The Fugitive

Name: The Fugitive
Genre: Drama, Action & Adventure
Released: October 6, 2000
Rating: 69
Cast: Timothy Daly, Mykelti Williamson, Stephen Lang

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CBS | Release Date: October 6, 2000

Starring: Timothy Daly, Mykelti Williamson, Stephen Lang

Summary: "Updating the classic 1960's action series The Fugitive (1963) with the thrills and high-tech style of the 1993 Oscar-winning hit movie, "The Fugitive" returns to television with the riveting tale of Dr. Richard Kimble (Tim Daly), an innocent man accused of murdering his beloved wife. Adrift in a sea of strangers in strange locations,"Updating the classic 1960's action series The Fugitive (1963) with the thrills and high-tech style of the 1993 Oscar-winning hit movie, "The Fugitive" returns to television with the riveting tale of Dr. Richard Kimble (Tim Daly), an innocent man accused of murdering his beloved wife. Adrift in a sea of strangers in strange locations, Kimble, on the hunt for the one-armed man who actually committed the crime, desperately tries to avoid being captured by Lt. Philip Gerard (Mykelti Williamson, "The New WKRP in Cincinnati"), who always seems to be only two steps behind. From week to week, Kimble searches city after city for the elusive killer whose capture would finally allow him to prove his innocence and return to his former life. In constant flight in his quest for justice, Kimble touches many lives, but the encounters are ended as suddenly as they have begun when the fugitive is forced to escape to yet another city." - CBS press release.

CBS premiered the much-hyped new action series on its Friday night lineup, which included fellow action series "Nash Bridges" and newcomer "CSI." Many predicted the new version of "The Fugitive" would become one of CBS's greatest hits, but the show only earned decent ratings for its first episode (curiously, everybody thought "CSI" was too morbid and wouldn't live to see a pickup, and it turned out to be the big hit "The Fugitive" was supposed to be). From then on ratings fell to an underexpected average, and eventually CBS decided to revitalize its Thursday nights with ratings magnet "CSI," bumping Dick Van Dyke's "Diagnosis Murder" to Fridays, where it took "The Fugitive"'s old time slot. Even with a good lead-in the ratings didn't rise (the show aired opposite "Who Wants to be a Millionaire," which at the time drew huge numbers, giving the show a push to death). At the end of the season, CBS decided to cancel the entire lineup. At least they had the decency to show the series finale - but not to tell the producers not to write in a cliffhanger.

CBS Broadcast History (22 episodes)
October 2000 - January 2001 --- Fridays 8:00 PM
February 2001 - May 2001 --- Fridays 9:00 PM
(Simulcast in HDTV)… Expand

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure

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S1:E22. Thanatos (2)
Air Date: May 25, 2001
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S1:E21. Götterdämmerung (1)
Air Date: May 25, 2001
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S1:E20. Smith 282
Air Date: April 20, 2001

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Critic Reviews

Ann Hodges

Jun 14, 2013

Season 1 Review: But before your eyes glaze over, the good news is, it still works. And this slick, big-budgeted, action-packed pilot gives it the high-profile send-off to bring even skeptics around. [6 Oct 2000, p.1]

Phil Rosenthal

Jun 13, 2013

Season 1 Review: This update is well-written, well-acted, well-shot and, well, just darned entertaining. [6 Oct 2000, p.55]

Aaron Barnhart

Jun 14, 2013

Season 1 Review: This extremely promising series combines the human drama of the David Janssen TV show with the stuntwork of the 1992 Harrison Ford movie. And while neither lead has the Hollywood aura of Ford or Tommy Lee Jones, Williamson and Daly are well-matched as the cat and mouse. [6 Oct 2000, p.E1]

David Zurawik

Jun 14, 2013

Season 1 Review: I have no major complaint with this Fugitive as an act of filmmaking imitation. I just wish they had tried to emulate the spirit of the original and re-imagine this "Fugitive" in a way that made it connect as vitally with America today as the original connected with America in 1963. [6 Oct 2000, p.1E]

Terry Jackson

Jun 13, 2013

Season 1 Review: It's a very enjoyable hour and it's easy to get caught up in the action and the scenery and forget what we all know from the movie and the first series. But it's a tossup whether the manhunt will bring us back week after week. This time around, Kimble's chase could be much shorter. [6 Oct 2000, p.1E]

Hal Boedeker

Jun 13, 2013

Season 1 Review: Still, familiarity undermines the updated Fugitive. If you've seen the David Janssen series or the Harrison Ford movie version, you know how the story starts and how it ends. [6 Oct 2000, p.E1]

Caryn James

Jun 14, 2013

Season 1 Review: While The Fugitive is the most high-profile of the CBS crime series, it is also the most lackluster, mostly because Tim Daly is a lightweight Kimble. [6 Oct 2000, p.E1]

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

69
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: October 6, 2000
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  S1:E22. Thanatos (2)
  Air Date: May 25, 2001
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  S1:E21. Götterdämmerung (1)
  Air Date: May 25, 2001
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  S1:E20. Smith 282
  Air Date: April 20, 2001
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  S1:E19. Flesh and Blood
  Air Date: April 13, 2001
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  S1:E18. Tucker's Gift
  Air Date: April 6, 2001
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  S1:E17. Sea Change
  Air Date: March 30, 2001
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  S1:E16. Strapped (2)
  Air Date: February 23, 2001
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  S1:E15. Jenny (1)
  Air Date: February 16, 2001
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  S1:E14. Past Perfect
  Air Date: February 9, 2001
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  S1:E13. And in that Darkness
  Air Date: February 2, 2001
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  S1:E12. Safekeeping
  Air Date: January 26, 2001
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  S1:E11. New Orleans Saints
  Air Date: January 12, 2001
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  S1:E10. Lagniappe
  Air Date: January 5, 2001
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  S1:E9. Liar's Poker
  Air Date: December 8, 2000
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  S1:E8. Sanctuary
  Air Date: November 24, 2000
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  S1:E7. St. Christopher's Prayer
  Air Date: November 17, 2000
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  S1:E6. Miles to Go
  Air Date: November 10, 2000
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  S1:E5. DrRichardKimble.Com
  Air Date: November 3, 2000
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  S1:E4. Far From Home
  Air Date: October 27, 2000
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  S1:E3. Guilt
  Air Date: October 20, 2000
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  S1:E2. The Hand of a Stranger
  Air Date: October 13, 2000
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  S1:E1. Pilot
  Air Date: October 6, 2000