1. PREMIERED 1987

    The Oldest Rookie

    CBS, 1987–1988

1987

THE OLDEST ROOKIE

PROGRAM INFO

  1. ABOUT
    Television series
  2. PREMIERED
    September 16, 198739 years ago
  3. FINALE
    January 13, 1988
  4. NETWORK
    CBS
  5. COUNTRY
    United States
  6. LANGUAGE
    English
  7. SEASONS
    1
  8. EPISODES
    14
  9. GENRE
    Detective fiction
  10. STARRING
    Paul Sorvino
  11. ANNIVERSARY
    Turns 40 on September 16, 2027, in 318 days
  12. SOURCES
    Wikipedia, Wikidata

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