Checkmate (1960)

Crime · Drama · Mystery

Checkmate is an American detective television series starring Anthony George, Sebastian Cabot, and Doug McClure. The show aired on CBS Television from 1960 to 1962 for a total of 70 episodes and was produced by Jack Benny's production company, "JaMco Productions" in co-operation with Revue Studios. Guest stars included Charles Laughton, Peter Lorre, and Lee Marvin, among many other commensurately prominent performers.

IMDb rating: 7.4 (356 votes)
Seasons: 2
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (1960)

7.01 avg 36 episodes 7.4 → 6.6 60 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Death Runs Wild	7.4	43
2	Interrupted Honeymoon	7.3	37
3	The Cyanide Touch	7.2	27
4	Lady on the Brink	7.5	28
5	Face in the Window	6.9	28
6	Runaway	7.6	23
7	Target: Tycoon	6.5	17
8	Deadly Shadow	6.8	22
9	The Dark Divide	6.9	17
10	Moment of Truth	6.8	20
11	The Mask of Vengeance	6.6	15
12	The Murder Game	8.1	21
13	The Princess in the Tower	6.8	15
14	Terror from the East	5.7	18
15	The Human Touch	7.2	52
16	Hour of Execution	6.4	17
17	Don't Believe a Word She Says	8.0	19
18	Laugh Till I Die	7.1	21
19	Between Two Guns	6.9	14
20	A Matter of Conscience	6.9	18
21	Melody for Murder	6.7	15
22	Phantom Lover	7.0	15
23	The Gift	6.5	15
24	One for the Book	7.8	21
25	The Paper Killer	7.0	22
26	Jungle Castle	6.8	20
27	The Deadly Silence	7.2	17
28	Goodbye, Griff	7.3	18
29	Dance of Death	6.9	16
30	Voyage Into Fear	7.7	31
31	Tight as a Drum	7.6	21
32	Death by Design	6.9	14
33	The Thrill Seeker	7.2	16
34	Hot Wind on a Cold Town	5.9	20
35	A Slight Touch of Venom	6.5	14
36	State of Shock	6.6	15

Season 2 (1961)

6.88 avg 34 episodes 7.6 → 6.2 59 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Portrait of a Man Running	7.6	21
2	The Button Down Break	7.5	16
3	The Heat of Passion	7.1	23
4	Waiting for Jocko	7.3	27
5	Through a Dark Glass	7.4	18
6	Juan Moreno's Body	6.0	14
7	Kill the Sound	6.5	16
8	The Crimson Pool	6.6	14
9	The Two of Us	7.0	17
10	Nice Guys Finish Last	6.8	26
11	To the Best of My Recollection	7.7	19
12	A Funny Thing Happened on My Way to the Game	7.2	20
13	The Star System	7.1	19
14	The Renaissance of Gussie Hill	6.7	14
15	A Very Rough Sketch	6.8	19
16	The Yacht-Club Gang	6.7	16
17	Death Beyond Recall	6.6	15
18	The Sound of Nervous Laughter	7.1	19
19	An Assassin Arrives, Andante	6.6	12
20	Remembrance of Crimes Past	7.3	17
21	The Heart Is a Handout	7.1	24
22	Brooding Fixation	6.7	16
23	A Chant of Silence	6.7	20
24	Trial by Midnight	6.5	14
25	Ride a Wild Horse	6.6	17
26	So Beats My Plastic Heart	7.2	15
27	In a Foreign Quarter	6.5	13
28	Referendum on Murder	7.6	14
29	The Someday Man	6.7	12
30	Rendezvous in Washington	6.3	15
31	The Bold and the Tough	6.3	14
32	Will the Real Killer Please Stand Up?	7.2	14
33	Down the Gardenia Path	6.8	16
34	Side by Side	6.2	16

Checkmate (1960)

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