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The White Shadow (1978)

Drama · Sport

The White Shadow is an American drama television series that ran on the CBS network from November 27 1978, to March 16 1981.

IMDb rating
8.0 (1,756 votes)
Episode average
8.0 matches the IMDb rating
Seasons
3
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1978)

8.06 avg 15 episodes 8.1 → 8.4 60 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 59 votesEp 2: 8.3 · 51 votesEp 3: 8.4 · 44 votesEp 4: 8.3 · 44 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 34 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 46 votesEp 7: 7.4 · 40 votesEp 8: 7.9 · 47 votesEp 9: 7.6 · 34 votesEp 10: 7.6 · 32 votesEp 11: 8.8 · 40 votesEp 12: 8.0 · 32 votesEp 13: 7.3 · 44 votesEp 14: 8.5 · 28 votesEp 15: 8.4 · 27 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Pilot8.159
2Here's Mud in Your Eye8.351
3The Offer8.444
4Bonus Baby8.344
5Pregnant Pause7.934
6Wanna Bet?8.446
7That Old Gang of Mine7.440
8One of the Boys7.947
9Airball7.634
10We're in the Money7.632
11Spare the Rod8.840
12The Great White Dope8.032
13Mainstream7.344
14Little Orphan Abner8.528
15LeGrande Finale8.427

Season 2 (1979)

8.08 avg 24 episodes 8.6 → 8.0 60 min avg

Ep 1: 8.6 · 24 votesEp 2: 8.5 · 25 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 21 votesEp 4: 9.0 · 32 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 26 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 18 votesEp 7: 8.3 · 20 votesEp 8: 7.8 · 27 votesEp 9: 8.3 · 29 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 29 votesEp 11: 8.4 · 29 votesEp 12: 7.9 · 23 votesEp 13: 8.1 · 27 votesEp 14: 8.3 · 30 votesEp 15: 7.8 · 32 votesEp 16: 7.9 · 28 votesEp 17: 7.3 · 30 votesEp 18: 8.1 · 28 votesEp 19: 7.6 · 29 votesEp 20: 7.9 · 22 votesEp 21: 8.5 · 30 votesEp 22: 8.1 · 47 votesEp 23: 7.1 · 33 votesEp 24: 8.0 · 28 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1On the Line8.624
2Albert Hodges8.525
3The Cross-Town Hustle8.121
4Sudden Death9.032
5A Silent Cheer8.026
6No Place Like Home8.118
7Globetrotters8.320
8Me?7.827
9Needle8.329
10Sliding By8.229
11Delores, of Course8.429
12A Christmas Present7.923
13Feeling No Pain8.127
14Artist8.330
15Salami's Affair7.832
16Links7.928
17The Stripper7.330
18Gonna Fly Now8.128
19Out at Home7.629
20The Russians Are Coming7.922
21The Hitter8.530
22The Death of Me Yet?8.147
23Coolidge Goes Hollywood7.133
24A Few Good Men8.028

Season 3 (1980)

7.93 avg 15 episodes 7.7 → 9.2 60 min avg

Ep 1: 7.7 · 26 votesEp 2: 8.6 · 28 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 20 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 24 votesEp 5: 6.7 · 22 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 25 votesEp 7: 7.2 · 16 votesEp 8: 6.6 · 20 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 22 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 17 votesEp 11: 7.8 · 19 votesEp 12: 8.1 · 22 votesEp 13: 8.4 · 26 votesEp 14: 8.3 · 25 votesEp 15: 9.2 · 24 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Reunion: Part 17.726
2Reunion: Part 28.628
3Georgia on My Mind7.920
4If Your Number's Up, Get It Down7.824
5Christmas Story6.722
6No Blood, No Foul8.225
7The Vanity Fare7.216
8Mister Hero6.620
9B.M.O.C.8.222
10Trial and Error8.217
11Car Repo7.819
12Psyched Out8.122
13Cops8.426
14Burnout8.325
15A Day in the Life9.224

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