Shaft 1973
“All-new Shaft thrills!”
- Status
- Ended
- First Aired
- October 9, 1973
- Format
- 1 season · 7 eps
- Total Runtime
- ~8.8 hours (75 min/ep)
- Created By
- Ernest Tidyman
- Network
- CBS
What is Shaft?
Shaft is a series of television movies that aired during the 1973-74 television season on The New CBS Tuesday Night Movies. The series was based on three earlier films and starred Richard Roundtree as private detective John Shaft.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1973
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 7
- Runtime
- 75 minutes
- First aired
- Oct 9, 1973
- Networks
- CBS
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Crime
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 7.2/10
- Format
- 1 season · 7 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~75 minutes
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- CBS
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Shaft is a series of television movies that aired during the 1973-74 television season on The New CBS Tuesday Night Movies. The series was based on three earlier films and starred Richard Roundtree as private detective John Shaft.
Because the program aired on over-the-air network television, CBS felt the character needed to be toned down, resulting in Shaft working with the police rather than against them. The program rotated in its broadcast slot with Hawkins, which starred James Stewart as a country lawyer.
Should you watch it?
“Richard Roundtree stars as private detective John Shaft in this 1973 television series.”
- Stars Richard Roundtree as private detective John Shaft
- Based on three earlier feature films
- Aired as part of The New CBS Tuesday Night Movies
- CBS toned down the character to work with the police instead of against them for over-the-air television
Watch it if you want to see Richard Roundtree reprise his role as private detective John Shaft in a network television format.
The series consists of TV movies that aired during the 1973-74 television season with a toned-down network television approach.
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It features Richard Roundtree reprising his role as private detective John Shaft, though the television version is toned down compared to the films.
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