The Fugitive is an American television drama that ran on ABC from 1963 to 1967, starring David Janssen as Dr. Richard Kimble, a physician wrongly convicted of murdering his wife who escapes custody and travels the country under assumed identities while searching for the one-armed man he believes committed the crime, all while being pursued by a relentless police lieutenant. Its two-part series finale, resolving the search after four seasons, drew one of the largest television audiences of the 1960s and held the record for the most-watched episode in American television history for over a decade. It is widely regarded by television historians as an influential early example of a serialized dramatic premise sustained across a long-running weekly series.
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Did The Fugitive win an Emmy Award?
It won Outstanding Dramatic Series at the 1966 Emmys.
Yes. The Fugitive won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Dramatic Series in 1966, credited to producer Alan Armer on ABC. Star David Janssen was nominated for lead actor in 1964, 1966 and 1967, and the series was also nominated for cinematography in 1966.
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The Fugitive is an American crime drama television series created by Roy Huggins and produced by QM Productions and United Artists Television.
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It aired on ABC from September 17, 1963, to August 29, 1967.
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The Fugitive is an American crime drama television series created by Roy Huggins and produced by QM Productions and United Artists Television.
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The Fugitive is an American television drama that ran on ABC from 1963 to 1967, starring David Janssen as Dr. Richard Kimble, a physician wrongly convicted of murdering his wife who escapes custody and travels the country under assumed identities while searching for the one-armed man he believes committed the crime, all while being pursued by a relentless police lieutenant.
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The Fugitive is an American crime drama television series created by Roy Huggins and produced by QM Productions and United Artists Television.
Created By: Roy Huggins, Article lead sentence
The Fugitive is an American crime drama television series created by Roy Huggins and produced by QM Productions and United Artists Television.
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