Season 1 Follows the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from the police term "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects. Details Casts Videos Galleries Posters Season Lists Episode Lists Title Season 1 Genres Drama Crime Air Date 1951-12-16 Episode Runtime 00 Hours 30 Minutes Season Number 1 Episode Count On Season 1 14 Production Companies Mark VII Ltd., Universal Television Jack Webb... Joe Friday... Ben Alexander... Frank Smith... Dragnet 1951 (Opening Credits) Original Size (1296x730) Original Size (680x1000) Season 1 14 Episode(s) 1951-12-16 Season 2 33 Episode(s) 1952-09-11 Season 3 39 Episode(s) 1953-09-03 Season 4 39 Episode(s) 1954-08-26 Season 5 39 Episode(s) 1955-09-02 Season 6 34 Episode(s) 1956-09-27 Season 7 39 Episode(s) 1957-09-26 Season 8 39 Episode(s) 1958-09-23 Episode 1 1951-12-16 The Human Bomb... Episode 2 1952-01-03 The Big Actor... Episode 3 1952-01-17 The Big Death... Episode 4 1952-01-31 The Big Mother... Episode 5 1952-02-14 The Big Cast... Episode 6 1952-02-28 The Big Speech... Episode 7 1952-03-13 The Big Parrot... Episode 8 1952-03-27 The Big Moody... Episode 9 1952-04-10 The Big Blast... Episode 10 1952-04-24 The Big Trial... Episode 11 1952-05-08 The Big September Man... Episode 12 1952-05-22 The Big Phone Call... Episode 13 1952-06-05 The Big Casing... Episode 14 1952-06-19 The Big Lamp...