The Streets of San Francisco
Judgment Day
TV Flash files “Judgment Day” as hour 92 of 120 in the TV Flash guide — The Streets of San Francisco (1972–1977) on ABC, season 4, episode 19, aired 1976-02-19, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E19: listed hour 92 of 120 in the The Streets of San Francisco guide, hour 19 of 23 in season 4. It aired 1976-02-19 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Underground” (S04E18). Next is “Clown of Death” (S04E20).
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Two judges and two attorneys have been murdered, with a book about disbarment procedures found nearby. The detectives find that the killer is a disbarred attorney's son, who is executing those he blames for destroying his father.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Judgment Day sit in the The Streets of San Francisco guide?
S04E19 is listed hour 92 of 120 — hour 19 of 23 in season 4, season 4 episode 19.
When did The Streets of San Francisco S04E19 air?
Judgment Day aired 1976-02-19 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Malden and Douglas, or the later partner?
Start with Malden and Douglas — the mentor pairing that launched a movie star. Hatch arrives after Douglas leaves; the city remains.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Karl Malden's veteran cop drags a young Michael Douglas up those hills, and the city itself does half the blocking. Location-heavy Quinn Martin crime, cable-car glamour, mentor grit. Partnership chemistry that actually launched a movie star, filmed on streets that never look like a backlot.
ABC put Quinn Martin on actual pavement and let San Francisco do half the blocking. The Streets of San Francisco (1972–1977), from Edward Hume, ran five seasons, 120 episodes: Karl Malden's veteran Mike Stone dragging a young Michael Douglas's Steve Keller up those hills. Heavy on-location shooting made the city a character; the theme and photography refused the backlot. Richard Hatch later arrived as Insp. Dan Robbins after Douglas left toward a producing and film career. Mentor/protégé casting that actually…
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- Karl Malden as Det. Lt. Mike Stone
Karl Malden’s Det. Lt. Mike Stone dragged a young Michael Douglas up The Streets of San Francisco — location-heavy Quinn Martin crime, cable-car glamour, mentor grit. Partnership chemistry that actually launched a movie star, filmed on…
- Michael Douglas as Insp. Steve Keller
Michael Douglas’s Insp. Steve Keller climbed The Streets of San Francisco’s hills behind Karl Malden — 1970s Quinn Martin crime, location-heavy blocking, cable-car glamour, mentor grit. Partnership chemistry the city itself helped stage.…
- Richard Hatch as Insp. Dan Robbins
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