The Big Howard Details Casts Videos Galleries Posters Season Lists Title The Big Howard Genres Drama Crime Release Date 1957-10-24 Episode Runtime 00 Hours 30 Minutes Season Number 7 Episode Number 5 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