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- ↑ Patrick J. White's book, "The Complete Mission: Impossible Dossier", gives an episode count of 168, but lists the two halves of the two-part episodes "Old Man Out", "The Slave", and "The Council" as having one production number. Each count as two one-hour episodes.
- ↑ "The TV Ratings Guide: 1967-68 Top 30 TV Ratings".
- ↑ "The TV Ratings Guide: 1968-69 Top 30 TV Ratings".
- ↑ "The TV Ratings Guide: 1969-70 Top 30 TV Ratings".
- ↑ "The TV Ratings Guide: 1971-72 Ratings History".
- ↑ "The TV Ratings Guide: 1972-73 Ratings History".
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 White, Patrick J. (1991). The Complete Mission: Impossible Dossier. New York: Avon Books. ISBN 0-380-75877-6.
