Combat!
The Hostages
TV Flash files “The Hostages” as hour 52 of 152 in the TV Flash guide — Combat! (1962–1967) on ABC, season 2, episode 20, aired 1964-01-28, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E20: listed hour 52 of 152 in the Combat! guide, hour 20 of 32 in season 2. It aired 1964-01-28 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Eyes of the Hunter” (S02E19). Next is “Mail Call” (S02E21).
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Hostages sit in the Combat! guide?
S02E20 is listed hour 52 of 152 — hour 20 of 32 in season 2, season 2 episode 20.
When did Combat! S02E20 air?
The Hostages aired 1964-01-28 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Where should I start?
A Saunders-and-Hanley small-unit hour is the grind: Morrow's weary sergeant, Jason's lieutenant, mud over glory. Ensemble war, not a single-hero comic.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Combat! is the decade's defining infantry drama: Vic Morrow's Sgt. Saunders leading a weary squad through WWII Europe with more mud than glory. Rick Jason's Lt. Hanley keeps the hour in small-unit grind. Ensemble war television that later squad stories still echo — black-and-white grit, not flag-waving, on an ABC schedule still full of westerns.
Five seasons, **152 episodes**, ABC 1962–1967: Vic Morrow's Sgt. Saunders leading a weary squad through WWII Europe with more mud than glory. Rick Jason's Lt. Hanley keeps Combat! in small-unit grind; Pierre Jalbert's Caje sits in the ensemble. Robert Pirosh's series treated war as work and cost, not parade — black-and-white grit on a schedule still full of westerns. Rex will toast the infantry hour as a cathedral of craft. The window is weekly grind, not a limited-event drop. Ensemble war television that later…
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