Banacek (1972)

Crime · Drama · Mystery

Banacek is an American detective TV series starring George Peppard that aired on the NBC network from 1972 to 1974. The series was part of the rotating NBC Wednesday Mystery Movie anthology. It alternated in its time slot with several other shows but was the only one to last beyond its first season.

IMDb rating: 7.7 (2,544 votes)
Episode average: 7.5 -0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 2
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (1972)

7.56 avg 9 episodes 7.7 → 7.3 75 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	Detour to Nowhere	7.7	363
1	Let's Hear It for a Living Legend	7.4	298
2	Project Phoenix	7.6	262
3	No Sign of the Cross	7.6	235
4	A Million the Hard Way	7.5	234
5	To Steal a King	7.7	213
6	Ten Thousand Dollars a Page	7.5	210
7	The Greatest Collection of Them All	7.7	185
8	The Two Million Clams of Cap'n Jack	7.3	178

Season 2 (1973)

7.49 avg 8 episodes 7.6 → 7.3 75 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	No Stone Unturned	7.6	187
2	If Max Is So Smart, Why Doesn't He Tell Us Where He Is?	7.4	189
3	The Three Million Dollar Piracy	7.6	192
4	The Vanishing Chalice	7.4	175
5	Horse of a Slightly Different Color	7.6	179
6	Rocket to Oblivion	7.2	174
7	Fly Me- If You Can Find Me	7.8	211
8	Now You See Me, Now You Don't	7.3	168

Banacek (1972)

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