a torn map and then tries to find out a mystery surrounding the map in this episode of "Meet McGraw" entitled "The Torn Map."
E8The Florentine Shield
Aug 6, 1957
E9The Cheat
Aug 13, 1957
E10Ballerina
Aug 20, 1957
E11Acapulco
Aug 27, 1957
E12Wild Autumn
Sep 3, 1957
E13The Good Doctor
Sep 10, 1957
E14The Texas Story
Sep 17, 1957
E15The Funeral
Oct 1, 1957
E16The Fighter
Oct 8, 1957
E17Lucky's Diner
Oct 15, 1957
E18Mojave
Oct 22, 1957
E19Kiss of Death
Oct 29, 1957
E20King's Ransom
Nov 12, 1957
E21Barnaby
Nov 19, 1957
E22The Brief Case
Nov 26, 1957
E23McGraw in Reno
Dec 3, 1957
E24The White Rose
Dec 10, 1957
E25The Joshua Tree
Dec 17, 1957
E26In Memoriam
Dec 24, 1957
E27The Snow Job
Dec 31, 1957
E28McGraw Meets McGinley
Jan 7, 1958
E29Vivian
Jan 14, 1958
E30Time for Dying
Jan 21, 1958
E31The Island
Jan 28, 1958
E32The Diploma
Feb 4, 1958
E33Rendezvous with Death
Feb 11, 1958
E34Escape
Feb 18, 1958
E35Friend of the Court
Feb 25, 1958
E36The Big Chance
Mar 4, 1958
E37The Setup
Mar 11, 1958
E38The Long Aloha
Mar 18, 1958
In Hawaii, a friend of McGraw's is murdered by a poison dart in the middle of a barbecue party. Partners in his import/export company are suspected.
E39Face of the Dead
Mar 25, 1958
E40The Lie That Came True
Apr 1, 1958
E41The Diamond
Apr 8, 1958
E42Rare Perfume
Apr 22, 1959
Storyline
Meet McGraw is an American dramatic television series starring Frank Lovejoy in the role of the hard-hitting detective McGraw, a man specifically given no first name in the program. Forty-one half-hour episodes aired on NBC during the 1957-1958 season, sponsored by Procter & Gamble. The series was produced by the Desilu Studios, most of whose productions were broadcast by CBS. The theme song for the series is "One For My Baby" by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer. Meet McGraw preceded The Bob Cummings Show on Tuesday evenings on NBC. It aired at 9:00pm ET/PT opposite John Lupton’s Western series, Broken Arrow on ABC and Bud Collyer's To Tell the Truth quiz show on CBS. After its cancellation, Meet McGraw was repeated as The Adventures of McGraw on ABC in 1958-1959, but not in prime time. A number of episodes of the series, including "Mohave" and "Lady in Limbo," are available on DVD.
