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About Tightrope

Tightrope is a drama and crime TV series that premiered on CBS on September 8, 1959. It has 1 season and 37 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 37 "Bullets and Ballet", aired on May 31, 1960.

Tightrope is an American crime drama series that aired on CBS from September 1959 to September 1960, under the alternate sponsorship of the J.B. Williams Company, and American Tobacco. Produced by Russell Rouse and Clarence Greene in association with Screen Gems, the series stars Mike Connors as an undercover agent named "Nick" who was assigned to infiltrate criminal gangs. The show was to have originally been titled Undercover Man but it was changed before going to air.

  • Drama
  • Crime

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Episodes

37 episodes · 1 season

Season 1

1959 · 37 episodes · Last episode: 66 years ago

Tightrope Season 1 release dates →
  1. E37

    37. Bullets and Ballet

    Finale
  2. E36

    36. A Matter of Money

    Nick is assigned to break up a gang headed by Steve Taylor. This particularly unsavory gang uses threats and violence to force small shopkeepers to pay for protection.

  3. E35

    35. Borderline

    The undercover agent is assigned to smash a dope ring that sells to Americans from a base in Mexico.

  4. E34

    34. The Hired Guns

  5. E33

    33. The Horse Runs High

    The undercover agent is assigned to break up a gambling ring that bets heavily on certain horses--and then makes sure they win by doping them.

  6. E32

    32. The Shark

  7. E31

    31. The Penthouse Story

  8. E30

    30. The Gangster's Daughter

    The first step for Nick in infiltrating Vince Baron's gang is foiling the attempted kidnapping of Baron's daughter. He must also contend with a young upstart who wants to push Baron out as leader. What Nick was not expecting was to fall for the daughter.

  9. E29

    29. Achilles and His Heels

  10. E28

    28. The Chinese Pendant

  11. E27

    27. Big Business

  12. E26

    26. Park Avenue Story

  13. E25

    25. First Time Out

  14. E24

    24. The Brave Pigeon

    Underworld leader Max Rommey wants Paul Anderson dead. To protect Anderson, the undercover agent becomes part of Rommey's gang.

  15. E23

    23. The Long Odds

    A detective assigned to investigate a phoney health club is killed by one of the club owners. An undercover agent follows up, convincing the gangsters that he's a gambler on the run.

  16. E22

    22. The Model and the Mobster

    Mobster Sid Zero is a man who gets what he wants in business and women by using muscle, threats, and, if necessary, murder. Nick goes undercover to bring him down, and tries to get the help of the latest young model Zero has forced into becoming his mistress.

  17. E21

    21. Three to Make Ready

  18. E20

    20. Appointment in Jericho (a.k.a. Assignment in Jericho)

  19. E19

    19. Cold Ice

  20. E18

    18. Broken Rope

  21. E17

    17. Night of the Gun

    Dan Hawley and David Johnson, witnesses to a murder committed by gangster Jimmy Farrow, are a target for Larry Maddox, a hired killer. After Maddox kills Hawley, police take Johnson's wife and children into protective custody. Johnson, fearing for his life, goes into hiding. Nick is put on the case.

  22. E16

    16. Two Private Eyes

    Sam Keely and Jeff Stewart are a bit on the shady side. The undercover agent's strategy is to muscle in on their racket.

  23. E15

    15. The Neon Wheel

  24. E14

    14. Cold Kill

    An undercover agent assumes the identity of a killer hired to rub out a murder witness. But the intended victim is hiding, and the first task is to smoke him out.

  25. E13

    13. The Lady

  26. E12

    12. The Perfect Circle

    Barney MacCready puts his train-robbery plan into action. First he kidnaps a detective, then he has two of his henchmen board the train one posing as the missing detective the other as his prisoner.

  27. E11

    11. Black Tie Kill

  28. E10

    10. The Money Fight

    After a boxer is killed for not throwing a fight as ordered, Nick goes undercover by taking over as manager for another young prizefighter, planning eventually to get him to turn evidence against the crooked promoter who ordered the killing.

  29. E9

    9. The Patsy

  30. E8

    8. Man in the Middle

  31. E7

    7. Music and Mink

  32. E6

    6. Thousand Dollar Bill

  33. E5

    5. The Cracking Point

    The undercover agent joins in on a robbery.

  34. E4

    4. Stand on Velvet

    The agent joins the gang of William Kane, their objective is to run the leader of the numbers racket out of town.

  35. E3

    3. The Frame

    Undercover agent Nick Stone infiltrates a gang of jewel thieves to find evidence that a man convicted of murder during a jewel robbery is actually innocent.

  36. E2

    2. The Casino

  37. E1

    1. Getaway Day

Cast & crew

Created by Clarence Greene and Russell Rouse

  • James Anderson

    James Anderson

  • Alan Reed

    Alan Reed

  • John Marley

    John Marley

  • Alan Baxter

    Alan Baxter

  • George Mitchell

    George Mitchell

  • Murvyn Vye

    Murvyn Vye

  • John Pinette

    John Pinette

  • James Westerfield

    James Westerfield

  • Karen Steele

    Karen Steele

  • Herb Vigran

    Herb Vigran

  • Jane Nigh

    Jane Nigh

  • Patricia Medina

    Patricia Medina

  • Al Hodge

  • Patric Knowles

    Patric Knowles

  • Mike Kellin

    Mike Kellin

  • Brad Dexter

    Brad Dexter

Tightrope FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Tightrope?

Tightrope has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on May 31, 1960.

When did the latest episode of Tightrope come out?

The most recent episode of Tightrope, Season 1 Episode 37 "Bullets and Ballet", aired on May 31, 1960.

How many seasons of Tightrope are there?

Tightrope has 1 season with 37 episodes in total.

When did Tightrope first air?

Tightrope first aired on CBS on September 8, 1959.

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