Dragnet (television series)

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police procedural television series television series

Dragnet is a pioneering American police procedural television series that follows the methodical investigations of LAPD Sergeant Joe Friday in Los Angeles.

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Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	police procedural television series → television series →
adaptationOf	Dragnet (radio series) →
basedOn	Dragnet (radio series) →
broadcastIn	United States television →
catchphrase	Just the facts, ma’am →
characterRole	Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
creator	Jack Webb →
distributor	NBC →
episodeStructure	self-contained investigations →
firstAired	1951 →
follows	LAPD Sergeant Joe Friday →
format	episodic →
genre	crime drama → police procedural →
hasAdaptation	Dragnet (film, 1954) → Dragnet (film, 1987) →
hasSequel	Dragnet 1967 →
hasSpinOff	Dragnet 1967 →
influenced	later police procedural television series →
lastAired	1959 →
leadCharacterDepartment	LAPD →
leadCharacterEmployer	Los Angeles Police Department →
leadCharacterName	Joe Friday →
leadCharacterOccupation	police officer →
leadCharacterRank	Sergeant →
mainCharacter	Joe Friday →
narrativeStyle	semi-documentary →
notableElement	use of real-sounding case details →
notableFor	realistic depiction of police work → use of documentary-style narration →
openingTheme	Dragnet Theme →
originalBroadcastFormat	network television →
originalLanguage	English →
originalMedium	radio →
originalNetwork	NBC →
pictureFormat	black-and-white →
portrays	criminal cases in Los Angeles → methodical police procedure → police investigations →
productionCompany	Mark VII Limited →
productionEra	Golden Age of Television →
settingLocation	Los Angeles →
settingOrganization	Los Angeles Police Department →
starred	Jack Webb →
targetAudience	general audience →
themeMusicComposer	Walter Schumann →
timePeriodDepicted	1950s Los Angeles →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dragnet (television series) ("Dragnet (radio series)") →	basedOn
Los Angeles City Hall →	featuredIn
Dragnet (television series) ("Dragnet (film, 1954)") →	hasAdaptation
Dragnet (television series) ("Dragnet 1967") →	hasSequel
Dragnet (television series) ("Dragnet 1967") →	hasSpinOff
Dragnet (television series) ("Dragnet Theme") →	openingTheme