Daily Archives: January 24, 2026

This date in ROCKFORD FILES history: Mary Frann and M. Emmet Walsh star in “Counter Gambit,” airing Jan. 24, 1975. This episode also marks Stuart Margolin’s first appearance as Angel since the Rockford Files pilot. LEARN MORE about this episode in 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES, available in softcover paperback and now as an eBook through Black Pawn Press

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COUNTER GAMBIT Original Air Date: January 24, 1975 Synopsis. Insurance agent Edgar Burch (played by M. Emmet Walsh) hires Rockford to recover a $250,000 pearl necklace that was stolen by Moss Williams (Eddie Fontaine) three years before—shortly after Williams asked … Continue reading →

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This date in MAVERICK TV history: Julie Adams stars as “The White Widow,” airing Jan. 24, 1960. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

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THE WHITE WIDOW Original Airdate: January 24, 1960 Synopsis. Bart wins $5,000 playing poker in Fairview and stores the money in a hotel safe. The next day, he discovers that the money has been stolen, and the hotel clerk killed. Needing … Continue reading →

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This Date in THE FBI History: Richard Kiley stars in “The Eye of the Needle,” airing Jan. 24, 1971. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

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THE EYE OF THE NEEDLE Original Airdate: Jan. 24, 1971 Synopsis. In Utah, the arrest of convicted bank robber Jimmy Vaughn draws the Bureau into the search for Herbert Barth (played by Richard Kiley), a brilliant surgeon who recently took … Continue reading →

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Daily Archives: January 24, 2026

This date in MAVERICK TV history: Julie Adams stars as “The White Widow,” airing Jan. 24, 1960. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

This Date in THE FBI History: Richard Kiley stars in “The Eye of the Needle,” airing Jan. 24, 1971. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

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