1. PREMIERED 1978

    The Paper Chase

    CBS, 1978–1986

1978

THE PAPER CHASE

PROGRAM INFO

  1. ABOUT
    Television series
  2. PREMIERED
    September 9, 197848 years ago
  3. FINALE
    August 9, 1986
  4. NETWORKS
    CBS, Showtime
  5. COUNTRY
    United States
  6. LANGUAGE
    Korean
  7. SEASONS
    4
  8. EPISODES
    59
  9. GENRE
    Drama television series, College life television program, Legal drama
  10. CREATED BY
    John Jay Osborn, Jr.
  11. STARRING
    John Houseman
  12. ANNIVERSARY
    Turns 49 on September 9, 2027, in 310 days
  13. SOURCES
    Wikipedia, Wikidata

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