Switch (1975)

Action · Crime · Drama

Switch is an American action-adventure, tongue-in-cheek detective series starring Eddie Albert and Robert Wagner, who work as private eyes, for a deceptive sting operation. It was broadcast on the CBS network for three seasons between September 9, 1975 and August 20, 1978, bumping the Hawaii Five-O detective series to Friday nights.

IMDb rating: 7.1 (541 votes)
Episode average: 7.3 +0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 3
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (1975)

7.37 avg 25 episodes 7.5 → 6.5 61 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	Las Vegas Roundabout	7.5	87
1	The James Caan Con	7.6	24
2	The Late Show Murders	6.8	19
3	The Old Diamond Game	7.4	17
4	Stung from Beyond	7.5	24
5	The Deadly Missiles Caper	7.1	17
6	The Man Who Couldn't Lose	7.1	15
7	Death Heist	7.5	15
8	The Body at the Bottom	7.6	16
9	The Cruise Ship Murders	8.3	18
10	Kiss of Death	7.2	13
11	Death by Resurrection	7.0	13
12	The Cold War Con	6.9	13
13	Through the Past Deadly	8.2	15
14	Mistresses, Murder and Millions	6.8	16
15	The Walking Bomb	7.6	15
16	Ain't Nobody Here Named Barney	7.4	16
17	Come Die with Me	7.4	17
18	One of Our Zeppelins Is Missing	7.6	14
19	Before the Holocaust	7.1	14
20	Big Deal in Paradise	7.3	13
21	The Case of the Purloined Case	7.6	16
22	The Girl on the Golden Strip	7.4	12
23	Round Up the Usual Suspects	7.8	12
24	Death Squad	6.5	15

Season 2 (1976)

7.05 avg 10 episodes 8.0 → 7.7 60 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pirates of Tin Pan Alley	8.0	12
2	The Twelfth Commandment	6.4	13
4	The Argonaut Special	6.7	12
7	Gaffing the Skim	7.0	13
8	The Lady from Liechtenstein: Part 1	6.8	14
9	The Lady from Liechtenstein: Part 2	6.7	13
12	The 100,000 Ruble Rumble	6.1	14
16	Camera Angles	7.8	13
18	The Four Horsemen	7.3	14
19	Eden's Gate	7.7	13

Season 3 (1977)

7.21 avg 14 episodes 6.8 → 6.8 60 min avg

Shape drift

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Net Loss	6.8	15
3	Legend of the Macunas: Part 1	7.2	13
5	Fade Out	7.8	13
8	Lady of the Deep	6.8	13
9	Thirty Thousand Witnesses	7.2	15
10	Dangerous Curves	7.0	16
13	Three Blonde Mice	7.5	15
16	Formula for Murder	7.4	12
17	Blue Crusaders Reunion	7.6	12
18	Mexican Standoff	6.8	13
19	Play-Off	7.0	12
20	The Cage	7.8	15
21	Photo Finish	7.3	12
22	The Siege at the Bouziki Bar	6.8	12

Switch (1975)

Cast

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