The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files - NBC

NBC

Series

1974

TVPG

Crime drama

Action

A smart but struggling private investigator based in Los Angeles gets entangled in the troubles of his clients while dealing with the repercussions of his own stint in prison.

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1974–1980 Series 6 Seasons131 Episodes

Upcoming TV Airings

The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.

Thursday, July 10

Irving the Explainer

Season 4 • Episode 8

Rockford researches the life of a dead director.

Thursday, July 10

The Mayor's Committee From Deer Lick Falls

Season 4 • Episode 9

Citizens of a small town hire Jim to dispose of a girl who revealed a scam.

Thursday, July 10

Hotel of Fear

Season 4 • Episode 10

The state provides Angel with luxurious protection in return for testimony.

Friday, July 11

Forced Retirement

Season 4 • Episode 11

Rockford risks his life investigating the promotion of a new offshore drilling device.

Friday, July 11

The Queen of Peru

Season 4 • Episode 12

A family inadvertently finds a $1 million stolen diamond sought by irate crooks; guest George Wyner.

Friday, July 11

The Deadly Maze

Season 4 • Episode 13

An eccentric scientist puts Jim through an elaborate stress test.

Monday, July 14

The Attractive Nuisance

Season 4 • Episode 14

An FBI agent seeks revenge against a mobster.

Monday, July 14

The Gang at Don's Drive-In

Season 4 • Episode 15

Rockford uncovers a murder while researching a class of '62 for a has-been writer (Anthony Zerbe).

Monday, July 14

The Paper Palace

Season 4 • Episode 16

A prostitute hires Rockford to investigate mysterious death threats directed at her.

Tuesday, July 15

Dwarf in a Helium Hat

Season 4 • Episode 17

A playboy (John Pleshette) ignores Rockford's warnings of a death threat; guest Rick Springfield.

Tuesday, July 15

South by Southeast

Season 4 • Episode 18

Rockford, mistakenly abducted by FBI agents, helps rescue an heiress from her unscrupulous husband.

Tuesday, July 15

The Competitive Edge

Season 4 • Episode 19

While on the trail of a missing banker, Rockford gets committed to an insane asylum.

Wednesday, July 16

The Prisoner of Rosemont Hall

Season 4 • Episode 20

While investigating the hazing death of a young college friend, Rockford uncovers a second homicide.

Wednesday, July 16

The House on Willis Avenue

Season 4 • Episode 21

Rockford and Richie Brockelman investigate the suspicious traffic death of a fellow private eye.

Wednesday, July 16

The House on Willis Avenue

Season 4 • Episode 22

Rockford and Richie Brockelman investigate the suspicious traffic death of a fellow private eye.

Thursday, July 17

Heartaches of a Fool

Season 5 • Episode 1

A country singer's crooked business manager involves him in a crime war.

Thursday, July 17

Rosendahl and Gilda Stern Are Dead

Season 5 • Episode 2

Rockford is hired to defend a vulnerable prostitute against a homicide charge.

Thursday, July 17

The Jersey Bounce

Season 5 • Episode 3

Rockford relies on a disbarred attorney to clear himself of a trumped-up homicide charge.

Friday, July 18

White on White and Nearly Perfect

Season 5 • Episode 4

An inept private eye endangers Rockford as he looks for a missing heiress.

Friday, July 18

Kill the Messenger

Season 5 • Episode 5

Rockford probes the murder of a deputy police chief's wife; guest Ed Harris.

Friday, July 18

A Good Clean Bust With Sequel Rights

Season 5 • Episode 8

Rockford must dodge mobsters and hit men while trying to protect an ex-cop.

Saturday, July 19

The Farnsworth Stratagem

Season 2 • Episode 2

Rockford helps Becker and a writer (Linda Evans), defrauded after purchasing condominium shares.

Saturday, July 19

The Real Easy Red Dog

Season 2 • Episode 7

A woman hires Rockford to investigate a phony suicide in order to throw authorities off her trail.

Saturday, July 19

The Hammer of C Block

Season 2 • Episode 14

After serving 20 years for slaying his wife, an ex-convict hires Rockford to find the real killer.

Saturday, July 19

A Portrait of Elizabeth

Season 2 • Episode 16

A comptroller hires Rockford to investigate the possible theft of cashier's checks.

Saturday, July 19

In Hazard

Season 2 • Episode 18

Beth is jailed and threatened after advising a broker in a tax suit; guest Joseph Campanella.

Saturday, July 19

A Bad Deal in the Valley

Season 2 • Episode 22

An old flame uses Rockford to deliver a package of money that turns out to be phony.

Monday, July 21

A Three Day Affair With a Thirty Day Escrow

Season 5 • Episode 7

A married Arabian princess courts death when she runs off with her crooked lover; guest Robert Alda.

Monday, July 21

The Empty Frame

Season 5 • Episode 6

Rockford must cooperate with Lt. Chapman to solve an art heist.

Monday, July 21

A Fast Count

Season 5 • Episode 11

Rockford attempts to clear a fight manager accused of bribery and homicide.

Tuesday, July 22

Black Mirror

Season 5 • Episode 9

Rockford breaks a long-standing precedent when he becomes involved with a client.

Tuesday, July 22

Black Mirror

Season 5 • Episode 10

A blind psychologist won't believe Rockford.

Tuesday, July 22

Local Man Eaten by Newspaper

Season 5 • Episode 12

Rockford's life is threatened and he's slandered.

Wednesday, July 23

With the French Heel Back, Can the Nehru Jacket Be Far Behind?

Season 5 • Episode 13

Police dismiss a model's death as a suicide.

Wednesday, July 23

The Battle-Ax and the Exploding Cigar

Season 5 • Episode 14

Rockford drives a stolen car to Los Angeles.

Wednesday, July 23

Guilt

Season 5 • Episode 15

Rockford's former fiancee asks him for help when she becomes the target of a paid assassin.

Thursday, July 24

The Deuce

Season 5 • Episode 16

Rockford tries to clear a drunken driver who was framed for a homicide.

Thursday, July 24

The Man Who Saw the Alligators

Season 5 • Episode 17

A Brooklyn gangster, who believes Rockford got him sent to jail, wants revenge; guest Sharon Acker.

Thursday, July 24

The Return of the Black Shadow

Season 5 • Episode 18

Rockford and Gail Cooper are brutalized by a motorcycle gang.

Friday, July 25

A Material Difference

Season 5 • Episode 19

Rockford will pose as an assassin with Angel.

Friday, July 25

Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job

Season 5 • Episode 20

Rockford joins forces with an ex-protege to pull off an elaborate con game.

Friday, July 25

Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job

Season 5 • Episode 21

Rockford, Brockelman and a racer trick a conniving businessman; guests Harold Gould, Kim Hunter.

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