Chopper One (1974)

Crime · Drama

Chopper One was a short-lived ABC drama/adventure television series in early 1974 depicting the activities of a California police helicopter team. The program aired in a half-hour time slot on Thursdays at 8 p.m. Eastern. It aired adjacent to Firehouse, an action-drama series about a Los Angeles fire station. Chopper One was cancelled after six months and Firehouse ended in the following month.

IMDb rating: 7.0 (109 votes)
Episode average: 7.0 matches the IMDb rating
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (1974)

6.96 avg 13 episodes 6.9 → 7.1 30 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	6.9	28
2	Strain of Innocence	6.8	27
3	Bust-Out	7.4	28
4	The Boy Who Cried Wolf	5.9	20
5	The Informer	7.2	27
6	The Drop	6.2	19
7	Ambush	7.2	25
8	The Copperhead	7.1	23
9	Killing Time	7.3	22
10	Deadly Carrier	6.9	27
11	Undercover	7.0	23
12	Downtime	7.5	26
13	The Hijacking	7.1	20