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Combat! (1962)

Action · Drama · War

Combat! is an American television program that originally aired on ABC from 1962 until 1967. The show covered the grim lives of a squad of American soldiers fighting the Germans in France during World War II. The program starred Rick Jason as platoon leader Second Lieutenant Gil Hanley and Vic Morrow as Sergeant "Chip" Saunders.

IMDb rating
8.4 (3,625 votes)
Episode average
8.3 -0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons
5
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1962)

8.27 avg 32 episodes 8.2 → 8.5 59 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 250 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 190 votesEp 3: 7.7 · 179 votesEp 4: 7.9 · 177 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 154 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 143 votesEp 7: 8.5 · 165 votesEp 8: 8.0 · 151 votesEp 9: 8.8 · 171 votesEp 10: 8.4 · 146 votesEp 11: 8.2 · 184 votesEp 12: 8.2 · 170 votesEp 13: 8.1 · 137 votesEp 14: 8.9 · 148 votesEp 15: 8.2 · 152 votesEp 16: 8.6 · 166 votesEp 17: 8.0 · 139 votesEp 18: 8.1 · 128 votesEp 19: 8.3 · 150 votesEp 20: 7.8 · 137 votesEp 21: 8.4 · 125 votesEp 22: 8.3 · 138 votesEp 23: 8.4 · 171 votesEp 24: 8.6 · 139 votesEp 25: 8.4 · 142 votesEp 26: 7.8 · 137 votesEp 27: 8.5 · 135 votesEp 28: 8.3 · 142 votesEp 29: 8.3 · 132 votesEp 30: 8.2 · 132 votesEp 31: 8.6 · 138 votesEp 32: 8.5 · 145 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Forgotten Front8.2250
2Rear Echelon Commandos8.2190
3Lost Sheep, Lost Shepherd7.7179
4Any Second Now7.9177
5Far from the Brave8.2154
6Missing in Action8.0143
7Escape to Nowhere8.5165
8The Celebrity8.0151
9Cat and Mouse8.8171
10I Swear by Apollo8.4146
11A Day in June8.2184
12The Prisoner8.2170
13Reunion8.1137
14The Medal8.9148
15Just for the Record8.2152
16The Volunteer8.6166
17The Squad8.0139
18Next in Command8.1128
19The Chateau8.3150
20Off Limits7.8137
21No Time for Pity8.4125
22Night Patrol8.3138
23Survival8.4171
24No Hallelujahs for Glory8.6139
25The Quiet Warrior8.4142
26The Battle of the Roses7.8137
27Hill 2568.5135
28The Sniper8.3142
29One More for the Road8.3132
30The Walking Wounded8.2132
31High Named Today8.6138
32No Trumpets, No Drums8.5145

Season 2 (1963)

8.34 avg 32 episodes 8.6 → 8.9 60 min avg

Ep 1: 8.6 · 158 votesEp 2: 8.6 · 149 votesEp 3: 8.7 · 146 votesEp 4: 8.5 · 142 votesEp 5: 8.8 · 135 votesEp 6: 8.8 · 146 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 151 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 119 votesEp 9: 8.1 · 127 votesEp 10: 8.1 · 126 votesEp 11: 9.0 · 157 votesEp 12: 8.1 · 123 votesEp 13: 8.2 · 116 votesEp 14: 7.7 · 118 votesEp 15: 6.9 · 123 votesEp 16: 8.5 · 128 votesEp 17: 8.5 · 148 votesEp 18: 8.5 · 126 votesEp 19: 8.2 · 126 votesEp 20: 8.5 · 131 votesEp 21: 8.3 · 143 votesEp 22: 8.3 · 132 votesEp 23: 8.5 · 118 votesEp 24: 8.3 · 115 votesEp 25: 8.7 · 132 votesEp 26: 8.8 · 127 votesEp 27: 7.4 · 117 votesEp 28: 8.5 · 129 votesEp 29: 8.6 · 121 votesEp 30: 8.6 · 115 votesEp 31: 7.6 · 118 votesEp 32: 8.9 · 122 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Bridge at Chalons8.6158
2Bridgehead8.6149
3Masquerade8.7146
4The Long Way Home: Part 18.5142
5The Long Way Home: Part 28.8135
6The Wounded Don't Cry8.8146
7Doughboy8.0151
8Glow Against the Sky8.2119
9The Little Jewel8.1127
10A Distant Drum8.1126
11Anatomy of a Patrol9.0157
12Ambush8.1123
13Barrage8.2116
14Thunder from the Hill7.7118
15The Party6.9123
16Gideon's Army8.5128
17The Pillbox8.5148
18The General and the Sergeant8.5126
19The Eyes of the Hunter8.2126
20The Hostages8.5131
21Mail Call8.3143
22Counter-Punch8.3132
23A Silent Cry8.5118
24The Hunter8.3115
25What Are the Bugles Blowin' For?: Part 18.7132
26What Are the Bugles Blowin' For?: Part 28.8127
27Weep No More7.4117
28The Short Day of Private Putnam8.5129
29Rescue8.6121
30Command8.6115
31Infant of Prague7.6118
32The Glory Among Men8.9122

Season 3 (1964)

8.40 avg 32 episodes 8.0 → 8.3 60 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 119 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 118 votesEp 3: 8.8 · 116 votesEp 4: 8.9 · 152 votesEp 5: 7.7 · 128 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 107 votesEp 7: 8.6 · 110 votesEp 8: 9.0 · 171 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 106 votesEp 10: 8.9 · 114 votesEp 11: 8.4 · 112 votesEp 12: 8.2 · 111 votesEp 13: 8.7 · 119 votesEp 14: 7.0 · 106 votesEp 15: 7.7 · 105 votesEp 16: 8.8 · 132 votesEp 17: 8.9 · 123 votesEp 18: 8.5 · 120 votesEp 19: 8.5 · 103 votesEp 20: 7.8 · 101 votesEp 21: 8.4 · 119 votesEp 22: 8.3 · 100 votesEp 23: 8.0 · 103 votesEp 24: 8.1 · 119 votesEp 25: 8.5 · 120 votesEp 26: 8.1 · 105 votesEp 27: 9.2 · 149 votesEp 28: 8.9 · 127 votesEp 29: 8.8 · 111 votesEp 30: 8.5 · 125 votesEp 31: 8.9 · 131 votesEp 32: 8.3 · 109 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Mountain Man8.0119
2Vendetta7.9118
3Point of View8.8116
4The Duel8.9152
5Silver Service7.7128
6The Hard Way Back8.4107
7Operation Fly Trap8.6110
8The Little Carousel9.0171
9Fly Away Home8.2106
10The Impostor8.9114
11A Gift of Hope8.4112
12A Rare Vintage8.2111
13The Long Walk8.7119
14The Town That Went Away7.0106
15Birthday Cake7.7105
16The Enemy8.8132
17The Cassock8.9123
18Losers Cry Deal8.5120
19More Than a Soldier8.5103
20Brother, Brother7.8101
21The Steeple8.4119
22The Convict8.3100
23Dateline8.0103
24A Walk with an Eagle8.1119
25The Long Wait8.5120
26The Tree of Moray8.1105
27Cry in the Ruins9.2149
28The Hell Machine8.9127
29Billy the Kid8.8111
30Heritage8.5125
31Odyssey8.9131
32Beneath the Ashes8.3109

Season 4 (1965)

8.39 avg 31 episodes 8.0 → 9.0 60 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 114 votesEp 2: 8.8 · 125 votesEp 3: 8.7 · 140 votesEp 4: 7.9 · 121 votesEp 5: 8.3 · 123 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 121 votesEp 7: 8.5 · 115 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 109 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 98 votesEp 10: 8.3 · 112 votesEp 11: 8.1 · 103 votesEp 12: 8.1 · 114 votesEp 13: 8.0 · 94 votesEp 14: 7.9 · 95 votesEp 15: 8.8 · 120 votesEp 16: 8.7 · 122 votesEp 17: 8.4 · 102 votesEp 18: 8.5 · 105 votesEp 19: 8.5 · 102 votesEp 20: 8.5 · 97 votesEp 21: 8.1 · 106 votesEp 22: 8.5 · 103 votesEp 23: 8.2 · 101 votesEp 24: 8.0 · 96 votesEp 25: 9.4 · 172 votesEp 26: 9.4 · 156 votesEp 27: 8.4 · 111 votesEp 28: 8.4 · 103 votesEp 29: 7.8 · 99 votesEp 30: 8.3 · 101 votesEp 31: 9.0 · 107 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Main Event8.0114
2The First Day8.8125
3S.I.W.8.7140
4The Linesman7.9121
5The Farmer8.3123
6Evasion8.4121
7Hear No Evil8.5115
8Crossfire8.2109
99 Place Vendee8.098
10The Old Men8.3112
11Soldier of Fortune8.1103
12The Casket8.1114
13Luck with Rainbows8.094
14Breakout7.995
15Finest Hour8.8120
16The Raider8.7122
17The Mockingbird8.4102
18The Good Samaritan8.5105
19Retribution8.5102
20Counterplay8.597
21Nothing to Lose8.1106
22Ask Me No Questions8.5103
23The Ringer8.2101
24The Flying Machine8.096
25Hills Are for Heroes: Part 19.4172
26Hills Are for Heroes: Part 29.4156
27Gitty8.4111
28One at a Time8.4103
29A Sudden Terror7.899
30Run, Sheep, Run8.3101
31The Leader9.0107

Season 5 (1966)

8.27 avg 25 episodes 8.5 → 8.2 60 min avg

Ep 1: 8.5 · 124 votesEp 2: 8.6 · 128 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 107 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 106 votesEp 5: 8.9 · 107 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 107 votesEp 7: 8.6 · 100 votesEp 8: 8.6 · 101 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 100 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 99 votesEp 11: 8.6 · 106 votesEp 12: 7.5 · 107 votesEp 13: 8.3 · 111 votesEp 14: 8.5 · 101 votesEp 15: 8.5 · 112 votesEp 16: 7.9 · 101 votesEp 17: 8.1 · 100 votesEp 18: 7.6 · 97 votesEp 19: 8.3 · 93 votesEp 20: 7.9 · 92 votesEp 21: 8.7 · 103 votesEp 22: 8.4 · 104 votesEp 23: 8.3 · 104 votesEp 24: 8.0 · 88 votesEp 25: 8.2 · 106 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Gun8.5124
2The Losers8.6128
3Ollie Joe8.0107
4The Brothers8.2106
5The Chapel at Able-Five8.9107
6A Child's Game8.3107
7The Letter8.6100
8Headcount8.6101
9Decision8.0100
10The Outsider8.299
11Conflict8.6106
12Gulliver7.5107
13The Bankroll8.3111
14Cry for Help8.5101
15The Furlough8.5112
16Entombed7.9101
17Gadjo8.1100
18Anniversary7.697
19Encounter8.393
20The Gauntlet7.992
21The Masquers8.7103
22A Little Jazz8.4104
23Nightmare on the Red Ball Run8.3104
24Jonah8.088
25The Partisan8.2106
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