The Investigators (U.S. TV series)

The Investigators
James Franciscus and guest star Mickey Rooney in "I Thee Kill", 1961.
Genre	Adventure/Drama
Starring	James Franciscus James Philbrook Alan Austin Mary Murphy
Theme music composer	Jack Marshall
Composer(s)	Pete Rugolo
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producer(s)	Richard Irving
Producer(s)	Michael Garrison
Running time	60 mins.
Production company(s)	Revue Studios
Distributor	MCA TV
Release
Original network	CBS
Picture format	Black-and-white
Audio format	Monaural
Original release	October 5 – December 28, 1961

The Investigators is an American adventure/drama television series that aired on CBS from October 5, to December 28, 1961.

The series starred James Franciscus as insurance investigator Russ Andrews part of the firm of Investigators, Inc. The program was the second of Franciscus's five attempts at series television. The series co-starred James Philbrook as Steve Banks, Alan Austin as Bill Davis, and Mary Murphy as Maggie Peters, the secretary who frequently helped the three investigators with their cases. The Investigators was based in New York City. The program was similar to ABC's successful detective series 77 Sunset Strip and Hawaiian Eye.

The Investigators faced tough competition. Two ABC sitcoms, Fred MacMurray's My Three Sons, in its second season, and Cynthia Pepper's Margie, in its only season, aired opposite The Investigators. National Broadcasting Company offered two new programs, Richard Chamberlain in Dr. Kildare and Shirley Booth in Hazel, at the same hour.