Likely Suspects

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Likely Suspects
Created bySteve Aspis
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13 (list of episodes)
Production
Producers
Running time30 minutes
Production companyFour Point Entertainment
Original release
Network Fox
ReleaseSeptember 11, 1992 (1992-09-11) 
January 14, 1993 (1993-01-14)

Likely Suspects is an American crime drama that aired from September 11, 1992 to January 14, 1993.

Contents

Premise

The show was an interactive crime drama where the viewer was treated as a rookie partner. [1]

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Pilot" Don Scardino Steve AspisSeptember 11, 1992 (1992-09-11)
2"Breaking Up is Hard to Do"UnknownPaul BernbaumSeptember 19, 1992 (1992-09-19)
A sexual surrogate has been murdered.
3"The Royal Flush"Peter Baldwin Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin September 26, 1992 (1992-09-26)
A controversial radio personality has been drowned in a toilet.
4"Final Chapter (a.k.a. The Killer Book)"Burt BrinckerhoffPaul BernbaumOctober 2, 1992 (1992-10-02)
A tv reporter drowns in a pool.
5"The Cheese Stands Alone" Tucker Gates Clifton CampbellOctober 9, 1992 (1992-10-09)
A host of a children's show has been murdered.
6"Smells Like Teen Spirit" David Nutter Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin October 16, 1992 (1992-10-16)
Marshak and the rookie tries to find a murderer at a nightclub.
7"Game, Set and Death"Dean ParisotPaul BernbaumOctober 23, 1992 (1992-10-23)
A volleyball player is murdered.
8"Addicted to Murder" Bryan Spicer Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin November 6, 1992 (1992-11-06)
Someone is killed in a sauna. The detectives get a new captain.
9"Mind over Murder"Peter Baldwin Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin November 13, 1992 (1992-11-13)
10"A Date with Death"Burt Brinckerhoff Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin November 20, 1992 (1992-11-20)
11"Am I Not Your Stiff?"David NutterClifton Campbell & Paul BernbaumDecember 11, 1992 (1992-12-11)
A rock star from Ireland is murdered.
12"McDeath"Miles Watkins Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin January 8, 1993 (1993-01-08)
An executive for a fast-food restaurant is murdered.
13"Murder Among Friends"Peter Baldwin Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin January 15, 1993 (1993-01-15)
A landscaper is killed.

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References

  1. TV Guide. "Likely Suspects Episodes". TV Guide. Retrieved 2012-10-22.