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Missing Persons (1993)

Crime · Drama

Missing Persons is a short-lived American crime drama television series, set in Chicago. It followed a fictitious missing persons unit; each episode usually following the investigation into three or more cases. It ran on ABC from August 30, 1993 to February 17, 1994. It was produced by Gary Sherman Productions in association with Stephen J. Cannell Productions, and often used local Chicago-based actors, as well as occasional big-name guest stars such as Nina Foch, Eddie Bracken and Lois Smith. Semi-regulars included Ian Gomez, Irma P. Hall, Laura Cerón and Valerie Harper. Unlike most series from Cannell's company, he did not create or co-create this series.

IMDb rating
7.4 (91 votes)
Episode average
7.7 +0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons
1
Streaming (US)
Amazon Prime Video
Language
EN
Type
TV series

Rating trend: this show's seasons do not settle into one shape. Rising Shows ranks whole shows by the shape of their rating trend rather than one average score, which is how you find a show that got better rather than a show that started well.

Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1993)

7.70 avg 3 episodes 8.6 → 6.7 60 min avg

Ep 1: 8.6 · 10 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 8 votesEp 17: 6.7 · 8 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Pilot8.610
4I Can't Even Imagine7.88
17What Do You Want... A Signed Confession?6.78